Analyzing the Most Brutal 30 min Lightsaber fight in Star Wars

The Acolyte Episode 5 was basically one long 30 minute action sequence. We take a look at the different fighting styles being used on screen and just how unprepared these jedi were for this fight.
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[@jabloneynophony1875]

Its crazy how they managed to hide the fact that the actor is so jacked for several episodes. Those arms were the biggest reveal.

[@Pestywarrior3]

Honestly when I saw the arms I was thinking it wasn't actually him

[@supermfvillain]

he was pretty fit back when they made the good place and that was a long time ago. had plenty of time and money. good actor btw

[@TrainerCTZ]

No that jacked. Lean, oiled and dirty.

[@Celestial_Reach]

​@@TrainerCTZyou forgot glorious. I must say, they would be a great model for a statue, If that's not massively shopped, he has found a near perfect state for his body

[@qtindavis433]

when i first saw the arms (i called qimir being the master right away first time we see him) the arm was slender. so i thought it was a woman. then when they looked bigger i guessed it was him again

[@DDuffy143]

Poor Jecki’s face in anger as she went for that last strike. A sad but truly important lesson about keeping your emotions in check.

[@natethornnstuff1783]

Jecki was a beast (totally going in no holds barred) while flowing from emotions I think she was also matching her Masters ferocity. The way she kept going in for the kill. Qimer had killed multiple Jedi. She knew he needed taken down, it was her time to fight like a Knight of legends she undoubtedly heard about. Had she not been blindsided by the shoto she may have fell into defensive position. Sol can definitely be proud of the way he trained his padawan.

[@natethornnstuff1783]

Had she survived to become a knight and eventually a master I believe she would have been one of the best duelists of her time

[@WalkerIGP]

@@natethornnstuff1783 I fully agree, for a padawan she was beast level in dueling, matching the Skywalkers and Ahsoka in skill at the same age.

[@brandongerkens5011]

She could’ve vibed with anakin in an alternate universe

[@Galberosfaith]

Btw I thought qimir was exar kun cuz of hes skilled fighting style but he power is equal to a ancient sith lord from legends

[@rexlumontad5644]

Kid Anakin: "No one can kill a Jedi." Qimir: "Observe."

[@goni2493]

Maul: *Taking notes*

[@isaackim7675]

@@goni2493Grievous: Analyzing

[@lawlietfigueroa]

@@goni2493Grievous: taking sabers

[@eds1942]

Older Anakin: “How did you kill all of those Jedi.” Qimir: “I’ll be happy to give you some pointers, like I did you them.” (Ignites his lightsaber) Anakin: “This is where the fun begins.” (After a few rounds. Anakin seems to be the better. So Qimir runs off) Anakin: “Pointers. lol. You know I’m faster than you. And maybe next time, try a two handed grip now and then.”

[@ttry1152]

​@@eds1942i feel like s6 anakin would prolly just toss him

[@boxcar9407]

I will say that Sol's padawan has the most aggressive combat which results in the most convincing and engaging scene for me. Heart wrenching to see her go out like that.

[@GenerationTech]

yeah too young too inexperienced, she wasn't ready. Definitely had the skills though. Reminds of that time ahsoka took that fighter wing on the attack run during the battle of ryloth and got everyone killed

[@drachir000]

Well, I do somewhat agree, however I still find it hard to believe she was that skilled even though it is literally her first mission out of the temple in the first episode. She had almost no practical experience...

[@dbks_]

@@drachir000We could hand wave it off as her now knowing how serious the situation has become after all the other red shirt Jedi got killed and is now fighting in order to survive.

[@JadusMoltriel]

I'm not a fan of this show, but I did quite enjoy this episode. Besides the obvious action, the dialogue and acting seemed much more believable. Mostly. So I am going to defend Jecki performperforming so well. It's not the first time we've seen a Padawan perform so well in combat. Look at Obi Wan. He was completely outclassed by Darth Maul, yet he held his own for awhile, and even got Maul to work a bit in their final one-on-one. Obi Wan hadn't ever fought a Sith or enemy of that caliber before. If you're gonna complain about Jecki, you must not have liked Obi Wan. Ahsoka had several similar examples, too.

[@historicflame972]

TRIPLE STAB SPECIAL

[@JustCallMeJames]

They did me dirty with Jecky. Going from YAAAAASSSS QUEEEN to NOOOOO in minutes F’d me up.

[@DrownedLamp]

Team Jecky vs Team Yord...everyone loses 😭

[@crazyeyez1502]

Yea. Definitely was not expecting them to go down... 😢

[@orbaitv5991]

Three stab saber combo

[@Tyrone-Ward]

​@@crazyeyez1502I did. I mean they had to die. In order for the Order to believe the Sith are gone, none of the Jedi in this forest can survive. If they did survive, they would've relayed the message about the Sith.

[@crazyeyez1502]

@Tyrone-Ward yea. I get what you're saying. But ya never want likeable characters to be killed off.

