Star Wars: Head-to-Head

"THE 30 WILDEST MATCHUPS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN!"

―Tagline^[2]

Star Wars: Head-to-Head is a young readers book that pits some of the characters and species from the Star Wars universe against each other in thirty imaginary "face-off" fights to determine the superior combatant. The book is focused toward readers ages 9-12.

Matches[]

Darth Vader vs. Yoda
- Winner: Darth Vader
- "Vader proves too powerful for the venerable Jedi Master, who awaits a new hope to help bring balance to the Force."
Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. Boba Fett
- Winner: Obi-Wan Kenobi
- "Obi-Wan knows to first disable as many of Fett's long-range weapons as he can, bringing the hunter in close where the Jedi has the advantage."
Anakin Skywalker vs. Luke Skywalker
- Winner: Luke Skywalker
- "Anakin's relative lack of control in the heat of battle is his undoing."
General Grievous vs. Emperor Palpatine
- Winner: Emperor Palpatine
- "The cackling Emperor unleashes a torrent of lighting on Grievous, shorting out his mechanical systems. Grievous is immobilized. With the Force, Palpatine crushes the organ sac contained within Grievous's chest, killing the cyborg general."
Padme Amidala vs. Zam Wesell
- Winner: Zam Wesell
- "It's close, but Zam knows the tricks of the bounty hunting trade and succeeds in capturing the unguarded Senator."
Speeder bike vs. Wookiee Gnasp
- Winner: Speeder Bike
- "The ornithopter rotors are fragile, and a shot from the speeder bike grounds the fluttercraft for good."
Jabba's rancor vs. Nexu
- Winner: Jabba's rancor
- "The rancor lands a lucky blow and connects with the darting nexu, knocking it out cold."
AT-AT Walker vs. Clone Turbo Tank
- Winner: AT-AT Walker
- "The AT-AT's heavy armor barely withstands the first round, but the tank's wheel assembly is utterly destroyed by a well-placed shot, leaving it a sitting duck."
Darth Maul vs. Kit Fisto
- Winner: Kit Fisto
- "Despite Maul's relentless and frantic attacks, Kit Fisto keeps his cool and wears his opponent down."
Han Solo vs. Jango Fett
- Winner: Jango Fett
- "The Solo luck eventually runs out when Jango snares the smuggler for delivery to a high-paying gangster."
Jedi starfighter vs. TIE interceptor
- Winner: TIE interceptor
- "Perhaps with a great Jedi pilot at the stick, things might have turned out different, but speed and firepower win the day for the TIE."
Jawa vs. Ewok
- Winner: Ewok
- "The cowardly Jawas simply aren't warriors; the tenacious Ewok wins this round."
Star Destroyer vs. Trade Federation Battleship
- Winner: Star Destroyer
- "This modern Imperial warship is built for conquest, and it obliterates the older transport vessel."
Clone trooper vs. Stormtrooper
- Winner: Clone trooper
- "They don't make them like they used to. The clone trooper is the elite ground-fighting soldier and handily beats the stormtrooper."
Bantha vs. Reek
- Winner: Reek
- "The ferocious reek proves far more deadly than the docile bantha."
Millennium Falcon vs. Sith Infilitrator
- Winner: Millennium Falcon
- "Despite experimental technology, the Infiltrator simply can't keep up with the Falcon's souper-up power."
R2-D2 vs. IG-88
- Winner: IG-88
- Artoo can avoid IG-88's attacks, but he can't get close enough to land one of his own. It's only a matter of time until one of IG-88's attacks connects, leaving poor R2-D2 a squealing and sparking mess!"
TIE Fighter vs. Naboo N-1 Starfighter
- Winner: TIE Fighter
- "It's a very close contest, but the hard steel of the Empire cuts through the decorative finish of a Naboo fighter."
Jabba the Hutt vs. Jar Jar Binks
- Winner: Jabba the Hutt
- "Poor Jar Jar just can't stop Jabba from rolling on top of him. Jar Jar's rubbery body escapes serious injury, but the Gungan is pinned beneath the crimelord's bulk."
X-wing vs. Grievous's Starfighter
- Winner: X-Wing
- The versatile Rebel fighter keeps hammering the better-armored ship until Grievous's ship finally cracks."
Acklay vs. Boga
- Winner: Boga
- "Boga outmaneuvers the mad, stabbing attacks of the acklay, tipping over the sharp-clawed beast, and leaving it vulnerable."
ARC-170 vs. B-wing starfighter
- Winner: B-Wing
- "The cutting-edge Rebel ship trains its heavy weapons on the ARC-170 and blows it out of the sky."
Chewbacca vs. Wampa
- Winner: Chewbacca
- "It goes the distance, but ultimately Chewbacca topples the snow beast and racks up plenty of scrapes to show for it."
Leia Organa Solo vs. Aurra Sing
- Winner: Aurra Sing
- "Aurra's deadly skills force Leia to surrender, but Leia's biding her time to turn the tables on the bounty hunter."
Bossk vs. Droideka
- Winner: Bossk
- "There's heavy firepower all around, but Bossk ultimately outwits the droideka by keeping it unbalanced with repeated grenade attacks."
Snowspeeder vs. Attack Gunship
- Winner: Snowspeeder
- "Though the gunship provides lethal ground support, the speedy snowspeeder flies circles around it."
Lando Calrissian vs. Gamorrean
- Winner: Lando Calrissian
- "Able to outthink and outmaneuver the Gamorrean, Lando stays out of axe range and bests his opponent with a single shot."
Y-Wing vs. Vulture Droid
- Winner: Y-Wing
- "Though the vulture droid lands a few hits, the sturdy Y-wing takes them and returns impressive firepower that shreds the tiny craft."
IG-100 MagnaGuard vs. Royal Guard
- Winner: Royal Guard
- "Fervent loyalty wins out, along with the deadliest martial arts training in the galaxy."
Gungan vs. Tusken Raider
- Winner: Gungan
- The Gungan warrior has a great variety of long-range attacks, including the electrical zap of a boomer, against which the Tusken is powerless."