He acted without thinking, a recurring character trait that contrasts his behavior at the end of RotJ, where he deliberated for a while before finally deciding to save Luke.
Because Obi-wan was attempting such an insanely retarded move that even a youngling wouldn’t attempt. It took Maul a few seconds to even process how someone could be so retarded.
an insanely retarded move would be wild reckless swing after a conservative, controlled attack or switching hands and throwing or whatever the fuck. a random backflip over a trained swordsman with a laser blade is just suicidal. there is honestly no way someone like maul couldnt have reacted in that amount of time
This. Although it would have made much more sense if there was a scene with Obi-Wan talking about it. Obi-wan saying “don’t try it” implies that they both know exactly what move he is going to attempt, but we as the audience have no point of reference. In other words, George Lucas is a hack.
He’s arrogant, blinded by rage and thinks he’s more powerful than obi wan and wants to prove it to him, so he tries off some extremely risky move. Ends up failing and getting his legs chopped off.
To be fair he was more powerful than Obi Wan. He was more powerful than anyone, it’s just like you said, he was arrogant and blinded by rage. He did something stupid and paid for it.
Does anyone else think Obi wan was a psychotic asshole in this scene? The least he could've done was pull Anakin away from the lava after he maimed him but no he gets his sick kicks from watching someone he supposedly loves getting BBQ'd then turning his back on him as he's screaming too. What a sick fuck
Yes. Obi knew everything, that Anakin was confused, blind w rage, manipulated, young & impressionable, his mom, Padme, everything, yet let him burn. Anakin was even reaching for him to help after the fight was over.
I'd be pissed too & wanna kill them all. No one even bothered to try & talk to him before, not in any meaningful way. Palpatine was the only one.
blame Lucas for rushing the turning evil from Anakin that much. He coldly kills children just cause Palpatine told so and doesn't even struggle with it. Also he was supposed to be over 40 upon becoming Vader,not on his 20's
Plus, he literally thought this was the only way to save Padme. Of the Jedi weren't such monk like weirdos, maybe someone should've talked him through all this. Dumb fucks deserved to be holocausted.
yeah it was poorly written. lucas needed le epic fight scene between them, needed obi wan to then win and give a speech, but also needed anakin to survive. this was the best thing he could think of. prequels were 90% pure shit. script read like it was written by a 17 year old. cool fight scenes tho
He was prepared to kill him the moment he ignited his lightsaber. At the point he chopped his legs off he assumed he would shortly be burned to death from the lava flowing over him. Mercy kill, sure maybe, but it was probably pretty dangerous to get that close.
being extremely angry and knowing he's stuck with Palpatine anyways so who gives a shit if he loses
he didn't take becoming a cripple into consideration
>What the hell was he trying to do here?
Obi Wan would never shut up about the time he did a flip over Darth Maul and cut him in half, so he was going to shut him up for good
Get his legs cut off for the sake of the plot.
He acted without thinking, a recurring character trait that contrasts his behavior at the end of RotJ, where he deliberated for a while before finally deciding to save Luke.
he was overestimating his power
Become a cripple because that's how he was in the movies from 40 years ago.
>some chud got us range banned from /misc/ it was probably the -ACK spammer
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Fuck that dude so hard.
>Fuck that dude so hard.
kek, that true?
He had probably heard Obi Wan talking shit about that badass move he used to take out Darth Maul and thought he do the same.
Its this. Thats why Obi Wan said ‘Don’t try it’. He meant I AM Obi Wan Kenobi dumbass you can’t Kenobi Maneuvre me.
>Maul w his activated saber has like 5 seconds to react but just stands there like a goof
Lol
Because Obi-wan was attempting such an insanely retarded move that even a youngling wouldn’t attempt. It took Maul a few seconds to even process how someone could be so retarded.
deepest lore
nice try,prequelfag. Having Maul not reacting at all was pretty dumb. This whole childish franchise is very very stupid
an insanely retarded move would be wild reckless swing after a conservative, controlled attack or switching hands and throwing or whatever the fuck. a random backflip over a trained swordsman with a laser blade is just suicidal. there is honestly no way someone like maul couldnt have reacted in that amount of time
kek
Maul requires a minimum of 10 seconds to activate his sabers for dramatic effect
This. Although it would have made much more sense if there was a scene with Obi-Wan talking about it. Obi-wan saying “don’t try it” implies that they both know exactly what move he is going to attempt, but we as the audience have no point of reference. In other words, George Lucas is a hack.
