We've been talking a lot about Cin and HK-47, but lets not forget the other two.
In more than a few threads, people on this forum have said Canderous could easily take on a Jedi. Here's one where people think he'd beat Ki Adi Mundi:
http://www.killermovies.com/forums/f86/t394043.html
Beyond that, Canderous was Mandalore the Ultimate's right hand man, and Ultimate beat Malak in single combat. In the years after, Canderous would have become even more powerful.
Then there's Atton, a master assassin who would use every dirty trick in the book (including poison and other methods) to bring down someone like Drallig. Not to mention he was force sensitive, though I don't know how much that influenced his work under Revan/Malak.
Even if we assume Cin was everything people say he is, that puts him maybe a notch below Council members. I still think it's a tough fight for his side, especially since his war experience is far below that of his opponents.
Originally posted by ares834
Uh, what? Where is this from? If anyone was Mandalore's right hand man it seems to have been Cassus Fett.
My mistake, you're right, I got the two mixed in my head. I also confused the Mandalore Canderous got his armor from as being the Ultimate.
Still, he did hold the rank of Commander in the Mandalorian military, which is rather impressive. And he looked at Revan as a worthy adversary (not unsurprising seeing as he single-handedly won a couple of battles in the Mandalorian wars -- see his sidequest with Jagi and the battle of Althir). And I think we can all agree Revan is at least a tier or two above Cin Drallig.
Not saying that Canderous would stand a chance against Revan, but I'd at least put his skills and abilities above your standard Jedi. Let's not forget that he was always amped up by stims in battle as well.
Originally posted by DarthAnt66
Yeah, Canderous wasn't that high up in the ranks. He was among the greatest fighters though.He didn't really compare to Cassus Fett though, who is easily among the greatest tacticians in history.
According to the wiki Canderous reached Commander and then later received command over a portion of Clan Ordo.
So going off this ranking system:
http://s4.zetaboards.com/star_wars_rp_sp/topic/8545532/1/
Canderous would have had the 8th highest rank out of 12 in the Mandalorian Navy.
And then according to this source:
http://maanade.enjin.com/forum/m/5922230/viewthread/5858912-mandalorian-military-ranks
The rank of "Clan Leader," or General, which he attained after the Battle of Althir, is just below Mandalore himself, at least as far as the Mandalorian army goes.
So by the time Revan won, Canderous was a Commander in the Navy (far below Casus Fett's status) and a General on the ground (second to Mandalore). How they would have hashed out their seniority is anybody's guess.
But either way, Canderous was clearly a badass. You know he's always there if you want something done right.
Originally posted by ares834
It never once refers to either Jedi in the text. It's merely talking about Operation Knightfall. It even echoes the Cin Drallig passage saying Anakin and his troopers kill a swordmaster.
You're grasping at straws here. Why bother bolding Stass Allie and Shaak Ti if the passage directly below wasn't about them?