Darth Vader Vs Luke Skywalker Analyzed and Explained | Lightsaber Duels

[@ATATChat]

Enjoy this unorthodox analysis of Vader Vs Luke on the DS2! Please LIKE, SHARE and SUBSCRIBE! Leave your thoughts on this duel down below! -ATAT

[@MilkManTheGoat]

Please do obi won vs Darth maul next the prequels one

[@coletteedwards2590]

AT-AT Chat hi raylo is canon

[@tafaricarty9922]

Vader is old af, I swear younger Vader would smack Luke

[@christianmarten4938]

Luke was improved but still not a match for vader

[@mrfridge562]

I love this fight, it’s my favourite of all the Star Wars movies, it’s just so emotional and Shows Luke at his prime, it shows how powerful Luke really is and that Vader really was weakened by the fight between him and Obi-Wan and Padmés death and Luke and Vader are my favourite Charakters and episode 6 is my favourite movie out of the saga

[@adamvrana1688]

When Luke states he's a Jedi like his father before him... MAN. That pride combined with courage feels like a spit in Emperor's face. Such an inspirational moment that has shown me how important it is to stand up saying f*** off to any kind of manipulator trying to control my life. One of the best moments in OT for sure.

[@jesseruiz8411]

Great example of some aspects of Stoicism 🤙🏼

[@trollzynisaacjohan1793]

The real fight was the mental one between luke and palpatine.

[@adamvrana1688]

@@trollzynisaacjohan1793 I see the main struggle being between father and son. Each one of them having their own believes, while in the end, they get rid of the wall (Palpatine) who up to the end prevented them from truly understadning each other.

[@mgoblue9389]

Lines that have always stood out to me from this confrontation ever since I was a little kid: "You, like your father, are now...MINE" Followed up by "I am a JEDI, like my father before me

[@MoonJung82]

His father was listening to that too.

[@ioanevans6763]

I agree, Vader literally throwing his lightsaber at Luke is definitely a highlight of this fight. Something we've never seen before

[@miguelcorreia6777]

Vader was disabling the Highground

[@firestriker3580]

Not true, we’ve seen lightsaber throwing before

[@basedbattledroid3507]

If he did that on Mustafar he probably would've killed Obi-Wan

[@sireggy5456]

@@firestriker3580 nope this is the first ever lightsaber throw in star wars

[@timgo5829]

I always say this, "The empire strikes back" is the best Star Wars movie but the final duel from "Return of the jedi" is the pinnacle of Star Wars.

[@g.davidturnblom5751]

Well stated. This duel is a huge part of why Return of the Jedi is my favorite Star Wars film. It also seems to me that it is one of the most important battles ever written simply because it ends with Luke turning back from the greatest of all temptations, the temptation to destroy that which you hate. I'm not saying that I think Luke hated Vader, or even the emperor, but that he hated what they had done. Had he turned his hatred toward the Emperor, he would not have tossed his lightsaber away, but turned back against Palpatine in an effort to retaliate, seeking revenge. Through his lust for power, Palpatine had destroyed the freedom and dignity of the entire galaxy, and destroyed any chance of saving himself in doing so. Luke, by resisting the Emperor's power and choosing to stand in clear opposition to the Emperor after having come so close to submitting to the same hatred, destroyed Palpatine's life work. The rest of his journey toward becoming Luke is almost irrelevant with these scenes simply because Luke grows more as a result than he could have otherwise, in my opinion, making this scene more important than any other as I see it. I still love "The Empire Strikes Back" and "A New Hope" and see them both as stronger films overall, but neither has anything with as much critical importance to a story as Luke's throne room battle against Vader does. Important growth moments, yes, but nothing as critical as these scenes. I therefore agree with you that it is the pinnacle of Star Wars, but I also believe the battle is also one of the greatest events in all of film history, not just Star Wars.

[@joseraynortibor334]

4:00 *"Luke gains the HIGH GROUND"* *Angry Vader noises*

[@alielzabidi1009]

joseraynor tibor I’m your 69th like *Nice*

[@RandyTheGoldenRat]

Vader: You underrestamate my Power! *throuths Lightsaber*

[@Luey_Luey]

paused the video right at that moment to look for this exact comment

[@reyntime8735]

*angry respiration*

[@nnnnmhughuuhhjiijj9457]

@@RandyTheGoldenRat too bad, he actually says "you underestimate the power of dark side" at moment.

