We have all loved lightsaber battles since we first saw Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi ignite his lightsaber against Darth Vader in Star Wars in 1977.  I mean everybody loves the lightsaber battles right? Of course we do. So I am going to do a short series of articles on my Top 5 lightsaber battles from the Star Wars films. I am not going to include the Clone Wars or Star Wars Rebels, just the films. So today we are gonna start off with #5 on my list and why I think this battle is the 5th best lightsaber battle

#5  Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon vs. Darth Maul

I love this battle because this is the first time we get to see more than two characters battling with lightsabers. When The Phantom Menace was released we had only seen the Original Trilogy and all of those battles were simply choreographed with only two characters.  This was the first battle we didn’t get any smack talk before and during the fight. This was the first battle to use more action with flips, leaps and general athletic moves.  The music along with the vocals used for this fight really steps up the action and the emotion of the fight. This starts out with Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan fighting Darth Maul together for part of the battle, but Darth Maul soon knocks Obi-Wan off a level to separate them and give him an advantage with his awesome double-bladed lightsaber. This battle really shows some emotion once Obi-Wan gets caught between the red lighted sections and has to watch Darth Maul stab Qui-Gon through the chest. This moment directly mirrors Obi-Wan’s death by the hands of Darth Vader in A New Hope, that is why we get Obi-Wan screaming NO the same way Luke did. At this point Darth Maul has a lot of confidence in himself and the Dark Side waiting for Obi-Wan to get free from the red lighted sections. Once that field drops we see Obi-Wan come at Darth Maul with such anger and aggression that Darth Maul soon realizes he might be at the disadvantage, but Obi-Wan’s anger almost gets him killed. Hanging for his life I believe in that moment Obi-Wan learns a lesson about controlling your anger. Cutting Darth Maul in half just tops off this great lightsaber battle.

Come back Wednesday to see what #4 is.