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re: Was Anakin the most powerful Star Wars character?
Posted on 5/26/12 at 9:36 pm to Boh
Posted on 5/26/12 at 9:36 pm to Boh
1) I assume we are strictly talking about the films?
2) There are two fields here: Saber skills and Force Skills, that make a Jedi a Jedi. In those terms:
Saber Skills:
1 - Mace Windu
2 - Obi Wan
3 - Darth Maul
4 - Yoda
5 - Anakin
Force Skills
1 - Emperor
2 - Yoda
3 - Vader
4 - Dooku
5 - Mace Windu
Probably Mace overall. And no, he beat the empreor straight up. The Emperor had no idea Anakin was coming.
2) There are two fields here: Saber skills and Force Skills, that make a Jedi a Jedi. In those terms:
Saber Skills:
1 - Mace Windu
2 - Obi Wan
3 - Darth Maul
4 - Yoda
5 - Anakin
Force Skills
1 - Emperor
2 - Yoda
3 - Vader
4 - Dooku
5 - Mace Windu
Probably Mace overall. And no, he beat the empreor straight up. The Emperor had no idea Anakin was coming.
This post was edited on 5/26/12 at 9:43 pm
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Posted on 5/26/12 at 9:39 pm to Freauxzen
From my past nerdness, I seem to remember that Mace Windu had mastered a saber style that was considered Sith style and dangerous to use.
This post was edited on 5/26/12 at 9:42 pm
Posted on 5/26/12 at 9:40 pm to Freauxzen
quote:
) I assume we are strictly talking about the films?
That's the question I would like answered before I make my list. New Jedi Order Luke is a monster
Posted on 5/26/12 at 9:43 pm to Freauxzen
quote:
Probably Mace overall. And no, he beat the empreor straight up. The Emperor had no idea Anakin was coming.
bullshite. He knows Anakin told them about him. He knows Anakin wants to help. Palpatine kills 3 Jedi in a few seconds and doesn't even take a swipe at Mace?
He NEEDED Anakin to help defeat Mace so that he would turn. Palpatine had complete control of that battle until suddenly right before Anakin ran in. He could easily sense Anakin coming. If you truly believe that he just got beat, then you completely missed the entire point of the whole scene.
Posted on 5/26/12 at 9:43 pm to Scoop
I have a hard time believing the emperor was so powrful that he acted like he was losing the fight in order to turn Vader.
1. It puts him in a situation to die and lose all he worked for if he miscalculates ad anakin decides not to save.
2. If you believe that the emperor was in total control of the fight, could have killed mace at anytime(even when he lost his lightsaber), and he knew for sure anakin would turn to the darkside in this situation...then the emperor would have destroyed yoda utterly in their fight.
1. It puts him in a situation to die and lose all he worked for if he miscalculates ad anakin decides not to save.
2. If you believe that the emperor was in total control of the fight, could have killed mace at anytime(even when he lost his lightsaber), and he knew for sure anakin would turn to the darkside in this situation...then the emperor would have destroyed yoda utterly in their fight.
Posted on 5/26/12 at 9:45 pm to DMagic
Yea, th books take a few liberties with force powers that Lucas didn't really want to touch in the films, so it is hard to really compare them.
Posted on 5/26/12 at 9:45 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
quote:
bullshite. He knows Anakin told them about him. He knows Anakin wants to help. Palpatine kills 3 Jedi in a few seconds and doesn't even take a swipe at Mace?
He NEEDED Anakin to help defeat Mace so that he would turn. Palpatine had complete control of that battle until suddenly right before Anakin ran in. He could easily sense Anakin coming. If you truly believe that he just got beat, then you completely missed the entire point of the whole scene.
Eh There's a fine line between "Just in the films" or not.
Do we use JUST what was shown in the films, Then clearly the Emperor. Are we talking, Characters in the films and everything that is written about them? Then Probably Luke. Or are we talking in the whole universe?
Posted on 5/26/12 at 9:46 pm to Stingray
quote:
I have a hard time believing the emperor was so powrful that he acted like he was losing the fight in order to turn Vader.
