The BattleZone! Round 1 Match 16: Exar Kun vs. Darth Krayt

Darth Krayt confronted Exar Kun in the Iron Citadel, charging Kun with his twin blades. Exar Kun defended with a single blade and put up a formidable defense, and this was only the beginning. He pulled out the first of his many tricks, activating the second end of his lightsaber. Krayt quickly reacted to the switch and continued his ferocious attack. The tide quickly turned when Exar Kun used the special features of his lightsaber to shorten the blade, causing Krayt's attack to fall through.

Exar Kun seized the advantage and put the Emperor on the defensive. Exar Kun's offense was just as brutal and incredibly unpredictable, pushing Krayt's defenses to the limit. A brutal strike knocked Krayt's off-hand weapon away. Krayt grew desperate, he couldn't continue a lightsaber duel any longer. The two Sith Lords locked blades, and Krayt took the opportunity to unleash a powerful blast of Force lightning from his off-hand.

The blast broke the duel and sent Kun flying, but the younger Sith Lord quickly recovered and unleashed a Force Wave that knocked Krayt off his feet. An impressive display of Force prowess ensued. Both Sith Lords attempting to overwhelm the other through sheer Force ability. Krayt's Force lightning was incapable of penetrating Kun's defenses, and Krayt used the Citadel's interior to avoid the more powerful Sith Lord's blasts of pure dark side energy.

Kun pursued Krayt through the Citadel, using his Force attacks to keep Krayt from attacking and hoping to corner Krayt. As their Force based engagement returned to the Central Chamber, Krayt ambushed Kun with a burst of Force lightning that stunned the younger Sith. Krayt activated his lightsaber and moved in for the kill, but before he could deliver the final blow, Kun unleashed blasted Krayt with his most powerful Force Wave.

Exar Kun recovered and gathered his energies, letting the dark side swell within him. Krayt felt the energy Kun was gathering and saw that his only chance was to use Dark Transfer. But before his attack could be made, Exar Kun unleashed his most powerful Force Blast in an uncontrolled explosion of dark side energy. The blast consumed the chamber, utterly annihilating everything within, save one man: Exar Kun.

Exar Kun is the winner.

This was a very difficult decision to make. Darth Krayt was certainly more than capable of holding his own in a lightsaber duel with Exar Kun, but Kun's unpredictable fighting style and lightsaber functions made a victory for Krayt in lightsaber combat unlikely. Thus it came down to a Force battle. The question in this case was: Who can hit the other with their killing attacks first? In the end, Exar Kun's immense Force power proved too much for Krayt. Though Krayt was certainly powerful enough to hold his own in a Force battle, and even seemed to gain the upper hand in the end, Exar Kun's raw power overwhelmed Krayt.