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.
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