Jensaarai_One

channel image

Jensaarai_One

Jensaarai_One

subscribers

A sample from my upcoming collaboration with EvanNova95, Darth Malak Vs. Count Dooku, that I've chosen to upload as a preview and standalone profile.

Clearly due to the sample audio from the 2003 Clone Wars microseries that I included in the final edit, the original upload of Anakin Skywalker versus General Grievous has been blocked. Fortunately, I still have the project file saved in my editing software, which made re-editing exceptionally easy. Furthermore, I decided to take this opportunity to re-record the voiceover, as the original audio was taken while I was dealing with some microphone troubles. However, I will be following the original script, as my opinion on this match-up has not changed.
As I stated in the original, my overall analysis will be based purely upon pre-2008 Legends continuity material, specifically omitting the 2008 Clone Wars animated series. In essense, the numerous and arbitrary retcons of TCW took what was previously one of the most tightly plotted and internally consistent timeframes within the Expanded Universe, where every event and storyline was given an exact date down to the week, and reduced it to a muddled sliding scale continuity defined by simplistic and contrived plotlines centered around a childish moral.
Where the original Clone Wars microseries kept its portrayal of Anakin Skywalker consistent with the films while also going a long way towards salvaging that version of the character, TCW reduced Anakin to a bland heroic charicature, with only the most token lipservice paid to his emerging Dark Side tendancies, and he was otherwise almost completely sidelined in favor of Ahsoka Tano. As for General Grievous, his portrayal remains consistent with the films in the worst possible way, continuing his downward spiral into ineffectual slapstick villainy. Even the episodes where he is meant to be taken seriously reduce him to fleeing for his life or play his dismemberments for laughs.
But more than anything else, my intention with this match-up is to cater to my generation of Star Wars fans, the children of the nineties who grew up with the Prequel Trilogy. This is Anakin Skywalker and General Grievous as they were for someone stepping into the cinema in 2005 after just having finished watching the Clone Wars microseries.
My analysis of Anakin Skywalker and General Grievous will be drawn from their appearances in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, including the novelizations, comics, and visual dictionaries, the Clone Wars microseries and its tie-in digest comics, the 2002 Clone Wars video game, the Star Wars: Republic comic series, the General Grievous comic miniseries, the Visionaries anthology, and the New Essential Guides to Chronology, Alien Species, Droids, Weapons and Technology, and The Force, among many others.
Anakin Skywalker and General Grievous, accomplished warriors and murderous butchers, with hands drenched in blood.
If these two titans of the Clone Wars ever met on the battlefield, who would win?

The New Essential Guide to Characters - Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, Pg 155 - [09:04]
The New Essential Guide to Droids - General Grievous, Pg 196 - [16:57]
The Dark Side Sourcebook - Chapter Five: Dark Side Traditions - Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith, Pg 91 - [19:41]
Lightsabers: A Guide to Weapons of the Force - Anakin Skywalker and Luke Skywalker, Pg 48 - [29:04]
Fightsaber: Jedi Lightsaber Combat (article) - [30:21], [30:31], [33:19]
The Complete Visual Dictionary - [11:19], [14:04], [29:24], [29:49], [35:52]

Attack of the Clones (novelization) - Chapter 8 - [21:28]
Jedi Trial - Chapter 9 - [11:46], [33:50]
Labyrinth of Evil - [13:35], [13:39], [27:17], [34:20], [39:03], [39:19], [39:40], [40:13], [41:16], [43:14], [43:36], [47:01]
Revenge of the Sith (novelization) - [09:52], [10:14], [16:12], [20:14], [20:52], [21:14], [21:46], [30:53], [31:41], [36:04], [36:15], [37:55], [38:15], [38:40], [40:47]
Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader - Part IV: Kashyyyk - Chapter 43 - [17:23]

Star Wars Tech (documentary) - Rob Coleman, animation director, "Episodes I, II, III" - [13:06]
Clone Wars Chapter 22 - [42:01]

Catalogue of Darth Vader's amputations - [11:55]

In January Twenty-Sixteen, back when Fanalysis was still calling itself the Council ForceCast, we uploaded a podcast on my channel [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euG9_c2elN0], where those of us present exchanged requests for match-ups. Specifically, I was requested by Antoine Bandele to do Blademaster Kas'im versus Kao Cen Darach. I started work on the script, drafting the following martial arts breakdown, but promptly got caught up with other projects, with this one being pushed further and further onto the back burner. While I remain committed to completing this match-up, I intend to start from scratch and create a new analysis. It's not that the information presented here is outdated, as my opinion of Blademaster Kas'im has not changed, but because the format it follows is outdated, and I intend to reconfigure it.
In the meantime, I've chosen to present the following as another sample of my writing.
Enjoy.

