The nightsister and the witch. A prodigy of the blade and a master of sorcery. Who wins out? PART 1: • VS | Asajj Ventress vs... Like me on Facebook! / youtubeantoinebandele Follow me on Twitter! / antoinebandele
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@Bundeskaiser9 жыл бұрын
I agree with the verdict. Zannah deserves it, she's so underrated and her magic is just too much for Ventress so it doesn't matter who's the better duelist (and I think Zannah is very underrated as a duelist. To survive a duel against Bane and a Jedi Battlemaster who is empowered by Battle Meditation while she's weakened through it is something to be mentioned). I think Obi-Wan vs. Zannah would be very interesting because both are comparable in their fighting and strategic skills and her magic wouldn't be that effective because he has no inner demons. Another interesting match would be Zannah vs. Volfe Karkko. Battle of the sorcerers.
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
Pjupe Yeah I wanna include Zannah again in a closer match up. I was just testing the waters for her here.
@infinitesheldon57109 жыл бұрын
Obi-Wan vs. Zannah would be a pretty interesting battle. I was actually thinking the same thing before reading your comment.
@qawsedf2349 жыл бұрын
How would two form III specialists fight anyway? I imagine that it would be the equivalent of two toddlers waving sticks at each other.
@SFGiantsfan97979 жыл бұрын
Galen marek vs zannah
@matthewwhite45649 жыл бұрын
Most for 3 users have skills in other forms. Luminara unduli for instance having skill in both forms 3 and 5 and Kenobi forms 3 and 4
@loganglatt72549 жыл бұрын
Darth zannah is hot
@wmcchow43524 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@djjefffernando78008 жыл бұрын
I wish there was a Rule of Two movie 😢.
@AntoineBandele8 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@djjefffernando78008 жыл бұрын
+Antoine Bandele It would be one of be the best star wars movies imo
@SFArasTMToomuchslays8 жыл бұрын
Rule of two and the old republic need movies.
@djjefffernando78008 жыл бұрын
+SFAras™ It would be interesting who would play Zannah and Bane 🤔
@nicobruin86187 жыл бұрын
Imho, a series on for example Netflix would be better. the amount of stuff that happens in the three books I feel will make content for more then just three movies.
@matt70029 жыл бұрын
I think you severely underestimated zannahs lightsaber abilities, the only people who pushed zannah and nearly broke her defenses was a very physically strong and capable blademaster who was under the influence of the best battle meditation in the order (this was years before zannahs prime) and darth bane himself and I do not believe ventress to be on the level of either of these combatants
@Fromabove5346 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. It would be to easy for Rain.
@EverestBlizzard5 жыл бұрын
True, but at the same time, Windu had trouble against Ventress, and he's really suited to dark side users. I agree that Antoine did underestimate her lightsaber capabilities, but not by a lot.
@ColArana9 жыл бұрын
Making a few comments as I go through this: -While I like the fact you drew attention to Zannah's exceptional precognitive skills, I think suggesting she could use Shatterpoint to be pushing it a bit too far. Closer to the idea that she had the potential to develop shatterpoint, and her precog had elements of it, but it was unrefined and undeveloped. -You criticize Zannah's inability to deliver an offensive sequence against Set, when the novel makes it quite clear that her refusal to go on the offensive was a matter of choice, rather than inability. Zannah had been using the entire battle as a test of Set, and noted that she could have killed him dozens of times over, a mere minute into the duel. Even so, always happy to see my favorite Lady of the Sith prove victorious :)
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
KatakiDoragon Just because she was unrefined doesn't mean a skill with shatterpoint was existent. The fact she could see dozens of outcomes in a fight, or the matrix of probabilities indicates her ablity with shatterpoint. Whether she was proficient with it or not is another question.
@r1235548 жыл бұрын
Personally, I believe that you underestimated Zannah quite significantly when it came to her lightsaber capabilities. Her defences only really were pressured by physically powerful opponents like Saro and Bane, though she faced Saro 10 years before her prime so this is questionable. I also think you were overplaying the defensiveness of Zannah's style. Yes, she is defence-centric but she does have some offensive capabilities too as referenced in the later two Darth Bane books. Overall, I believe that there is a large enough gap between the two to the point that, if these two meet during the events of Dynasty of Evil with Assaj in the place of Set Harth, Zannah could recruit Ventress as her apprentice. If the two did meet during Dynasty of Evil I'd expect the duel to go similarly to the one with Zannah vs Harth except that Ventress would test Zannah's defences far more and impress Zannah with her unpredictability and resourcefulness. It's interesting to think how powerful Ventress would have become if Zannah had taken her as an apprentice. As a nightsister, Ventress should have a natural affinity for Sith Sorcery, and with Zannah's tutelage she could become a powerful sith sorceress herself.
@AntoineBandele8 жыл бұрын
I actually agree with my underestimation of Zannah's lightsaber abilities.
@dulio32408 жыл бұрын
Just like how Dooku would make a excellent apprentice for Plagueis.
@HarleyD19918 жыл бұрын
Agreed, Ventress combat skills are astounding, but such a glaring mental weakness makes her easy work for Zannah. "Styles make fights". Ventress biggest weakness is Zannahs biggest strength.
@analothor9 жыл бұрын
anyone else think the rule of two should get its own movie deal
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
analothor PLEASEEEEEEE! Anthology please!
@paragon17828 жыл бұрын
I was just saying that!!
@wolfheart19827 жыл бұрын
but not by disney. Is my impression that this stories are placed on darker times, when the dark side was widely stronger, disney just wouldn't do justice to that.
@KumaoftheForest3 жыл бұрын
Disney will screw it’s up, just another cash grab
@wmcchow43523 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!
@dartharmis55629 жыл бұрын
I was dreading watching this match Antoine. Watching VS videos where Zannah loses to an obviously inferior opponent happens way too often and usually causes me to lose respect for the videos creator. I feel that this was a fair breakdown of both of their abilities. Asajj is no push over but Zannah was able to defeat Bath, one of the greatest force wielders of all-time. It also helped that Ventress's one real weakness played into one of Zannah's most potent weapons.
