Originally posted by Trocity
Which characters from other eras do you have as comparable to the protags, Legend?
The Outlander appears to be Yoda-TIER with his recent power-progression. On par with Revan at the least.
Ranking Darth Nox is really tricky. With several Force ghosts bind to him, he is a threat to all and would stomp most. Keeping in mind the fact that some Force ghosts mortally wounded Palpatine on Korriban. However, we don't get to see him use such raw power in newer expansions. So he let them go?
I think the Hero is intended to be the most powerful. S/he's outright stated to be the most powerful Jedi in the galaxy on more than one occasion, which would presumably extend to the Barsen'thor, and his feats outstrip Nox's, IMHO. Beating a weakened Vitiate is still legitimately impressive.
I'd say the Hero is on par with Obi Wan (pre-Outlander), which sounds lame to people who don't rate Obi Wan very highly, but I do.
Nowhere is it said that Palpatine was mortally wounded. They nearly killed him, but you can nearly die and still walk away unharmed.
Besides, if anything, that only speaks for the Force Ghosts on Korriban being extremely dangerous - and Palpatine may well have been very young then.
Regardless, it's a fact that Palpatine's many orders of magnitude above the likes of Horak-Mul in life, never mind as a weakened spirit.