The Council Forcecast: Episode 17 - Versus Series Requests/Discussion - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euG9_c2elN0]

Citations:
[01:18], [05:23] - Darth Bane: Path of Destruction - Part Two, Chapter 17
[01:28], [02:43], [02:53], [03:00], [03:39], [03:52], [03:59], [04:12], [04:29], [04:38], [04:46], [05:40], [05:47], [06:08], [06:13] - Darth Bane: Path of Destruction - Part Three, Chapter 23
[01:33], [02:07] - Darth Bane: Path of Destruction - Part Two, Chapter 10
[01:56], [02:17], [02:33], [02:48], [03:18], [03:24], [03:34], [04:55], [05:31] - Darth Bane: Path of Destruction - Part Two, Chapter 15
[02:21] - Darth Bane: Path of Destruction - Part Two, Chapter 12
[05:11] - Darth Bane: Path of Destruction - Part Two, Chapter 16

Artwork:
[03:24], [05:44], [06:37] - "Sith Blademaster" by darefi [https://www.deviantart.com/darefi/art/Sith-Blademaster-116243697]
[00:39], [05:54], [06:20]. [06:44] - "Twilek Sith" by Peter Ortiz [https://www.deviantart.com/peter-ortiz/art/Twilek-Sith-close-up-116025963]
[03:53], [06:51] - "Kas'im the Blademaster" by koryusai279 [https://www.deviantart.com/koryusai279/art/Kas-im-the-Blademaster-815244375]
[01:33], [06:00], [06:58] - "Diptytch" by Scott Wadell, originally featured in "Star Wars Art: Visions"
[05:47], [07:05] - "Darth Bane Vs. Kas'im - Comic, Final Version" by Jensaarai One [https://www.deviantart.com/jensaarai1/art/Darth-Bane-Vs-Kas-im-Comic-Final-Version-549211045]

My analysis of the Jedi Covenant Seer Raana Tey will be drawn from her primary appearance in the Knights Of The Old Republic comic series, with additional information pulled from the KotTOR Handbook, the KotOR Campaign Guide, and The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia.
My analysis of the independant Sith Warlord Odion will be drawn from his primary appearances in the Knight Errant comic series and novel, with additional information pulled from the Knight Errant gazetter and the Book Of Sith.
Background information on both combatants and the overall Star Wars setting will be drawn from The Essential Guide To The Force, The Jedi Path, The Old Republic Encyclopedia, and The New Essential Guide To Alien Species, among others.
Beyond the fact that both are major antagonists in comic series written by John Jackson Miller, the main commonality between these two combatants is that both of their lives were ultimately defined by their runaway Sense talents, which led to them developing into fanatics who followed the most perverted versions of their respective doctrines.
Raana Tey, Jedi Master of the Old Republic, and Lord Odion, Sith Warlord of the Republic Dark Age. If these two Deranged Renegades were to meet in single combat, who would win.

Citations:
[01:58] - The New Essential Guide to Alien Species - Togruta, Pg 158-159
[03:06], [18:35], [20:36] - Knights of the Old Republic Handbook - Knights of the Covenant, Raana Tey - Pg 13
[13:13] - The Cestus Deception - Chapter 11
[13:57], [22:20] - Knight Errant - Part One: The Daimanate, Chapter Eight
[23:06] - Darth Bane: Rule of Two - Chapter 7
[27:08] - Darth Bane: Path of Destruction - Part Two, Chapter 11
[27:12] - Labyrinth of Evil - Chapter 26

