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Bastila vs. Darth Maul
Feb. 6th, 2019 01:26 amSo, um, because I love those random 'who would win' vs scenarios, I came up with this: Bastila vs. Darth Maul!
I personally think Darth Maul would win, but I'm sure someone could make a competing argument. I just think of it like this--Bastila took down Revan, sure, but she was also defeated by the Sith's former apprentice, so defeating a Master Sith doesn't mean she can't be taken down by an Apprentice. Also that was before the Rule of Two where Sith could shore up their own skills by attacking in groups. Battle techniques may have improved since then, and those considered master duelists of an earlier age may not be as skilled in a later era. Maul is also a specialist in one-on-one fighting and dueling, whereas Bastila, Revan, and Malak, while undoubtedly skilled in such battles, would not have focused on that specifically. Bastila has Battle Meditation, but it seems she can only use this when she herself is not fighting, and the purpose of Battle Meditation is primarily to bolster the skills of others anyway. And Darth Maul was only barely defeated by a two-on-one attack in The Phantom Menace, rather than an attack by a single Jedi.
Though actually I'm not as interested as who would win as how this battle would look.
Because it would look awesome.
I can just imagine both of them attacking with their double-bladed lightsabers, one of them yellow-gold, the other red. I also imagine that the battle would go on a while. Also, for some fun scenery, it could take place outdoors on Naboo, or perhaps on Mustafar (and without randomly spinning lightsabers at each other haha).
I personally think Darth Maul would win, but I'm sure someone could make a competing argument. I just think of it like this--Bastila took down Revan, sure, but she was also defeated by the Sith's former apprentice, so defeating a Master Sith doesn't mean she can't be taken down by an Apprentice. Also that was before the Rule of Two where Sith could shore up their own skills by attacking in groups. Battle techniques may have improved since then, and those considered master duelists of an earlier age may not be as skilled in a later era. Maul is also a specialist in one-on-one fighting and dueling, whereas Bastila, Revan, and Malak, while undoubtedly skilled in such battles, would not have focused on that specifically. Bastila has Battle Meditation, but it seems she can only use this when she herself is not fighting, and the purpose of Battle Meditation is primarily to bolster the skills of others anyway. And Darth Maul was only barely defeated by a two-on-one attack in The Phantom Menace, rather than an attack by a single Jedi.
Though actually I'm not as interested as who would win as how this battle would look.
Because it would look awesome.
I can just imagine both of them attacking with their double-bladed lightsabers, one of them yellow-gold, the other red. I also imagine that the battle would go on a while. Also, for some fun scenery, it could take place outdoors on Naboo, or perhaps on Mustafar (and without randomly spinning lightsabers at each other haha).