Q99
Alright, I was going through the various eras in my head and categorizing them because, well, that's what I do
A couple prefaces: This is mostly by quantity of high-tier force users. That is to say, even a single really uber force user or two won't give an era a top rating. They count a bit more than less uber ones, but numbers weigh more.
This is about achieved power, not potential.
You may disagree on some of these ratings, and you're free to, feel free to post your own opinions.
Chronologically,
Hundred Years Darkness- HIGH
We primarily know the survival exiles, and of the 12, we know 5 were particularly uber. And those were impressive indeed, Muur was a serious badass when we saw him in action, Dreypa his rival was able to bully pretty much the entire Lost Tribe of the Sith later on, and Ajunta Pall was supposed to be stronger. Five of those! And they lost! Way up there.
Darth Andeddu Era of Sith Empire- LOW
There was a point when Darth Andeddu was the most powerful living sith and a great sorcerer, to the level that the other members of the Sith Empire had to gang up to try and take him down, but when revived in a later era he was still overcome by the number two member of the One Sith in his own speciality.
Great Hyperspace War- LOW
In contrast to the HYD, you had Naga Sadow, Ludo Kressh... and that's about it. And Naga relied on artificial aids for his big feats. Of the Jedi, several were reasonably skilled, but none really shown to be high tier. It was a bit higher before Marka Ragnos, who was pretty uber, died, but well, he was dead by the war.
Exar Kun War- MEDIUM
In the first of the Old Sith Wars, you've got Exar, Ulic, Nomi, Thon, Arca Jeth, and Vodo-Siosk Baas. Some stronger than others, but a pretty nice lineup.
KotoR (Comics)- LOW
A few decades after Exar Kun, still several years before Revan goes Sith, the casualties of the Exar Kun war have apparently . We know a good number of, but the strongest individual seems to be the Revanchrist, who's not near what he'll become.
KotoR (Revan's war)- LOW
Better than the above, but you have Revan, you have Malak... and that's about it! The Jedi at this time relied on teams to take on tougher Sith, Atris is the only one that comes to mine.
KotoR (Triumvirate)- MEDIUM
Beats the prior conflict but not by much. Three new Sith add to the pack, Meetra Surik being able to beat any of the new sith. Aside from Meetra, Atris is still around. Considering the next era has a number of people higher than the person who beat everyone else in the era, on the low side of Medium.
TOR- HIGH
One of the highest eras. Vitiate, several high-end Sith like Malgus, Scourge, the Emperor's Wrath, and the more impressive members of the Dark Council, Satele Shan, the Hero of Tython, Barsen'thor, and several more Jedi who are pretty strong themselves.
New Sith Wars- VARIES
Well, long era, we see a fair number of medium-tier sith during the Knight Errant era, and know of some individual badasses scattered around the era like Darth Ruin, the Dark Underlord, and Belia Darzu, but unfortunately lack enough information on any specific time to give much in the way of ratings.
New Sith Wars (Brotherhood of Darkness)- MEDIUM
You've got Bane, Kaan, Kas'im, and two other members of the sith who are supposed to be rivals of the prior. In the Jedi, you have Hoth and Raskta Lsu.
Post-New Sith Wars- LOW
You've got Bane, Zannah, and Raskta Lsu until she dies. That's it. It takes quite awhile for the force using community to recover from the battle of Ruusian.
Clone War- HIGH
Yoda, Mace, Sidious, Dooku, Plagueis when he's around, Anakin, Obi-wan, and a whole rack of solid masters and other sith apprentices / prospective apprentices like Maul, Depa Billaba, Shaak Ti, Plo Koon, etc.. Probably the lowest of the Highs, but it's called the golden age of the Jedi for a reason.
Rebellion- LOW
Sidious, Vader. Two's not exactly a lot, badass they may be. There's some inquisitors around but only Jerec's really worth mentioning. The addition of Galen Marek bumps this up to MEDIUM, but only for a short time, he doesn't last long.
Post-Endor- LOW
But wait, it had Luke! You might say. Sure, but it only had Luke, and he wasn't fully trained, and the other Jedi he picked up were even less so for several years, even if some of them were pretty badass. Immediately after Palpatine's fall was one of the lowest points, and even when you get into the Clone Empire that raised the number of high end force users to two.
New Jedi Order- HIGH
Grand Master Luke, Kyle Katarn, Mara Jade, Corran Horn, the Solo twins Jaina and Jacen, Saba Sebatyne, and more solid ones behind them. Even Lumiya's gotten rather powerful at this point. One of the highest eras, there's a reason they beat major threats like the Vong and Lost Tribe with most of their strong members intact.
Legacy- MEDIUM
Darth Krayt, Wyyrlok, Cade Skywalker, Celeste Morne-with-Muur, and a good number of very solid masters in the rest of Krayt's inner circle, some of the Jedi like Shado Vao, Nat Skywalker, and Planted T'ra Saa, and some of the Imperial Knights, such as Draco who took down six sith warriors at the same time. One of the higher Mediums even, though a bit less-so when the casualties really hit at the end.
