Vader’s next live-action fight in the Star Wars timeline took place in Rogue One, when he slaughtered a band of Rebel soldiers, taking the time to do it one by one as they tried to escape with the stolen Death Star plans. It's debatable about whether or not they were both truly trying to kill each other at the start, but the fight ended with Obi-Wan on the high ground and Anakin sliding into a river of lava with his remaining limbs chopped off, all because he was arrogant enough to try and make the jump. We of course have to start with Revenge of the Sith. (Image credit: Disney+) Why I Think Vader Can’t Beat Obi-Wan Without Changing His Tacticsįor why I feel that Vader can’t beat Obi-Wan by using the same methods that served him so well against pretty much everybody else, let’s look at Vader’s other big live-action fight sequences during Obi-Wan’s lifetime. Back when the news first broke of Hayden Christensen returning as Vader, Kathleen Kennedy previewed that the show would deliver “the rematch of the century.” I loved the whole sequence, but wouldn’t necessarily say that it matches Kennedy’s preview, so there may be another fight on the way. Was it a draw, then? It feels more like a “To Be Continued” than a stalemate for me. The original trilogy meant that couldn't happen, but Vader has set his own precedent for not beating Obi-Wan. If he'd just seized his opportunity to kill his former master as soon as it presented himself, he would have won easily. Vader didn’t win despite having every advantage, because Obi-Wan getting away was not his goal. He wanted his revenge, and was willing to take his time to get it. His plan was clearly to do a lot more than just literally roast his former master for a couple of minutes. No, Obi-Wan did not win this duel.īut I would argue that neither did Vader. If Leia hadn’t convinced Tala to go to his rescue, he would have been killed by Vader, possibly after having all his limbs chopped off in another act of vengeance for the Mustafar duel. Well, Obi-Wan certainly didn’t win the rematch that Vader had been waiting for, for a very long time.

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