Turning your opponent's lightsaber on before combat

[@MatthewMcCleskey]

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[@ri3m4nn]

Awesome promo I couldn't tell if it was an ad or not or part of the joke. That game sounds a lot like that Microsoft AI Game that ended up being a total bust

[@ri3m4nn]

@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist1 lulwat

[@user-op4ft4yh5f]

Earth planet go make Death star year later future Bad idea

[@zithwong5447]

To be honest, all these training episodes really seem like what they would do.

[@protalghulnist4126]

You mean should? Cause they definitely wouldn’t

[@jamcam9]

​@@protalghulnist4126no, defs would.

[@jankarieben1071]

Idk about “should” do, but they definitely wouldn’t do these things, it’s beyond out of character and these “tricks” wouldn’t actually work in a fight, Jedi speed and reflexes would counter most, and anyone who does sword training can tell you how “efficient” the rest would be. Funny though! 😂

[@VORASTRA]

​@@protalghulnist4126they did it in Kenobi series

[@Sebastian_Rabbit]

​@@jankarieben1071either that or they must follow some sort of Jedi/Sith code because it's unfair and blah blah blah, basically the turning the lightsaber off mid-battle technique

[@Curtistopsidae]

Mind blowing. I never realized that Vader threw his lightsaber when fighting Luke in order to eliminate the high ground advantage. If only Obi Wan had taught Luke that you need to be on solid ground to maintain the advantage

[@gearoidoconnell5729]

Vader gets flashbacks where sees the high ground. I think never see this sceen same. 😂

[@sleepygryph]

If only Obiwan had taught Luke the art of turning off your opponents lightsaber.

[@corkus]

@@sleepygryph Shhh, that's for the next episode. EDIT: Nevermind it was already shown xD

[@xSilentZeroXx]

Hilariously, it's not even the only time it happens in that fight. Luke kicks Vader down the stairs, and Vader doesn't attack again until he slowly walks back up to Luke's level.

[@kushannn]

@@xSilentZeroXx OMG thats so true.... buhahahaha hilarious

[@sterlingfelker6295]

I like how, despite the very funny jokes, there is a deeper thoughtfulness about Anikin and Obi-Wan's philosophies. Ani is finding all these "tricks" to end a fight quickly before his opponent is on- guard, while Obi-Wan is trying to teach about the strength of working with an awareness of tactics and battle strategies.

[@Zer0ne-Infinite]

Bruh, thats so true I love that

[@eudacye709]

Anikin ?

[@Dash123456789Brawl]

@@eudacye709Yeah, here’s the guy that becomes Darth Vadar

[@nathanpierce7681]

@@Dash123456789Brawl groomed by empyreal palpable

[@nathanpierce7681]

also holy crap op you're right, matthew is a genius

[@knightofeee]

Interestingly in the star wars lore, activating OR deactivating sabers was a thing and a threat. So some of the Jedi and Sith countered this by not using visible buttons and such on their sabers and instead had the activation button or switch built inside the saber and only they knew where it was so they could activate it by the force.

[@Art2D2]

That's cool to know :)

[@MyVanir]

Which also gives the student a possible backdoor to beating their jedi master, if they were trusted enough for the master to reveal that secret to them, willingly or otherwise.

[@matiasluukkanen7718]

If Jedi/Sith can crush metal with their Force abilities, why just not crush your enemy's lightsaber or more efficiently, components inside?

[@knightofeee]

@@matiasluukkanen7718 So this is something that is not really directed heavily talked about. But any force user can resist to some extent opposing force actions onto their body or person. But as for your example, if they could crush a saber, why not the neck? You have to take the skill differences, power differences and situation in the live combat to see if these are even possible in the moment. I mean in all of star wars you never really see this kind of stuff. Except one time in a comic where Boba Fett and Vader first met. Vader tried to kill him and Fett saved himself by pulling out a lightsaber he collected and bought himself some time, then Vader just pulled it out of his hand and ended the fight there.

