Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Adi Gallia VS Luminara Unduli
MARTIAL ARTS
Adi Gallia was an accomplished swordmaster and warrior. She mostly specialized in Shien, although it is likely she had knowledge in other forms.. She also was fond of changing physical attacks into her bladework. Although she had an effective defense, it has been beaten before and she mostly prefers to fight offensively. Adi Gallia battled general Grievous at least twice, stalemating him the first time and only being defeated the second time because of the generals cybernetically enhanced strength. In a similar vane, she actually drove the Sith nightbrother Savage Opress back until her physical attack failed, staggering her enough to lower her defenses. This is quite impresive, considering Savage has driven back Kenobi and Anakin at the same time. In short, she is a skilled duelist but not a top tier.
luminara Undulie was an accomplished swordmaster, although she was more famous for her force abilities (as with most consulars). Luminara Undulie was a master of form four, soresu, giving her a strong style and a almost impenetrable defensive barrier. She was an absolute master of blast deflection, using this ability to great effect, simultaneously proving her effectiveness against multiple opponents, in both the battle of Geonosis and Ilum. In one on one combat she was a little less accomplished. She was incapable of defeating dark acolyte Asajj Ventress by herself, although she did hold her own in both battles against her. She was also responsible for training Barriss Offee, a masterful duelist in her own right.
Luminara Undulie was a very effective fighter, with a really good defense. However, Adi Gallia is a similarly leveled duelist with a good defense PLUS a fast paced and effective offense. Luminara will be able to hold Adi off for quite a while, but she will eventually tire and, being largely unable to strike back, she will eventually falter. Adi Gallia gets the edge.
FORCE POWERS
Adi Gallia was an expert user of the force, using telekinesis, force pushes and the Jedi mind trick. She could also augment herself through the force to face the physically imposing Savage Opress and Grievous, although this had its limits. She also had a noted power in precognition.
Shockingly, Luminara pretty much has the standard Jedi fare. She DID display a incredible amount of accuracy and refinement with telekinesis, impressing even other Jedi with it. When in a meditative state she could hold up entire mountains, with some help from her padawan.
PHYSICAL ABILITY
Adi Gallia was relatively young for her position. She was a Thotholian, although that species does not appear to be any physically different from humans, apart from there distinctive headdresses. Adi Gallia was in excellent physical shape, having a fondness for physical attacks and surviving (at least briefly) being impaled by Savage Opress.
Luminara Unduli was a female Mirlirian of middle age. Mirlirians are near humans with no distinction beyond there green skin. She is not notably strong, fast or weak, although she does have a high tolerance for pain, soldering through high pressure steam to the eye. All in all, Luminara is in decent shape, although nothing to write home about.
WEAPONS
Both Luminara and Adi are your average Jedi physically speaking, so there is no real edge to hand out there. The only notable difference between these two in terms of armament is there lightsaber colors: Adi Gallia wields a blue blade, whereas Luminara Unduli wields a emerald one. The only real discrepancy is there force powers: although Adi Gallia did have precognition, this wasn't really combat applicable. Luminaras much more advanced and refined telekinesis puts Adi to shame. Even in equipment and physical skills, but Luminara gets the edge in force powers.
THE VERDICT
It has been argued before that Adi Gallia can NOT be a very good duelist, as Shien has no training in this regard. However, there is nothing to suggest that she was limited to this form, and it is possible to retool lightsaber forms to something they were not meant for, and regardless, Adi Gallia has a much more impressive track record then Luminara. On the surface, this leaves it as the classic contest between consulars and knights: can Luminara beat Adi with the force before she falters? The difference here however, is that there is a much greater gap between there martial ability then there supernatural. Luminara has constantly needed the help of other Jedi to deal with peopole on Grievous and Ventresses level, and although she has failed to actually beat them, Adi has held her own against such opposition. And before any of you bring it up, I am for all intense and purposes ignoring Obsession, as it is in direct conflict with the 2008 clone wars series (and regardless of which one I prefer, it makes more sense to temporarily ignore one comic than 6 television seasons). On the flip side, Adis precognition and reasonable skill in telekinesis come very close to matching Luminaras, with the mirlirian only barely getting the edge. This basically turns this battle into a waiting game, with Luminara trying to take down Adi with her force powers before her defenses fail, only for the senior Jedi to outmaneuver and subdue her. I declare Adi Gallia the winner.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Alema Rar VS Aayla Secura
BIOGRAPHY
Born on the planet Ryloth in 48 BBY, Aayla Secura was a Rutian Twilek and heir to clan Secura. Discovered by Quinlan Vos to be force sensitive and inducted into the Jedi order. Training under both Quinlan Vos and Tholme and surviving several close brushes with the dark side, Secura eventually graduated to the rank of Jedi knight and later master, fighting on the front lines of the Clone wars and remaining a shining light of the Order until her death in order 66.
Although in many ways it was superior to the old order, the New Jedi order still had its fare share of failures: Alema Rar was one of them. raised in slavery alongside her sister, Alema fought for the Jedi on the front lines of the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, an experience that left her cold and bitter. Eventually aligning herself with the Gorog and later replacing Luminaya as the lady of the Sith, Alema was killed by Jagged Fel, ending the legacy of the insane dark Jedi.
