For people who don't know, the reason why this lightsaber duel looks so good, is because it was based on motion capture of real people's movements. So the movements were realistic and had "weight" to them. The guy who played Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace movie - Ray Park - reprised his role, providing the motion capture movements.
Lauren Mary Kim is the stunt woman who does the performance for Ahsoka. She is also the same stunt woman who did the Armorer's fight scene in The Mandalorian.
Kinda interesting actually. Im not exactly sure how they are animating the lightsaber fight scenes in the animated series, but my best guess is that they have a handful of attack animations for light saber users and used procedural animation to transition to each attack to generate the basic steps of the fight. They then would go back over it manually to clean up wonky animations generated. Would take waaaay to long to manually animate it otherwise. The fact they now have realistic animations, or rather can get realistic animations and incorporate it into the procedural system they have already...is pretty cool. Could be amazing for future star wars animated series.
Did anyone else laugh when he gpt thrown out the window during the actual episode.....pluse it made it feel like this was a video game level.....honestly id love that....also...DID ANYONE ELSE HEAR THE PALPATINE SCREAM IN THE VERY BEGINING
Before Maul was stunned by the clones, he was actually terrified and desperate to escape since he will be brought before his master, palpatine, again, a date which is worse than death.
FeS FeO2 Ok... What's your point? If he commented at the same minute as when the video uploaded than it could still mean he watched it since it's only 58 seconds long. Even if he did comment this before watching the video it wouldn't matter because his comment is a statement and not really related to the actually video itself. It's basically just saying I wish this could've happened.
FeS FeO2 How so? All he's saying is, "I really wish this could've happened in the Episode". Not "I can't believe Maul grabbed that rocket launcher and blasted Ashoka". He didn't get any information wrong. All he's saying is I wish Duel of the Fates could've played while Maul and Ashoka fought, which was shown in this video.
FeS FeO2 All he's saying is that he was disappointed that Duel of the Fates didn't play during the fight scene, he doesn't need to watch the video to say that.
This is the most well-shot and well-choreographed duel in all the Clone Wars, between two former apprentices disillusioned and ostracized by their former groups and masters. The animators and the actors outdid themselves here.
NeoSpace . At least if they go how they went, I would say to JJ: « Just ADMIT you purposely directed them that way to show how Kylo and Rey didn’t have a proper Sith/Jedi training instead of pretending their duels to be mOrE ReAlIStIc, the BeST dUeLs Of tHe SaGa »
I loved this duel! The choreography was well planned, Ahsoka' movements were so smooth amd everything. Though I was slightly disappointed that Duel of the Fates wasn't the background music. Awesome job! You made this sync so well with their movements and lightsaber clashes! 😍👏
Besides this being an epic fight, does anyone else notice how beautiful the animation and designs are?!?!?! I frickin love it, I keep rewatching it just so i can marvel at the detail
Still pissed that they made maul lose. Like wtf he beat Qui Gon, and obi wan on many occasions and he beat back doku and grievous. But he gets beat by Ahsoka? I love her dearly, but come on seriously.
MAL to be fair, he was extremely afraid of what was going to happen and was off balance. That and the fact he was holding back in the hope of ahsoka joining him
I'd like to think Maul won the duel in totality, but Ahsokas tenacity was what helped her to capture him. He disarmed her and would have eliminated her had Ahsoka not grabbed his saber and changed the terms of the duel. A trait I imagine she got from Anakin.
FUCKING WOW DUDE Ok, I'll get this out of the way first, EXCELLENT edit, the music synced amazingly with the fight BUT The reason I am so amazed is that ANIMATION AND VISUAL QUALITY! GODDAMN SON IT IS FINE AS FUCK. I was waiting till the show finishes airing so I can binge it all at once because fuck paying Disney, but the show looks so fucking beautiful I might cut in early....
I’m so mad, because both REX’s, as well as Darth Por’s edits of these scenes fit so well and I can’t choose who’s better! I will say tho, bonus points for REX because of the timing of the music stopping when Ashoka force pulls her saber towards her.