[@Art2D2]

@@matiasluukkanen7718 I imagine for the reason that either it's difficult between different force users OR the opponent's saber may come in handy to keep if you win. There's also the matter of "if you do it to me, I'll do it to you" in which case nobody wins and will have to resort to using surroundings. And that uncertainty is why everyone just sticks to a classic duel with occasional tricks.

[@Vespyr_]

I know it was for the lulz, but seeing Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader again, even for a moment, gave me chills. Haven't felt that for Star Wars in awhile.

[@Hellothere-by4ye]

I'm watching clone wars for first time and season 4 and 5 are full of pain. Almost (well maybe I did) cried at the end of season 5. The more I watch them the less anything of latest star wars makes sense. Shows like Kenobi, Ahsoka and sequel triology just won't hit that mark again.

[@alvarovids1915]

@@Hellothere-by4ye Hi! Let me tell you a few shows that maybe you missed and can match (close at least) the quality of clone wars: Andor, Rebels, Tales of the jedi and Bas batch. In no particular order but Andor being my fav

[@gamelover2222]

I hear the Bas batch are Bad to the bone! @@alvarovids1915

[@_marcobaez]

@@alvarovids1915 No thannks

[@jnnx]

Nostalgia gave you chills? You sound like a trained monkey trapped in a Skinnerbox. . .

[@Sentox24]

I love the fact that these "Anakin shenanigans" are turning into a series now 😂

[@Zack_Zander]

Couldn’t resist the Anakin Shenanigans

[@matthewricker5526]

Shenanikins…

[@Growmetheus]

I shenanned them all. Not just the men and the women, but the children. Again And again And again I shenanakined 😭😭😭

[@Attaxalotl]

Shenanakins

[@abcdefghij337]

The whole prequel trilogy is a series of “Anakin Shenanigans.”

[@calebowens693]

I half-expected Vader to do the same flip that lost him the duel on Mustafar.

[@morefiction3264]

You'd think they had training sabers that couldn't cut their legs off.

[@Meteorite_Shower]

Those are called 'flashlights'.

[@clonecommanderrex8542]

They do

[@morefiction3264]

@@Meteorite_Shower Very good. I can see them waving flashlights in the air making light saber sounds.

[@keystrix3704]

@@Meteorite_Shower Or glowsticks~!

[@613aristocrat]

In the Jedi Apprentice series, they do. But they were made non canon, so now Jedi are hardcore again.

[@crazyman854]

These obi wan anakin training sessions are some of your best work. These are hilarious.

[@calebowens693]

They need one where Anakin uses his lightsaber like Yondu's arrow.

[@VijoPlaysVODs]

Especially the training music whenever the Anakin impression comes on, I don't even know why it's so good

[@Goat-on-a-Stick]

Up Next: Settings your opponent's lightsaber to Power Saving Mode

[@KiraiKatsuji]

Ohh that would be funny

[@giovannicervantes2053]

​@@KiraiKatsujithey try to get the coup de grace but basically have a flashlight now

[@billable1861]

Updating your Saber to windows 11 and you can’t battle because it’s doing unprompted updates

[@iamzid]

it comes out and it's just like a foot long or something. XD

[@billable1861]

@@iamzid needs a little bit of extenze 💊

[@mshumai]

Just when you think these can't get any better, Matthew comes up with another trick to level up the shens. His voice acting really captures the intonation and cadence of Anakin's speech patterns. And to top it all off he even used the ad segment to make the video end at 4.20. Never disappoints.

[@NoNameAtAll2]

4:20

[@riloh9]

I wondered if some of the dialogue was cobbled together from the actual movies. The Anakin impression is particularly impressive and convincing.

[@billable1861]

@@riloh9his obi wan actually isn’t too bad either 😂

[@alduintheanti-dragonborn]

I think Ezra did this in Rebels, activating his lightsaber while being escorted as a prisoner by stormtroopers while his lightsaber was hanging off a stormtrooper's belt. Pretty sure they had the same reaction.