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
Darth Armis I try to create fair assessments here.
@dartharmis55629 жыл бұрын
Well keep up the good work. Good luck on your up coming Revan video!
@vertabrate19 жыл бұрын
yeah but remember bane was dying at the time of their duel. bane was not at his prime.
@johndearstyne18456 жыл бұрын
Darth Armis Lol nice evil name "I am Bath,fear me,I will conquer the world"
@kingoftheunderground35575 жыл бұрын
@@vertabrate1 prime or no prime bane and zahnna were both amped from the planet they fighting on
@jamescastleberry25627 жыл бұрын
Darth Zannah would beat her on all fronts. Zannah's defensive lightsaber Style was not a disadvantage in any way. Asajj Ventress stood no chance.
@tdawgmaster17295 жыл бұрын
So what I'm understanding is Zannah is basically sexy evil girl Obi-Wan plus sorcery.
@wmcchow43523 жыл бұрын
Practicly yes
@josiahjenksisawesome9 жыл бұрын
This is exactly why I love your Versus Series. You never have a favorite, you show every character in a good light, you have a good voice, and we agree on the verdict 9/10 Times. I even predicted how this one would play out. So here's a question, what if Anakin and Cade Skywalker fought each other's rivals? Anakin Vs Darth Talon, and Cade Vs Asajj.
@BeethovenIsGrumpyCat9 жыл бұрын
It's a real pity Ventress was never trained as a full fledged Sith lord. Even without formal training she was a powerful and creative fighter able to compete against Jedi counsel members. Just imagine if she had a full Sith training! I always found Zannah to be a bit disappointing. She's not weak, but she never put enough training in combat IMHO. That's why she doesn't do so well in fights.
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
Bogdan Cvetkovic Yeah Asajj could have done very well if trained a Sith (Sidious saw this).
@ricancira9 жыл бұрын
ok, dream fight scenario...darth zannah with a more beefed up offense, including power techniques. asajj ventress with full sith training as zannah recieved. yeah, pretty epic. also, to recall an earlier video, darth talon with positve self-esteem like a girl who gets into strength training. a truly epic chick fight to end them all.
@ricancira9 жыл бұрын
...more wasted potential. darth maul was a fuckin' nightmare even with very limited training with the force. imagine maul as a complete sith lord? he would totally own sidious. dude, sidious made darth maul a male version of asajj ventress. daaayum... :^u
@BeethovenIsGrumpyCat9 жыл бұрын
Maybe the Star Wars writers (except Lucas, keep Lucas out of it!) can have Ventress come back and open a can of whoop ass. It's good to dream.
@ricancira9 жыл бұрын
they should make R2-D2 a force sensative. it would make a more enjoyable experience than jar-jar or midichlorians.
@Leonemian7 жыл бұрын
"Though I'm not sure how you can criticize someone when they're... kicking your ass." Cue raucous laughter from me. You're awesome, man, best YT channel I've found in a long time. These videos are super fun. I'd love to see some more KOTOR 2 characters in them, I think there's fun times with Jedi and non-Jedi versions of Mira Han, Bao-Dur, Brianna, and Atton Rand, plus Visas Marr, Darth Nihilus, and Darth Sion would be REALLY interesting matchups against comparable Sith, and just, dude. Kreia. Kreia vs. Yoda. Kreia vs. Palpatine. Kreia vs. Revan. All of those would be AWESOME fights. Any video you make that involves Kreia will make my week.
@CielBlanche9 жыл бұрын
awesome vid, two of my favorite characters so seeing them covered is always nice. i appreciated the variety of sources you got images/footage from and especially how you included the dark horse canon for asajj's backstory
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
Ciel You best believe it :-D
@ariesstorm95778 жыл бұрын
The Dark Acolytes of the Confederacy versus The Inquisitors of the Galactic Empire
@kamiencat20529 жыл бұрын
Damn dude you're on a roll with your videos! They keep getting better and better every time! Nice work bro :D
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
***** Thanks :-D
@lukeanastasiades56579 жыл бұрын
I agree that though Asajj could physically challenge Zanna her lack of mental stability and control would be her undoing.
@infinitesheldon57109 жыл бұрын
Great video as always, Antoine. I've been reading through the Darth Bane trilogy lately, and even before getting to the third book, I have to agree whole-heartedly with your assessment. I think that the advantage of Zannah's sorcery is just too great for Ventress to reliably overcome.
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
infinitesheldon It's like when paper beats rock. It's one of those cases. Zannah being paper, and Asajj being rock.
@GO-lr5fb9 жыл бұрын
FINALLY A DUEL WHERE ZANNAH IS JUST THROUGH AT A OPPONENT THIS WAS AMAZING
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
G O :-)
@lyconxero4579 жыл бұрын
So I guess this was worth watching even though I already knew the verdict if for no other reason than all the new artwork for Zannah that I've never seen before. I would agree that there are many Jedi and Sith out there who could possibly have beaten Zannah but Ventress just isn't one of them. If she had a strong mental defense like Bane who had trained himself for decades to be able to resist sorcery then she might have stood a chance as Ventress has shown incredible levels of endurance but alas that is not the case. Even then, I'm not sure if Ventress could actually break through Zannah's defenses as that's only been shown to happen against extremely high level strength oriented duelists when they limit her mobility.
@PandaTail8 жыл бұрын
Woo! I'm a little biased, but definitely agree with Darth Zannah. Actually, I think Darth Zannah is the perfect counter to Asajj Ventress due to Asajj's kind of unstable mind (in comparison to the Force) vs Darth Zannah's mastery of. Pretty much how you described the fight is how I imagine it would go. One opening, and Darth Zannah would be destroying Ventress with ease. Fun video!
@edwardenglehart94439 жыл бұрын
I agree wholly with your speculations concerning how the duel would go down and the conclusion. Nice work on this one.
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
Darth Callidus Thanks dude!
