Originally posted by Emperordmb
Are you kidding me?
Unless this is the same Sidious that wiped out a republic fleet with a force storm, and assuming that HoT is legimately more powerful then Vitiate, then he should at least stalemate. He has the saber skill to keep up with Sidious, and I'm honestly sure he could block Sidious lightning if even for a little bit, I put HoT a little behind Yoda, Full-Strength Yoda.
Originally posted by Lord Stark
"Yoda could not defeat [B]the most powerful Sith Lord in history." [/B]
The only two things he did that were impressive in that movie was speed-blitzing Saesee Tiin, Agen Kolar, Killing Kit Fisto, losing to Mace Windu, and beating Yoda (or stalemating him if you wanna look at it that way)
Originally posted by XSUPREMEXSKILLZ
Sidious, though it definitely isn't a stomp.
Really? It certainly isn't that close. Unlike with Vitiate, Sidious knows how to use a saber, and if he tries and block Sidious lightning, he'll eat ozone and lightsaber as Mace would have if Sidious wasn't so busy seducing Anakin.
Essentially the advantages he held over Vitiate will be completely gone.
Originally posted by carthage
I actually gathered a few different things after listening to that audiobook. The way Silver explained it Mace would've been wtfpwned by Sidious easily, but when he was in Vaapad (yes, i credit his amp for having survived) why did Sidious allow himself to be singed by his lightning?
He didn't. But its pretty clear that Mace was about to eat his own saber in the novel. And it is at that point that Lucas says Sidious feigns being weak.