Anakin taking out Dooku's eye in that clip was insane

It's not a lightsaber battle, but I gotta say, in Empire Strikes Back, Yoda vs R2D2 fighting over the lamp was pretty epic. S tier for sure!

I always love the significance of Qui Gon vs Maul on tatooine. The first duel in a millennium between Jedi and Sith.

Anakin VS Obi-Wan personally. Just the choreography, the emotion, the music… amazing.

Ashoka vs Maul will always be absolutely stupendous for me. The whole setup, animation and art quality, voice acting, all just beyond outstanding.

Don’t let this distract you from the fact that Lightning McQueen blew a 2 lap lead in the Piston Cup.

Anakin vs Obi Wan on Mustafar is definitely my favorite duel, one of the greatest and most beautiful and tragic moments of the saga

Maul vs Obi Wan from Rebels in C tier is a legitimate crime. I should arrest you right now

Bro Hayden's smirk when he took out Dooku's eye in the scrapped fight was S tier. That should have been in the movie

The final fight with Maul is just as good as the prequel fights just because of its emotional significance

Seeing the behind the scenes of Hayden makes it that much more impressive, that he was able to do it so well

Hey Theory, just a heads up if you don't already know this - In the Obi-Wan vs Grievous fight, they had Obi-Wan cut off 2 of Grievous hands really quickly in the fight because they were having trouble filming a fight with a 4 handed being. So they had to get rid of 2 of his hands to make it more manageable.

The 2 Luke vs Vader fights for sure. The emotion behind duels make them easily the best. I also appreciate the choreography in those films because every swing had a purpose even if it wasn’t as flashy. The prequel fights are cool but they were too flashy and many swings were meaningless. If we can start getting a mix of the 2 the duels would be perfect. Vader’s choreography in Rogue One and Luke’s in Mando season 2 are great examples of this.

The Yoda-Dooku fight was making everyone in the movie theater laugh out loud in both amazement, joy and astonishment - it was the fight everyone had been looking forward to and it did not disappoint! It was the best thing ever at the time!! 👌😁

For me personally it's Vader vs Luke in ep 6. The music the emotion the location and even the choreography was so great. Excellent atmosphere. Palpatine posing in the background great. Simply the best duel.

Palpatine vs Maul & Savage is the most badass IMO.

I love how you can remember every battle and re-call everything single move it just proves how much you love star wars

This is sadly missing the fight between Ahsoka vs Maul from Clone Wars and also Ahsoka vs Baylan Skoll. I think those two are actually pretty good~ The Baylan Duel is one of the few highlights of the Ahsoka show for me.

Imagine a Nick Gillard version of star wars, but just all lightsaber duels... How has Disney not brought him back for everything star wars related? The man is a legend!!!

I never realized how skilled Hayden was even in reality, for some reason only recently I was like "holy hell, he was actually doing the fight scenes and duels himself, physically, that's really impressive"

Battle of Heroes is in its own tier to me, as a kid that was the coolest thing ever and now as I’ve grown up it’s still the coolest thing ever not to mention the music, choreography, emotional and plot importance, and the stakes, as well as the end of a trilogy and the beginning of the next

The fight between Anakin and Ventress from Tartakovski's Clone Wars is one of my personal favorites.

Obi-Wan vs Maul on Rebels is the closest to a Samurai fight and the fact TPM fight plays a big part in its outcome, makes it top tier. Also one not mentioned, Palpatine vs Maul and Savage is also S tier. I would have also put Empire’s lightsaber fight as S tier.

I would of gladly taken a 4-5 hour ROTS movie. The cut out choreography was so amazing! Also, the book by Stover for ROTS... amazing, brings in a lot more context. Love it!

Rebels Maul v Obi-Wan is without a doubt the most realistic duel. Two masters in swordplay wouldn't take 5 minutes to kill each other. It's usually over in seconds. In my personal top 3.

Yoda vs. Dooku had that great moment where Yoda pulled his saber with a force pull. I loved that.

Nothing beats ESB, everything about that fight and scene is magical. Then you get the reveal of who Vader is, just unbeatable IMO.

Great video and interesting thoughts. For me personally nothing comes close to Luke v Vader in RotJ. Not as flashy in terms of choreography as the prequel fights but hits so many more emotional notes and coupled together with knowing it's a father fighting his own son. When that music kicks in after Vader taunts Luke and he just goes wild with rage it really is the one of the best moments in the franchise for me and how it sets up the big payoff to follow.

I'd be curious to have you add in more of the fights from the TV series.