INTRODUCTION
Greetings viewers and fellow Star Wars fans! This is Hondo Moonrazor here with another versus video, pitting two Rutain Twileks against each other. The old Republic Jedi master Aayla Secura versus the new Republic dark Jedi Alema Rar. Thats the introduction, so lets begin.
MARTIAL ARTS
Tutored in the seven classic lightsaber forms, Aayla Secura chose to practice Ataru like her master, giving her a fast paced and acrobatic style. In addition, she practiced Dejem So, although I don't think she would use this as a main form as it was not suited for someone of her build. Secura was a reasonably competent duelist, working with master Unduli to defeat Asajj Ventress, facing off against her own master Quinlan Vos (although she was ultimately defeated) and actually managing to hold her own against Genreal Grievous for a short time, even while being exhausted and completely unfamiliar with his fighting style. Most impressively, she went toe to toe with famed Jedi killer Aurra Sing and subdued her non fatally, even though Sing had many impressive kills to her name, including several Jedi masters and legendary Jedi Shared Hett.
Born into slavery, Alema Rar developed a love for dancing. Once a Jedi, Alema would combine this pastime with traditional lightsaber combat, creating a fighting from with graceful moves and advanced footwork. Fighting on the front lines of the Yuuzhan Vong war, Alema became extremely battle hardened, although she wasnt involved in an actual lightsaber duel until the Dark Nest crisis. Alema has dueled both Mara Jade Skywalker and Leia Solo, fighting evenly with them, even occasionally dominating the fights. That being said, she was completely and utterly outclassed by Grandmaster Luke Skywalker.....of course, Luke Skywalker pretty much outclasses EVERYONE from he saga, so that's not saying much. In short, I equate Alema Rar to your average Jedi master, but not your average Jedi council member.
Aayla Secura is your average Jedi master in terms of skill. Alema Rar has a average Jedi masters level of skill. Niether of them have a particularly unique or outstanding style of martial arts. For all intense and purposes, they are completely even in the martial arts edge.
FORCE POWERS
It should come to no surprise at this point, but Aayla Secura was adapt in the standard Jedi fare, self augmentation and telekinesis. Taught by spymaster Tholme and master Quinlan Vos Aayla Secura was very adapt at using the force for stealth, using it to sneak past even fellow force sensitives.
Although she to was originally restrained to mostly standard Jedi fare, Alema Rar would eventually gain many Sith powers as well. She was proficient in force choke and if I remember correctly, force lighting. She could also create powerful illusions and had a powerful telepathic link from being part of the Gorogs, but I don't think they will play any part in this.
Neither Alema Rars truly impressive ability's or Aayla Securas force stealth will play a part here, as they are not applicable in combat. This leaves there more standard force powers, which gives Alema Rar the advantage as she freely uses dark side force powers. I give Alema Rar the edge with the force.
PHYSICAL SKILLS
Aayla Secura was a Rutain Twilek in the prime of her life. As such, she was very acrobatic and swift on her feet. She was also physically tougher than most female twileks and practiced the kinetically strong of Dejem So.
Although Alema Rar was also a Rutain Twilek of relatively young age. However, her abdomen, shoulder and lekku have all been severely damaged or sliced off, leaving her body wrecked and in bad physical shape.
Although both of these would be otherwise physically identical, Alema Rars many severe wounds leave her at a major disadvantage. Aayla Secura gets the edge.
WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT
Jedi master Aayla Secura is usually depicted as wielding a single blue bladed Jedi lightsaber. However, several sources have also depicted her as practicing Jarkai' and wielding a second, green bladed, lightsaber.
Alema Rar originally wielded a silver bladed lightsaber. However, when she fell to the dark side she replaced her original weapon with a dark blue bladed weapon. She also became quite proficient with a blow gun.
Alema Rar will most likely not be able to use her blowgun in a heated lightsaber duel. Aayla Securas second lightsaber on the other hand (even if she has never used it in a serious lightsaber duel) gives her more options and Alema Rar might not be familiar with dual wielding. Aayla Secura gets the edge.
THE VERDICT
These two are surprisingly closely matched. As the hear to the Sith legacy and with many arcane abilitys, I believed this battle to be one sided in favor of Alema Rar. However, upon further research, I actually switched sides. Secura and Rar will be fighting evenly with martial ability, with Rar driving Secura back with her force powers. However, Secura is in SO much better condition and (if she actually has it) her second blade gives her a major advantage. Add in Securas greater experience in lightsaber dueling, and I really do think the advantage switches to the Clone wars era Jedi master. I declare Aayla Secura the winner.
Monday, September 22, 2014
Crusader classes
The current six classes for being a Crusader are as follows:
INQUISITOR: Despite the negative connotations of the word, Crusader Inquisitors are the leaders of the Crusaders, being responsible for the directions and leadership of the order. They are mostly associated with Blue phaseblades. Fredrick, Andrew, S.k.i.d, Kanos, Clark and Alastar are all Inquisitors.