[@MrIronwillie]

Opinion: Luke would’ve went to the dark side if Palpatine knew how to shut his mouth

[@cadkls]

"Would've went" Good grief.

[@benderhender1442]

@@cadkls WEE WOO WEE WOO THE GRAMMAR POLICE ARE HERE

[@dookiebrains3824]

@@cadkls shut uppp jesus

[@nibba352]

Bender Hender idk it’s honestly kinda bothering the fuck out of me too so

[@stanleylee3329]

William Thornton Fact

[@psycholonya]

Something I always found interesting is that when Vader says ‘Sister... so you have a twin sister.’ Not only does Vader look slightly upwards towards where Palpatine would be, but he emphasises the word ‘sister’ as if he wanted Palpatine to hear him say that. I thought he did all this because once again he has learnt more about the lie that Palpatine told him, and this the hidden-away part of Vader that wants to betray and kill Palpatine come out in a sense of passive-aggression. Vader’s actor was so fucking good at conveying Vader’s internal conflict and withheld emotions, especially considering he was a masked man.

[@alexplaysminc.-.5922]

It awakens the logical part of him that screams "You're a damn pawn, dude, stop following the damn instructions!'

[@Emerald501st]

Yea I've heard some talk about the evil and malice in that line, but I've always thought it was simmering rage at Palpatine.

[@OrbitalSnapshots2455]

Yeah, when Luke got the high ground, Vader was like "Not this shit again" and throws his lightsaber instead of jumping like last time

[@ATATChat]

HAHA

[@davidward9737]

I like that. Yeah it is a part of Padma. The internal conflict Anakin feels. He loved her so much ❤

[@Deadricblood]

This fight is so emotional. It's almost like Vader is redeeming himself. This is the last time he'll be with his son, so he's pretty much just playing with him and realizing how strong his big boy is.

[@alexandelsosa7718]

Never noticed how much Christensen looks like young Hamill

[@antbanks1261]

No he doesn't..lol

[@VickStarkiller]

Maybe GL cast Hayden for a reason. They say Ewan got to be Obi-Wan cause he bore a slight resemblance to Alec Guinness.

[@austinkersey2445]

@@VickStarkiller And partially because he's a nephew of the actor for Biggs Darklighter (Luke's buddy in the Rebellion during A New Hope).

[@VickStarkiller]

@@austinkersey2445 actually he was the nephew of the man who played Wedge.

[@austinkersey2445]

@@VickStarkiller That's right. I remembered it was one of the pilots. Wedge Antilles was a hell of a chad.

[@DMan-ev2rx]

You're definitely one of my favourite Star Wars youtubers, your analyses of the lightsaber fights are so in depth and high quality.

[@moneybaglifts1944]

Not only that, but he is an actual star wars fan! He loves and gives positive vibes of all the movies, including ST. Instead of outright bashing something aimlessly, he points out flaws and makes them bright so to say. Love this channel

[@kedarraman6690]

OK though anakin was low key proud of how smooth luke did that backflip upwards... Anakin not Vader as I firmly believe that he was always there under the Vader persona

[@ATATChat]

*damn, my son*

[@genghisgalahad8465]

KEDAR RAMAN I wish you no more than 66 likes as that is already the perfect number of likes. I have spoken...

[@japtakito8551]

Amazing! Every word that you just said, was correct! As Yoda said: “A Jedi, uses the force for knowledge and defense, never to attack” Luke had an instinct of darkness, as the prequels state “the dark side blinds/clouds the Jedi,” in this case the dark side blinded him that he attacked his own father (just like he will do with Ben Solo) ... but then Luke realized he was blinded and let the rage flow through him, so he stops when he sees his father’s arm and compares it to his own, a reminder of how “he has too much of his father in him” and how he was becoming Vader... Luke made a choice, the light side will win, and Luke learned the value of not using a lightsaber , he will not make the mistakes of the past Jedi of killing violently during the clone wars, he will become a better Jedi, a defensive peace keeper, defeat the darkness with pure light ... resolve conflict with a peaceful mind without anger, redemption happened to father and son at the same time... and the green color signifies how Luke has grown as a character , a more wise and patient Jedi than he was in the previous movies, this battle was a perfect finale for the original trilogy! Love every lightsaber analysis you do in your videos!!! Please do more! Consider Mace Windu vs Palpatine and Dooku vs Anakin and Obi wan And Yoda

