Poll What do you think the power scale/tier for Force-wielders should be? (23 votes)
I've been rewatching and replaying all the movies, shows, games and I've been trying to figure out where the Jedi and Sith should stand in terms of skill, power and feats. Granted this topic might've been covered in the past but I think that given the nature of the mystical energy that is the Force, I think the Jedi and Sith should be powerful themselves (naturally). However it always come back to the question of 'How powerful?'
Some say that they don't want the Jedi to be superheroes (which references Mace Windu's feat in the Microseries where he defeated an entire army of droids on Dantooine):
Honestly, I'm a little mixed on the idea; granted for Force-wielders like Mace Windu, Yoda, and Sidious, this does look like something that could be in their range. Now if we were to say Anakin, Obi-Wan, Dooku (since he's more reserved in his Force abilities) or any Council-level Jedi member then that seems a bit out of their reach.... maybe.
If we focus on the movies then, even if that was Lucas' original intent with the Jedi and the Force, then they're not all that powerful (at least based on the appearances given) since the feats are little seen outside of lightsaber combat (besides Vader's feats and Dooku's/Sidious' usage of Force Lightning). Which is kind of strange given that Yoda was struggling being able to lift the steam pipe over Anakin and Obi-Wan in Episode whereas twenty so years later he's able to lift a 10 ton X-Wing with relative ease.
Which then brings us to the Clone Wars 08 version, probably the most realistic to the movies while providing us with some fun feats to work with (especially with the scene of Dooku training Savage Oppress and lifts the obelisks):
Which according to a friend of mine, the total weight of the obelisks that Dooku lifted were a 100+ ton feat (keeping in mind that Slave I weighs is around 105 tons in weight).
Then finally we have the KOTOR 1&2/SWTOR usage of the Force, that much like the Clone Wars 08 series, is probably closest to what we could see on-screen in the movies. Can't really show it here, lol, since I can't find any videos at the moment.
But I'm curious on your thoughts. Honestly, for myself, I'd like the Jedi and Sith to be closer to how they were in the 03 Microseries of Clone Wars (might be a bit much but that also makes people like the Mandalorians or bounty hunters, or Jedi killers like Grievous or Aurra Sing that more awesome).
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