Rockydonovang
freedom fighter
Originally posted by Darth Thor
I think yall placing Ahsoka way too high. Theres no reason to place her above Maul. And the official site still indicates he was stronger than her as of Rebels, hence him being the logical to partner with Ezra.
The official site doesn't say maul is stronger than ahsoka. That's an interpretation. If you want Ahsoka to stop being "ranked way too high", you're going to need to back said interpretation up with the context offered by the quote, the source material the quote corresponds to, or information relevant to the source material in question. Note that the last thing I cited is probably the weakest possible evidence so if that's all you have, you shouldn't be surprised if people continue to disregard it.
Here's an example of how to support an interpretation with evidence:
USING CONTEXT OFFERED BY A QUOTE
"Maul instructs ezra to find the same strength inside him that is used by the sith. Fighting without mercy or remorse will make them victorious."
Strength is equated to aggression. So even if we take logical choice to mean, "strong with the weak", both strong and weak aren't necessarily a matter of --power--. It's also possible weak refers to power and strong refers to aggression.
Both of these interpretations are valid and do not require maul to be more powerful than ahsoka.
USING CORRESPONDING SOURCE MATERIAL
https://youtu.be/Mbld0O1Dj_g?t=154
The linked scene has Maul 'protecting' Ezra by encouraging him to use his aggression(heeey, that's from the quote!!!!). This aggression allows ezra to drive the 7th sister back. This scene also has Maul 'protect ezra' by force choking the seventh sister when she's preoccupied with ezra, this is also an example of aggression(from the quote!!!)/
Do either indicate superiority to Ahsoka?
https://youtu.be/04V0nS8AP2g?t=81
"Ahsoka was never really in jeopardy, Ahsoka, in that fight"Dave Feloni, The Padawan Lives
No, not really. My interpretation seems to be backed up by both the quote itself and the relevant source material. Regardless lets finish this with...
using information related to the material
1. Ahsoka can "compete on maul's level" prior to becoming "vastly more skilled" in ROTS both per Filoni and on screen contention.
2. Ahsoka engaged Vader, someone who is "light years" ahead of maul and offered him no opportunity to kill her in 2 and a half minuites of fighting. Vader also is more powerful than anakin, someone who, according to ahsoka, maul was "Lucky" not to be facing. It's worth noting, Ahsoka last saw Anakin in season 5 before he grew "vastly more powerful." Is Maul outclassed by a vastly pre-prime anakin?
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3. Ahsoka was able to defend for a bit against one of palpatine's force attacks. Someone we know is more powerful than he was in ROTS back when he was stomping maul in a 1 v2 while toying with him. Palps is also more powerful than vader who is "light years" ahead of Maul.
If we accept your interpretation, one you have yet to provide any proof for, Maul is --superior-- to someone who holds her own against opponents he is utterly outclassed by and who was a near equal of his vastly before her prime.
That doesn't make much sense. Unless you can provide --at a minumum--stronger evidence for your interpretation than one could provide for plausible alternatives, we should dismiss it.
Claiming your opinion is "self-evident" isn't going to cut it.