#2 Ponders Anakin versus River - who would win

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FOLLOWMAL

Thursday, April 12, 2007 1:03 AM

Number2,

That's a fine argument for Anakin beating River, but I am reminded by my own Star Wars watching time, that Anakin was defeated by ObiWan Kenobi not once, but twice.

I don't think Master Kenobi would stand a chance against River either. But I digress...

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Hey, that looks fine on you!

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NUMBER2

Thursday, April 12, 2007 1:06 AM

Thanks for the coat

FOLLOWMAL

Thursday, April 12, 2007 1:11 AM

You're welcome.

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NAVYSEILS

Thursday, April 12, 2007 1:25 AM

I must agree with number two. Anakin would win. The combination of the force and his lightsaber ability would more than likely render most of River's efforts useless. He is a very angry chap and she could possibly turn things in her favour by getting under his skin and holding back long enough for him to make a mistake, but lasting that long would be hard I think.

NUMBER2

Thursday, April 12, 2007 1:42 AM

Yeah. And we all know what happens to those who get under his skin.......

They get choked. With the force.

Even his wife.

Ouch.

GRAYALBATROSS

Thursday, April 12, 2007 1:43 AM

The Force in it's battle capacity is simply telekinesis, and I would say that in a spur battle Anakin's power of clairvoyancy would equal River's in telepathy. Therefore, telekinesis is an action just like any other, and is thought through and recognized by a reader like River. It may give him an extra hand, but River will know what he'll do with it just like the others. That levels that aspect of the playing field. Guns would admittedly be renderded useless, but River doesn't need them. Give her a normal sword, and she'l do just fine with her reflexes to combat Anakin. River is also much smarter. Tactics, woman! (that last was not directed to anybody in particular). Jedi lean on the Force like a crutch, and that will be Anakin's downfall. Plus if he even tries to mind-trick her, he'll be rendered incapacitated, because he will be in touch with all that River is in touch with in that unbalanced way, with none of her kind of conditioning.

SO:

Speed and Agility: Advantage River

Reflexes: Level

Extrasensory Perception: Level

Weaponry: Advantage Anakin

Mind Strength: Level (ish. I'll give Anakin that, although it should really go to River, except that she doesn't have his versatility.)

Smarts and Tactics: Advantage River

River: 2
Anakin: 1

River wins!

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NAVYSEILS

Thursday, April 12, 2007 1:53 AM

A normal sword would be useless against the lightsaber,(in star wars I believe it was only weapons using a special cortossis weave or something like that resisted them) and the force gives a jedi the speed and reflexes that could easily match or better river's. As much as I love her, I just think she would fall when faced with the second best jedi to ever have not existed. I agree on the smarts part being her advantage though. With the right situation she could win, but simply thrown together in a room and made to fight, I see the pouty jedi one coming out on top.

ALLIETHORN7

Thursday, April 12, 2007 1:59 AM

All you need is a cane. Sounds crazy, no? Well, it ain't- just make sure ya don't touch the blade, or else you're humped. Get it so that it's to your back, where he can't move it. Then shoot him!

Having fun yet?

-Danny

I wanna take the Bullet,
The one aimed straight for your Heart;
I wanna meet the wolves halfway,
And let them Tear me APART,
But that's not the way they do it here...
THRICE RULES!!!!!!!!!

TRUEBLUE

Thursday, April 12, 2007 3:18 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by brooklynbrowncoat:
Joss Whedon would kick George Lucas's ass, for sure.

Interesting concept: Battle of the Geeks

Two shall enter the ring, only one shall leave! A battle for the admiration and devotion of all sci-fi-dom!!!

Perhaps we can work out a away to re-animate roddenberry & tolkien so it can be a real contest!

As for River Vs Anakin: anakin, for all his midichlorins, got his butt whooped twice: 1st buy Obi wan (who left him to burn) then by Luke (who actually managed to drop his teen angst routine and EVOLVE as a character). Force Vs Psychic, hmmm... well considering they are not even in the same 'verse it is hard to equate them. Anakin in the prequels was a petulant pussy, but I think that Lucas' vision for the character was for him to be more complex than the actor could portray (hell, a cardboard cut-out would be the less one dimensional than he was). So real ani Vs river (post BDM) that would be an interesting match.

... or we could just use them to breed super-psi-jedi army.

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Thursday, April 12, 2007 3:40 AM

I have an overwhelming desire to come up with some sort of fanwank to get River to win.

How 'bout this:

Anakin tries to use the force on River. River reads his mind, instantly understands fully (can I say grok here? Can I?) all that Anakin knows about the force and uses his only advantage against him. She kills him without bothering to look up from Book's shredded bible.

Then the Enterprise uses its deflector shield to... oh wait... Too much wanking.

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