Originally posted by Azronger
Palpatine needed to drain them slowly so that they wouldn't die, yeah. That, on top of dominating them mentally from across the galaxy 24/7, on the scale of billions compared to Nihilus' mere millions. There's a thousandfold difference between the feats, and Palpatine didn't even have to be physically present on Byss to accomplish his. It was also utterly effortless on his part.Nihilus is good, but comparing him to Palpatine in any field (yes, even Force Drain) is delusional.
It is also important to note that Byss was like a focal point of Dark Side energy to Palpatine. It was the only setting where Palpatine could resurrect himself after death. In-fact, I do not recall Palpatine employing Force Drain powers anywhere else.
Darth Nihilus acquired tremendous proficiency in Force Drain powers by virtue of his condition. The technique with which he ravaged Katarr is absolutely different from Drain Life Essence; the technique in question had a cloudy appearance and packed lot of kinetic force.
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Originally posted by The Merchant
What about Kylo and Snoke?
In the overall SWU with including everything and what they have currently shown? They aren't anything special, even if just including New Canon though for New Canon there is some room for them, but that's only cause there's no real information in regards to the bigger scope of the Canon SW.