Why Dooku Didn’t Respect Duelists Using Double-Bladed Lightsabers or Multiple Lightsabers! (Legends)
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The Non-Canon Expert explains Dooku's unique principles that he applied to lightsaber combat, looking at why Dooku didn't respect any lightsaber duelist, regardless of whether they were a Jedi or Sith, who relied on more than one lightsaber or a double-bladed lightsaber.
This is a Legends story for Dooku and the lightsaber combat forms with information found within the Legends novels "Star Wars: Labyrinth of Evil" and the Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith novelization, as well as "Star Wars: Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force" and The Jedi Path reference book. I hope that you enjoy it!
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Jedi: *Uses 2 lightsabers*
Dooku: “ *TWICE THE PRIDE, DOUBLE THE FALL* “
@@TheTruthIsGonnaHurt not exactly he was already defeated by Anakin just using one blade
It autocorrected blade as bland WTF
This is my favourite line from all films
Dooku: "2pac might have lived twice as long if he had focused on one"
@@Hellraiser988 he was still killed by two lightsabers
@Andre Michael Pietroschek the rare and expensive materials used for Greivous' armor (and the magna guards), plus the fact that he is a cyborg and not merely a robot, means that he can't be mass produced. Plus, think about it. He has to watch out for himself. I'm sure he'd be afraid of an army of Greivouses turning on him and Sidious.
Dooku is probably the most stylish Sith in canon, definitely the coolest duellist.
Jay Pierce I expect nothing less from the master of Makashi
Not good enough to beat Anakin Skywalker.
@@jenniferbrewer5370 it was the first 3 times😂😂and I'm an anakin fan
@@jenniferbrewer5370 He was told to hold back bro
Jennifer Brewer well not necessarily Dooku was just messing around with him like Vader did to Luke...
If I recall correctly from the RotS novel, Dooku was so hardcore about duelling that he was even disgusted that Anakin got an artificial hand, thinking that the honourable thing would have been for him to learn to duel one handed.
Which makes the loss of both his hands all the more ironic/tragic.
He also kinda hated mechanical prosthetics as a whole.
@@Gr3nadgr3gory what does that tell us about his relationship with Grievous. He's practically more prosthetic than organic.
@@franks8462 mostly hate. As most sith relationships are.
Later on tho, Vader usually fights with one hand
Some one with more than one saber blade: *exists*
Dooku: *so uncivilized.*
Anakin: Ok Boomer
Galen Marek: ok boomer
Taylor Barbieri all of the people he taught to dual besides quigon (ex ventures savage and grievous):
Ok boomer
Surely you can do better!
You mean like his apprentice ventress? Or his apprentice savage? Or his apprentice grievous? Or his master sidious?
Hes like am seronded by fools
Will Jiggetts that’s what I’m saying.
Well, he always showed contempt for them so...
He knew it would intimidate their opponents, who were much lesser duelists than Dooku.
@Akira A McLaren you need to watch sidious vs maul and savage
Dooku: "When I was in school, we couldn't afford two lightsabers."
Liberation pocket dooku is a boomer
An actual boomer…
We had sticks. 2 sticks and the force for the class. And we had to share the force!
@@tavianarmstrong974 Dooku knows what the ladies like.
Hahahahaha
Ironically, he got beheaded by two lightsabers ;) Most unfortunate
I'll wager he learned some respect for the use of multiple lightsabers in his final seconds of life.
Jennifer Brewer dat kinda dark..
Jennifer Brewer well...... he better.
Ehhh, I wouldn’t say that.
Anakin defeated him with one lightsaber, literally powering through Dooku’s elegant form.
Ha 😆👍🏼
Dooku: "I'm going to do him left-handed"
Palpatine: "You know what a hurry we're in!"
Dooku: "It's the only way I can be satisfied. If I use my right, it's over too quickly."
But i know something you don't know. I am not left handed!
@@johngordonpBut there's something I ought to tell you... I'm not left handed either!
Hmmmm I enjoy a good princess bride reference every now and then
My name is Count Dooku. You killed my father. PREPARE TO DIE.
@@zpm-sg1 YES! I knew my people are here!
Count Dooku: Now remember, a true lightsaber wielder only needs one blade. Any more implies a lack of skill, honor and teaching and their master should be ashamed.
Grevious, Ventress & Savage: Yes, Master.
Grevious: *uses 4 lightsabers*
Ventress: *uses 2*
Savage: *Uses a double bladed saber*
Dooku: T_T
@Chelline R. Vader: "Yes".
@Pexil Just once though,his preferred style was one bladed and I think,he could have defeated Maul and Savage with one aswell,he was just playing around a bit
None of those three were lords of the sith .They are from dooku’s point of view their suppose to be inferior to him. So in a way it makes sense.
@@tavernburner3066 Lords of duty, lol.
Марк Гацко spell check sucks
I find it interesting that Dooku is the polar opposite of Sidious in his love of the blade. Sidious viewed the lightsaber as a tool, unbefitting of the modern Sith doctrine, whereas Dooku viewed it as an expression of the person themselves.