Easily one of the best fights in either this or Rebels. No wasted movements, no deciding to kick instead of going for a killing blow when they have an opening. Feels like a real sword fight. Also Maul's footwork is glorious, felt like watching Ray Park in episode 1. Both of them looked like they actually knew what they were doing which is one of my biggest complaints sometimes.
I still think Ahsoka beating Maul here is a little BS. I know Obiwan did as a Padawan but I mean come on, Maul should be much stronger here than he was and Ahsoka has been out of practice with her lightsaber skills. You even said Anakin whole he would beat Maul, it wouldn’t be easy. By that logic, I can’t see how Ahsoka could really beat Maul here even with him being distracted by trying to escape. I mean all he had to do was cut the steel beam at the end there and have Ahsoka fall lol.
The first thing that goes straight to my brain when I hear the balance of the force is, You being able to tap into the dark side and the light side, For Example When you tap into the dark your eyes change yellow when you turn to the light it turns back to normal, Anyone else agree?
She does better than I expected, but he's still pressing her. His lower half being mechanical is actually a huge advantage with his very active fighting style. He expends energy at a much slower rate because his body only has to fuel him from his waist up. The majority of his movements are actually spins and feints Both to confuse, throw off, and keep his opponent off balance. In that one massive flurry of movement where he's pressing her and she only has her shoto blade, he only actually attempts to land three strikes. The rest is just furiously fast distraction Maul fights the way a lawyer debates . Very little is straight forward.
Imagine being one the best dualist in the galaxy, bested by the greatest force users in their time...only to be thrown through an Acme type of hole in the window.
I have a question, how do you get a clip in such good quality? i wanted to do a dual of the fates edit before anyone else did and I couldn't figure out how to get the clip in good quality. can someone help?
Is it just me or dose this look more intense than the season before it where lightsaber fights were just Jedi and with hoping around instead in this one she have actual fighting animations where you can tell the strength it would take to win NOT just a cheap teleportation trick.
@@rex8354 It's good that you're back! I was just a bit surprised to see a notification from your channel, because you haven't uploaded for so long. Great work as always :D
I don't think so, we are in the middle of Kenobi and Grievous fighting. I believe they stay on Mandalore for a bit longer, since in a trailer Ashoka hand shakes with Bo-Katan. If anything, Order 66 happens the day after Maul is captured.
**Ahsoka trains younglings**
Ahsoka: “You’re lucky Anakin didn’t show up”
They wouldn’t have lasted long
@@rex8354 They would have been sliced and diced LOL
_Casey every time a youngling complains about not being able to perform something that’s what she’d say
@@rex8354 yeah whay he said
Lol
""Rex"...? "Rex"... Now that is a name I haven't heard in a long time..."
Well Commander, you’d eventually… depart.
Rex never does anything anymore and now he does so I’m happy
Lol
Yes Cody
CommanderCodyHD legend has it that you died on kamino
Bruh you made Duel of the Fates match SPLENDIDLY with their body movements and the clash of their blades. Bravo
Thanks mate, good to hear
@@rex8354 i love your music edits please make more
I know right???😱😃
Some day, 5-10 years from now, this video is going to be legendary and nostalgic, and I shall return to view it once more.
Likewise.
And we will be ready to watch it too.
I wonder, in what state Star Wars franchise will be then?
@@tanya-789 We can only go up from here
but it's already legendary tho
I can’t believe we’re in Revenge of the Sith. Who else’s heart was racing waiting for the clones to try and kill Ashoka?
I was quite sure this gonna happen. Upper lvls was so tense. And when the gunships came I was like "shit is about to get real"
Akilis yo my heart kept beating every time i see the clones during ahsoka and maul’s battle
Mmm nobody cause we already watched SW Rebels maybe?
@@Cronogeo It's not about her being killed, but her being attack by clones
Cronogeo which i why I said “try”
For people who don't know, the reason why this lightsaber duel looks so good, is because it was based on motion capture of real people's movements. So the movements were realistic and had "weight" to them. The guy who played Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace movie - Ray Park - reprised his role, providing the motion capture movements.
