From Ahsoka's fight with Darth Vader in The Clone Wars to Rey and Kylo Ren's clash in The Rise of Skywalker, these are the best lightsaber duels in Star Wars.
Star Wars has contributed countless indelible moments and images to our popular culture, but if there’s one artifact that is most intrinsic to the Galaxy Far, Far Away, it’s the fantastical weapon of the Jedi Knights, the lightsaber.
Ronin confronts the bandit leader Star Wars Visions Season 1 Episode 1 “The Duel” The first short released in the series was The Duel, directed by Takanobu Mizuno and produced by studio Kamikaze Douga. It borrows some of its aesthetic from the films of legendary director Akira Kurosawa, whose Seven Samurai and The Hidden Fortress were formative works for Star Wars creator George Lucas.
Rey vs Kylo Ren | The Rise of Skywalker The battle begins in the Emperor’s throne room, where the finale of Return of the Jedi took place, but quickly makes its way to the surface of the wreckage, which is buffeted by towering ocean waves. The environment reflects Rey’s emotional turmoil, as she rages against an opponent who parries and deflects, but does not return her aggression. She is the crashing waves; he is the shattered weapon of mass destruction.
7. Ahsoka Tano vs. Darth Vader When she was first introduced in the nigh-unwatchable animated movie Star Wars: The Clone Wars in 2008, no one could have guessed that kid sidekick Ahsoka Tano would eventually become one of the most complicated and beloved characters in the Star Wars canon? After growing from unfunny fan proxy to perhaps the only sane Jedi over the course of The Clone Wars series, the adult Ahsoka would eventually resurface in Star Wars Rebels, set during the run-up to A New Hope.
6. Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. Maul on Tatooine Like Ahsoka Tano, Maul also got the opportunity to complete his story on Rebels after the abrupt cancellation of The Clone Wars. Rebels finds Maul brought low, trapped in an ancient Sith stronghold for years until a chance encounter with Jedi apprentice Ezra Bridger sets him free. Maul haunts Ezra and his friends throughout the third season of Rebels, all the while seeking his revenge against the Jedi he blames for his downfall, Obi-Wan Kenobi .
5. Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. Darth Vader On the subject of lightsaber duels with long, long buildups, the climactic confrontation of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith was presaged long before the Prequel Trilogy even began.
To give this long-awaited event an extra kick, Lucasfilm augmented the usual fight animation with motion capture, endowing Ahsoka and Maul’s final bout with a fluidity and gravity lacking in most of the show’s other battles. Original Maul actor/stunt fighter Ray Park returned to record his mocap, with stunt actor Lauren Mary Kim portraying Ahsoka.
I Am Your Father Scene [4k UltraHD] - Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Fight Scene The fight itself is far less acrobatic than viewers would become accustomed to in the prequel era, but no less thrilling. This is not a duel between two masters of the Force. This is an inexperienced twentysomething out for revenge and a hardened warrior psychologically torturing his estranged son. Luke never stands a chance, and it doesn’t take him long to figure that out.
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