Versus Series | Galen Marek Vs. Cal Kestis (Season 6 Finale)

For my season 6 finale and final match up for my Versus Series for this channel I will be venturing into the world of Star Wars one last time. This time Darth Vader's secret apprentice Galen Marek will challenge a survivor of Order 66 in Cal Kestis to see how would win in a fight.
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[@sunflow57]

Cal is good but Starkiller is too much for him. His feats, even in the novels which he's weaker in, outclassed anything Cal has done. The fact that he defeated Darth Vader who Cal had to RUN from is just the final nail in the coffin.

[@no-facejames7360]

To be fair, the power difference between Canon Vader and Legends Vader is definitely something to take into account.

[@lfoanims5597]

@@no-facejames7360 I’m pretty sure legends Vader is stronger

[@rhuttner12]

@@no-facejames7360 Galen defeated Vader mainly due to circumstance, not him being more powerful. Vader underestimated him, and didn’t really want to kill him. In their second fight, Vader WANTED to get captured, and let Starkiller win. Even in the books Starkiller would note Vader was fighting in a disinterested manner. In the second Book, Vader had Starkiller dead to rights 2 different times and chose not to kill him

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

@@no-facejames7360 To be fair, the whole "cAnOn VaDeR iS sTrOnGeR tHaN lEgEnDs VaDeR" is a load of hogwash, completely unsubstantiated hype. Over what exactly are you basing this nonsense ? EU Vadet faced off against a higher tier of enemies and showed identical, if not superior feats. All Disney Vader has going for is that he skipped completely the process of coping with his new cybernetics.

[@mannyfresh03]

@@lfoanims5597 nah Vader has gotten way more powerful in the new canon, so much so that he’s actually more powerful than sidious and only still serves him due to a weakness sidious put in his suit.

[@BlazerK1914]

I knew Starkiller would be victorious, yet a part of me underestimated Cal. I'm very glad you made this video.

[@3TopicsReviewer]

Well I'm glad you saw and hopefully you will see that Cal is a far better combatant than many would give him credit for.

[@jakobrenner2230]

@@3TopicsReviewer played the game recently and he really impressed me: he basically made the best of what little he had to go on and created a quite unique unorthodox weapon not unlike Exar Kun’s. I really wish to see how he develops as a fighter after some years of training. He has a lot of potential.

[@Jensaarai1]

While I dispute Kestis getting the edge as a lightsaber duelist, I do agree with your overall conclusions. Both combatants possess skillsets designed for punching above their own weight classes, and are generally most vulnerable against their own tactics, demonstrated in Marek's case in his battle with Maris Brood. Furthermore, both characters act as vehicles for wish fulfillment Force use, Marek allowing us to wreck havoc, while Kestis allows us to subvert through trickery.

[@3TopicsReviewer]

Thank You for watching this. You and the rest of the Council were the very ones who inspired me to start my own Vs Series 7 years ago. After making over 60+ matches since then I'm very proud of the work I've done.

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

I'll be darned ! Jensaarai actually being interested in a character from Disney canon hahaha Granted, it's a good character from a decent game. I also agree, while Galen isn't a master of any of his 3 styles, he's developed them far above Cal's improvised Niman. The latter would still try to use Trakata and Jar'Kai to keep Starkiller at bay.

[@marz4305]

@@yrooxrksvi7142 u should do versus videos

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

@@marz4305 I wish, but I lack first hand sources and have no editing skills lol

[@marz4305]

@@yrooxrksvi7142 I could help u out

[@matthewriddle2698]

Got to hand it to Vader, he has a scary eye for potential and trained his apprentice to truly terrifying levels.

[@thesovietvorona1007]

Concisely said apprentice beat him and almost beat the emperor.

[@greenanacondapython7833]

@@thesovietvorona1007 he lost cuz plot btw

[@thesovietvorona1007]

@@greenanacondapython7833 eh. The whole point of SK was to be a Luke if Vader raised him from birth so essentially just as powerful but leaned more to the dark. Ie.) could beat Vader just as much as Luke could when Luke tapped into the dark.

[@greenanacondapython7833]

@@thesovietvorona1007 at the time luke wasnt as strong as vader though he was in a fit of rage while vade was conflicted essentially vader didnt want to hurt his son while luke wanted to kill him

[@Aex89]

@@thesovietvorona1007 actually vader was just ignoring starkiller, wasn't fighting seriously and we have to remember that this is legends vader, which is essentially a weaker version of anakin not the canon vader who's a literal demi god, so makes sense why he lost to galen

[@TrinityofthePhoenix]

28:45 I wouldn't consider that a fault of Galen's. Their styles were dependent on their respective game mechanics and Galen's force applications were designed as more of a spectacle whereas as Cal had to rely on certain force techniques to supplement his lightsaber combat in order to break his opponents defenses. He was barely fighting at Jedi level, and you glance over the healing factor that BD-1 provides mid-combat giving Cal more opportunities to make a critical strike on his opponents. The contradiction here is that Galen's Lightsaber techniques had more force augmentation, yet you're grading them solely on forms when we've already established that Galen is of a stronger build with cybernetic enhancements that give him more durability. You can't separate force powers from lightsaber combat, and not only was Galen's use of forms near master level but his force augmentation yielded greater performance. All you need for comparison are their performance against the troopers they faced. Galen faced far greater numbers at once and dispatched them far more easily. Cal begins to struggle when he has to face more than one squad, and that's based on cutscenes not just how well you played.