MARAUDER: The duelists of the Crusaders, Marauders devote there time to the practice of martial arts and dueling. They mostly wield orange Phaseblades. Jason, Issac and Ixil carried the title of Marauder.
SAGE: The minds of the order, Sages are responsible for sorcery, predictions, mental abilities, etc. Although there have been no modern crusader Sages, Kanos did express interest in this line of work. Victoria, Clar and Grace served as the Sages for there time.
OPERATIVE: The jack of all trades of the Crusaders, Operatives serve in whatever capacity they are needed for, whether it be frontline combat or diplomacy. Although she herself wasn't an Operative, Samantha honored them by carrying a yellow phase whip. Zannah and V.enus were Operatives.
VANGUARD: The warriors, troopers, solders, bullet stoppers, etc, Vanguards are built for frontline combat, often acting as the only line of defense between innocence and invaders. Despite carrying a silver Phaseblade instead of the traditional Red one, Samantha was a Vanguard, as were Wayne, Wyrven and Chloe.
SHADOW: As the name suggests, Crusader Shadows focus on stealth and secrecy, working behind the scenes and surprising there enemies. Despite this, they also have a healthy understanding of tactics, engineering and medicine, leading them to be very common, although a modern Crusader has yet to fit the bill. They mostly wield Green Phaseblades, as evidenced by Jack, Mike, Elanor, Kate, Lavender and Thomas.
INQUISITOR: Despite the negative connotations of the word, Crusader Inquisitors are the leaders of the Crusaders, being responsible for the directions and leadership of the order. They are mostly associated with Blue phaseblades. Fredrick, Andrew, S.k.i.d, Kanos, Clark and Alastar are all Inquisitors.
MARAUDER: The duelists of the Crusaders, Marauders devote there time to the practice of martial arts and dueling. They mostly wield orange Phaseblades. Jason, Issac and Ixil carried the title of Marauder.
SAGE: The minds of the order, Sages are responsible for sorcery, predictions, mental abilities, etc. Although there have been no modern crusader Sages, Kanos did express interest in this line of work. Victoria, Clar and Grace served as the Sages for there time.
OPERATIVE: The jack of all trades of the Crusaders, Operatives serve in whatever capacity they are needed for, whether it be frontline combat or diplomacy. Although she herself wasn't an Operative, Samantha honored them by carrying a yellow phase whip. Zannah and V.enus were Operatives.
VANGUARD: The warriors, troopers, solders, bullet stoppers, etc, Vanguards are built for frontline combat, often acting as the only line of defense between innocence and invaders. Despite carrying a silver Phaseblade instead of the traditional Red one, Samantha was a Vanguard, as were Wayne, Wyrven and Chloe.
SHADOW: As the name suggests, Crusader Shadows focus on stealth and secrecy, working behind the scenes and surprising there enemies. Despite this, they also have a healthy understanding of tactics, engineering and medicine, leading them to be very common, although a modern Crusader has yet to fit the bill. They mostly wield Green Phaseblades, as evidenced by Jack, Mike, Elanor, Kate, Lavender and Thomas.
Darth Plagueis versus script
PHYSICALITIES AND EQUIPMENT
At the time of his death Darth Plagueis was a male Muun of around one hundred years in age. Despite his advanced seniority, Plagueis was still in great condition, manipulating the midichlorians in his body to restore his health. As a Muun, Darth Plagueis was taller than most humanoids and as such had greater reach and leverage than the norm. Plagueis was also encumbered by a breath mask, a souvenir from a assassin attack. This breath mask was an obvious point of weakness, giving Plagueis a disadvantage in physical combat. Although he was skilled with a wide variety of weapons, Darth Plagueis was armed with a standard red bladed Sith lightsaber, the only difference being the elongated hilt to accommodate his Muun physiology.
FORCE POWERS
Like his apprentice Sidious, Darth Plagueis primarily focused on his force abilities. He could perform unusually brutal telekinesis, ripping people to shreds, although he could still use it in a finer, more resigned way. as befitting a Sith lord he was also a master of force lighting. Plagueis's main focus, however, was on the study of midichlorians. Using this ability he could not only heal himself, but also trigger a mass die out of midichloreans in his enemy's, effectively willing them to die. Although the combative effectiveness of this labor intensive power is in doubt, it does speak to an INCREDIBLY high affinity with the force. Plagueis's level of self augmentation was also truly incredible, allowing him to traverse many kilometers is minutes.
LIGHTSABER DUELING
Unlike his master, Darth Tenebrous, Plagueis never invested much time into lightsaber dueling, something he passed on to his own apprentice. Although he was designated as a "great lightsaber duelist", this is a VERY vague definition considering the beings who inhabited this era. To our knowledge, Plagueis has only been involved in ONE serious lightsaber duel, against Sith rival Darth Venamis. Although the two originally fought evenly, Venamis eventually gained the upper martial hand, forcing Plagueis to resort to the force. Despite this general lack of showing martial competence, Plagueis did manage to accurately gauge Mauls fighting style, train the powerhouse duelist that was Sidious and was all in all a very effective warrior. Just not in the arena of lightsaber dueling.
