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Darth Nox runs Sith Guantlet
Darth Nox, Dark Councillor, Keeper of Knowledge, Dark Lord of the Sith, Hier of Kallig, Successor of Tulak Hord takes on a guantlet to deem her true strength in the mythos:
1.Darth Malak
2.Darth Zannah
3.Darth Bane
4.Darth Marr
5.Darth Malgus
6.Darth Traya
7.Darth Vader
8.Exar Kun
9.Darth Caedus
10.Darth Plagueis
Arena: Dark Council Chamber
Rules:
1.Nox has her spirits.
2.100% rest & restore between rounds.
3.After each successful round Nox gains 10% prep, culminating at 100% should she make Round 10.
4.All opponents start from the entrance of the chamber with Nox starting on the very opposite side.
5.Nox must be permanently killed, not temporarily.
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Last edited by AncientPower on Jan 16th, 2015 at 05:17 AM
Stops at Bane. Then again I have a very high opinion of him, I would have placed him after Traya for example.
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Registered: Aug 2014
Location: The balance of the Force
Exar Kun has been able to destroy the spirit of Freedon Nadd but he would have to eliminate all four of them(five if you count the Voss mystic). Nox may well kill him before she becomes vulnerable to a permanent death.
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Registered: Aug 2014
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She tanked a Force Storm without a Force Barrier from a Dark Councillor such as Darth Thanaton whom earlier in life killed Exal Kressh a very powerful Force User. This being shortly before she dominates him completely and all but kilks him.
She survived her power overloading as well as explosions, due to spirit revival.
Besides she is far from a weak duelist, she managed to kill Lord Paladius, considered a great duelist without her connection to the Force.
Not to mention defeating the Force Resistant Khem Val in direct combat as an acolyte with a training saber, this being the same Khem Val that along with Tulak Hord defeated a Jedi army 1,000 strong.
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Registered: Aug 2014
Location: The balance of the Force
Game Mechanics are not something I debate, however the novels make it clear that Malgus was overwhelmed and knocked into the shaft of his space station before it exploded.
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Zannah might have a shot if she disrupts Nox's control of the ghosts through mental attacks and sorcery. From there it's conceivable she can use something from Revan or Nadd's holocron to put her down for good.
I said might. Nox has excellent telepathy (some of the best in the mythos actually) and a strong will. But I still don't see it as outside of Zannah's capabilities to overcome her with mental attacks, particularly that exploit past trauma's and instabilities which Nox definitely has and with the ghosts as further mental pressures.
I think you're forgetting that Nox is very much vulnerable after she dies. She doesn't just immediately get back up. If Kun strikes her down he'd have the opportunity to take out the ghosts. Thanaton seemed confident he could make it permanent if he'd beaten her in the final battle.
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Last edited by Nephthys on Jan 16th, 2015 at 01:25 PM
Registered: Aug 2014
Location: The balance of the Force
Darth Zannah has overcome Darth Bane with telepathy, which is impressive given his treatment of Lord Kaan. However, Darth Nox has cosistently surpassed mental attacks that even other Sith Lords have been mentally devastated by. This occurs throughout her storyline, with Voss simply being a culmination of that.
Let us not ignore the fact that Darth Nox is after all in full command of the pyramid of knowledge and secrets, very few Sith are going to surpass that level of knowledge.
Darth Thanaton killed her with a Force Lightning Storm and she almost immediately got backup(You can see the spirits appear in my signature, signifying her revival).
That assumes however that Exar Kun didn't destroy Freedon Nadd because of Nadd's lack of an anchor to the corporeal realm.
Regardless Kun has a very good chance.
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The Dread Master's also offer her a chance to join them, so yes she is very strong mentally. I just think it's a distinct possibility that Zannah's mental attacks will be effective given how they work. Remember, she doesn't actually use telepathy, but rather a sorcerous equivalent. It works differently.
Freedon Nadd and Revan being among those who likely do though. Both of whose holocron's Zannah had access to.
I don't believe that's what happened. She didn't die, she just tanked it. In previous fights with Thanaton, she blacks out when she dies and takes a while to recover.
Well there's definitely a way to kill or strip the ghosts, and Kun's method seems the best. He's also demonstrated attacks that directly affect the soul and shit.
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Given Darth Nox is demonstratively one of the most accomplished Sorcerors of all time I'm not syre that it being a sorcery attack is a benefit here.
The knowledge of the Sith Empire includes actual texts/holocrons from the entire history of the old Sith Empire and it's knowledge. Not to mention full knowledge of Korriban, Malachor V, Malachor III, Ziost and planets all across Sith space and better yet the entirety of the Imperial Reclamation Service's vast system.
On max settings Nox gradually collapses before standing right back up and her spirits appear, signifying her resurrection by said spirits. Not to mention FX effects unique to the previous death. It is also telling that the Secret of the Darkest Stars quest states that Nox has died twice.
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Jan 16th, 2015 05:10 AM