Oh damn cool.
Lauren Mary Kim is the stunt woman who does the performance for Ahsoka. She is also the same stunt woman who did the Armorer's fight scene in The Mandalorian.
Kinda interesting actually. Im not exactly sure how they are animating the lightsaber fight scenes in the animated series, but my best guess is that they have a handful of attack animations for light saber users and used procedural animation to transition to each attack to generate the basic steps of the fight. They then would go back over it manually to clean up wonky animations generated. Would take waaaay to long to manually animate it otherwise.
The fact they now have realistic animations, or rather can get realistic animations and incorporate it into the procedural system they have already...is pretty cool. Could be amazing for future star wars animated series.
Bangs Cutter where have you found this information?
Bangs Cutter but why do they look so dang slow
Am I the only one who was listening for duel of the fates while watching
No
I was listening for it too hahaha
Me too, i was really bothered at first but i think the score used fits better with this fight.
FeS FeO2 Duel of the fates wasn’t playing in the original fight. I asked if I was the only one listening for it.
FeS FeO2 he was listening for it, not to it.
Imagine how different *everything* would be if Maul Warned everyone
Imagine how different everything would be if Dooku told Anakin Who Palpatine really was before he executed him?
@@ryguy3687 *precisely*
Imagine how diff everything would be if the Jedi weren’t so arrogant and believed wgat the Sith said about Palaptine
Imagine if obi wan wasn't stupid in episode 2
Imagine how different everything would be if Obi Wan helped Anakin in Revenge Of The Sith
People: LeafyIsHere’s return is the biggest
REX: I got something to say about that..
Leafy? You mean that kid with no chin?
@@jeremybanks1347 leafy is god what are you talking about
Jason Freeman he’s kinda a bitch. He’s came back after years just to post something about idubbbz. Really shows you how mature he is
@@LegoDaniel he came back to bitch on idubbz because he is a simp and for what idubbz did to him 3 years ago you dumb fuck.
@Antoine Gauthier ok I respect your opinion In my opinion I think leafy is a good youtuber
"I see the pawdawn needs one last lesson".
Easily one of my favorite lines of this episode
...pawdawn? You almost had it
Did anyone else laugh when he gpt thrown out the window during the actual episode.....pluse it made it feel like this was a video game level.....honestly id love that....also...DID ANYONE ELSE HEAR THE PALPATINE SCREAM IN THE VERY BEGINING
Palpatine theme was everywhere in the episode here. And didn't the fight begin with a little of Duel of the fates itself?
Sasi Mitra he said the palpating sith scream not Palpatine theme
He just starts flying away like the inquisitors do in rebels
I heard the palpatine shriek too. Does that mean the Palpatine duel is happening at the same time? Oh no...
Yea when he got thrown that was funny
Ahsoka: "You're lucky Anakin didn't show up"
Anakin: "This is where the fun begins"
The fact that this comment has exactly 66 likes is amazing
@Odyssey Commander I know let's make sure it stays that way haha
SavageRicktator that’s what Order 66 is for
Ankain drops from roof this is where the fun begins
Congratulations on the promotion *Commander* Rex!
I’ll have to thanks Skywalker when I get back from Mandalore
Oh, oh no. When you get back after Mandalore.
Find him in the Jedi temple, he’s leading a force with all your brothers
@@rex8354 ehehe.... About that...
My honest opinion
It's better then general grievous vs gungins
Let's not go too far
Don't make me kill you
I'm sorry sir, but it's time for you to leave
This is outrageous!
Not to be that one guy, but...
Than*
Gungans*
To quote the wise words of Director Krennic:
“Oh, it’s beautiful.”
Lol so true
Yup
@@ingamingpc1634 Yes...my teenage daughter also thinks Ahsoka is beautiful.