@0mr.nonsense08 жыл бұрын
This battle reminded me of another battle i would love to see from you: Asajj Ventress VS Darth Maul
@matthewwhite45649 жыл бұрын
3:10 it could have been an attempt at Dun Moch, goading Ventress into making a mistake Unduli could exploit. Obviously it didnt work though
@ScottPhx9 жыл бұрын
Great video i think you got everything right Ventress just had to weak of a mind to stand up to Zannahs power like you said she would only need 1 second to break Ventress. She was even able to get through Banes mind though only for a short time the fact that she could is a testament to her power. Thanks for the awesome video i thought when i saw the title Ventress would win but once again your arguments hold a lot of weight, tough to argue against.
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
airsoft50 Thanks. I've gotten better at presenting my points.
@ScottPhx9 жыл бұрын
No doubt about that.
@xRadinox9 жыл бұрын
Antoine Bandele I Think you bring interesting points in to the table that other vs's Narrators fail to see relevant enough or explain in a fair manner. In the end of course, it's interesting and entretaining because the argument is solid even if different to what the mayority think
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
xRadinox Thanks :-D
@aidenboehringer30418 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with this. you are the best Antoine
@happysalmon67198 жыл бұрын
First of all I want to say I always enjoy your videos and listening to you go on and on about all the cool characters, and although I often feel like questioning you, at the end of most videos I feel satisfied because after all you make great videos. Now however after hearing your reasoning behind the dueling decision, I can't help but think you gave a pity point? The reasoning being "Zannah couldn't even overwhelm Bane" and similar things. Well, as far as I remember Bane was a god damned powerhouse of a sith and would pretty much overwhelm anyone in his way, especially when it came to lightsaber duels:P Personally I got the impression that this was more to showcase Banes power, not to belittle Zannah who as far as I could understand was extremly dangerous with a lightsaber in her own way. I realize now I have started to rant, as one easily does here. Anyway, great video Antoine! As always
@AntoineBandele8 жыл бұрын
I actually agree with you. I, like many others, undervalue Zannah as a combatant. It's pretty sad actually.
@Cenacles9 жыл бұрын
Great video, and I think your point relating to the ease that Zannah could torment Ventress with her past and psychological 'baggage' is a particularly excellent piece of analysis, although I definitely think it's important to consider her Dathomirian background and any teachings/knowledge she may have received from the Nightsisters especially considering sorcery appears to be their area of expertise. Despite this potentially unpredictable factor, I still think your conclusion is accurate, especially considering Ventress has shown a weakness to the force and Zannah likened to Bane in terms of power. Good job!! :)
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
Cenacles That's the thing. Ventress was a nighsister yet she never displayed abilities or knowledge of sorcery. It's odd.
@Cenacles9 жыл бұрын
Antoine Bandele Yep very strange! Would've been another interesting branch of her character too :(
@MrJramsey6189 жыл бұрын
Great video awesome as always keep it up!!!!
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
Jason Ramsey Thanks :-D
@paulrhodes73376 жыл бұрын
I miss your vs videos used to brighten my day
@AntoineBandele6 жыл бұрын
They are no longer creatively fulfilling.
@paulrhodes73376 жыл бұрын
Antoine Bandele hmm well I have to admit that is best reason to stop. Will you be doing short films or?? Where is best place to follow your new creative projects?
@christophersandidge82575 жыл бұрын
Did the sound track from this take from "Highlander: Endgame "?
@vrblacktongue687 жыл бұрын
I totally thought you were going to go with Ventress.. but the agree with u with your verdict..Zannah for the win
@VortexGamingBG9 жыл бұрын
I just found out about you! ... Benchwatching all of the versus series KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
VortexGaming Thank you! How did you come to find me?
@VortexGamingBG9 жыл бұрын
a fellow Star Wars geek sent me your Darth Malgus vs Raven video
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
VortexGaming How awesome!
@DanijelTurina9737 жыл бұрын
Darth Zannah is more in the order of magnitude of Yoda or Sidious, and ranks on top among the most underrated force users of all time.
@giacomozuccarino55939 жыл бұрын
I comment here for this video but I really like every episode of the series. What is the epic music in the intro?
@phantom115cw8 жыл бұрын
asajj is the only person to use two full blade lightsaber and what will be the best form for two lightsaber user?
@AntoineBandele8 жыл бұрын
One of the few, I believe there have been others, like Revan.
@anotherbloodyfanwriter19415 жыл бұрын
Zannah’s magic is the ultimate trump card in WAY too many scenarios for her to lose. I’d imagine only the most powerful, practiced, and mentally stable force wielders would even have a prayer of tanking or countering such spells of madness.
@footbagingdan9 жыл бұрын
Zannah is a better dualist than Ventress. She survived duals with sith and jedi more powerful than Ventress has ever faced. Zannah lived in an era that was steeped in war between thousands of jedi and sith. All her opponents were WAR tested in a way that not 1 opponent of ventress was. Imagine what would happen if Ventress faced Maul and Dooku at the same time while they were in battle meditation? Just glad the outcome was right.
@TheTTTX9 жыл бұрын
another awesome vs duel, Good job.
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
TheTTTX Thanks :-D
@zach66659 жыл бұрын
+Antoine banele can you do inquisitor vs someone
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
DM Mahfar Using the Inquisitor right now would be vastly premature.
@douglastarbox76408 жыл бұрын
Wait? Where did you get that Zannah had Shatter Point?
@AntoineBandele8 жыл бұрын
I didn't. As stated in the video it was speculative.
@shadexblitz329 жыл бұрын
what are these songs
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
ShadexBlitz Credits at the end of the video. They are all royalty free tracks.
@jakobieguy9 жыл бұрын
Love the videos
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
Jacob Davidson Thanks :-D
@tjmulligan30865 жыл бұрын
i feel like Ventress would attack so aggressively that Zannah might not get a chance to focus her sorcery, but if Ventress gave her the chance, Zannah's sorcery would her undoing.
@control40408 жыл бұрын
You really are a true Master. One day you should make a video of why you like the Sith or Jedi better. Its just a thought. I favor sith for there manipulation and mastery of the force. Also off topic I feel like you and the other 3 youtubers are my sith council and I'm just a Sith Inquisitor.
@zaluk10419 жыл бұрын
Wow, I really underestimated Zannah before this versus video, but not any more. Thanks for the informative video, I agree with the outcome as well.