My analysis of Obi-Wan Kenobi will be drawn from his appearances in the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy and its tie-in novelizations, comic adaptations, and visual dictionaries, the 2003 Clone Wars Microseries and its tie-ins, in addition to his numerous appearances in the books, comics, and video games of the Expanded Universe. As I am focusing on the character within the timeframe of Revenge Of The Sith, I will be devoting most of my attention to Clone Wars-era material.
However, I will not be making any reference to the 2008 Clone Wars animated series nor any of its tie-ins. This decision is down to me walking my talk and following through on my position that TCW is not only an unnecessary addition, but actively undermines the characterization and capabilities of numerous figures. In the case of Obi-Wan Kenobi, he is reduced to a flanderized "Master Kenobi" archetype based exclusively on his portrayal in Revenge Of The Sith, whereas the pure Legends continuity version of the Clone Wars provided an effective transition between his portrayals in Attack Of The Clones and Episode III, properly depicting his gradual development and growth over time. TCW, on the other hand, makes it seem as though Obi-Wan simply got a haircut and became Master Kenobi overnight.
A specific example of where TCW messed up in their portrayal of Kenobi was making General Grievous his direct and most persistent nemesis, their numerous fights within the series reducing Kenobi's victory on Utapau to a hollow accomplishment, as all he did was finish off an opponent that he had been making a fool of every other Tuesday since the war began. The basic fact of the matter is that, when Kenobi and Skywalker were marched onto the Invisible Hand's bridge in Episode III, Grievous was very clearly referring to BOTH characters as if meeting them for the first time, not just Skywalker. And on Utapau, Grievous' boasting makes it very clear that he had never fought Obi-Wan before, and had no idea what he was getting himself into.
My analysis of Darth Talon will be drawn from her primary appearance in the Star Wars: Legacy comic series, specifically within the timeframe of the "War" arc, with additional information pulled from the Legacy Handbook and the Legacy-Era Campaign Guide. Background information on both combatants and the overall setting will be drawn from The Essential Guide To The Force, The New Essential Chronology, and the Power Of The Jedi Sourcebook, among others.
The idea for this match-up came from a surprisingly innocuous place: In my abridged versus video, Rahm Kota Vs. Darth Wredd, uploaded back in October of 2018, I cited Master Kenobi and Darth Talon as examples of archetypal members of their respectives organizations, and I found that the side-by-side images of the two I had arranged simply... clicked.
So with all of that out of the way, allow me to present Obi-Wan Kenobi Vs. Darth Talon.
Let's begin:

Sources & References:
- The Cestus Deception - [04:36], [18:50]
- Jedi Apprentice #1: The Rising Force - [04:40], [33:40], [33:44]
- The New Essential Chronology - [04:45], [33:52], [04:45], [06:11], [18:18], [14:05], [34:24]
- Mysteries of the Jedi, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Pg 58-59) - [05:10]
- Revenge of the Sith (novelization) - [05:26], [05:32], [15:57], [35:23], [37:01], [46:02], [05:46], [36:40], [38:28], [38:38], [17:12], [17:23], [17:59], [20:23], [36:22], [38:56], [46:42], [48:01], [36:47], [37:07], [37:10]
- The Complete Visual Dictionary (2006) - [06:47], [06:59], [06:54], [07:02], [14:31]
- The New Essential Guide to Alien Species - [08:15]
- Legacy Handbook (Issue 0), The Sith Empire, Darth Talon (Pg 5) - [09:03]
- The Jedi Path - [11:17], [15:23], [18:09], [34:50], [35:44], [36:01], [37:18], [37:29]
- Scourge - [11:56]
- Labyrinth of Evil - [14:12]. [17:55], [36:17], [46:56]
- Lightsabers: A Guide to Weapons of the Force (2010) - [14:21]
- Jedi Vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force - [14:27], [14:35]
- Fightsaber: Jedi Lightsaber Combat, (originally published in Star Wars Insider #62) - [15:09], [15:31]
- Fightsaber: Mastering the Art of Lightsaber Combat (online supplement), Form V: Shien/Djem So - [15:16]
- Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords - [15:43]
- Legacy Era Campaign Guide - [21:51], [27:43], [41:31], [44:45], [24:15]
- The Essential Guide to Warfare - [22:37]
- Barely Tolerable: Alien Henchmen of the Empire, Part 2 (online supplement) - [24:19]
- Power of the Jedi Sourcebook - [35:05], [36:12]
- Attack of the Clones (novelization), Chapter 18 - [38:20]

