Even the actors agree with you. Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen mentioned that, during the filming of the iconic duel between Obi-Wan and Anakin in RotS, they just *couldn't help* mouthing lightsaber noises during their fight.
I'm not sure what's the exact reason but in most of Star Wars fan-films lightsaber sounds are cheesy and corny, it's like they are too loud or misplaced. Here? Hell no, here everything sounds as it should. It's using these sounds to full potentiall. It's the best lightsaber duel not only in terms of visual and choreography but arguably in terms of sound too. My opinion hasn't changed in 8 years.
That is until they turned to the dark side and got more toxic and entitled and passionate to the point where it was at the expense of real life human beings.
@@wampyrelli You have no idea how much that is the case. Just look at how they treated the actors and filmmakers for the characters they played. Look what happened to Ahmed Best and Kelly Marie Tran.
I am deeply saddened by the fact that two amatures in their literal garage for 8 years ago manages to create better lightsaber battles than Disney Star Wars. Kudos gentlemen, that was amazing!
@@CamiloCienfuegosStan that's the stories fault though, are people not allowed to criticize on how this fight would be complete and utter bullshit if rey managed to pull anything like it?
@@CamiloCienfuegosStan buddy. It’s not just MaRey Sue over there. It’s the choreography in the sequels itself, it’s awful; especially when compared to the Prequels which came out 10 years beforehand. Or the OT, which came out 30 years beforehand. Look, you’re right. Rey wouldn’t be able to fight like this when she just learned about the Force. I’m sorry, but that is no excuse for poor choreography. There have been plenty of fights beforehand between inexperienced duelists. Granted they were animated so it was easier to choreograph. But still. You have a net worth worth $97 billion and you still couldn’t pull off a good lightsaber duel.
I do feel like it is overated when once you get 2 lightsabers you instantly stick them together but I think it's ok as long the lightsaber was originally a double one
in my opinion i think its stupid to not have a double ended lightsabre, as if you want to fight someone in a one sabre fight, just don't turn the other end on and being able to unscrew allows for mind games as you switch from staff, to dual wield, to single and back to staff, focusing on that can mess with a warriors mind. if possible id like an inquisitorial type lightsabre as the spinning option is very helpful and you don't need to use it if not needed. i love how the movies acknowladge its a superior weapon but have to make work around like characters saying stuff like "thats not the jedi way" and "it is the weapon of a dishonest warrior" or something like "evil people used it so i wont" its funny.
@@PRESIDENT_LEMON The double bladed lightsaber is actually more limited than a standard lightsaber. It requires longer swinging motions and gives less range unless one blade is turned off. Plus, by being connected, if your opponent is smart, they'll always know where the second blade is: it's on the opposite side of the current blade.
True but this was overly choreographed, it was points when they could of easily killed each other but they stopped or attacked the saber, plus Disney already did, maul vs Ashoka, Ashoka vs Vader, maul vs the iqoursror
Jayglizzy x Gaming true but at least they TRIED to choreograph it. They obviously practiced a lot to get a good result. Also you might want to fix how you spelled inquisitor.
@@jayglizzyxgaming8812 whats funny is that those are animated and these are real people dueling, which means they have an absolutely insane disadvantage
I love how well they designed the Red Shirt Dude's fighting style. He stays relatively calm throughout the entire fight, gracefully parrying, blocking, and counterattacking without much physical effort.
Sandzyboy Hey Man, no problem. So it’s called Dark Jedi - by ‘urbanamadei’ RUclips channel. About the same time but the battle in that one’s pretty good!
12 years later... still the best, most epic lightsaber duel I've ever seen! Wish Star Wars would have had such class in duels. Best fight of all times!!
Your films are a major inspiration for my entire career on youtube and will always respect you’re ambition. Travis , Ryan, dork man, Brandon, all of you are so big and responsible for the pillars of early youtube! Thank you so much
Coming back after more than 8 years and it's still the best choreographed fan-film I've ever seen. Plus, I just realized that it uses the Iron Man soundtrack as background music which is both awesome and hilarious.
That one-take exchange at the end is what makes this the best duel if not best swordfight of all time. Nobody, not even Hollywood, has ever filmed a sword sequence like that.
Out of all the starwars fan made saber duels, I love this channel the most. You guys don't pull much in your videos, but you guys indefinitely put time in your saber choreography which makes more realistic and what other fan made channels LACK! Make more please and teach these children hows its done!
