And after they throw Mace out the window, a loyal clonetrooper rushes in with a blaster and unloads at point blank range, never hitting once. This is all starting to make sense now!


(These PF jokes never get old, do they? Ha, ha!)

So then, which confrontation is the real one? Choices or The Reveal. The two describe the same event but with different conversations. They both have the same result though.

"No, don't! I need him to save Pad- !"

Mace slices at Sidious, running him through with his lightsaber.

"Oh I'm sorry, did I break your concentration?"

I knew it, I knew it, I knew it. Darth Vader is christened before the suit. Excellent.



And is it part of Jedi Swordfighting 101 - "Always go for the hands, young padawan?"

Its common sence if you think about it.... if you have no Hands to hold a weapon, said weapon is A LOT harder to do any damage with.....

Look, I think everyone's got it a little backwards. The whole notion about "best swordsman in the galaxy" is a moot point. Like everything in life, there are more or less skilled people, but on any given day seemingly crappy people can beat the very best. Mace may be the most consistently good fighter, but he isn't invincible, and neither is sidious. The ease with which he beats Jango (like, 10 seconds) serves to simply communicate his skill in contrats to Obi - Wan, who at best manages a draw over 5 minutes.

Mace and Sidious are probably equals, and with the ebb and flow of combat, Mace simply gains the upper hand. Sidious, however, being the master manipulator and strategist, uses this to his advantage, and in fact portrays himself as almost utterly defeated, to better sway young Skywalker. Skywalker intervenes, the tide is turned, and Mace becomes a street pancake.

The same goes for the Duel. Anakin is more naturally gifted than Obi-Wan, but he's rough and unfocused. Obi is experienced and disciplined; if you make a mistake, he knows how to capitalize. Anakin likely is dominating most of the fight, but is ultimately defeated by one crucial error he makes, and probably one of excess (lashing out uncontrollably in anger at Obi, who turns the momentum back on him). It doesn't mean that either is stronger or weaker, but that they each have different strengths.

Just my 2 cents