[@omarbaba9892]

I love how they used the Cortosis armour in this fight, so creative

Cortosis isn't supposed to be that powerful... Their blades just stops working..m

[@omarbaba9892]

Well that’s how it basically worked in the comics. Like the Jedi who disabled Vader’s saber for quite a long period of time with a cortosis blade. And anyway in the episode the helmet takes a lot of damage from the saber striker to the point a few munches make it fall apart Also their blades didn’t just stop working they only turned off for like 10 seconds

[@Nephalem2002]

probably got refined with stronger metals

[@AMAZSPIDEY]

How do we know that is the armor he used I don't recall any information in show, we are assuming it is. Unless I missed something

[@daviddent5662]

Actually pretty sure the books and comics both show this, especially the Vader comics. He almost got his throat cut by a Crotosis blade when a Jedi slashed through his lightsaber because the blade itself broke and wouldn't ignite. We also should take into account that Qimir is headbutting and striking sabers in a counter move that likely is forcibly breaking the magnetic field and overwhelming the crystal on purpose and with a single goal in mind: disarm and destroy.

[@rexlumontad5644]

0:01 Alan settled down in his new cheaply rented room at the Lower Sections of Coruscant.

[@GenerationTech]

I mean you spend so much time wandering through the undercity that you hardly even spend any time in the room

[@DoneBrokeDatBack]

@@GenerationTech You need a penthouse on Nar Shaddaa. Gamble some at a Hutt casino and get you some creds, cuh.

[@IsaacKuo]

@@GenerationTech You got to go lower and lower. I look forward to the background with Luthen Rael and Lonni Jung chatting in the background.

[@maxo.9928]

​@@GenerationTechmy theory is that your office is actually inside a turbolift and that you just move to a new level whenever you want to change the view

[@michaeldamico3000]

How many credits do you think he pays?

[@theunraveler]

RIP Yord and Jecki, you both are the real ones and went down fighting....

[@user-pz2qy6in6c]

2 most annoying characters died

[@SWPhoenixSquadron]

The Jedi embody the quote by Mike Tyson. “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.”

[@GenerationTech]

Mike Tyson is a sage

[@krispalermo8133]

@@GenerationTech Then there is plan B. What do you do when that punch to the face didn't work ?

[@jasonmast7769]

rinse and repeat, either punching starts ruining their plan or they fail to get back up... endurance.

[@grand_admiral_henrich4416]

The reveal that Qimir's helmet isnt just for show, and to hide his identidy was AMAZING

[@what76485]

And blocks mind reading. And disables light sabers.

[@jedironin380]

@@what76485 I had not noticed the head-butts until this video.

[@donstarlancer]

If Jecki had survived until making master, she would have been an absolute beast. What a rookie there.

[@babytoshiro7014]

I agree. Jecki was going in. Hey if they want to force heal her, I have no issue with that. Plus the actress is cute as a button.

[@firstname8637]

@@babytoshiro7014 Yeah, though I'm not sure any of the Jedi who saw this "Sith" (is he really or just a Jedi fallen to the dark side?) will survive. Afterall by Episode I nobody in the order has heard of any Sith during that time.

[@babytoshiro7014]

@@firstname8637 True. We have 3 eps left to see where this all goes.

[@russellstevens9927]

She had no business out there fighting a Sith Lord. There are no moral victories. She got slaughtered because she was a child fighting an adult. I don't gaf how good your teenage daughter can box, you're not going to let her get in the ring with Mike Tyson in his prime! Master Sol should've ordered her to the ship along with Osha. 😂😂😂

[@donstarlancer]

@@russellstevens9927 oh yea absolutely. I was just saying she showed much promise. Sol got called on bringing her there so that concept was addressed, even if by her killer.

[@aarontalksculture4946]

I've been wondering why these High Republic Jedi don't even "subdue" their opponents. Jedi Trinity had plenty of chances to submit Mae during their duel. Also Sol just lets Darth teeth get up and grab his lightsaber again. He didn't have to decapitate him, (though I think it was situationally justified as teeth is in the middle of a mass killing spree and was only "defenseless" because Sol beat him into submission not because he surrendered) but why not take a hand, stab a leg, incapacitate him and arrest him. Stop playing around guys. End the fight.

[@GenerationTech]

yeah that's a good point only jeckie tries to actually restrain someone. I think they didn't think through this part of the choreography. Or they wanted to avoid making the jedi look too much like cops. If you actually look at this series as a whole, its really light on political messaging. It's almost as if they are afraid of fans getting angry... which happened anyway.

[@stevena.7022]

JediPD Blue has everything but body cams.

[@Raxeleus]

@@GenerationTech They should just go all in next time. Us Star Wars "fans" will be offended by something no matter what.

[@lyleseward8638]

Psychometry could be used as a Jedi body cam.

[@impactsuit9871]

Because the plot requires every single character to be stupid.

[@brokenursa9986]

I love the fact that Qimir is introduced in a similar way to General Grievous in the 2003 Clone Wars cartoon. He’s not a normal enemy you can fight against, but more like a horror movie monster that you can only run from, but he’s not going to let you run.

[@callmev3531]

I personally was reminded of Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees with how relentless he was (he even briefly tilts his head sideways like Michael Myers). If anything else, the physical portrayal of a Force-sensitive’s capabilities, from a Lightsider’s discipline to a Darksider’s savagery just, as seeing Qimir in action is one of the shows best aspects.