That was the best fan made RUclips thing I have ever seen. Great music, Choreography, and even little story built in, with great dynamics with the changing swords, switching to 2 blades then double bladed, and all the non lightsaber combative moves . Great effects as well. 5 star video, even with your millions of view, still underrated, definitely in the spirt of a true Star Wars duel, Closer than many other fan made duels videos
Yeah, and I like that you pointed it has a lot of non-lightsaber fight moves. Like, the punches, and especially when Brandon (red shirt) runs at Ryan *without* a lightsaber and they push fight it out. Very creative!
The part where he turned off the lightsaber was genius. The putting it against his head was just inspired, woulda been gritty as hell. Not to mention the entirety of this fight blew star wars choreography out of the water.
four years later and this is still the most epic lightsaber duel on the web. Out of curiosity, Ryan Wieber is this all free style or are these actual forms of lightsaber combat?
I don't even know where you would look up "established" lightsaber "forms". Just like Nick Gillard said of the real movies, saber choreo is just a big blend of anything and everything. Any adherence to forms that somebody previously codified is entirely coincidental.
There are stances and certain movements depending on the are you look with the book of Jedi being the best bet but nothing concrete in terms of lightsaber forms the real question you should be asking is where can I donate to make R V B & D happen in the coming months
Ryan Wieber There are 7 forms of traditional lightsaber combat. Shii-Cho, Makashi, Soresu, Ataru, Shien/Djem-So, Niman and Juyo/Vaapad. All 7 forms are unique in their own way and all Jedi specialise in 1 or several of these forms. Obi-Wan for example trained in Ataru whilst under the guidance of Qui-Gon (Very noticeable in Episode 1) and after his death opted for Soresu, the most defensive of the forms. Count Dooku was a Makashi user, the dueling based style, and Anakin was a Shien/Djem-so master, focusing on heavy power attacks and swift counters to the opponents blade. In short, yeah there are predetermined lightsaber stances and styles and nearly all jedi/Sith follow one particular style
narutosneaky Indeed, and basically all forms are usable excluding Force-section from 'em of course. For example I use Soresu mainly as I have to be kinda stationary in combat (I'm on wheelchair), but I adapt Shi-Choo attacks and flurrys on my offensive and mix some Makashi for exhausting duels. Where for example my brother uses Shien and Djem-so (could say that also Vapaad as he gets so deep into the battle when he duels) basically all the time, runnin' and jumping and trying to overwhelm opponents before they can defend ;) So yeah, they're usable and effective. (Tried against my friend who practices traditional swordsmanship)
Christina Black Ya, there's established forms from the SW universe, but I've never been able to track down what they actually look like. All I've found is text descriptions of them and their strengths/weaknesses. However, if one were to extrapolate from existing martial arts in order to gain an idea of how to best use a lightsaber, your best bet would be to start with either Japanese Kenjutsu or European longsword fencing. Those swords are closest to the lightsaber: they are long-bladed, cutting AND thrusting, and they don't have much in the way of hand guards (why DON'T lightsabers have handguards anyways? XD).
That was SPECTACULAR! Excellent use of the live hand, elbow strikes, takedowns and two saber rodondo. Nothing in Star Wars movies rivals this except maybe the battle between Jinn, Kenobi and Maul.
Maaaan, it's been YEARS since I first watched it. This is one of those videos that made me want to study VFXs... but back then my PC was trash too. Even after all these years this video is still brilliant!
@@kvellkevo4471 If Star Wars was real then so would Galaxy wide authorities be real as well. You think lightsabers are a common thing in the Galaxy. Each one must require a Force sensitive and if a non jedi is seen publicly wielding it they are reported to temple authorities on Coruscant.
@@aryansingh2459 There's an artifact that allows non force sensitive to become a force sensitive. I just forgot which sithlord made it 🤔 all I remember is that he was never defeated in battle, because he lived so long that he at the end died of old age.
The whole video is just amazing: beautiful choreography, edition, even the sound desing and the lightsabers itself are just impeccable. But with 3:36... Ooof, now you're just showing off and I love it! Sends chills down my spine everytime. Now i remember why this was my fav video on the platform when I was younger...
When I was little I thought this video had the best lightsaber FX, today I can't understand how this video can STILL be the one with the best lightsaber FX. This masterclass will never get old
I'm watching this 6 Years after the release, this brought me back to childhood and, this is the most epic lightsaber duel on RUclips and It reminds me the good old time, still really Nice to watch.
@2:40 Damnit, Wieb! You had the kill right THERE, but you decided to Force push him instead of making him one with your saber! Double the pride, twice the fall!
12 years later and this still holds up extremely well. The amount of time, effort, and skill that went into making these is incredible and each one of them is a masterpiece in their own right.
I'd always wondered why they'd never had anyone turning their light sabre off in the middle of a clinch [1:39] and then turn it back on again. It's one of the unique elements of a sword that can be turned on and off to make it a different kind of sword fight. Kudos for doing it.