LIGHTSABER DUELING
Unlike his master, Darth Tenebrous, Plagueis never invested much time into lightsaber dueling, something he passed on to his own apprentice. Although he was designated as a "great lightsaber duelist", this is a VERY vague definition considering the beings who inhabited this era. To our knowledge, Plagueis has only been involved in ONE serious lightsaber duel, against Sith rival Darth Venamis. Although the two originally fought evenly, Venamis eventually gained the upper martial hand, forcing Plagueis to resort to the force. Despite this general lack of showing martial competence, Plagueis did manage to accurately gauge Mauls fighting style, train the powerhouse duelist that was Sidious and was all in all a very effective warrior. Just not in the arena of lightsaber dueling.
Star Wars Infinities: Anakin did not kill Dooku 2!
The galaxy is in turmoil. Even with the Sith defeated, the Republic is still corrupt, even under the guidance of chancellor Bail Organa. Even more, the war between the Republic and Confederacy continues, with the Ventress lead Separatists being driven back over and over again. However, the former Dark allocate continues to meditate on the dark side of the force. One day, she fells a presence that is....unfamiliar. Probing deeper, she discovers that a dark side call is coming from deep in the unknown regions. Leaving the Confederate forces temporarily under the command of a lieutenant, she takes her personal ship into wild space, following the mysterious signal. Coming out of hyperspace, Ventress is shocked to discover something amazing: a Sith empire. Created by Sith purebloods fleeing the Republic after the great galactic war and bolstered by refuges from the fourth great schism, this lost empire has grown unchecked in a satellite galaxy for the past three thousand years. Sending a signal to her forces to follow her route to escape the Republic, Ventress travels to the Siths capital world, kills there emporer and takes control, proclaiming herself Darth Kusk. Meanwhile, Anakin and Padme Skywalker bid a sad goodbye to four year old Luke and Leia as they are taken to the Jedi temple. Over the next nine years, the two Skywalkers live and train with many other students, including Galen Marek who becomes Lukes friend, and eventually take part in the padawan trials, with both of them tying for first place. While Leia is apprenticed to Master of the Order Obi-wan Kenobi, Luke is instead apprenticed to Jedi knight Kannan Jarrus. Together, the two would continue there Jedi training, getting involved in the constant wars between crime lords. Meanwhile, Anakin and Padme have another son, Owen, who they deciede to not send to the Jedi. Eventually, at the age of 23, Leia passes her trials, while Luke fails and, feeling lost and dejected, sets his nava computer on random and arrives at a strange swamp planet. Crash landing, Luke discovers that he has landed on Dagobah, the prison planet for Darth Sidious, with an aged Yoda watching over him (Dooku and Windu died of old age a while ago). Conversing with the wizened Jedi, Luke is still unable to stop Sidious from stealing his fighter and escaping. Meeting up with his master, Luke and the other Jedi witness the former grandmaster passing into the force, before trying to figure out where the escaped former Sith has escaped to. Unfortunately for the Skywalkers, Sidious had made a straight bee line for Naboo, finding Padme alone at the house. Felling a dark disturbance in the force, both Luke and Leia head for there home planet, where they find a grief stricken Anakin about to kill Sidious. Stepping in at the last minute, Luke manages to convince Anakin to stand down, allowing a squad of clones to execute the Sith. While Luke is promoted to Jedi knight for his compassion, Anakin, with nothing left, rejoins the Jedi order and takes over from his own master (who is about seventy by now) as the master of the Order. Meanwhile, a shadowed figure is silently amused. Darth Kusk is pleased, the last threat to her claim to the title of Sith has been removed. However, Kusk has returned to the main galaxy for another reason. Deciding to keep "the rule of two" (leaving the rest of her empire as dark Jedi), she is on the hunt for an aprentice, wanting one who had no previous experience with the Empire. She finds what she is looking for when she travels to the spice planet Kessel, in the form of the orphan Kyp Durron. "Rescuing" him, Kusk takes him back to the empire and under her wing, giving him the title of Darth Anex. Back in the main galaxy, the Skywalkers go there separate ways, with Luke joining the Jedi star fighter corps alongside Shira Brie, Anakin taking on the role of grandmaster and Leia and Owen joining a Corelian Smuggler in an alliance to take down Jabba the Hutt. However, they are brought together again when a strange alien named "Thrawn"attacks the war wherry Republic with an army of Chiss and Killiks. Thousands of light years away, Darths Kusk and Anex grow increasingly worried, both haunted by images of a army of strange and powerful aliens. After a Sith exploration team disappears, they decide to prepare for war. Meanwhile, The Jedi and Republic, now reformed into the Alliance, finally manage to drive off the invaders and assassinate Thrawn, ending a brutal two year war. In the aftermath, not only the Republic undergoes major changes. Under Anakins leadership and having lost most of its best members in the Thrawn wars, the Jedi lift the ban on attachment, with Leia marrying Han Solo and Owen starting a relationship with the Jedi knight Mara Jade. While these realitivly peaceful events are going on, a climatic battle rages for life and death. The Yuuzhan Vong have arrived. However, they have hit a rather major road bloke: A forewarned Sith empire. The two forces clash mightily, with the Vong gaining the upper hand at first. However, Darth Kusk discovers an ancient Sith plauge and uses it to wipe out the alien invaders. With both forces all but destroyed, the two dark lords of the Sith stand triumphant, with Darth Kusk proclaiming that they will go into hiding once again, to prepare there next move against the Jedi. However, her rant is cut off when a blade of red plasma is ignited threw her chest. Taking his chance, Darth Anex strikes down his master and claims the title of dark lord, continuing the Sith legacy.
