Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
Luceno believes that Plagueis is better duelist.
He can only talk of the versions in the book he made in which he supports my logic.
Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
Care to elaborate?
Plagueis' disintegration feat outshines Vitiate's, his speed is far higher, he is far stronger and is a far more skilled duelist. The only thing that Vitiate edges is lightning.
Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
You originally made this assertion;"Being a mastermind isn't part of being a strong Sith?"
A strong Sith isn't necessarily a mastermind. Concession accepted regardless.
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You and I differ the meanings of a ''strong Sith''. A strong Sith isn't necessarily a mastermind, but being a mastermind is a part of a strong Sith.
Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
Powerful enough to be regarded as a threat to be eliminated. Emperor's Wrath doesn't kills for amusement.
As was Maul but that didn't matter.
He dueled Palpatine on equal-footing (thanks to his Vaapad talent):
The fighting was effortless for him now; he let his body handle it without the intervention of his mind. (ROTS novel)
Then he got the upperhand (thanks to his shatterpoint talent):
He could feel the end of this battle approaching, and so could the blur of Sith he faced; in the Force, the shadow had become a pulsar of fear. Easily, almost effortlessly, he turned the shadow's fear into a weapon: he angled the battle to bring them both out onto the window ledge. Out in the wind. Out with the lightning. Out on a rain-slicked ledge above a half-kilometer drop. Out where the shadow's fear made it hesitate. Out where the shadow's fear turned some of its Force-powered speed into a Force-powered grip on the slippery permacrete. Out where Mace could flick his blade in one precise arc and slash the shadow's lightsaber in half. One piece flipped back in through the cut-open window. The other tumbled from opening fingers, bounced on the ledge, and fell through the rain toward the distant alleys below. Now the shadow was only Palpatine: old and shrunken, thinning hair bleached white by time and care, face lined with exhaustion.
"For all your power, you are no Jedi. All you are, my lord," Mace said evenly, staring past his blade, "is under arrest."
Mace successfully disarmed Palpatine, as apparent from the above description. I have highlighted the crucial developments for your convenience.
And Palpatine couldn't overwhelm Mace with his lightning either:
Because Vaapad is more than a fighting style. It is a state of mind: a channel for darkness. Power passed into him and out again without touching him. And the circuit completed itself: the lightning reflected back to its source. (ROTS novel)
And the fight eventually reached this point:
Mace turned toward the cringing, beaten Sith Lord. "You can explain the difference after he's dead." (ROTS novel) [/B][/QUOTE]
Now Anakin was at Mace's shoulder. Palpatine still made no move to defend himself from Skywalker; instead he ramped up the lightning bursting from his hands, bending the fountain of Mace's blade back toward the Korun Master's face.
Palpatine's eyes glowed with power, casting a yellow glare that burned back the rain from around them. "He is a traitor, Anakin. Destroy him."
"You're the chosen one, Anakin," Mace said, his voice going thin with strain. This was beyond Vaapad; he had no strength left to fight against his own blade. "Take him. It's your destiny.'"
Skywalker echoed him faintly. "Destiny ..."
"Help me! I can't hold on any longer!" The yellow glare from Palpatine's eyes spread outward through his flesh. His skin flowed like oil, as though the muscle beneath was burning away, as though even the bones of his skull were softening, were bending and bulging, deforming from the heat and pressure of his electric hatred. "He is killing me, Anakin-! Please, Anaaahhh-"
Mace's blade bent so close to his face that he was choking on ozone. "Anakin, he's too strong for me-"
Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
What is a fair ground? A setting favorable to Sidious?
Mace was forced back the entire fight until he gained an advantage through Shatterpoint. The Shatterpoint was Anakin's fear, and Anakin's fear will
not be there in a rematch.
Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
Even in a so-called fair ground, Sidious couldn't hope to disarm Mace with his martial abilities. The former could try his Sith powers but his lightning didn't work; maybe other powers?
Sidious is a superior duelist and a far better telekinetic. Mace would stand no chance.
Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
I know! Issue is that these sources precede SWTOR.
TOR does nothing to retcon it.
Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
IWhat happened on Vjun?
Dooku shot a quick glance at the red button on his desk and, with a Force push, he punched it in. Yoda cocked his head."A choice made, have you, Count?"
"I notice I am no longer your apprentice," Dooku said between breaths. "There was always a chance you could overpower me, of course."
Yoda attacked: Dooku parried.
"So I put a missile in high orbit, slaved to this location. It's falling now. Gathering speed."
Dooku stepped warily back to the open window casement.
"Can you feel it dropping? A thorn, a needle, an arrow. Faster all the time." He paused to get his breath. "Obi-Wan and your precious Skywalker and your little Padawans will be wiped out when the missile hits. So what you need to decide is, what means more to you, Master Yoda? Saving their lives-or taking mine?"
-Dark Rendezvous
Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
Malgus? He is actually Dooku's superior
Nope.
Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
Dooku's limitation.
Nope. His telekinetic feats talk for themselves, as does his ragdolling of Kenobi and Ventress.
Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
Genius, person is the same. In-fact, tapping in to the dark side grants more strength.
It is made clear that he was weaker then.
But even Sidious hadn't foreseen Anakin's defeat by Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar. Anakin had still been between worlds then, and vulnerable. The failure to defeat his former Master had worked to prolong that vulnerability.
-Rise of Darth Vader
You care clueless; some Sith Lords have served the Emperor who put Dooku to shame (examples already provided) and even these Sith Lords didn't dare to challenge Sith Emperor in combat. [/B][/QUOTE]
You haven't provided any examples of Vitiate putting Dooku to shame.
Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
Haven't you read Revan's novel? She subdued two powerful opponents simultaneously; one was an expert swordsman; the other one was a KoTOR 2 heavyweight. Nyriss's signature power was lethal enough to destroy these opponents and even stronger ones. In-fact, Nyriss was also a practitioner of Sith Sorcery which gives her more advantage against conventional foes.
Dooku hasn't subdued expert swordsmen? 😐
Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
And yet he acted upon according to the plan he agreed to; he actually removed Obi-Wan from the picture and then lured Anakin to tap in to the dark side.
It doesn't matter what he agreed to when he changed his mind mid-duel.
Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
He didn't employed his Sith powers against Anakin during this duel like he did in his previous duels. Do the math.
Dooku's decades of combat experience are irrelevant. His mastery of swordplay is useless. His vast wealth, his political influence, impeccable breeding, immaculate manners, exquisite taste-the pursuits and points of pride to which he has devoted so much of his time and attention over the long, long years of his life-are now chains hung upon his spirit, bending his neck before the ax.
Even his knowledge of the Force has become a joke.[B]
Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
[B]Those assertions are so absurd that they do not warrant a response. Anakin like warriors have confronted Sith Emperor and failed.
If so, you could have ended this debate long ago by proving it.
Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
Yours are mostly filled with misconceptions unfortunately. Your bias is very obvious.
Which is why you have an apparant history of extreme bias, right?
Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
This point has been defeated already. See above.
It hasn't.