My analysis of Jedi Weapon Master Vodo-Siosk Baas will be primarily drawn from his appearances in the Tales Of The Jedi comic series and audio drama, with background information on his training and skillset pulled from the Power Of The Jedi Sourcebook and the Jedi Academy Training Manual. My analysis of the Sith Sorceress Darth Zannah will be drawn from her main appearance in the Darth Bane Trilogy of novels, in addition to the Jedi Vs. Sith comic series, with background information on her training and weaponry drawn from the Book Of Sith and the article The Story Of General Grievous: Lord Of War. Background information on Jedi and Sith lore will be drawn from The Jedi Path, The Essential Guide To The Force, and The Old Republic Encyclopedia, among others.
I essentially inherited this project from EvanNova95, and have been working on it for a while, but it struck me as a particularly appropriate companion to my collaboration with GreyJedi91, Exar Kun Vs. Darth Bane. Given that both sets of characters are featured in the same set of sources, Tales Of The Jedi and the Darth Bane Trilogy respectively, researching both sets of characters was relatively easy.
Vodo-Siosk Baas, former master to the firebrand who instigated the Great Sith War, and Darth Zannah, first apprentice to the reformer who founded the Rule of Two. If these two controversial figures were to meet in single combat, who would win?

I made a number of errors within the video where I attribute passages from the Darth Bane Trilogy to the incorrect chapters within the various entries. This catalogue will present the correct chapters for each passage:
Darth Bane: Rule of Two - Chapter 1 -[14:15]
Darth Bane: Rule of Two - Chapter 7 - [13:23]
Darth Bane: Rule of Two - Chapter 9 - [24:16]
Darth Bane: Rule of Two - Chapter 10 - [10:26], [10:41], [10:50], [11:12]
Darth Bane: Rule of Two - Chapter 11 - [11:04]
Darth Bane: Rule of Two - Chapter 13 - [09:59], [10:07], [10:13], [10:19], [12:09], [12:20], [13:03], [13:13], [14:29], [23:49], [23:56], [32:35], [33:19], [32:35], [33:43], [34:17], [34:24], [34:59], [35:09], [35:15], [35:22], [35:26], [35:30], [40:44]
Darth Bane: Rule of Two - Chapter 15 - [14:47], [24:27], [24:34], [35:43], [35:53], [35:57]
Darth Bane: Rule of Two - Chapter 16 - [11:24]
Darth Bane: Rule of Two - Chapter 20 - [25:16]
Darth Bane: Rule of Two - Chapter 21 - [11:20], [12:45], [34:44], [36:02], [36:06], [36:17], [36:24], [36:31], [36:36], [36:45]
Darth Bane: Rule of Two - Chapter 23 - [11:30], [24:16], [34:37], [38:06]
Darth Bane: Rule of Two - Chapter 24 - [11:34]
Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil - Prologue - [22:57]
Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil - Chapter 3 - [22:57], [23:26], [25:25]
Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil - Chapter 7 - [32:43]
Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil - Chapter 10 - [12:03], [12:27], [12:31], [14:37], [14:56], [24:02], [33:49], [34:29], [34:34], [37:16], [37:23], [37:27]
Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil - Chapter 11 - [11:42]
Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil - Chapter 21 - [37:48]
Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil - Chapter 25 - [37:55], [37:59]
Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil - Chapter 26 - [12:14], [12:36], [13:43], [15:14], [15:23], [15:29], [15:38], [15:44], [24:45], [24:52], [38:19], [38:23], [38:28], [39:11]
Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil - Chapter 27 - [15:54]

Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith, Issue #1 - [03:30]
Power of the Jedi Sourcebook - Chapter 6: Jedi Traditions - The Ancient Masters - Vodo-Siosk Baas: Watchman of Dantooine, Pg 102 - [03:56], [05:12], [05:59], [27:44]
Jedi Academy Training Manual - Chapter V: Instructors & Alumni - Instructors of the Force - Vodo-Siosk Baas, Pg 111 - [05:12], [06:23], [20:47], [21:41], [28:04], [29:06]
Book of Sith - Rule of Two - Dark Side Combat - Memory Walk, Pg 94 - [11:56]
Power of the Jedi Sourcebook - Chapter 5: Creatures and Archetypes - New Species - Krevaaki, Pg 68 - [20:16], [20:36], [21:34], [29:10]
Knight Errant - Chapter Eleven - [20:59]
The Jedi Path - Part IV: Jedi Knight - Jedi Guardian, Pg 114 - [21:31]
The Jedi Path - Part IV: Jedi Knight - Jedi Guardian - Exotic Weapons Specialist, Pg 119 - [27:51]
The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology - Melee Weapons - Exar Kun's Lightsaber, Pg 58-59 - [30:21], [39:47], [40:14]
The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia - Volume I, A-G - Bane's Heart, Pg 58 - [32:25]
The Story of General Grievous: Lord of War - Comrades - N-K Necrosis - [32:53]
Jedi Academy Training Manual - Chapter I: The Power of the Force - Lightsaber Form Powers - Circle of Shelter, Pg 29 - [38:45]
The Jedi Path - Part III: Padawan - Lightsabers: Their Construction and Use - Form III Lightsaber Combat: Soresu, Pg 69 - [38:54]

Proof that I'm actually working on it!