[@StrangeSailor348]

I thought about it when i saw the title😂

[@evilferris]

_Anakin shenanigans_ 😂

[@evenhaws8844]

Shenanakins

[@GTproductor1]

Damnit you beat me to it by 2 minutes

[@gothicpando]

@@evenhaws8844 fuck that's good.

[@pureskill123]

Damnit you beat me by 12 minutes

[@VikingTeddy]

For those interested, the high ground is just about the worst position you can have in a duel. You can swing at your opponents head, while they can easily block it or just crouch slightly and go to town on your legs which you'll find very hard to defend. Though the prequels had great fight choreographers, they weren't involved with the script. And even if they did say something, Hollywood is notorious for ignoring experts :). They probably remembered hearing that an army on high ground has an advantage, and thought it worked on smaller scale as well, which is an understandable mistake to make.

[@PoopaThug]

Its funny what the idea of: "what weird crap can you do with the force outside of the norm in lightsaber battles" leads to

[@MultiLimpet]

Fly around

[@CardiacYew-xt5zq]

Aimbot: Have a Mingun blaster Have like 6 jedi force direct the blasts to enemies

[@Aureonw]

@@MultiLimpet Dooku did it lol

[@ziephel-6780]

@@CardiacYew-xt5zq Why haven't anyone thought of this before? Being force sensitive surely could improve someone's aim through ridiculous levels.

[@curethedarkness]

It's amazing how you understand their dynamic better than Disney does. Best Star wars content I've seen in years!

[@Jetblast01]

Anakin: The High Ground? Ha! No way... Burning Anakin: I'll never lose to the High Ground again! Vader: I'm bringing you back down to Ground Level

[@realdragon]

You live and you learn

[@xX_JGGJ_Xx]

vader: you´re GROUNDED son

[@Hanna_Stefanowska]

Man I love the "turning off lightsaber" saga

[@JCShadow0202]

“Looks like you’re finally taking something away from these training sessions” such an Anakin line

[@remyschrader9286]

I’ve always assumed Jedi learn to resist others trying to use the Force to affect them. As in they’ve trained to always let the Force flow through them, and could counteract attempts to use the Force on their person, unless someone gets the drop on them in the midst of multiple different things happening. This is my head canon for why kicks always land instead of.. you know, a leg getting lopped off

[@murrfox]

In the Jedi Outcast games you see that in action! When using the Force on a Force Sensitive enemy, they have a chance to shrug it off or push it aside. Pretty cool little addition.

[@613aristocrat]

Add to that that the reason they construct their own lightsaber is in order to fully attune to it so that it becomes an extension of themselves, and you got a working theory.

[@McAster99]

That's exactly what they do, and in a battle against another force user there is a constant mental/force battle going of both sides trying to push and pull or telepathically attack each other. A recent book that came out for High Republic even described what was happening during such a fight, where the winner did it because they managed to essentially get the other person to focus so much on trying to prevent being force pushed away they couldn't focus enough to block a punch to the face.

[@Ometecuhtli]

I think that was the general idea in the -original- real Star Wars films, that the lightsaber is powerful because of the force (that's why Luke only hurts Vader when he hits him and doesn't chop his arm off). They're and extension of a Jedi's powers and whence they're quite heavy and dependant on who's handling it and against whom, unlike later versions that have them appear to be very light and easily manipulated by anybody.

[@talmagebalinski2900]

1:55 “Go ahead, try it.” Love the little references.

[@the_world555]

The next logical step is using the force to unplug/break the electronic components inside your opponent's lightsaber so that they can't turn it on at all

[@Mastervan86]

More logical and easier is force pull to steal weapons. Very effective in movie and games.

[@ZZaGGrrUzz]

@@Mastervan86 not as funny as them trying to turn it on

[@Mastervan86]

​@@ZZaGGrrUzzI can see it. Turn on grenade and blasters in pockets.