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

Disney canon characters are far less powerful and less skilled

[@dogface45]

@Al Simmons hell spawn lmao, this was a slick comment but in all honesty, that's why this battle is great.

[@AmateurAnimations65]

It's a real shame to see one of my favorite vs series come to an end, but what a high note to go out on. Glad to see my boy Galen get the respect he deserves without being portrayed as an overpowered force god. I wish you the best on your future endeavors

[@rane932]

genuinely great match up and an awesome way to end the series

[@wcross8097]

Great video as always, I truly love your analitical skills, It's rare to see a versus video that has such a love for detail and coherence (right Deathbattle? :P). Curious as hell to see what you'll came up in the next season ^^ Keep up your marvellous work!

[@3TopicsReviewer]

There is no next season this was my last match up video for the channel. This is it.

[@wcross8097]

@@3TopicsReviewer I see, well it was a great ride till it's lasted.

[@ResurgentRaven]

Dang, I'm not a fan of Star Wars, and even I couldn't take my eyes off the screen. This was really impressive for your series finale. Based on what I saw between them, really wanted to see Cal win, and though I'm glad to see this wasn't a stomp, kinda sad he lost. Hope your content is full of views and subs in the future!

[@3TopicsReviewer]

I hope to see my channel grow a great deal in the future as well. Thank you for watching.

[@KumaoftheForest]

I’m not surprised, one was trained intensely by Darth Vader and the other hadn’t used his lightsaber in years. 1 stood up to Vader and the other ran in fear of him.

[@jakesock58]

@@3TopicsReviewer but look at the force push power differences and the repulse Galen’s could disintegrate nearby storm troops and I feel like the speed and ferocity of Galen’s attack should have given him the edge there and I do agree that he is slightly op but cal could hold one stormtrooper at a time and galen could hold multiple and crush tie fighters I just feel cal would be overwhelmed in all combat categories and the difference in how they handled Vader says a lot to me but the video was awesome thank you so much for making this I’ve wanted to see a video like this since fallen order came out

[@AlexJones-zc4qf]

@@jakesock58 their displays of power also are different because of how they fight. Cal isn't into killing, but offensively fighting as his defense. He fights to survive which is why he uses his abilities in the way he does. However, if they were to fight with the same intent, I do believe that cal would be more creative with what he possesses

[@floppa933]

Starkiller in the second game wipes the floor with Cal

[@Jacky_boy001]

Honestly I'm a bit sad the series is ending, but I don't blame your reasoning. These videos were always a lot of fun, and your tidus vs cloud matchup is one of my favorite videos on KZbin, both because tidus is one of my favorite video game characters, and a fight between tidus and cloud seems a lot like how Yoda vs Vader would go.

[@3TopicsReviewer]

I glad you enjoyed this last video. It feels really good ending it on my terms.

[@quickman2663]

This is probably my 2nd favorite match-up of your series (besides Tidus vs Cloud). This was a really satisfying end to the VS Series. I look forward to see what's next for your channel, Bryan.

[@thebatmanofneo-gotham5667]

Really great way to close out the series, Brian. I'm going to miss it, but it had a great run, and I'm glad to experience it. And I do agree with the verdict. Cal Kestis definitely had the right skill set to provide a challenge to Galen Marek, but sadly, it still just wasn't enough to squeeze out a victory.

[@syler_nice_7red-guiltys]

Amazing job Brian this was a bang to end your Vs. Series.

[@3TopicsReviewer]

Thank You RED I glad you enjoyed it.

[@blaringsea8923]

Truly this was one of your best verses match ever.

[@MUNCHEEZ15]

Love this break down you really did your homework 💯

[@3TopicsReviewer]

Thank you for watching I'm happy that this was my last match up video.

[@TheSunStudio1]

Nice work man, SW match ups always such fun to watch.

[@3TopicsReviewer]

Glad you enjoy this match up video.

[@Diemondbakk]

I believe you are right about Galen pulling down the star destroyer by making it nose dive that makes a lot of sense

[@jeremyleonjonas7657]

Well... awesome video, match-up and a great way to end the series.

[@silascraven]

It's sad that you won't be continuing these match ups, I was really looking forward to more of these videos. But, as a legendary marine once said, "send me out...with a bang"

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

This was an excellent breakdown of both characters, especially given you covered SW characters only once before. A few wonky pronounciations here and there aside, the way you covered their physicality, their fighting style and Force powers was absolutely nailed on the head. My personal take on Cal is that rather than learning directly Niman from Tapal and re-learning it as the game went on, he simply adapted and tried to put his master's teachings to use as he grew more confident. Rather than Makashi as you suggest at 25:00, I feel as though Cal still retained Shii Cho as it's consistent with his simplistic, wide sweeping slashes, and the clip you've presented falls more in line as an example of him applying Ataru. The others you listed are spot on however. It seems also that he did apply (at least on a instinctual level) Trakata, as he off-balanced Trilla on Bogano by switching off his blade suddenly, and the way he cycles through single, double saber and Jar'Kai also seems coherent with Trakata. Finally, I disagree only on giving Cal the edge in lightsaber skills. While he definetely has an edge by having a varied and unpredictable form that is just as personalized as Galen's, Cal never elevated it to such a degree to any of Galen's 3 styles. Starkiller is no master, but he is a trained assassin, while Cal had to re-develop quickly over a short period of time. Still, switching between elements of the first 4 forms, saberstaff, Jar'Kai or Trakata is enough for him contend with Galen at first, as you rightly pointed out. The fight narration was also the most plausible scenario, as Cal would exploit any opening to escape from Starkiller. Wish I discovered your channel earlier, man. Really excellent content. Merry Christmas !