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
Chris Ward Yeah I feel a lot of folks underestimate Zannah so I wanted to slowly work her in with a relatively easy match up for her.
@Verebazs9 жыл бұрын
While I do agree that Zannah is the more powerful Force-user, I find the idea of her having Shatterpoint...a severe exagaretion at the least. What Zannah has constantly displayed was an utter DISability to paying close attention to the drifts in the Force, which is -as far as my understanding goes- is about as opposite to Shatterpoint as it can get. She almost got herself killed by Set throwing his saber at her, almost got killed during the duel on Tython by letting her overconfidence turn her focus away, fell for Bane's laughable trick with the missing lightsaber, and during their final duel she was constantly and thorughly incapable of predicting the man she spent two decades studying.
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
Verebazs I actually make note of this. I think she had gift for shatterpoint but not a master of it. She had trouble pinpointing the best outcomes. In her fight with Set she saw several ways she could have beaten him: "In her mind the next few seconds played out in a thousand different scenarios, each unique in its specific details, each a vision of a possible future glimpsed through the power of the Force. The sheer number of possibilities could be overwhelming, but Bane had trained her well. Instinctively, she collapsed the matrix of probabilities into the most likely outcomes, effectively allowing her to anticipate and react to her opponent's next move even before it happened.” “In their short encounter, she was presented with at least a dozen opportunities to land a lethal blow to the silver-haired man.” Source: Dynasty of Evil.
@MRBP28 жыл бұрын
Would you consider doing a battle of bounty hunters, say Cade Bane vs. Bobba Fett?
@AntoineBandele8 жыл бұрын
I have used Boba Fett before.
@thomashisfriendsmadeoutofw51468 жыл бұрын
Which form of media was it when I scared Anakin. I know I should know as I did but I'm just forgetful sometimes
@AntoineBandele8 жыл бұрын
Comic book. The Republic series.
@thomashisfriendsmadeoutofw51468 жыл бұрын
+Antoine Bandele thanks oh I'd better be the victor in one of your versus soon or I'll scar your face
@sneakycactus53928 жыл бұрын
+Asajj Ventress nice pun
@vertabrate19 жыл бұрын
the thing that hes forgetting is do you think zannah will be able to get the chance to use it on ventress?
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
vertabrate1 Considering that I said she would I'd say yes.
@marklee11949 жыл бұрын
Please do Exar Kun vs Anakin Skywalker
@phantom115cw9 жыл бұрын
what's wrong with 2 full length lightsaber in combat?
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
Less dexterity.
@phantom115cw9 жыл бұрын
+Antoine Bandele what do you mean
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
Less maneuverability.
@christiansantos5463 жыл бұрын
Ventress is like maul all she needs is mother talking to pull out all those horrible memories from clouding her
@actorben8 жыл бұрын
If Asajj Ventress or Darth Zannah were to show up in any of the live-action SW films, which actresses do all of you think would be perfect to play them and why?
@bobkolterjahn42668 жыл бұрын
+actorben I would have to say Kristanna Loken would make a great Asajj Ventress and Dakota Fanning would be good for Darth Zannah.
@kpinfulleffect8 жыл бұрын
Uma Thurman should play Asajj Ventress & Jennifer Lawrence should play Darth Zannah.
@KP-sx9zf9 жыл бұрын
In that case how about Anakin and Quinlan Vos vs avatar aang and korra. Again thanks for answering my comments.
@TheKelticRaven8 жыл бұрын
I would love to see what you would say about a fight with Darth Zannah & Mara Jade Skywalker! Now that would be battle to see! I would also like to pount out that Darth Zannah would be very used to fighting a curved lightsaber...the very style used by her Master Darth Bane!! Something I feel you failed to bring up. This would give her an edge, having spent many upon many hour sparring against it.
@sneakycactus53928 жыл бұрын
I think mara jade would win being a Sith acolyte and dealing with Sith such as the dark lady of Sith (I don't know how to pronounce the name).Also she was one of the most powerful duelest of her time.
@chastantshontz66089 жыл бұрын
Perfect video.
@JDTheLegend9 жыл бұрын
It could end of like this though, zannah torment her until she reaches to season 4 ep 20 bounty when she realizes that she found who she really is, ventress then consumes rage until zannah is close enough. Ventress uses an enraged force choke, then harshly sending zannah into a wall. Ventress force jumps to finish her opponent but they clash. Zannah kicks. Entrees of her then regaining herself. Zannah tries to use her sorcery again but ventress slams her back into the wall. Ending with ventress force jumping and stabbing her through the heart. So this battle can end in rather two ways. Remember, Sith like to enjoy the screams of torment so if Zannah holds out long enough ventress might regain a bit of herself
@mathers0007 жыл бұрын
continues from part 2
@xRadinox9 жыл бұрын
Zannah FTW! Im too thinking that Zannah is underrated... She was the second Leader in the beginning of the Rule of two, disciple of the powerfull Bane. She may not control the most offensive sith powers, but her training strategies, force powers, sorcery and mind set turns the odds with her. If Bane saw her potential, if she attain all this, is because she exploits and refined all her talent. Not only because she was temporaly empowered by a dark nexus of sorts of whatever. I recently watched Evan Nova match with Zannah and Shaak Ti, and i think most people don't make justice with her dueling skills just because she use mainly Soresu. But as you explained Antoine, she was trained in another forms as well, even if she not actively chains the forms in combat, give her lots to work with in combat and make her difficult to surprise (not to mention the precon). I don't want to underrated Assajj either, but i think her wild/powerfull unrefined style and speed are confortably match here. I can't imagine Assaj or Shaak Ti, lasting longer against a powerhouse like Bane (in all senses, not only dueling skills) longer than Zannah.. Of course, that it's not and automatic win for Zannah, but anyway, in this case against Assajj and with master Ti, i think that eventually the sith lady would win the day. I loved this duel by the way :D Thank you! Hope to see Revan soon :)
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
xRadinox Revan will be in the next Star Wars Versus ;-) Glad you liked the video. Yes, I agree that Zannah's dueling abilities are undervalued. She took on two battle-meditated Jedi and fended off Darth Bane ... no mean feat.
