Registered: Sep 2005
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Not happening.
However, Maul, despite being very powerful, is a weak link in force powers (in this fight), and either opponent could defeat him with force powers while the other held off Dooku. Then Dooku loses in a two on one match.
However, Maul and Dooku most definitely stand a chance in a saber confrontation.
Not really. Even in a lightsaber battle, I'd definitely bet on Bane alone beating both of them together, with quite a lot of ease as well. Now I think I made a pretty good case for even PoD Bane being above Anakin in sabers by quite a high margin (and Anakin himself is quite firmly above either Maul or Dooku), so when you factor in the major power surge he gains in BotS, and the benefits gained from the orbalisk armour, I'd go as far as even saying that Bane would own them in a saber confrontation, he's just that much better than either of them.
Registered: Sep 2005
Location: Picking up some power converters.
Maul is always underrated. He was Sidious' vision of the perfect Martial weapon come alive.
Ands who says the Orbalisks don't slow Bane down in combat? They do have some weight, and in the DSSB, it says that they do (although, it is represented in stat form).
They do add on some weight, sure, but that doesn't matter, given the constant pumping in of adrenaline and darkside energies, and the strengthening of his muscles. The pros far outweight the cons.
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Agreed, the protection and darkside energies do outweigh the decrease in maneuverability and speed. As long as you would recognize the cons to having them.
But I'm actually talking entirely in respect to speed. The strengthening of his muscles, coupled along with the constant input of adrenaline and darkside energies would all increase his speed by an exponential degree. He's MUCH faster with the orbalisks than he is without them, and in terms of maneuverability, it's not like the orbalisks are bulky or anything, they wouldn't make too much of a difference.
Where's that said? Anyways, it still doesn't compare to the adrenaline and strengthening of muscles that Bane also received on top of the darkside energies, as well as his superior force strength and mastery, and capabilities to use the force to amp up his speed.
Well I just read under the 'Darth Vader's Armour' entree, and that's not what it actually says.
Darth Vader wears a unique set of dark armor. It is the equivalent of padded battle armor, imbued with dark side power through sith alchemical techniques
All that is, is that Vader's armour was constructed using sith alchemy, and it's the amour which is made stronger. It's completely different from Vader himself being pumped up with darkside energies.
Prove it? Well seeing as both are receiving the darkside energies (Vader's not as I've shown above, but I'll work under the assumption that he was just to argue this point), and Bane's receiving even more powerups beside that, it's pretty obvious, there's not really anything to prove.
Are you kidding me? Bane, with less than a year of training, was close to Kas'im. Kas'im is ahead of Dooku. PoD Bane is at least close to Dooku. Give him Orbalisks and several mroe years of training and you have him far above Dooku.
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