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Wikipedia wrote:Dun möch
The Sith aim to completely dominate an opponent's spirit through whatever means possible by employing their own lightsaber combat doctrine. Dun möch commonly involves spoken taunts, jeers, and jests that exposed the opponent's hidden, inner weaknesses and/or doubts. Other variations on dun möch involve usage of the Force to throw large, weighty objects at the Sith's opponent during combat, which both distracts the opponent from the battle and could potentially cause damage.

Darth Vader uses this style against Luke Skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back.
Count Dooku uses it against Jedi Master Yoda in Attack of the Clones
Asajj Ventress while dueling early in the Star Wars: Clone Wars animated series.
Count Dooku against Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker in Revenge of the Sith.
Darth Sidious also uses this style against Yoda in Revenge of the Sith.
Darth Vader uses this style against Roan Shryne in the novel Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader by James Luceno.

Even some non-Force users have learned to use dun möch. Jabba the Hutt used it to good effect, referring to Han Solo as "Bantha Poodoo". Solo later proved his own mastery of this technique, referring to the crime lord as a "worm-ridden piece of filth". Solo used the other technique of dun möch during the Battle of Endor, distracting an Imperial officer by throwing a shoulder bag at him, causing the officer to fall into the reactor shaft. Another Imperial officer later used dun möch on Han Solo, calling him "Rebel scum".

Perhaps foreshadowing his fall to the Dark Side, Anakin Skywalker proved adept at dun möch when he was nine years old, driving off the belligerent Sebulba. It is speculated that Anakin learned dun möch from his master Watto, who was also adept at it.

Count Dooku even took it upon himself to teach the Separatists' battle droids the art of dun möch, as shown by one of them referring to R2-D2 as a "stupid little astro-droid".

Han Solo has mastered the ancient Sith art of being mean to people. How scary. Really. Is that an actual EU invention, or is somebody screwing around with the edit function?

What so pissing people off and throwing shit is a 'Force power' now? Is screaming "I hate you! You're not my mommy!" one too cause three year olds tend to do both.

18-Till-I-Die wrote:That shit looks cool in a movie when every five seconds the fight stops to have a friendly chitchat but in reality people dont do that cause it leaves you open to get hit, and killed.

Adamskywalker007 wrote:I just deleted the non force bs from the article

felineki wrote:

18-Till-I-Die wrote:That shit looks cool in a movie when every five seconds the fight stops to have a friendly chitchat but in reality people dont do that cause it leaves you open to get hit, and killed.

Well, you have to remember that Star Wars isn't reality.

Or how about this, if someone has precog, wouldnt they know you're about to try something? Like they see attacks, throwing stuff is an attack, you're wasting your energy doing that while they wit for an opening to cut you down.

Noble Ire wrote:

Or how about this, if someone has precog, wouldnt they know you're about to try something? Like they see attacks, throwing stuff is an attack, you're wasting your energy doing that while they wit for an opening to cut you down.

Did you not see ESB, or ROTS? Even though Luke sensed and avoided the first few telekinetically-thrown objects thrown by Vader, they signficantly throw him off-balance. In ROTS, Palpatine's force antics serious inhibited Yoda's ability to close for the kill, eventually making him lose the fight.

Batman wrote:Does the term SoD mean anything to you?

Luke avoided those when he was fresh out of Jedi training.

When they next met and Luke had matured in his skills more, he tapped into the Force full-bore and handed Vader his bionic assplate on a platter.

Ghost Rider wrote:The term is stupid, the practice isn't.

Getting someone riled up, makes them lose focus if they aren't good enough. That's the point that where even REALITY people use insults against another opponent. Giving it a name is just the same stupidity as naming the variety of lightsaber slashes they did early on.

MRDOD wrote:

Ghost Rider wrote:The term is stupid, the practice isn't.

Getting someone riled up, makes them lose focus if they aren't good enough. That's the point that where even REALITY people use insults against another opponent. Giving it a name is just the same stupidity as naming the variety of lightsaber slashes they did early on.

I wouldn't say naming a lightsaber form is stupid. Kendo and all other sorts of sword-based martial arts have names for their types of cuts and maneuvers and such.

Noble Ire wrote: In short, some Jedi/Sith use the tactic, and some don't, instead focusing on pure speed or sword work. Since talented Force-users can throw around stuff fairly easily, without breaking their concetration, its a bit different from a guy in a real duel breaking off to find a rock to throw at his opponent.