My favorite Kirk fighting maneuver (sorry, I tried to screenshot a YouTube video. It’s the human projectile, where he throws himself sideways at the enemy.
Kirk beat up a Gorn. (Sort of). Vader’s combat armor is nothing.
But, seriously, I doubt there’s much armor there beyond his helmet; it looks mostly like padding. And what does he need armor for? He has the force, and it’s cannon that he can deflect blaster beams. Don’t know how well that’d work for phasers; it obviously has limits, or light sabers wouldn’t be of any use. And armor wouldn’t help against light sabers. So, I’m just not sure there’s much actual armor in his outfit.
Kirk would karate-chop Vader, double-first slam the Storm Trooper, grab a blaster, and not miss.
Vader’s only advantage here is James Earl Jones’s voice.
My favorite Kirk fighting maneuver (sorry, I tried to screenshot a YouTube video. It’s the human projectile, where he throws himself sideways at the enemy.
Indefensible)
I call that the “Angry Jawa Flailing Attack.” because I assume thats how Jawa Martial Arts goes.
not to get too fan-wanky on you… but, eh, Vader is basically permanently bolted into combat armor? a judo chop wouldn’t be enough.
Also, didn’t trek phasers have, like, autotargeting?
Also, Vader has way more stormtroopers than kirk has redshirts. just saying.
Only reason Kirk ain’t to be counted out is… he has Scottie.
People missed with trek phasers all the time. They had target practice programs on the holodeck, like that scene when Guinan smoked Worf.
And they had scenes where you see the phaser angled oddly.
For example, that scene where Guinan smoked Worf…
FWIW in that scene (and similar,) I suspect it’s less about accuracy and more about reflex, timing the shots.
Nobody actually misses, you’ll notice, but the ball things are changing color and moving rapidly, and Guinan only takes her shots when it’s yellow (?)
Worf def whiffs at least once on camera (@0:54 if the timestamp doesn’t work)
https://youtu.be/tR97q35_3nw?t=55
The devastating double fist punch is effective against any opponent.
Kirk beat up a Gorn. (Sort of). Vader’s combat armor is nothing.
But, seriously, I doubt there’s much armor there beyond his helmet; it looks mostly like padding. And what does he need armor for? He has the force, and it’s cannon that he can deflect blaster beams. Don’t know how well that’d work for phasers; it obviously has limits, or light sabers wouldn’t be of any use. And armor wouldn’t help against light sabers. So, I’m just not sure there’s much actual armor in his outfit.
Unless it were made out of Cortosis ore… like a fiber weave mesh would do wonders:-).
Whereas Miles O’Brien’s infinite transporter clone army had yet to be invented at the time…
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