I have to be blunt, I cranked this video out as quickly as I could using two characters that I have a huge amount of re-usable material on. Furthermore, this versus short will not receive a tie-in Post-Mortem, as I intend to make General Grievous the subject of a dedicated special, and I intend to cover Battlemaster Darach alongside Lord Vindican, as the majority of their feats are against one another.
My analysis of Jedi Battlemaster Kao Cen Darach will draw from his primary appearance in the Return cinematic trailer, with background information pulled from The Old Republic Encyclopedia, The Journal Of Gnost-Dural, and The Old Republic M.M.O. itself. In addition, I will also be examining the available behind the scenes material for the Return trailer, as it provides a glimse into what was going on off-camera during the Korriban Station duel.
My analysis of Separatist General Grievous will pull from his primary appearances in the Revenge Of The Sith film, comic, novelization and visual dictionary, in addition to the Clone Wars microseries and its tie-in digest comics, the Expanded Universe novel Labyrinth Of Evil, and the various Clone Wars-era Dark Horse comic series. It should go without saying at this point, but I will be focusing specifically on Grievous' depictions in pre-2008 Star Wars media, ignoring his appearances in The Clone Wars animated series.
Without any further delay, allow me to present Kao Cen Darach Vs. General Grievous.
Let's begin.

A re-upload of the fourth entry in my Versus Series Season 4.
My analysis of Lord Odion will draw from his appearances in the Knight Errant comic series and novel, both written by John Jackson Miller, with background information from the Book Of Sith. My analysis of Saesee Tiin will draw from his appearances in the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, the Clone Wars microseries, the Star Wars: Obi-Wan video game, the Star Wars: Republic comic series, the Clone Wars digest comics, and the Jedi Council: Acts Of War comic miniseries, with background information from the Complete Visual Dictionary, the Power Of The Jedi Sourcebook, and The Clone Wars Campaign Guide. Background information on both combatants will be drawn from The Essential Guide To The Force and The Jedi Path.
Regarding Tiin's appearances in The Clone Wars animated series, there's effectively no point in referencing them because they don't tell us anything we don't already know. It's not a question of contradicting sources, it's that Tiin is little more than a background character.
Lord Odion and Saesee Tiin are both unusual combatants, in that both are grounded Force Warriors with a strong practical focus, yet both are specifically noted for their telepathic abilities and Force Senses. Though merely supporting players in the great events of their respective eras, they remained unique and notable figures.
If these two masters of mental manipulation were to meet in single combat, who would win?

Sources Referenced:
- Knight Errant, by John Jackson Miller - Chapter 8 - [05:20], [14:26], [26:22]
- Book of Sith, by Daniel Wallace - Rule of Two: Sith Armor, Pg 88-9 - [05:41]
- The Official Star Wars Fact File #114 - Saesee Tiin - [07:07], [31:34]
- The New Essential Guide to Alien Species - Iktotchi, Pg 84-5 - [07:35], [31:25], [32:04]
- Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil, by Drew Karpyshyn - Chapter 22 - [08:17]
- The Cestus Deception, by Steve Barnes - Chapter 42 - [13:29]
- Lightsabers: A Guide to Weapons of the Force (2010 edition) - Saesee Tiin, Pg 40-1 - [16:30], [17:00]
- Revenge of the Sith, by Matthew Stover - Part Three: Apocalypse, Chapter 19: The Face of the Sith - [17:11]
- Jedi Vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force - Part 2: The Jedi, Force-Sensitive Abilities - Telepathy, Pg 65-7 - [31:44], [32:01], [32:25], [32:46], [33:06], [33:15], [34:10], [39:30]
- Power of the Jedi Sourcebook - Chapter 6: Jedi Traditions, The Jedi Council - Saesee Tiin, Jedi Ace, Pg 118-9 - [33:12], [34:15], [34:54], [35:27], [39:22]
- The Clone Wars Campaign Guide - Chapter IX: The Jedi, Influential Figures - Saesee Tiin, Pg 135-6 - [33:30], [35:35], [39:24]
- Mysteries of the Jedi - Jedi Comrades, Pg 74-5 - [34:35]
- Lightsabers: A Guide to Weapons of the Force (2010 edition) - Notable Lightsaber Duels: Darth Sidious vs. Jedi Masters, Pg 64-5 - [36:29], [40:05]
- Revenge of the Sith, by Matthew Stover - Part Three: Apocalypse, Chapter 17: The Face of the Dark - [36:55]