I can't believe they didn't include that Palpatine extended fight scene in - what a massive loss that was, but so glad this footage was recovered so we can see how it could have been.

I was 15, watching on opening day, and Obi-Wan+Qui Gon vs Maul set to duel of the fates cemented me as a Star Wars fan for life.

"EVERY"? Lightsaber battle... I don't think you did that. Really excited for part two when you include the rest of them!

@18:00 “this isn’t even a lightsaber fight so it’s an F” 😂😂😂👍

I actually quite liked the duel at the end of episode 7. I thought the outcome was stupid af but I actually liked the lighting, the heavy blows kylo was doing and the sound. Plus the fact it takes place after Han dies gives it emotion for me. Wasn’t anything fancy but i still loved. ROTS is goated

I’m surprised that you didn’t rank the battle on the Invisible Hand higher. Dooku’s battle with Obi-Wan and Anakin was so satisfying and flashy.

Any chance you could do a ranking of the animated lightsaber duels? I remember some of the Clone Wars show duels being pretty iconic.

Your videos never get old man the intro the way you explain things definitely gets me thru work and it’s sooo good I don’t mind watching the same videos over and over again

Vader vs. Luke in Return of the Jedi will ALWAYS be the most emotional duel ever. I don’t get any feelings watching Battle of the Heroes, but Vader vs. Luke sends chills down my spine every time. As Luke screams “NEVER!” in reply to Vader saying “If you will not turn, perhaps she will.” The music that follows is potentially the best piece of music in the entire franchise.

Man putting Mauls final fight in C just does t feel right😢

Really liking these ranking videos💪🏻

3:00 you just unlocked a memory for me when mentioning the piggy bank lol, loved that thing

Seeing Theory absolutely nut all over his pants while reminiscing on the classic duels is one of the best things I’ve seen.

I love the prequel choreography but #1 for me is Luke vs Vader in ROTJ. So much was at stake. Luke was basically fighting for his father's soul.

Even tho I grew up with the Prequels, my fav is the Luke v Vader fight in ROTJ , that haunting choir and the absolute emotional impact of it makes it my #1 but Ani v Obi ez #2

No Vader vs Kenobi from the show? Comparing it with every post-Disney duel I think it’s the absolute best. It even rivals some prequel fights. Mainly because it’s freaking Obi-Wan and Vader but also the choreography was great and I loved the form switches from Kenobi to throw off Vader. Going from Form 3 to Form 4.

I love these tier list vids! Hope you continue to make more!

Video idea: showing luke getting angry using the dark side on an enemy or something while searching for artifacts with kilo to connect why kilo would be scared of Luke in the last Jedi. This would be in the Asoka shows new season. I’d like to hear you dream up how this would work and what the scenarios could be

OKAY I THINK WE ALL NEED THE PIGGY BANK BACK

Favorite MCU fights ever? It's not from Endgame. It might actually be the fights from The Avengers (2012), The Winter Soldier, and Civil War. Endgame felt way too bloated but I did like Thanos vs. Iron Man, Cap, Thor and then Thanos fighting Scarlet Witch and Captain Marvel. 1. Iron Man vs. Thor, The Avengers "Shakespeare in the park?" This one was so simple but I loved it. 2. Steve vs. Bucky, The Winter Soldier TWS had the best hand-to-hand choreography. 3. Thanos fight in Titan, Infinity War 4. Iron Man vs. Cap & Bucky, Civil War 5. Airport fight, Civil War Felt more like a sparring fight with nobody endangered of dying but had humor like Ant-Man becoming a titan. 6. Final battle in Endgame 7. Entire Battle of NY in The Avengers 8. Elevator fight in The Winter Soldier 9. Battle of Wakanda in Infinity War 10. Black Panther vs. Killmonger near the waterfall and at the end. Underrated fight: Hulk vs. Abomination in Incredible Hulk. Sorry to No Way Home fans for missing out in my top 10. I couldn't even include Hela slaughtering Thor's friends. I personally enjoyed the Batman vs. Superman fight being I'm a bigger Batman fan. Superman sorta getting his revenge in the Justice League. Now let me think about all the great action sequences throughout several movies and TV shows... The Watchers on the Wall Battle of the Bastards The Spoils of War The Long Night Hardhome Black Water War in the Stepstones Final battle in LotR: The Two Towers Final fight in Wheels on Meals and Dragons Forever Hallway fight in Oldboy (2003) The Protector fights especially Tony Jaa against a capoeira fighter ala Eddy Gordo All of Max Max: Fury Road Saving Private Ryan's opening Glory's final scenes All the epic open field fights in Braveheart Quicksilver's "Time in a Bottle" All the fights in Gladiator and Troy

Obi Wan Kenobi versus Darth Vader in the last episode of Obi Wan Kenobi deserves an honorable mention in my opinion.