He's the JK Rowling of sci fi movies
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obi-wan had the moral high ground in that scene
Obi Wan had the high ground from his point of view.
The jump attack from jedi academy
jump higher but it didn't work.
Spinning, it's a cool trick
This
>I need to protect my son from this asshole's off-color stories
He’s arrogant, blinded by rage and thinks he’s more powerful than obi wan and wants to prove it to him, so he tries off some extremely risky move. Ends up failing and getting his legs chopped off.
Literally the sanest explanation.
To be fair he was more powerful than Obi Wan. He was more powerful than anyone, it’s just like you said, he was arrogant and blinded by rage. He did something stupid and paid for it.
Does anyone else think Obi wan was a psychotic asshole in this scene? The least he could've done was pull Anakin away from the lava after he maimed him but no he gets his sick kicks from watching someone he supposedly loves getting BBQ'd then turning his back on him as he's screaming too. What a sick fuck
Yeah, you’d think he’d at least mercy kill him to stop his pain.
Yes. Obi knew everything, that Anakin was confused, blind w rage, manipulated, young & impressionable, his mom, Padme, everything, yet let him burn. Anakin was even reaching for him to help after the fight was over.
I'd be pissed too & wanna kill them all. No one even bothered to try & talk to him before, not in any meaningful way. Palpatine was the only one.
blame Lucas for rushing the turning evil from Anakin that much. He coldly kills children just cause Palpatine told so and doesn't even struggle with it. Also he was supposed to be over 40 upon becoming Vader,not on his 20's
He has already killed the sand children so it wasn't that much of a jump to human ones
Plus, he literally thought this was the only way to save Padme. Of the Jedi weren't such monk like weirdos, maybe someone should've talked him through all this. Dumb fucks deserved to be holocausted.
yeah it was poorly written. lucas needed le epic fight scene between them, needed obi wan to then win and give a speech, but also needed anakin to survive. this was the best thing he could think of. prequels were 90% pure shit. script read like it was written by a 17 year old. cool fight scenes tho
Lucas cut out the line “Help me”
He was prepared to kill him the moment he ignited his lightsaber. At the point he chopped his legs off he assumed he would shortly be burned to death from the lava flowing over him. Mercy kill, sure maybe, but it was probably pretty dangerous to get that close.
dude killed ..younglings... just let him burn
Spinning.
bump test moron sneed
He knew he needed to hurry up and get in the Vader suit since Vader was on the poster and Hasbro had to sell toys.
Throwing on purpose since he knew there would be 3 more rematches.
a sick ass move clearly
This
why does he feel up obi wan's ass before pushing him?
I've always been curious about this game, is it any good??
it was decent when I played it at release. no clue how it holds it up.
Very solid action and progression as i remember
It was PS2 era though so i may have rose-tinted goggles
its still playable and pretty fun but nowhere near as kino as the lotr rotk ps2 game
Yeah it's quality and actually has a replayable duel mode. Local player fun before multiplayer was a thing
it's good, the combat is not really deep but competitive couch was fun.
Prequel fags will forever tell you this is top cinema. But its actually the most awkward action resolution ever filmed.
The high ground indeed.
being extremely angry and knowing he's stuck with Palpatine anyways so who gives a shit if he loses
he didn't take becoming a cripple into consideration
Trying to go through the fog that is the Dark Side. He lost control of his impulses after he fell.
Maintaining the timeline.
If he never got his legs chopped off, the universe would have imploded.
>Why is this arrogant anger and hate filled person doing something rash and impulsive????
Obi-Wan's move against Darth Maul.
didn't expect obi-wan to be ready for the anti-air
>What the hell was he trying to do here?
Obi Wan would never shut up about the time he did a flip over Darth Maul and cut him in half, so he was going to shut him up for good