Exar Kun and Darth Malgus vs. Darth Bane and Darth Krayt

Battle of the Dark lords.

Force, sabers, all out

Team 1 rolls.

Team 2.

Team 2 in a good fight.

What version of Bane?

DOE

Popular version these last few days.

I'm going with Team 1.

Exar exceeds Bane in just about every category, decimating an entire temple and disintegrating force sensitive Massassi, whereas Bane labored intensively to disintegrate non force sensitives. Bane was admittedly slower at the beginning of DOE due to orbalisks. Krayt might be a bit more of a challenge, as he is one of the faster combatants here but I think Malgus could handle him long enough for Exar to come in and double team him.

Bane is the weak link IMO.

Team one takes it 7/10

Team 1, IMO

Originally posted by carthage
I'm going with Team 1.

Exar exceeds Bane in just about every category, decimating an entire temple and disintegrating force sensitive Massassi, whereas Bane labored intensively to disintegrate non force sensitives.

Lolwut? No he didn't? Bane can disintegrate people with bursts of lightning or with TK just fine.

Originally posted by carthage
Bane was admittedly slower at the beginning of DOE due to orbalisks.

But still faster than Kun. Bane is a deadlier lightsaber duelist than Kun is.

Originally posted by carthage
Krayt might be a bit more of a challenge, as he is one of the faster combatants here but I think Malgus could handle him long enough for Exar to come in and double team him.

I think Malgus could do that, even though I'd say Krayt is better than him. Too bad Kun won't be coming to help him.

Originally posted by carthage
Bane is the weak link IMO.

Pfft, hell no.

Bane is a deadlier lightsaber duelist than Kun is.

Nah, Exar's one of the few guys who has Bane beat in sabers.

Why?

Comparable force power, superior technique. Damn close though. They're both so impressive in that regard. Prodigies with both the Force and a lightsaber.

Eh, his techniques not that much superior. Bane has demonstrated himself to be one of the fastest fighters around, which Kun has not.

Yes but Kun's implied speed will also be great given his combat prowess and general Force ability.

I wouldn't suggest Bane could blitz him, but he's got speed feats that Kun does not. Which suggests he would have a tough time keeping up with Bane.

Exar Kun has produced afterimages in his fight with Vodo, his speed should be comparable enough to Bane's.

And Bane appeared to wield a dozen lightsabers to Zannah. Who remarks in DoE that Bane is faster than she could possibly have imagined. His speed isn't comparable to Banes.

Team 2 imo.

"Krayt and Malgus take long enough to fight that the decider is front the other fight" is the way I see it going too.... and on that one, I lean Bane.

Exar is lacking in neither power nor skill, but he was in that 'my power will allow me to beat any foe,' phase that many Sith go through (he literally simply beat Vodo down through raw power, after all), and I believe the more experienced Bane will be able to take advantage of that.

It also doesn't hurt that Bane should be at least somewhat familiar with Exar from history books and his studies.