Moreover, some of his statements are plainly just wrong looking at the onscreen action and comparing them to Lucas's statements. Yes, Gillard is using a system Lucas created which gives his statements some legitimacy but it's not like Lucas is monitoring is every statement and fact-checking it. The first thing to realize is that Nick Gillard has less authority than Lucas. Three statements are cited from Nick Gillard to claim Sidious's parity and even supposed superiority over Yoda: Point is Mace beating Palpatine doesn't diminish the Emporer's dueling abilities, Sidious is still a tier 9 fighter and Yoda outdueling him is no mean feat. And while it is my personal belief Mace going strictly by the Films legitimately outdueled Sidious, it should be noted that Lucas always intended for Mace in his mind to be a rival to Sidious and Yoda - "Only Yoda or Mace can compete with the Emperor." ~George Lucas - The Making of Revenge of the Sith, it doesn't really mesh with the EU but that's another discussion. Though it's debatable suprise may have been a factor, he one-shot Agen Kolar and Sassee Tiin and swiftly cut down Kit Fisto while dueling Mace at the same time. He held a clear advantage over Maul and Savage together in a lightsaber duel and later though with some initial difficulty swiftly defeated bloodlusted Maul fresh from witnessing Savages death. The later was suffering from an infected wound and was starving but the rage amp should have canceled it out at least for a short time. He's a tier 9 duelist and a master of all 7 forms Sidious's accomplishments as a lightsaber duelist need no introduction. Being a superior duelist in a contest between two closely matched opponents is a crucial advantage. I'm all for getting straight to the point so with introductions out of the way here we go. I'm going to split this into two parts the first part will be exploring the circumstances of the lightsaber duel and the next part will cover the circumstances around the final lightning exchange and determine if Yoda was really overpowered. Throughout this blog, I'm going outline the important facts of the duel using G-Canon and C-Canon sources as well as debunking common arguments against Yoda. Did RotS Sidious really prove himself superior to Yoda? Or is our little green friend his match? I'd say the latter.
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