Every Star Wars Lightsaber Duel Ranked From Worst To Best

11. Anakin/Obi-Wan VS. Count Dooku (Round 2)

Anakin and Obi-Wan lightsaber duel
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A most wonderful reprise.

Whereas their first encounter offered little insight into Anakin and Obi-Wan's abilities as a duo, this fight features them working truly as a team in a duel, for the first time in the franchise, and it is oh-so-satisfying.

Even when Obi-Wan is disposed of midway through the fight, Anakin is a much greater match for Dooku this time around. This results in a great final stretch, in which Anakin unleashes his rage on the poor Count, and Dooku loses both hands.

Shortly thereafter, Palpatine goads Anakin into decapitating Dooku in the name of justice. It's a moment that sows the seeds of the tragic downfall to come, and gives us the incredible visual of a CGI Christopher Lee head, rolling across the floor. ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?

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