__________________ "Vader's pulse and breathing were machine-regulated, so they could not quicken; but something in his chest became more electric around his meetings with the Emperor; he could not say how. A feeling of fullness, of power, of dark and demon mastery -- of secret lusts, unrestrained passion, wild submission -- all these things were in Vader's heart as he neared his Emperor. These things and more."
From what I've heard, Vaapad is extremely inconsistent and ambiguous. Are supposed to assume that Mace can just fight and defeat people more powerful than himself strictly due to using Vaapad? Because I thought his performance against Sidious was extremely circumstantial with factors contributing other than Vaapad.
He's drawing on his own inner darkness. That's it. The superconducting loop was a product of his fight with Sidious and not how Vaapad normally functions.
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So the darkness of his opponent doesn't matter? I thought the novel was portraying it as if Mace was drawing on both his own darkness but also channeling Sidious's darkness to amp himself even further. Or is that the outlying showing of Vaapad as you stated?
How Vaapad works doesn't change depending on who he's fighting, that's inane. Vaapad allows Mace to draw on his inner darkness without corrupting him, and yes, he can also draw on the darkness of those around him. It's not rocket science; it's a tactic that several Sith have employed as well, feeding on the fear of their enemies.
Plagueis ragdoll's. He won't restrict himself to saber combat or hold back in any way, meaning Windu will have no opportunity to scope out shatterpoints or utilize Vaapad
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Vaapad also works on Force abilities, not just lightsaber combat; he used it to successfully repel Sidious' Force Speed and Lightning. So if we assume Mace can do it without any other factors, Plagueis isn't winning this.
May 9th, 2017 07:18 AM
