Dread Masters are stronger individuals. They've supreme combat feats. I think Nox, Marr, Jadus, Malgus would give them a good fight along with other members though.
Dread Masters are a very organized team that multiplies their powers by co-fighting where DC consists of random individuals. They have combat rituals which Im not sure if the DC can survive. Their mind games would cause a lot of trouble too.
The Dread Masters take this.
Every in game feat from a solo Dreadmaster was using the other masters power.
They seem to use a dark variant of battle meld which allows them to draw on one another as much as possible, they are a single entity not a team of individuals.
Thus should the Dark Council take them on they won't be faced with what the strike team had to do on Oricon. It'd be easier.
We've seen that powerful Sith (and by powerful I mean a lord, lol) can shield each other from mind games, and we've seen that the entirety of the Dread Masters couldn't drive strong minded individuals.
Any lackies that would be turned can be protected by Nox.
Really I think the council would dominate this, though with mild effort,
Originally posted by Nephthys
In a straight fight I'd go with the Council. But I dunno what would happen if they unleashed their fear powers. Nox, Malgus and a few others might resist but the rest?
Considering how they were captured by a Jedi supported by elite commandos, I think a strong force user can shield the rest.
So Nox, Malgus, Jadus, etc. should prevent the rest from being affected, even if individually they'd be overwhelmed.
Originally posted by The Merchant
The Dread Masters have the hype on being able to master things that the DC didn't, such as the Phobis device and using it to own entire fleets.
Sure, but they're outnumbered 2:1, and facing some very powerful individuals, who have some unique talents of their own.
I would say individually they're above most Dark Council members, but some DC members are DM level, and even the ones who are weaker are often still dangerous enough in a fight to matter a lot.
Dread Masters have shown the ability to Fold Space and multiply themselves through solid illusions and a crap ton more. I don't see how DC can match the kind of sorcery that the DMs employ, even Nox.
They are all complete master sorcerers and sorceresses, second only to the Emperor himself, with centuries of knowledge and practice.
It seems to be implied that they exist within the Emperor's personal sphere of power and don't concede to the Dark Council's chain of command.