[@ninjafruitchilled]

​@@Mastervan86they might notice that and resist though. Just randomly disconnecting electronics inside it is a more stealthy move

[@Merilirem]

@@ninjafruitchilled True but that's super delicate and if the opponent was a threat to begin with they would probably be sensitive enough to notice you using the force to fuck with them.

[@GuardianOwl]

I can't decide what the next logical step is: Using the Force to undo their belt buckle so the belt and lightsaber fall on the floor, Force pantsing, or perhaps it would be a Force jerseying with their outer robes to temporarily blind them.

[@MyVanir]

Force wedgie.

[@TheTropicanaMan]

What a treat, I just rewatched the previous episodes of this saga lol

[@Jrude83]

HE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT

[@_Dovar_]

This little scene is honestly more interesting and compelling to watch, than anything disney-produced.

[@mousermind]

The companion cube joining the training session is the best crossover I've seen in a while.

[@JPValheim]

This guy knows Star Wars so much better than disney. Honestly I could probably watch this style for a whole hour because of how accurate the character's personalities and voices are. Its honestly incredible

[@gracebohler4380]

"Shenanakins" needs to be standard fandom lingo moving forward.

[@reaganmonkey8]

"Obi-Wan has taught you well" takes on a new meaning.

[@Ometecuhtli]

I'd bet Vader had some phantom limbs pain saying that line...

[@daliilars3350]

2:48 A casual transition with lightsaber sounds. Amazing.

[@barclaycork-ys5wz]

This is why jedi construct their own lightsaber

[@christophermaymon9835]

hahahah "I hope that doesnt mean you're planning on doing anything ridiculous, Anakin"

[@OriginalAlbert]

I would love an episode where it’s them two in their final Duel and they’re using ALL the Tricks they learned in training.

[@OriginalAlbert]

Additionally: make them skilled and used to it so it has a flow if you can.

[@alfieomega]

that would be awesome

[@TheReturnOfBert]

I love how Luke swaps out with Shaggy at 3:04

[@mistertwister2000]

I appreciate that the “Haha high ground” joke wasn’t just Obi-Wan magically winning but an actual lesson in why having the high ground is a legitimately good thing in a fight.

[@michasokoowski6651]

Funny thing. High ground in a real sword fight would be a pretty big disadvantage, but what truly made Obi wan in a much better in this position, was that he was on a solid ground, while anakin was on a moving platform.

[@ladyalicent705]

Anakin pulling the box away to defeat Obi Wan reminds me of that one time I said that Anakin should have just force pulled Obi Wan into the lava on Mustafar and I love it

[@TheAnimatedWonders]

This series is too good. I like the continuity lol. Imagine, had Disney made shorts like this, it could've worked so well.

[@jamesjdm]

What's funny is how they have to use plot armor and plot holes to make Star wars work Let me explain The Jedi seem to conveniently forget that they have insane telekinetic powers whenever they find a non-force user Example general grievous For any Jedi he would be an easy win Has no force powers All they would have to do is use the force to pick him up and body slam him or use the forest to pull his robotic arms off and his robotic limbs like his legs which would not actually hurt him so they could do it Or they could just use the force to pin him to the ground or strip all the lightsabers or weapons out of his hands Literally do the same thing to a mandalorian They could literally do the same thing to any non-force user Yet and yet we have to put up with this idea that non-force users would stand a chance in a direct confrontation with a Jedi or a force user

[@Dan.The.Man.209]

Anakin had a planakin

[@nick1752]

THAT SMILE AT "COULD'NT RESIST" LINE AT 0:43 IS GODLIKE

[@w0ody16]

That tie in to Vader vs Luke was PERFECT! A shower thought I have had brought to life. I love it!

[@wephilips6651]

Jokes aside it’s sad that in the first 2 mins of this there is more genuine warmth and friendship between these two than we are shown in the entire prequel trilogy and obi wan series

[@chris_creation]

Gotta love these two

[@nathanpierce7681]

anakin's stupid smile at 0:31 is just perfection

[@ViktorWoah]

Please never end this series

[@chrismcclure4264]

Anakinshenanigans is my new favorite Star Wars term.