Me to. One thing however I always wondered ( that hasn't been done so far, as far as I know): Why not building kinda a hidden blaster mechanism into the bottom of a one sided lightsaber?
That is actually technique in the starwars universe to turn on a saber in the middle of strike then turn it on again after you have bypassed a enemies block.
These Ryan Vs. ___ were my jam back in my younger days. You guys should be very proud of how well these aged, they look fantastic and they are still some of the absolute best pieces of lightsaber choreography ever made. Thanks for making a very special part of my childhood and I hope you guys are doing well wherever you are
+Faaa313 that wouldn't stop a lightsaber, as their destructive power does not come from vibrations or kinetic energy. I lightsaber will always cut the same way, no matter how fast it is going, but neither a sword or a bullet can cut unless it is travelling at a sufficient velocity. I don't know about adamantium, but vibranium definitely could not hold up for a second against a lightsaber.
***** that is an excellent point. But I believe that deals with the ability of a substance to withstand intense heat, not the cutting power of the lightsaber itself. That was an immensely thick door, meant to absorb explosive and energy discharges. But elements like vibranium do not draw their strength from their ability to withstand heat. Vibranium reflects kinetic energy; lightsabers produce sufficient heat to burn through anything except themselves; thus, a lightsaber does not introduce kinetic energy in its attempt to destroy its target, therefore the special characteristic that metals like vibranium have would be useless against a lightsaber. THAT BEING SAID: that is my personal explanation for why the canon characteristics of vibranium would not be sufficient to withstand a lightsaber hit. However, in the Avengers, we clearly see vibranium holding its own against Iron Man's energy blasts, not to mention the Chitauri's weapons. So it may be the Captain America's *shield* can withstand energy bursts--not sure why or how--but i don't think that just a plain vibranium table can.
The boss comes in and says the following: "How many time did I tell you not to lightsaber duel in the shop. You are damaging the equipment and it's expensive. You're both fired." LOL
Nicholas Seaks This came out WAY before Episode 7, like 4 years and 5 months before. Technically he's fighting like Anakin, he even has certain movements and attacks that practically mimic Anakin's from his duel with Obi-Wan Kenobi. Look at the video date dude.
It was because of these 2 guys and thier whole crew of peeps working on stuff for us to watch and enjoy that I had decided to buy everything from video copilot, and a few sound programs to make my own videos. It takes time to do, but more if ya don't know what to do, like me lol. I think at one time or another I've downloaded all of these and watched them over and over to find the best places to edit all of the camera angles, and transition effects. Thanks for keeping it up on the big RUclips. ✌
Jiří Studnička Obi-Wan vs. Grevious fight would have been much better if it was longer. Kenobi just disarmed his opponent almost instantly and the conclusion of this fight wasn't very spectacular since Grevious was shot instead of having been killed with a lighsaber.
Have you seen Ryan's IMDB page? He has tons of stuff under his belt and has already worked at Lucas Arts. Perhaps he will be lead compositor for Episode 7.
john mellor I don't mean to be rude about him, but does that mean that he does better in Lightsaber duels? Cos the guy's lost every duel on RUclips he's been in.
As a child I thought this was the coolest thing I’d ever seen
Now I’m all grown up
And this is still the coolest thing I’ve ever seen
DIsney just HIRE THIS MAN GOSH DANGIT
🤣
I'm with you
@@ABozowithDignity They did.
Ryan did work on The Force Awakens
SAME, I'm 18 now but saw this when I was like 9 or 10, and it still holds up in 2022
I never get tired of hearing the glorious sounds of lightsabers humming and clashing
Its music to my ears honestly lmao
Even the actors agree with you.
Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen mentioned that, during the filming of the iconic duel between Obi-Wan and Anakin in RotS, they just *couldn't help* mouthing lightsaber noises during their fight.
I'm not sure what's the exact reason but in most of Star Wars fan-films lightsaber sounds are cheesy and corny, it's like they are too loud or misplaced. Here? Hell no, here everything sounds as it should. It's using these sounds to full potentiall. It's the best lightsaber duel not only in terms of visual and choreography but arguably in terms of sound too. My opinion hasn't changed in 8 years.
EBear More indeed
Jacek Matuszyk now,about 9 years
This is how I enjoyed the fandom of Star Wars back then, watching them make purely fun videos like this!
That is until they turned to the dark side and got more toxic and entitled and passionate to the point where it was at the expense of real life human beings.
@@arcticangel1628 not sure that's the case, maybe Disney just likes when that happens, so they can flail it around and cancel critics...
@@wampyrelli Criticism should be constructive and helpful. Not destructive.