[@kdusel1991]

You could also argue that the Jedi also haven't seen a Sith Lord/Apprentice in 900 years as the reason they were so unprepared to fight Qimir. The last time they've encountered the sith was a long time ago. Also Qimir having cortosis weaved into his armor helped a lot.

[@lorigoshert6667]

They're not used to fighting other Force users at all, aside from each other in duels in which they follow rules of combat.

[@jonmetrick7998]

this is what i keep seeing everywhere, but like...where did qimir get all his experience fighting jedi? he wins, and mae wins in ep 1 because the jedi were written to fight poorly, they were written to be stupid and not use tactics or in this fight work together as a unit in any way. say whatever you want about lack of knowledge fighting a dark side user, but they sure as hell should have a ton more experience fighting lightsaber to lightsaber, should be aware of what the fancy ores can do, and shouldnt just stand there clueless when their sabers go out. they shouldnt let themselves be yeeted by one force push, or pulled into their deaths by a force pull, or not use any force powers for themselves, or use any fighting tactics. jecki and sol have main character syndrome where they actually fight smart for a few turns...jecki just STANDS there as she gets stabbed. just stands there. someone surprises me with a dagger im jumping like the kid who saw anakins lightsaber come out at the very least, let alone TRY to react with the sword i have. i love the 'trick' and sure it was used in medieval hema as well, quick dagger death blow while parrying a sword blow. maybe ive watched too many real sword fights to appreciate this slowed down junk.

[@timothychapman269]

@@jonmetrick7998amen

[@zaepreme]

I don’t think the 900 years excuse applies. Qui Gon and Obi Wan had never seen a Sith either. Maul was fully trained from birth. Also in this case there’s more than just two Jedi like in the Phantom Menace. How is “Qimir” able to or how does he even have the experience to take on and dispatch so many Jedi? Doesn’t make sense. I don’t wanna make excuses for it.

[@ForestRaptor]

@@zaepreme Master Qui Gon Jin is no push over and Obi Wan, even as a padawan, was very good. Qui Gon is one of those outsiders who were too good to really bring down, because he often went against the Jedi Council's orders to do whatever the fuck he truly believed in. He had conviction and purpose he truly believed in which pushes someone from being good to great in some cases. Anyways, all of this to say that once they understood that Sith was a possibility, they didn't take any chances. They dropped the robes and worked together (Master & Padawan connection there). The fact that Maul managed to even kill one is baller.

[@jamesonbetts1832]

RIP Yord Horde

[@STRAKAZulu]

And RIP Jecki Junkies.

[@xtrafunk]

interesting how sol is awol during the first 1v5 fight and only pops out of the trees to save osha

[@mdav4525]

Maybe he's the Kendrick Lamar of the Jedi.

[@etazeta674]

Probably shaking off the knockout from the force push. Concussions are no joke

[@cloudmaster182]

I mean same w Jecki. And yord tbh. Only steps in after like 2 jedi have been killed

[@jonathangardner3694]

​@@etazeta674Dude murdered 8 people but cant be touched if he drops his weapon...dumbest writing ever

[@saplingstudios8605]

​@@jonathangardner3694 Sorry just having trouble understanding what this is supposed to mean, I do agree though that I woulda liked to see at least a scene of sol coming back to consciousness, but dude you wanna see the dumbest writing ever watch book of boba fett and secret invasion.

[@trehubb6144]

Maan the amount of times i replayed Qimir vs those original 4 jedi was insane 😅.. Yord neck snap was unexpected 😮 Glad fans got to see how a Sith fights when their not old or disabled 😅.

He probably isn't sith because it would kind of break established canon

[@jdksdj11]

He might be a Sith apprentice depending on what will happen in the next episodes. If Sol won't survive to rely the message to The High Council and Qimir is killed my his Master, canon won't be broken.

[@placeholder4206]

Qimir doesn’t even need to die if Grand Master Green Face pulls some cover up to keep power in the senate.

[@Tyrone-Ward]

No it wouldn't. I presume you're talking about Ki-Adi Mundi saying, "there haven't been any Sith in a millennium". That's not true. Darth Tenebrous, Darth Plagueis, and Darth Sidious ALL existed within that 1,000 year period. Ki-Adi Mundi... was wrong.

[@trehubb6144]

In no way does it break canon 😅. Tenebrous & Plagueis are the master/student. A Sith can have multiple apprentices as seen with Dooku, Palpatine. You can literally create an untold amount of sith apprentices and it wouldn't matter since none of them would become master except Plagueis

[@finzard887]

Honestly I'm actually kinda sad that jeki died after seeing how great at dueling the character (and therefore actor's skills with learning the choreography) is

[@finzard887]

Also bro made it to coruscant, congratulations.

[@willadeefriesland5107]

I know it's dated, but I half expected a Jedi to yell, "Leroy!!!"...

[@patpierce4854]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MerkFreeks]

someone should make a meme edit of that

[@daviddent5662]

High Republic Jedi may as well. They are woefully unskilled compared to the latter eras. The Darkside has honed it's pupils while the light has dulled them. Peace is truly a lie.