[@baki484]

Jedi survivor has been announced looks like we'll be seeing cal in more versus videos.

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

@@baki484 Indeed, we'll see how we can apply it to an updated breakdown. For one, it looks like Cal has reverted to a single saber.

[@baki484]

@@yrooxrksvi7142 unfortunately I just hope it's temporary.

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

@@baki484 Hi again. Turns out Cal is becoming an aspiring Battlemaster in Jedi Survivor. Assuming his grasp on Niman has improved, his connection to the Force expanded and improved as well, and that now he can switch between single saber, Jar'Kai, saberstaff and crossguard saber (as a heavy broadsword of sorts), he's risen from a high tier 5 (on par with TPM Kenobi or TCW Ahsoka) to a tier 4 (Rebels Ahsoka or RoTJ Luke). Or he went from amateur Exar Kun wannabe to bordering Kao Cen Darach material. I hoped we would've gotten a lightsaber forms system similar to Ghost of Tsushima's stances, but whatever. I can't even play the game on anything right now and getting a PS5 or a high end PC is not in my current prospects.

[@baki484]

Looks like he knew how to apply Makashi after all or he learned in the 5 years gap between JFO and JS

[@pjusttheletterpreally.noth2995]

Prediction before watching: Galen stomps Cal

[@mokoiakerehoma623]

Same here

[@AncestorEmpire1]

Hopefully this gives Respawn ideas for Fallen Order 2.

[@3TopicsReviewer]

That would be an interesting idea if Galen Marek became Canon again and they added him into the next game as one of the bosses.

[@AncestorEmpire1]

@@3TopicsReviewer it would be even better if Cal was hunted by two antagonists, one being Galen Marek and the other…. being Mara Jade during her service as an Emperor’s hand.

[@Bell-js3ki]

I still think cal gets man handled Starkiller can matcg vader in a sword fight and he has insane force strength and has more powers and he can kill vader and his clone even beaten vader and starkiller put up a fight against the emperor even if emperor wasn’t trying to kill him it’s still way above cal

[@ShadowKillerX]

Nice battle very nice. And to add the icing on the cake no one died

[@3TopicsReviewer]

Exactly a perfect way to end my series for good.

[@ShadowKillerX]

@@3TopicsReviewer 💔(insert GTA V wasted meme here)

[@rodan9773]

Awesome nice work men. Respect and keep up the epic work.

[@3TopicsReviewer]

Thank you for watching Rodan.

[@eddiepabon8020]

Pretty good video, i really thought it would be a wash but i´m glad to have more information.

[@3TopicsReviewer]

Glad I could help. This is perhaps one of the best match ups personally I've done. From the outside it may seem like a stomp but once you really dig deep you will see that this would actually be a fight and thats all I wanted to prove with this match up.

[@darthstarone3532]

The dark side clouds your mind 🤣😭🤣

[@joshbowman9481]

Kal would give Starkiller a similar fight to proxy but with force abilities, with Kal switching through his lightsaber modes fluidly, and mixing up his attacks. Galen would appreciate the party tricks Kal’s doing and cannonball his ass across the map. Just look at their contests with Vader. I know that type of comparison falls flat because of how the various styles of each combatant interacts with each other, but for Galen, Vader was the final test of his life, a test he passed. For Kal, Vader was Death, a butcher. Scaling is stupid but not in this instance.

[@lapplandkun9273]

Nope. Scaling is stupid. Stop overrating galen and look at facts.

[@joshbowman9481]

@@lapplandkun9273Now the question isn’t how they fared against Vader, the question is do you think cal is worthy of the rank of master, which personally even if we grant him that, he ain’t shaak ti

[@lapplandkun9273]

@@joshbowman9481 no. That isn't the question at all and is irrelevant. You directly stated to look at both their fights with vader as a comparison and basis for who would win. Cal's varied style and unique lightsaber allows him to contend with opponents far above his own level, even including galen. Galen has never fought an opponent like cal before. Cal's core technique isn't on the level of jedi master. It's how he utilized it that allows him to compete against foes far above his level. It was even stated in the video that cal was not on the level of shaak ti or vader, but that cal's unique style would give jedi and sith far above his level a challenge Galen isn't on their level either. Galen only won his fight against ti having to become creative with his force abilities, and his fight with vader had external factors and ulterior motives built in. Galen even noted that he could not defeat vader outright on the back of lightsaber combat and had to rely on his force abilities, and knowing that vader wanted him to surrender instead of killing him outright, used that knowledge to create an opening.

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

@@lapplandkun9273 shaak tii was better than cal in everything

[@lapplandkun9273]

@@alsimmonshellspawn6021 And Cal's skillset has shown him to fight opponents far above his own level, such as trilla and the other inquisitors. That includes galen. It's the same scenario with pre vizsla against maul.