@@wampyrelli You have no idea how much that is the case. Just look at how they treated the actors and filmmakers for the characters they played. Look what happened to Ahmed Best and Kelly Marie Tran.
@@arcticangel1628This also happened to Jake Lloyd as well (the child actor who played Anakin in the Phantom Menace).
10 years later, this remains the most epic lightsaber fight of RUclips! Ryan, you're amazing!
Damn, it’s been 10 years?
I still prefer the Ryan V Dorkman fights :D
1:08 fight me you little bitch 1:19
To this day, still an epic lightsaber duel!
Christian Maracle wow hey dude fancy seeing you here
Watch ferocity by blind wave
Christian Maracle agreed
*the most epic
Ello Mr. Maracle
How’s your trip to Vancouver been this far?
I am deeply saddened by the fact that two amatures in their literal garage for 8 years ago manages to create better lightsaber battles than Disney Star Wars. Kudos gentlemen, that was amazing!
I'm pretty sure these guys got hired by Disney for the TFA duel though
You’d be mad if it was like this cuz Rey “shouldn’t be able to fight like that”
@@CamiloCienfuegosStan that's the stories fault though, are people not allowed to criticize on how this fight would be complete and utter bullshit if rey managed to pull anything like it?
@@AngelReyes-kr4te it wouldn’t be bullshit tho is the point
@@CamiloCienfuegosStan buddy. It’s not just MaRey Sue over there. It’s the choreography in the sequels itself, it’s awful; especially when compared to the Prequels which came out 10 years beforehand. Or the OT, which came out 30 years beforehand.
Look, you’re right. Rey wouldn’t be able to fight like this when she just learned about the Force. I’m sorry, but that is no excuse for poor choreography. There have been plenty of fights beforehand between inexperienced duelists. Granted they were animated so it was easier to choreograph. But still. You have a net worth worth $97 billion and you still couldn’t pull off a good lightsaber duel.
*Combines lightsabers to make a double bladed lightsaber*
The entire internet: hey, Thats pretty good!
zane stewart My guy was the Cal Kestis Before Cal Kestis
I do feel like it is overated when once you get 2 lightsabers you instantly stick them together but I think it's ok as long the lightsaber was originally a double one
in my opinion i think its stupid to not have a double ended lightsabre, as if you want to fight someone in a one sabre fight, just don't turn the other end on and being able to unscrew allows for mind games as you switch from staff, to dual wield, to single and back to staff, focusing on that can mess with a warriors mind.
if possible id like an inquisitorial type lightsabre as the spinning option is very helpful and you don't need to use it if not needed.
i love how the movies acknowladge its a superior weapon but have to make work around like characters saying stuff like "thats not the jedi way" and "it is the weapon of a dishonest warrior" or something like "evil people used it so i wont" its funny.
They’re called dualsabers. Darth Maul had a red one in The Phantom Menace.
@@PRESIDENT_LEMON The double bladed lightsaber is actually more limited than a standard lightsaber. It requires longer swinging motions and gives less range unless one blade is turned off.
Plus, by being connected, if your opponent is smart, they'll always know where the second blade is: it's on the opposite side of the current blade.
2:26-2:38 Can we just appreciate the choreography!!!!!! Damn.
Most of it is just turning his balde
There are WAY cooler scenes
@@reptilesceptile1035 To each his own haha
@@reptilesceptile1035 It's more so the fluidity and the way Brandon's blade meets it throughout its path.
@@NoahHerman its still a good scene tho
Fights with lightsabers from Star Wars.
Uses music from Iron Man.
Not gonna complain at all.
Yeah, this is big brain time
Well both are own by Disney so...
@@MrBonesYT ...it means it's canon
Thats weird😂
Six years later and STILL waiting on RvB3. Ryan's such an awesome filmmaker!!
Eight years
Nine years. lol
Ten years now…
Ten years and one month
10 years...I don't think we're getting it, lads :(
Disney with all that money and can't make a lightsaber duel that even comes close to this.
Facts.
True but this was overly choreographed, it was points when they could of easily killed each other but they stopped or attacked the saber, plus Disney already did, maul vs Ashoka, Ashoka vs Vader, maul vs the iqoursror
Jayglizzy x Gaming true but at least they TRIED to choreograph it. They obviously practiced a lot to get a good result. Also you might want to fix how you spelled inquisitor.
@@jayglizzyxgaming8812 whats funny is that those are animated and these are real people dueling, which means they have an absolutely insane disadvantage
Kai Paxton it doesn’t work like that
I love how well they designed the Red Shirt Dude's fighting style. He stays relatively calm throughout the entire fight, gracefully parrying, blocking, and counterattacking without much physical effort.
