But, in that measured, calm battle, George Lucas managed to vastly develop the lore of the Jedi and of Obi-Wan Kenobi in that brief encounter, much more than many of the highly cinematic and acrobatic battles ever can. While the light side of the Force has expanded its color palette somewhat, the uniform red of the Sith has been almost entirely unchanged.īy modern standards, the original lightsaber duel is a timid affair, a slow back and forth that’s far from the highly choreographed battles of the modern films. This is a visual motif that would remain to this day. Not only did it establish the history between Obi-Wan Kenobi, then known only to the audience as a wise old man with a mysterious past, and Darth Vader, the towering general of the Empire, but it set up the dynamic of the heroes using blue-colored sabers and the villains using red. It’s difficult to overstate the importance of this fight in the history of Star Wars.
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Darth Vader - Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope It’s unfortunate that this feud is never resolved, as Count Dooku is dealt his fate in the next film before he can once again face his toughest foe.ĩ. As Yoda saves the two Jedi, Count Dooku flees. This threatens to crush Anakin and Obi-Wan Kenobi, the two still injured from their recent encounter with Dooku. Dooku, sensing that his old master was still too powerful, decides to instead cause a beam in the temple to break. The battle is a flurry of light as Yoda uses his incredible agility to throw Count Dooku off balance, the Count clearly on the back foot during the fight. For fans of the series, seeing Yoda use a lightsaber almost 20 years after his introduction on Dagoba was a huge moment. It’s at that point that the Count acknowledges that he’s unable to best Yoda in the ways of the Force, instead insisting on a lightsaber duel.
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The battle kicks into action when Yoda is able to deflect Dooku’s lightning, something fans had never seen in the series, as a show of how capable the old master still is.
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Beginning as a test of power between the domineering Count Dooku and the ageing, frail Yoda, the two use their Force abilities to throw parts of the temple at each other. Perhaps a divisive choice among fans who feel that the fight undermines Yoda’s character somewhat, the fight remains one of the highlights in an otherwise dark chapter in the history of Star Wars.