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Lightsaber combat occurred when two or more opponents using lightsabers, or at least one of the combatants used a lightsaber while the other used a different bladed weapon, engaged in a duel. Such opponents were often, though not always, Sith and Jedi. Though lightsaber combat decided the results of some important conflicts throughout the galaxy, often when two Force-sensitive opponents were nearly evenly matched, they had to resort to other means to settle the conflict, such as drawing on other Force powers.

There were seven known forms of lightsaber combat: Form I, Form II, Form III, Form IV, Form V, Form VI, and Form VII. A grouping of so-called "Forbidden Forms" had also been used by some members of the Sith Order during the Sith Wars.

The Juyo variant focused on aggressive assault and a mindset that drew upon anger and negative emotions to fuel relentless assault. This mindset caused many users to fall to the dark side of the Force or close to it.[4]

The Vaapad variant, developed by Mace Windu, similarly drew upon anger and passion, but required the user to not give into them. This style is characterized by rapid, frenzied strikes and powerful blows. However, it was not as reckless in nature as Juyo.[4]

During the Republic Era, the Jedi Knights served the Galactic Republic as peacekeepers[10] and ambassadors of the Galactic Senate.[11] In their capacity as guardians of peace and justice in the Republic,[9] the Jedi could resort to "aggressive negotiations," using lightsabers to settle disputes if diplomacy failed.[10] However, it was the hope of the Jedi that they could resolve matters without violence, with High Republic Era Jedi Padawan Bell Zettifar regarding his lightsaber as a last resort when peaceful actions failed. He further believed the light and hum of a lightsaber served as a way to give enemies another chance to surrender, as the weapon was easy to notice. He believed Jedi should only be called to fight to protect "light and life."[12]

Upon the advent of the Clone Wars, however, pushed by the militant stance of Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine, secretly the Sith Lord Darth Sidious manipulating matters for his own ends, "aggressive negotiations" through lightsaber combat became commonplace.[10] During the war, the Jedi led the Grand Army of the Republic on the ground as Jedi Generals. Padawans were made into Jedi Commanders.[13] The Jedi thus wielded their lightsabers as warriors against the Confederacy of Independent Systems and its Separatist Droid Army, damaging the Order's reputation as peacekeepers.[14]

Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker confronted Count Dooku at the onset of the Clone Wars, intending to end the conflict quickly by capturing the Separatist leader.[10] Dooku had great mastery of dueling,[3] however, and was prepared to fight the two Jedi. With his abilities augmented by the dark side of the Force, the Count bested Kenobi and his headstrong apprentice,[18] disarming both of them and severing Skywalker's right arm. Dooku was forced to contend with Grand Master Yoda soon after defeating Kenobi and Skywalker. Dooku proved himself to be capable of competing with his former master, but was unable to defeat him and ultimately retreated.[10] In the aftermath of the First Battle of Geonosis[19] and after yet another duel between both of them during the siege of Hisseen,[20] another duel ensued between Dooku and Skywalker during the latter's return to his homeworld of Tatooine.[19]

As they fought on Tatooine, Dooku was impressed to discover that Skywalker had grown more powerful since their first duel on Geonosis.[21] In truth, the many duels between Skywalker and Dooku that would erupt over the course of the war[19] were thanks to the machinations of Sidious.[22] Sidious hoped to corrupt Skywalker to the dark side, replacing Dooku with Skywalker as his apprentice[6] if Skywalker proved powerful enough by beating the count. If Skywalker lost whatever the current duel was, Sidious knew Skywalker was not yet powerful enough to be fully turned. If Dooku managed to kill Skywalker, Sidious would believe Skywalker was not worthy of becoming his apprentice.[22] Skywalker and Dooku would again cross paths[23] in 21 BBY[24] when Skywalker arranged himself to be captured, allowing Kenobi to sneak aboard Dooku's frigate. Both Jedi confronted Dooku and drew their lightsabers, but Dooku escaped before they could capture him.[23]

Both masters of the lightsaber, Mace Windu and Dooku also dueled during the mission to Ridlay, during which Dooku accused his former friend of holding himself back with a lack of imagination.[25] After General Grievous was captured by the Gungan Grand Army in a skirmish on Naboo[26] in 20 BBY,[27] Dooku, on Sidious's order, lured Skywalker to his lair on Naboo and overpowered him with the help of his IG-100 MagnaGuards. Playing on Senator Padm Amidala's love for Skywalker,[26] whom she had secretly married shortly into the war,[10] the Sith managed to establish a prisoner transfer between Grievous and Skywalker.[26] During his efforts to recreate the Zygerrian Slave Empire as a Confederate puppet state, Dooku confronted a recently escaped Skywalker, who used a Zygerrian electro-whip to counter Dooku's lightsaber. Dooku quickly overpowered the lightsaber-less Skywalker and convinced the Zygerrians that Skywalker had killed their queen, Miraj Scintel, before the Jedi escaped.[28]