Can you imagine if Kylo Ren had fought like that?
And considering he wields a red lightsaber this guy is a sith
dude in red lowkey lookin like a younger fresher kylo ren
and manlier
Without rage issue
literally told their names just before the fight lol
And old luke
Being trained by Luke who somehow got his old lightsaber back and borrowed leias
December 2019 and this here ist the best fight in history of star wars...
Agreed
What's sad is this is better then the disney battles we been getting smh
There’s a better one that’s just come out, fan made
Safa Reibeling what is it? I really like this one so I want to see what could on par with this
Sandzyboy Hey Man, no problem. So it’s called Dark Jedi - by ‘urbanamadei’ RUclips channel. About the same time but the battle in that one’s pretty good!
12 years later... still the best, most epic lightsaber duel I've ever seen! Wish Star Wars would have had such class in duels. Best fight of all times!!
10 years later, still enjoying it. epic work guys!
3:28
"No!"
-Cal Kestus, Jedi: Fallen Order
speedhog58 Kestis**
Kestis*
Just like when cere was flicked away by ol’ annie usin 1% of his power
You would be wise to surrender
5 years later this is still one of the best lightsaber duels on youtube.
yup!
yep
yesssss
Watch the light saber duel at the world champion fencing, Russia!
Sounds like sumpthin I wanna see
Please make more of these. I don't care how. I would pay to watch this kind of material. Your vfx and choreography are bar none. You are awesome!
Your films are a major inspiration for my entire career on youtube and will always respect you’re ambition. Travis , Ryan, dork man, Brandon, all of you are so big and responsible for the pillars of early youtube! Thank you so much
See you guys in six years when this is in my recommended again
66 likes...
I shoudn't...
See ya
1 year, and it's in my reccomend
Hi
I'm back after this duel was playing in my head on repeat a few days ago... I honestly don't remember how old I was when I first watched
Who needs Disney.. Lets just make our own star wars movies
hell yea
yeah bro
NO I DON'T THINK HARRISON AND MARK AND ALL THE GREATS WE NEED BILLY DEE CARRIE'S GONE SAM JACKSON EWAN FRANK HAYDEN NATILE
Snowflake much?
*Star Wars theory obviously agrees*
Blaster fire is red.
The Death Star is round.
It’s over Anakin,
I have the high ground.
Lol
Most under rated comment here.
Still better than any lightsaber battle produced by disney
Ahsoka vs Maul
You got that right!
@@amon6560 that is the only exception. As well as Ashoka vs Vader
@@xavierhall185 ehm,ehm, ezra and kanan vs grand inquisitor in season finale, ezra and kanan vs vader, ahsoka vs inquisitors.
@@kamilgrunert1586 that last battle you mentioned is the one exception
Coming back after more than 8 years and it's still the best choreographed fan-film I've ever seen.
Plus, I just realized that it uses the Iron Man soundtrack as background music which is both awesome and hilarious.
After eight years and several LCC contests this and RvDM still sit at the top of my pedestal as the best fights online.
That one-take exchange at the end is what makes this the best duel if not best swordfight of all time.
Nobody, not even Hollywood, has ever filmed a sword sequence like that.
Ten years later, still better than most of the RUclips duels.
When fans make better lightsaber duels than Disney
Pd: I remember watching this when I was little
Yeah if you like the really choreographed kinda of stuff. And dont tell me the fight scene against the guards wasnt as good as this.
America Eagle the guard scene is trash
@@JoeBoe-kun For what reason?
@@RelativelyBest Finally someone with unbiased sense.
@@jackthegreek6092 Well, I try. :)
It's always really impressive when fans can replicate and even improve on the choreography he brought to the prequels, it just looks awesome.
Out of all the starwars fan made saber duels, I love this channel the most. You guys don't pull much in your videos, but you guys indefinitely put time in your saber choreography which makes more realistic and what other fan made channels LACK! Make more please and teach these children hows its done!
11 Years later and this lightsaber duel is still fantastic. Wish I was this good at dueling.
That was the best fan made RUclips thing I have ever seen. Great music, Choreography, and even little story built in, with great dynamics with the changing swords, switching to 2 blades then double bladed, and all the non lightsaber combative moves . Great effects as well. 5 star video, even with your millions of view, still underrated, definitely in the spirt of a true Star Wars duel, Closer than many other fan made duels videos
Yeah, and I like that you pointed it has a lot of non-lightsaber fight moves. Like, the punches, and especially when Brandon (red shirt) runs at Ryan *without* a lightsaber and they push fight it out. Very creative!
