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Originally posted by darthsith19
Kyle might be stronegr than Sidious with a saber but it doesn't matter as Sidious is vastly superior with the Force.

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Originally posted by Nikkolas
Also we must factor in Palpatine's intellligence. He has decades of knowledge about the Force and manipulation. Katarn lacks the expert experience Palpatine possesses

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and as we saw with Palpatine-Mace, intelligence can win you a saber fight as much as actual saber skill.

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Originally posted by Darth_Glentract
In one corner we have one of the head combat instructors in the NJO and in the other we have a guy who killed three Jedi master in six seconds.

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guy who also went toe to toe with Yoda. I don't see Kyle keeping up with Sidious.

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Originally posted by Adas
'In any case, prove Agen and Tinn were any good on the grand scale.'

Agen and Tinn were described as some of the order's best duelists ever in the ROTS novel...

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In any case, prove that the 7 dark jedi that Kyle faced were any good on the grand scale.

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Originally posted by Advent
Didn't I already explain the seven Dark Jedi were powerful? They are not the "average" Dark Jedi, or Reborns. They are the Seven Dark Jedi. Jerec was trained by Lord Vader, Jocasta Nu, and Sidious himself. He was also capable of cutting people off from the Force ("Jerec has the uncanny power to absorb and overshadow one’s connection to The Force"), was a fully trained Jedi, he had a boost from the Valley of the Jedi when he fought Kyle, and Qu Rahn had said this:

"If Jerec captures this power, he will be a creature such as the universe has never seen. A supernova of stars in a fleeting thought. The eradication of life from a star system in a whisper will be within his power."

And Jerec did get a boost from the Valley of the Jedi when fighting Kyle, yet Kyle still defeated him even with no real training. And, Jerec was also viewed as one of the galaxy's biggest threats.

He also defeated six other fully trained Jedi. Boc, who used dual lightsabers, and used an unorthodox style. Pic and Gorc, who were described as: "Pic is the energy and Gorc, the counter. They are the clashing balance of opposites: one, the voice; the other, the body. This combination is deadly."

Sariss, who was also a master in lightsaber combat, "Out of all the Dark Jedi I have met, Sariss is the one I can say I fear. Powerful, strong in both the physical and mental arenas of the Force, she is a master, a perfectionist, quiet and reserved. This makes her a very dangerous foe."

Yun, who was young and somewhat inexperienced, but nonetheless powerful, "These elements make him a dangerous and unpredictable foe." Then you have Maw, who's only half a body anyways, lol, but is still described as a "strong and formidable foe".

So, it would seem that the seven Dark Jedi Kyle faced weren't average, and were all described as being powerful. We know Jerec is the most powerful out of all of them, and still Kyle beat him.

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Originally posted by Advent
But wait, Kyle has also faced an opponent who could harness the power of the Force, and turned it into a beam, Jerec, when he was powered by the Valley of the Jedi:

"The Dark Jedi drew upon the energy that leaked out of the Valley, gave it shape, and a hurled the construct at Kyle's chest."

"had just managed to reestablish his footing when a second, more powerful explosion hurled him back into the cargo ship."
Okay, he doesn't need to stop the amulet blast, he just cuts Sadow's connection to the Force off:

"The Jedi fell, struggled to stay aloft, and fell again. Something, or someone, had cut his access to the dark side of the Force..."

And really, to your realize the power Jerec held while Kyle did this? Jerec had this kind of power when he got a boost from the Valley of the Jedi: "eradication of life from a star system in a whisper will be within his power.", and given he also does this "Jerec turned, extended his hand, and triggered an explosion", which means he just casually stuck out of hand and an explosion happened, I'd be inclined to say he can do it to Sadow (cut him off). Either that or just sever the Dark side energy.

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Actually, I should ask "experience" in terms of what exactly? Lightsaber confrontations? I'd say Kyle's had far more. But I'm assuming you mean the Force, which ultimately amounts to not much seeing as this is a lightsaber duel only. And we can always take into account Dooku is far more intelligent than Anakin, has far more experience and knowledge (with a lightsaber, the Force, etc.), yet Anakin beat the shit out of Dooku.

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Uh, what we saw was Mace putting Palpatine on his ass in a lightsaber duel - nothing more, nothing less. And Palpatine has more intelligence than Mace, but still lost the lightsaber battle. Your point exactly?