As part of a plan hatched by both Sith Lords to make Skywalker feel isolated from the Jedi Order,[22] Dooku again fought Skywalker on Naboo while the young Jedi was alone with Palpatine. Angered by Kenobi's secret undercover mission to prevent a plan to kidnap Chancellor Palpatine, during which Skywalker believed Kenobi had been killed, Skywalker found himself confronted by Dooku and a group of MagnaGuards. Destroying two of the droid guards before engaging Dooku, Skywalker fought to protect Palpatine,[29] unaware that the secret Sith Lord was once more testing him to see if he was powerful enough to best Dooku.[22] As they fought throughout the Theed Royal Palace, Skywalker proved to be a formidable opponent and nearly overpowered the Count on the steps, much to Sidious's delight, but Dooku managed to push back the Jedi with a blast of Force lightning. Kenobi arrived and joined the duel before helping to rescue the Chancellor. As he escaped, Dooku declared Kenobi had been a worthy opponent, but Skywalker was not.[29]

Skywalker and Dooku again battled on Tythe, but Skywalker once more failed to defeat the Sith Lord.[30] During the Battle of Coruscant, Dooku confronted Skywalker and Kenobi for the final time. The two Jedi Knights had infiltrated a Separatist warship, the Invisible Hand, to rescue Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine. Ignoring the Count's request to surrender their lightsabers,[6] they challenged the Sith Lord to a duel in lightsaber combat.[31]

Despite their teamwork, however, Dooku was a formidable opponent.[31] He overpowered Kenobi with the Force, rendering the Jedi Master unconscious, only to be bested by Skywalker in turn. Giving in to the dark side, the younger Jedi Knight severed Dooku's hands and decapitated the Count at the urging of Chancellor Palpatine,[6] fulfilling Sidious's long fostered hope that Skywalker could best the Count and prove himself powerful enough to become a Sith Lord.[22] Skywalker regretted his actions, though, noting that he had acted against the Jedi Code. However, the chancellor reassured him that the desire for retribution was natural, recounting their first duel when Dooku severed Skywalker's arm.[6]

The Battle of Utapau commenced as an invasion by the 212th Attack Battalion. Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi arrived on Utapau ahead of his battalion to confirm the location of his target, General Grievous, a cyborg who learned the art of lightsaber combat from Count Dooku. The generals engaged in lightsaber combat, with Grievous using his cybernetic arms to wield four lightsabers against Kenobi. The Separatist warlord lost his lightsabers after Kenobi dismembered and overpowered him with the Force, causing Grievous to retreat from the battle. Kenobi temporarily lost his lightsaber while pursuing Grievous,[6] and was forced to rely on a blaster, a weapon which he considered "uncivilized" in order to kill his enemy.[31]

Mace Windu, Kit Fisto, Saesee Tiin, and Agen Kolar were on their way to meet with Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine when Anakin Skywalker informed Windu about his discovery regarding Palpatine's secret identity as the Sith Lord Darth Sidious. The Jedi Masters proceeded to confront the chancellor in his office at the Senate Office Building, and declared their intention to arrest him on behalf of the Galactic Senate. The chancellor resisted their efforts to remove him from power, accused the Jedi of treason, and attacked them with his own Sith lightsaber. Kolar, Tiin, and Fisto were swiftly defeated by the Sith Lord, leaving only Windu to fight for the survival of the Republic and the Order.[6]

While Sidious succeeded in dispatching three Jedi Masters with his skill in lightsaber combat,[6] Windu was a master practitioner of Form VII, also known as "The Ferocity Form." He had perfected the art of Vaapad, a variant of Form VII, to channel his inner dark side into serving the Jedi cause.[4] The duel in Palpatine's office ended when Windu disarmed Sidious, causing the Sith Lord to lose his weapon by the time of Skywalker's arrival. Skywalker severed Windu's right hand to prevent him from killing Sidious,[6] which gave the Sith Lord the opportunity to kill Windu.[32]

Following the proclamation of the New Order, Grand Master Yoda confronted the newly-installed Emperor of the Galactic Empire in the Senate Building on Coruscant. With the Jedi Order purged through Order 66,[6] Yoda made a desperate final attempt[33] to destroy the Sith before Sidious could consolidate his reign as Galactic Emperor.[6] Sidious and Yoda were both masters in the ways of the Force; they fought fiercely in the Senate chamber[33] until Sidious resorted to the use of his Force powers.[6] The Emperor ultimately overwhelmed Yoda with his strength in the dark side,[34] forcing Yoda to flee in defeat[33] and exile.[6]

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