Talk:Anakin Skywalker vs Luke Skywalker/@comment-5035900-20170930060450

Rather surprised I never checked this one out. I must say, it was actually a fairly decent read. Props to you, SS2Link, for writing a battle about a prequel character without the obligatory, insta-like "prequels suck" or "Anakin's a whiny b****" comment. You gave it way more thought than that and I appreciate that.

The battle was also quite intense. A lot more physical combat than what I usually expect from lightsaber duels, but some good stuff. And Luke holding his lightsaber with his mouth to slash Anakin's eye? Hardcore as heck.

Though I have to disagree with the outcome overall. I think accounting for the Expanded universe, Luke's skill would far exceed even Anakin's prime. After all, Anakin had a ton of Force potential, but tended to prefer saber combat and being aggressive, jumping in without a plan and letting his emotions cloud his judgement plenty of times. It wouldn't be until he was Vader when he truly perfected his craft, finally taking full advantage of his Force capabilities, as well as fighting smarter. As for Luke, he learned how to fight smarter much faster than Vader did, as by the time Vader was willing to kill Luke if he didn't turn, Luke finally was both strong and skilled enough to stop and best him.

But even then, still a good read. Again, a shame that I didn't read it last year, but glad that I read it now. Good show, SS2Link.