A little merc on Jedi action for the jedi lovers

Again, the bounty hunter did not reply. She appeared bored by her
visitors. Or maybe she slept with her eyes open...
The movement came out of nowhere, taking him by surprise. He had been
watching her face in order to determine what she would do. She barely moved
a muscle, but with a casual flick of her fingers a whip arched into the
air, its spiked tip heading straight for his face.

Obi-Wan backed up, but the whip curled around his neck several times.
It tightened as he clawed at it.
Qui-Gon's extraordinarily fast reflexes were sharper than Padawan's.
His lightsaber activated in a blur of light. He sprang forward to slash at
the whip in order to sever it.
But the bounty hunter's agile fingers flicked again, and the whip
reversed its twist and uncoiled off Obi-Wan's neck. It was just out of the
lightsaber's reach, taunting Qui-Gon's blade.
The bounty hunter sprang to her feet. The whip flashed again, this
time wrapping around Obi-Wan's ankles as he stepped forward to attack.
Obi-Wan stumbled and had to break his fall with one hand. Heat blazed
in his face. He hated being clumsy. This was the second time the bounty
hunter had surprised him. Fury clouded his vision for a moment, and he had
trouble focusing on the calmness he would need for the battle.

The whip retracted. Suddenly, it glowed red in the dim room. It had
been turned to laser mode.
Qui-Gon's lightsaber tangled with the whip. Smoke rose as the two
lasers buzzed. Even while entangled with the lightsaber, the bounty hunter
manipulated the end of the whip so that it slashed at Qui-Gon's forearm.
Qui-Gon was forced to retreat and come at his opponent from another
direction.
Obi-Wan leaped forward to help him, already flexing so that he could
come at her with a reverse backhand sweep. She flipped backward three times
to avoid him, then dropped unexpectedly to the floor and rolled in a ball
back to the window. Her movements were liquid, as though she were boneless.
Obi-Wan had never seen such acrobatic skill.
The window was open a few centimeters at the bottom. To Obi-Wan's
astonishment, the bounty hunter shed her armor and flattened herself enough
to slip through the small opening like water, pulling the armor behind her.
In another moment, she was gone.
Qui-Gon deactivated his lightsaber. He stood staring after the bounty

hunter. "A formidable opponent."
"How did she do that?" Obi-Wan asked.
"At least now we know where she is from," Qui-Gon said, shutting down
his lightsaber. "The planet Sorrus. Sorrusians have a skeletal system that
can compress, allowing them to squeeze through tight places. She is
remarkably flexible. Not to mention very good with a whip."
Obi-Wan touched his neck. "She certainly knows how to use it."
"I've never seen that weapon before," Qui-Gon mused. "It has two
modes, one a laser. She was remarkably fast, Padawan. Don't question
yourself. Your reflexes will get faster as you gain more control of the
Force."
"You were already moving when I was strangling," Obi-Wan said
ruefully.
"I was expecting the whip," Qui-Gon said. "Didi told us about it. I
was watching her wrist. Next time, you will be as well."
Qui-Gon twisted around to look at his shoulder. Obi-Wan saw that his

tunic was tattered. Blood soaked the edges. "You're hurt!"
"The spikes caught me. A little bacta and I'll be fine. Come,
Padawan. We'd better get back to Didi with the bad news." Qui-Gon grimaced
as he peeled back the cloth from the wound. "I don't think this bounty
hunter is going away."

not a large fight, but she definately got the best of them.

Boo, she had to have a 'lazer mode' on her whip and she just ran away. Hell, I could sucker punch a Padawan. I'm guessing they live through the future excursions with her...just a hunch.

notice the last paragraph Qui Gon is bleeding as well. And above that it says Qui Qon knew it was coming, so it was not a sucker punch on his part. So one merc sucker punched a Jedi Master(one of the top masters of all time btw) and his padawan

Also as i read more and more of these novels. It is always 2 Jedi(well one and his padawan) against one bad guy. Which yes the bad guy always loses, but it is always due to a combined effort on the jedis part. And does not seem possiable were it bad guy vs jedi.

