Satele Shan actually has superior force feats, her TK of the boulder was pretty powerful, and it's stated in Fatal Alliance that she is the most powerful Jedi in the galaxy.
Edit: Beaten my M. Yoda. However, I would also add that Malgus wasn't interested in the scheming for political power like other Sith were. Instead, he decided to forge his own new empire.
Darth Council is the ruling body of the Empire, at least after the Emperor focused on devour the galaxy.
Only the Emperor's Wrath is above them when it gets to personal matters like treason. But even the Wrath could not decide politics and military campaign.
Lord Scourge killed Darth Xedriss when he was only a Lord, but struggled with Darth Nyriss even with Meetra Surik's help. All Dark Council members are not cut from the same tree.
I also doubt Lord Scourge could defeat many of the upper crust of the Dark Council even though he is the Emperor's Wrath.
Rank also does not~Power.
And by the end of SWTOR Malgus takes control of the entire Pyramid of Military Strategy with the death of Darth Arho, and then says **** you to the Dark Council and succeeds successfully.
Not true. Said Council Members have entire armies, fleets and apprentices at their command. Not to mention other Dark Council members as allies. Darth Malgus despises the internal power plays of the Sith and because of his hatred of political games in the Empire remains of a lower rank than deserved.
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Last edited by Lord Stark on Oct 2nd, 2012 at 02:02 AM
As I said, Malgus wasn't interested in this (the holonet claims this).
And, no, you can't just kill a council member like that as the other members won't be to happy with such an overly ambitious sith lord around (Revan novel touches upon this). The reason the Inquisitor was able to do this is because Thanton challenged him to a Kaggath.
Darth Nox did it that way, if he/she was powerful enough he/she could defeat Thanaton from the beginning.
Also the codex says:
While the undying Emperor serves as the unquestioned leader of the Empire, the twelve members of the Dark Council oversee the daily workings of their vast civilization and speak in the Emperor's name. Each is among the most powerful Sith in the galaxy; to hold a seat on the council is the highest honor and the greatest position of influence a Sith can attain.
Back to the topic, at least a council member won't be weaker than Malgus, so it will give Shan a tough fight.
Darth Mortis made it clear, once you defeat a council member you will take his seat. Darth Jadus also took his seat back after you killed his daughter.
Many of the council members was involved in the death of their superior before they took the seat.
Malgus wanted to be Emperor he couldn't give a flying turd over the internal squabbling of the Dark Council. He had the Republic kill Darth Arho so that he could assume his seat on the Dark Council and then immediately took the resources of the Pyramid of Military Strategy and used it to assemble his armada.
Some of the council members are definitely there on politics. Being able to arrange someone's death counts for almost as much as personal combat, after all. Or just being too indispensable to one's allies to let die.
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Thanaton's pretty strong, but I do gotta give it to Shan as well.
Satele was barely a Knight when she fought Malgus. If she fought Malgus when she is a Master then Malgus would have put up a valiant, but futile battle. The ancestor of Revan was just far too powerful.
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