"The attempt on my channel has left me scarred and deformed. But I assure you, my resolve has never been stronger!" - Albedo

SubscribeStar - [https://www.subscribestar.com/jensaarai-one]
Facebook - [https://www.facebook.com/connor.cardinalculver]
Twitter - [https://twitter.com/ConnorCulver]

I will be analyzing Darth Malgus at the height of his power, within the timeframe of The Old Republic MMO, specifically the False Emperor Flashpoint. In addition to his appearance within the game itself, I will also be referencing his appearances in the Deceived, Hope, and Return cinematic trailers, the tie-in novel Deceived, and the short story The Third Lesson, with background information from The Old Republic Encyclopedia, the Book Of Sith, and Darth Vader: A 3-D Reconstruction.
I will be analyzing Darth Krayt within the timeframe of the Vector arc, immediately before his betrayal and death at the hands of Darth Wyyrlok. The strengths and limitations of the Vongtech implants Krayt possessed prior to his resurrection are simply more interesting to discuss, and his demonstrated power post-resurrection placed him on the level with Emperor Palpatine, and therefore out of Malgus' league. In addition to his appearance in the Legacy series proper, I will also be referencing the Legacy Handbook, the Legacy Era Campaign Guide, the New Essential Guide To Weapons and Technology, the Essential Guide To The Force, and the Essential Guide To War.
I will not be discussing Krayt's appearance in Fate Of The Jedi: Apocalypse, as his interactions take place exclusively in the Netherworld of the Force as an Astral Projection, where he demonstates multiple abilities that he lacks in the series, particularly Force Drain. It's the same reason why I refuse to discuss Grandmaster Yoda's battle with Darth Sidious in the TCW episode Sacrifice: It is, for all intents and purposes, a dream sequence, and therefore cannot be taken as a definitive or accurate demonstration of either combatants' capabilities.
With all of that out of the way, let us begin:
The treachery of Malgus the Betrayer was motivated by his adherence to classical Sith ideology, where the Dragon of the Sith championed the supremacy of the Order at the total expense of its tradition. Darth Malgus believed in evolution through competition, strength fostered through fair play. As brutal as he was, he was a champion for the rights of others, even if he was only defending their right to be assholes. Darth Krayt believed in order above all else, power magnified by its focus. The purpose of the individual was to serve the collective, and to lay down their lives if need be.
If these two infamous Sith Warlords were to meet in battle, who would win?
The Old Republic Encyclopedia - The Sith - Darth Malgus, Pg 168-169 - [09:23], [09:47], [09:58], [21:38], [22:22], [37:00], [40:30]
The Old Republic: The Third Lesson - [09:52]
Darth Vader: A 3-D Reconstruction - Implants and Organic Components, Pg 18 [10:24] - Skeleton and Nerves, Pg 20 [10:32]
The Old Republic: Decieved - Chapter 2 - [11:48], [25:50]
The Old Republic Encyclopedia - The Sith - Sith Warrior, Pg 176-177 - [12:34], [23:53]
Legacy Era Campaign Guide - Chapter X: The Galactic Empire - Influential Personalities: Darth Krayt, Pg 169 - [16:19], [28:49], [44:51]
The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology - Defenses and Armor - Vonduun Crab-Shell-Plated Armor, Pg 126-127 - [16:24]
The Old Republic: Decieved - Epilogue - [22:17], [37:55], [38:03], [38:22], [39:40], [40:03]
The Old Republic: Designing the Dark Side - [22:32]
The Old Republic Encyclopedia - The Sith - Weapons and Armor, Pg 188-189 - [22:36]
The Complete Visual Dictionary (2006) - Episode II: Attack of the Clones - Lightsaber Combat, Pg 128-129 - [22:41]
The Old Republic: Decieved - Chapter 11 - [25:27]
Barely Tolerable: Alien Henchmen of the Empire, Part 2 - [29:24]
Book of Sith - Absolute Power - The Book of Anger, Pg154 - [36:28], [39:17]
The Old Republic: Decieved - Chapter 1 - [36:43]
Book of Sith - Darth Malgus' Journal - Rim Campaign - Day 460, Pg 63-64 - [37:12], [39:30]
Book of Sith - Darth Malgus' Journal - Rim Campaign - Day 133, Pg 49-50 - [37:34], [37:50]
The Old Republic: Decieved - Chapter 8 - [39:54]
Revenge of the Sith - Chapter 3: The Way of the Sith - [51:03]

