In lore, it states marauders/sentinels as lightsaber fighting specialists and that they learn to dual weild to accentuate their combat prowess.... So does this mean that dual wielding is superior over single blade weilding overall?

It would be dependent on the Form used and would also be on a person by person basis.

 

It;s subjective.You can't really say one is stronger than the other in a general sense because each has it's pros and cons and each could be more potent or less formidable as it applies to any given person.

^^ Although, it seems it would be easier to channel the force with one blade, but in a lightsaber form, (I'm blanking o the name) it does that already.

Wielding two blades requires much more skill and training than a single blade. Lightsabers are so large that they easily get into each others way and you might even cut one of your limbs off.

 

Two full-sized lightsabers make for good offense, but you will leave more openings. The second blade isn't of much use for blocking (see above).

 

For a better defense, use a very short lightsaber (shoto) in the offhand. You have an additional blade to block, but you will have to attack with your main lightsaber. The shoto just doesn't have the range.

 

One single lightsaber makes for more flexibility. Twirling the saber, change between one hand and two hand, strenght based attacks and blocks, changing the saber hand, using the offhand to channel the force etc.

Both have their advantages and disadvantages. If you dual weild then you can't do power attacks and are weaker to power attacks but you can take on multiple people easier. Using a single lightsaber is easier and most of the lightsaber forms were made for single blades. So in my opinion they are about equal.

This is a job for Aurbere! The lightsaber combat genius!

Well with dual blades you are a lot more mobile, and you use more dexterity than strength.

 

Strength with dual blades: one more blade to attack with, making you unpredictable plus they can only block 1 blade at a time. Plus against multiple people you can put your blades on different targets.

 

Weaknesses: You have no strength behind your swings. You have to use more finesse and possibly more cuts and strikes to kill a target. Also parrying work, you cannot stop strong swings very well if at all. Even with two blades stopping one target it's not the same as two hands on 1 blade. So against somebody with one blade, you depend more on re-directing blades and foot work than blocking. But if you get a straight on power shot you HAVE to block, you can't do it very well.

 

It's all about strengths and weaknesses.

Each form has their advantages, but the single blade has more. Dual wielding is generally meant for aggressive lightsaber forms, such as Juyo or Makashi or Jar'Kai. This of course means that dual wielding has a lesser defense.

 

A Form like Djem So can tear apart the defenses of a dual-wielder through heavy, staccato-like, strikes (characterized by the Juyo form). Dual-wielding requires a good amount of physical strength in order to keep the defenses maintained. A dual-wielder would do best to keep on the attack. If they are forced to resort to defense, they will most likely lose.

Starkiller. Enough said.

Well with dual blades you are a lot more mobile, and you use more dexterity than strength.

 

Strength with dual blades: one more blade to attack with, making you unpredictable plus they can only block 1 blade at a time. Plus against multiple people you can put your blades on different targets.

 

Weaknesses: You have no strength behind your swings. You have to use more finesse and possibly more cuts and strikes to kill a target. Also parrying work, you cannot stop strong swings very well if at all. Even with two blades stopping one target it's not the same as two hands on 1 blade. So against somebody with one blade, you depend more on re-directing blades and foot work than blocking. But if you get a straight on power shot you HAVE to block, you can't do it very well.

 

It's all about strengths and weaknesses.

 

^ This.

 

Duel Weilding is a purely offensive acrobabtic style. The idea is to overwhelm your opponent with saber strikes. The downside is you have pretty crap defences. If someone starts taking massive single saber strikes at you, you don't last long.

Starkiller. Enough said.

 

Star Killer was never Cannon. And never will be.

My opinion is the same as everybody else's: That it depends on the user. If you have a dual wielder that is always on the offense, then they are superior, but put them up against a single-saber user of the same aggressiveness, they will likely lose. Dual-wielding requires time to master and even then, one slip-up and the fight is over for the DW, which is why all jedi/sith should train in both lore-wise, just in case.

 

The is likely the same idea is the double-bladed vs single-bladed saber debate.

Star Killer was never Cannon. And never will be.

 

Haters gonna hate.

Star Killer was never Cannon. And never will be.

 

Actually he could be cannon, his OP abilities probably not. I mean if he was cannon i could see him doing some of the things talked about, but he could of been cannon, just tone down his ablities.

 

Plus I love the reverse blade sith shien form. Just sick.

Star Killer was never Cannon. And never will be.

 

Uhm, I'm pretty sure TFU games, and books are cannon aslong as it isn't the alternate endings.

 

Google it dude.

Starkiller is canon. The over the top stuff is game mechanics and is not canon. if you want a clearer vision of Starkiller and his "realistic" Force usage, read the TFU books;he's a lot less Force God in them.

^ This.

 

Duel Weilding is a purely offensive acrobabtic style. The idea is to overwhelm your opponent with saber strikes. The downside is you have pretty crap defences. If someone starts taking massive single saber strikes at you, you don't last long.

 

So Maras in a nutshell. Hit you like a refreshing slice of lemon wrapped around a solid gold brick, yet still manage to maintain a soft squishy center......... well damage mitigation skills aside which you could say is a sudden build up of rage to increase strength, thus the sudden (allbeit temp) increase in defence.

Edited October 25, 2012 by RigbyC

Starkiller is canon. The over the top stuff is game mechanics and is not canon. if you want a clearer vision of Starkiller and his "realistic" Force usage, read the TFU books;he's a lot less Force God in them.

 

Still fine with me because he's a complete and total bad motha.

I don't really know which is superior but I personally prefer single-bladed single lightsabre.