1. It puts him in a situation to die and lose all he worked for if he miscalculates ad anakin decides not to save.
2. If you believe that the emperor was in total control of the fight, could have killed mace at anytime(even when he lost his lightsaber), and he knew for sure anakin would turn to the darkside in this situation...then the emperor would have destroyed yoda utterly in their fight.
And this.
Posted on 5/26/12 at 9:46 pm to Freauxzen
U overranked maul horribly.
Otherwise decently reasonable.
Otherwise decently reasonable.
Posted on 5/26/12 at 9:47 pm to Brosef Stalin
quote:
"if you strike me down I'll become more powerful than ever.
They I look at it, Obi Wan actually became part of the Force as opposed to someone who manipulates it
quote:
Lucas said himself that Vader was at 80% the power of the Emperor. In the books, this was the Emperor's intent
The Sith tradition would be to kill your master. That is why the Emperor did this and one of the many reasons he had clone bodies.
The Emperor was extremely powerful. As far as Anakin's midi-chlorians, he definitely had the most potential. I think the whole "Anakin would bring balance to the force" is a bit misunderstood. Many think that prophecy is wrong because he went to the dark side. In the end he killed the emperor and fathered Luke and Leia.
Posted on 5/26/12 at 9:48 pm to Stingray
quote:
1. It puts him in a situation to die and lose all he worked for if he miscalculates ad anakin decides not to save.
He had foreseen it for starters. If he just killed Mace, Anakin would not of turned. There is not debating that. That final conflict within of whether to stay with the Jedi or save the man that could help him save Padme is what sent him over the edge.
quote:
2. If you believe that the emperor was in total control of the fight, could have killed mace at anytime(even when he lost his lightsaber), and he knew for sure anakin would turn to the darkside in this situation...then the emperor would have destroyed yoda utterly in their fight.
No, Yoda is more powerful than Mace, no question.
Posted on 5/26/12 at 9:49 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
quote:
so it is hard to really compare them.
Let's just assume the OP meant the films for the purpose of discussion then. Because if we included Jacen Solo shite would get real
Posted on 5/26/12 at 9:50 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
I also wonder where Qui Gon was as far as control of the force. Obviously he wasn't the best with a saber. You really don't get to see how far along he was as a master.
Posted on 5/26/12 at 9:51 pm to DMagic
Hell, and the unleash the force games where you pull down a star destroyer
Posted on 5/26/12 at 9:53 pm to Freauxzen
quote:
Saber Skills: 1 - Mace Windu 2 - Obi Wan 3 - Darth Maul 4 - Yoda 5 - Anakin
Move Yoda to 1. Obi Wan admitted he was the best.
Obi-Wan: "If you'd spend as much time working on your saber skills as you do on your wit, you would rival Master Yoda as a swordsman."
Anakin: "I thought I already did."
Obi-Wan: "Only in your mind, my very young apprentice."
This post was edited on 5/26/12 at 9:58 pm
Posted on 5/26/12 at 9:54 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
Nice spin-off question though
Who was the best fighter pilot in the universe?
I'm going with Wedge FTW
Who was the best fighter pilot in the universe?
I'm going with Wedge FTW
Posted on 5/26/12 at 9:55 pm to DMagic
Possibly wedge, but then I might have to say Anakin
This post was edited on 5/26/12 at 9:55 pm
Posted on 5/26/12 at 9:57 pm to jmarto1
The fact that there can only be two Sith was a big part of the end of ESB and all of RoTJ.
Vader and the Emporer were competing for Luke.
Vader and the Emporer were competing for Luke.
Posted on 5/26/12 at 9:59 pm to Scoop
quote:
Was Anakin the most powerful Star Wars character? The fact that there can only be two Sith was a big part of the end of ESB and all of RoTJ. Vader and the Emporer were competing for Luke.
Yup. One of the Sith's greatest strengths and greatest weaknesses.
Posted on 5/26/12 at 9:59 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
I'm going with a curveball here Porkins
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