Yeah, but unforunately for Dooku, Sidious was more powerful in the force and far more talented in general. Sidious was younger than Dooku, but mastered every lightsaber form.
A true duelist 🤺
@Schwanzus Longus only in cannon
@Schwanzus Longus call me crazy but I think that in terms of lightsaber combat, Dooku was overall better than Sidious. So much that he could have even beaten him if they only decided to define the duel by lightsaber combat. Besides, even if Sidiuos is a master of the dark side, Dooku has a strong connection to the force/dark side.
@@heltongomez8865 Darth Plagueis thought Dooku was the better swordsman. Of course, Sidious would never just let it become a blade fight... them again he did let that happen with Mace and lost. And then got disarmed by Yoda.
Dooku: one is all you need.
Grievous: *no.*
Grievous: But... My collection!
Vosa: *no.*
Ventress: *no.*
Savage: *no.*
Sidious: *no.*
Super Smash Revan darth Maul: no
Genoosis anakin: no
Grievous is so uncivilised.
Grievous: I payed for 4 arms and I‘m going to use 4 arms !
Dooku: "I don't like people who use more than one blade"
Also Dooku: Trains Komari Vosa and Asajj Ventress to use two lightsabers, Savage Oppress to wield a double lightsaber and Grievous to use four lightsabers at once...
Even his master uses 2 sabers.
Lol
Dooku must have hated his life))
Maybe he wanted them to be uncivilised so they can't beat him.
And briefly General Pong Krell
Last time I was this early, the Jedi were sent to resolve a trade dispute with the separatists.
Well you could say that the negotiations were short.
I thought that was just a visit to Space Hooters?
Unknown bros before hoes
@@pretzelstick320 If this is what sobriety is like, then I'm going to smoke a big sack of crack!
*Trade Federation (weren't the Separatists yet)
Grievous, Ventress, Savage, and Sidious: *Exists*
Dooku: Im surrounded by idiots
Mr. Naix Zurc maul
Sidious used 1 lightsaber, primarily or none.
Shrikant Gopinath He had 2 and used 2 to defeat Maul and Savage Oppress
Sidious ?
Siddharth Bhatia yeah
I just realized in Clone Wars Luminara in her duel against Ventress commented she recognized the fighting style of Dooku within her, but comments her version was sloppy
Makes me realize Ventress attempted to use Makashi in her Jar Kai style combat and Luminara critiques it as amateurish and Dooku would agree as Makashi is at its best in single blade combat
Dooku trained her, but for some reason couldn’t break her of her reliance on a second blade
@@KumaoftheForest He probably didn't have time to properly retrain her reflexes back towards what was needed when only using a single blade given that a war was on and he needed her out there killing things instead of in some training dojo unlearning her reflexes so she could replace them with better ones.
"When you have the power of the dark side of the force, you only need one. " -Darth Vader
I think that was a more nuanced view on the topic. Vader didn't really dislike the act of fighting with more weapons at once, rather the way that mon cala Grievous wannabe was using quadruple wielding as a crutch to support his lack of understanding.
Every time Count Dooku see's someone dual-wielding lightsabers, he would get so mad that he'd lose his head.
Training Grievous must have been really inconvinient then. You know, with his head constantly falling off.
He took a “hands off” approach to training his apprentice, that’s why they picked up dual wielding.
"Lose his head" hehe..
Haha, Dooku is the coolest boomer ever. He's the embodiment of, "Back in my day!" in the Star Wars universe😂
I'm beginning to truly believe that one of us is a clone of the other.....
@@dr.calibrations7984 hahaha, Long time no see, brother😀 We do seem to have very similar (great) taste in TH-camrs and content😂
Back when i joined the jedi we didnt have any fancy shmancy lightsabers, we had sticks! Two sticks and a rock for a whole platoon and we had to share the rock!
@@James-pt2vk 😂❤️
*Sips monster* Back in my day, we didn't need more than one blade.
And ironically, grievous had multiple lightsabers and was a cyborg, both things which he hated
Well Grevious was an alien and a pawn. He was a means to an end to create a new Sith Empire
Ironic
@Dooky that still doesn't change the fact that Grievous was just a pawn and a means to an end. Dooku didn't care as long as Republic worlds were conquered and Jedi were killed
@Dooky it's obvious why Dooku taught him to duel that way. As a human supremacist, Dooku isn't going to teach an alien how to duel properly and with honor.
So my point about Dooku just use Grievous as a means to an end stands
Another reason why I still respect Dooku. Despite being a Sith Lord he still showed honor and valor in every duel he participated in. Makes me wonder just how a duel between Dooku and Vader would go or how (if it were possible) Darth Bane engaging Dooku in a lightsaber duel. It’s honestly not much a shock that Dooku can hold his own with his former Jedi master Yoda as he demonstrated in episode 2: attack of the clones. Honestly I would love to train under Dooku.
He was losing against Yoda badly, hence why he had to distract him by attacking two helpless opponents so he could run away. Truly a paragon of elegance and dignity.
Dream146 that I won’t disagree with because he was fighting a superior. And as a Sith Lord deception and winning by any means is his way. Still I do respect him as a warrior. He wasn’t the greatest lightsaber duelist for nothing. He was at least prepared for fighting lightsaber users. But yes Yoda had him against a wall from the start.