[@cadkls]

@@CD-R828 They can fail if the writers chose it regardless of whether it makes sense in context, sure. Luke and vader was a combat scenario, vader literally just threatened Leia, of course that will make him angry. Ben didnt do anything. He slept, and had bad dreams. Luke would have talked to ben, sat him down in private and talked to him, help him sort through his feelings. If my nephew was having dark thoughts, my first instinct would be to talk to him, not stand over his bed with a knife while he sleeps, that's the very last thing I'd do because I'm a reasonable person capable of making rational and empathetic decisions. Also, ya, know, I'm not a murderous psychopath.

[@shadychandelure2602]

Well that was inspiring

[@CD-R828]

cadkls exactly this whole trilogy is just a waste of time.

[@cadkls]

@@shadychandelure2602 was it though?

[@shadychandelure2602]

@@cadkls yep

[@SVOKRAplays]

Ah yes, something to shorten my anxious wait for tomorrow's TROS screening.

[@mv9370]

So... how was it?

[@tron7_]

@@szu_6388 you fell for it fool

[@rybread1035]

I sense a deleted comment

[@tron7_]

@@rybread1035 someone said that they liked it and it was full of plot twists or something like that

[@rybread1035]

@@tron7_ Eh, tbh I didn't find TROS offensive, just kind of boring, still leagues over episode 8, thanks for filling me in though

[@lucidxchrist2133]

Anakin was the chosen one and is the chosen one. Just took his son to realize that

[@alexplaysminc.-.5922]

And thirty years being Palpatine's pawn.

[@CyberController-]

Best Duels (i.m.o) o.t: Luke vs Vader r.o.t.j p.t: Obi-wan vs Vader s.t: Rey vs Kylo t.f.a Animated: Vader vs Ahsoka

[@impulse5674]

There isn’t that much to choose from in the sequel trilogy though

[@hippopa6889]

Ultimate LifeForm They’re lol not that interesting

[@CyberController-]

@@hippopa6889 Opinions, guys. That's the magic word. Have your own and respect others.

[@myst_rain352]

I’m more of a prequel guy in fight scenes

[@CD-R828]

Rainrewindz Gaming same.

[@marktulo]

I thought Vader just tripped on his cape before he hit the railing.

[@rodneylane952]

Definitely my favorite duel in the OT

[@stanleylee3329]

The Second Trilogy adds so much depth to these movies that it’s ridiculous. That’s how you prequel

[@KevinSmile]

George Lucas is the G.O.A.T.

[@brianbays867]

This scene has my most favorite scene of all Star Wars. When Vader taunts Luke and realizes he has a sister. Luke taps into the dark side and starts to win the fight. The best part is from the outside in it seems like a awesome comeback, the hero is winning. The music juxtaposes this with such a saddening tone and you realize hes failing. Hes winning the fight, but failing as a Jedi. He cuts Vaders hand off and goes to kill him when he looks at his father's hand. That snaps him out of it, because it shows him a similarity between him and Vader and makes him realize at this moment Luke isn't far off from Vader. He used his anger to win. He throws his saber away and accepts death instead of turning. Truly epic.

[@jesseruiz8411]

“Vader just says fuck it to the whole high ground thing going on here” might be my new favorite audio quip/quote ever.

[@ATATChat]

*not again*

[@WWEVoice101]

The Luke people wanted was the mythical flawless projection shown in Last Jedi, but that was not reality. The real Luke was the one we see here in ROTJedi as well as the one on the island with Rey.

[@cadkls]

Yeah, the one who stood up to the emperor, and tried his best to bring his father back to the light. Not stand over his nephew with an ignited lightsaber instead of talking to him and helping him sort through his feelings like any reasonable, non-psychopathic jedi would do, not even jedi, just any normal, well adjusted human being would talk to someone who is having dark thoughts, not instinctually pick up a knife. That's not normal, that's not ok, and that shouldn't be romanticized or glorified. Its disturbing as fuck. The fact people can't see it as such worries me.

