Originally posted by Darth Sexy
You're right, Thrawn was in the outer rim for all those years, so what he said was speculation. Sidious was good at BM but Bastilla is still the best in the sw galaxy.
Unfortunately, Thrawn had years of experience with the Emperor to make an accurate assessment. But, like I said, even if that doesn't suit you, read the RotJ novel. Sidious's death caused a massive disturbance in the Force, and the control he had over the Imperials at Endor was outrageous - and his death (not the destruction of the Death Star) that shifted the tide from Imperial victory to that of the Rebellion.
And, really, you can't say Bastilla's was better, considering how both forces in her space battle were attempting to kill one another. In RotJ, Palpatine ordered the Imperial fleet to simply prevent the Rebellion from escaping. And, yet, the TIE fighters and the Death Star managed to wipe out a fifth of the Rebellion's overall fleet.
Edit: The novelization (G-canon) credits Palpatine with this feat. And he did so, despite being distracted with the engagement with Vader and Luke. Bastilla had to sit her ass down and go into complete concentration mode before she could get anything done.
Hell, the visual guide makes it clear: "Palpatine drew his powers of persuasion and control from the blackest depths of the dark side of the Force."
So, LeGenD, tell me, where is this source that that Grand Admiral was using battle meditation? Methinks your quote is coming from Wookipedia.
Originally posted by Gideon
Unfortunately, Thrawn had years of experience with the Emperor to make an accurate assessment. But, like I said, even if that doesn't suit you, read the RotJ novel. Sidious's death caused a massive disturbance in the Force, and the control he had over the Imperials at Endor was outrageous - and his death (not the destruction of the Death Star) that shifted the tide from Imperial victory to that of the Rebellion.And, really, you can't say Bastilla's was better, considering how both forces in her space battle were attempting to kill one another. In RotJ, Palpatine ordered the Imperial fleet to simply prevent the Rebellion from escaping. And, yet, the TIE fighters and the Death Star managed to wipe out a fifth of the Rebellion's overall fleet.
Edit: The novelization (G-canon) credits Palpatine with this feat. And he did so, despite being distracted with the engagement with Vader and Luke. Bastilla had to sit her ass down and go into complete concentration mode before she could get anything done.
Hell, the visual guide makes it clear: "Palpatine drew his powers of persuasion and control from the blackest depths of the dark side of the Force."
So, LeGenD, tell me, where is this source that that Grand Admiral was using battle meditation? Methinks your quote is coming from Wookipedia.
And that is why sidious battle meditation >bastilas