@robsmith48248 жыл бұрын
another nice video!!
@AntoineBandele8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Robert.
@robsmith48248 жыл бұрын
Did you ever read the old republic book about Reven? If so, I have a question for you, I can remember the siths name, but he was the one who was torturing reven and he was of the Sith breed as well. At the end of the book reven talked the Sith into helping him and when it came down to it, the Sith betrayed reven to the emporer because he realized that reven wasn't the person he thought was going to bring the emperor down. The emperor gave the Sith everlasting life and I was curious if you know what happened to that character? I thought he was a great character in the book and I liked his conflict throughout the book. Thanks for your help and keep putting out these great videos👍👍
@ricancira9 жыл бұрын
in the end, all darth zannah has is a shield and patience...and mastery of sith sorcery...and a knowledge of and unethically brutal use of psychology. lovely. also, i'll bet that at one point in her childhood asajj ventress became a fan of iman, grace jones and annie lennox.
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
Ric Ancira Not sure who those last three are? Bald women?
@ricancira9 жыл бұрын
Antoine Bandele Annie Lennox was in the Eurythmics and Iman and Grace Jones were models. Check them out on Google images.
@vt2484 жыл бұрын
An Acolyte does not defeat a Sith Lord. Great call
@toucandan74648 жыл бұрын
Asajj ventures versus komari vosa ?¿
@kyleaustin60617 жыл бұрын
ToucanDan ventress's game
@timbruzda7699 жыл бұрын
Great Video, I agree on the outcome. Sadly Ventress is simply a too easy target for Zannahs spells. I really enjoyed watching. Keep up the good work!
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
Tim Bruzda Agreed. At first I thought I'd do Anakin vs Zannah (in which Zannah would win) but I wanted to ease people into the notion of Zannah and her Sorcery lol.
@timbruzda7699 жыл бұрын
Antoine Bandele You actually really woke my interest in that character right now:). So I wanted to ask if you think Zannah would have a chance to beat Dooku or if Dooku's extended knowledge of the "basic" force powers (TK, Force Lightning etc.) would be too much for Zannah. I am not saying she is really lacking in that area (except for lightning since she hasn't been shown to use it) but Dooku's skills are more refined as much as I know.
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
Tim Bruzda I think Dooku would be too much for Zannah.
@martingamer55919 жыл бұрын
You made the right call. Zannah's force edge would be enough to clutch a victory
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
Martin Gamer I would think so.
@zennim1259 жыл бұрын
Zannah didn't failed to play offensive against harth, she purposely wanted to show hi how outmatch he was, she easily defend against all his attacks and did see dozens of mistakes in his part, but she wasn't in hurry, she wanted to put him on the ground and humiliate him to to show she was untouchable. Bane was the only opponent ever to manage to break her defense, even in rule of two in the fight of the temple she manage to be the last one standing, bane fight against three at one point but he only survived because of his obelisk armor. and the place that bane and zannah had the their final duel was strong in the force this is a fact, but not in the dark side ( it was , and nothing is stated that she was only capable of the summoning because of the place they were, she needed to concentrate in the spell needing distance of the opponent but she didn't lack power to perform the spell. i really think you guys underestimate zannah potential, she was in the end the one who defeated darth bane, the one he recognize her as being his equal and the only one in the galaxy as being powerful enough to defeat him, but you insist in putting her only against other womens or worst, people who would never be able to defend against her sorcery. Even as a kid she could use force blast showing her brute potential(and is foolish to think she couldn't repeat the feat as an adult, seeing how to say this is the same as say her training was worthless and failed to bring up her potential), and as adult she was refined enough o squish that healer, crushing him with practical easy at the same time she purposely avoided to damage his lungs, while levitating him feets above the ground, but this you sort of said in the video, even if down playing the level that she was capable of perform.
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
Lucas Melo I think we all undervalue Zannah. Even I hold her in the highest esteem and still I sort of agree on the lack of respect given to her.
@zennim1259 жыл бұрын
Antoine Bandele don't get wrong antoine i love you and your videos, now even more seeing how you understand my point, karpyshyng made a brilliant work when creating the character history, her being underused since then really amaze me seeing how she is the only rule of two sith who uses sorcery in a regular basis, employing the spell of horror as her form of unstoppable lightning.
@Joebobjames19748 жыл бұрын
I totally agree
@Zamppa869 жыл бұрын
I gladly agree with your outcome of the fight. Ventress might be more agile and have a very minor edge in a blade duel thanks to her much more offensive blade form but that would not be enough against Zannah who has managed against several jedi simultaneously and against Bane who was much more stronger both physically and in the Force than Ventress. Ventress would grow frustrated due time as Zannah just deflects her attacks time and time again and become sloppy. Eventually Zannah's powers would strike and make Ventress mad...and then dead. There's a reason Zannah was a Darth and Ventress was just an assassin...
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
Zamppa86 Yeah I feel people undervalue the true strength of Zannah. She wasn't just an apprentice, she was a Darth, a Lady of the Sith.
@lordvader97339 жыл бұрын
Good job on the video. I agree that Zannah would be the victor and we still don't know much about her abilities. but thank's to the new canon we probably never will.
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
Lord Vader It's possible they'll go back when Star Wars dries up again.
@wjb-wt6sc9 жыл бұрын
Great video my fellow BN (black nerd). Do you think the novel will address Asajj's issues with her past? If so and she is able to overcome her past tragedies do you see this fight going in a different direction? I do as Zannah's mind terrors are the only substantial advantage she has on Ventress. Question 2 Though I recall an article stating that Mace needed all his skill to defeat Asajj would you say that the comic corroborated that statement? Please don't think me a Mace fanboy (Dooku & Dass Jennir are the truth, the light, and the way) but if I recall correctly there was only a brief exchange between them and Ventress acknowledged Mace's superiority and fled, am I wrong in assuming that the quickness of the fight and Ventress's decision to flee indicates that the aforementioned article or quote may have embellished a tad?
