Kenobi vs. Vader

This is Kenobi and Vader from Rebels.

This time the fight on Tatooine, and Kenobi is protecting Luke (like he was against Maul.)

Who wins?

Kenobi was also trying to protect Luke when he fought Vader in ANH.

And as stated in From a Certain Point of View: Kenobi had absolutely NO chance of defeating Vader.

tl;dr
Vader stomps.

He caught Maul off guard.

Originally posted by Galan007
Kenobi was also trying to protect Luke when he fought Vader in ANH.

And as stated in From a Certain Point of View: Kenobi had absolutely NO chance of defeating Vader.

tl;dr
Vader stomps.

Originally posted by Rockydonovang
Does canon indicate there was a vast gap?

"Our lightsabers clash. I try to push forward, only to be thrust violently back. It's like striking iron. There's no give in Vader's arms, and far too much in mine."

[...]

"My resources are depleted, my body screaming with pain. I have no hope of winning this fight. He lunges at me; slash and counterslash, stab and riposte. The air is thick with plasma discharge, lights dancing on the edge of my vision. I'm forced back, muscles burning, breath ragged."

Originally posted by Galan007
Seemed that Vader was far superior...

"Your powers are weak, old man." Our lightsabers clash. I try to push forward, only to be thrust violently back. It's like striking iron. There's no give in Vader's arms, and far too much in mine.

...

"You should not have come back," Vader tells me.

My resources are depleted, my body screaming with pain. I have no hope of winning this fight.

He lunges at me; slash and counterslash, stab and riposte. The air is thick with plasma discharge, lights dancing on the edge of my vision.

I'm forced back, muscle burning, breath ragged. The grip of my lightsaber is slick in my hands, my ears ringing."

This is the whole passage. As you can see, Ben was allready gassed out as of the moment Vader said the line, only after a few seconds of fighting. He even admited that he had no hope of winning. If you call this a stomp or not is just semantics, but it's clear that Kenobi had no chance of winning and there is no parity between them.

Kenobi recognized Vader's superiority from the onset. By the end he flat-out states that he had no chance of winning... And at no point was he stated to have gained any ground at all.

So yeah, Vader was solidly above Kenobi. It took all he had just to stall long enough for Luke to escape.

fair enough then.

Vader wins

Originally posted by Galan007
Seemed that Vader was far superior...

From a Certain Point of View.

Would this mean ANH Kenobi is weaker than Rebels Kenobi?

I would say so.

Originally posted by Rockydonovang
Would this mean ANH Kenobi is weaker than Rebels Kenobi?

I mean I'd say they're the same? I don't think we really have any indication of knowing. Both Maul and Ben during this era have flat-out stated they're inferior to Vader. I think that's all that's out there?

Originally posted by Rockydonovang
Would this mean ANH Kenobi is weaker than Rebels Kenobi?

Originally posted by Galan007
I think they're about the same level, tbh. /shrug

Yeah.

Like I've mentioned in other threads, the information we have indicates that Vader's potential remained intact after the events of RotS, and his deeper connection to the dark side made him more powerful than ever(which is likely why Hidalgo mentioned that Rebels Vader = "prime" Vader.)

Also worth noting that even Snoke kept pushing Kylo to harness the potential of his bloodline, in order to become "a new Vader":

When I found you, I saw what all masters live to see: raw, untamed power. And beyond that, something truly special--the potential of your bloodline. A new Vader.