The Hero of Tython vs The Emporers wrath

 

INTRODUCTION

Greetings viewers and fellow Imperial knights! This is Hondo Moonrazor here, with another versus vid on request! As suggested by Darth Judicar, today we are pitting The Hero of Tython against the Emperors Wrath. Now of course, we have no cannon confirmation on the Emperors wrath (or the Hero of Tython for that matter) however, I do believe, as long as there balanced and viable outlines, that it is acceptable to use a fan made outline, at least until we get some kind of cannon.Thus, thanks must go to Ruinqueenofoblivion, who designed this version of the Emperors Wrath and supplied the videos of her. With the explanations and credit out of the way, Lets begin! (Oh, you know if I ever get involved in official Lucasfilm novels, this fight WILL officially happen.)

MARTIAL ARTS

The Hero of Tython's, as with most Jedi Guardians,  was primarily centered on his skill with his blade. Although he was also skilled with Shien and Soresu (which he used to great affect against blaster wielders), the only form the Hero of Tython is mentioned as mastering Shi Cho, the first lightsaber form. Despite the forms general weakness at one on one dueling (as evidenced by Kit Fisto) this is a weakness the Hero has apparently and completely nullified this: his number of named Sith he defeated in lightsaber duels is over twenty, containing such high level Lords as  Bengel Mor, Darth Angrual, Tol Braga and of course the Sith emperor, to name just a few. In short, the Hero is not only a top tier for his age, but for the entire saga.

The emperor's Wrath was a Sith marauder and one of the most powerful Sith of her era. In addition with her considerable skill with Jerkai dual wielding, the Wrath backed this up with Juyo, the seventh form of lightsaber combat. As such, she was a highly aggressive and offensive duelist, responsible for as many Sith deaths as Jedi deaths. She also had at least some understanding and practical knowledge of Soresu and Atarua. The Wrath was an almost unparalleled duelist, defeating Jeasse Williams, Darth Baras and many others in one on one combat.

This is, needless to say, incredibly close. Between these two, there track record almost reads as a list of Sith and Jedi who were killed during the galactic war. Although the Wrath has slightly more defeats, the Hero has slightly more impressive defeats: For example, the Wraths ultimate opponent was Darth Baras, who was close to equal with Darth Angrual, a Sith the Hero killed early in his career.  On a technical level, neither the Hero's controlled offense/defense or the Wraths nearly unbeatable offense holds an advantage over the other one. In the end, these two are more likely to collapse from exhaustion than to beat each other through martial arts: I call it a tie in the first category.

FORCE POWERS

Despite being considered the most powerful Jedi of his time, the Hero primarily focused on his bladework, leaving his force powers relatively underdeveloped. Although his telekinesis was powerful enough to lift many tones of stone and his force defense could stop the Sith emperor's force Lightning, the Hero was not as powerful with the force as, say, the Barsenthor.

As with the Hero, the Wrath focuses on her bladework above all else. Still, she was capable of self augmentation, telekinetic throws and chokes, and even had some experience with the rare ability of Force scream.

A close call. The Wraths Force scream is something the Hero can not replicate, but the Hero's telekinesis has demonstrated itself to have more raw power behind it. Add in that the Heros force defense should at least partially stop the Wraths kinitight, and the fact that neither of them are that big on the force in the first place, and In the end I have to call them Even in force powers.

PHYSICAL SKILLS

The Hero was a Zabrak male in the prime of his life. As such, he was an absolute physical powerhouse, capable of taking a ridiculous amount of damage before going down, at least compared to us squishy human things.

The Wrath (or at least this version of her) was a female Sith pureblood, and as such she had no real physical advantages over your average human. That being said, he young age and physical skill has been mentioned as a deciding factor in several of her duels.

The physical edge is more difficult to call than it normally is when Zabraks are involved. Despite her slim build, The Wrath was very strong, and despite his stockier build, the Hero was still incredibly fast. In the end, the Heros natural Zabrak physique does make him a slightly tougher fighter. The Hero gets the physical edge.

WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT

As a Jedi Guardian, the Hero of Tython was armed with a single, blue bladed lightsaber with a ornate design that has no inherent advantages or disadvantages. In addition to this, the Hero also almost always wore lightsaber resistant armor.

The Wrath was a dual blade specialist, wielding two blood red lightsabers. Following the Sith standards of the time, the hilts were designed as power tools, with razor blades on the end. She also commonly donned lightsaber resistant armor.

The equipment edge is relatively easy. They both are equipped with armor and although the Hero doubtlessly has experience against dual wielding, the Wraths dual blades do provide her with many more options in combat, provided that she doesn't have an over reliance on the second blade. I give the weapon edge (no pun intended) to the Wrath.

THE VERDICT

Wow, I have not had a match up this close in A long time. Whoever wins this battle will probably only have A 5.1/10 advantage and an extensive recovery time afterwards. There martial arts ability is so close, that any difference would be infantile. If either one of them resort to the force (which is unlikely) the other one will be able to match there attack, or at least whether it. The Hero is slightly physically superior, but armor makes this almost a pointless category. In a similar vane, the Wraths dual blades are circumvented by the Heros experience against such weapons. See my problem? In the end the battle is decided by something that isn't even a category: tactics. the Emperor's Wrath is by no means an idiot, but she has the same mind set as almost all Sith: an overwhelming focus on offense and rage. The Hero on the other hand, is more calm and levelheaded, less likely to make a mistake. Dont get me wrong,  if I had to pick a dark side character as the one who defeated Revan, it would definitely be the Wrath. But from where I am standing, if this battle is decided by who is a quicker and more tactical thinking (which it almost certainly will be, since these twos skill sets are so close), I have to give the VERY slight edge to the Hero. Thus, I declare the Hero of Tython the battered and bruised winner.