[@Acetheskyhook]

Rip Jecki. Hands down my favorite light saber performance

[@zaurijunior]

I genuinely think that Allen’s Generation Tech is the best Star Wars channel out there right now. Some brilliant knowledgeable stuff, I would like to see him cross over with Star Wars Explained.

[@abelortiz3010]

One of the only people that provide actual insight instead of spewing rage bait

[@Peter_The_Great]

​@@abelortiz3010agreed. It is an analysis of what happened. Not just how he feels about what happened.

[@dunguswungus359]

@@abelortiz3010Genuinely. I’ve had to unsubscribe from a few big SW channels that randomly outed themselves as right wing grifters. As soon as Theory teamed up with The Critical Drinker i was outta there. So much of the criticism i’ve seen for the show just boiled down to identity politics and thinly disguised racism and misogyny.

[@finzard887]

​@dunguswungus359 exactly, theory is an absolute clown anyway and went from a channel about star wars lore abd theories to politics, hating on sw for money no matter how hard it is to even come up with problems like 'Andor sucks bc it has bricks and screws which are to much like real life'

[@dbks_]

Alan is the man. 🔥🔥Generation Tech is the future of Star Wars videos.

[@jaiclary8423]

Jecki is one of my favorite characters in the show. And for years now, I've been begging shows to remember that just because a character is "secondary" doesn't mean they're weak. If anything, secondary characters should take more effort to take down. We know they're doomed, give us some false hope before you crush our dreams. And that's what this show did with Jecki Lon. I don't want Jecki to be gone, but she fought so hard and so well, I can't even be unhappy about it. The show earned her death, and I have to applaud that. Also RIP Yord, you big dummy..

[@woojoow]

I was honestly kind of impressed with the choice. They lowkey went with a mini Red Wedding out of nowhere. Even baited us with the obvious redshirt Jedi Knights who I think everybody assumed would die. What made it such a great subterfuge was the character building they were doing between Osha and Jecki/Yord. Jecki as a supportive friend who is obviously more in-tune with the Force than most Jedi, and Yord as a suspicious former friend who was finally starting to warm back up to her. Both of them seemed like they had arcs that weren't concluded. And if I'd had to have picked one to die, I'd have guessed it'd be Yord. But after Qimir killed Jecki, I figured, "Okay, Yord's the one that'll survive, then." Nope. Brutal. Great episode.

[@ThunderBZaper]

The official Star Wars account posted about Qimir’s Sith character. They call him “The Stranger.” Part of his description reads: “While some may call him a Sith, little is known of this dark sider who had been training Mae Aniseya in secret, hiding his face from his pupil.” I believe The Stranger, aka Qimir is more close to a Knight of Ren than a Sith. Because at the end of episode 5, you can hear Kylo Ren’s theme play and his helmet is built a little bit like a Knight of Ren.

[@sparquisdesade]

It's crazy to me that no one has noticed or mentioned the moment in the first where Qimir used that one forbidden saber tech where you turn off your blade to get past an someone's swing an hit them despite their block. It's quick, but it's there. I think whilke he's fighting the yellow/blue saber guys

[@Raxeleus]

Can you get me a timestamp? It probably happened so fast that I just missed it. I want to watch out for it now.

[@JadusMoltriel]

Trakata.

[@sparquisdesade]

@@Raxeleus It's at 3:13-3:14, one COULD argue that it's not him turning his saber off but mearly he's turned to the side so you don't see it, but if you listen carefully to the audio you can hear his saber turning off. I mean, I could be mistaken but that's what it seemed like to me.

[@cloudmaster182]

​@sparquisdesade u mean in the episode?

[@cloudmaster182]

Idk if its trakata bc he does it to stab jecki. Unless there's another part I didn't notice. He turns it on and off a lot but not to off-balance the opponents the way trakata is described.unless, again, I missed it which is possible. There's a lot going on lol

[@salopro86]

It’s really refreshing to see a Star Wars channel that’s not just blindly spewing hate over this Acolyte show.

[@tonygoldenthesecond3805]

@salopro86 I know it man, this show is waaay better than Kenobi.

[@zufalllx]

@@tonygoldenthesecond3805 That isn't saying much...

[@firstname8637]

@@zufalllx True. But by what you hear people online say about this one in particular you'd think it was the worst thing to ever happen to film. But uptil now it was actually pretty good.

[@bursegsardaukar]

In the end, Master Sol was the 'sole' survivor of the 8 Jedis.

[@daddiikong1602]

I think the disengagement was because he was taking the opportunity to complete his primary mission of killing Mae. Every time he disengaged, it was to go to her. The last time you even see he really was trying to kill her. The first time, I don't think he expected Jackie to be there.

[@-westman3619]

Yord: Lived like a Gryffindor, died like a Gryffindor.

[@GenerationTech]

yeah he totally would be like a beater on the quidditch team

[@lso8000]

He died the one time he decided to go against an order!

[@Palum101]

Jeckis Death was brutal, but damn she shined

[@bigsarge2085]

I'm enjoying "Acolyte." E.5 was the best, and most fun, thus far. I love a good light saber battle!

[@renesrelics]

I absolutely loved the fights. I loved that they had the balls to off EVERYONE but Sol and the Twins.