@@nickmitsialis I think the music itself is beautiful ashoka is also beautiful
@@ingamingpc1634 I'll give that a thumbs up!
Before Maul was stunned by the clones, he was actually terrified and desperate to escape since he will be brought before his master, palpatine, again, a date which is worse than death.
@Super JLK Well he must have a kink for mauls race seeing how hard he fucked his brother..
Zeto Kaiba oh...
Let’s be honest.
We are all disapponted that there wasn’t this theme
@FeS FeO2 the video is also barely a minute long
His Snake is Solid Exactly
FeS FeO2 Ok... What's your point? If he commented at the same minute as when the video uploaded than it could still mean he watched it since it's only 58 seconds long. Even if he did comment this before watching the video it wouldn't matter because his comment is a statement and not really related to the actually video itself. It's basically just saying I wish this could've happened.
FeS FeO2 How so? All he's saying is, "I really wish this could've happened in the Episode". Not "I can't believe Maul grabbed that rocket launcher and blasted Ashoka". He didn't get any information wrong. All he's saying is I wish Duel of the Fates could've played while Maul and Ashoka fought, which was shown in this video.
FeS FeO2 All he's saying is that he was disappointed that Duel of the Fates didn't play during the fight scene, he doesn't need to watch the video to say that.
*Oh it's beautiful.*
*You’re beautiful*
REX “Only because I’m so in love.”
Awww the best at what they do in love XD no joke you both awesome
*Every choice made... has led to this...*
literally no one:
maul: WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!
I believe dual of the fates was faintly playing sometime in this episode
Yea when Sterling tells Ahsoka about Jesse I think, not sure tho.
Yes, and also right before the end of the battle in the upper level, there are some musical notes that resemble Duel of Fates
The time has come Rex is back my best mate I missed u bruh.👌👌👌
This is the most well-shot and well-choreographed duel in all the Clone Wars, between two former apprentices disillusioned and ostracized by their former groups and masters.
The animators and the actors outdid themselves here.
See J.J Abrams? THIS is how you do a PROPER DUEL
NeoSpace . At least if they go how they went, I would say to JJ: « Just ADMIT you purposely directed them that way to show how Kylo and Rey didn’t have a proper Sith/Jedi training instead of pretending their duels to be mOrE ReAlIStIc, the BeST dUeLs Of tHe SaGa »
Super JLK yeah that’s interesting to think about :)
@Super JLK Maybe, but that kind of fight didn't work very well in Attack of the Clones
So cool fact...Ray Park came back to do the mo-cap performance for Maul!!!
Ahsoka and Maul are two of my favorite characters in the franchise and just seeing their fight in The Clone Wars...
God, I love this show.
*Ahsoka
Am i the only one who really hates ahsoka?
@@matthewfarrugia5095 Apparently so.
Why do you hate Ahsoka?
Federica Fortunato no maul lost he was better than her but he lost even without her sabers she wasnt incapable of fighting thus the duel didnt end
Federica Fortunato i see what you mean and i dont blame you but for me the duel ended when ahsoka threw maul off
Did anyone else hear the force scream when Maul started attacking?
Infinite zK that doesn’t make any sense
@Infinite zK it's a sith scream
Thats probably a sith scream
This one sounded more like a normal scream/moans because of his efforts.
Dude Ray Parks is the man, twenty years apart and still incredible
Makes this even more Epic ⚔️
Qui Gon is triggered
I'm really hoping they are saving this soundtrack for a better fight later on. I'm want to here a badass epic remake.
Could you imagine how good this would have been on top of how good it already was!?
When you and your brother/sister fights for the Doritos
Deserves more likes
Ahsoka force pulling the lightsaber like a projectile was uniquely badass.
And still the duel of the fates was hinted in the original score several times.
You’re back.. We’ve all missed you!
And now with the rank of commander!!
Anakin Skywalker anakin crapwalker 💩
Yusuf Yalcin Why so triggered?