The part where he turned off the lightsaber was genius. The putting it against his head was just inspired, woulda been gritty as hell. Not to mention the entirety of this fight blew star wars choreography out of the water.
four years later and this is still the most epic lightsaber duel on the web.
Out of curiosity, Ryan Wieber is this all free style or are these actual forms of lightsaber combat?
I don't even know where you would look up "established" lightsaber "forms". Just like Nick Gillard said of the real movies, saber choreo is just a big blend of anything and everything. Any adherence to forms that somebody previously codified is entirely coincidental.
There are stances and certain movements depending on the are you look with the book of Jedi being the best bet but nothing concrete in terms of lightsaber forms the real question you should be asking is where can I donate to make R V B & D happen in the coming months
Ryan Wieber There are 7 forms of traditional lightsaber combat. Shii-Cho, Makashi, Soresu, Ataru, Shien/Djem-So, Niman and Juyo/Vaapad.
All 7 forms are unique in their own way and all Jedi specialise in 1 or several of these forms. Obi-Wan for example trained in Ataru whilst under the guidance of Qui-Gon (Very noticeable in Episode 1) and after his death opted for Soresu, the most defensive of the forms. Count Dooku was a Makashi user, the dueling based style, and Anakin was a Shien/Djem-so master, focusing on heavy power attacks and swift counters to the opponents blade.
In short, yeah there are predetermined lightsaber stances and styles and nearly all jedi/Sith follow one particular style
narutosneaky Indeed, and basically all forms are usable excluding Force-section from 'em of course.
For example I use Soresu mainly as I have to be kinda stationary in combat (I'm on wheelchair), but I adapt Shi-Choo attacks and flurrys on my offensive and mix some Makashi for exhausting duels.
Where for example my brother uses Shien and Djem-so (could say that also Vapaad as he gets so deep into the battle when he duels) basically all the time, runnin' and jumping and trying to overwhelm opponents before they can defend ;)
So yeah, they're usable and effective. (Tried against my friend who practices traditional swordsmanship)
Christina Black Ya, there's established forms from the SW universe, but I've never been able to track down what they actually look like. All I've found is text descriptions of them and their strengths/weaknesses.
However, if one were to extrapolate from existing martial arts in order to gain an idea of how to best use a lightsaber, your best bet would be to start with either Japanese Kenjutsu or European longsword fencing. Those swords are closest to the lightsaber: they are long-bladed, cutting AND thrusting, and they don't have much in the way of hand guards (why DON'T lightsabers have handguards anyways? XD).
That was SPECTACULAR!
Excellent use of the live hand, elbow strikes, takedowns and two saber rodondo.
Nothing in Star Wars movies rivals this except maybe the battle between Jinn, Kenobi and Maul.
Twelves years later, this, and the duels with Dorkman are still some of the best fanmade SW duels I've ever seen
Wish they would do a sequel to this one with 1 or more of the clones vs Brandon.
It's 2022 and I still watch these videos. So well choreographed and shot.
This is better choreography and Star Wars content in general than anything Disney has made, this was sick! And this was made 13 YEARS AGO!
I REMEMBER THESE VIDEOS AS A KID OMG i was so obsessed with these videos and i finally found them again
Maaaan, it's been YEARS since I first watched it. This is one of those videos that made me want to study VFXs... but back then my PC was trash too. Even after all these years this video is still brilliant!
It’s funny how this is a Star Wars film and has the iron man music playing in the background 😂😂
Imagine this video being made 8 years ago and people in December 2019 are watching this
February 2020 now
December 2020
2021
March 2021
Greetings from February 2024
This saber fight ages like a fine wine and it still holds up to the day
Ryan you have to win ONE of these you know
+LegendKiller0084 Might have done it too if he had stabbed his opponent instead of force pushing at 2:41, still a good fight though
+LegendKiller0084 Well he did technically win the first Ryan vs. Dorkman, where he was a time lord and killed michael....
+LegendKiller0084 he won alex vs nate 2
hur uoer bur loute
Lord Revan buer buer jue
10 years ago, you guys set the standard for fan made lightsaber duels. And it is a very high standard!
3:36 it is at this moment, every time I see it, that I wish star wars and light sabers were a real thing. XD
@@kvellkevo4471 If Star Wars was real then so would Galaxy wide authorities be real as well. You think lightsabers are a common thing in the Galaxy. Each one must require a Force sensitive and if a non jedi is seen publicly wielding it they are reported to temple authorities on Coruscant.
@@aryansingh2459 There's an artifact that allows non force sensitive to become a force sensitive. I just forgot which sithlord made it 🤔 all I remember is that he was never defeated in battle, because he lived so long that he at the end died of old age.