Dream146 Yoda surpasses him in knowledge of the force, but I wouldn’t agree that he was losing badly as far as the duel go, but it would be prejudicial for him to stay there fighting, not certain of Victory, after all Obi could recover himself and Padme and the clones were to arrive, it’s only logical for him to do what he did
darth vader has increased knowledge of the force compared to anakin, and anakin beat Dooku, so I think Darth Vader would win.
@@lotharschmal7991 to me it was quite obvious that Yoda was having the upper hand at all times. Almost as if he was playing with him. Perhaps he wanted to stall so that clones can arrive and arrest Count Dooku?
While Yoda's skills are hard to assess, since he was a CGI character of unusual height, he was also winning against Sidious in EPIII so it is probably logical to assume that his saber fighting skills were superior and both times he lost was because of dirty Sith tricks.
Also in the novelisation of EPIII it is mentioned that actually Obi-Wan was probably the greatest swordsman (at least when it comes to raw technical skills) of all time, the only one capable of taking on Grievous - which both Yoda and Windu were deemed incapable of by the author.
Dooku even as a villian he had a gentlemanly demeanor and elegance at all times.
Mass respect 👍
Dooku fully understood the Sith concept of "by any means necessary." A true Sith would not hesitate to use another lightsaber if it meant achieving your goal.....Darth Sidious despised lightsabers, yet he was a master in all forms of lightsaber combat and possessed two of them.
What Dooku did not like, was someone using a second blade in place of perfect lightsaber form. He would rather see someone master the art of using one blade, rather than using two or more blades to cover for their weaknesses.
Exactly, that’s what he meant
He probably had a lot more than two. In The Clone Wars, he fights with two identical lightsabers that don't look anything like either of the ones he uses in RotS.
Because he had to live up to his name:
Darth Tyrannus
Tyr-annus
@Seymour Cox Hahaha!
Dooku: Using more than one blade is a sign of weakness.
Ventess: OK boomer.
Ventress: But force lightning is ok?
Thinks of Heros vs Villains in Star Wars Battlefront 2
*breathes deeply*
Despite being a Sith, he was still old fashioned and an honorable duelist
That fight was ABSOLUTELY the greatest demonstration of Dooku's skills. Right next to the nightsister assassination attempt.
Dooku: Double Sabers are cowardly
Also Dooku: Ventress take these two lightsabers that can also be combined into one double saber
Also Dooku: But using force lightning is ok.
The more I learn about Dooku, the more I have blown to respect and admire him.
He is probably become my favorite Jedi. Though my favorite Force user will always be Darth Bane
It’s all explained in 1 simple line of his
Count Dooku: Twice the pride, double the fall.
Dooku seriously has some of, if not the best, lightsaber fights in Star Wars across the films & show appearances. He is legit a joy to watch fight & my favorite Sith Lord.
Tyranus will always be the most cultured & dignified sith lord, in & out of combat. His style is also probably one of the best for duelists in both the light & dark side.
Out of all the Sith, Dooku is the one I wish was real.
Palpatine: In the Sith, there can only be TWO.
Imagine a Highlander Star Wars mash up.
Duncan McCleod: "But in the end, there can only be one."
Unknown Gamer Sidious is awesome
Unknown Gamer I like him as a character, not more than Vader, but he’s practical, intelligent, and manipulative, what’s not to love
Makashi is probably the most realistic fighting style today.
Since we know using two hands = less reach but more power and 1 hand= more reach but less power.
But we all know it doesn't matter how hard you hit someone with a lightsaber. It's still going to cut through.
@Mr. FinesseR Yeah but no one is sword fighting to the death today so thats why I compared it to fencing
@Mr. FinesseR I said "Makashi is probably the most realistic fighting style today" as in 2000s.
@Mr. FinesseR ok
@@yeahh2085 It is. There is a reason fencing was the definitive blade-based martial art. Unless someone is wearing armor, a broadsword is not indicated, nor a katana. And a good fencer can beat a good kendo swordsman most of the time. There are videos on TH-cam.
I'd love to see a duel between Dooku and Lord Momin. It would have been beautiful
A beautiful curbstomp in Dooku's favor.
Literally nothing suggets Momin even stands a chance. Momin got curbed by a pre-prime, massively weakened and exhausted Vader who couldn't even stand properly. Dooku held his own against Yoda, the most powerful Jedi in history. I'd give Momin at least 10 seconds before he gets torn in half by Dooku.
@@shogunofsorrow5520 to be fair, we barely have any stories on Momin, but there is decades of Canon on Dooku. Nevertheless, the potential exists for a great duel.
You misunderstand Darth Vader's connection with the Force. Vader is its Chosen One. The fight between Vader and Momin occured at a powerful Dark Side verge which was thoroughly activated by Momin's construct. The Dark Side literally decided the outcome. It chose Vader
Why would further stories even be needed to assess the outcome? New stories won't change the fact is that a fully fresh Momin got crushed like a bug by a dying Vader. Whereas an exhausted Dooku held strong against Yoda, someone undoubtedly more powerful than Vader.
