Why didn't Dooku kill Anakin and/or Obi-Wan while he had the chance?

after he sliced ani's arm off and Force pushes him next to Obi-Wan, he just turns off his saber. Why didn't he just walk over and finish them before Yoda arrived?

 

I think it would have been cool if there were some dialog implying that Dooku was going to take an unconscious Anakin with him in an attempt to turn the boy to the Dark Side.

 

He was exhausted from fighting Anakin, who was much tougher than he had realized. Then Yoda showed up and prevented that.

 

maybe he wanted to strike them down on the floor at same time(since one was almost on top of the other).

 

The bad guys always hesitate for a quick kill so they can explain their evil plan and then say something like "It's a shame you didn't join me when you had the chance." then someone [yoda] comes to rescue them right in time.

Plus, if Anakin or Obi Wan died the OT would be alot more messed up then it is now.

 

"Why didn't Dooku kill Anakin and/or Obi-Wan while he had the chance?"
He was too busy looking for his lost helmet.

 

Uh, there's no need for Dooku to reveal the plan. This plan, unlike in say ROTJ, needs to be kept on the down low and hush hush.

 

I don't think that Palpatine would have been too pleased at Dooku killing Anakin.

 

Remember, Count Dooku was a great Jedi Knight, renowned in the Jedi Order for his wisdom and his very high standard of morality. He is a man of principle, a gentleman in the finest traditions of the Jedi Order. I think he saw Obi-Wan and Anakin lying there wounded and clearly beaten, knowing they were no match for him, and felt a little sorry for them. Plus, I think he kind of liked how Anakin came to help Obi-Wan, in spite of the nasty jolt he had just gotten from Dooku's force lightning and the fact that he had almost no chance against Dooku in a duel.

Also, Obi-Wan was Qui-Gon's apprentice, and Qui-Gon was Dooku's apprentice, so he has a connection with Obi-Wan. So I think Dooku was considering the situation, what would be the honorable thing to do under the circumstances, what options he might have and so on. Perhaps Obi-Wan could be convinced to join him in putting the corrupt Senate in it's place after all? Count Dooku is one of the greatest swordsman in the recent history of the Jedi Order, and a lightsaber duel for a Jedi Knight, especially one who has dedicated himself to the degree that Dooku has in the discipline and art of lightsaber combat, is an almost revered thing. Something that is treated with the deepest respect, a field of honor where battles may be fought with the most elegant of weapons, the lightsaber. And so a great master duelist like Count Dooku takes such things very seriously indeed.

 

I tell you what though, one of my favorite scenes in that whole part of the movie, is when Dooku was standing over Kenobi in the middle of the room, and he was like twirling his lightsaber elegantly, and then comes down hard with it to kill Obi-Wan...but Anakin stops him in the knick of time. With the music in the background, and Dooku twirling his lightsaber for killing blow still gets to me, because it shows Dooku could easily kill anybody if he wished, and he was gonna do it too.....

 

It also shows Anakin is capable of moving very fast if he really wants to.

 

Dooku had no problem killing his opponets while they're down. As noted, he takes his sweet time winding up for the killing below. But this second time, he sags his shoulders a bit and exhales almost as if it's a sigh. Anakin gave him hell and he needs a moment to compose himself.

 

I'd have to watch it again but IMO it didn't look to me like Anakin "gave him hell".

 

Yeah, I don't think so either. He breathes after it's over, but Dooku did just beat two prominent Jedi in about 2 minutes. It may just be Anakin having tired him out or it could be something else. I don't think Anakin in Episode 2 is more powerful than Obi-Wan.

Edit: Watching it on Youtube it takes Dooku about 40 seconds to beat Obi-Wan and 40 seconds to beat Anakin total. 20 seconds if you don't count when he had two sabers.

 

The Dooku-with-two-sabers bit is on YouTube? I thought there was just a still of that.

 

I meant when Anakin was using two sabers.

 

I'm not saying that Dooku is completely unwilling to kill an opponent in a duel. Obviously opponents tend to get killed when in lightsaber duels, considering how lethal lightsabers are, and so it's an expected possibility by Jedi any time they enter a duel, they understand the risks involved. And Obi-Wan was almost done in by Dooku at the end of their duel. But I think after seeing Obi-Wan and his padawan both lying there, Obi-Wan wounded in both shoulder and leg, Anakin with his arm cut off and seemingly just about knocked unconscious by Dooku's powerful force push, he couldn't help but a feel a little sympathy for them.

Dooku, being a renowned Jedi Knight himself and having a noble streak in him, could relate to them and respected that they had put up the best fight they could, even though they were no match for him. And so he took some time to consider what the proper course of action would be, what would be the honorable thing to do in this sort of circumstance, as he considers personal honor and the way a man conducts himself to be things of great value.

 

I wonder if Dooku would have gone over and finished off Obi-Wan and Anakin had Yoda not shown up. He was about to kill Obi-Wan during the duel, but that was the heat of battle, and he may have been trying to draw Anakin into a hasty attack (which I don't really believe, because he looked genuinely surprised when Anakin intercepted his killing blow).

However, once Anakin and Obi-Wan were dispatched, Dooku looked worn and a bit regretful. Maybe the pupils of Qui-Gon had earned his respect, or maybe he was just being "gentlemanly", but I don't think he would have walked over and murdered them. Of course, once threatened by Yoda, he has no qualms about dropping a huge support beam on them; after all, he is a Sith Lord, just a courteous one!