Versus Series: Obi-Wan Kenobi Vs. Darth Talon

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4 жыл бұрын

My analysis of Obi-Wan Kenobi will be drawn from his appearances in the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy and its tie-in novelizations, comic adaptations, and visual dictionaries, the 2003 Clone Wars Microseries and its tie-ins, in addition to his numerous appearances in the books, comics, and video games of the Expanded Universe. As I am focusing on the character within the timeframe of Revenge Of The Sith, I will be devoting most of my attention to Clone Wars-era material.
My analysis of Darth Talon will be drawn from her primary appearance in the Star Wars: Legacy comic series, specifically within the timeframe of the "War" arc, with additional information pulled from the Legacy Handbook and the Legacy-Era Campaign Guide. Background information on both combatants and the overall setting will be drawn from The Essential Guide To The Force, The New Essential Chronology, and the Power Of The Jedi Sourcebook, among others.
The idea for this match-up came from a surprisingly innocuous place: In my abridged versus video, Rahm Kota Vs. Darth Wredd, uploaded back in October of 2018, I cited Master Kenobi and Darth Talon as examples of archetypal members of their respectives organizations, and I found that the side-by-side images of the two I had arranged simply... clicked.
So with all of that out of the way, allow me to present Obi-Wan Kenobi Vs. Darth Talon.
- The Cestus Deception - [04:36], [18:50]
- Jedi Apprentice #1: The Rising Force - [04:40], [33:40], [33:44]
- The New Essential Chronology - [04:45], [33:52], [04:45], [06:11], [18:18], [14:05], [34:24]
- Mysteries of the Jedi, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Pg 58-59) - [05:10]
- Revenge of the Sith (novelization) - [05:26], [05:32], [15:57], [35:23], [37:01], [46:02], [05:46], [36:40], [38:28], [38:38], [17:12], [17:23], [17:59], [20:23], [36:22], [38:56], [46:42], [48:01], [36:47], [37:07], [37:10]
- The Complete Visual Dictionary (2006) - [06:47], [06:59], [06:54], [07:02], [14:31]
- The New Essential Guide to Alien Species - [08:15]
- Legacy Handbook (Issue 0), The Sith Empire, Darth Talon (Pg 5) - [09:03]
- The Jedi Path - [11:17], [15:23], [18:09], [34:50], [35:44], [36:01], [37:18], [37:29]
- Scourge - [11:56]
- Labyrinth of Evil - [14:12]. [17:55], [36:17], [46:56]
- Lightsabers: A Guide to Weapons of the Force (2010) - [14:21]
- Jedi Vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force - [14:27], [14:35]
- Fightsaber: Jedi Lightsaber Combat, (originally published in Star Wars Insider #62) - [15:09], [15:31]
- Fightsaber: Mastering the Art of Lightsaber Combat (online supplement), Form V: Shien/Djem So - [15:16]
- Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords - [15:43]
- Legacy Era Campaign Guide - [21:51], [27:43], [41:31], [44:45], [24:15]
- The Essential Guide to Warfare - [22:37]
- Barely Tolerable: Alien Henchmen of the Empire, Part 2 (online supplement) - [24:19]
- Power of the Jedi Sourcebook - [35:05], [36:12]
- Attack of the Clones (novelization), Chapter 18 - [38:20]

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@youngsmitty347 4 жыл бұрын

Kenobi wins by charming Talon with his excellent flirting skills.

@albedo5455 4 жыл бұрын

"The attempt on my channel has left me scarred and deformed. But I assure you, my resolve has never been stronger."

@DropkickNation 4 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't be a Connor video without 5 minutes of TCW bashing before it even begins. 🙄

@jackmurphy1783 4 жыл бұрын

Although I like TCW a lot more than you appear to, I have to agree with your rant at the beginning. It always bugged me to a high degree how the continuity didn’t match up with the movies. Without beating the dead horse that is General Grievous, I also would like to bring up the exchange between Skywalker and Dooku, the whole “my powers have doubled since the last time we’ve met” also being in line with your critiques, due to TCW, the last time they met was essentially last Thursday for them

@yahwhey2392 4 жыл бұрын

I am more hyped for Exar Kun Vs. Darth Bane than I am for Episode lX.

@rowknan9848 4 жыл бұрын

Come to think of it, I've always liked the idea that Obi-Wan had very little innate talent with the force. He much like Vader had a set of handicaps he had to overcome to become effective, but in overcoming these handicaps they grew past them. Obi Wan was never cut out for the sort of esoteric mastery that other Jedi displayed or massive displays of Force Power, but he made the most of a subtle touch.

@darkarpatron 4 жыл бұрын

Legends all the way, just how it should be. Never stop advocating it's continued existence.

@DanieleMulas-up7np 4 жыл бұрын

The rant about TCW is certainly more earned now. As much as Season 7 was beautiful and heart-wrenching as a finale, the number of retcons and inconsistencies was too much to be ignored. They retconned how Ahsoka fought and captured Maul, they gave her blue sabers just because, and they made Maul ridiculously OP. Yet NO ONE bats an eye because it's their precious childhood.

@joeymobb8438 4 жыл бұрын

I'd go a step further and say the TCW 2008 is unequivocally incompatible with legends. Despite what the team insists, it changes so much and blatantly overrides pre existing lore to the point it can only effectively function in the "canon" timeline.

@sonofluke3172 4 жыл бұрын

Trashing on TCW gives me life. Never change.

@Tracer_Krieg 4 жыл бұрын

"Hello there."

@mikaelm5367 4 жыл бұрын

The Dark Times are ending. Hope rises once more in the galaxy. The Jedi are returning. Good to have you back, Jensaarai.

@ariesstorm9577 4 жыл бұрын

When Obi-Wan is fighting Durge on Muunilinst, constantly chopping and moving forward it reminds me of Dooku’s observation of him using Shii-Cho against the Count. There’s nothing complicated about it, a beautiful demonstration of effective simplicity.

@user-fb5ir3zz8l 4 жыл бұрын

Two of the sexiest Star Wars characters facing off against one another.

@ariesstorm9577 4 жыл бұрын

Random thought: could Obi-Wan have been influenced by Darth Maul in the sense that he adopted a similar back pedalling approach, allowing the opponent to aggressively drive him backwards until he was somewhere with the tactical advantage?