[@kreganf]

I legit love this little series XD, if you ever fully finish with this concept do make sure to make a compilation of them too.

[@victoriagrayson5082]

I love his 'Anakin shenanigans'.

[@namenull7399]

I can't wait for you to make call backs to all each of these episodes when you make an episode about the duel on Mustifar. Edit: Never mind, lol.

[@morte2504]

"There is no conflit." So... There is peace

[@gamingwithblueboy4563]

1:06 pause

[@noahadam3022]

I really liked these videos. I like that you show the more playful sides of Obi-Wan as he goes along and trains Anakin. It really shows the bond between them. Love your video! ❤

[@leonfire99]

If youre continuing this series, i remember having an old expanded universe encyclopedia and it mentioned a knob on the lightsaber to adjust length. That could make for a fun topic.

[@Boba-Zach]

These are so good - animation, voice acting and writing. can’t wait to see where you go next.

[@stephanginther9051]

I saw a video a while back that talked about flicking your lightsaber off then back on to get around a block. The narrator said that this is a known technique that both sides, jedi and sith consider beneath them. Both consider it cowardly. For the jedi, cowardly trick are amoral and for the sith, cowardly tricks like that demonstrate weakness, so neither ever do it. I feel like this would fall into the same category.

[@TheCaptainSlappy]

"Or just use explosives. Lots and lots of explosives. Jedi aren't very smart. They talk a lot. And I mean...a lot." -HK-74

[@Kyle-sr6jm]

"History is written by the winner."

[@DeadlyNightshadeZ]

Except for that one sith who uses 3 lightsabers, holding all of them with the force and using Trakata on all of them.

[@almessasorrow4950]

Also Both sides are resistive to the force being used on them so if you're strong enough to turn off a force users lightsaber while it's in their hands you literally have no reason to as that means you could easily just snap their neck with the force instead

[@almessasorrow4950]

​@@DeadlyNightshadeZthat's a flex tho

[@GriffithRex]

The Lego Star Wars death sound (Obi-Wan’s) at 2:17 is pure gold. I applaud you sir

[@elonsays]

That was awesome 😂 High ground theme is finally covered

[@kim98677]

Honestly impressed with how you nailed the inflections of their speech

[@wdrutherfordium4886]

3:10 is Minecraft logic bro.

[@wojciechmilczarek6051]

I just realized that just as he turned on the lightsaber, he could just as much turn it off in the middle of combat. An unbeatable attack.

[@nemofunf9862]

Honestly, this short video felt more captivating and consistent with the Star Wars universe than anything Disney has done. Now i wish there would be a whole show about the time between Ep I an III.

[@dadbear5316]

Anakin would absolutely do all of these and never feel bad about it because he knows how hilarious they are

[@y2keef]

Was hoping he would turn lukes light saber on at the end to make him fall down 😅

[@drachefly]

Walks in circle, cuts hole out of walkway. Yeah…

[@BlueShellshock]

Obi Wan is simultaneously impressed and tired of your shit, Anakin.

[@thesithexile3748]

Just when i thought i knew all you could do with a lightsaber lol

[@absoluteandrew398]

Anakins goofy laugh when he said “I’m sorry master” killed me

[@jaroldscottwilliams.3rd832]

The funny thing is... pulling the hill down totally would have worked.

[@MyVanir]

Not sure the Force can apply enough force to an area to significantly shift a large hill to the point it would destabilize someone standing on it, fast enough to avoid a counter from another Force-sensitive individual, much less a Jedi Master.