Completely irrelevant. Chosen One or not, Momin himself admits that Vader is significantly more powerful than he is, which is why he waited until Vader was exhausted before deciding to attack.
He did show Maul some respect actually...
Quotes from TCW:
"A warrior of the same caliber?" (talking about Maul after Mother Talzin told Dooku she could provide him with another Zabrak as his new apprentice)
"Soon your power will rival those of the great sith lord Darth Maul" (to Savage)
He did that to manipulate him because remember maul was his brother so in this way he was trying to show respect to maul to get his trust
@@rostar7256 Not really because at that point Savage had no idea who Maul was or that he even had a brother
Remember, this video covers his opinions in Legends not cannon. Dooku's actual feelings toward people who used multiple sabers is going to be what we see in the movies/clone wars.
@@STEELGMBL true true but he did know of him like an honored warrior from your clan like a legend basically like John wick to us americans
@@rostar7256
John Wick isnt real I would say, Genral "Mad Dog" Mattis or Chesty Puller. Both men who you've likely never met, but both real, tangible, legendary men.
One thing I koved about Dooku in CW was the fact that when facing off against 2 or more enemies he would make sure to keep them attacking him 1 by 1 while constantly back-stepping to maintain distance at least from the ones he pushed away
*Sad Ventress and Grievous noises*
Although not able to kill him, Ventress did defeat Dooku late in her life with her one short yellow lightsaber. He escaped but did voice his opinion that her skills had improved and he was impressed. This was in a a book that is now Legends.
Djarra That’s cool. I’m just memeing here.
@@Djarra Where it belongs, as it makes zero sense.
and Ahsoka
And maul
Makashi is fencing, Fencing requires only one blade. Adding any more than one blade is a recipe for a bad time in fencing XD
B-b-but what about my rapier AND dagger?
@@grsimpson3957 I was about to comment that. Nothing wrong with a lightsaber shoto to go along with it.
well a shorter blade maysometimes be used (plus it is handy to have as a backup if your blade finds fault or required as a backup like against a saber whip where it would be an effective statagy to pair with main fightign technique
Anakin: *Wields two lightsabers*
Dooku: “Brave, but foolish my old Jedi friend”
Thanks, I really love Count Dooku's methods and philosophical approach to Lightsaber Combat,
And I think him and Yoda are almost a sum of one part in Jedi Martial arts Mosaics'.
4:47: No, Dooku has studied all the forms, including form 7, he just never used them, instead making sure that he could anticipate and counter all conventional applications of any given form.
Yes, people get this confused. He is a master of all forms and taught swordsman ship as a Jedi Master. He just prefers Form II.
Dooku: "Using two lightsabers is not elegant or worthy of a duelist."
Savage: "You keep using your free hand to spam me with lightning I can't block! How is that fair?!"
Dooku: ...
Spams more lightning
Dooku: Double bladed lightsabers are too op. They should be nerfed.
Crazy how composed dooku always was in his duels lol makes it look too easy
Everyone: Last time I was this early *insert joke*
Me: I'm just late as usual
I kow how that feel. I was late 24 hour(ish) .
Apparently Lee was proficient in fencing, so they formed Dooku's movements and style of Lightsaber combat around fencing techniques. I would say form two is certainly the most unique style and has a wonderful high tier flourish to its movements which gives it a great physical aspect. By far my favorite form to use in my own duels.
I miss ol' Christopher Lee.
We all do. Rip
Aye, but he lived a good long life into his 90's.
I can understand his concept of the art of combat, though my preference is more centered around building one's self to be as useful as their saber and building one's saber to be useful in any situation. Therefore, one should never stop building one's self as they never stop building their saber. For example, I agree with his concept of one needing only a single blade to best an adversary, and I would entertain his personal code for a duel so as not to disrespect a worthy opponent, but I differ because though I would start out with a single blade saber, it's capabilities would not limit itself to only a single blade. The hilt itself would be capable of extending up to 6 feet in length, but also emitting an additional blade at the end. The blade length is also a variable I can see becoming an excellent source of usefulness via extending and retracting the blade length. I would do what I can to build the majority of the hilt out of various lightsaber resistant materials and even add a bayonet roughly 9 inches long with the bottom half being serrated and a golden ribbon tied around the hilt for both a more comfortable grip and to make for a distraction as it's excess drapes off moves with each strike. The ribbon is also a good symbol of hope, valor and light (Odd for a Sith, but I'm a bit more open minded than most) The saber itself would have a total of 4 crystals, 2 real kyber crystals and 2 manufactured ones to give it a much more powerful boost to it's capabilities. Theoretically speaking, with this extra boost it should allow the saber to cut with ease materials that normal sabers struggle with. Additionally, it should also allow a similar effect as a magnet to other sabers, forcing them to kick back and retract upon a clash. This would mean in order to beat me you could not strike my saber or you would have to reignite it every time we clash.
Personally, I too would wear what's left of the hilts of the sabers I have claimed from Jedi I have bested to honor them as true warriors. The greatest of them or those who blessed me with a great challenge would have parts of their lightsaber forged into my own or my armor as a show of my respect for them as a warrior.
