2. Count Dooku Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith
From the Star Wars silver medal to the gold now, as we explore the curious case of Count Dooku, the man who was able to fight off Yoda in his first appearance yet couldnt even last a film prologue in next time around before being beheaded by Hayden Christensen. The second instalment of the Star Wars prequel was arguably the weakest but it did do a serling job of showing how formidable Christopher Lees character was. As Yodas former apprentice and Qui-Gons former master, you knew this bloke meant business, and he duly proved it when he handed Obi Wan and Anakins behinds to them in an anti-climactic duel. Those two were seen as pretty powerful guys, with Obi-Wan a senior Jedi knight and Anakin billed as the chosen one, yet Dooku, partially aided by Anakins idiocy, was able to hamstring one and cripple the other, leaving them in a sorry heap on the floor. He then got to fight Yoda in the most bizarre man-versus-midget fight outside of Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. Yet come sequel time, Dooku is hardly able to put up a fight against Anakin. Yes, the film explains this away by saying that Anakins powers had grown exponentially since their last encounter, but still, the guy couldve made a better show of it. After all, he was able to pummel Obi Wan into the ground, a man who cant have improved more than Anakin yet remains able to render him a paraplegic come the films close. Yet when he solely duels Anakin he cant get anywhere close to him, and loses his hands before the fight actually gets interesting. Its just a letdown really, especially after weve seen how competent he is in the previous film. The bloke was effectively former Jedi royalty, yet a jumped-up apprentice (who is admittedly the chosen one) cuts him down like it was nothing. I know Dooku was supposed to lose, but I was massively underwhelmed with the manner of his loss.