Theres no reason to assume Revan can handle Vitiate's lightning now. You're assuming way too much about a character who hasn't been established yet. At this point we don't even know if it is Revan or not.
And no, they didn't fight as equals. Revan simply survived against a half-serious Vitiate until he got pissed and one-shot him.
Originally posted by Sinious
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"Three centuries ago, Revan wielded the dual philosophies of Sith passion and Jedi tranquility to conquer his enemies; he even nearly assassinated the Sith Emperor."
―Star Wars The Old Republic Encyclopedia
Do I really have to go over the fight part-by-part? I didn't feel it was necessary, but okay:
1. Revan charges Vitiate, Revan is thrown backwards.
2. Revan unleashes attack, Vitiate is thrown backwards.
3. Vitiate unleashes lightning in succession, Revan reflects.
4. Vitiate unleashes final lightning bolt, Revan reflects back at Vitiate.
Revan: 2 points; Vitiate: 1 point. I accept your concession.
Originally posted by DarthAnt66
The only means to survive such an attack would be able to call up upon a Force Barrier or Tutaminis capable of absorbing the attack.
If Darth Bane is blown off his feet by an attack by amateur Darth Zannah, suggesting he can then survive against Vitiate's is laughable.[b]"Three centuries ago, Revan wielded the dual philosophies of Sith passion and Jedi tranquility to conquer his enemies; he even nearly assassinated the Sith Emperor."
―Star Wars The Old Republic EncyclopediaDo I really have to go over the fight part-by-part? I didn't feel it was necessary, but okay:
1. Revan charges Vitiate, Revan is thrown backwards.
2. Revan unleashes attack, Vitiate is thrown backwards.
3. Vitiate unleashes lightning in succession, Revan reflects.
4. Vitiate unleashes final lightning bolt, Revan reflects back at Vitiate.
Revan: 2 points; Vitiate: 1 point. I accept your concession. [/B]
Not sure why you're mentioning Bane and Zannah, bro.
That quote is inaccurate unless it's talking about Revan and his allies. Meetra nearly assassinated Vitiate, Revan barely ruffled his hair.
Vitiate was only thrown backwards while he was distracted and using most of his power on something else. Revan couldn't even throw an Imperial Guardsman backwards legitimately. And it can easily be argued that Vitiate didn't want to kill Revan until his final attack, hence why he tried such weak-sauce lightning attacks on him. It was shown repeatedly that he'd rather capture Revan alive.
Suggesting that Revan is in any respect equal to Vitiate is like suggesting that a wooden spoon is equal to a larger, much more impressive spoon. That is made of orgasms.