Thiazi wrote:

Also as i read more and more of these novels. It is always 2 Jedi(well one and his padawan) against one bad guy. Which yes the bad guy always loses, but it is always due to a combined effort on the jedis part. And does not seem possiable were it bad guy vs jedi.

This is why Sith are cool. Apparently the rest of the galaxy is either too dumb to get a buddy to help, or they do and still suck.

And I think you somehow mis-read what I wrote. The sucker punch was on Obi-Wan, not Qui-gon, which is what I was referring to. For the sake of argument, there are some knife defense techniques that actually account for you getting cut; perhaps ol' Qui-gon accounted for this against the whip?

And technically Qui-gon was revered in Jedi lore for his ability to communicate from the dead, not for being a bad ass swordsman like Windu or powerful like Yoda. He never became 'one' with the force a la yoda and Obi-Wan. Of course I think that's bull shit and they just added that in to account for how they died in the first released set of 3, but that's just me speculating. Very 'gorbesh/kaldar' if you will.

/petition

Plus, it's not much of a story if the jedi shows up, kills all, and repeats. Which I'm sure we can all agree on would be the case if there were ever anyone remotely as powerful as Yoda or Palpatine.

A philosophical warrior, Qui-Gon believed heavily in what he referred to as the "Living Force," a method of focusing on the moment rather than contemplating the Force in all its degrees. For this reason, Qui-Gon could be considered one of the more 'down-to-earth' Jedi of his time, due to his concentration on the matter at hand. It has been suggested that an ability such as this would have been conducive to stopping Palpatine's rise to power; as the Jedi focused on the Separatist threat to the future of the Galactic Republic, they failed to examine the moment more closely. Qui-Gon was also skilled in mind tricks, as was evident when he managed to convince the Gungan leader to let him escape.

In addition to his mastery of the Force, Qui-Gon was also a master in Form IV: Ataru, often having sparred with Master Mace Windu; it is said that neither actually managed to outduel the other.[25] His deep-rooted strength and compassion was fueled by the Force, and this was reflected in his lightsaber style, a style that needs precision and smoothness of movement. It is interesting to note his choice of Ataru despite sparring with Mace Windu, the creator of Form VII: Vaapad, and being apprenticed to Count Dooku, a master of Form II: Makashi.

Qui-Gon had a vast knowledge of the architecture of many capital ships and large transports, and understood their abilities and vulnerable points, including the engineering and structure of the Trade Federation's landing craft. Because of this knowledge, both Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan were able to sneak onto separate ships and stow away until they reached the swamps of Naboo.

All I heard was: "This is why Sith are better." As Maul easily wasted one of the cooler jedis (imo), with his almost-knight padawan helping him.

I don't disagree, that the sith are stronger. I was just pointing out that Qui Qon is a master swordsman and master of the force comparable to the Best of the Jedi. Since you used his combat skills as a reason for the merc cuting him.

i didnt realize however there are different forms for light sabre combat. An appearently Qui Qon's form, was a very poor match for darth maul's, that combined with the terrain put him at a serve disavantage, non that i am making an excuse. Someone who is revered for his wisdom should have stoped and said "this fight, dumb it is. out matched, i am. to subway, i will go." so not only was he out fought in the darth maul match but out thought as well.

Subway? Damn $5 footlongs have everyone crazy.

I don't know much about the lightsaber styles; I wonder how comparible they are to french or japanese styles. I'm assuming Yoda could stomp both Qui-Gon and Mace, which only boosts the sith again, as he couldn't kill Palpatine, or Dooku for that matter.

Lightsavre Forms
pretty sure we have reached a new level of nerdiness

Thiazi wrote:

Lightsavre Forms
pretty sure we have reached a new level of nerdiness

Is it nerdy to somehow cross lightsaber with life saver? I'm afraid to click on it...