Anakin Skywalker cuz you didn’t DEWIT
Anakin Skywalker a have the high ground
This is where the fun begins
Remember when Ahsoka was just another kiddie sidekick and Maul was just the horny red guy
Best character developments ever
Juan Rodriguez you might want to reword that last part
@@cole-vader2337
Pun intended
Damn duel of the fates would have worked really well during their fight, but I’m fine with the soundtrack we got it was just as epic
I believe there was a glimmer of Duels of Fate in the normal one. Not the full song but I believe the orchestra was there
I loved this duel! The choreography was well planned, Ahsoka' movements were so smooth amd everything. Though I was slightly disappointed that Duel of the Fates wasn't the background music.
Awesome job! You made this sync so well with their movements and lightsaber clashes! 😍👏
amazing, it fits in perfectly
Besides this being an epic fight, does anyone else notice how beautiful the animation and designs are?!?!?! I frickin love it, I keep rewatching it just so i can marvel at the detail
I'm kinda disappointed they didn't play it in the episode, but tbh I would've probably had a heart attack
I'm kinda convinced this was the best lightsaber fight in all of star wars.
Still pissed that they made maul lose. Like wtf he beat Qui Gon, and obi wan on many occasions and he beat back doku and grievous. But he gets beat by Ahsoka? I love her dearly, but come on seriously.
MAL to be fair, he was extremely afraid of what was going to happen and was off balance. That and the fact he was holding back in the hope of ahsoka joining him
I'd like to think Maul won the duel in totality, but Ahsokas tenacity was what helped her to capture him. He disarmed her and would have eliminated her had Ahsoka not grabbed his saber and changed the terms of the duel. A trait I imagine she got from Anakin.
Hey Rex 👀
Hello there
HE'S! BACK!
All I can really say is splendid work as always.
This is amazing! Thank you. Well done. And it's great to see you post again. :)
Thanks Brett! Glad to see you’ve stuck with me for so long haha
Just leaving a comment to remind me, that I have a good taste... cya in a few years
You can really tell this fight was motioncapped lol. There’s never been a more fluid lightsaber right in the series
Welcome back commander.
I forgot how beautiful this fight is.
I just imagined Duel of the fates while watching it at first
My only complaint about the Phantom Aprentice fixed. THANK YOU
FUCKING WOW DUDE
Ok, I'll get this out of the way first, EXCELLENT edit, the music synced amazingly with the fight
BUT The reason I am so amazed is that ANIMATION AND VISUAL QUALITY! GODDAMN SON IT IS FINE AS FUCK. I was waiting till the show finishes airing so I can binge it all at once because fuck paying Disney, but the show looks so fucking beautiful I might cut in early....
Rey's lightsaber fights are so bad compared to this.
Can we talk about litghtsaber fights when she barely throw the lightsaber like baseball bat ?
Many Star Wars nerds like myself would have been freaking the fuck out if they ACTUALLY used this during the fight.
I’m so mad, because both REX’s, as well as Darth Por’s edits of these scenes fit so well and I can’t choose who’s better! I will say tho, bonus points for REX because of the timing of the music stopping when Ashoka force pulls her saber towards her.
This video: Exists
Me: *”I’ve been looking forward to this.”*
I knew you were gonna post lol!!!
You had a good feeling about this
@@rex8354 What was your favorite part about the new episode
Maul screaming “WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE” while I blasted him
@@rex8354 😂😂 "So anyways, I started blastin'"
@@rex8354 it's been 7 months since ya posted, what've you been up to???
The cinematography for this season has been phenomenal. And the choreography for this episode? Absolute astonishing.
At the first second whenever I saw mauls double blades lightsaber and the music kick in I was like “oh shit.”
Easily one of the best fights in either this or Rebels. No wasted movements, no deciding to kick instead of going for a killing blow when they have an opening. Feels like a real sword fight. Also Maul's footwork is glorious, felt like watching Ray Park in episode 1. Both of them looked like they actually knew what they were doing which is one of my biggest complaints sometimes.
