Is that why Sadow and Kressh started to gain testicular fortitude after Ragnos had died? They kept their mouths shut during his reign, and they feared and respected him. All of this simply states that Ragnos was more powerful than them. The most powerful of the most powerful with a "frightening grasp of the dark side". His death was sensed by Odan Urr in his sleep on the other side of the galaxy, that's how powerful he was. Read the comics please. Fishy is 100% right, even with ambiguous text it shows that Ragnos was the greatest of the greatest.