[@danielmcgriskin2104]

This Match up was a good send off to the whole series

[@shadowwarrior3444]

Good final match, expected Galen to win. My 1st few matches I saw from you were your Vergil vs Sephiroth, Cloud vs Tidus, and Cloud vs Zack. It was a different take on the versus matches and I really liked them. Even so, this was a good way to cap things off.

[@inferno5138]

this was awesome I can’t wait for more awesome match ups😁

[@3TopicsReviewer]

This was my last one. I have moved on from making videos like this but you can always check out some of my older ones. I done more than 60 over the last 7 years.

[@inferno5138]

@@3TopicsReviewer that sucks there was one I really wanted to see which was evil cole vs evil delsin but I’m still interested in what kind of content you’ll do so I’ll be checking that out

[@gabrielchastain6091]

I really liked how you did the fight Instead of starkiller just gutting cal Cere comes to assist and they escape which is there usual tactic However that brings up another question Cals gang may try to work as a unit in certain scenario's so What would happen if Cere, Cal, and marron worked as a unit on starkiller Cals odd saber work of switching between one blade , to saber staff, to duel wielding is confusing Ontop of that similar to Kyle katarn Cere when we see her in the final mission uses her pistol to throw off her opponent in combination of her saber And finally marron is a night sister with magic So all 3 of these oddities if applied in unison and at the right times might actually allow them to defeat starkiller or Escape If not that Also Vader was probably pissed starkiller failed

[@thesovietvorona1007]

Before watching this my opinion: Vader loses and nearly dies to Galen and later his clone Starkiller. Cal can’t even touch Vader and has to run to survive Vader. Thus quite easily I could see Galen winning not even mentioning the fact how insanely Galen’s endurance is compared to about anyone.

[@thesovietvorona1007]

Oh and in the sequel Starkiller (still dark clone) kills Luke and Jedi Leia.

[@fightszn]

Yeah cal stands zero chance his force power alone is extremely low compared to starkillers

[@LegoAngel-yk6pe]

i wish Ash Wiliams (evil dead/Army of darkness) or Josh McGrath (Max Steel) or Action Man (1993) be like Luke Skywalker or Galen Marek

[@AtelierGod]

If I were to explain the force ability difference between Cal and Galen it would be Magnitude. Let’s use Force repulse as the example ability here, both combatants can use this ability however the application and power behind it is vastly different between the two, further exemplified by Cal’s use of it when he uses Force repulse he slams the ground to generate a shockwave that knocks everyone around him to the ground but Galen’s generates a shockwave in every direction that not only knocks away targets but sends them flying killing most weaker foes. This difference is even more apparent by the fact of Galen’s Saber slam (I think that’s the name) technique where he does the same as Cal does with his Force Repulse but only utilizing Force push and it sends his opponents into the air which to me sounds more impressive than knocking them off their feet.

[@crimsonglory4812]

The only thing I have an issue with is Kal being able to block force lighting as it’s been stated and shown that specialised training is needed to be able to block force lighting with a lightsaber, combined with the fact just how Galen has never experienced Force stasis Kal has never come across force lighting and him having the misfortune of his first encounter with the ability being with the revolutionary of the skill quite possibly leading to him being stunned or thrown off guard.

[@2bizzystu868]

I feel like cal could know how to block it cause he didn’t rlly have training or didn’t rlly know how to use the force until he was 17 but when he picked it up and all he had to do was believe in himself within a few months to a year he was able to almost defeat the 2nd sister and completely beat the 9th i feel like Jedi survivor cal is able to go toe to toe against the lighting cause cal’s best ability is knowing how wield a lightsaber extremely well as we’ve seen he’s master using double sided single and double hand using it in all variation without struggling so I think he would be able to tap in deeper to his force and have a tapped ability for it cause cal is a unique Jedi

[@benhoward2292]

Glade you had fun with this.

[@nukeynate1155]

Wow. I heisted to watch this knowing it was the last one ever. I didn’t even read comments going into this and didn’t stop looking at the screen for a second. I definitely have to agree that Galen would win. It’s also bittersweet no one died on your last match up as well. Man, it was one hell of a ride, thank you for giving all of us these awesome seasons and match ups we have ever seen. You certainly are and were the best at it and always will be. End of an Era. Thank you Brian, and I can’t wait for what is to come and glad to see you’re back. Might go on a long full montage of your entire versus series for the weekend. Love you buddy. Everyone give a round of applause to our man!!! 👏👏👏👏 P.S. if you ever somehow, someway decide in the future want to come back, I have at least 5 dream match up’s for you. (This is me secretly not accepting it’s over lol)

[@ryandunham1047]

Which one of these two Force powerhouses is your favorite? Or favorite game?

[@thebigdb1]

I don't know why, but I kind of see this battle almost like a wrestling match in the sense that each combatant would take the lead and be winning for a moment, only to be switched to the other. The problem I have with this fight is that we don't fully know or have the chance to see each Jedi at their full ability since they're still essentially in training. You can argue that deal in America from the Force unleashed one is a different character than part two, but the memories of the first starkiller were transplanted and the one in part two. Though you can consider them to be different people. The thing that sucks about the Force unleashed series is that it's an unfinished story, and I got a feeling that there would have been more development with the character that we never got a chance to see. I also have a feeling that Galen would have been a tie in some way shape or form to the a New Hope and leading to the destruction of the death Star because in part two Darth Vader is taking captive, and I got a feeling the gaining would have gone up against his sith clone that kills him if you take the dark side path. I haven't played phone order yet, so I can't make it accurate comparison, but in many ways I think the Galen is a more developed character in the sense of the fact of how he's sharpened his skills compared to Kal. But that's my take.