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
wjb61274123 Asajj would have to get over quite a lot. Zannah even had success against an accomplished Jedi Master in Sarro Xaj. Right now, Zannah essentially stomps with her sorcery against Ventress. The article came after the comic was released. And I do not think it was an exaggerated quote. If you look at the panels of the fight Ventress definitely taxes Mace Windu.
@Wjong4598 жыл бұрын
asajj ventress vs darth maul plssssss that would be soo god damn cool
@duoforce75419 жыл бұрын
Antione can I ask a few questions
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
DuoForce Ask away.
@duoforce75419 жыл бұрын
Well me and a friend of mine are wanting to start up a VS series ,and I was wondering if Kao Cen Darach vs Mace Windu would be a fair match.
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
DuoForce I would say no. Kao is perhaps one or two tiers below Mace.
@duoforce75419 жыл бұрын
Ya I was thinking the same thing, I'm just struggling to find a match You, Jensarri, Evan, Reti, or Grey Jedi haven't done. I considered a team battle. Exar Kun and Ulic Qel-Droma vs Darth Bane and Darth Zannah. Do u think that's fair. Also I considered Ward Null vs Ven Zallow. However I was thinking that match up is to obvious because Zallow would use Ataru to out miniver Null
@duoforce75419 жыл бұрын
maneuver*
@Greenguy606 жыл бұрын
I mean in that sense could anyone win against Zannah? How could someone deflect force sorcery?
@TheAncientDemon9 жыл бұрын
I agree once again, I also think its interesting about Zannah having some kind of talent with Shatterpoint, but a under developed one. I missed that connection. I do want to add, that I feel Ventress would hand some pretty powerful kicks to the face or gut, catching Zannah off guard, weakening her defense, possibly in the end costing her an arm or leg before she was able to get the space needed for a sorcery attack. Thats just how good Ventress was with a saber. I would say 6/10 Zannah. Good stuff as always.
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
TheAncientDemon Yeah it's something that hasn't been noted with regards to Zannah. I thought it was interesting that she essentially had a talent for shatterpoint that she was still figuring out. Who knows, she might have mastered if in her master-years.
@charles52able19 жыл бұрын
This is just a theory, but I suspect that Zannah may have been quite adept at using sith lightning. To me her lack of canonical appearances using the ability suggests preference rather than inability. The first reason for her not to use lightning, is that it is an exhaustive and strenuous ability that requires a great deal of force power to sustain at any lethality. This would detract from her more powerful and exotic sith sorcerey. The second reason not to use lightning lies with her knowledge of Bane's tactical abilities. Bane was a natural adept at the ability and would be more than capable of defending against such an attack. The only other major duel Zannah engaged in was against the Jedi Masters on Tython, All of these masters would have an adequate defense against force lightning since they would have inevitably faced such powers during the Ruusaan campaign.
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
charles52able1 I see where you are coming from but we unfortunately have not seen her being trained or using Force lightning, so it's not something I would give to her.
@aksnv889 жыл бұрын
People are seriously underrating Zannah's dueling skills. Bane had to adjust his saber tactics multiple times during their final duel and he was still unable to penetrate her defenses until she tripped over the grave. Even with broken ribs, Zannah was still able to withstand Bane's assault for a while and she nearly overwhelmed him with with a weakened illusion that he was completely prepared for. Ventress obviously has more material out and therefore more feats, but I am of the opinion that Zannah would be able to beat Ventress even without sorcery.
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
aksnv88 You know something . . . I may have to agree with you. I may have downplayed Zannah's dueling abilities in favor of her sorcery.
@tylerlyon81559 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah zannah's my girl!!!! Damn good fight though
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
Tyler Lyon :-D
@OnlineTrav9 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see Ventress vs Maul - please make this happen! :D
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
OnlineTrav I would too but I'm not sue it would be a close match up ... but maybe.
@LFC4LifeFan38 жыл бұрын
dooku vs maul?
@AntoineBandele8 жыл бұрын
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@caos19259 жыл бұрын
totally agree with your verdict, but i think the most likely outcome would be for Zannah to let Ventress turn into a raving lunatic, maybe make her a slave, death seems far to merciful for Zannah to do.
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
caos1925 I could see Zannah using Ventress for her bidding for sure.
@sinistavoicez9 жыл бұрын
Qui Gon vs Savaj some Jedi you guys may take interest in. I tried to pick guys who have a fight scene you can use for reference. Plus they're all Generals I believe. Bonapetit Ima-Gun Di Adi Gallia Aayla Secura Rahm Kota Eeth Koth Quinlon Vos
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
sinistavoicez I was thinking Savage vs Quinlan Vos.
@sinistavoicez9 жыл бұрын
Yeah I would love to see that done. My money's on Quinlon.
@MrPowerfulJeans9 жыл бұрын
Antoine Bandele I dunno, Savage was someone who contended with Anakin and Obi-Wan at the same time and also with Plo, and he also outright killed Adi
@sinistavoicez9 жыл бұрын
And he had force repulse as well as he choked out Assajj and Dooku at the same time. He's pretty under rated. Bear in mind who killed him, not some average force user
@Machowesker179 жыл бұрын
Ok I watched this video like minutes after you posted it but I decide to wait to see the comment section. I gotta agree with everyone else the verdict was kinda obvious. Zannah may not be an insanely good duelist (seriously bane you could've done better with her) but dueling skills aren't everything. Ventress is just too weak minded that It wouldn't be too much of an effort to break her. Now I'm not saying is a bad video and is good to see zannah been shown in good light for a change. How long till you use her again? Btw are you gonna keep using the multiple parts format or are you gonna go back to full videos once the waters are lower with the copyrights? I ask because I kinda like multiple parts more for some reason.
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
Machowesker17 I'm going back to full parts once my copyright strike is lifted. It's easier for me to keep track of when it's not broken up ever 15 minutes. Someone else said they liked the parts too lol.
@MithDragoness9 жыл бұрын
i actually disagree with this because ventress has been taught by the night sisters on how to defend from sorcery but that is about as far as her training goes in sorcery and while her past may be a weakness i doubt that zanna would be able to employ it in combat because ventress is inelegant enough to know her own weakness and if she is going after zanna she would know to beware sorcery in this aspect i do not think that sorcery would come into play
@thejmeexperience70259 жыл бұрын
Agreed good video, good points.