[@IsaacKuo]

The Bazil: "CHIP CHIRP CHP CHP!"

[@zufalllx]

So far.

[@SpottedHares]

notice that the red shirt stop the fight when their lights sabers go off and wait till they come back before rejoining, where as the named charters keep up the fight with their sabers go out. They don't keep up the presser they just let him force the fights into more one on one. As to the pissing and moaning of Quin running away from fights all the time, he leaves sol because he need to kill Mae so she can't reveal his secrets. Mae again runs off while he is fighting jeki so again once he has a chance he runs off to find and kill her. Yea its jarring, but it makes sense his goal is to kill in that moment the only person that know his secrets.

[@matthewpurling5179]

But Mae knows nothing? If Quin did not engage at all then he could have easily got rid of her later. The only thing I can think of is that he was sick of running.

[@DarthOminis]

the lack of spelling and grammar here is painful

[@matthewpurling5179]

@@DarthOminis and arrogance.

[@SithLordC3P0]

I was impressed with the combat, that seems to be the best aspect of this show so far.

[@goni2493]

It's the only thing I like.

[@ultronemperor3525]

So, like in the prequels. Without their fights they are pretty avarage or lame

[@woojoow]

@@ultronemperor3525 I'm kinda digging it, honestly. I think people are hyper-fixating on a couple of cringe moments as if they're the end of the world, but I agree with Allen here, the hate is really over-the-top. I know, I know, there were lesbian space witches. Return of the Jedi had Ewoks, let's not pretend like cringe is some new thing in Star Wars. It's fair to call out cringe for what it, but acting like this is ruining Star Wars is bizarre. A bunch of people showed their hand earlier and it was obviously about the diverse casting, and now they're trying to backfill like that's not what it was about. If we're being honest, the Boba Fett show was similarly cringey (and way more pointless), but this lightsaber fight topped anything in that show.

[@paulbila9430]

Absolutely some of the most brutal and intense lightsaber fights in all of Star Wars, and Qimer is fast becoming one of my favorite characters in the Disney era. He just absolutely oozes dark side and it's almost terrifying seeing his ruthlessness in absolutely wrecking all those jedi. I'm not on the hate-train review bombing this show, but my interest and investment in what happens next has exponentially grown after this episode for sure. This episode, I feel, has been the best star wars we've seen in years, and i love it all. This was thoroughly refreshing. 👌

[@charliechuckles2195]

Running straight at the enemy worked out for Mace Windu when he faced off against Jango Fett lol

[@GenerationTech]

that is true lol but jango had a blaster

[@charliechuckles2195]

@@GenerationTech this is also true 🤔

[@ItsQubic]

I haven't been too big a fan of the Acolyte so far, but this episode was actually quite good. Manny Jacinto's acting skills are incredible, and the choreography has to be the best Disney has done so far.

[@runakovacs4759]

I love Jecki's fighting style.

[@babytoshiro7014]

She was great. Man, can't believe they decided not keep the character around. So sad.

[@Supreme_1906]

This took me out of the whole episode the second they established Jecki as a bad@$$, they took her out. The writing on this show is terrible... 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@runakovacs4759]

@@Supreme_1906 How is it terrible writing? She did get cocky, and it really estabilished Qimer as an underhanded, dirty fighting son of a prick. The perfect characterization for a darksider. They shouldn't fight fair. People have over and over again demanded that people make use of turning on/off lightsabers. Guess what? We finally see what happens when you do that. Probably, if it was Obi-wan fighting Qimir, he wouldn't have been caught by that sneak attack. But Jecki isn't Obi-Wan, not even when he was a padawan.

[@Supreme_1906]

​@runakovacs4759 , first of all, this "sith" easily wipes out Kelnacca, then a handful of other Jedi Knights, but then gets a tough (and bad@$$) fight from Jecki, a Padawan?? There is no sense of balance or symmetry when it comes to the skill levels of the Jedi. This is why I think the writing is terrible. Or to be more fair, I think the writing is more geared towards children, unlike Andor, which was written more for adults...

[@runakovacs4759]

@@Supreme_1906 The power of the dark side can be very influentual. Jecki very clearly tapped into it, and dark siders tend not to expect that. Element of surprise, dark side = you can end up almost winning. Consider how obi-wan ended up being able to match Maul, a Sith Lord, as a mere padawan himself after qui-gon died and he was overtaken by his emotions. Or Luke overpowering vader after being on the backfoot the whole time after his feelings for Leia were touched.

[@hotdogtdog]

Nobody can beat Sato Ichi . Blind swordsman. Close second, Wolf and cub.

[@trevorsherrie]

In the beginning of the fight I believe Qimir was just enjoying himself being able to fight Jedi, he wasn’t trying to ruin his fun by ending it to early, when he fights the important named Jedi he fights smarter because they are more of a challenge

[@thehungryhungarian84]

I love that among all the shitshow and spewing hate, you sound like a voice of reason. I see the problems and weaknesses of the show, but I think ep5 and the fight scene was absolutely brutal and amazing at the same time. I'm sad about Jecki and Yord, I didn't think I'd connect to them this much, but loosing them in such a terrible way does have an impact.