[@benitonieves1812]

According to the databank in Force Unleashed Galik Marek's mother is not a Jedi whose father fell in love with a normal woman who was a rebel fighter

[@ShadowDeist]

knew starkiller would win, overall I liked this better than I thought I wouldn't actually nice job man really. im going to miss the vs series, I still think you should keep it around and do harry potter vs match ups but if you want to end it I understand

[@3TopicsReviewer]

I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the final match up. I had a great run with this series and after 7 years I think I'm ready for so new kind of content.

[@KingOfQuinns]

I imagine this fight being a replacement for the fight with Shaak Ti. In canon, Vader killed Shaak Ti

[@timdagod]

i noticed you didn’t mention galens sith seeker ability

[@TheRealCrusader]

I love cal and I think cal could whoop the shit out of lots of Star Wars characters. But Galen would go easy on cal. Galen wins

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

A lots such as who exactly ? Nah, he's growing in talent but he's not anywhere above TPM Kenobi.....yet. Jedi Survivor shows he might have improved drastically.

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

Cal vastor would body that boy

[@huntsmanthrane1092]

When it comes to abilities, I, and a few others, consider Jedi are Books in the Force, Sith are Daggers, and Gallen Marick is a Thermal Detenator.

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

ancient sith>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>galen marak

[@huntsmanthrane1092]

@@alsimmonshellspawn6021 Very much so. Gallen is just an apprentice, but he does have potential.

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

@@huntsmanthrane1092 ancient sith lords could break stars and tank supernovas easy their sith magic archemy and rituals were powerful and dangerous

[@huntsmanthrane1092]

@@alsimmonshellspawn6021 And I am not denying their achievments are many and impressive, just taht they were not alwaays as powerfull as they became. At an equivelant point in time, Gallen would have been able to pose a challenge for many of the old Sith Order, and if he had access to the same training as the Sith back then, he would possibly be more powerfull. But this is all just a hypothetical as, to my knoweledge, time travel in the Star Wars universe is impossible. If I am mistacken feel free to correct me.

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

@@huntsmanthrane1092 traya said that the sith lord revan era were like children playing with toys, galen can barely prevent a star destroyer from clashing

[@justincarter1217]

I feel like cal at the end of the game is where ahsoka was at the beginning of the clone wars, wheres hes at the beginning of builiding his combat experience

[@michaellilly965]

Nice to have you back. I'm curious if you can do react vid to the new Chucky trailer? Or one to the Injustice trailer?

[@bigkahuna5477]

Poor Galen, and you thought your childhood was hard. Oh, Cal would lose of course but I still love him.

[@levogerstevenson4561]

Awesome content brotha. I'd like you to do more vs videos. I love your voice. Very authoritative and distinct.

[@3TopicsReviewer]

This was actually my last one after doing over 60 of these Vs videos over the last 7 years so you can always check out some of my older match ups.

[@danmackey7501]

True star killer a beast

[@nachorodriguez2320]

Can you imagine if at some point in the future, galen became cals master? passing down all his knowledge and skills and BOOM... a NEW starkiller is born

[@3TopicsReviewer]

That does sound like an interesting plot.

[@2bizzystu868]

The thing is cal posses amazing light saber skill and they could go toe to toe if it’s the timeskip cal but star killer has a immense power of dark force and is incredibly agressive but cal has great versatility knowing how to double wield but the power they posses especially with how broken stark killer is breaking down empire almost all by himself it would be impossible for cal to win but I feel like we are underestimating him but as of now we have to see what Jedi survivor cal can do because a young cal with minimum experience picked up a light a saber and found barely half of his potential and ended defeating the sister but at the same time darth Vader almost shattered him and so we are gonna see what time skip Jedi suvivor cal has in bag for us cause

[@Suchmymimus]

Starkiller's lightsaber skill far surpasses Cal's. Starkiller all but mastered all forms of saber combat.

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

@@Suchmymimus No, Galen only mastered Soresu, Shien and Juyo. That said, he elevated them to a high degree. Cal, on the other hand (as of JFO, we'll see how Survivor will change things) is an improvised Niman practitioner.

[@Suchmymimus]

@@yrooxrksvi7142 This quote makes it look like he as mastered saber combat though. - "Under Vader's relentless tutelage, the Apprentice all but perfected the fine art of lightsaber combat." The point though is even with just lightsaber combat Cal is so far below starkiller he wouldn't even be perceived as a threat.

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

@@Suchmymimus Because he is. Form 7 Juyo requires mastery of one or more lightsaber forms prior to learning it, which speaks highly of how developed Starkiller is. But I still wouldn't sell Cal so short. Niman can be just as hard as Juyo, even he's still unfocused as of JFO. Using Trakata to switch from single to double to dual sabers would catch Galen off guard. Cal would still lose, but he'd buy enough time to run away.

[@Suchmymimus]

@@yrooxrksvi7142 The problem though is Starkiller has fought proxy as Darth Maul, has mastered saber combat and is much stronger in the force that Cal using 2 lightsabers would not catch him off guard. Also running away wouldn't work because he could just grab him with the force. He might be skilled as a Padawan but let's not pretend he can surprise a master who bested vader and matched palpatine.

