Wanderer259
I just saw Episode III and it revealed some stuff as far as I'm concerned. I'll put signs next to each name describing how everyone was:
+ Better than expected
- Worse than expected
= Exactly as expected
On we go.
- Anakin Skywalker (=/-)
Anakin is a great combatant, just as previously expected. He can really handle a lightsaber and he does genuinely defeat Count Dooku with an awesome close-combat move. However, Anakin proves he isn't a very smart combatant.
- Obi-Wan Kenobi (+)
Kenobi is even more badass than we thought. At first we considered him sub-par when compared to other combatants, but he really kicks that notion in the face. Obi-Wan royally messes Grievous up with a lightsaber; he loses the hand-to-hand fight, but that's to be expected. But Grievous' four lightsabers just weren't enough for Kenobi's ultra-skilled one. And against Anakin Skywalker? The movie leads to believe that Obi-Wan is short of being or is on par with Anakin; he genuinely wins their fight. Neither combatant ever shows any signs of gaining the upperhand until the very end, when Obi-Wan strategically places himself and defeats Anakin.
- Mace Windu (=)
Every bit as bad as we thought. He messes the Emperor up even when everyone else dies.
- Emperor Palpatine (-)
Don't buy into the hype; Palpy is badass, but not all that when compared to other great combatants. Despite what others have said beforehand, Palpy does not defeat Windu nor does he feign any sort of loss; his ass gets kicked and he might have died were it not for Anakin's interference. He's still a hard-ass, though and would beat most other people. He's almost a one-trick pony, however: everyone that matters gets lightning-ed.
- Yoda (+)
I'm hesitant to put a plus here, because we all thought he was the man, but he does show some umph here. Yoda owns everyone. Everyone. So much, in fact, that I'm unsure why he left his fight with Palpy. Yoda meets each of Palpy's lightsaber strokes without much difficulty and even Palpy's lightning is met, overcome, and forced backwards. So when Yoda gains the upperhand... he leaves. I assume he gets injured from his fall and that's what causes him to go. That, or he only ever wanted to distract Sids from Obi/Vader's fight.
- R2-D2 (=)
HE'S THE MAN.
So in re-cap: Mace is bad-ass, Obi's better than ever, Anakin is good but not that smart, Palpy is overhyped but still awesome, Yoda's the man, and R2-D2 is better than them all.
+ Better than expected
- Worse than expected
= Exactly as expected
On we go.
- Anakin Skywalker (=/-)
Anakin is a great combatant, just as previously expected. He can really handle a lightsaber and he does genuinely defeat Count Dooku with an awesome close-combat move. However, Anakin proves he isn't a very smart combatant.
- Obi-Wan Kenobi (+)
Kenobi is even more badass than we thought. At first we considered him sub-par when compared to other combatants, but he really kicks that notion in the face. Obi-Wan royally messes Grievous up with a lightsaber; he loses the hand-to-hand fight, but that's to be expected. But Grievous' four lightsabers just weren't enough for Kenobi's ultra-skilled one. And against Anakin Skywalker? The movie leads to believe that Obi-Wan is short of being or is on par with Anakin; he genuinely wins their fight. Neither combatant ever shows any signs of gaining the upperhand until the very end, when Obi-Wan strategically places himself and defeats Anakin.
- Mace Windu (=)
Every bit as bad as we thought. He messes the Emperor up even when everyone else dies.
- Emperor Palpatine (-)
Don't buy into the hype; Palpy is badass, but not all that when compared to other great combatants. Despite what others have said beforehand, Palpy does not defeat Windu nor does he feign any sort of loss; his ass gets kicked and he might have died were it not for Anakin's interference. He's still a hard-ass, though and would beat most other people. He's almost a one-trick pony, however: everyone that matters gets lightning-ed.
- Yoda (+)
I'm hesitant to put a plus here, because we all thought he was the man, but he does show some umph here. Yoda owns everyone. Everyone. So much, in fact, that I'm unsure why he left his fight with Palpy. Yoda meets each of Palpy's lightsaber strokes without much difficulty and even Palpy's lightning is met, overcome, and forced backwards. So when Yoda gains the upperhand... he leaves. I assume he gets injured from his fall and that's what causes him to go. That, or he only ever wanted to distract Sids from Obi/Vader's fight.
- R2-D2 (=)
HE'S THE MAN.
So in re-cap: Mace is bad-ass, Obi's better than ever, Anakin is good but not that smart, Palpy is overhyped but still awesome, Yoda's the man, and R2-D2 is better than them all.