Ascendancy
Back on topic, I still say Galen vs Bane would be pretty close.
Nah.
I haven't read much of Rule of Two or Dynasty of Evil, but I don't remember Bane having the power to compete with the following, orbalisks/nexus or otherwise:
Me
I've been flipping through Starkiller-related media for the past few days and the power he exhibits between both games (and their supplement material) is immense:For example, during the Battle of Kamino, he assumes command of the mortally injured Nebulon-B frigate Salvation, intending to use it as a missile in a last ditch attempt to pierce the Imperial blockade and energy shields that surround the planet. This leads him to climb out onto the outer hull of the ship, conjuring a Force shields to protect him from the perils of atmospheric reentry while simultaneously holding, maintaining, and maneuvering the 300-meter warship:
[quote]The Force Unleashed II
He found a maintenance ladder leading to an air lock and leapt up it in two bounds, blowing the inner hatch as he came. He could feel a wild drumming from the far side of the outer door. The ship was moving so fast now that unexposed flesh wouldn't last a microsecond. He would have to rely on a Force shield to keep him safe. A single lapse in concentration would be the end of him.
The Force Unleashed II
This was where it got difficult. He needed to maintain the Force shield against the sort of heat he might find in the outer layers of a star. He also had to keep in mind the target ahead-a target he couldn't see through the plasma, but had to hit square-on or else the planetary shield generators wouldn't fail. No matter what happened, he had to fly straight.
The Force Unleashed II
He raised his hands and spread his fingers wide. His eyes closed tightly against the fiery brightness of the plasma. With each bucking and shaking of the ship beneath him, he encouraged himself to ride with it instead of fighting it. He was part of the ship, not a passenger. He was the ship, not a reckless pilot guiding it to destruction.In the same way that he could feel his fingers and roes, his mind seeped outward into the metal and plastoid of the frigate, until every joint and weld, every porthole and deck became part of his sense of being. There was no line anymore between Starkiller and the Salvation. They were one and the same being, from the perspective of the Force.
He raised his right arm, and the ship followed the movement, listing slowly and heavily to starboard. Some of the headlong shuddering faded, as though it were grateful to have someone at the helm again. Even the wind's shrieking seemed to ebb.
^ Simultaneously, he creates a Force shield that protects him from heat comparable to a star, uses the Force to perceive a target he cannot see, and uses the Force to telekinetically hold and guide the frigate—while, of course, rooting himself in place so as to avoid being ripped off the ship.
The Force Unleashed II
The frigate slammed into the clouds with a rearing sound. At that speed, individual droplets of water hit like thermal detonators.
^ Must absorb the damage of raindrops hitting with force comparable to thermal detonators.
The Force Unleashed II
With his mind and all the power of the Force, Starkiller embraced what remained of the frigate beneath him-and blew it into a billion pieces.
^ When he pierces the cloud layer, Starkiller sees that Vader is standing between him and the shield generator he'd targeted—with Juno. Frantic and "with just seconds" remaining before the Salvation's fore section strikes, Starkiller uses the Force to obliterate it before collision. Further corroboration from Juno's perspective:
The Force Unleashed II
The ship was almost upon them when the figure brought his hands down in a fierce, pounding motion, and the last solid fragment of the Salivation exploded into fiery pieces.
The Force Unleashed II
Juno coughed and wished she could wipe her eyes clear of ash. Her ship had blown itself practically to atoms; she had seen it happen, right in front of her. There was no chance at all that Starkiller could have survived. He had been riding right on top of it.
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