Dooku was that guy man. Straight trolling others in his golden years lol
Dooku was always my favorite lightsaber duelist. So elegant, efficient, and effortless, made it look like he wasn't even trying.
Dooku was something of a lightsaber combat fanatic, and I love it.
Dooku: I hate people wielding multiple lightsabers
*gets beheaded by 2 lightsabers*
Dooku: No elegance
Darth Treya: Really?
For a person who doesn’t like duelist who used multiple lightsabers at once sure did teach a lot of people who ended up using two sabers
*sees title*
"Why Dooku Didn't Respect--"
Me: *"okay, who doesn't Dooku respect this time"*
Form 2 is my favorite as well, I can respect the idea of elegance through simplicity, and the emphasis on wasting as little energy as possible reminds me of when I used to take fencing lessons in real life. Actual fencing is NOT about being all fancy like sword fights in movies, it's about straightforward strikes to at least try to ensure a direct hit on your opponent. Of course there's parrying and disengaging maneuvers and the like, but even they are about small adjustments and movements that conserve as much energy as possible and focus on only what's necessary.
@Aaron New Well, I USED to do fencing when I was in high school, perhaps I didn't make that part clear. I wish I could go back though, but I don't know of any fencing schools near me nor do I believe I would have the time management skills.
As for what type, it was epee fencing with the white protective uniforms and the big round cage masks and wires that went through your jacket and one end connected to an outlet under the bell-guard of one's blade and the other end was hooked up to an electronic score keeper. Those days were a lot of fun, and I sometimes miss the muscle definition I used to have from doing that. I had calve muscles that looked like they were stuck in a permanent "charlie horse". LOL
I still have all my old equipment too in case I ever do go back, and also for the sake of nostalgia. And I keep a trophy of the first blade I ever accidentally snapped as well. Haha.
Dooku was the only one in the prequels that had ANY TRUE sense of actual real life fencing. Most of the rest would be carved up by an experienced swordsman in RL.
Christopher Lee was a champion fencer and had a lot of input for his style in the films.
So...Dooku loved his hands, and hated dual-wielders...
Anakin Skywalker: Cowabunga it is then...
"..and this is the way the blade will swing.."
- Tite Kubo
That's a funny way to spell Lord of Asspull and shite powerscaling.
Qui Gon is my favorite ever Jedi but Dooku might be the most intriguing character
Of course when Qui-Gon was a padawan Dooku was his master.
Imagine prime Yoda
I would love to see his reaction to Ezra's blaster lightsaber, or see Pre Vizsla using an entire arsenal while fighting with a saber.
I mean, did Dooku respect any duelists? Barring maybe Yoda.
His arrogance is part of the reason Anakin was able to kill him.
Probably his master Darth Sidious.
@@TheLiamster Did he ever actually see Sidious duel though? I'm unsure of that.
@Nobody Jones I did say "part"
Dooku, even out of character and playing safe and smart, doesn't know Anakin's true skill, his style is at a disadvantage against perfected Djem So, and his body is severely weaker and lower in stamina, meaning a victory would still be hard won and unlikely.
Dooku has marginally superior skill and obviously a lot more experience, as well as more diverse applications of the force, had he not been arrogant he would be nearly an equal to Anakin and assuming he's able to keep up at full pace and be able to fully utilize his varied skills, he would be able to pull out a win a few times out of ten against Anakin, unfortunately though, Anakin was practically born to counter Dooku.
In the end, I'd say Anakin takes it 8/10 times if he isn't arrogant, but Dooku has a slight chance because of the things I listed. If he's arrogant Anakin wins pretty much every single time no matter what.
with Dooku's severe arrogance, I think even Darth Maul could pull out a surprise win just because Dooku wouldn't take him seriously and it's possible that Maul could slip in a Taräs Käsi strike and that would probably be it for Dooku (though, Maul beating Dooku is like a 1/10 chance at best, but if you underestimate someone, that's always possible. The way I see it playing out, Dooku duels Maul, mocks him for his brutish weapon choice and style, quite easily disarms Maul either by cutting off a hand, a scathing prod, or by destroying the saberstaff, he'd then scoff at Maul's weakness and use lightning to torture Maul, Maul would then use his insane durability and grit to charge through the lightning and catch Dooku off guard and deliver a melee strike, Dooku's body being so frail and Maul being even stronger than Plagueis with Taräs Käsi would probably crumple or kill him with one lucky blow, an unlikely outcome, but still possible all because the way Dooku's character is, he plays around a little bit too much for the sake of entertainment)
I dont think he respected yoda either, he had a particular disdain for form 4 users, saying that ataru has silly acrobatics and twirls, yoda would be the personification of his disrespect.
I remember that in the Clone Wars, Dooku expresses his respect for Obi-Wan Kenobi and his disdain for Anakin. I think Dooku would have had respect for the way that Kenobi defeated Vader at Mustafar: single blade, sticking with the basic principles of his form and not getting puffed up (unlike Anakin).
DOOKU: True Masters only need one saber when in battle.