I still think Ahsoka beating Maul here is a little BS. I know Obiwan did as a Padawan but I mean come on, Maul should be much stronger here than he was and Ahsoka has been out of practice with her lightsaber skills. You even said Anakin whole he would beat Maul, it wouldn’t be easy. By that logic, I can’t see how Ahsoka could really beat Maul here even with him being distracted by trying to escape. I mean all he had to do was cut the steel beam at the end there and have Ahsoka fall lol.
Can we just appreciate how beautiful this animation is. Simply flawless and fluid motion
The first thing that goes straight to my brain when I hear the balance of the force is, You being able to tap into the dark side and the light side, For Example When you tap into the dark your eyes change yellow when you turn to the light it turns back to normal, Anyone else agree?
Man this is the coolest Content bro I hope you have more subs and like I LOVE your content!
Duel of the Fates fits so perfectly in this fight. Fantastic fight with fantastic music too!! Awesome editing!!
She does better than I expected, but he's still pressing her.
His lower half being mechanical is actually a huge advantage with his very active fighting style.
He expends energy at a much slower rate because his body only has to fuel him from his waist up.
The majority of his movements are actually spins and feints
Both to confuse, throw off, and keep his opponent
off balance.
In that one massive flurry of movement where he's pressing her and she only has her shoto blade, he only actually attempts to land three strikes.
The rest is just furiously fast distraction
Maul fights the way a lawyer debates
.
Very little is straight forward.
Why this duel looks in thousands time better than rey vs kylo duel in episode IX, somebody tell me why
Anyone notice how darth maul has his lightsaber from the phantom menace
Imagine being one the best dualist in the galaxy, bested by the greatest force users in their time...only to be thrown through an Acme type of hole in the window.
Now this is a real lightsaber duel!! Haven’t seen a real one since revenge of the sith
Proof that duel of fates just makes everything better
I have a question, how do you get a clip in such good quality? i wanted to do a dual of the fates edit before anyone else did and I couldn't figure out how to get the clip in good quality. can someone help?
you haven't posted a vid in a while. good to see you back.
It isn't the original duel of the fates, it's remixed 😑
Ok I watched the episode and I loved it now I can love this video
Long have we waited for the return of REX
I honestly wish this would’ve happened in the original episode!
Imagine if they really used this song in the original
Is it just me or dose this look more intense than the season before it where lightsaber fights were just Jedi and with hoping around instead in this one she have actual fighting animations where you can tell the strength it would take to win NOT just a cheap teleportation trick.
They used motion capture. They rly r trying to make this great
Wish I had Disney+ to watch this it looks so good
P e r f e c t i o n
This episode is the best one yet and we are in revenge of the sith because dooku is dead
I really want to see live action of this 🤯🤩😍
Why didn’t they just use this music. It would have been even more awesome than it already was if they had.
The best the clone wars light Saber duel
I've been looking forward to this
Such a great episode! I know I’m going to break down during the next two!
Asoka is truly no longer jedi. Force-pull of turned on sword is a known sith move
ALEX Soklakov what lol? Your saying a Jedi couldn’t use the force to pull their lightsaber? You sound dumb lol
@@demetrioshill8484 she had intention to backstab him with it, jed never do that. They never do it with working sword, only with turned off.
You're still alive?
Surprised?
@@rex8354 It's good that you're back! I was just a bit surprised to see a notification from your channel, because you haven't uploaded for so long.
Great work as always :D
#TeamDarkside: Like
#TeamLightside: Comment
That's where the fun begins.
They really should have used this song in this scene
I knew it, Rex faked his death!
0:50 Waa I bet while ahsoka fights maul, palpatine fights windu
I don't think so, we are in the middle of Kenobi and Grievous fighting. I believe they stay on Mandalore for a bit longer, since in a trailer Ashoka hand shakes with Bo-Katan. If anything, Order 66 happens the day after Maul is captured.
Maul doesn’t have a good track record against padawans does he
At least this one didn't cut him in half
literal goosebumps! one of the best saber duels!
Let's go new videos love to see it!
The dead speak!!!!!