Originally posted by DarthAnt66
Because he couldn't even comprehend half the shit Revan told him?He still clearly worshiped the ancients by the end of the book.
I recall him questioning if he was even close to the power of Nadd in RoT too.
What do you mean? He memorized the knowledge Revan's holocron passed on before crumbling and enacted a few of the rituals he learned from it. Obviously he wouldn't have mastered it from the time he memorized the knowledge and the end of the novel. Since those rituals are hardly usable in a combative sense though I don't know why that would have much to do in a straight out fight.
Originally posted by Syndicate
Quote?
Why should I have to get out of my bed and find my pile of books to prove that PoD Bane isn't superior to Exar Kun and Freedon Nadd?
I mean Jesus H, just look at Spirit Nadd's/Ommin's/Amanoa's feats ffs. Then contextualize that the latter 2 are vastly weaker than spirit nadd, who's vastly weaker than living Nadd, and blam. So fugging hard, isn't it? 🙂
Was it possible there was some other essential element in the process that he was missing? Was there one more secret waiting to be unlocked that would finally allow him to create a Holocron so he could pass his wisdom and knowledge on to his successors? Or was the failure in him? Did he simply lack power? Was his command of the dark side somehow less than that of the ancient Sith Lords like Freedon Nadd?
It was an uncomfortable line of speculation, but it was one Bane forced himself to consider. He had read the histories of the great Sith Lords; many were filled with feats almost too incredible to be believed. Yet even if these accounts were true, even if some of his predecessors had had the ability to use the dark side to destroy entire worlds or make a sun go nova, Bane still felt that his power measured up to the described abilities of many of those who had successfully created Holocrons of their own.
Originally posted by Syndicate
What do you mean? He memorized the knowledge Revan's holocron passed on before crumbling and enacted a few of the rituals he learned from it. Obviously he wouldn't have mastered it from the time he memorized the knowledge and the end of the novel. Since those rituals are hardly usable in a combative sense though I don't know why that would have much to do in a straight out fight.
Good discussion. 👆
Originally posted by XSUPREMEXSKILLZ
Why should I have to get out of my bed and find my pile of books to prove that PoD Bane isn't superior to Exar Kun and Freedon Nadd?I mean Jesus H, just look at Spirit Nadd's/Ommin's/Amanoa's feats ffs. Then contextualize that the latter 2 are vastly weaker than spirit nadd, who's vastly weaker than living Nadd, and blam. So fugging hard, isn't it? 🙂
Spirit Nadd has loosed a blast that knocked a protagonist on their butts. Is there another feat I'm unaware of?
I don't believe there are RT's for the latter two you mentioned.
Why are the latter 2 weaker then spirit Nadd?
Without the information it admittedly is.
Originally posted by Syndicate
Spirit Nadd has loosed a blast that knocked a protagonist on their butts. Is there another feat I'm unaware of?I don't believe there are RT's for the latter two you mentioned.
Why are the latter 2 weaker then spirit Nadd?
Without the information it admittedly is.
Oh lord....
Oh my God....
I'm dead. I'm done. This is literally...
Holy ****ing shit.
Originally posted by DarthAnt66
Was it possible there was some other essential element in the process that he was missing? Was there one more secret waiting to be unlocked that would finally allow him to create a Holocron so he could pass his wisdom and knowledge on to his successors? Or was the failure in him? Did he simply lack power? Was his command of the dark side somehow less than that of the ancient Sith Lords like Freedon Nadd?It was an uncomfortable line of speculation, but it was one Bane forced himself to consider. He had read the histories of the great Sith Lords; many were filled with feats almost too incredible to be believed. Yet even if these accounts were true, even if some of his predecessors had had the ability to use the dark side to destroy entire worlds or make a sun go nova, Bane still felt that his power measured up to the described abilities of many of those who had successfully created Holocrons of their own.
You're ignoring the context of the quote. His inability to successfully create a holocron has left him doubting his own power but we as the reader know that his inability simply has to do with the orbalisks that coat his body and not a lack of power on Bane's part. He's also directly saying that if the rumored feats the Ancient Sith accomplished were true he might not be on their level. The feats in question were accomplished via rituals and artifacts if I'm remembering correctly.