ANAKIN: Okay, Count Boomer
Count Boomer. Nice. Lol
Didn't Vader later say the same thing?
I respect count duku's views as lined out in this video, and I agree with them. I now wanna go to learn form 2 - makashi. Thank you duku, and thank you whoever made this video
Dooku is a man of class, I respect that
my respect for dooku as a character just skyrocketed i had never noticed he fought mostly one handed like a fencer, thats low key one of my favorite swordsman types.
Maybe after having almost everyone he trained, like Ventress, Grievous and Savage, using double or multiple lightsabers he just got annoyed XD
(Joking)
Thanks for clarifying
Must be Filoni favorite character, since he loves so much giving double blade to everyone...
Countless hours practicing one thing is more powerful and insightful than countless hours practicing many things.
Dooku *doesnt respect double lightsabered combat.*
Sheev- “Ironic...”
Yoda: "Arrogant you are, young Jedi Knight. Your downfall it will be."
a duelist with a lack of respect for other duelists who use dual sabers is pretty rich when one considers he ran away from Yoda.
Yoda is literally one of the most powerful force users of all time so is dooku
Yoda was also his master
Considering the fact that even sidious ran away from Yoda it's generally viewed that fighting Yoda in single combat is suicide
Yoda beat him with one lightsaber...
Unknown Gamer No. But he failed. His advantage was he was a much better lightsaber fighter. But he had to get in close to be effective. Palpotine kept using his force powers to keep a distance between them. In the end yoda had to retreat.
Tl:dr: "Ok boomer" in a galaxy far, far away.
Yet he got beheaded by two sabers.
He didn't have killing intent during the battle, that's like the idiots who say Sidious beat Yoda during their duel
Ironic.
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@@-Extra_Lives There's no way he was the technical and psychological master lightsaber duelist his been presented be without realizing he was in a fight to the death during the last moments of his life, especially if he was embracing the ways of the sith.
@@LoFi_Sinner95 Considering Sidious would've slapped everyone there had he used his lightsaber, Dooku probably thought he was safe.And making an error like that doesnt take away from how skilled of a duelist he was, people make errors like that all the time in star wars, like how mace was killed, how sidious didn't see Vader's betrayal in the force, or how Anankin lost to Obi-wan on mustafar
And he fell to a man wielding two blades...
Ironic.
wolfman6696 imagine stealing a comment
He fell because he wasnt bent on killing
Anakin used one blade the whole way through. He only had a second blade after he LITERALLY disarmed Dooku, and thus ended the fight.
I actually agree with this Principle, 1 lightsaber really is all you need.
For defensive styles one single bladed lightsaber is the best option
For aggressive styles 2 are actually better. For example ahsokas style of using one normal saber and a shorter shoto blade is actually great for aggressive styles (although the reverse grip is almost useless)
Yes. But double lightsabers or 2 lightsabers look cool. So there. XD
But for real, dual wielding is a legit fight style. Just not as easily seen since it requires more training
@@dennisleonardo2992 ummmmm, you do know that the saberstaff exists right? Under exactly zero circumstances would a single lightsaber be a better defensive weapon than a saberstaff. The reason the weapon is so uncommon is that it takes a very high skill floor to not decapitate yourself with it when utilizing the momentum and circular movements of the weapon.
@@nathanielweber7843 The reason it's uncommon is because it's garbage.
@@ForsakenDreamer7 Its easily the best defensive weapon available. You guard both sides of your body from attack simultaneously (which also negates tandem fighting of multiple opponents), you get twice the coverage against blasterfire, and you can utilize soresu as the perfect shield if so inclined. Granted, its awkward to attack with if you lack the physical AND mental coordination, but I would submit that its at least as useful as 2 blades in combat, if not more and certainly better than a single saber in a fight: especially considering that you can ignore the activation switch on one blade and simply have a single saber with an extended hilt for extra reach and leverage.
I like dooku he was not completely evil he was about honour and respect that’s why his eyes were no yellow he was not a true sith at heart he was a Jedi but a fallen one
No he indeed was a true Sith Lord, and one of ways to prove this is his power in the use of force lighting. And he did have yellow eyes at time, just not all times.
Jacob Bailey no he was not a true Sith Lord he was almost redeemed before anakin and obi wan come to save yoda trust me he was not all that evil
@@prezzyvcurrymuncher when did anakin and obi-wan come to save yoda from dooku?
baba booeey In one comic I forgot the name just type in how yoda almost redeemed dooku. Dooku set a trap for yoda but yoda knew it was a trap but went and they had a conversation and dooku was conflicted and swaying towards the light because he had a bond with yoda but then anakin and kenobi cane to save yoda and dooku was enraged and they lost all hope of dooku turni back
Jacob Bailey Jedi can use force lightning
He’s the star wars equivalent of “ooh riot shield! I’m a p***y and use riot shield!”
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I'm sure they didn't respect his bent hilt.
He's old, they don't have Viagra in the Galaxy Far Far Away, give the poor guy a break
@@347Jimmy I was not prepared.