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Galen Marek VS Kyle Katarn
BIOGRAPHY'S
The future battle-master of the new Jedi order, Kyle Katarn began his carrier as a Rebel mercenary. Eventually, Katarn would defeat the dark Jedi Jerec and realize his force potential with training from Jedi master Luke Skywalker. Katarn would go on to fight during the Mako Ragnoss crisis, the Yuuzhan vong war and the second galactic civil war, gaining him a seat on the council and a legendary reputation.
The son of two rouge Jedi knights, Galen Marek was discovered to be a powerful force sensitive at a very young age. Unfortunately for him, he was born under the rule of the Empire and taken under Darth Vader's wing. Trained as his secret apprentice, Galen Marek was first tasked with hunting down Jedi survivors, before Vader used him to draw out the leaders of the fledgling Rebels. Angered by the betrayal, Galen Marek bid goodbye to his allies and left for a final confrontation with Sidious and Vader, and battle that ended with his death.
INTRODUCTION
Greetings viewers and fellow Imperial knights! This is Hondo Moonrazor here with a match up that has been suggested by both Darth Judicar and Wolf Myth, Galen Marek vs Kyle Katarn. True, I have done something like this before, but it was in a group battle and involved Lord Starkiller, whereas this is a straight up battle between Katarn and the original Galen Marek. So lets jump in and see which video game Jedi wins the day!
MARTIAL ARTS
Although originally apprehensive about using his lightsaber and force ability's, Kyle Katarn eventually embraced his Jedi heritage. Although mostly self trained, Katarn is described as a master of Dejem So, giving him a strong and powerful fighting form. Katarns natural skill with the blade was such that, with very little training, he defeated seven dark Jedi in a row, ending with Jerec, one of the Empires top enforcers. Later in life, Katarn became the battle master for the new Jedi order, responsible for the training and combat instruction of almost all new initiates. Katarn also had a hand in the creation of the new Jedi orders lightsaber forms, even though these were largely replaced with the seven classic forms. During the second galactic civil war, Katarn again proved his martial skill when he engaged Darth Caedues. Katarn managed to match Caedues'es speed and was only truly defeated when he opened his defenses in order to save one of his allies. In the end, Katarn defiantly earned the title of Battle Master, with both Luke and Caedues acknowledging his skill.
Trained by Vader to kill Jedi, Galen Marek was a powerful force user and skilled duelist. Left to develop his skills mostly by himself, Galen Marek became a user of both Soresu and Juyo, creating a strong defense and wild offense. His main form however, was Shien, with power attacks, blast deflection and a reverse grip on his lightsaber featuring heavily in his fighting style. Galens upbringing also involved constant battles with the training droid PROXY, which contained the dueling programs from most of the greatest duelists of the time. Galen Marek was an extremely advanced and varied duelist, overpowering Kazdin Paratus and Marriss Brode, while outlasting and exhausting Rham Kota. His most impressive Jedi defeat however, was the defeat of Jedi master Shaak Ti, matching her with both the blade and force. Galens final battle was against his former master, Darth Vader, in a pitched battle aboard the Death Star. Although the two were closely matched in terms of martial arts, Galen eventually overwhelmed him with the force. In the end, Galen would present a challenge to almost any Jedi.
Although both of these are dedicated power duelists, Galen has more diversity and skills under his belt. True, Katarn has matched top tier duelists before, but Galen has shown many and diverse tactics to take down different duelists, as well as a batter mastery of different forms. Galen Marek gets the martial arts edge.
FORCE POWERS
Unlike most Jedi, especially ones who has had previous problems with the Dark side before, Kyle Katarn openly used both the Light and Dark sides of the force. This allowed him to be proficient in a wider variety of powers, from force Lighting to Absorb. He was also skilled with more mundane abilities such as telekinesis and self augmentation.
Galen Marek was an EXTREMELY powerful force user, with a raw and primal connection to it. He could kill people with a single blast of lighting, weaponized the mind trick, could destroy armored vehicles and absorbed even Palpatines lighting. However, as with most Imperial Knights, I believe his ability to take down star destroyers and nuke stormtroopers are just artistic license.
Sadly, I dont think theres much of a contest here. True, Katarn is a powerful force user, but Galen can match everything he has, but with more magnitude.Although I don't think Galens mind trick will work against a force user, but his telekinesis is more powerful, if not more refined. The deciding factor in this category if force Lighting and absorb: Basically, Galen can nullify Katarns energy attacks almost completely, I don't think Katarn can quite hold off Galens deadly lighting. Galen gets the edge in force powers.
