Vjun Dooku runs the Mace Windu gauntlet

BreakofDawn wrote:Stops at 5.

HellfireUnit wrote:Not sure if Windu can utilize from Vaapad against Dooku. Unlike many Sith, Dooku doesn't really use the darkness in him. Which is why I think he clears 5 and may even pass round 6 if Windu is unable to utilize from his darkness. Hard stops at 7 though.

Yeah, Mace has a huge power growth during the CW but I still remain uncertain between their RotS base self's matchup.

Also Vaapad does require the opponent's darkness to be fully functional.

Mace stood motionless except for the heaving of his chest. He knew already he could not match Vastor for raw power. With each breath, he stripped away another layer of restraint and inhibition. Another layer of serenity. He had to move his inner peace out of the way to let in the joy. The thrill. The sheer okay-why-not-let's-FIGHT. Because Vaapad was more than just a form of lightsaber combat. It was a state of mind. Night had deepened upon the jungle, and around them glowvines began to pulse faintly. To use Vaapad now, out here, was incredibly dangerous-almost as dangerous as not using Vaapad. The ultimate answer for power is skill.

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And with each stroke of her blade, he could feel himself slipping into the shadows. He had to. She was too strong, too fast, too everything. The only way he could survive was to give more of himself to Vaapad. To give all of himself. 

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He took one last look at the darkness that called to him- Darkness within mirroring darkness without - And turned away. 

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It is a side effect of the Force immersion of Vaapad. My style grants great power, but at a terrible risk. Blood fever is a disease that can kill anyone it touches. To use Vaapad, you must allow yourself to enjoy the fight. You give yourself to the thrill of battle. The rush of winning. 

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Mace Windu had almost smiled. "I created Vaapad to answer my weakness: it channels my own darkness into a weapon of the light. Master Yoda's Ataro is also an answer to weakness: the limitations of reach and mobility imposed by his stature and his age. But for you? What weakness does Soresu answer?"

If he cannot utilize from Dooku's darkness, I doubt he can defeat the old fella.

Like I said, they are almost equal during RotS though Dooku should be superior during TCW.

About Vaapad:

Mace was deep in it now: submerged in Vaapad, swallowed by it, he no longer truly existed as an independent being. Vaapad is a channel for darkness, and that darkness flowed both ways. He accepted the furious speed of the Sith Lord, drew the shadow's rage and power into his inmost center

It isn't a myth. Without using Sidious' power, he would not be able to reach his level.

Vaapad made him an open channel, half of a superconducting loop completed by the shadow; they became a standing wave of battle that expanded into every cubic centimeter of the Chancellor's office. 

Base Dooku and Mace are close but Vjun Dooku is obviously superior.

Like I said, if he cannot draw the darkness of Dooku, which he may not, he should lose.