Dooku: Sees pretty much every sith in the clone wars using multiple/double-bladed lightsabers
Dooku: *I'm surrounded by idiots*
Count Dooku the purest of sith lord, he was different, elegant and honorable
idk how practical it'd be, but after ep II came out I always wanted to see a double-bladed curved lightsaber. basically a combo hybrid of Dooku's & Maul's. even made a lego one as a kid
In the Clone Wars movie Ventres use that kind of saber by uniting both her lightsabers
@@casteddu6740 cool, never knew that. in my mind it seems like if you had the bend of the hilt facing away from you it'd be devastating on the offensive, & flipping the hilt the other way towards you would be equally great for defense
@@arachnonixon I actually immagined a lot of time just in the last month about being a separatist leader in the Clone wars and having a green and a red lightsaber to bond into a doublebladesaber
Last time I was this early Palpatine said „Dew it „
Just imagine his comments on the Disney trilogy's lightsaber fights
I hope we get to see Maul meet Dooku and Grievous in the new episodes of the Clone Wars!
I want Dooku to defeat Maul. This time, he'll have no mission to allow himself to get captured. Just him and them man who killed his apprentice.
Unbelievably Trash Maul has actually beaten and captured Dooku in the son of Dathomir comics which are canon.
@@benkirkey2451 No, Maul was already beaten, Sidious took him to that prison and the interactions between Maul and Dooku were painfully subpar. There's no emotional impact. That comic series in general adhered more to "rule of cool" rather than emotional/character/world exploration.
@@benkirkey2451 Oh, sorry I misread what you wrote:
No, Dooku allowed himself to be captured to lead Sidious straight to Talzin, the whole comic progressed exactly how he and Sidious planned. That was the purpose of Sidious keeping Maul alive, so he could lure out Talzin. Additionally, Maul and Dooku have never fougth properly, Maul has been fine with confronting Dooku with his forces after sending a Zabraki kill-squad after him.
Dooku, both in cannon and Legends has superior feats in comparison to Maul.
@@unbelievablytrash9458 [mic drop] FINALLY someone gets it. All the Maul fanboys crow about Son of Dathomir without actually realizing the whole point of that plotline (or some of its implications). To make Maul look like a fool who fell right into Dooku and Sidious' trap.
I wonder then what his take was on a lightsaber pike, like Senya Tirall used, a sort of single bladed spear like weapon.
Or Kazdan Paratus.
But Senya didn't always use a pike.
Her long hilt could shrink into the size of a short one, then she simply used grounded and strength-focused battlefield/multitarget Ataru with a lot of non-saberhit integration.
Kinda like a more intimidating Qui-Gon Jinn.
I would assume he probably hated them just as much.
A sabre pike has all that reach and range, it can be used to try and attack with little to no danger on behalf of the user. He would probably call it cowardly and not duelist like. And to some degree he would be right. We've all played games where the fucker used projectiles ot really long weapons to have safe attacks.... its frustrating and I feel Dooku would agree
@@dr.calibrations7984 true now that you point it out. I think part of what makes Dooku a cool asshole is that his whole thematic and style is about elegance and grace. He's a finesse fighter that's got some spells and it's a neat idea for a DnD character, a nobleman fencer with some magic that's just looking for power. Be a dope boss fight.
Probably something along the lines of "A pike is a fine weapon, for a foot soldier.. perhaps that's all you are?"
"Two blades is just plain cheating" ~Count Dooku
that season 6 duel was the best dooku duel i've ever seen in sw, it's like he's made of jelly, so effortless
Dooku believes in a fair fight. Two lightsabers are cheating.
Not Anakin's fault that Dooku wasn't a good enough duelist to use more than one blade, which is likely the REAL reason for his attitude.
@@jenniferbrewer5370 Dooku wasn't a good duelist? Then why did he beat both Anakin (while weilding two lightsabers) and Obi-wan multiple times?
I can only imagine how elegant a duel between 2 masters of makashi would look like!
If he hated those people, why train General Grievous?
Plus Ventress. Likely to give himself a feeling of inherent superiority over his apprentices.
Unknown that makes sense
This is a great question! In the novel Labyrinth of Evil, after explaining how he didn't appreciate Grievous's use of multiple lightsabers due to the lack of elegance and gallantry, he had to accept that "elegance, gallantry, and enchantment were gone from the galaxy" either way. Also, Dooku gave Grievous the benefit of the doubt with the multiple blades given the advantages he had in speed and strength due to his cybernetics. In that way, he thought it was better not to intervene or change too much when it came to Grievous's technique. But overall, he still held to what his preferred type of dueling was. Thank you for watching and the awesome question here MW!
@@starwarsreadingclub Dang! So much for my educated guess lol. I suppose that's why you're a lore master after all.
Because all that stuff was made up afterwards and thus does not make too much sense
I wonder what he would think of kazim the blade master, I think they had similar philosophies only he used a double blade
dooku: Doesn't respect sith with double lightsaber
also dooku: Trains a robot with four arms and four lightsabers
Considering that Tyranus was far more skilled, experienced and talented than Maul, I can understand his contempt for the Zabrak. He saw the use of multiple blades as a means of overcompensating for a lack of true elegant finesse.