A couple prefaces: This is mostly by quantity of high-tier force users. That is to say, even a single really uber force user or two won't give an era a top rating. They count a bit more than less uber ones, but numbers weigh more.
This is about achieved power, not potential.
You may disagree on some of these ratings, and you're free to, feel free to post your own opinions.
Chronologically,
Hundred Years Darkness- HIGH
We primarily know the survival exiles, and of the 12, we know 5 were particularly uber. And those were impressive indeed, Muur was a serious badass when we saw him in action, Dreypa his rival was able to bully pretty much the entire Lost Tribe of the Sith later on, and Ajunta Pall was supposed to be stronger. Five of those! And they lost! Way up there.
Darth Andeddu Era of Sith Empire- LOW
There was a point when Darth Andeddu was the most powerful living sith and a great sorcerer, to the level that the other members of the Sith Empire had to gang up to try and take him down, but when revived in a later era he was still overcome by the number two member of the One Sith in his own speciality.
Great Hyperspace War- LOW
In contrast to the HYD, you had Naga Sadow, Ludo Kressh... and that's about it. And Naga relied on artificial aids for his big feats. Of the Jedi, several were reasonably skilled, but none really shown to be high tier. It was a bit higher before Marka Ragnos, who was pretty uber, died, but well, he was dead by the war.
Exar Kun War- MEDIUM
In the first of the Old Sith Wars, you've got Exar, Ulic, Nomi, Thon, Arca Jeth, and Vodo-Siosk Baas. Some stronger than others, but a pretty nice lineup.
KotoR (Comics)- LOW
A few decades after Exar Kun, still several years before Revan goes Sith, the casualties of the Exar Kun war have apparently . We know a good number of, but the strongest individual seems to be the Revanchrist, who's not near what he'll become.
KotoR (Revan's war)- LOW
Better than the above, but you have Revan, you have Malak... and that's about it! The Jedi at this time relied on teams to take on tougher Sith, Atris is the only one that comes to mine.
KotoR (Triumvirate)- MEDIUM
Beats the prior conflict but not by much. Three new Sith add to the pack, Meetra Surik being able to beat any of the new sith. Aside from Meetra, Atris is still around. Considering the next era has a number of people higher than the person who beat everyone else in the era, on the low side of Medium.
TOR- HIGH
One of the highest eras. Vitiate, several high-end Sith like Malgus, Scourge, the Emperor's Wrath, and the more impressive members of the Dark Council, Satele Shan, the Hero of Tython, Barsen'thor, and several more Jedi who are pretty strong themselves.
New Sith Wars- VARIES
Well, long era, we see a fair number of medium-tier sith during the Knight Errant era, and know of some individual badasses scattered around the era like Darth Ruin, the Dark Underlord, and Belia Darzu, but unfortunately lack enough information on any specific time to give much in the way of ratings.
New Sith Wars (Brotherhood of Darkness)- MEDIUM
You've got Bane, Kaan, Kas'im, and two other members of the sith who are supposed to be rivals of the prior. In the Jedi, you have Hoth and Raskta Lsu.
Post-New Sith Wars- LOW
You've got Bane, Zannah, and Raskta Lsu until she dies. That's it. It takes quite awhile for the force using community to recover from the battle of Ruusian.
Clone War- HIGH
Yoda, Mace, Sidious, Dooku, Plagueis when he's around, Anakin, Obi-wan, and a whole rack of solid masters and other sith apprentices / prospective apprentices like Maul, Depa Billaba, Shaak Ti, Plo Koon, etc.. Probably the lowest of the Highs, but it's called the golden age of the Jedi for a reason.
Rebellion- LOW
Sidious, Vader. Two's not exactly a lot, badass they may be. There's some inquisitors around but only Jerec's really worth mentioning. The addition of Galen Marek bumps this up to MEDIUM, but only for a short time, he doesn't last long.
Post-Endor- LOW
But wait, it had Luke! You might say. Sure, but it only had Luke, and he wasn't fully trained, and the other Jedi he picked up were even less so for several years, even if some of them were pretty badass. Immediately after Palpatine's fall was one of the lowest points, and even when you get into the Clone Empire that raised the number of high end force users to two.
New Jedi Order- HIGH
Grand Master Luke, Kyle Katarn, Mara Jade, Corran Horn, the Solo twins Jaina and Jacen, Saba Sebatyne, and more solid ones behind them. Even Lumiya's gotten rather powerful at this point. One of the highest eras, there's a reason they beat major threats like the Vong and Lost Tribe with most of their strong members intact.
Legacy- MEDIUM
Darth Krayt, Wyyrlok, Cade Skywalker, Celeste Morne-with-Muur, and a good number of very solid masters in the rest of Krayt's inner circle, some of the Jedi like Shado Vao, Nat Skywalker, and Planted T'ra Saa, and some of the Imperial Knights, such as Draco who took down six sith warriors at the same time. One of the higher Mediums even, though a bit less-so when the casualties really hit at the end.