A re-upload of my examination of the Niman lightsaber form with touched up editing.

A re-upload of my breakdown of Form V lightsaber combat with touched up editing.

A re-upload of the second entry in my Versus Series Season 4. Unfortunately, this was made before Kao Cen Darach's name received a canonical pronounciation, so I consistently mispronounce it.
My analysis of Kao Cen Darach will reference multiple academic sources, such as The Jedi Path, the Journal Of Gnost-Dural, and The Old Republic Encyclopedia, but it is primarily extrapolated from his lone media appearance, the Return Cinematic Trailer. As should be obvious, my analysis of Asajj Ventress will be based purely upon classic Legends material, most notably the Clone Wars microseries and the Dark Horse comics, excluding her appearances in The Clone Wars animated series and all of its tie-ins, particularly the New Canon novel, Dark Disciple.
To summarize, Ventress in "Legends" was effectively Dooku's pet serial killer, a deeply disturbed individual who would've been a natural fit for NBC's Hannibal. By contrast, Ventress in "Canon" was a weak pantomime villain jumping from one parental substitute to the next, spending most of her run as a disposable lackey to whichever master she happened to be serving, and when she finally did step up and start calling her own shots, she got herself horrifically murdered. In essense, the writers of TCW got Ventress' character ass-backwards, stripped her of her iconic weapons, stripped her of her iconic appearance, then killed her off in a crappy harlequin romance novel.
To hell with that, Legends all the way.
And with that bloody noise out of the way, let us proceed with Kao Cen Darach Vs. Asajj Ventress.
[06:55] - The Old Republic Encyclopedia, Pg 258, Sentient Species - Zabrak
[07:14] - The Jedi Path, Pg 114, Jedi Guardian
[10:13] - The Old Republic Encyclopedia, Pg 261, Sentient Species - Rattataki
[10:32], [35:03], [36:51] - Yoda: Dark Rendezvous, Chapter 1
[11:18] - The Cestus Deception, Chapter 51
[14:29] - The Jedi Path, Pg 118, Jedi Guardian - Lightsaber Instructors
[16:17] - The Old Republic Encyclopedia, Pg 85, Leaders of the Jedi Order - Grand Master Satele Shan
[16:35] - The Jedi Path, Pg 138, Additional Lightsaber Techniques - Trakata
[18:07] - The Old Republic Encyclopedia, Pg 168, The Sith - Darth Malgus
[20:04] - Jedi Vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force, Pg 139, The Dark Side - Dark Side Disciples
[22:11] - Clone Wars microseries (2002-05), Chapter 22, Audio Sample
[24:17] - The Cestus Deception, Chapter 77
[24:20], [37:01] - Yoda: Dark Rendezvous, Chapter 8
[27:20], [28:32], [28:57] - The Journal of Gnost-Dural, Pg 21, Chapter Two: The Return of the Sith Empire
[29:12] - The Jedi Path, Pg 69, Lightsaber Forms - Form III Lightsaber Combat: Soresu
[33:22] - The Cestus Deception, Chapter 25
[33:32] - The Cestus Deception, Chapter 29
[34:50] - Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith - Issue 3, Descent to the Dark Side

A re-upload of my breakdown of the Ataru lightsaber form, with touched up editing.

A re-upload of my examination of the Soresu lightsaber form with spruced up editing.

As I still possessed the original project file, I was able to spruce up the editing for this re-upload.

As I still have the project file for this video saved to my computer, I took the opportunity to spruce up the editing for this re-upload.

