Anakin fighting with his robotic arm

I'm not sure if there's an "Anakin fighting" thread somewhere. If so, please point me to it.

In AOTC we all know Anakin recieves a robotic arm. But does anybody think Anakin may favor this arm in Episode III when fighting? It seems like using his robotic arm would gain him more strength, and if anybody here judges by lightsaber forms (in which Anakin uses form V), his form requires him to "over power" his enemies.

In TESB we get the idea that Vader can handle things with one arm. When he first fights Luke, he uses only only arm to fight (the arm he loses in AOTC that is replaced with a robotic arm).

My only hope is that if he does favor his one arm, I hope he stills uses both when he has his big fight with Obi-Wan.

Any thoughts on this?

 

Yeah, that would be a nice touch to his fighting style. I've also got a theory that sometime in Ep3 he will cut off someone else's arm, probably Dooku's, in a scene similar to the one in ROTJ.

I just hope Anakin get an upgrade on his robot arm... the one in AOTC looked weak.

 

It'd be cool if he was blocking lightsaber blasts with his lightsaber AND his arm at the same time.

 

I just want to see Anakin fight with two lightsabers like in AotC, but for a considerably longer period of time.

I've also got a theory that sometime in Ep3 he will cut off someone else's arm, probably Dooku's, in a scene similar to the one in ROTJ.

"I didn't mean to be disarming, Dooku."

 

Well, I would assume that the top 10 "No-No's When Dealing With Darth Vader" would come in handy:

10. Don't mumble "This is CNN" under your breath as he walks by. He hates that.

9. Don't tell him he's got a one-eyed snake in the trash compactor. He'll probably misunderstand and kill you.

8. Don't push any of them buttons on his chest. Especially that blue "fill your suit with water" one.

7. Don't point out that most of the Stormtroopers in those wide-angle shots are just paintings. Just play along and wave politely.

6. Don't say "Less Filling."

5. Don't accept any promotion that would make you Admiral status. Trust me.

4. Don't shift the Death Star into reverse from 4th gear.

3. Don't come out of hyperspace to close to a system.

2. Don't ever call him "Anakin" or "Pepe'." Those names no longer have any meaning for him.

1. Don't bother trying to hide them McNuggets. He's on them like white on rice.

 

uh.............

 

What that has to do with anything?

Owerpowered robotic arm could be handy when fighting with more experienced but physically weaker adversaries.

 

I would assume three years later that maybe Anakin's mechanical arm would be more advanced than the one he has in AOTC. What I wonder and did not even THINK of til I saw this thread is... how will they SHOW it??? Will they fudge it with a black glove, similar to Luke's? Will Hayden wear a blue glove so they can replace it with a CG mechanical hand in all his shots?

 

I think he will have a black glove.

 

While I think that his Robotic arm will give him more strength in that arm, I still think it will make it harder for him to manvure that arm like he was able too before.

 

I agree with the thinking that he will be wearing a glove over the robo arm. The one in AotC was crazy looking and would look cheezy if he fought with that, so they will just cover it with a glove.

 

Maybe I'm off base, but for some reason I assumed that the robotic arm shown at the end of AOTC was ... not finished... or something... or maybe sort of like a temporary tooth they give you until the crown is ready... A weird idea I suppose, but we already know they could make it much better looking, and as fully functional and maneuverable (if not more) than his organic arm. In ESB when you see Luke's new hand, it looks human except for that "access hatch".

As far as fighting styles, would Anakin perhaps adjust his method if the arm is much stronger? I don't know all that much about the styles they have though, so maybe "form V" is already the best one for him to use.

I have a feeling that the battle between Obi and Anakin will be enormous... I could see Anakin using every trick he has... force throwing objects, 2 sabers, whatever... he'll probably be enraged, and pulling out all the stops.

 

What if Anakin( I know this will not happen) had his robotic arm quipped with lightsaber so he would have a few more seconds to surprise attack and he carried one for the other and so that the opponent would not get suspicious until the last moment?

But I like that theory by ST-TPM-ASF-TNE.

 

They will probably cover up Hayden's arm with a glove when he is fighting.

 

I have something to ask your opinion about, and since this thread was
started, I will do it here, although the question is more general.
In Star Wars we often see limbs cut off and replaced with mechanical
ones. My thought is that no matter how advanced an artificial arm may
be, it can never be as good (or as flexible if you like) as the original
one. How will Anakin use his lightsaber with a mechanical arm? We have
seen Vader in action and know of his lightsaber fight skills, but isn't it
strange that he uses his mechanical arm so easily? We can assume
of course that Vader and Ep3 Anakin are not as good as Ep2 Anakin
in lightsaber combat...

 

I think we'll just see Hayden's real hand. Luke didn't bother to wear a glove until his mechanical hand got shot. The glove was just there to cover up the "wound."

 

The reason Anakin got a mechanical looking hand is that the technology for prosthetics wasn´t as advanced back then as it is in TESB.
Anakin will most likely be wearing a glove to cover the memory of his failure in the duel against Dooku.
And to parallell Luke´s glove in ROTJ.

 

Given where his arm was severed (just above the elbow), the robtic arm could only give him a more powerful grip - but not more lifting or punching power.

Given the "clunky" appearence of the arm in Ep II, I was wondering how bio-realistic that arm is - for instance, can Anikan feel pain with that hand. For that matter, can he "feel" with the hand at all... Imagine if the answer is no, what the psychological impact could be..

In terms of him fighting with the arm - It should look really cool. But I'd expect his performance to be simply adequate - not improved as a result.

 

The reason Anakin got a mechanical looking hand is that the technology for prosthetics wasn´t as advanced back then as it is in TESB.

I would think it would be the other way around. Anakin, a Jedi, was a servant of the Republic, so he probably would have gotten much better medical care than Luke did by the cash-strapped Rebellion. And technology doesn't seem to change that significantly from one movie to the next. The Star Wars galaxy is supposed to have had this stuff for hundreds or thousands of years.

 

I agree but his hand in Attack definately looked inferior to Luke's prosthetic hand.

 

Maybe Anakin chose that model himself. It certainly would add an interesting twist....






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According to Behind the Magic, the technology of prosthetics was developed during the clone wars. That should be accurate, since wars have a tendency to accelerate the progress of civilization.

 

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Well I can't remember where I read it, but I do remember GL or Burt saying they're going to have Hayden wear a "Blue Sleeve" and CGI in the mechanical arm in EP3. I don't remember if a glove was mentioned.

 

To go along with Anakin's behavior in Episode III and his turning to the dark side, what do you all think of him backhanding Obi-Wan like Qui-Gon did to Maul in TPM or even punching Obi-Wan during any possible fights? IIRC the only punches to be thrown in SW have been in AOTC and ESB, between Obi-Wan and Jango and Han and Lando, so it's not unprecedented. With the right editing/camera perspective, it could come off as brutal without being too violent.

He's more machine now than man, twisted and evil.