[@legionxiii6109]

I seriously hope there is a follow-up video, Cal is a straight up beast now

[@3TopicsReviewer]

I know and to be honest I am super tempted to make a one off match up just for that reason.

[@pjusttheletterpreally.noth2995]

​@@3TopicsReviewer Do it, please. We'll all love it.

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

@@3TopicsReviewer A rematch with Jedi Survivor Cal would be top tier.

[@3TopicsReviewer]

@@yrooxrksvi7142 Well I made a deal to my viewers that if they helped me reach 90K sub by the end of the year. I would do a follow up video pitting Force Unleashed 2 StarKiller against Jedi Survivor Cal Kestis.

[@marcusrienien3353]

A perfect way to end the series.

[@3TopicsReviewer]

I agree.

[@Maybe_Crazy_Courier]

I don't 100% agree with Kal as the better duelist I see where your coming from but I have one problem with the force powers and no its not a nit pick because it was stated you were using the books for starkiller and well force pulse and repulse are different one Jedi can't do repulse it uses lighting to build raw force power for a devastating blast while pulse is force push based

[@floppa933]

Yea Starkiller can duel wield and use lightning/force push with his lightsaber swings

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

Agreed. Cal's Niman is more of an improvised patchwork of other forms plus a gimmicky but unique lightsaber. Galen's Soresu/Shien/Juyo hybrid is much more developed and fluid, as he didn't stop training for half a decade like him.

[@justincarter1217]

I hope u keep doing star wars matchups this was pretty good

[@3TopicsReviewer]

This waa my last match up video. I'm officially done with this series.

[@justincarter1217]

@@3TopicsReviewer damn well thanks for all the matchups u gave us its been a hell of a ride 👍🏾

[@3TopicsReviewer]

@@justincarter1217 You are very welcome.

[@jeremyconnor414]

May the force be with you

[@damienlarson4145]

I want someone do a vs matchup between Cal and Jaden Korr.

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

I believe Jedi Survivor Cal would be a good match for Jaden. Though you mean Jedi Academy Jaden, or Legacy Era Jaden ?

[@damienlarson4145]

@@yrooxrksvi7142 whatever version of him is comparable to Cal.

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

@@damienlarson4145 Agreed, even despite the 15 years age gap between the two (as of Crosscurrent and Riptide)

[@eobardthawne6969]

Starkiller wins with pure force power alone in my opinion

[@drfitz462]

Damn, just found u now and its really unfortunate to discover this was ur last vs vid. Atleast I'll have ur other vs to binge, but still ashame to see such great work be ended. You've probably said so already but how come this is your last vs series video? Is there a particular reason and would you ever return?

[@3TopicsReviewer]

I hope you enjoy the rest of my match ups. It was a good 7 year run for my channel.

[@Titans2sbz]

Starkiller invincible🦸🏻‍♂️

[@bruceborden9775]

Great video btw

[@superhydra8873]

I'd love to see how shadow the hedgehog or Dante vs bayonetta would go. Great work nonetheless

[@TabiTheJester]

I feel like Galen would just force pull the mantis down like he did with a star destroyer

[@3TopicsReviewer]

#1 Galen did not pull down the Star Destroyer it was already coming down at him all he did was force the nose down to try and stop it from hitting him. #2 After this fight he would be abit too exhausted to attempt to pull down the Mantis. Even Galen has his limits.

[@bruceborden9775]

If you compare the twos feats, starkiller easily stomps, i like cal too but this man galen was fighting jedi masters as an apprentice, starkiller is the strongest force user

[@revolversarecool3303]

I heard that Galen wasn’t as powerful as his clone in the force unleashed 2 but either way Galen wins this one

[@thomashudson8326]

Cal would hold his own for the first “round”. After that, starkiller would wipe the floor with him. Cal is a survivor. Cool. Starkillers only job was to find survivors and unsurvive them. His only “teacher” was one of the greatest duelists and jedi killers ever. He trained to go 100% at all times. Cal has some cool tricks but has never fought somebody that comes right out the gate on untra beast mode. Capping for cal…

[@3TopicsReviewer]

I would respond to you by saying that I don't think you are giving Cal enough credit. There is no question that in prolong fight Galen not Starkiller would win. The point I am trying to bring up is does Cal have the capability to compete and in some case win against Galen and I do believe. I openly stated that if Cal had an aggressive combative approach he could absolutely win as his abilities and techniques that Galen has no experience against. The problem is Cal does not fight this way. If this was a 10 round fight rounds 1-3 would be Cals best chance to win but once the fight got to rounds 4-7 the fight would become more even with Galen gaining ground. If this fight got to rounds 8-10 it would not be a question of if Galen would win but how. Also there is not evidence that Galen can go Beast Mode at the the start of any fight neither the comic, novel or game confirm this. Galen is built for battles of attrition the longer the fight goes one the stronger he gets. All depictions of Galen show his most powerful force feats at the finish of the fights. Galen can not one shot any force user even weaker ones then himself. Galen knows that attempting to do this would just burn him out quickly. If opponent survives the opening outburst of power he will be left exposed and this is a lesson that Vader certainly would've have taught him. Now in closing I had considered on doing a rematch video using the most recent version of Cal against Force Unleashed 2 Starkiller (who is a different character than Galen Marek) but I think I should leave that for someone else.

