Originally posted by Nai
In the way that, apparently, allowed Tulak Hord to singlehandly kill an army of 1,000 Jedi. In the way that makes Kreia compare herself and the Exile's crew to children with toys when they would face an Ancient Sith in combat. In the way that Luke Skywalker suggests that even the entirety of the Jedi Academy (including himself) might not be enough to stop a fully ressurected Ragnos.You maybe want to understand, that the Ancient Sith were ascending to their positions through combat and most of them were far more than a century old (e.g. Sadow and Kressh apparently witnessed Ragnos duel with Simus, which happened 100 or 150 years in the past). So those people have probably seen more combat action against other Force users than anybody else in the mythos (save for the members of the Army of Light / Brotherhood of Darkness maybe). On top of that, they have abilities up their sleeve, that baffled the likes of post-DE Luke Skywalker (who had no defense against the stuff Kyp and Kun used against him, when Kun gained his knowledge pretty much from Sadow only).
And Kressh is, apparently, Sadow's equal. Sadow, who has been heralded as one of the most powerful Sith sorcerers in history. Sadow who destroys star-systems just to get rid of some people pursuing him. I mean, really: The fact alone that Freedon Nadd, taking Sadow's knowledge, was capable of conquering Onderon one-man-army style (defeating an army of drexl-riding beastriders, when one of those things almost killed Bane) should give you a hint of what ancient Sith are capable of in combat.
So Kenth does what exactly?
Tulak Hord's accolades with a lightsaber defecate on Ludo Kressh's.
The only example one can really take with any sign that Kreia is not being entirely hyperbolic is when Exar Kun slaughters Vodo in lightsaber combat, he exclaims 'See how powerful the Sith teachings are when used correctly!'. This notably being after Exar Kun gained the Dark Holocron, sources also suggest this Sith knowledge is where Kun gained his saberstaff design.
Now skill is clearly important but how, pray tell, does Ludo survive a massive bombardment of Force powers and heavy weaponry from the off? His actual feats don't point to him B-teaming at all.
Originally posted by AncientPower
Tulak Hord's accolades with a lightsaber defecate on Ludo Kressh's.
Which doesn't translate into Kressh being far inferior to Hord, given that Kreia referenced the "Ancient Sith" as a whole when talking about Hord, throwing him and Kressh into one pot.
The only example one can really take with any sign that Kreia is not being entirely hyperbolic is when Exar Kun slaughters Vodo in lightsaber combat, he exclaims 'See how powerful the Sith teachings are when used correctly!'. This notably being after Exar Kun gained the Dark Holocron, sources also suggest this Sith knowledge is where Kun gained his saberstaff design.
Or, you know, the stories as mentioned above, namely:
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[*]Hord singlehandly defeating an army of 1,000 Jedi.
[*]Nadd destroying an army of drexl-riding beast riders
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With Nadd operating with knowledge coming from Sadow, who was in turn considered to be equal to Kressh in combat. We could add the fact, that Kun walked right across a battlefield with airstrikes going on next to him, not caring much about anything, and remaining untouched by shrapnel and fire. Apparently, engaging Ancient Sith - or people using their knowledge - in a military fashion is rather ineffective. 😉
Now skill is clearly important but how, pray tell, does Ludo survive a massive bombardment of Force powers and heavy weaponry from the off? His actual feats don't point to him B-teaming at all.
By putting on the amulet he constructed for his son and laughing it off?
Seriously. You may want to ponder about the force abilities of somebody who can construct an artifact like that. And you may want to reverse your point of view: Who of the Exile's team is going to survive a bombardement of Sith magic, which is to be expected from Kressh? And furthermore: What "bombardement of Force powers" are you even talking about? The only crewmember of the Exile to canonically use the Force in an offensive fashion is Kreia. 😉
But back to the topic: This is Kressh vs. Hamner. 😉