PHYSICAL SKILL & EQUIPMENT
The remaining two edges are minor enough, I am just going to address them both here: Galen is much younger and, due to his brutal training, much physically stronger than Katarn, Whereas Katarn is armed not only with his standard blue bladed lightsaber, but with his light armor and blasters as opposed to Galens simple red blade. This being said, Katarn is still in great condition and can augment himself through the force, and Galen is an absolute master at blast deflection, not to mention the fact that Katarn doesn't seem to use his blasters in single combat. In short, Galen gets the physical edge, Katarn gets the equipment edge, and neither really matter.
THE VERDICT
A battle between these two would be a relatively basic duel. They are both dedicated power duelists, although Galen is more varied and could switch to a different style if need be. In the end however, this battle will be decided by there force powers. Galens overwhelming strength in this area would give him a clear advantage, and even if Katarn manages to match his martial skill, he cant hope to stand for very long against Galens force powers. In the end, it would have a similar result to Galens duel against Rham Kota: he would allow the older Jedi to exhaust himself and then finish him off with a mighty display of force powers (Yes, I know thats not what happened with Kota, I was just using it as an example). Thus, I declare Galen Marek, Vaders secret apprentice, the winner.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Kenobi VS Atris scripts
INTRODUCTION
Greetings viewers and fellow Imperial Knights! This is Hondo Moonrazor here, proudly announcing the first crossover between myself and Darth Judicar. This match up was not inspired by any similarities in combat or skills (although they are reasonably close in these) but in there philosophical differences. Kenobi is the poster boy for the positive aspects of the Jedi order, and Atris could make Yoda support the Sith. That being said, I hope you all enjoy this video, and lets begin!
MARTIAL ARTS
In the Martial arts category is where we will Probably find the largest disparity. Kenobi has gone up against the greatest darksiders of his time, holding his own against almost all of them. Atris has comparatively little experience in this arena. Add in that Kenobis advanced Soresu form is practically specialized to combat Juyo practitioners and Obi-wan Kenobi gets the edge in martial arts.
PHYSICAL SKILLS
Yes, Kenobi is a physical tank, capable of taking an insane amount of damage before going down. However, at the end of the day he is still a squishy little human thing with a similar age and condition to Atris. Thus, they are equals in terms of physical condition.
Seha Dorvald VS Scout
BIOGRAPHY
Born Tallisibeth Enwandung-Esterhazy, Scout was actually a nickname for the young Jedi padawan, one I am extremely glad she has so I do not have to pronounce that name again. Born in the year 34 BBY on the planet Vorzyd, Scout was inducted into the Jedi order while an infant. Although most of her temple masters believed her destined for the agricultural corps do to her weak connection to the force, she eventually became the apprentice to Chankar Kim and later Jai Murak. Eventually, Scout passed the Jedi trials and was promoted to the rank of Jedi knight, later becoming one of the few Jedi to survive the great Jedi purge.
Some people are born with incredible luck, good enough that some people believe them strong in the force. Seha Dorvald was not one of those people. Born on Coruscant in 22 ABY, Dorvalds peaceful life was shattered by the Yuuzhan Vong invasion. Surviving for years in the Coruscant underworld, Dorvald was eventually found by Jacen Solo and inducted into the Jedi order. Surviving both the second galactic civil war and the Abeloth crisis, she was apprenticed to Jedi council member Octa Ramis until she passed her trials and joined the ranks of the Jedi knights.
INTRODUCTION
Greetings viewers and fellow Imperial knights (or Confederate droids)! This is Hondo Moonrazor here with another versus video on request (requestes channel in the description below). Today we have two rather minor characters, with not very much confirmed information on either one. However, I happen to be a big fan of such minor characters and since it WAS A request, I decided to go ahead and do it. Also, since I can only find one picture each on these characters, expect the visual part of this video to be even worse than normal. With that being said, lets begin!
MARTIAL ARTS
All though her connection with the force was weaker than most, Scout tried to circumvent this with a healthy practice of martial ability. Scout was extremely good at instantly appraising combat situations, hence her nickname. Although she hasn't really been involved in any fights, she has survived an encounter with Asajj Ventress, escaped the Great Jedi purge and received Mandalorian training later in life, speaking to a high level of ability. Although, of course, this is merely guessing, I would peg Scout as a practitioner of Atarua, as it would be perfectly suited for her slim build and it was one of the most popular forms of the time.
Seha Dorvald has never been involved in a serious lightsaber duel, but I think I can still make a educated guess as to what form she prefers. Trained by Octa Ramis who was a noted swordmaster , Dorvald was at least skilled enough to keep track of the fast paced duel between Kyle Katarn and Darth Caedus. The one time Dorvald has been depicted wielding her lightsaber in combat was to deflect blaster bolts which, when combined with her masters favour of a strong two handed grip, makes me believe she is a practitioner of either Soresu or Shien.
A close call, as both of these are pretty much standard Jedi knights. However, Scout's ability to almost instantly asses a situation provides here with an edge that Dorvald simply cant match. Thus, I give Scout the edge in martial arts.