[@christiancrusader9374]

@@cadkls More they remember Luke had moments of darkness before, and that Ben had already turned and Luke had just seen what he was going to do. Luke does ignite his lightasaber, but it's a moment of instinct, and it quickly passes, and Luke does realize that would be wronf, but then Ben wakes up.

[@cadkls]

@@christiancrusader9374 Unfortunately using the excuse that it was an instinct and passes in an instant, doesnt hold up. Pick a random person on the street, and they wouldn't even consider the remote possibility of picking up a weapon. Nobody would do that in their right mind. The only people that would do that, are violent psychopaths and sociopaths. Luke is neither. There is no discussion, that scene is a plothole plain and simple. It is out of character. If they showed us in the original trilogy that Luke was some kind of sociopath then yes I could believe it, but he isnt, and I dont buy it. Rian doesnt understand luke. End of debate.

[@christiancrusader9374]

@@cadkls not against a random person no, but if you knew someone was going to murder millions of people, and they had already decided to do it, and you had a chance to kill them, would you do it? Or would you even consider it? A phychopath has no problems with it. Luke did activate his lightsaber, but he immediately regretted it. We all have moments of weakness. Also he's had moments of darkness before. Remember whem he tried to kill Vader in a fit of anger, amd almost did it.

[@caderen5624]

@@cadkls well its not like luke peaked into ben's mind, oh wait he did, he saw darkness in ben and saw him destroy everything luke loves and for a moment of instinct luke tried to stop it, and it was not like luke was really gonna do it, it was only for a moment, he even said he was ashamed of what he attempted, luke wasnt a sociopath it was just a brief moment of instinct, an actual sociopath whould have striked ben right at that moment, 0 hesitation, but luke stopped himself and was ashamed of what his instincts could have made him do, luke even almost did the same thing to vader in return of the jedi so it was not out of character

[@arcadeassassin7176]

the reason why this fight scene is so good is because its structured like a conversation with the battle its self being a visual representation of the argument between Luke and Vader. also Ian McDiarmid's wonderfully hammy performance is definitely a plus.

[@MegaAngryspoon]

It's amazing how many people completely misunderstand this duel, great work

[@SnowiestSnowman]

Love these, keep them coming! I’ve shown your videos to TLJ haters and it changed their minds!

[@InventorZahran]

Even those fans who fell to the dark side can be redeemed. The ability to criticize The Last Jedi is insignificant compared to the power of the AT-AT Chat!

[@goddammitnappa1617]

Guys, pause the video at 9:21. You can see that Luke's eyes are yellow, sith yellow. He actually turned to the dark side for a split second during this fight. That is an incredible amount of detail on the filmmakers part.

[@taranmellacheruvu2504]

I think that’s just coincidental, due to the lighting

[@mando9364]

This is something I need today. Something to help calm my nerves for literally the next 48 hrs till I see the movie. Between the reviews of Ep IX and the recent episode of Mandalorian, I'm on edge. Now with that said this was a very great in depth analysis of one of the best scenes in the original trilogy. Watching this scene again after TLJ helped me realized Luke was in character in the film. Not only that it's an all-too-awesome moment in this film, and it definitely deserves to be studied. Again AT-AT you did a fantastic job. And I hope you have a great time tomorrow night.

[@Squidgyy_]

Luke: Gets high ground Vader: Here we go again...

[@ernestolombardo5811]

Luke: Gets high ground again Vader: Here we go again again...

[@alottaguala9766]

Love these Saber duel analysis vids mang, allowing others to see and apperciate what is going on, you da mann

[@connormorgan7274]

You’re videos are so well made and quality. Genuinely interests me every single video I watch.

[@ATATChat]

Thanks so much. I was worried this one sucked lol.

[@connormorgan7274]

@@ATATChat nah man really in depth to how the characters would have been feeling and why said feelings resulted in the duel. Amazing vid man please keep pumping them:)

[@itszaque]

8:11 Vader definitly trips on his cape. Luke's blows were fast but they weren't the baseball bat heavy style he then employs after Vader is down. This explains why Jedi's de-robe before fights, and inspired Edna Mode's famous "No Capes!" rant in the Incredibles. *disclaimer: this is said mostly in jest. Either way, great video! It's nice to find a channel that can recognize some imperfections in movies but still points out each strength and stylistic choice the directors made!*

[@ArthurMorgan45LC]

Well done! This is my favorite duel in the entire saga for these very same reasons you outlined in this video.

