Originally posted by ares834yes. That's also when Jax unlocks the power of the holocron boosting all his force powers and gaining several new powers like illusions, tunneling, and time manipulation.
When did Jax contend with Vader? Was it in the final novel?
Vader was unable to make the illusions go away, he slowed/stopped time with high difficulty, threw a half constructed shutyle and matched Vader in throwing bolted down objects mid combat.
It was a very impressive showing
I just read the fight. It's not nearly as impressive as you make it sound. Vader was unable to dispel the illusions because of Jax using the Pyronium. Nor did he match Vader with a TK storm. Sure, he threw objects at Vader and afterwards Vader did so as well, but that's certainly not matching.
Vader was clearly the far superior opponent in the fight. In fact, the novel makes it clear that Vader doesn't want to merely kill Jax but to break him first.
Originally posted by ares834as far as the pyronium, jax was not wielding it. The pyronium was on his starship withholding an illusion that disguised it as another ship. In fact earlier in the book Jax states that while wielding the pyronium he would be Vader's equel.
I just read the fight. It's not nearly as impressive as you make it sound. Vader was unable to dispel the illusions because of Jax using the Pyronium. Nor did he match Vader with a TK storm. Sure, he threw objects at Vader and afterwards Vader did so as well, but that's certainly not matching.Vader was clearly the far superior opponent in the fight. In fact, the novel makes it clear that Vader doesn't want to merely kill Jax but to break him first.
And yes Vader could easily ragdoll Jax, he did it twice before, but that doesn't discount Jax's feats in that fight. He threw a half constructed shuttle at Vader, Vader couldn't make the illusions go away and Jax did stop time for a brief period.
I am not trying to say Jax>Vader or anything crazy like that but he is powerful and skilled with unique powers