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I'll disagree with you there. Maul nearly killed Sidious during his final test when he thought Sidious was going to choose another apprentice and get rid of him.
Registered: Aug 2008
Location: Drinking gasoline. Pissing napalm.
Indeed you were. I was just being an ass.
But eh, the TPM novelization doesn't make much fuss over it. It said Maul actually was gaining strength from Obi-Wan's anger IIRC. And then considering he actually does knock him into the pit, well...
i always thought it was so funny how the author of TPM novel kneejerk defends maul in that book. his portrayal of how that fight went looks totally different from how the movie showed the fight. "gains strength from obi-wan's anger" right... which is why maul was literally put on his ass in ten seconds and nearly chopped in half!
injured. lol. more BS from terry brooks. as for shadow hunter. the majority of his really impressive stuff in that book have already been broken down to the point whre at its core most of it is unsubstantiated anyway.
I have always viewed that showing as little more then Maul's final Sith 'exam' per se -- a chance for Palpatine to push the ever-obedient Maul to his emotional breaking point -- a chance to see if the apprentice could be angered to such a degree that he would actually try to kill his master (the Sith way fulfilled)... Long story short, that showing has never made me believe that Maul was anywhere near Palpatine's level (in any category.)
I mean, do I think Qui-Gon could have given Sidious any sort of prolonged fight (as he did with Maul)? Hell no. Do I think Obi-Wan as a Padawan could get in any good shots on Sidious (as he did with Maul)? Hell no -- especially when RotS-Obi-Wan outright stated that even he and Yoda combined would be no match for him. Do I think Maul could have slew 3 of "the greatest swordsmen the Order has ever produced" with a ridiculous degree of ease, AND matched a Vaapad-empowered Mace blow for blow (as Sidious did)? Hell no.
(Btw, I know you never claimed Maul = Sidious, but I figured it was only a matter of time until someone tried lol.)
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Kas'im, on the other hand, was not only a confirmed master of every form of lightsaber combat, but he also tooled Bane as though he were a talentless feeb... Now that's sumthin rite thuur.
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Jun 23rd, 2010 01:45 AM
Indeed you were. I was just being an ass.
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