Registered: Feb 2005
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Good question.
Let's compare knowledge:
Sion
- Trained with other Sith, eventually becoming one of two leaders in the post-Jedi Civil War times.
- Lead the original 'Jedi Purge'.
- Has apparently mastered his own pain enough to survive and think while in constant agony, with thousands of breaks and fractures in his body (Let's see Maul do -that-).
- Obviously had access to better lore than Maul, and more of it since he eventually become a master, not some subservient pawn.
Maul
- Trained with Sidious, a rather inactive Sith in a time of peace, who got himself pwned by Mace Windu and almost pwned by Yoda.
- His lore was extremly restricted since he was never meant to be anything more than an assassin and errand boy.
- Was killed by a padawan, having let his guard down foolishly. Also, that same angered padawan had him on his back, saber nearly split in two.
Registered: May 2005
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Well...Sion would own Maul...
Even though thinking of a Maul that would have lived on to ROTS times: He would still be weaker than ROTS Sidious meaning Mace, Yoda and Dooku would be able to take him down.
In TPM times he is more a Dark Jedi than a Sith Lord. He's not able to use any special "sith" powers (lightning) and while he's quite good with a lightsaber his arrogance weakens him and - at least - is responsible for his death.
Now. Sion was the leader of the Sith assasins in KotoR times meaning he might be responsible for many killed Jedi (this includes at least 1 Jedi Council Member but could also include another 6 council Members and dozens of Jedi). We know that he must be a great lightsaber duellist (probably form II practioneer like Dooku) and well...at least he can't be killed.
So even if this would be a fight between a Maul that had lived another 13 years from TPM to ROTS and Sion, Sion would win because:
a) having more knowledge about the force
b) being the better duellist (probably)
c) he can't be killed
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Registered: May 2005
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maul doesn't have the intelligence to convince sion to die he gets owned.
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He may have the intelligence, he just doesn't have anything to convince Sion to die and he isn't powerful enough to just beat him down and keep him there.
Maul has a lot more knowledge than he's given credit for, he trained his entire life to be the perfect Sith, and he did well. It's true he wouldn't have the knowledge or perhaps experience of Sion, but if Sion only dies once than I believe Maul would take him.
Sion probably defeated that one council member, but remember, he could come back infinite times and had many Sith assassins with him as well. Maul defeated a Council worthy master and his apprentice who was basically a Jedi knight, at the same time. These two had fought together for a dozen years, and Qui-Gon even described Maul as a "living example of how one should use the Force" or something like that.
I know game mechanics don't count, but we can't really gauge Sion's power otherwise. The Exile can beat him once without a lightsaber, right after Telos (first time) and Sion is way way easier (one death only) than Nihilus for instance, leading me to believe Sion has more knowledge, but if he only dies once he would lose to Maul.
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Assasins don't work in groups. Its not effective, Sion would have killed people on his own, he has more experience with fighting Jedi then Maul does and he has killed more, how could he be weaker? He was trained all his life as well, perhaps not all his life in the Dark Side but he seems to control it better then Maul does. Who seriously lacks Dark Side powers compared to Sion. Imagine the control over the force somebody like he would need to stay alive, its not an easy feat definitly not something Maul could do.
Registered: Feb 2005
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- What is Maul's knowledge that he ISN'T getting credit for? Any EU sources?
- How does this knowledge affect his ability to fight an ancient Sith lord when his kills a primarily Pax Republica aged Jedi who have never fought Sith before?
- If Sion only dies once... Well, considering Sion kills himself and is not actually killed in saber combat due to his mastery of his own body, this would mean he could endure tons of punishment, since the only way he could be defeated is if his body was say, engulfed in flames, or he wanted to die. Since neither scenario is likely, this whole thread is ridiculous in that regard. Sion is Sion, not Sion- Round One only.
- The Sith assassins are a possible undermining of Sion's capture and murder of Master Vash. We can assume that either Sion let his Sith assassins wear her down to capture her (possible) or that he directly aided and/or captured her himself (Also possible). All we truly know is that Sion has obviously overcome a Jedi master through means.
- Back to game mechanics... How easy or hard the battle was is not a factor here. Like I've said before, I could use the console and have Arca Jeth robes and a lightsaber with an altima pearl and the kaiburr crystal and mince his ass... But you must go by reality.... The Exile FLED the first battle with Sion, whether or not he had a lightsaber at this time (As you can do it both ways). Kreia urged him on, saying he was not ready, and he ran along with his cohorts. So Sion was better than the Exile at one point, and possibly still could be the better duellist. The Exile simply sapped his will effectively on Malachor V.
Sion didn't lead the Jedi Purge. There really was no official purge like int he movies. The jeedai were simply worn down from years of war, from The Great Sith War, The Mandalorian Wars, and the Jeedai Civil War. If any one person is responsible it's got to be Malak, he took out a huge chunk of the jeedai population with the destruction of the academy on Dantooine.
Anywho, I think Sion definitely takes this. While not necassarily being on par with other Sith Lords of his time and before him, he was still a Sith Lord of the Old Republic and ruled over many Sith vying for power in a time of war. Maul is much too hard headed and inexperience to take Sion. Although I must say, Maul is the only Sith from the movies that I could see Sion taking out.
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