Revan has insane progression throughout his longass story. The novel makes it clear that he was far more powerful even before the Foundry compared to his KOTOR incarnation(where he already has pretty decent feats). With SoR, he ascends in power again and hiis final showdown proves it
Dat's kewl. Jazzed up lip service aside, why does this put him above Vader? Vader progression hasn't been a small one either - from start to finish. The guy was canonically stated by God to be 80% the power of the most powerful Sith Lord to ever live. His half dead shape is enough to collapsed Cathedrals decade before becoming "far more formidable". Dude is on par with someone that can move, then obliterate a frigate 150 meters in length while simultaneously erecting barriers that shield himself from drops that hit with the impact of thermal detonators, and rival the the heat put forth by a star which ranges anywhere between 3,500 K - to 7,000 K. Vader in no slouch in the Force either, and I'm willing to bet he has superior telekinetic power to Revan, and the sufficient Force defensive and durability to tank whatever Revan throws at him.
One of Revan's greatest advantages is his vast knowledge of the force and array of abilities compared to Vader's limited options in force powers. He can unleash various force attacks on Vader until Vader simply can't take it anymore. He is that powerful tbh.
And which one of those "vast array of powers" are going to crack Vader's chin for a win? Lightning? I doubt it. Vader could repel it with his Lightsaber, or possibly absorb it. Pre-prime Vader was casually repelling laser fire with a wave of his hand. TP? Doubt it. Not only do Vader sport decent TP feats himself---but his will is sufficient enough for him to will himself to live, despite the fact his respirator was completely shot.
Drain? Vader was able to resist the Dark Reaper in a much weaker state than he is now. I doubt if Revan's drain would accomplish anything at all; taking that into consideration and everything. I'm pretty sure Revan has other powers that could be useful here, but do you mind actually listing some, so I can form a rebuttal against it?
We know that Darth Marr is fast enough to blitz Sith Lords and the protags have all kept up with high level force users. Revan had to keep up with Marr, a protag, and Satele while fighting Shae Vizla, Jakarro, and Theron Shan at the same time.
So Vader doesn't have the speed advantage here - so what?
Since we already know Revan is capable of simultaneously fighting so many opponents and is confirmed to be an excellent fighter in melee as well, Vader won't be able to gain an advantage big enough to turn the tide even if he closes the gap.
I consider Vader to be a superior melee combatant and duelist to Revan, yeah.
Vader is an army buster, and strike team plower (albeit an inferior one) himself, and has dueled on even grounds with people who have fought through hordes of highly skilled Force sensitives, adroit in the most dangerous fighting styles in the galaxy far before his prime.
Revan way before his prime has humiliated an immensely amped Malak in such a fight.
"Humiliates" implies it was a stomp - it wasn't.
The question is, what is Vader gonna do to harm Revan while Revan constantly sends powerful force attacks at him?
I like how you think Vader is completely defenseless against Revan's Force attacks.
I love Vader more than I do Revan but Revan has reached a point where he can give the likes of Plagueis/Caedus a really good fight imo.
Giving Plagueis and Caedus a hard fight isn't out of the capabilities of Vader, yeah.