FORCE POWERS
Although she eventually managed to graduate to the status of Jedi knight, she almost did not become a PADAWAN because of her relatively weak connection with the force. Although we can assume she is capable of basic force pushes and telekinetic retrievals, I believe most other more advanced abilities are beyond her.
Although originally very insecure about her abilities with the force, Dorvald eventually became a very able force user. Her practice of telekinesis was not only powerful but precise, allowing her to guide objects with great accuracy and lift her master great distances.
A little easier to call, as Scout has comparatively sub standard force abilities, whereas Dorvald has slightly above average ability, at least with telekinesis. Dorvald gets the edge in force powers.
PHYSICAL SKILLS & EQUIPMENT
Both Scout and Dorvald were young female humans in the prime of there lives, with no real physical disparity either way. In a similar way, they are both armed with standard Jedi lightsabers. Scout wielded a blue bladed weapon, but I cannot find a single source depicting what color of blade Dorvald has. Although most new order Jedi wielded blasters, Dorvald has never been depicted doing so, so she and Scout remain tied in equipment.
THE VERDICT
An interesting match up between two similarly skilled Jedi knights. Although I believe Scout is the better martial artist of the two, I don't think she completely outclasses her enemy with this skill. Dorvald, on the other hand, is by all appearances a much more refined and powerful force user, giving her a major edge over Scout. Since they are both practically identical in terms of physical skill and equipment, she retains this severe advantage and, in the end, I declare Seha Dorvald the winner.
Monday, September 15, 2014
Some more on Fredricks dueling...
In case this doesn't make any sense, I would like to explain that this text is being written with the idea of being played over a video, so it probably doesn't make much sense here :P
For all of you who are actually watching this instead of just listening to it (I don't know if anyone but me does that, but whatever.), lets get a better idea of Fredericks abilities. We will do this by ratting him and some of his most common opponents on a scale of 1 to 10.
Fredrick himself I rate as a 7, not able to beat very many, but able to stalemate almost everyone.
The Hand, a Terrorist enforcer and Frederick's personal rival. The two were completely evenly matched for both of there careers, with neither on of them able to consistently beat the other. A 7.
Thang, a insane former M/W agent (the same group P.s worked for). Although he curbstomped Fredrick in there first duel, Fredrick fared much better once he was prepared for him, consistently emerging as the victor of there duels. A 6.
Fredrickson, an alternate universe Fredrick. In there one dual, even after losing control and going far beyond his normal limits, Fredrick was unable to beat Fredrickson, as he had long since ignored his personal limits. A 9.
However, Most of Fredericks enemy duelists came from the intergalactic war droid empire.
Lord Neam, a Darth Maul analog. At first fighting completely evenly with him, Fredrick was able to consistently beat him by the end of his career. A 7.
Lord Viiper (original, I know), a Ventress analog. Although they only fought three times, Fredrick managed to win two out of three of there duels. A 6.
Lord Ahab, ruler of the war droid empire and HON-TON's last general. Ahab completely and utterly outclassed not only Fredrick, Fredericks entire group of allies at the same time. A 10.
Fredrick also regularly dueled his allies, Andrew (8), Jack (6), Mike (6) and P.s (7).
For all of you who are actually watching this instead of just listening to it (I don't know if anyone but me does that, but whatever.), lets get a better idea of Fredericks abilities. We will do this by ratting him and some of his most common opponents on a scale of 1 to 10.
Fredrick himself I rate as a 7, not able to beat very many, but able to stalemate almost everyone.
The Hand, a Terrorist enforcer and Frederick's personal rival. The two were completely evenly matched for both of there careers, with neither on of them able to consistently beat the other. A 7.
Thang, a insane former M/W agent (the same group P.s worked for). Although he curbstomped Fredrick in there first duel, Fredrick fared much better once he was prepared for him, consistently emerging as the victor of there duels. A 6.
Fredrickson, an alternate universe Fredrick. In there one dual, even after losing control and going far beyond his normal limits, Fredrick was unable to beat Fredrickson, as he had long since ignored his personal limits. A 9.
However, Most of Fredericks enemy duelists came from the intergalactic war droid empire.
Lord Neam, a Darth Maul analog. At first fighting completely evenly with him, Fredrick was able to consistently beat him by the end of his career. A 7.
Lord Viiper (original, I know), a Ventress analog. Although they only fought three times, Fredrick managed to win two out of three of there duels. A 6.
Lord Ahab, ruler of the war droid empire and HON-TON's last general. Ahab completely and utterly outclassed not only Fredrick, Fredericks entire group of allies at the same time. A 10.
Fredrick also regularly dueled his allies, Andrew (8), Jack (6), Mike (6) and P.s (7).
Shaak Ti VS Fredrick
INTRODUCTION
Greetings viewers and fellow Imperial knights! This is Hondo Moonrazor here with the most self centered and non mainstream thing I have ever done! However, since the moto of my channel has been "doing whatever I darn well fell like", I don't think this is all THAT bad. Anyways, I am here today to present Fredrick versus Shaak Ti, a battle between a high level Jedi master and a intergalactic mercenary. With all that being said, lets begin!
