@rpottage said:
@darthduelist9: Not really. Rey was completely untrained, had only just been told the force existed, and her entire knowledge of the force came from vague legends. It took real effort for him to fight her, and he ultimately lost. That's a bad showing for Kylo.
The Gamorrean guards were trying to block Luke and he casually waved his hand like he were bored and seconds later they were out. He succeeded with zero effort.
All Kylo's doing is holding something in place; but where Luke's holding two Gamorrean guards necks in place while applying pressure with no effort, Kylo had to use effort and ultimately lost in a fight against an untrained nobody.
Sure Rey was untrained in terms of the Force but that didn't stop her from using a mind trick on a guard or being able to pul Anakin's lightsaber towards her and let's not forget Rey was fueled by her anger which gave her strength.
“Before she could fire, Ren raised a hand, halting her. She strained against him, her anger giving her strength. But she couldn’t fire. He was struggling also, against her newly discovered ability, as well as the wound inflicted by Chewbacca’s bowcaster. Gritting his teeth, he flung his arm sideways in a single, powerful gesture—and the blaster went flying out of her hand. Inhaling deeply, he gestured again, and this time it was Rey who went flying, to smash into a tree nearby and slide to the ground, dazed and hurt.” (Taken from The Force Awakens novelization)
She did in the end, under circumstances, defeat him but the Visual Guide even notes that "Rey perfected certain aspects of quarterstaff fighting" and that "her skills with the quarterstaff translate well into short range melee weapons". But I am not discussing anything involving lightsaber skill, Luke superiority has never been questioned.
Controlling someone's entire body is still more impressive then controlling a part of a body, especially if this person (Rey) can actually resist it, which was not the case with the two Gamorrean guards.
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