The Unofficial Star Wars Limb Olympics!
Who has chopped off the most limbs? Let’s find out (books and TV show dismemberments not included.)
Honorable Mentions:
While Mace Windu did not chop off any limbs, he did successfully decapitate one (1) Mandalorian.
Chewbacca never dismembered anyone onscreen, however he is a Wookiee. Wookiees are well known for ripping people’s arms out of their sockets. Lord only knows how many limbs were lost to his hand.
6th Place: Yan Dooku
Nothing too impressive. In Attack of the Clones, the Count was the first to cut off one (1) of Padawan Anakin Skywalker’s arms.
Total: One (1) Limb
5th Place: Yoda
In Revenge of the Sith, Jedi Grand Master Yoda cut off one (1) clone trooper’s arm at the ruins of the Jedi Temple. What gave him the edge over Yan Dooku was that Yoda also decapitated two (2) clone troopers initially after Order 66 was broadcasted.
Total: One (1) Limb
4th Place: Ben Solo
Following in his namesake’s footsteps, he cut a Sith in half. In The Last Jedi, Kylo Ren removed two (2) of Emperor Snoke’s legs.
Total: Two (2) Limbs
Bronze Medal: Luke Skywalker
In true Disaster Lineage fashion, Luke Skywalker was very successful at removing limbs. His first time occurred on Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back, when he cut off one (1) of a Wampa’s arms in self defense.
Obi Wan did teach Luke well, because in Return of the Jedi, he sliced one (1) of Darth Vader’s cybernetic arms off. The fact that these dismemberments occurred on separate occasions is what gave Luke a higher placement than Ben Solo.
Total: Two (2) Limbs
Silver Medal: Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader
After losing his arm to Yan Dooku [see 6th Place], Anakin must have realized what an effective battle strategy dismemberment was.
In Revenge of the Sith, he returned the favor to Dooku two-fold by cutting off both (2) of the Sith’s hands (followed promptly by beheading him.)
In an effort to save Sheev Palpatine, Anakin chopped one (1) of Mace Windu’s hands off.
Many years later, in The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader welcomed Luke Skywalker into the family by cutting off one (1) of his hands.
Total: Four (4) Limbs
Gold Medal: Obi Wan Kenobi
A surprise to no one, Jedi Master Obi Wan Kenobi has the highest limb count by a landslide.
He started his journey off in The Phantom Menace by foolishly believing that chopping a humanoid in half would kill them. He removed both (2) of Darth Maul’s legs.
Ten years later, following one of Padme Amidala’s many assassination attempts, Obi Wan disarmed the bounty hunter Zam Wessel by cutting off one (1) of her hands.
In the arena on Geonosis, he sliced two (2) of an ackley’s arms off.
In Revenge of the Sith, Obi Wan faced off against General Grevious and a droid army on Utapau. He decapitated one of Grievous’ guards and cut off two (2) of the General’s hands.
In the battle against his former Padawan on Mustafar, Kenobi set a limb record by cutting off both (2) of Anakin’s legs and his remaining (1) flesh arm.
His final dismemberment took place in A New Hope at the Mos Eisley Cantina. Once again, he disarmed someone in the literal sense; he cut off one (1) of Ponda Baba’s arms.
Total: Eleven (11) Fucking Limbs
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Pairing: Matt Murdock x Reader
Summary: Whoops, Matt drops the L word for the first time on accident.
Trigger warnings: none. Enjoy the fluff.
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"What?"
Matt froze above you, hand still in your hair, as if your sudden question had startled him. For a second it looked like he was going to respond, before he snapped his mouth shut, eyes briefly shutting.
Your grip on the coffee cup in your hands faltered ever so slightly as you stared up at him, eyes squinted in confusion. You lowered the cup from your mouth, your mind struggling to comprehend what he had just said.
He shook his head jerkily and didn't say anything, instead choosing to quietly take a step back from you, panic plain across his face.
"What did you just say?" You asked, louder this time.
Matt swallowed loudly, his hand finally lowering from your hair before he briefly ran it down his face, scratching his jaw.
"Uh...nothing. I didn't say anything."
"You definitely said something."
Abruptly, Matt took another step back from you, turning sharply on his heel and reaching for his cane that he had put on the table next to your door the night before. He slipped his glasses on, the red lenses cutting off the vulnerability in his face from your view, probably knowing that you were becoming a near expert at reading him. Snatching up his briefcase, Matt gave you a bright smile, one that you knew was false and lacking the warmth of the smiles he normally sent your way.
His reaction to your innocent question was curious, and your head tilted to the side as you observed him from your seat at the kitchen table.
"Goodbye. That's all. I was just...I was just saying goodbye," Matt mumbled as he unfolded his cane. The pieces snapped into a straight line in front of him. You eyed the way his knuckles whitened as he grasped it tightly, but you didn't say anything.
"OK, Matt. I hope you have a good day at work," you shrugged, confused at his abrupt departure. You didn't miss the way he yanked the door open, nearly ramming the corner into toe of his shoe. He definitely wasn't someone you would classify as clumsy, and yet here he was, almost stumbling on his own two feet, trying to escape your apartment as soon as he could.
"I'll see you later, sweetheart." And then he was gone, door latching tightly behind him, your apartment now silent except for the air conditioning running quietly in the background.
What on Earth....?
You stared at your door, blinking in utter bewilderment, trying to figure out what the hell had just happened. Less than 45 seconds ago, he had been teasing you about your lack of ability to function before 7am, quickly adjusting his tie before leaning down to kiss you on your forehead goodbye while you sipped on your second cup of coffee. You had grumbled out something that didn't even begin to resemble a word, and he had laughed quietly into your hair.
Have a good day, sweetheart. Love you.
Oh.
Oh.
He had said...love.
Such a small, simple sentence. Such a small, simple sentence, that actually wasn't simple at all, when you thought about it.
You hadn't exchanged the words yet, but he had pressed them into your skin without a second thought. He had changed everything without even thinking about it, as if the words had always fallen naturally from his lips.
This...was huge.
And you had ruined the moment with a sleep-addled brain that had struggled to comprehend what he had said until he was already out your door.
The words had been sudden and unexpected, even on his end, it seems, as you recalled the shock on his face. But that didn't make them any less welcome, any less treasured. A wide, beaming smile broke out across your lips, the warmth of his words spreading through your chest like wildfire.
Of course your fearless vigilante would run away from the shock of his own feelings spilling from his lips. Of course your smooth-talking lawyer would become tongue tied, unable to form a coherent sentence after blurting out the words that you, yourself, had been wanting to say since the first time he kissed you.
God, he was such a dork.
Still grinning like an idiot, you slammed your coffee mug on the counter, liquid splashing out, as you raced over to your window. With shaking, excited hands, you wretched it open and stuck your head out.
"I love you, too, you ridiculous man." You didn't bother shouting it, knowing his ears would pick it up as clearly as if he was standing right next to you.
Matt's startled laughter floated up to you from the sidewalk below, his head turned in your direction from where he stood at the crosswalk on his way to work.
Two minutes later, you were throwing your door wide open, leaning into him as he stepped over the threshold and pressed his lips fiercely to yours.
His cane was folded up and placed back on the table next to your door, where it remained the rest of the day.
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