MARTIAL ARTS
The first edge is a little hard to call, although not for the normal reasons. Although Fredrick is no top tier with a blade, he has taken "fighting evenly" with his enemies to an art form. However, fighting evenly is not the same thing as being vitreous, and I do not believe Fredrick has the martial might to overcome Shaak Ti with a blade, no matter how long he stalls. Shaak Ti on the other hand, has no such limitations and has a much better chance of disarming her opponent. So in the end, the lady of war gets the martial arts edge.
FORCE POWERS/MAGIC
In terms of force powers/magic, its much easier to call. Shaak Ti is specialised, but she can still operate perfectly fine in normal conditions and her telekinesis at LEAST matches Fredericks practice. In addition, Shaak Ti has many more abilities and is much more willing to use them in combat situations, giving her a clear edge.
PHYSICAL SKILLS
A tough call. Although Fredrick is quite physically strong in his own right, Shaak Ti can equal this strength, surviving her own fare share of near fatal situations. Add in her echolocation, and master Ti gets the edge.
WEAPONS&EQUIPMENT
Although lightsabers are better weapons than phase blades, Fredrick is carrying around about a dozen weapons at any one time, compared to master Ti's ONE. Fredrick gets a clear edge in equipment.
THE VERDICT
And now, the verdict! Er, yeah, its not really close, but to be fair, I purposely chose someone I KNEW would outclass Fredrick (it did not seem right to have the very first appearance of one of my own characters in a versus video beat a character from a much better established and well loved series). But lets go ahead and take a look at this match up: the battle would be a long one (that is what Fredrick is good at after all), covering a wide amount of ground, with the battle being driven by Ti's offense and Fredericks search for better footing. However, even these two can be worn out and Ti would eventually either disarm or force subdue Fredrick. True, I believe Fredrick at this point would still be able to escape via last minute planning or his extensive armement, but he would have still lost at this point and its probably just personal bias to boot. So yes, in the end I declare Shaak Ti the winner!
Shaak Ti versus script
BIOGRAPHY
Born on the Togruta homeworld of Shili, Shaak Ti was discovered to be force sensitive and brought to the Jedi temple. Trained in the ways of the force, Shaak Ti eventually gained the rank of Jedi knight, later Jedi master. A very skilled and spiritual individual, Shaak Ti would gain great fame throughout the order, eventually being appointed to the high council, after the death of master Yaddle. Taking part in the battle of Geonosis and the ensuing Clone Wars, Shaak Ti remained a shinning light of the Jedi order, even into the dark times of the Jedi purge. Although she was eventually hunted down and killed by Galen Marek, her legacy lived on as one of the greats of the Jedi order.
MARTIAL ARTS
Although I cant find a source that pegs her as either a Counselor or guardian, Shaak Ti was a very high level duelist. She was a master of form two Makeshie and form four Ataru, creating a high pace and acrobatic form that was still very precise and accurate. Although she certainly hasn't had the most experience in such arenas, master Ti has still been involved in her own fare share of duels. She battled and defeated one of Dooku's dark acolytes Artel Darc and held her own against a small army of magnaguards during the battle of Coruscant. Although Grievous defeated her on Hypori, this was the first time any Jedi has faced the killer and lived to tell about it, not to mention the fact that all the Jedi involved in the fight were on there last bit of energy. Shaak Tis final battle was against Vaders secret apprentice Starkiller on the planet Felucia. Although she was an excellent duelist and presented a major challenge, Starkiller eventually overpowered and defeated her. All things considered, master Ti isn't the best duelist of her era, but anything less than a top tier is within her skill range to defeat.
FORCE POWERS
As A Togruta, master Ti had a deep connection with the living force and nature. She was easily at her most powerful on jungle planets such as Felucia, where she could use her powers to control wildlife, massive creatures and even affect things on a planetary scale if she stayed there long enough. This was not to say she was useless in a more common setting, far from it. She was still capable of self augmentation, tuteminues and crater creating force pushes.
PHYSICAL SKILLS
A Togruta female roughly in her sixties, Shaak Ti still remained in excellent condition. Unlike average beings, light side users can remain in there physical prime well into what others would consider "old age". with Qui-gon Jinn being able to keep pace with Darth Maul being a good example. In addition to this, master Ti's montrolls provide her with echolocation, giving her an edge in personal combat.
WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT
Master Shaak Ti was equipped with a standard Jedi lightsaber, with no additional advantages beyond her familiarity with her own design. It was powered by a single blue lightsaber crystal.
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Next time on versus
Three suggested characters who I don't have match ups for yet! If you have any ideas, I suggest you leave them on one of my youtube videos (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1jPExwVdfhZekVzZ-qQN9w) because I never check for comments on this Blog.
.* Mira (Sora Bulq's former apprentice).
* Seha Dorvald (I know, practically no artwork of her and little data on her fighting ability but I'll bet you could pull it off).
* Scout (from Yoda: Dark Rendezvous).
.* Mira (Sora Bulq's former apprentice).
* Seha Dorvald (I know, practically no artwork of her and little data on her fighting ability but I'll bet you could pull it off).
* Scout (from Yoda: Dark Rendezvous).
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