Originally posted by Nephthys
Only in the novel (you're exaggerating, it doesn't say that he only survived by doing that) and he still has to deal with the tentacles attacking him. In the game he's forced to battle the Sarlacc much more directly as well as several felucians.
The game shouldn't be as important. Not to mention in the game, the Sarlacc is what kills Shaak Ti, not Galen anyway.
Firstly, it says he was doing it to break her assault. Realistically speaking without it he would have been trounced in their duel, since he also relied on using it's teeth as projectiles.
Originally posted by Nephthys
Surely the game should be more important since it's the original and primary version. And not really, his lightning kills her she just lands on the sarlacc.Why did you say firstly for only one point? 😛 And not necessarily, you're just speculating that he wouldn't survive some other way.
I was going to go into other points about him needing to chain in force attacks, but to be frank I'm leveling a Marauder and couldn't be bothered 💃
And "Surely the novel should be more important" since it's far more in depth, only the cutscenes and possibly the little button mashing spats are canon, which is about 5 minutes worth of stuff mmm
Originally posted by Selenial
Nothing actually suggests Galen improves after that as a duelist, does it?
Besides Galen saying he improves as a duelist, logical experience progression, and the progressive improvement of his showings?
Also because his becoming more powerful has a direct effect on his dueling capabilities.
Also because his mindset changes pretty dramatically as he becomes more Jedi-y.
And Felucia was basically neutral ground, lol.
Not even close.
Originally posted by NewGuy01
Besides Galen saying he improves as a duelist, logical experience progression, and the progressive improvement of his showings?Also because his becoming more powerful has a direct effect on his dueling capabilities.
Also because his mindset changes pretty dramatically as he becomes more Jedi-y.
Not even close.
Does he though? And why is it logical that he has experience progression if he doesn't face a foe greater than Shaak Ti until Vader? You don't become stronger by lifting 500g weights, no matter how many you lift.
Indeed, I'll admit that. Not dramatic enough to change it too much though.
The Nexus isn't a boon to either of them, so disregard that. What you have left is the fact Galen had to fight through Felucians. I accept that, but a Nexus would mean far easier ability to replenish oneself. What else is there? The Sarlacc? People seem to be forgetting that Shaak Ti would have been mind controling a Sarlacc the entire fight, it was strenuous for her too.
Not to mention it became an advantage to him to.
So how is Felucia "Not even close" to neutral?
Originally posted by Selenial
Does he though?
Yes.
And why is it logical that he has experience progression if he doesn't face a foe greater than Shaak Ti until Vader? You don't become stronger by lifting 500g weights, no matter how many you lift.
They don't necessarily need to be stronger than Shaak Ti individually, the point is that with each hard battle you learn and improve and adapt to the situation. Not that fighting Shaak Ti in of itself isn't viable, mind you.
Indeed, I'll admit that. Not dramatic enough to change it too much though.
Mindset is very important, tbh.
The Nexus isn't a boon to either of them,
Arguably, yes.
What you have left is the fact Galen had to fight through Felucians. I accept that, but a Nexus would mean far easier ability to replenish oneself.
That doesn't change the fact that he just fought through an army of Felucians.
What else is there? The Sarlacc? People seem to be forgetting that Shaak Ti would have been mind controling a Sarlacc the entire fight, it was strenuous for her too.
Yeah, it clearly did her a lot more help than harm. 👆
Originally posted by AncientPower
Well he was already trained to near perfection by Vader, successfully employing Form III: Soresu against his master in spars, he then defeated Rahm Kota a Juyo* master and Kazdan Paratus a Shien master. Shaak Ti totally outskilled him and and was stronger.*Fairly sure it's Juyo, I will check his TFU sourcebook profile for the form.
Ehh...Galen didn't really beat Kota or Paratus via skill though.
Kota just became fatigued
Paratus he just beat really by destroying the mannequins of the old Jedi Masters.
Felucia is intimately tied with the living Force and the presence of a powerful Force user can have drastic effects on that connection. Shaak Ti became intensely intertwined with the planet's energies so much so that she created a balance in the planet, without which it was consumed by darkness and upon her death the planet returned to it's norm. Not once is it referred to as a nexus, of either alignment.
All of the above is canonically stated in Legends, there is nothing you can show me i haven't already seen regarding this particular lore.
Source Felucia is a nexus?
Originally posted by AncientPower
Felucia is intimately tied with the living Force and the presence of a powerful Force user can have drastic effects on that connection.
I lol'd.
Shaak Ti became intensely intertwined with the planet's energies so much so that she created a balance in the planet, without which it was consumed by darkness and upon her death the planet returned to it's norm.
Sources seem to disagree on how that worked; it's rather ambiguous. Hence "arguably".
Not once is it referred to as a nexus, of either alignment.
It's a nexus regardless of alignment.
there is nothing you can show me i haven't already seen regarding this particular lore.
The same goes for most of us you dipshit lol.
But the Force swirled around them in thick, turbulent currents. Shaak Ti's death affected them deeply, so profoundly entangled had she become in the energy flows of the world.
- The Force Unleashed Novel
Felucia is tied intimately to the Living Force, the presence of a powerful Force User, light or dark, can have drastic effects on the planet.
- The Force Unleashed Sourcebook
Kota leaned closer. "Don't be overconfident, boy. Felucia is a world finely balanced between the light and dark sides of the Force. Shaak Ti was the only thing keeping it from being consumed by darkness. If anything's happened to her, your experience in the hut will seem like a bad dream in comparison."
-The Force Unleashed Novel
She had taken a world enjoying the normal flows between the light and the dark sides of the Force and twisted it out of balance. There was still darkness on Felucia,_but it was stifled, frustrated, weakened. He strained to awaken it, to remind it of it's proper place in the universe. The light side had held sway for far too long. It was time to redress the issue. Killing Shaak Ti would do that quite nicely.
-The Force Unleashed Novel
The Dark Side was strong on Felucia, and Shaak Ti was a beacon in that Darkness.
-The Force Unleashed Graphic Novel
IT TOOK HIM NO TIME at all to attune his senses to the vast and tangled life-fields of the fecund, overrun world. The balance had indeed shifted profoundly toward the dark side since his last visit.
-The Force Unleashed Novel
I am sorry that you are so blatantly incorrect but that's hardly a reason for you to throw all your toys out of your cott.