[@mitch1833]

Oh! Luke vs. Vader in ROTJ is my absolute favorite! The pain, fear and sorrow! Luke trying to protect his sister. And, the music! It gives me goosebumps every time!

[@joeottsoulbikes415]

I really enjoyed your analysis of this duel. You bring up very important notes at certain times that have over arching impact on not just Luke and Vader/Anikan but the entire universe as impacted by these two. The events of this one duel has effect literally on the entire universe.

[@jedi_connor3030]

If there was a single moment in the original trilogy that I could single out as my favorite, it'd be Luke looking at his own hand after cutting off Vader's. Mark Hamill did such a great job, you can really see the gears turning in his head, putting the pieces together, as he sees just how close he is from falling over the precipice and becoming exactly like his father. It's beautiful because it doesn't require any dialouge to perfectly convey the entirety of the message.

[@MultiDavetube]

Excellent analysis!! Good job, I subscribed within the first few minutes. Looking forward to more videos.

[@xxcrazycrocxx4486]

Very well made bro, I love your analysis and how you tie in not only the emotion behind it but the story. When if you wanted you could have just done the technique. I like it and I see this duel in a whole new light compared when I saw it as a kid.

[@JonHandEntertainment]

Well, I’ve found my new favorite video series. Awesome job, man. Side note - your voice is absolutely perfect for these videos and any kind of commentary for that matter.

[@RogersRoger]

Coming to this after the movie. I'm very glad I found this channel.

[@ballisticbuilds8600]

This is the best duel. I’m leaving it there

[@Will-bq5qt]

This is my favorite Star Wars film because of how emotional it is between Anakin and Luke. I love how Luke comes to save his father and he saves his father and his father saves him.

[@Rey20171]

Nothing to do with the video but let me just say right now that it has been a pleasure and honor that I’ve come across your channel and you continue to be a class act ,and do what you do. Thank you AT

[@ATATChat]

Aww thanks 😊

[@ApolloDelius]

man your the first Star Wars person I find myself waiting for your next videos. thank you buddy

[@charlietoloza3233]

I used to watch this duel all the time when I was a kid. This fight feels epic because It was the resolution of a six movie saga (trilogy back then)

[@ALCATRAZx29]

I imagine Luke taught Leia to communicate with her father.

[@sirkarl1]

Best and most emotional of all the duels

[@twstf8905]

Haha removing those caterpillar eyebrows was one of the better decisions George made with his special editions. 😂

[@max4furious]

Dude I'm telling you right now, you're gonna have 1 million subs in no time. I love your lightsaber duel video essays

[@oS2006DE]

That was great fun to listen to and watch! Thank you, and i hope to have way more to enjoy!!!

[@matteogauthier5773]

Great videos man. Love them

[@knightclinic332]

So when Sidious says "strike me down with all of your hatred, and your path to the dark side will be complete", is he hoping Luke kills him so he can transfer his soul into Luke (i.e. exactly what he tried with Rey)? It's interesting because I've always wondered why Sidious asked Luke to kill him in this movie, and TROS may have provided an explanation.

[@ATATChat]

This is my guess based on what JJ was trying to tell us.

[@GonzoTehGreat]

I think it's clear that Sheev was tempting Luke to attack him in order to seduce him to the darkside, safe in the knowledge that Vader would intercept any lethal blow and defend his master with his life. It appears to be a win-win scenario for the Emperor, because either Vader kills Luke, thereby ending the Jedi, or Luke kills Vader, succumbing to the darkside in the process. For Luke to turn he needs to act out of rage and hatred, which is why both the Emperor and Vader goad him into losing his temper. The ending of RotJ is a beautifully crafted, fitting climax to the Skywalker Saga. It doesn't need explanation by unoriginal, formulaic filmmakers like JJ who have ruined a great story by trying to retcon it, instead of progressing the SWU with a new one.

[@knightclinic332]

@@GonzoTehGreat The Sith using essence transfer isn't a JJ Abrams/sequel trilogy invention.