@Mr. FinesseR No, Maul specialized in Niman and Juyo. He wasn't a master of all seven forms at all. Further Plageuis never said Maul was unparalleled. The word he used was formidable. He also considered Maul to be overly arrogant, impatient and nothing more than a skilled assassin. You should read Darth Plageuis again and it's abundantly clear in that book that Maul is by and large a clueless tool. He has no outside connection, no power base or understanding of how the Grand Plan is to be implemented. There's an entire internal monologue Maul has where he himself thinks about how unprepared he would be if anything happened to Sidious. Compared to Tyranus, Maul isn't as skilled in lightsaber combat, Force techniques and he's hopelessly clueless on matters on the galactic stage like political intrigue, military buildup, logistical and economic pressures in the galaxy. Maul is also unable to blend in or have a dual identity like Palpatine and Dooku were, which further limits him.
@Mr. FinesseR sigh, no he did not. He instructed him in the forms, which is nothing special as everyone received instruction on all the forms, save in the Jedi where Vaapad and Juyo were restricted due to their aggression focus. Maul was never stated in any source to be a Master of all seven forms, so that's a completely baseless claim on your side. Further, much if Maul's combat training came from a Falleen and studies of Iridonian fighting staffs. Maul's stated forms are Juyo and Niman. He has the same basic understanding of the other forms as anyone trained in lightsaber combat does, how to recognize them and a degree of how to respond.
Similarly, Dooku fully specialized and perfected Makassi, but was versed and could perform or counter to varying degrees the other forms.
Maul isn't a Master of all seven forms. It's exceedingly rare for anyone to be a Master of all forms because that inevitably spreads the skill set too thin to the detriment of any one form. True Masters pick a primary form that plays to their strengths and a supplemental form to help balance the main form's weaknesses. Then they study the other forms to recognize and counter them with their own. Exceptions to the rule like Kyle Katarn did master all seven forms and even invented new takes on them, but that came at the cost of other areas of specialization in Force powers and skills.
@Mr. FinesseR actually no, Niman is the "Diplomat's Form" because it takes elements of all seven forms but does not excel in any of them. It and form three Soresu were the most common among the Jedi Order specifically because they were easier forms and more practical in an era of blaster bolt deflection over lightsaber duels. Niman doesn't point to mastery of all seven forms, but rather the exact opposite as it's meant to be a broad strokes compensation form. It's literally jack of all trades, master of none. My sources for this are the Bane trilogy, Darth Plageuis, RotS novelization, Darth Maul shadow hunter, the Book of Sith, the Jedi Code, Maul comics, including Son of Dathomir, and the CW.
Further, I can use real world examples as a former soldier, military historian and someone who learned both fencing and kendo. The more broadly you stretch your skills, yes the more versatility you gain, but you lose expertise in each field as a result. It's why you don't have a pilot who's also a nuclear reactor specialist at the same time doing both jobs.
Maul is proficient in Teras Kasi because he was trained in it by the Falleen in his origin comic. He's not a master of jar'kai either, though he can use two sabers to a degree, as can Dooku, as can Kenobi as can Anakin, but they are not masters of Jar'Kai or specialists in it. That's evident from Anakin being disarmed by Dooku, Dooku abandoning two sabers for one, Kenobi leaving himself open to a Force push and Maul discarding one half of his sabers on Naboo to use a single blade and again in his being summarily defeated effortlessly and disarmed by Sidious. Each of these again easily found in sources of Ep I, II, TCW. Further Juyo is incredibly taxing and leaves the user open as it's a primarily offensive form which Sidious can use effectively because of his sheer level of power and speed through the Force to negate. Maul can't rely on that same level of power because he's far weaker than Sidious. He's weaker than Mace, Dooku, and Anakin. He's also less skilled as a duelist than Kenobi as in each duel Maul brought support and increasingly failed to kill Kenobi even with help. Their final duel on even ground saw Kenobi summarily defeat Maul with ease. Then we have Maul's loss to Ashoka on Mandalore to consider. Conversely Dooku routinely defeated Kenobi and Skywalker throughout the Clone Wars until their final encounter, while following orders NOT to kill Anakin, meaning he was actively holding back in those duels.
There's quite literally a plethora of sources, evidence and media that support what I've educated you on here.
Your favoritism towards Maul is blinding you to the fact that at the end of the day, he's actually the weakest and least skilled of Sidious three apprentices. I know that's a bitter pill to swallow, but it's fact,not opinion and can be backed up by sources in the films, Legends and Canon. I know none of this will matter to you as I've had to explain this many times before to Maul fans and it's like arguing with a religious person each time, you can prove scientifically they are wrong, bring a wealth of sources, evidence and footage, but they'll still maintain faith in some invisible man in the sky anyway being the best.
If you like Maul, that's all well and good, but it's important to recognize when your bias towards a character clouds your perception of their ability and relevance.
And in the end, he couldn't even hold one lightsaber.
You mentioned a previous video of Dooku disapproving of Grievous collecting lightsabers. What was it called?
Second 6 min video I’ve seen today
This makes me love dooku more. It shows he was a gentleman even as a sith