A re-upload of the first entry in Season 4 of my Star Wars Versus Series on YouTube.
Both Exal Kressh and Darth Wredd were enslaved by their masters, blindly lashing out like the animals they were reduced to. Both attempted to break free of these shackles by forging alliances with their traditional enemies, but instead of truly freeing themselves, they simply lashed out at their erstwhile former comrades. Instead of achieving self-actualization, they knowingly followed a path of nihilistic self-destruction. Ultimately, the damage done to them by their masters was irreversible, and the only victory they could hope for was death.
Exal Kressh was the primary antagonist of The Old Republic webcomic series Blood Of The Empire, published in 2010. She is also mentioned in The Old Republic Encyclopedia. Darth Wredd is the primary antagonist of the Legacy Volume II comic series, published from 2013 to 2014. Further information is provided in the Legacy Handbook Addendum, featured in the fourth trade paperback, titled Empire Of One.
I also think I should offer my response to the Battle of the Floating World, and whether or not it constituted a true and total extinction of the Sith. Short answer, no. All of the established Sith characters who survived the Legacy series proper, namely Darths Nihl, Talon, Maladi, and Havok, are unaccounted for. And to be frank, it's doubtful that they would have shown up at the battle, anyway. While I will concede that the overwhelming majority of the One Sith Order was exterminated, a total extinction is unlikely. If anything, Wredd probably did Nihl a favor, as Nihl had effectively fallen into his position as Acting Dark Lord, and didn't command the same level of respect as Darth Krayt. While Krayt's surviving inner circle could be trusted to place the idealogy ahead of their ambitions, betrayal within the rank and file was practically inevitable, as Darth Wredd himself demonstrated.

Sources Referenced:
10:45 - The Old Republic Encyclopedia, pg 256, Sentient Species - Sith Purebloods
11:09 - The Old Republic Encyclopedia, pg 171, Legacy of the Sith - The Kressh Legacy
11:37, 11:53 - The Old Republic Encyclopedia, pg 220, Smuggler: Weapons and Armor - Armor and Fashion
12:50 - The New Essential Guide to Alien Species, pg 80, Human
14:08 - Legacy Era Campaign Guide, pg 183, Imperial Knight - Imperial Knight Armor
14:16 - Darth Vader: A 3-D Reconstruction Log, pg 6, Collar/Chest Armor - Shoulder Armor
17:47 - The Jedi Path, pg 145, History of the Sith
17:51, 18:49 - The Jedi Path, pg 67, Lightsaber Forms, Form II Lightsaber Combat: Makashi
18:09, 18:53, 21:57, 23:13 - The Jedi Path, pg 74-75, Lightsaber Forms, Form VI Lightsaber Combat: Niman
18:17 - Hero's Guide Web Enhancement, Variant Lightsaber Forms
18:21, 19:15 - The Jedi Path, pg 136, Advanced Lightsaber Techniques, Form VII Lightsaber Combat: Juyo
19:08 - Star Wars Insider 62, article - Fightsaber: Jedi Lightsaber Combat
22:24 - Legacy Era Campaign Guide, pg 169, Influential Personalities - Darth Krayt
29:05, 29:18 - Darth Bane: Path of Destruction, Chapter 11
29:43 - The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance, Chapter 39
31:59 - Book of Sith, pg 96, Dark Side Combat - Crucitorn
32:40 - The Old Republic: Deceived, Epilogue - Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader, Chapter 11
33:21 - The Jedi Path, pg 129, Alter Abilities

I am Jensaarai One, and I am expanding my perview by uploading to alternative streaming sites.
I am doing this in response to an infuriating event:
My YouTube channel has been hacked, and someone is using it to upload pirated anime.
Needless to say, I'm not happy.
While I am confident that I can resolve this situation and regain my channel, that is going to take a few weeks.
In the meantime, I wish to continue putting out content, both here and elsewhere.
In addition, I will be re-uploading my existing video catelogue here.
Those early videos that I failed to archive or retrieve, I will be remaking.
In other words, though I am wounded, I am still here.

SHOW MORE

Created 4 years, 4 months ago.

21 videos

Category Education

I am Jensaarai One, and my focus has always been Star Wars, specifically the history and lore of the Expanded Universe. The mainstay of my content has always been my Star Wars Versus Series, heavily researched video essays where I explain which of two characters would defeat the other in combat and why.
I originally posted exclusively to YouTube, but after my channel got hacked, I expanded my range of streaming sites.