[@GonzoTehGreat]

@@knightclinic332 I never said it was, so why introduce a strawman? What I DID say is that the ending of RotJ is self explanatory, as any well written ending should be, unlike the story in the sequels. JJ doesn't need to explain RotJ and he shouldn't even be trying to explain something which is already so well written and told. He should've used the sequels to tell a new story instead, but he's not a creative or original filmmaker, as TFA proved.

[@knightclinic332]

@@GonzoTehGreat But us disagreeing on whether or not ROTJ is self-explanatory has nothing to do with JJ Abrams. I've had these questions about the OT since before the prequels existed. Whether or not the sequel trilogy should have been more original is a different discussion, in my opinion.

[@thehaefman656]

This series your doing is awesome I love lightsaber fight analysis! You should def do either duel of the fates or obiwan Anakin and Yoda vs dooku

[@rogueguardian]

Hey Nick I just want to say whatever happens after TROS. Keep being awesome. You helped me stay positive and I appreciate that.

[@gustavalbrektsson]

I really want to see you make analysis on the lightsaber fights In TROS. They are so interesting to watch

[@jamesdelatorre3105]

I am always entertained by this battle

[@connorv3334]

My favorite duel in Star Wars, and probably my favorite movie of all time as well. The emotions it gives me are like no other

[@Prim3MavericK]

7:29 i wanted to run a theory by you: Because Luke was so afflicted by the shock of Vader knowing about Leia, he lost control of the Force and that explains his wild unwieldy swings. However he focuses himself and his lightsaber to a degree that it awakens him to the 5th form of lightsaber combat, Djem-So and because he was tainted by the dark side gave way to Juyo shortly after. My backup to this would be kind of how Padawan Obi-wan was so aggressive vs. Maul when the shock of losing Qui-Gon hit him

[@ATATChat]

That's a fascinating thing to consider 🤟🤔🤔

[@bryceerickson6096]

These are soo beautiful.

[@animefan77]

10:04- In the film, Palpatine likely was annoyed at the annoying whelp defying him and wanted to put him in his place. In the broader context, he was prepping for years to turn Luke to evil since before he was born using Anakin/The Senate/Separatists to achieve this goal of ruling the Empire and to be the Sith to gloat about being the one who turned the Jedi into their own to ensure their extinction. Seeing all of that fall apart after over three decades of planning, is going to....irk him a great deal.

[@rafaelcampuwork]

Nice video man never looked at it this deep

[@deadmetal8692]

The way that I've always seen Luke's first salvo blocked by Vader is from two separate points of view. As in Vader not only blocks Luke's first strike to protect his Master, but also in a type of subconscious way of keeping him from falling to the Darkside by striking the Emperor in anger. Or maybe I'm just a naive fanboy.

[@maxsiem77]

This is by far the best lightsaber duelscene as far as I’m concerned. When Vader suggests that Leia could be turned, it fills Luke with hate and makes him throw himself at Vader with all he’s got. At that moment the only thing he wants to do is to kill Vader. The music is sad and dramatic, because it’s horrible to feel that you have to kill your father to protect your sister. This is what makes this scene so emotionally charged. Because of all this, as far as I’m concerned, none other lightsaber duels are better than this one.

[@5BBassist4Christ]

Yes, this dual is very enLIGHTNING. On a more serious not, the last several swings have so much in common with the Bespin dual, almost the same choreography even, but both reversed in roles and mirrored in image.

[@GNN_CamInFocus]

The struggle against the Dark Side isn’t a one and done deal. Luke can’t just say “I’ll never turn to the dark side” and that’s that. It’s a lifetime of struggle and torment, especially since Luke used it to best Vader. That perspective makes Luke’s actions in TLJ so much more understandable.

[@jollyrenzosabado7381]

Thats part of the movie I can understand thou its a hard pill to swallow. But understandable you will have countless battles with your dark thoughts and you may not win them all.But abandoning your friends and family and the entire galaxy for a self imposed exile , rather than trying to "fix" what Luke has done to Ben is where "character assasination" comes into play. In the return of the jedi,Luke may have "used" the dark.side to win against Vader, in the end he chose to go against it solidifying Luke as this "I may not be perfect but I will always do whats right" kind of character. Not the "ow I messed up, i don't wanna do anything anymore because I'm a failure". That's just my opinion of what Luke is/should have been. Again only the author/writer can say what kind of person their creation is i.e. Luke. But I still can't help but think that Luke should have had a different ending, or at least George would have written him differently.