Anakin vs Obi wan remains undefeated. No duel has ever held this much weight that this battle held

Whoa, I had the Vader piggy bank too! That’s wild, childhood memory unlocked

For me Ray park is the best duellist we have ever seen on screen. What he did against TWO people was just insane. Really hope we get more maul

Palps destroying that giant tv screen of Yoda while fleeing at 17:03 lmao

Nick Gillard Anakin/Vader vs Obi ROTS🌋⚔️ And Duel of The Fates Episode 1 Darth Maul vs Qui Gon Obi Wan 💯 Agree with that, Luke Skywalker ROTJ Fight with Vader 💚 The Emotional Weight behind it I will always get choked up🎵Twin Suns The Old Ben vs Maul Seven Samurai was Amazing! Yep Sam Witwer narrate so well👏 Yep I will never forget my Theater going crazy Yoda vs Dokku Loved it! Great choices General Theory 🤘

Essentially, lightsaber duels by the end of the movie or episode usually rank higher than others 😎

Need more like these videos!! Gonna be so fun cause people Will always be hella mad for some reason 😂😂

The 2 Luke vs Vader fights for sure. The emotion behind duels makes them easily the best. I also appreciate the choreography in those films because every swing had a purpose even if it wasn’t as flashy. The prequel fights are cool but they were too flashy and many swings were meaningless. If we can start getting a mix of the 2 the duels would be perfect. Vader’s choreography in Rogue One and Luke’s in Mando season 2 are great examples of this. Battle of Heroes is in its own tier to me, as a kid that was the coolest thing ever, and now as I’ve grown up it’s still the coolest thing ever not to mention the music, choreography, emotions, and plot importance, and the stakes, as well as the end of a trilogy and the beginning of the next Battle of Heroes is in its own tier to me, as a kid that was the coolest thing ever and now as I’ve grown up it’s still the coolest thing ever not to mention the music, choreography, emotional and plot importance, and the stakes, as well as the end of a trilogy and the beginning of the next Great video and interesting thoughts. For me personally, nothing comes close to Luke v Vader in RotJ. Not as flashy in terms of choreography as the prequel fights but hits so many more emotional notes and coupled together with knowing it's a father fighting his own son. When that music kicks in after Vader taunts Luke and he just goes wild with rage it really is one of the best moments in the franchise for me and it sets up the big payoff to follow. Nothing beats ESB, everything about that fight and scene is magical. Then you get the reveal of who Vader is, just unbeatable IMO. I'd be curious to have you add in more of the fights from the TV series Young Jedi Adventures to come out in next week's game of the comment on the week's okay top 3.

Been waiting for this ranking!

If we included other live action.. The Vader and Obi-Wan fight in Kenobi is probably S tier for me

I've been looking forward to this.

I think ahsoka and Vader's fight had the best moment of all these duels, but it was just too short.

Can't forget about the dual between Ahsoka and Mual in the throne room on Madalore How Mual knew what was about to happen to the fate of the galaxy and Ahoska tried to see his perspective.

Obi wan killing maul was artful. Someone swapping through phrases in contrast to maul, a man who can’t let go

2:58 I also had that Darth Vader bank when I was a kid. 😅

Nah I'm defending the fin and Ray v kylo fight scene, it's way better than og Vader v Kenobi, and episode 2 Anakin v dukku where you can't see anything, It may not have the choreography of the others but it replaces it with pure energy. The fear you feel as kylo slices at rey and she can only just dodge it. Always being pushed back, looking for an opening but being hunted down, no escape. It's horrific and I absolutely love it. It's also much more emotional that the other fights. IDK what you're talking about when you say maul v qui gon and obi wan is emotional, it's just a guy fights our heros who we've never even met. Here we have this fight just after he's killed han, we want him dead so bad, he's just knocked out fin. And even the force pulled lightsaber being just so cool, it's all not enough. I would have preferred if they ended it there instead of with a ray victory, but that alone for me is enough to put it into at least b tier.

Vader vs Luke in empire for me Those moments of silence and tension building combined with the dark atmosphere and of course the iconic revelation at the end makes it the best for me.

It’s the fact the videos from nick contained Hayden.. so he learnt all that and wasn’t used but it’s still amazing to see what we could have go with at least one of the actors.