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
The JME Experience Thanks :-D
@peola6309 жыл бұрын
Dooku vs Kao cen darach
@NewTypeDilemma019 жыл бұрын
Asajj Ventress vs Komari Vosa?
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
Cynical Aspie Oh my!
@NewTypeDilemma019 жыл бұрын
Antoine Bandele Two masters of Jar'kai pitted against each other: one temperamental and one irrevocably insane and with a cult at her back. Both of them former apprentices of Count Dooku--fierce fighters in their own rights.
@benwest5589 жыл бұрын
Little idea Darth maul vs Ventress both assassins go against each other
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
benwest558 Maybe. Perhaps.
@mari-du7wl9 жыл бұрын
amazing
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
ted rosa *bows*
@karunsagar17739 жыл бұрын
While I agree with the verdict it should be noted that purely on the sum of their skills ventress was significantly better, the only reason why sabbath wins this is she is one of the few trained user's who isn't cool headed enough to deal with sith sorcery, it's the same reason why zen ah May stand a chance against anakin solely because it's the ideal sort of matchup. . If ventress had a stable mind it would be a ventress stomp., she's actually chilled top tier duelists. Many people will bring up that she beat bane though honestly that was essentially a gimme. She had been trained her whole life to beat him and only stood a chance cause she happened to be near a dark side nexus, she got stomped when bane was unarmed in a prison cell. On any actually even headed jedi she would be in trouble. She honestly was outclassed by bane and even after the dark side tendrils she barely freaking won, she honestly was not what bane intended with the idea of the apprentice being stronger than the master. I think a even matchup would be Ashoka Tano vs Darth Zannah, Ashoka fought evenly with ventress, was far more even headed and managed to avoid being subdued for an extremely long battle with both the likes of obi wan and anakin combined jolting her own FOR 7 MINUITES, this was before her peak at the end of serving the jedi order. Many people bring up her duel with barriss offee(someone who held her own with Anikan skywalker) when she was tired, had only one saber, and was quote stressed when she lost but no one seems to remember at the beginning when she beat her despite having to make sure to. to Not kill her. I honestly find ashoka tano to be quite underrated and I think she could beat darth Zannah. Mainly because she's already faced her fears, what zannah's sorcery depends on. She's already suffered her biggest fear being abandoned by the order so the illusions wouldn't have an effect on her. I actually think this would be a pretty good test for Zannah
@ColArana9 жыл бұрын
In defense of Zannah's prison fight, while Zannah had a very poor showing there, Bane noted he was not going to win that fight. He knew he was only delaying the inevitable, and while Zannah was wary of Bane, Bane was even asking himself how much longer he'd be able to survive. Bane ran from that fight because he knew he would have eventually lost. Calling it a stomp is a huge exaggeration. Also, Ahsoka would be slaughtered by Zannah. She has no real defensive skills with which to ward away Zannah's counterattacks, she is drastically outskilled (Ahsoka has an adept duelist, but was overwhelmed anytime she was confronted by a master duelist, and could barely hold her own), and both Zannah's telekinetic power and Sith Sorceries would be far too much. Resisting Zannah's illusions takes three parts: An awareness that you are being beset by an illusion and that your demons are not real, having conquered those fears, and having a will equal to or stronger than that of the caster. And I would highly doubt Ahsoka would have the strength of will to break through Zannah's illusions when Darth frigging Bane barely managed to accomplish it. Ahsoka's got no real feats of willpower that would suggest she's any less susceptible to Zannah's illusions than Xaj or Harth, even if she did figure out she was under a spell, before Zannah skewered her.
@karunsagar17739 жыл бұрын
you severely underrate ashoka tano, she avoided being subdued by both obi wan and anakin for 7 minuites, she beat a knight who held her own with an angry skywalker(someone who gets amped while pissed) despite having to go out of her way to not kill her, saying she was merely adept is lowbaling her. I don't think you understand how zannah's sorcery works, it works by feeding on an enemy's worst fears. Against someone like Anakin, it would be super effective as he shas some really big fears which he hasn't faced yet, against shola though it wouldn't effect her as she has already faced her greatest fear and dealt with it. Also ashoka certainly has the willpower needed to overcome illusions, she's kept a coolhead while being abandoned by her order, been kidnapped and used as a hunting target, what makes you think she doesn't have the willpower needed to fight zannah. When it comes to force use in combat, zannah's telekenisis is stronger than ashoka's, but ashoka's force augumentation is stronger than zannah's as zannah only augments her speed and agility, not her strength or endurance. Also ashoka physically outclasses zannah. She is far stronger having been able to free herself from general greviou's grip, just as fast and has far more endurance. also she has the advantage of all togrutas with increased situational awareness, i think ashoka tano is capable of beating zannah.
@ColArana9 жыл бұрын
Karun Sagar She avoided being subdued by them while they were incredibly reluctant to fight her. "I don't think you understand how zannah's sorcery works, it works by feeding on an enemy's worst fears." Considering Sarro Xaj, a Jedi Battle Master was overwhelmed by the illusions it would seem you don't necessarily need "worst fears" to overwhelm them and-- side note, you left out Ahsoka's betrayal at the hands of Bariss Offee, the entire episode with the Ones, and her betrayal by the Jedi Order. Nobody's life is perfect, Zannah's sorcery just takes those dark spots and magnifies them. Even Bane was nearly overwhelmed by her illusions, Ahsoka would have no chance. Ahsoka has held herself WELL against opponents much stronger than her, but she has never been on the winning end of such engagements. Against Grievous in their first duel she was beaten in two blows, in their second she was barely able to survive long enough to escape. Against Ventress she needed Luminaya at her back to keep her alive, otherwise she would have been beaten rather quickly. "Also ashoka certainly has the willpower needed to overcome illusions, she's kept a coolhead while being abandoned by her order, been kidnapped and used as a hunting target, what makes you think she doesn't have the willpower needed to fight zannah." The fact that Zannah nearly overwhelmed Bane with her illusions-- Bane who had been preparing to defend against Zannah's illusions for years and was still nearly overwhelmed by them. Ahsoka has never been trained to drive off a mental assault like Zannah's. Set Harth and Sarro Xaj couldn't do it, and Xaj in particular was far more powerful than Ahsoka, considering he was a Jedi Battlemaster. What makes Ahsoka any stronger than Xaj? Ahsoka cannot punch through Zannah's guard. She is NOT a master lightsaber duelist, by any stretch. She can contend with masters, but she herself is not a master. I mean. Hell, she's a frigging Padawan. She can't beat Zannah in a lightsaber duel due to Zannah's impenetrable defense and a skill at counterattacks that made even a Jedi Battlemaster hesitate, she has shown nothing that would indicate she could resist Zannah's illusions, and Zannah even outclasses her with Telekinesis as well. Ahsoka Tano couldn't even defeat Xanatos in these vs videos, and Zannah makes Xanatos look like a child.