[@ChickenMcBerger]

im loving these analysises!

[@taylormorrow8924]

Great video!!! Love the duel analysis vids, would love to see OBi Wan & Anakin v Dooku from both Ep 2 & Ep 3

[@themanrexy5472]

Just found your channel and I love it

[@Randoman590]

Looking forward to your look at the duels in TRoS and the Prequels. Any chance of looking at Ahsoka VS Vader as well?

[@MoonJung82]

I love that people love this duel. It's the best of Star Wars. My approach to it is strictly OT. I don't think about any characters in the subsequent movies; I grew up watching this before those movies existed.

[@ccl7983]

In this fight I have a feeling that Anakin was coming back and forth into vader For intense when Luke flipped on the stairs and Vader paused I feel that Anakin was trying to holding Vader back because Anakin was impressed with his Son but it quickly turned into anger when Vader had taken over Anakins body . Second example Is when Luke cuts Vader’s hand off , I would say that Vader had became Anakin for a little while at that point . But when palpatine attacked Luke , and Luke’s love for his father , it brought Anakin Skywalker again . Then Anakin saved his son and was redeemed as the Ultimate Messiah. Great video!

[@kayladavis573]

Another great analysis!!!

[@eddiegeswell2771]

At 2:25 you see Vader block Luke’s saber from striking down the emperor. This is my favorite scene in all of Star Wars. Lasting no more than 2 seconds, Anakin Skywalker instinctively blocked an attack that would have allowed the sith lord’s demise - fulfilling Vader’s wish to “rule the galaxy as father and son.” It’s at this moment that, to me, really shows that “conflict” Luke describes. Absolutely saving his son.

[@juanathan9926]

8:46 “Vader has his hands up” *Hmmmm*

[@jarrodm9299]

Great video

[@ATypicalPlague]

That wide tracking shot where Luke draws on the dark side and the camera moves right to left as Luke pushes Vader back is one of my favourite visuals in a lightsaber duel. I don't really rate ROTJ that high on my list of favourite Star Wars movies but I'd be lying if I said this Throne Room sequence wasn't one of the highlights of the entire franchise.

[@zacharytomes5202]

I always loved the end of this duel, its pretty much the Bespine duel in reverse, except faster and angrier

[@mannyman1012]

According to the rise of skywalker novel, Vader blocked the shot to save Luke. If Luke strikes sidious down he would do essence transfer.

[@Tyler_J_Cook]

Not to forget that when Vader threw his saber at Luke, you can see in the next scene that Vader also disarmed him, by having Luke's saber in his hand. Having his own red blade and Luke's green blade could be symbolic in the way of Vader holding on to the last bit of light and dark at the same time.

[@adibou9262]

New episode less goooooo

[@joshbluhm250]

Each duel in the OT gets faster and more intense as they go..

[@ATATChat]

GL and his directing advice! Haha

[@hamslasher4208]

Yes I love this duel

[@SSJWAnimation]

Cool vid keep up the good work

[@Masteroogway40]

This is the best lightsaber duel in all of Star Wars and the single best scene in all of Star Wars. From the beginning of the duel between Father and Son to Anakin Skywalker killing Darth Vader and killing the emperor and saving his son and then dying recognizing that Luke saved him. Best scene in all of Star Wars

[@jonjonward3915]

Why do you have to curse? My little brother is watching this man...

[@Luey_Luey]

One thing I was surprised wasn't mentioned in greater detail was the final few blows of the duel. Once Vader is on the ground, the dark side has such a hold on Luke that his blows have no form, no elegance- Luke is just hacking away at Vader as hard as he can. A Luke who wasn't being so swallowed in hate at that moment might've been able to yank the lightsaber out of Vader's grasp the way Vader did to him in the previous fight, but due to what Luke is experiencing it's instead just the same repeated forceful blow, powering through Vader's weak block until his arm basically passes out and gets cut off. Another thing i found from watching the scene right after watching this video was that, while it's hard to hear over the music and the clashing of sabers, Luke keeps grunting in anger as he powers forward, while Vader's breathing becomes quick and short, as he's undoubtedly at first surprised and then panicked by his son unleashing his full fury upon him it all brings that much more appreciation to what was already my favorite saber duel

[@nathanhu2565]

4:00 force kick go!

