How? DE Palpatine has some of the most powerful showings of all Force users in the mythos. While he may not stack up in sabers, which I'm not so sure of, his Force feats are staggering to say the least. The HoT has shown nothing in direct combat that suggests that he could fight DE Palpatine and defeat him.
That being said, carthage hasn't shown a high opinion of the HoT in the past, which is why he picked DE Palpatine in the first place.
Of course this also all depends on where you place weakened Vitiate on the ladder to DE Palpatine in direct combat showings. I probably don't agree.
Originally posted by FreshestSlice
How? DE Palpatine has some of the most powerful showings of all Force users in the mythos. While he may not stack up in sabers, which I'm not so sure of, his Force feats are staggering to say the least. The HoT has shown nothing in direct combat that suggests that he could fight DE Palpatine and defeat him.That being said, carthage hasn't shown a high opinion of the HoT in the past, which is why he picked DE Palpatine in the first place.
Of course this also all depends on where you place weakened Vitiate on the ladder to DE Palpatine in direct combat showings. I probably don't agree.
However, HoT also have insane strength, speed and dueling abilities. He can prevent Palpatine from unleashing his most potent powers and possibly even outduel him, strike him down or something.
Some people think that Sidious is unlikely to be outdueled because of his quick dismissal of 3 Jedi Masters in a battle but this isn't the case. Mace, Yoda and Luke demonstrated that it is certainly possible to outduel Sidious. HoT matches the quality of these Jedi.
Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
I am aware of what DE Palpatine is capable of, given sufficient time, he might just one-shot the Jedi with Force Storm (Wormhole) power.However, HoT also have insane strength, speed and dueling abilities. He can prevent Palpatine from unleashing his most potent powers and possibly even outduel him, strike him down or something.
Some people think that Sidious is unlikely to be outdueled because of his quick dismissal of 3 Jedi Masters in a battle but this isn't the case. Mace, Yoda and Luke demonstrated that it is certainly possible to outduel Sidious. HoT matches the quality of these Jedi.
Originally posted by Nalaniel
Hero of Tython < Yoda < DE Sidious
While this is true, I wouldn't just end this by saying Sidious wins.
HoT could give him a good fight. HoT has successfully defended against Emperor's Voice's force attacks. (Its impressive even though the Voice was weakened) He is also an excellent duelist.
However, I don't see how HoT could out duel him while defending against Sidious' incredibly powerful force offense. HoT would be overwhelmed at some point and lower his guard against Sidious which get him killed instantly.
Sidious was also expert at deception in combat. Especially in lightsaber duels. He could even make HoT think that he is winning and then strike him down unexpectedly.
Both in sabers and force Palpatine is superior.
Nonetheless, I still think it would be a really good fight.