@@pizza_pizza_1695 don't forget about the darksaber
One of the highest quality fan made light saber fights I've seen yet
2.1k dislikes are people who are jealous that they can't do this kind of dueling.
Edit: 10 years later,still better than Sequel trilogy duel's
@@arizonarangerwithabigirono8738
Exactly
This is a classic. Unmatched, unbeaten, a masterpiece defying time.
This is by far the most impressive duel on RUclips! BEST PART: 2:23
...in honor of my Jedi Shadow character on SWTOR
The whole video is just amazing: beautiful choreography, edition, even the sound desing and the lightsabers itself are just impeccable.
But with 3:36... Ooof, now you're just showing off and I love it! Sends chills down my spine everytime.
Now i remember why this was my fav video on the platform when I was younger...
When I was little I thought this video had the best lightsaber FX, today I can't understand how this video can STILL be the one with the best lightsaber FX.
This masterclass will never get old
I'm watching this 6 Years after the release, this brought me back to childhood and, this is the most epic lightsaber duel on RUclips and It reminds me the good old time, still really Nice to watch.
I love how they’re not just using their lightsabers, they also use the environment around them.
25 years of movie fights, tv show fights, and fan fights, and NOTHING has topped this! Not even Anakin vs Obiwan's ROTS Fight
eight years later and this is still the best lightsaber fight i’ve watched on youtube
@2:40 Damnit, Wieb! You had the kill right THERE, but you decided to Force push him instead of making him one with your saber! Double the pride, twice the fall!
The ending explains how Ryan always comes back.
12 years later and this still holds up extremely well. The amount of time, effort, and skill that went into making these is incredible and each one of them is a masterpiece in their own right.
Timeless I first saw his videos maybe about 14 or 15 years ago. This is better than what you get on the movies.
1:35 he literally used the forbidden turning off the lightsaber technique xD
Only forbidden for jedi, sith love doing sneaky stuff like that!
Darth Treya was a master of that technique. It's extremely advanced most sith would avoid it due to how dangerous it was if Done wrong
@@GreaterGrievobeast55But I thought that even the Sith frowned upon the use of Trakatta, for they saw it as weak and cowardly. 🤔
Han pasado 8 años desde la vez que yo vi éste vídeo y me sigue pareciendo de los mejores que hay en youtube 👌🏻
11 years later and it’s still mandatory is watch this vid annually
You know, I’ve been watching these ever since I was 10 years old maybe & I LOVE how these guys just ROCK the plain tee shirt style every time haha!
4:23
"This is getting out of hand! Now there are THREE of them!!
The best use of duel wielding I have ever seen. Also I love Brandon’s use of djem so. Might’ve not been intentional but it was fantastic to watch
This is better dueling than the entirety of Disney Star Wars, and this was made 13 years ago, bravo gents
I'd always wondered why they'd never had anyone turning their light sabre off in the middle of a clinch [1:39] and then turn it back on again. It's one of the unique elements of a sword that can be turned on and off to make it a different kind of sword fight. Kudos for doing it.
Me to.
One thing however I always wondered ( that hasn't been done so far, as far as I know): Why not building kinda a hidden blaster mechanism into the bottom of a one sided lightsaber?
That is actually technique in the starwars universe to turn on a saber in the middle of strike then turn it on again after you have bypassed a enemies block.
evan stokely
Yeah, you can clearly see that tecnique being utilized in the Star Wars: The old Republic's 2011 cinematic trailer
And this is called Tràkata ;)
Ryan Clones vs Dorkman and Brandon
SECONDED
Bee-Zee Soul third!
John Hitch Motion Carried! Make it happen Ryan!
Jake Astl u
Bee-Zee Soul un u
3:28 the first ever attempt at ending your opponent rightly
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But there is no pommel! but I get it.
These Ryan Vs. ___ were my jam back in my younger days. You guys should be very proud of how well these aged, they look fantastic and they are still some of the absolute best pieces of lightsaber choreography ever made. Thanks for making a very special part of my childhood and I hope you guys are doing well wherever you are
Here's a challenge for ya Ryan. Make one where you, Brandon and Mike (Dorkman) all fight free for all. Nerdgasm
Like to agree.
These duels are better than the duels in the movies.
*Stay tuned for "Ryan vs. Brandon 3: Attack Of The Wieber Clones!"*
Robin Hood One can dream
I used to watch these when i was younger and they blew me away.....they still do
If They make a episode 3 I'm Literally telling everyone
And It's going viral
Did you?
12 years later still the best lightsaber fight on the web
The table at "0:55" is made of what? Beskar (Mandalorian iron)? xD
Mateus Magalhães It's a cortosis work bench.
Yeah.
