Other/Closing
This is certainly impressive, but I think a greater emphasis on the highlighted should be considered. The Embrace of Pain was a vital component of Darth Krayt's transformation, the entire point of that was using pain as a source of power. It stands to reason that he'll be capable of walking away quicker from a fight than an aging Luke Skywalker. If Darth Caedus was in the same situation, I'd imagine he would also walk away.
Well, that would help your argument. Again, even accounting for the added help, Krayt sustained so much injury that Luke Skywalker, I repeat, Luke Skywalker, was ready to give up and die, and got up anyway. That’s about as insane as it gets, and it’s before Krayt was at his strongest by quite a while.
Lucas' intentions on what he imagined Skywalker to be doesn't reflect that of the EU writers.
Elaborate, by all means.
I think novel Vitiate is at least *comparable* to this incarnation of Vitiate, and that's good enough for me.Note that the vision was of a physical Vitiate, not a spirit version. The game didn't suggest a ritual either.
Sure, but even being thought of as having enough power to destroy the Rishi Maze dwarf galaxy is insane.
Again, you’ll need to explain why.
Where was this confirmed? Was it even disclosed how he would go about it?
“Being thought of” doesn’t really do much for your argument. People aren’t infallible, especially when discussing something as dubious as Vitiate eating the galaxy.
Revan already confronted Vitiate and should know the best ways to undermine him.I don't think the opening provided Revan with a means of throwing the lightsaber anyway. Hurling something at Vitiate with the Force is a lot different from unleashing a blast of power.
And as I hope I made clear throughout my post, Darth Krayt might not even be better than the Revan in question. At least not in willpower.
Why would he know for sure? All he did was continually rush Vitiate.
Regardless, the point is Vitiate is a pretty clumsy guy in a fight. You can’t afford to be clumsy against a guy who is far more skilled than you, just as powerful, and packing instant healing.
I don't think this is fair to say. There's a difference from attempting to dominate Revan's mind but failing too, and then being inherently prone to all durated Force attacks.Vitiate should be capable of handling Krayt's attacks due to having greater power (as outlined above). Even in a war of non-charged attacks, he should come out as the better.
Vitiate's lightning has also shown the ability to stop Revan dead in his tracks, and his telekinesis has pushed Revan dozens of meters back, suggesting he can't simply be rushed and killed.
How is it unfair to suggest Vitiate is vulnerable while he’s diverting energy elsewhere, whether that means attacking someone’s mind or charging up lightning? His attention/energy being diverted is exactly why Revan landed his Force attack, and in this condition, he isn’t much of a Krayt. Nevermind if Vitiate wasn’t amped, or if Krayt was.
The debate seems to be hinging on who is more powerful; this was more to establish two things:
1. Vitiate is a poor combatant.
2. Without a nexus amping him and weakening a Krayt who has already endured a hell of a lot of punishment, he’s going to have a much harder time of this fight. Now he’s fighting a fresh Krayt on neutral ground, making any comparisons to Revan pretty damn tainted.
Vitiate didn't think it was wise. But rather he was distracted by a new wave of opponents rushing in to confront him.The opportunity wouldn't have been presented to Revan otherwise.
Likewise, I think it's possible that Vitiate truly does have the raw power of thousands of Sith Lords, and if true, he should be able to consistently defeat Darth Krayt.
Uh, after Revan was downed he walked up to him, picked up his lightsaber and tried to stab him. Revan started healing himself meanwhile. If he tried that with Krayt, Krayt would heal his wounds in an instant and probably stab Vitiate.
Vitiate is limited by how many Midichlorians he has in his body, like all Force users. It’s impossible to add on everyone’s combined power to your own, which is kind of why Bane, Palpatine, Vitiate, Krayt, Muur, etc, all spent so much time trying to transfer their essence to a fresh, more powerful body. All the ritual would do is increase his longevity.