

but a stalemate seemed unavoidable." The combatants fight in a prolonged lightsaber duel, and neither demonstrate clear superiority over the other - in fact a stalemate seemed likely.


There had to be a way to free himself and avenge Juno at the same time. Until that point, Galen was unable to gain an edge against Vader, and admits the best he could do is create a stalemate, " Blow after blow rained on him, forcing him back. Starkiller is unable to win until he tricks Vader by taking advantage of a wound inflicted by Juno on Vader’s chest panel. In TFU2, Starkiller and Darth Vader engage in a lightsaber duel. I'll kick this debate off short and simple by establishing a canonical chain that proves Qui-Gon is a superior combatant to Starkiller. Yet he could not find an opening for a final blow.