@karunsagar17739 жыл бұрын
if tano was an adept duelist, she wouldn't have have stoof for more than a couple of seconds against anakin and obiwan combined, reluctant or not. Whether they were relctant or not, they wer estill trying doing verything they could to disarm her. Also there was no idindication of ventress winning the duel between them as they neither drove the other back or landed any blows for several minuites. You alos seem to forget this is when she was less than a year in. You can't completely discount her physical abilities which are fairly impressive conisdering she could free herself from general grevious's grip. Also set harth was not a trained force user which is why he couldn't resist her sorcery. Bane also had never had faced any of his greatest fears prior. Also beating a jedi master at that time( which was mostly because of bane) is less impressive than beating the top knights of this era as this was the order's prime
@ColArana9 жыл бұрын
Karun Sagar " Also set harth was not a trained force user which is why he couldn't resist her sorcery." Yes he was, he was a fully fledged Knight before he left the Order. His former master considered Set Harth the most dangerous being in the entire Galaxy (albeit largely because he did not know that the Sith had survived, but that was still essentially saying Set was the most dangerous non-Sith in the entire Galaxy). Also Zannah kept up with a Battle Meditated Battlemaster. Tano's got nothing compared to that. This was the Order's prime but that does not mean that immense skill then did not translate into immense skill in the Clone Wars era. Individuals like Farfalla, Raskta and Xaj would still have been regarded as powerful individuals even in the Clone Wars era. Maybe a step down from where they were heralded, but still extremely formidable. "if tano was an adept duelist, she wouldn't have have stoof for more than a couple of seconds against anakin and obiwan combined" So you are arguing that Ahsoka Tano-- a PADAWAN, with less than a decade of training, who has never won a single lightsaber duel against a halfway competent opponent, is a master duelist? Hell, Ahsoka was outduelled by BARIS OFFEE. Ahsoka has been on the back foot in practically every major duel she has been in. She overpowered ONE of Grievous's hands, not both of them, and she was still losing that battle. As for Asajj Ventress.... no. She was getting owned. The fact that her and Luminaya COMBINED were getting defeated by Ventress is pretty much concrete evidence that Ahsoka would have been destroyed without Luminaya's help. Ahsoka's got excellent experience, but her technical abilities and actual level of skill are a far cry from the level of a master, let alone someone of Xaj's level. If Ahsoka was a master lightsaber duelist, she would not be a Padawan.
@MithDragoness9 жыл бұрын
and bane feared zanna and because of this he didnt want her to become very strong and so he personally fitted zanna to not be able to hold an offensive edge against any opponent and zannas force wall was nothing to be proud of where as ventress has a compintant force wall capable of shrugging off some attacks because of that fact about zanna above i do not think she would be on par with ventress who was primarily a saber duelest over a force user when zanna is primarily a force user over a saber duelest
@maxkogan37859 жыл бұрын
The video was well put together, good job. However, I do have a concern about one thing in particular, while I do believe that Ventress would have an edge against Zannah as a duelist, I have to ask where you got the idea that Ventress was kicking Luminara's ass because I re-watched that duel and not only where they evenly matched up until the point where Ventress kicked her, but also remember that Luminara was temporarily blinded in one of her eyes right at the beginning of the match because Ventress cut a pipe and the gas went straight to one of her eyes, so she wasn't even at 100% and still managed to match her in both skill and force ability.
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
Max Kogan Within the fight I saw Luminara clearly on the losing end.
@maxkogan37859 жыл бұрын
Clearly? How? She blocked all of her strikes and was blind in one eye while doing it. Ventress merely caught her off guard with her speed. If Ventress hadn't nearly blinded her, for all we know, she could've won.
@TheJoker102599 жыл бұрын
Max Kogan Exactly!
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
Max Kogan First I saw Asajj use her environment to her benefit, blinding Luminara with just one saber. They were equal for a bit and then Luminara gets kicked.
@maxkogan37859 жыл бұрын
True, but that doesn't mean that she got her ass kicked, that just means that she has trouble adapting when their opponents switch their strategies. Aside from that, they were fairly even in the force and in skill.
@SkepticHeathen9 жыл бұрын
Fully agree with all parts of this duel.
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
Dale C *bows*
@UnicornGamingRX039 жыл бұрын
Obi Wan Vs Zannah?
@AntoineBandele9 жыл бұрын
SeaTehNoobWorld I'm currently considering Zannah/Anakin.
@MrTeddybear22778 жыл бұрын
Why don't you deal with with their weapons? They differ in this aspect from each other
@AntoineBandele8 жыл бұрын
Usually discussing their forms suffice . . . as their forms reflect their weapons and vice versa.
@pop-culturecinephile814411 ай бұрын
The fight was shorter that I thought it would be, but I don’t care
@johnbarker25078 жыл бұрын
bane vs windu?
@AntoineBandele8 жыл бұрын
I've thought of this before.
@koba_Lyle7 жыл бұрын
I agree, if she could get a spell in on bane during lightsaber duel, she can get a spell Im on nearly anyone. I think you need a Dual wielding battle master to cut her down quick.
@zaphon49669 жыл бұрын
I agree completely the Sith sorcery would put the battle to a quick decisive end