Well, what Vitiate did on Nathema was greater than what Palps did on Byss, and at the same time it didn't make him dependant on it.
The difference between the three is the nature of their technique.
Sidious experimented on Byss' population and slowly fed off their vitality to sustain himself.
Vitiate safely consumed the inhabitants of Nathema, ritualistically sacrificing them for his own immortality.
Nihilus totally absorbed their all of their energy at once. Giving him far greater power and ultimately increasing his hunger and making him more dependant on Force sensitive worlds.
__________________ "Compounding these trickster aspects, the Joker ethos is verbally explicated as such by his psychiatrist, who describes his madness as "super-sanity." Where "sanity" previously suggested acquiescence with cultural codes, the addition of "super" implies that this common "sanity" has been replaced by a superior form, in which perception and processing are completely ungoverned and unconstrained"
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Please amuse us showing a source that says this. If you want to reach, Nihilus' technique came from the ancient sith, And Vitiate was the most powerful of the ancient sith Sorry
__________________ Originally posted by Arhael Okay, look. Um, me feels no agenda to meeting and vacuum in leadership position, so me has composed 12 point plan for good happy success.
You're right, I haven't beaten KOTOR II far longer than your you've been able to drive. I appreciate you educating your elders on something you don't understand, but let me try. Kreia also says its an invention of the ancient sith. Missed that one huh?
Kreia says 'It is a technique that is almost as old as the Sith themselves'. Not sure if she specifically says its from them though. Avellone says that its a technique known to the Ancient Sith in an interview. He does stress that what he's saying isn't canon though, whether that extends to that though is ambiguous.
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Emperor Devon: Numerous fan theories about Darth Nihilus' origins have risen up, ranging from him being Zayne Carrick to Revan and to the Exile's missing Force connection. Did you ever have a specific origin in mind for him, or was he supposed to remain hidden, mysterious, and valuable in the fact that he remained in the dark (pardon the unfunny pun) like Dracula?
Chris Avellone: I cannot speak for the story arc in the Knights of the Old Republic comic (obviously, Zayne Carrick didn’t exist at the time of the K2 storyline, but that’s not to say there isn’t a connection). Nihilus’ exact identity is never specified in K2 - I had a specific origin in mind, but not a name, if that makes sense, and what I say hear is not canon: He was created when Malachor V was torn apart, and he was intended as the Exile’s other half, one that took a more self-destructive path rather than denying the Force during that battle that ended the Mandalorian Wars.
As much as Nihilus embraced the Dark Side’s Force talent of consuming force sensitives (and other life, such as the mass Mandalorian slaughter), the Exile took the higher ground and cut himself off from the pull of such power. As powerful as Nihilus’ ability is in the short term, the drawback is that it robs the user of almost identity but hunger, which is why is never employed by the Sith Lords of old... who had no wish to sublimate their identities for any reason.
Indeed, the implication is that they did know about it though. Its been speculated to be the basis for stuff like Vitiates ritual, Ragnos' staff and the Dark Reaper that do similar things with draining the Force but are safer.
__________________ Originally posted by Arhael Okay, look. Um, me feels no agenda to meeting and vacuum in leadership position, so me has composed 12 point plan for good happy success.
__________________ Originally posted by Arhael Okay, look. Um, me feels no agenda to meeting and vacuum in leadership position, so me has composed 12 point plan for good happy success.
Don't you think it's unfair to call yourself a jackass, just because you forgot that you posed some Non-Canon stuff?
And I like your fishy taste - just how I like pussy, tasting just like tuna.
What was it you said, that you were in Primary School, when playing KotoR II last time, and never got to finish?
I'll let you go finish now. You put down the baby-bottle and actually play that game, and maybe you'll be a challenge for me.
But I did like the Non-Canon stuff; it was funny.
I feel bad for Vitiate though - he can't beat a guy who solely tanked a planet being ripped into pieces and and uses a technique that is unblockable to all, but other Force Wounds.
I think it's fairly reasonable to assume that the ancient Sith knew of Nihilus's technique. Not only does Avellone confirm it backhandedly (though I agree that his words alone wouldn't necessarily amount to a proverbial hill of beans), Kreia says it in the game. Finally, the construction of weapons like the Dark Reaper justify it: the Sith, fearing that prolonged use of the technique would begin to destroy their personalities, forged technology capable of unleashing such power.
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