[@Wumbo_Mumbo]

This was more of an emotional battle than I thought. It's father vs son not Luke vs Vader

[@dmonhuntr75]

This has always been my favorite. It's the most emotional. Ashoka vs Vader in Rebels, and Rey vs Kylo on the Death Star ruins are right up there for me too. After repeated viewings of The Clone Wars series though, everytime Vader shows up on screen now, he has so much more presence. It's tragic.

[@samschellhase8831]

Do Sith ghosts exist? Or does the force wielder need to be at more peace when they die in order to become a ghost? Like, is it technically possible?

[@ATATChat]

They do in a way! Check out the last few episodes of season 6 TCW!

[@samschellhase8831]

@@ATATChat oh right! I forgot about that

[@AirbenderHawk]

YAS!! ⚔️⚔️⚔️👏👏👏🥰🥰🥰. It’s finally here, y’all, but I’m not first. Seeing the Skywalker fought between each other is just plain emotional, family disagreements results in duels. But I’m glad you’re covering my favorite duel as well. 24 hours to go till TROS. Edit: LOL!! Vader isn’t having it on the high ground, 3 times. ⚔️⚔️⚔️. Even with amazing powers, Luke is still human, makes mistakes, and resisting the dark side urges is truly the traditional Jedi way.

[@_fulcrum]

Something I have come to recognize since the rise of skywalker novel is that vader's original block to stop luke from killing the emperor was 100% Anakin Skywalker. Why I say this is because the book says Palpatine had tried this essence transfer to the person who killed him before, it says vader saved luke by starting the duel. It is truly beautiful

[@ATATChat]

The reason that all kinda doesn't work for me (I know JJ made it canon) is that if Vader was stopping his son then Palpatine could have just elimated Vader with his force lightning and pushed Luke to strike him down again. I like the concept of Vader helping his son in that moment but it creates a lot of issues with this duel. Cheers!

[@Tekkaman1994]

When Luke and Vader fought on Cloud City, Luke believed Vader had killed his father; Obi-Wan said so. Luke continued to believe this until that duel when Vader told him he is his father. Luke was tempted to given to his anger; Vader even said it: " You have controlled your fear. Now unleash your anger, only your hatred can destroy me". Luke chose not to give to his hate. After Vader reveals he is his father, Luke knows Obi-Wan lied. A year or so later, on the Death Star 2, Luke knows he is fighting his father, so of course the tone and feeling are different for him. It's another duel, but Luke is trying to reason with Vader, calling him father even! Luke knows theres still a chance to get through to Vader(thinking Anakin is still in there somewhere). He was right. Vader killed Palpatine to save Luke; the son he never knew he had, knowing Palpatine's darkside lightning would damage his life support function of his suit. Vader now Anakin again is redeemed.

[@ivanthehighman177]

Didn't Palpatine exhaust skywalker and Vader to make sure they did not use the force much? Also, what was that force ability called? I do not think it was Force Exhaustion.

[@toddmfay]

Good job.

[@masterrserch3971]

My favorite too... my favorite throughout the entire 9 movies. And then, yeah, as cliché as it is, my 2nd favorite duel is Obi Wan Maul from REBELS... once I realized how Obi-Wan "suckered" Maul in & THAT'S why it was so short, I immediately loved it more... however, it's what happens AFTER the Killing blow that really pushes this short and extremely powerful fight up to 2nd for me

[@boof994]

Oh my cant wait dooku stuff especially yoda and sidious

[@molliethomas2585]

Hell yeah lightsabers 😎

[@gnranger]

Luke: *Has the high ground Vader: Obi-wan has taught you well.

[@coreydestroyer7439]

When you said that Vader had to be VERY strong to hold of Luke, he is almost completely robotic in the arms and legs. So that would make him pretty strong plus he is extremely strong with the force and uses it with every move and strike. Another thing is Vader cant have to much movement because his Armour so he uses his crazy strength and force powers as compensation

[@hippopa6889]

“And Vader just said fuck it” THAT HAD ME WHEEZING

[@ATATChat]

Mans got no time for his son playin games