[@rennoc6478]

@@MyVanircouldn’t you just use the force on their legs

[@jaroldscottwilliams.3rd832]

@@MyVanir Well sending a blast of force towards the dirt to collapse the hillside might distract them long enough. They either have to choose to defend their high-ground or their actual body. But if they choose their actual body... then... they lose the actual benefit provided by the high ground and risk losing their body anyway. It might be a catch-22. On the other hand... the person on the low ground can duck slightly and just overlap their body with the place they're standing to create a single point they need to defend against the force blast.

[@BlackHoleSoul13]

He also could have thrown lava at him

[@crunkers_]

I couldnt stop laughing at the animation of them struggling with their lightsaber turned on on their hip. Pure comedy

[@omnipotin5867]

Is literally nobody talking about the LEGO Star Wars The Complete Saga Obi-Wan death sound at 2:16 ???

[@JustinFasula]

"Anakin shenanigans" 😂

[@i_am_ergo]

I can't stop loving young Anakin's endless cockiness in these. As for the ad, I could always use a cozy game to try and get my wife into video games for the umpteenth time, haha. #giveaway

[@cyberinsecuregaming2890]

Ezra did this to a stormtrooper in Rebels.

[@rakuturt2854]

A character actually growing up in a game continuously rather than a simple flashback or having a huge timeskip is sort of unique these days, I think. I wonder about the genre of games like this where it seems to be more of a blend and it sort of all collapses into something like a slice of life? Odd, but fun. #giveaway

[@sebastienwall5853]

What

[@cosmictoon3975]

I got goosebumps when rewatching that small seen between Luke and Vader. Such a nostalgic scene. Luke never gave up on his father

[@nateinator23]

I always told my siblings that it is quite easy to win a lightsaber fight by attacking the handle. I'm interested to see what else the game has to offer. #giveaway

[@B1GLUBAWSKI]

I think my favorite Anakin Shenanigan has to be the one he pulled on the younglings

[@nemofunf9862]

They mocked him by calling him a master tho, so that was kinda justified.

[@michaelyoung3054]

That slight chuckle after he said, "I am sorry master" I don't know for some reason I laughed hard at that.

[@hyacinthtiger62]

"Turning your lightsaber on before combat" is the next logical step.

[@TF2enjoyer-jm5jm]

Matt is doing an entire series on this one joke and I'm not gonna be the one complaining.

[@KappaPingWarrior]

You can’t really do that in a duel because of the force bubble around a Jedi while fighting.

[@Azrael79a]

Why are they training in the High Council Chambers with all the chairs removed?

[@Andrew-dw1vj]

Anakin shenanigans. 😆

[@shimamigobligah]

This is hilarious but surprisingly wholesome and captures the character in Obi-wan and Anakin well.

[@blackbeatsentertainment]

This voice acting is premium.

[@mesachi0640]

The three dimensioned aspect to the puzzles and variety of mini games from locks to minecraft like platformers really interests me and I definitely want to play that game.

[@ThisCanBePronounced]

This really feels like the relationship we saw in The Clone Wars

[@KiraSlith]

"Shenanakins" and "Anakin Shenanigans" are both is now permanent additions to my vocabulary. Thank you.

[@AiDecc]

Great voicing of Anakin, gratz :)

[@nemnem2342]

this feels like something that would actually be in the franchise

[@urlhnd]

the sexual tension is insane

[@johnpett1955]

"You overestimate the power of the high ground" was a fun take on the "you underestime my power line"

[@MAC...]

Kind of nice to see a sponsor that's actually something nice...

[@nutshot_brawler8466]

These training episodes are great and all, but i also want to see Anakin actually using his tricks against the Sith

[@suspicious_coconut_water]

According to a triangle, the high ground is a disadvantage in close combat.

[@leprechaun3677]

That’s hilarious, but ngl “memory fragment” actually sounds pretty good. Just a game to relax to and vibe.

[@spinjitzumasterfalcon]

I love their interactions. 😂 They honestly feel like brothers

[@repatomonor21]

Wtf, this isn’t a parody anymore, just a regular episode. Lmao good job!

[@RustinWW]

“Anakin Shenanigans” is probably one of the best things I’ve heard