... Sorry we didn't follow with the original Luke vs Emperor theme. The truth is that Luke is outmatched so much that the fight wouldn't be that interesting. Just the force, Sidious kicks his ass. We already saw this with force lightning. Had Vader not been there, Luke would have died.

If the match were to progress to Lightsabers... I'm still under the impression that Sidious is more powerful. Luke has never struck me as a particularly powerful duelist, in the same way that Harry Potter isn't some really strong wizard - it's a lot of luck and circumstance and the occasional good decision/upper hand. If Vader wasn't his father, Luke would've died at the end of Empire during their fight.

Sword and lightsaber... still Sidious. I have the image in my head of him using the force to impale Luke's exhausted body with his lightsaber over and over again...

I'm sure none of us meant any disrespect not following the guide you set up, we simply ran with the title of your thread and found ourselves some ultimate(ly amusing) duels.

And I am now seriously in the mood for some butterbluemilk pancakes...