1. Sidious
2. Nihilus (sorta)
3. Caeuds
4. Exar Kun
5. Vader
6. Zannah
7. Bane
8. Dooku
The rest of the scrubs.
I said "sorta" for Nihilus, because while he is powerful he has no control over his abilties. Rather they control him, or at least that was the vibe I got from the game. Also I expect Revan to be in this list when his novel comes out.
Originally posted by Zampanó
Who is John Galt?
Paul Ryan is jizzing his pants.
Originally posted by truejedi
1. Sidious
2. Caedus
3. Bane
You should definitely include Nihilus there, TJ, perhaps at number two. Think about it: Traya said that the Sith Lords of her time (which include Nihilus) could have led to the death of the entire galaxy; Visas said that Nihilus could perhaps eventually kill all life with his mere presence; and Colonel Tobin said the Exile was a dust mote compared to Nihilus.
That's saying a lot.
I don't think Traya or Tobin can be trusted. Their agenda was: 1. to get the exile to save the galaxy (err.. kill nihilus cause Traya already got her force stripped trying to do it.)
2. Tobin was trying to get the exile to NOT kill his new boss.
3. Visas wasn't sure WHAT nihilus was capable of.
I need an OOU source before i'm going to buy that. or even some canon feats....
I buy the Star Destroyer thing. I buy the force drain, but I don't believe it is instantaneous, or can be used in combat to kill an individual.
besides that, I don't know. The "death of the galaxy" thing sounds a bit sketchy, considering nihilus is so easy to kill.
In terms of evidence, many of the claims about Nihilus's immense telekinesis have been exaggerated.
There has been no conclusive proof that Nihilus tore his entire fleet from the mass shadows of Malachor V, but even if that was the case, Malachor is a dark side nexus that imbues the Sith with great strength. I'm looking into alternatives, but I will definitely concede that the calculations provided by Lucius definitely point at high-end telekinetic power.
With that said, none of that telekinesis is brought to bear against the Exile and company when it clearly would have aided him. And we see in the matter of Starkiller vs. Palpatine that a person with superior telekinetic feats can be defeated by another Force-user.
The Force drain is a problem because we never see Nihilus use it against a prepared, focused adversary. Traya was forced to split her attention between Nihilus and the even more ferocious, aggressive Sion; there has been no proof offered that the Jedi enclave on Katarr was prepared for the attack; and Nihilus stunned the Jedi Exile and her companions before using the attack. Why?
That said, the evidence I provided make a strong, undeniable case for Nihilus being number two.
And according to Zamp., Nihilus is a dark side nexus just like Palpatine.