[@kadenson6694]

Not quite fair yet seeing as galin marik has 2 games out now you should do a redo now that Jedi surviver is out cause he has a bunch more new badass feats in this game like

[@3TopicsReviewer]

Galen Marek is in the first game StarKiller is in the 2nd game. They are very different characters.

[@shahrulharyunizamjurani3215]

Starkiller is overpowered...

[@3TopicsReviewer]

The Game makes him appear more powerful than he actually is. I can name 15 jedi and sith who would totally destroy Galen in a 1 on 1 fight.

[@dogface45]

Didn't go through all the comments to see if anyone had posted already that the weapons and equipment section was unfair because of the fact that Galen also uses two lightsabers in the sequel. I understand the match up but it should also include that information as well to make it more balanced.

[@3TopicsReviewer]

This is Galen Marek not StarKiller. Galen uses 1 lightsaber, StarKiller uses two. Thou StarKiller is a perfect clone there are some elements that make the two VERY different.

[@dogface45]

@3TopicsGamer I understand what you're saying but this is why a 3rd game is needed. I'm aware that's what Vader called him and of his sacrifice in the first game and the opening of the second but uh that's Galen throughout both games, the essence of his character is the base of his story and in both instances, he was successful in overcoming his programming(with aid) because he's of Jedi stock and not as deeply scarred as Vader thought.

[@TheNightlessFall]

​@@dogface45 A third game was supposed to be made, but Disney having bought the Star Wars license, it wasn't realized and was abandoned.

[@michaelprada8123]

star killer is the second best jedi Ever.. no question

[@3TopicsReviewer]

WHAT!!!!! That is the funniest thing I've heard all day. I could give you 10 Jedi and 10 Sith that would totally wreck him with no difficulty.

[@Commrade-DOGE]

who would win? Jedi sha gi, Cal, Galen, kilo ren, or the 501st soldier behind the journal of the 501st camping in the corner with an arc caster?

[@Maddog-xc2zv]

ask ahsoka

[@donttalenostory1905]

Next time can you do Subject Delta vs Nemesis (Bioshock vs Resident Evil)

[@thesovietvorona1007]

This is his final versus.

[@donttalenostory1905]

@@thesovietvorona1007 I know that it's also the reason I said "Next Time"

[@Vader846]

Would you be willing to iron Man Vs Darth Vader

[@3TopicsReviewer]

Force choke = Broken Neck = Dead Ironman

[@jimmyhunter1810]

Cal is great and all but Starkiller was trained by one of the best lightsaber duelists and most powerful force users ever. Despite being OP to begin with, his training would put him over the top alone.

[@caiquegabriel8548]

Cal actually win starkiller

[@3TopicsReviewer]

Gotta be honest if I ever get enough support to redo this match up with Jedi Survivor Cal. He actually gained a number of new abilities that would give a very good chance to take Galen Marek down.

[@biginrome8070]

I don't understand how Cal's force stasis would affect starkiller considering that Taron malicos was able to defend against it with ease and I doubt that that's an ability that he's ever faced before and there is zero evidence supporting that he ever has in the past.

[@3TopicsReviewer]

You must remember that Galens force shield are constantly weak. So with no knowledge of Force Stasis Galen would be caught off guard. But I don't see that ability working on more powerful force users. You need to remember Galen in his base form is fast, not strong until he is given time to amplify his powers.

[@kindadumb916]

Not to mention I am pretty sure he was only given the ability to block force stasis for gameplay balancing

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

The way I see it, Cal's Force Stasis would work on Galen shortly, but he would break out of it with a Force Wave or Repulse.

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

@@kindadumb916 No, he has it officially as he used it at least twice during cutscenes.

[@baki484]

@@yrooxrksvi7142 I agree As a padawan he froze 6 clone troopers after a blaster bold grazed his face being the the most memorable. Anything that doesn't have a TK barrier is free reign for Cal. Walkers (small ones), gorgana, maelstrom of rocks on Zeffo massive imperial equipment. It would work temporarily on Galen. It's also been show to work on other force sensitives like Trilla, Masana and Malicos when he let's his force wall down/when he's not focused so he has to actively beef up his TK barriers to negate it. Vader is the only one who passively repels. At the time of fallen order.

[@potatoman7737]

But what about starkiller being able to electrify his lightsaber

[@brodyathey7590]

If cal had as much training in the force he could win but he don't him not getting his full training in is the reason star killer wins and Galen having such a high power level don't help

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

Looks like he's drastically improving in Jedi Survivor.

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

Bs galen will easily break cal force shield defense and chock him

[@Maddog-xc2zv]

@@alsimmonshellspawn6021 I'll wait to see survivor first. and how powerful Cal gets, both on dueling and with the force. It's quite a promising character

[@ImTheirKeeper]

17:38 star killer eventually had dual lightsabers aswell no?

[@3TopicsReviewer]

No this is Galen Marek, who you are talking about is his Starkiller clone. They are 2 different fighters who maybe identical physical but fight very differently.