[@charles52able1]

Qimir getting inside the Jedi's head reminds me of Darth Zannah and Banes duel on Tython against the Jedi strike team. Also Qimir's style being unknown to the Jedi makes me think its primarily Juyo. Juyo is known for being unpredictable. Qimir also uses dunmoch quite effectively against Sol.

[@darthnihilusthebestsith]

I love how you're covering Acolyte. You really are the healthier and more grounded part of the Star Wars community

[@lyleseward8638]

Qimir is Potato Head's secret Sith master, just sayin', lol. Remember you heard it here first.

[@Kazuhiroaka]

That's why he's so visibly shocked in Order 66. The clones should've only gone after true Jedi, not the undercover Sith.

[@lyleseward8638]

@@Kazuhiroaka Tru dat!

[@JohanMsWorld]

I heard arguments like no Jedi can loose a fight when 8 to 1 but those who say that totaly not understand how unprephered the Jedi are for a threat like this guy - Regardless if he really is a Sith or not. He also is smart wnough to use terrain and armor to his advantage and even moreso when the Jedi are numbed by the force push. J.

[@alejandronieto4212]

It helped a lot he never went for a real 8 to 1 fight. He scattered 8 opponents, then engaged in a series of 2 or 3 to 1 fights. That is perfectly feasible, specially being equipped to counter jedi. He fought smart against unprepared opponents.

[@eds1942]

It was dark too.

[@yifeikang453]

Well any time the Jedi sends more than 3 into a fight it turns into a circus

[@dbks_]

In video game terms, he scattered the Jedi with AOE Force push and then debuffed their attack power with cortosis whenever he could.

[@jeremykrall1694]

Why is it everyone seems to have a hard time calling him a Sith when he calls himself one?

[@venetianjack1348]

Samurai trained their feet when running backwards, they shuffled and didn’t lift them more than an inch or so off the ground when moving in close combat. They knew the importance of foot work as the average person will get their feet tangled or lift a foot too high and slow themselves down.

[@Thareldis]

Qimir's fighting style reminded me a lot of how Dao (Chinese Broadswords) are used one handed. Whenever his swordarm was doing anything, his offhand was either using the force, blocking with his corthosis bracelet (reminds of how Hung Gar Rings sometimes are depicted in old Hong Kong films), used as a counterbalance, or used for grappling. He at least once redirected a lightsaber blow from right to left with the blade pointed down and turned that momenrum into a direct counterattack, which is a classic dao move seen in a lot of forms from different Kung Fu styles. It is a pretty agressive, while elegant fighting style that has to close gaps a lot and never forgets using the offhand, which seems to be one of the inspirations for his lightsaber form.

[@1BobaFett]

When he floated down it reminds me of the three storms from Big Trouble in Little China anybody ever see that movie?

[@fnunez]

That movie was amazing.

[@aneticus9337]

Im realizing the first fight is a call back to palpatine vs the four masters, with one guy dominating everyone at once. The second fight vs jecki is a callback to dooku vs Anakin in AOTC, and jecki and sol vs qimir is a callback to maul vs obi wan and qui gon, with master and apprentice reversed

[@LuisPerez-5]

No

[@dbks_]

It’s like poetry, it rhymes.

[@aneticus9337]

@@dbks_ yeah but THESE PEOPLE ARE DESTROYING STAR WARS A PADAWAN LASTED LONGER THAN A NO-NAME KNIGHT THIS IS THE END

[@babytoshiro7014]

Jecki using those yams...legs to do that drop kick was spectacular. She was putting Qimir on the defensive even more. You could tell he underestimated her. Man, I wish she and Yord had survived. More Jecki in SW future is needed.

[@zufalllx]

'Yams'? 🤣🤣🤣 Close, try again

[@babytoshiro7014]

@@zufalllx haha oops🤭

[@anubhavdassarma7230]

exactly. Qimir respected the padawan, but once he decided to stop going easy on her because of the broken helmet, he outright killed her. I fully believe Qimir might have let jecki slide. As for Yord well, he didn't give a shit about Yord and frankly, I don't think anyone else did either.

[@babytoshiro7014]

@@anubhavdassarma7230 I don't think he was going easy on her. She became a threat when she remove his helmet, which was smart. Jecki with Sol had Qimir on the ropes and landing hits and kicks. Then, Jecki alone was becoming more aggressive, faster, dodging his blade, and becoming one with the Force... or tapping into the dark side, as some said. Qimir became very worried that he was about to be killed and choose the only move available to him. And Frankly, Yord was disrespected but has his fans.

[@anubhavdassarma7230]

@@babytoshiro7014 nope, Jecki was screwed the moment she went solo. She was hella strong no doubt, but she only lasted as long as she did becoz qimir was focused on mae

[@ElijahNMitchell]

Jecki and Yord made me cry.

[@MrTragedious986]

The lightsaber battle may not be on par with Maul vs Obi Wan and Qui Gon but it is a great Lightsaber battle reminds of the The Old Republic Cinematics.

[@Peter_The_Great]

I hadn't realized it until now. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan knew they'd probably face the Sith Lord from Tatooine again when they returned to Naboo. The High Republic Jedi were initially just trying to find the Wookie Jedi and get out before the assassin arrived. Also the lack of true coordination amongst the High Republic Jedi shows us just how well Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan worked together in their duel against Maul.

