Originally posted by ares834
True. However, I don't see any reason why would be wrong about this. He outright can tell that Vader is "far more powerful" than Kar Vastor.
Here is the difference. The Rostu of Shatterpoint was didn't even really he was a force adept. He was never fully concentrated on by Vastor in the novel. In Jedi Twilight, Rostu has his mind INVADED by Vader. Rostu had also used the force at this point for years.
The mind invasion, in which vader was concentrating on him, in order to utterly dominate him, would easily make it seem to Rostu as though Vader was more powerful.
Mace also claims that Obi-Wan, Depa Billiba, and many others are better Swordmasters than him, he is just very humble. The fact is when Mace finally did fight Kar, he utterly destoryed him.
This is true, but what is also true is that mace DID lose the fist fight. He never actually crosses blades with Vastor, as he uses the force to simply impale Vastor with another shield. Vastor raised his guard easily to block the attack, but didn't realize that bringing the blades edge to edge negates their defensive effect.
Kenobi probably WAS a better plain swordsman than Mace. Mace's shatterpoint and vapaad made him a better combatant than Kenobi, but Kenobi's bladework is repeatedly referred to as top-knotch.
Depa, we have no idea. She also could have possibly been better than mace. Alas, the one fight we see them starts with mace mortally wounded, and ends with Depa shot in the back. We never actually get to see them go at it.
I am more likely to take Mace's description of Vastor's strength than Nick Rostu's description of Vader's.