All in all, a fast, fun scene, mixed with both thrills and - unique for a one-on-one Star Wars fight - laughs.ĩ.
Obi-Wan never gives up, even after losing his Jedi weapon, and is creative throughout Grievous relies on brute strength and fear, and once those prove ineffective, his cowardly nature takes over and he tries to escape. Not counting the Clone Wars cartoon, the sequence gives audiences their first real look at what Grievous can do - his two arms become four, he spins lightsabers, his mechanical body is adaptive (and creepy) - and also works to reinforce Obi-Wan and the droid army general’s characters. It moves from lightsaber duel to high-speed chase to a knock-down drag-out fist fight, and ends in a pretty surprising (if uncivilized, by Obi-Wan’s standards) way. Obi-Wan versus General Grievous is maybe the most varied and dynamic fight of any Star Wars film. First up: the best fights of the six Star Wars films.ġ0. Welcome to The 10, a new feature where ’s editorial staff huddles to discuss - in a committee - various topics relating to a galaxy far, far away.