[@TyroneLT]

This analysis is refreshing. I know some KZbin creators don’t like The Acolyte and spend the majority of their time dunking on it. But it was nice to see you just analyze what’s happening on screen especially in such a long light saber fight in a previously untouched era of Star Wars (live action).

[@deathstrokeal1261]

This episode reminded me of the Darth Bane books where the Jedi fall into Darth Bane's trap.

[@garrettwood6271]

19:30 Woah there! Didn’t know Generation Tech was also a boxing fan. Feels like we’re few and far between these days

[@alanwest5788]

This fight was incredible! Thank you for the breakdown. :)

[@xdecroix]

dude dropped all his insecurities in 52 secs.

[@JDredwind]

Rest in peace Jeki

[@deuterium_oxide7382]

0:37 i've never heard that much sarcasm in a single sentence

[@MrLee-cy1pw]

Jeki's death will probably be even more tragic when we find out what really went down on Brendok, because it's probably Sol and Indara's fault.

[@Nyx__]

Great indepth explanation! I don't know much about sword techniques, and most people I've watched for star wars content have been super negative and biased in hating this show. Finally someone who actually objectively looks at what this show does well, and what it doesnt!

[@bizzerdman2093]

Most those Jedi were shown with more respect and given cooler deaths then the council members who went with Mace to arrest Palpatine in ROTS.

[@user-yc9vv9xb8s]

Generation tech if it’s any consolation, I still like others have high hopes for the series they will open the doors to many other high Republic era as well as the old republic

[@GenerationTech]

headland is actually interested in doing an old republic series. but i feel like that won't be a good idea. The old republic will need to be brutal kind of like this episode.

[@user-yc9vv9xb8s]

@@GenerationTech yeah I know, but still man let’s hope believe trust have faith and pray to GOD always, and forever that everything will play out and remember the force will be with you always and forever 👍👌

[@gabrielspartacus6342]

You guys ever consider when someone doesn’t gank the baddy in a group fight its cause they are catching their breath. Like we are all yelling “get in there thats your opening” when they could just be fighting off exhaustion

[@krispalermo8133]

Plastic baseball fighting and foam weapon larp. Also when 5 on 1 sparing, it is not uncommon for four to charge in and bump into each other. This group fight dance scene lack any .. shoulder Bumps knockdowns. Also head canon, explaining the moments when the actors go wide eye, blink, and shake their heads before doing any actions. That is the sign in the novels of Mind Tricks. Vader's throat choke is cool on scene but someone crushing your eyes a little bit at a time is more effective at inducing fear and confession.

[@adam6620]

I loved this episode of The Acolyte. This choreo is very impressive and is pretty much the best of the Disney duels, other than Ahsoka vs Baylan on Seatos. This vid was great and makes me appreciate this duel and this show even more now. Also, thx SO much for not going into a tirade and say to give the show a chance. Kinda like ur Episode 3 review video, which I also enjoyed.

[@jeffreycarman2185]

I don’t think it was a coincidence that the episode started with the Padawans being trained to defend first, then when faced with Qimir, they immediately all go on the attack, only to be defeated.

[@DarthTrishalla]

Like it’s been said before the Sith are experts at catching the Jedi off-balance

[@Demigod8185]

I literally screamed when Jecki died I was so sad!

[@vegetarianfoodie9091]

This is first-class commentary. I wish more people appreciate this content. I thank you

[@omarbaba9892]

Tbh the mental gymnastics people are going through to say this is a bad fight is insane Like I know this show hasn’t been good but god turn your Disney hate b0ner down a bit to appreciate good choreography

[@katraapplesauce1203]

They dont wanna, its just grasping at straws all the way, its never been about wether any of it is good, its always just about that its made by disney and their entire personality is centered around hating Disney star wars. You can reason with them as much as you can reason with flat earthers and antivaxxers.

[@dbks_]

Agreed!

[@GPBA89]

Amen. There is far too much toxic hate in the fandom.

[@zufalllx]

I haven't seen anyone make that argument.

[@omarbaba9892]

@@GPBA89 yeah I hate being a part of it. There’s way more toxic negativity than toxic positivity

[@gustavosuarez3096]

I feel that The Acolyte is a great show. It is a great story away from what we all know about Star Wars and shows us what was like before the Republic we all love so much. It is a great show and many are not giving it the accolades it deserves.

[@timothyjacks1788]

I nearly screamed when Jecki when down. I was really hoping she would make it to the end.

[@corriganmetcalf7335]

More of a beatdown than a fight

[@GenerationTech]

yeah we haven't seen the jedi get handled like this since episode 3

[@rexlumontad5644]

Smilo Ren: "Hey, Jedi! How's your health plan?" Jedi: *charge at him with lightsabers* Smilo Ren: "APPARENTLY IT WAS GREAT!"

[@KeeanTrinity]

Lmao I understood that reference!😂

[@raetekusu1]

You cheeky dickwaffle!

