AOTC: Count Dooku vs Obi Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker & Yoda
Why Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange recommends it
Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange users link it as a timestamped reference when asking in-universe questions about the Dooku duel, such as the saber hand-off and Dooku's escape.
Recommended by 0 people across 0 different months, 2016 to 2017.
What it is
A clip of the Geonosis lightsaber duel from Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, in which Count Dooku fights Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker and then Yoda. It runs under five minutes and is a fan upload of the film scene.
What people said
Cites MaxD · 2016-01 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “Why did Obi-Wan hand off his lightsaber to Anakin in the fight against Count Dooku?”
This has always bothered me. I'm talking about their encounter on Geonosis in Attack of the Clones . The whole scene can be seen here [this video] with the saber hand-off in question at 1:36 . After Obi-Wan is injured, he hands off his lightsaber to Anakin who continues to fight Dooku with two sabers at once (until his own gets cut in half a few seconds later). Sure, it looks cool in the movie and all, but is there a in-universe reasoning for this hand-off? I mean, if Anakin was more effective when fighting with two sabers at once, why wouldn't he do so all the time?
Cites RichS · 2017-03 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “In Attack of the Clones, why didn't Yoda ram Dooku's escape ship with the falling silo?”
As Yoda dueled Count Dooku on Geonosis, Dooku used the Force to drop a silo onto Obi-wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. Yoda stops the silo from hitting the two Jedi, and that gives Dooku more than enough time to run into his escape ship and leave. The moment is from 4:19 through 4:41 in this video clip. Yoda holds the silo in place for several seconds before moving it out of the way. He could have used that moment to shove the silo right up entry way of Dooku's spacecraft to prevent him from escaping. We have seen Yoda move heavy objects with the Force very quickly on short notice. He could have destroyed the escape craft easily. So why did Yoda let Dooku escape?
Cites rs.29 · 2017-04 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “Why didn't Mace go with Yoda to stop Dooku from escaping?”
Beside having limited Jedi forces with him (Windu was exausted as mentioned in earlier answers, many Jedi were dead) Yoda was not sure of Dooku's intentions. Only when he finally confronted him, he sensed Dark Side ( the Dark Side I sense in you ). Of course, there was the telltale sign of Sith - Force Lightning. Dooku didn't confront Jedi directly up to that point (fight vs Obi-Wan and Anakin, and right after that vs Yoda). Therefore, Yoda perhaps wanted to resolve matters peacefully with hid old Padawan, but realized it is impossible.