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Lightsaber Duel: Good vs. Evil
Today T'Bone has some great news about what we may see in the way of a lightsaber duel in Episode II. Spoiler - Highlight to read: Mick here with some info for you and your readers on the final lightsaber duel of Episode II. Some sites have already reported a lot on this particular scene but I can tell you that most of what they have introduced to the rumor/spoiler world may not be as accurate as we think. From what I've heard, the duel is actually a three-way duel (like in TPM) and not a five-way one as previously rumored. In this scenario, there is no Dark Jedi, Darth Sidious or Mace Windu in the duel.
It takes place during the last battle of the film. Mace Windu and the other groups of Jedi are in the arena, with Mace Windu fighting the Reek and Jango as you may have seen in those storyboards that leaked out a while back. Padmé is in charge of a squadron of republic clone troopers fighting against the enemy clones and all three types of battle droids. Obi-Wan discovers that Dooku is in fact Darth Tyranus a bit earlier on in the film I believe, and the final duel takes place with the characters of Anakin, Count Dooku and Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan is separated from Anakin at one point (echoes of TPM?), and Dooku tries to lure him to the dark side, telling him to give into anger and hate (just like Vader in ESB and the Emperor in ROTJ). This bit of the lightsaber duel is much more psychological than in TPM. It mirrors the lightsaber duel in ESB in many ways. Obi-Wan is reunited with Anakin after a while, however Anakin`s headstrong and brash style is causing Dooku to gain the upper hand with his calculated moves. At the end, Dooku manages to trap the two Jedi under a massive object very similar to a crane that he cuts off of the landing platform. The "crane" then falls on top of the two Jedi. Dooku is still tempting and taunting Anakin at this point. Although I am not 100% sure, all the evidence I have seen indicates that Anakin does not lose an arm/hand as reported. By that I mean I have seen nothing that clearly states it one way or the other.
Now comes the bit everyone has been wondering about. With the Jedi trapped and Dooku appearing to have won the duel, the tables turn as Yoda enters the battle. Yoda uses the Force to push Dooku off the platform, deflecting his efforts in trying to get to the green Jedi Master. Dooku realizes that he cannot do anything but run. He gets on his stellar sail ship and lifts off just as Yoda manages to lift the massive "crane structure" off of the trapped Jedi.
After this, Lord Tyranus goes to Coruscant to meet with Darth Sidious and he informs his Master that the war has begun which pleases Sidious.
This is all I know about that scene as of now. Hope you and the readers find it useful. Wow! You want it, you got it! This should be a really good fight!
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