No, he didn't. And the one Bane destroyed wasn't near collapsing. Bane specifically noted that the stone was "pristine... neither worn nor cracked despite its age."
The staircase and the temple are made of the same stone.
I never denied the nexus (though Bane is never mentioned drawing on it). Bane also powered up his force wave. But it's still immensely impressive for Bane in his weakest incarnation, the temple was enormous.
Revan didn't shove him over though. He created an explosion in front of a distracted Vitiate who had most of his power diverted, causing him to go flying. So maybe Revan can make Zannah fall over too if she gets distracted by a ****in' butterfly or something.
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PoD is Bane's weakest incarnation, but as far as I can tell Bane's raw power remained pretty stagnant throughout the series, only changing drastically with the addition of the Orbalisks.
Cool story. I'm curious when did Zannah shoved Bane against the wall? Got a quote? In one of her duels with Bane it specifically states that she would be incapable of doing so as Bane could defend against it so clearly she did not overpower him either.
"He began to gather the dark side, the power slowly building. But before he could unleash it he was hit by a wall of thunderous force rolling out from a corridor to his left. Instinctively he threw up a defensive shield, absorbing the blow. Despite this, he was slammed against the opposite wall, knocking the breath from his lungs."
And he had built up his power beforehand. Plus she hit him with a Force Wave instead of a focused attack. I never claimed her TK > his, only that this clearly indicates parity.
So what? He got a barrier up before the attack. You can argue that it was weaker because he was surprised but he'd been amping before that point so that clearly off-sets that factor, plus her attack wasn't focused.
In that it only further establishes they're equal in TK, sure.
Based on what? The fact that the novel clearly states TK will be ineffective shows that it is something that wouldnt normally happen. So no, it does not "clearly off-sets that factor".
Edit: sorry about typos on phone.
Last edited by ares834 on Oct 20th, 2014 at 06:30 PM
Well actually she was talking about Bane when she said that, so she was only saying Bane's TK would be ineffective. Plus I'd say having to expend the effort of breaking through their force shields and only managing to knock them back a bit IS ineffective. It doesn't mean Zannah couldn't manage to push Bane back slightly again, or vice versa.
"There was also his incredible command of the Force to contend with. Simple tactics like pushing an opponent from across the room were impractical against any foe with proper training. Both she and Bane knew how to surround themselves with an invisible field of energy that absorbed or repelled the most basic tricks taught to any Jedi or Sith. But Bane could unleash devastating bolts of dark side lightning from his hands almost at will."
It says they can absorb such attacks, but the above quote also said Bane absorbed Zannah's attack, yet was still smacked into the wall. And it says it would be impractical, not impossible.
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