Originally posted by Knowsbleed33It was because he was a greater anamoly than Maelstrom was. He states that the new costume Origin gave Quasar caused him to become an even greater anamoly.
But initially, before that realization came into play,
Quasar was stalemating Maelstrom while empowered by Infinity,
just as Maelstrom was being empowered by Oblivion and more.
Originally posted by Knowsbleed33The only reason Maelstrom was capable of anything in that story was because he defeated and became anamoly.