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This. It's surprisingly well matched tbh, well done
Revan's a better tactician, Cronal has better precognition by far. Revan's assassins would be huge, Cronal's imperial intelligence arguably even better.
This isn't Galactic Empire vs Revan's Empire; otherwise Revan would get stomped. The OP makes it sound like they have the exact same resources, and this is a battle of pure tactics and precog.
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I was under the impression Revan could create an Assassin sect again, and Cronal could reform intelligence. Theoretically they'd have the resources and ability to do so, why wouldn't they?
No one is buying your BS, not sure why you continue to speak it. Just because Cronal thinks he manipulated Palpatine doesn't mean Palpatine wasn't one step ahead of him.
You say Cronal manipulated Palpatine by apparently subtly persuading him to leave Coruscant and work from afar for an advantage over the Dark Lord, because that is what Cronal says.
A higher canonical source paints a completely different picture: "A few years into his position as head of Intelligence, Blackhole became possessed of the irrational fear that his life was in danger by staying in Coruscant. He moved his base of operations to his command ship, the Singularity, and spent the remainder of his career on the move." --Star Wars: The Emperor's Pawns
You are in total awe over Cronal's failed vision, yet ignore Revan's countless true visions.
BTW, Cronal can see "all possible futures" according to the narrator echoing his thoughts, like last time.
Darksight was as damaging to Cronal as it was helpful, literally driving him insane according to a canonical source of mine: "As he succumbs to dark side-induced madness and paranoia, the upper echelons of the Empire come to rely on Blackhole less and less... Blackhole's abandon into the dark side continued to devour his sanity, leaving him more frail with each meditation, with each vision." --Star Wars: The Emperor's Pawns
Let's assume Cronal foresees a future in where he somehow beats Revan, and then he plots the necessary stuff in order to make it happen. That's ignoring that Revan would have foreseen the entire war itself (if we really want to start using the type of quotes you are), not just a mere future, and with that knowledge can make adjustments to ensure his victory or prevent a defeat. While this power is not obviously omniscient, it served Revan perfectly during the Mandalorian Wars. He was capable of manipulating the entire faction of the Jedi Order under his command, 1/3rd of the entire Republic military, and the Mandalorian armies by drawing them into battlefields he specifically planned to fight on (ex: Dxun and Malachor).
Erm, my apologies but I removed it because it had absolutely no relevancy to the discussion. Perhaps you can enlighten me how that he has "Palpatine's own secret codes" changes the fact he "claimed" to be Palpatine's successor?
Yeah, same thing. He would live forever. And who gave Cronal these "secret codes?" Was it Palpatine? If so, what did these "secret codes" contain?
This resembles Revan's Rishi plot so much, lol. And funnily enough, it is hardly even in his greatest military feats.
That's because he was specifically bringing them into a trap. Of course he would be ahead of them - he starts the battle with control.
Revan was more than "3 steps ahead" of the combined might of Darth Marr's military and your beloved Satele Shan's military.
They fell so into his trap that they weren't even aware it was a trap.
Can I get the name of the ship, and the circumstances on how it was destroyed? And he destroyed the large Republic fleet mainly because his soldiers fought to the very death, insanely increasing the causality numbers. IIRC, some pilots committed suicide by flying their ships into Alliance star destroyers. And this was literally only because Cronal constructed their armor with meltmassif, which allowed him to control them completely at will.
He won't have such an advantage here.
And Revan was actually minutes way from successfully completing his plot. It failed only thanks to the combined efforts of 8 of the "galaxy's most powerful champions," Theron Shan, and Lana Beniko.
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If you mean entertaining as in wears a helmet and a straight best than sure HE's a RIOT
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Not sure why you need to lie to get out of the hilarious hope you've dug but ok.
She's comparable as a ship to ship tactician, that much is literally stated you just can't look at two things at once, and obviously marvelling at the minuscule hard on you have for revan is more fascinating to you
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They were being decimated because she had half the forces, he planned it that way to make sure no one loyal to her (half the Republic navy) survived, or he'd have a harder time taking the core.
Revan wins, obviously. Cronal is smart and cunning, and he has Darksight, granted. However, warfare is completely different from political machinations. Cronal has one showing of genuine tactical skill in war, just one. Revan has masterminded two wars, one of which he won completely and utterly against a vastly superior military force, the other he would have won if not for the betrayal of his apprentice.
Let's keep in mind Revan's accomplishments during the Mandalorian Wars. Not only had the Mandalorians broken into the Core Worlds, but the Republic was on the verge of collapse by that point:
--The Essential Atlas
Despite this, Revan and his Jedi defeated the Mandalorians in but a year (Revan joined in 3961 and the war ended in 3960). Revan didn't just defeat them, though, he utterly crushed them. Almost all of Mandalore the Ultimate's gains were rolled back by Revan's forces:
--The Essential Atlas
From there, Revan drew the Mandalorians into a trap at Malachor V and utterly annihilated them to the point that the Mandalorians could never pose a galactic threat again.
Now, what about Cronal?
Yes, Cronal waged his own war, this time against the New Republic. He was rather successful of course. However, take note that the galaxy was in chaos during this time. The New Republic was still fighting the Galactic Civil War, making engagements with other Imperial forces (such as the Warlord Zsinj), Ssi-ruuk, Lumiya and the Nagai, as well as its continuing campaigns into the Core World. (Review the Essential Atlas, the Essential Guide to Warfare, or even Wookieepedia to confirm)
Essentially, Cronal engaged a distracted New Republic. It should be obvious that he did so well. In comparison, Revan took a broken Republic and met the Mandalorians head on, utterly crushing them while simultaneously working to corrupt his own forces.
But Cronal set up that trap, right? One of his better accomplishments? Yes he did, and yes it is. Thing is, it didn't work. If we're still comparing Revan's feats in the Mandalorian Wars to Cronal's, then Revan has him beat in the development of traps. Mostly because his trap was actually successful. Even better, Revan wasn't even there for most of the battle at Malachor V. Revan's trap was so well-founded that he didn't even need to execute it personally until the final stages. On the flip side, Cronal was at Mindor and he still lost.
I would refer to Rishi for another example of Revan's skill in that particular area, but it seems to have already been mentioned, so I don't feel a pressing need to get into it.
Revan is the superior tactician, obviously. I think we can all agree to that, right? Moving on...
So, what about Darksight? Well, as a perceptive ability it is incredibly powerful. However, it has one major flaw. As has been posted already, Darksight drives Cronal slowly insane. If Cronal were to rely on this ability since he is so outclassed in tactical abilities, he would slowly drive himself towards insanity. Psychological warfare (one of Revan's most used methods) becomes that much more effective. Revan's mass deceptions skyrocket in efficiency. Etc, etc. Revan's advanced military tactics are practically designed to take advantage of Cronal's slowly growing insanity and paranoia.
And not to mention Revan's own advanced perceptive abilities. Revan can see the paths of entire wars and outdo other masters of precognitive abilities, as he demonstrated during the engagements with the Echani's greatest warrior Yusanis.
So, assuming Cronal uses Darksight and sees himself winning against Revan, the latter will most likely be able to predict Cronal's movements and counter them. It's simple, Cronal sees the outcome and attempts to manipulate events towards that outcome. Revan sees these events and counters.
Regardless, Revan is the superior military commander and has a means of contending with Cronal's Darksight, flawed as it is. Based on all of the above and more, Revan should come out on top.
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