[@zefsavage4851]

I really like the video, but you forgot to mention that Cal has never went up against Force lightning either, and when Sidious shot his lightning at Mace Windu it is very hard to block

[@3TopicsReviewer]

I would counter that be saying this #1 Galen's force lightning is nowhere near as strong as Sidious's and #2 Obi-Wan Kenobi had never seen Force lightning before either until facing Dooku when Anakin got hit and yet he was able to block it by keeping his blade out. Because Cal also hold a defense stance or is on the move blocking a low level of force lighting is simple and Galen does not use Force lighting with the kind of precision that a true master would use it.

[@zefsavage4851]

@@3TopicsReviewer I have a unique question for you, who would win in a free-for-all Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker Cal kestis and Galen Marek

[@zefsavage4851]

@@3TopicsReviewer my other question is would the Starkiller clone fare any better against Cal kestis

[@3TopicsReviewer]

@@zefsavage4851 I think Starkiller would perform much better than Galen.

[@3TopicsReviewer]

@@zefsavage4851 Well thats a bit hard which Anakin and Luke are we using ?

[@filipszajda2326]

Co to za porównanie galen sprzątnął by cala z powierzchni ziemi

[@freddymichalak9306]

Cal's Older than Galen

[@freddymichalak9306]

Guessing the Reason why Vader Let Cal Live by not having Starkiller duel him was because his Target was instigating the Rebellion at all, Cal is way older than Galen since He saw Anakin before He turned into Vader, Him being older when they meet means he's waaay deadlier when they meet, While It would be cool since pure Darkside Apprentice vs Lightside Padawan would duel since Starkiller is the first to be trained since a boy

[@MilkANDMagic]

Tbh i like that cal isnt thew strongest. Starkiller just way too op. Makes for a more intertesting story and charatcer if they not as strong

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

That's a dumb misconception, Galen isn't actually much stronger than Ventress.

[@Snod2k5]

True

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

@@Snod2k5 Nah

[@Snod2k5]

MilkandMagic u right, so true, Galen crush.

[@Lostinsilenthill]

Merek is on Vaders lvl, Cal is not even close to that level of power. Good video tho!

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

No he's not remotely. Galen won against Vader simply because he had an intimate knowledge of his MO during fights, and he exploited it. Plus Vader wasn't taking him seriously.

[@Lostinsilenthill]

@@yrooxrksvi7142 well that's an interesting take, but I would disagree. I wouldn't say Galen Merek is the strongest or anything, but I would put him near Vader in power.

[@Lostinsilenthill]

@@yrooxrksvi7142 I also wouldn't count Cal out because with another game coming there's lots of room for him to grow in strength, and I'm excited for h8s next game.

[@bda8266]

Cal has only had youngling training and the first basic step of padawan training... if cal had full training to the point of jedi knight and then the training to jedi master.. then I beleive cal would've been one of if not the most powerful force user of his generation including luke and and up in the top 5 jedis in the prequel era and would beat star killer.. but as it stands star killer clearly wins.. but with the force in its purist form star destroyer has the power but cal is more at one with it letting him become more a part of it

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

more powerful than luke? maybe Disney Jake SOYWALKER

[@KumaoftheForest]

Rahm Kota vs Sylvar Darth Bane vs Darth Revan Galen Marek vs Darth Malek Exar Kun vs Darth Bane Dooku vs Malek Inquisitor Jerec vs Plo Koon

[@josephrousell2818]

Sylvar wins, though Kota will put up a good fight. KOTOR Darth Revan and SWTOR Dark Revan are very different as the latter is older and more powerful. Bane, even at his peak would be a fair challenge but either incarnation of Revan will win. If it's ROT Bane than it's a tougher fight, But Revan has the better chance of winning. Galen Marek Wins this more times than not. Malak lacks in defense in his combat style and his force abilities aren't as flexible as Galen. I believe Exar Kun would win this one, though Bane will put up a better fight than most. Exar is too random and his weapon makes this worse. Bane will recognize the archaic lightsaber (his apprentice used a similar if not near-identical design), but he isn't used to fighting a fighter who uses it the way Kun does. I think Dooku would win this one. He's the more skilled lightsaber master and is the less powerful but better developed Force wielder. Plo Koon Wins this. I personally don't believe Jerec is that much more powerful than Plo Koon, and Plo is the better fighter. Just my opinion. No one has to agree.

[@Commrade-DOGE]

where would Sha'a gi fit?

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

​@@josephrousell2818 exar kun is estates by the source to be the galaxy greatest threat and the most powerful sith lord 4000 years before the birth of luke Skywalker he even escalate above revan and vitiate

[@curtisbelk6002]

Cal Kestis ls The Winner.

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

No he is not 😆 🤣 😂

[@Suchmymimus]

Lmao Starkiller would destroy him with no effort.

[@3dstv786]

I am the same age and height as cal

[@cancelculturecansuckmydick4923]

You'd have to give Cal respawns so he can memorize his attack patterns

[@cancelculturecansuckmydick4923]

Ngl this is like putting a Wolf against a Demi god

[@avte8801]

am looking back at this but at the end fight it's kinda flawed in a way cause if this was truly a versus series then it should have been a 1 v 1 fight no allies to call upon or to even participate in a fight like this it should have ended with Kestis death since it was quite obvious that he would lose....

[@3TopicsReviewer]

It's more of a story match and this isn't the first time I've had someone win without killing the opponent.

[@LegoAngel-yk6pe]

i wish Ash Wiliams (evil dead/Army of darkness) or Josh McGrath (Max Steel) or Action Man (1993) be like Luke Skywalker or Galen Marek