As much as I love the prequels I’d have to put Luke versus Vader in return of the Jedi in the number 2 spot with Anakin and Obi-Wan being first, and Obi-Wan, Darth Maul, being third. It might not be as flashy as Obi-Wan versus darth maul, but if you’re talking emotional weight and storytelling through choreography it’s simply astounding

I completely understand your opinion and your reasoning as why you didn’t really connect with the grievous obi wan fight, however I must say I really enjoyed it and would put it as an A because it felt very David vs Goliath to me and was one of Kenobi defining moments after really not doing much earlier in the RTS against dooku and now to single handedly put himself in front of grievous and his army and kill The Jedi Killer at the time really made me like Kenobi and respect him as someone who could in fact best even Anakin

Duel of Fates... By a mile. Even just that beginning, when Maul activates the double lightsaber... So freaking good

I think some of the sequels fights should get a bit more credit

This man really put AOTC Anakin vs Dooku in the same tier as ESB Luke vs Vader lol

Prequel: Anakin vs. Obi Wan & Duel of the Fates Original: Both Luke vs. Vader Sequel: None of them

Loving these ranking vids

No, actually, the second part of their duel in Empire had music. I KNEW he was going to put Yoda and Dooku at A!

Anakin vs Obi-Wan and the 2nd Luke vs Vader fight are the best fights imo, and maybe the 2v1 duel in TPM.

Should make a video about ranking every force power from worst to best, I'd love to see that😁

Imagine if George got the budget that Disney put in the sequels. Obviously the lightsaber fights arnt the best in the sequels but I love the visuals and how the sabers look. Just modern technology but imagine it with the prequels 😮

Palpatine vs. Maul and Savage is my personal favorite. Just seeing the Jedi struggle vs maul and savage, and palpatine shows up and schools them. Gotta love it hahaha

I really love These Ranking Videos

Dude, I had that Vader piggy bank too! I would love to find that if it’s not sold/thrown out. For iconic duels - Vader vs. Luke on Cloud City is my favorite!

I know you’re a sequel hater but the starkiller fight in TFA between Finn, Rey, and Kylo is awesome.

Shame that not all the saber fights weren’t on the list, still missing a few major ones from TCW, rebels, all the other shows, and sequels

Luke vs. Darth in Cloud City. The most realistic and the most intense of any of the film lightsaber duels. If you like dancing and jumping around, then the Prequels. If you like watching a Mary Sue and Gary Stu hopping around, then the Disney Trilogy is for you.

1. Ben Kenobi vs Darth Vader, 2. Luke Skywalker vs Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine, 3. Luke Skywalker vs Darth Vader, 4. Obi Wan Kenobi vs Darth Vader, 5. Obi Wan Kenobi and Qui Gun Jin vs Darth Maul, 6. Yoda vs Darth Sidious, 7. Mace Windu vs Darth Sidious, 8. Yoda vs Darth Tyranus, 9. Anakin Skywalker vs Darth Tyranus, 10. Obi Wan Kenobi vs General Greevous.

Love u bro ur the goat theory great list man

Excuse me. Sir Alec Guinness’ spin in the A New Hope duel makes it S-Tier by default

Im in the minority I'm sure, but the prequel fights haven't really aged well for me. Blew my mind when I first saw them, but now I do prefer the more modern fights. The prequels are a bit too choreographed for me and lose that sense of danger and realism. I think they've really evolved what was so great about the prequel fights, and made it a bit more real and suspenseful. There are some specific ones from the modern era that really stand out to me. Still, I understand that if you were a kid when the prequels came out then the prequel fights would be your standard.

the way you quickly put the sequels as the worst with a disgusted face 😂

This is top tier content theory… I LOVE IT!!

yooooooo never seen a post that was from 15 seconds ago lol , love your insight

Mustafar is really the genesis of the Star Wars we know. Not only is it aesthetically incredible, but it is the moment Vader is created, as is Obi Wan, in a way, the Obi Wan we come to know. Melancholy, but utterly resolute in his training of Luke and fighting the empire to the last. Same goes for Vader.

Weird that there was two rebels fights but not Ahsoka vs maul or earth sidious vs maul and savage

“They were just touching swords” 👀 5:57

That's awesome that you say that about the piggy bank. I remember when I was younger my brother had the Vader one and I had the one with C3PO and R2D2. Great memories. Keep up the great work theory.

I had that coin bank too! A gift from my dad, and now a great memory that I will have to go dig out of storage.

despite his willingness to come back, i still think Disney does not hire Nick because his choreography is too difficult to learn for a tv show.

That piggy bank is awesome!! Still have it in my cabinet to this day. Gotta find it!

Loving these vids Theory !