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 have #4 on my list and why I think this battle is the 4th best lightsaber battle

#4 Yoda vs. Count Dooku

I put this battle at #4 before the Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan vs. Darth Maul fight because well it’s freaking Yoda. Even though this is a short battle, we get enough of Yoda fighting to digest. They didn’t give us to much or to little.

I love the way Yoda walks into the room slow like Yoda does, groaning as he walks. George Lucas gives us that old western style move with Yoda sliding his cloak back with his hand to reveal his Lightsaber. Then uses the Force to draw it into his hand and gives us a little spin with the saber before striking his pose for battle. Seeing this for the first time was so exciting for me, not knowing how Yoda would fight. I love the fact that they made him jumping around all over the place. This style makes sense for his character. To me Count Dooku is in over his head with Yoda, because he is quickly looking for a way out. He uses the Force to pull down a huge metal structure on top of Obi-Wan and Anakin to force Yoda to make a decision. Yoda decides to help Obi-Wan and Anakin instead of continuing to attack Dooku. Of course Dooku uses this to escape.

Come back Friday to see what #3 is.