[@passiondono4692]

I just binged through the 5 episodes today because I’ve been putting the show off, but having just finished them, I’ve decided the hate is mostly unfounded and it makes me cringe when I see those KZbin videos that are feeding that hate… and I’m a vocal anti sequel trilogy fan. I’ve also noticed that my favorite lore channels, the ones that are so much deeper into the Star Wars sauce than most are actually not the ones spreading that hate and I think that says something about the ones who are. I binged those 5 episodes and I don’t binge things I don’t enjoy.

[@etherealtb6021]

That gave me so much more information to understand the subtlety of these fight scenes. Thank you.

[@jrs3739]

I absolutely loved Jecki's fighting throughout the episode. Poor Jecki...

[@brittonnevans2208]

Those Jedi are 900 years of form fighting, with absolutely no improvisation.

[@trehubb6144]

One thing i saw folks were complaining about was Jecki doing good somewhat against Qimir 😅. Like have y'all not seen Anakin, Ahsoka & Obi Wan as padawans😂

[@ericmillerjr]

Allen, just wanted to say thank you for your channel. I’ve really enjoyed your videos and have been sharing them with my son who also is a Star Wars fan. I wish you the best and please keep up the great work!

[@GenerationTech]

Good to hear, there's nothing better than passing on some star wars mythology to the next generation!

[@tyleremery7088]

Casting Dafne Keen as Jecki was inspired. She really brought that X-23 ferocity to thar fight scene.

[@osirisatot19]

That fight was fantastic, great story telling, and brutal. I was really not expecting those deaths.

[@The_fastfreddy]

Hope Disney gives us some more surprisingly good lightsaber fights in the future

[@brrazzy8417]

I think the fight did the best job in displaying the full array of Juyo. How beautiful and elegant/effortless the movement is while also showing the passion and emotion that it requires to wield that form

[@yenlinhtran69]

This episode is a horror and Star Wars movies combined. We need a relentless villain that can run after his preys. Vader just strides in.

[@allthatwecan]

Episode 5 provided awesome fight scenes and advanced the series in ways that leave us uncertain about what happens next. Idc about the flashback reveal so much as the real-time plot events.

[@yoyo-xn4yd]

your moving between ur apartments on coruscant quite often lol

[@ianwilliams7740]

This episode was really good, and your breakdown was very educational and well thought out. thank you

[@GacMan47]

Wow, a great breakdown about the lightsaber fight in the episode. The kind of content I'm here for.

[@brotherdave3249]

Hey Allen...I have been watching ur Channel a Long Time...even my Sons watch it...and I think ur Doing a Great Job!!! Without a Doubt the BEST Star Wars Channel Out there!!! Don't let the Negativity of others Get to You...Cream always Rises to the Top and Turds Sink to the Bottom. Luv Ya!!!❤

[@alecjackman2655]

The Way Qimir fights kinda reminds me of Ventress. Like Qimir, Ventress is implied to not be following any specific technique and is mostly just cutting loss. They both compensate for their unrefined forms with their use of their strength in the darkside and their wits. On the topic of Ventress, this fight scene also reminds me of Ventress's duel with Luminara. Where Luminara gets bested by Ventress due to her unconventional approach towards fighting. The Sith assassin slashed pipe releasing hot steam inorder to blind Luminara before cutting multiple pipes to trap her under. Luminara even notes that Ventress was unlike any other opponent she faced implying she’s note use to fighting someone who’s constantly fighting dirty. In both these duels the Jedi get their asses handed to them because they’re not use to fighting someone who doesn’t fight by their terms which causes them to be caught off gaurd.

[@HumorDash]

I love this channel so much.

[@demolition3612]

Sol choosing to give mercy to kimer is the opposite of mace saying “he is too dangerous to be left alive”. So in my opinion sol has some ptsd from killing someone before (maybe at the cult fire) and thats why he didnt finish kimer when he had the chance.

[@marvicty]

The show is solid. Haters gonna hate!!!!

[@vonstallin]

Thanks, this and the other breakdowns have been on point...love the unbiased reviews.

[@tempystjaf2693]

Here is a theory for ya. Master Sol, is the real Sith. He is just trying to find out as much about "The Stranger" before he kills him, to take the heat off the sith. Also explains Jaecki's aggressive fighting style,and Sol being so emotional. By the way, the person who floated down and forced pushed the Jedi , I am pretty sure that isn't the same person who fought the Jedi in epsisode 5. I think Mother Anasa , is the true master and the stranger is the real acolyte .Even kills a jedi with no weapons.

[@ronaldalexander5517]

They shouldn't have 86 Jecki. Especially since the twins switch places. That would have been an interesting dynamic if she had lived once, they got back on the ship. This show is playing out IMO like a novel and I think once people can watch all the episodes without interruption the show will get more appreciated

[@Shriike2001]

Great break down per usual man. I was honestly jazzed about the fight. Good fight. Look forward to more fights grounded in actual combat to a degree. Love your show keep on keeping on.

[@christiangregersjrgensen3828]

I'm loving these videos, keeps me on my toes in between releases

[@onesixthscaleman9519]

I swear when you give us your intro it sounds like you’re saying Generation Tech Money!! Awesome!!! Love your content and honest reviews. This has become my all time favorite channel. Your insight and knowledge is legendary. Solute my G!!!

[@KrypticElement]

Great breakdown Allen!!