Ryan Wieber It's not cortosis, the lightsaber did not short out after contact
Mateus Magalhães Doesn't have to be pure cortosis.
+Faaa313 that wouldn't stop a lightsaber, as their destructive power does not come from vibrations or kinetic energy. I lightsaber will always cut the same way, no matter how fast it is going, but neither a sword or a bullet can cut unless it is travelling at a sufficient velocity. I don't know about adamantium, but vibranium definitely could not hold up for a second against a lightsaber.
***** that is an excellent point. But I believe that deals with the ability of a substance to withstand intense heat, not the cutting power of the lightsaber itself. That was an immensely thick door, meant to absorb explosive and energy discharges. But elements like vibranium do not draw their strength from their ability to withstand heat. Vibranium reflects kinetic energy; lightsabers produce sufficient heat to burn through anything except themselves; thus, a lightsaber does not introduce kinetic energy in its attempt to destroy its target, therefore the special characteristic that metals like vibranium have would be useless against a lightsaber.
THAT BEING SAID:
that is my personal explanation for why the canon characteristics of vibranium would not be sufficient to withstand a lightsaber hit. However, in the Avengers, we clearly see vibranium holding its own against Iron Man's energy blasts, not to mention the Chitauri's weapons. So it may be the Captain America's *shield* can withstand energy bursts--not sure why or how--but i don't think that just a plain vibranium table can.
12 years now... and it still gold
@1:55 "You Fool, I have Trained in the Jedi Arts by Count Dookuuu..."
Hello there!
9 years of awesomeness
still the best lightsaber duel
The boss comes in and says the following: "How many time did I tell you not to lightsaber duel in the shop. You are damaging the equipment and it's expensive. You're both fired." LOL
Damn I was 14 when y’all first upload this, nostalgic!
Nearly a decade later and this fight still slaps
1:55 This is the moment Ryan became General Wieberus
4:02 let us all remember the first time we saw this and thought: shit! Ryan has killed him! XD
Ahhh....the classics have returned to mine eyes
brandon looks like kylo ren
came for this ^^
+iDrenn Yeah but he fights like Anakin.
+GT Mike91 lol
+GT Mike91 well seeing as how Kylo Ren models himself after Darth Vader, and Darth Vader IS Anakin Skywalker...
Nicholas Seaks This came out WAY before Episode 7, like 4 years and 5 months before. Technically he's fighting like Anakin, he even has certain movements and attacks that practically mimic Anakin's from his duel with Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Look at the video date dude.
This still holds up as one of the best fan made duels
It was because of these 2 guys and thier whole crew of peeps working on stuff for us to watch and enjoy that I had decided to buy everything from video copilot, and a few sound programs to make my own videos. It takes time to do, but more if ya don't know what to do, like me lol. I think at one time or another I've downloaded all of these and watched them over and over to find the best places to edit all of the camera angles, and transition effects. Thanks for keeping it up on the big RUclips. ✌
Almost forgot the dude in red....Smallville....😊
It never ceases to amaze me that RUclipsrs from a decade ago outdo Disney Star Wars with their massive budgets and resources.
Better than actual Star Wars fights.
It's completely original fight, but it's not better than Obi-Wan vs. Grievous, Obi-Wan vs. Vader (On Mustafar) - simply all fight from Prequels.
Jiří Studnička Obi-Wan vs. Grevious fight would have been much better if it was longer. Kenobi just disarmed his opponent almost instantly and the conclusion of this fight wasn't very spectacular since Grevious was shot instead of having been killed with a lighsaber.
Better than any thing episodes 4-6 had to offer. But not as good as any thing from episodes 1-3.
Azrael095 Don't forget, he was weakened by Windu which was why he was coughing throughout the movie.
I so agree with you man. I love seeing people from around the web make their own star wars light saber fights for some reason. So much cooler
Star Wars Fan Film with Iron man Music 😂😁👍👍👍
True af
I know it's weird but, I always watch this vid every two years
That's not weird I literally literally watch this everyday.
I have a problem.
13 years later and shit still bangs
The choreography this must have taken is incredible
Someone get these guys in touch JJ Abrams, stat!
UNREAL! That was fantastic!
Dope
Have you seen Ryan's IMDB page? He has tons of stuff under his belt and has already worked at Lucas Arts. Perhaps he will be lead compositor for Episode 7.
Yep it was these videos got them work in the VFX industry. Wieber works on The Walking Dead adding digital zombies. Lucky bastard!
john mellor I don't mean to be rude about him, but does that mean that he does better in Lightsaber duels? Cos the guy's lost every duel on RUclips he's been in.
I see that many years ago.
And i still think that guys can make a lightsaber duel for every time we have.