Originally posted by Darth Plagues
Darth Revan is a better swordsman than Yoda? What the heck...you guys need to wake up. Have y'all even played KOTOR? Revan's moves suck...Ray Charels could see that. And I don't understand where your getting... "Darth Revan was one of the most powerful Sith Lords ever." Yeah he decided the fate of the galaxy...so did Luke Skywalker in Return of the Jedi. And OoOo he tried to take over the Republic. If Revan were truly smart with military tactics he would have made this giant fleet with the Star Forge that could take the Republic no problem. Yoda would chop this guy to little bits...
Try Wikipedia. Granted it's not always right but it specifically says about Darth Revan and I quote "Thought by many to be the most powerful Sith Lord of all time"
Revan's moves suck huh? Well it was enough to defeat everyone he ever faced including the strongest mandalorian, the strongest Echani, hundreds of mandalorians, hundreds of Jedi, hundreds of dark Jedi, and two Sith lords, one of them strong enough to control the Star Forge and his old apprentice.
As for your "he's stupid because he didn't make a giant fleet to destroy the Republic." We're talking about one of the greastest (if not the greatest) tactician ever. Did you even finish KOTOR? Did you see the ending where there were hundreds of Capital Ships coming out of the Star Forge with Bastila saying the Republic fleet is decimated and the core worlds are defenseless against us? Do you even know why he left? Because there was a much greater threat on the way, he went into the Unknown Regions to singlehandedly destroy the ancient Sith Empire.
As for Yoda, granted he's powerful but he didn't even defeat Sidious. Lord Revan has Force lightning too, and I'd bet just about anything it's stronger than Sidious' was.
Knowledge wise? Yoda learned probably everything in the Jedi temple and about everything in the light side, maybe even a little something on the dark side. Lord Revan had a lust for knowledge, plundering not only the Jedi temple and the Valley of the Dark Lords with the four very powerful Sith Lord's tombs, but an entire PLANET sized Sith storehouse of knowledge. He learned dozens of techniques to kill or turn light side Jedi or even dark jedi. Yoda had 900 years but how often did he leave the Jedi temple in that millenia of peace?
Will power? Lord Revan easily. The only one ever to resist the powers of Malachor V, which even Kreia could not and she could kill three council level Jedi with at the same time with one use of the Force. Revan was also one of two that could control the Star Forge and Revan could do it much better. Hundreds of others died trying because they failed and were consumed.
Experience? Revan fought as the lead guy in two different wars spanning 7 years, whichever side he was on started winning. What else do you need? The guy's superior to most everyone in about every category.