DarthNidLoc posted:I like the book, I just find ex's vocal dislike of it hilarous, His stated reasons is the way the characters are portrayed. Sepcifically the way Yoda's is portrayed.
Darth-Vassago posted:DarthNidLoc posted:I like the book, I just find ex's vocal dislike of it hilarous, His stated reasons is the way the characters are portrayed. Sepcifically the way Yoda's is portrayed. Right. I heard that from others, as well. I disagree; heaven forbid Yoda should be portrayed in a semi-humorous light, hm? No, Yoda is just an old stone, one that doesn't laugh or have a sense of humor. I found it refreshing, and it reminded me much of how he acted in Empire. Not to mention, the author leveled it all out with seriousness. Not like Yoda was running around like a derranged fool the entire book. Or any of it, for that matter. ~Vassago
Rilwen_Shadowflame posted: Darth-Vassago posted:DarthNidLoc posted:I like the book, I just find ex's vocal dislike of it hilarous, His stated reasons is the way the characters are portrayed. Sepcifically the way Yoda's is portrayed. Right. I heard that from others, as well. I disagree; heaven forbid Yoda should be portrayed in a semi-humorous light, hm? No, Yoda is just an old stone, one that doesn't laugh or have a sense of humor. I found it refreshing, and it reminded me much of how he acted in Empire. Not to mention, the author leveled it all out with seriousness. Not like Yoda was running around like a derranged fool the entire book. Or any of it, for that matter. ~Vassago I agree. I like the fact that Yoda actually has a sense of humour in Dark Rendezvous. And his interactions with Dooku...*shiver*"Disappointment like I not, apprentice. Give me my rose" You definitely get the sense of a long history between them, now turned to estrangement by Dooku's decision to leave.
Darth_Hiatus posted: Mace Windu was the greatest swordsbeing the Jedi Order ever produced (excluding the Chosen One.). Even Yoda couldn't match him in the ways of the blade. This has been said on wikipedi.org, starwars.com, and various canon novels.
sabarte posted:Dark Rendezvous also says that "Among the other Jedi, perhaps only Mace Windu would have been his equal on neutral ground". Perhaps. Personally, I think it'd always come down to the psychological factor, and we see Dooku out-psych Mace on Geonosis and also in the EU elsewhere. What it comes down to is that Dooku knows and can predict Mace very well, but Mace doesn't really know Dooku at all. This is demonstrated by how utterly blindsided he is in AOTC. Dooku doesn't match up well against Yoda, but I don't think any Jedi trained by the Order would. Yoda just knows them all too well, and has trained many of them. Dooku's weak against Yoda like Anakin is against Obi-Wan. Of course, Yoda doesn't know Sidious. And Sidious doesn't know Mace. Thus explaining ROTS
Darth_Hiatus posted:Agreed. I see your points. It would make sense that Yoda knew of Dooku's strengths to a degree that he could pwn Dooku without any effort. Also, I overlooked the observation that only Mace was said to be Dooku's equal on neutral ground. Yoda's just better. I would, however, disagree that Dooku out-psyched Mace! Mace faced off pretty well. Well, if you except the whole super battle droid thing. Again, I'm a huge fan of Dooku. I think that he could, when it came down to it, defeat Mace, but not Yoda.
