Oh great. You want to argue "logic" with me. There you go:
There is a little principle in logic called "Occam's Razor". I don't know if you're familar with it but since you happen to be the self-proclaimed God of logical reasoning here nowadays I'll guess you are. Because of the off chance that you aren't I'll just explain it for you.
The basic sentence of that principle is "Numquam ponendo est pluritas sine necessitate." which translates into "Multiples should never be used if not necessary." or - to grant easier use on the subject: If you have two equal logical theories to choose from, choose the simpler one.
Yes, and of course yours is the simplest, isn't it? Well, if it this were true, then you wouldn't have to go through so much trouble to explain your points as they are just illogical theories. You also didn't respond to replies debunking your theories wich doesn't make you very convincing to me.
Now let's just see the arguments presented. The "The ancient Sith are the most powerful" fraction basically has the following points:
- on panel evidence shows that the ancient Sith Lords have used "greater" force powers than Sidious
- narration of the TOTJ comics descripes the ancient Sith as "godlike"
- a powerful force user (Kreia) said that the ancient Sith Lords would make people (including herself) "look like children".
- overall continuity of the SW universe indicates that the Sith have lost power from Marka Ragnos on (Ragnos who reigned the Sith Empire at his peak for more than a century).
I really wish you would have just discussed this previously instead of starting off using the same mistakes again.
The sad thing is that all those so called evidence is debatable and speculative. What does the word godlike mean and what kind of evidence is some videogame character quote supposed to mean? Should I place that higher than the word of the actual creator of the comics themself? I think not. And if you weren't so biased in this case, then you wouldn't either.
Now arguments of the "Sidious is the most powerful fraction"Star Wars Insider, Kevin J. Anderson, upon asked if he ever intended his Sith to be stronger than the OT sith: "No. Exar Kun, Naga Sadow and the others are on a firmly lower tier than Emperor Palpatine."
We didn't see the actual quote and as we have seen how Lightsnake handles the "truth" I don't think that the statement even exists. Now if it really does, it doesn't matter because of the following points:
a)
The EU doesn't give a damn about "author's intent" or "creators intent". Lucas intent for Boba Fett was that he died in ROTJ. EU "reality" is that Boba Fett was still alive 25 years past ROTJ.
b)
The author's intent doesn't have to conform with the actual work. My intent writing this post is to show you something and I can fail with it. So Anderson - even if he had the "intent" to create nothing that is more powerful than Sidious could "incidentally" have done what he didn't want to do. So it only matters what Anderson produced and not what he "wanted to produce".
Look, this is all little Lightsnake needs to be correct, I suggest you doubt this source instead of going against it if it were a valid one.
Because who are you to fully grasp every variable of power and the meaning of it in this case.. Point is that you can't judge this because you can't compare it with reality and because with subjects like the force and general science fiction, you just can't make an educated judgement on this.
Not that you actually have a point with just because Sidious doesn't pull this crazy stunt and seems like this and that.. Your whole theory is based on shaky points like magic and other uncomprehendable stuff.
If the man who made it stated the gideline that Exar Kun and the other ancients were indeed below Sidious level of power and if Lucas doesn't go against this then we must indeed leave it at that.
The inventors know their stuff better then you and there might be a thousand factors in power in the universe of SW that is left in the dark.
And now back to Occam's Razor before you have to ask yourself why I did explain it to you. Lightsnake's theory only works if the following points are "true":
- everything the ancient Sith Lords did was archieved by using technology (which is not only wrong as we've seen that Kun had frozen the Senate without using technology but is also pointless because the ancient Sith did invent, built and use the technology using force powers which Sidious didn't have shown)
- Sidious could reproduce all feats of the Ancient Sith Lord but for some mysterious reason he didn't like to do it
- Sidious didn't develop any further from TPM on (despite the fact that he gained new knowledge - even IN the DE comics)
- the author of some comics that were written before the ancient Sith Lords were even invented is the definite authority when it comes to the question who's the most powerful Sith Lord ever (on panel evidence).
-arguable speculation on both your parts. You have both fully read the whole series (I presume) and yet you both have different views. This proves that you can't judge precisively in science fiction.
-Oh my god, he doesn't do cool stuff like the ancients.. Who cares? This means absolutely nothing. Period.
-No, the guy who made it himself is the definite authority on this subject. All evidence from the DE series makes no difference but you are mighty glad Lightsnake used it, didn't you?
Now this theory operating with false statements is put against the simple point that the ancient Sith have shown greater powers, are described as "godlike" and their heir in form of "ionized air particles" (Exar Kun's spirit) did nearly kill a person (JA Luke) that is compareable to DE Sidious (the most powerful of Sidious incarnations).
Apparently the "Ancient Sith Lords > Sidious" theory seems to be less complicated than the "Sidious > Ancient Sith Lords" theory and therefore I have to choose the first one according to Occam's Razor.
No, you have gotten it all wrong again and twisted everything to your biased view. C3PO could have almost killed JA Luke as far as I'm concerned. If the man who has the most insight on the ancient sith lord comics and even the authoritive voice in it, says that his own creation is beneath Sidious level of power and if it isn't contradicted by the creator of Sidious then that is the canonical version.
That is the most basic and simplest answer to this subject so you are contradicting yourself no matter how much you over analyse this and speculate about it.
So much for my "flawed, elite view", Mr OVERLORD. You can come back and argue with me when you have understood that "logic" is not a matter of taste.
And by the way: If sarcasm is just another 7 letter word starting with an "s" for you, I can just suggest not to read my postings - especially the last one was not meant serious but I thought that even you would be able to understand that.
You may leave out the useless comments wich make your points seem even bigger, it makes proper discussing easier.