Did Bane really collapse the Lehon temple?

Honestly. People always be going on about how Bane collapsed the Temple of Ancients, as if he actually bulldozed the entire thing, but my understand was that he just destroyed the entrance. Let's look at the scene:

Taken from Path of Destruction

There was nothing subtle about Bane's attack: the massive shock wave shook the very foundations of the great Rakatan Temple. The concussive blast had enough power to shatter every bone in Kas'im's body and pulverize his flesh into a mass of pulpy liquid. But at the last possible instant he threw up a shield to protect himself from the attack. (1)

Unfortunately, he couldn't shield the Temple around him. (2) The walls exploded into great chunks of rubble. The archway collapsed in a shower of stone, burying Kas'im beneath tons of rock and mortar. A second later the rest of the roof caved in, drowning out the Twi'lek's dying screams with a deafening rumble.

Bane watched the spectacle of the Temple's implosion (3) from the safety of the ground at the foot of the stairs. (4) Billowing clouds of dust rolled out from the wreckage and down the stairs toward him.

2. The text describes the energy strike "the Temple around him", framing what happens next i.e. the walls exploding, archway collapsing, roof caving in, within those contexts. Notice also how the massive spire goes unmentioned, despite being a key architectural feature, probably because it remained intact.

3. Note the word "implosion" i.e. the act of an object collapsing in on itself, or rather in these contexts under its own weight. Seems to me that whatever damage Bane caused to the Temple, it was largely due to him taking out its supports.

4. So Bane is supposed to be witnessing all this from the foot of the stairs, and that's supposed to be safe. Lol right, look how big the ****ing Temple is, even by the original scale it's still massive, big enough to completely consume where Bane was standing if it collapsed entirely, not spew a bit of dust in his face. The spire certainly would have crushed his dumpy head.

Altogether it seems to me like he just caused the entrance to collapse. Which is an impressive feat but not exactly colossal, and more in keeping with the scrub we all know Bane to really be, your thoughts?

He knocked down the supports, and gravity decided to be his friend.

But did he collapse the whole temple? 🙂

As I said, he knocked down the supports.

Yes, he did; or at least, a large portion of it. I've talked with Drew regarding the matter, Ant will be making a blog on the specifics soon. Drew's idea of the temple's size and structure is totally different than KOTOR's and SWTOR's, though.

Who cares about Drew at this point.

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Originally posted by Beniboybling
Honestly. People always be going on about how Bane collapsed the Temple of Ancients, as if he actually bulldozed the entire thing, but my understand was that he just destroyed the entrance. Let's look at the scene:1. So Kas'im is supposed to be far less powerful than PoD Bane, and yet is capably absorbing Temple busting impacts? Sure.

Originally posted by Ursumeles
Tbh, even if Bane isn't anywhere near Temble-busting level, he should still be able to dominate Kas'im with his advantage. So, WTF?

Well, I don't see reason to think the Force disparity between the two has to be massive.

Originally posted by The Ellimist
Well, I don't see reason to think the Force disparity between the two has to be massive.

Originally posted by Ursumeles
kaan>>Rest of the Brotherhood.

Really?

Originally posted by The Ellimist
Really?

Well, Kaan's TP abilities are greater than his overall Force mastery (hence why he thought he stood a chance at doing that with Bane, but not in combat). As a combatant, I think it's pretty clear that Kas'im was far above anyone else in the brotherhood.

Originally posted by Beniboybling
Who cares about Drew at this point.

I do, in this case, because he wrote the passage and has the authority to clarify what it meant.

Like Veitch clarified on the nature of Force storms?

Obviously, he did.

Drew's opinion isn't canon. If he wanted it to be, he should've put it in the text more clearly. His interpretation is simply his interpretation, and no more valid than any of ours.

His interpretation...... of a thing he wrote?

ok buddy

Any new and/or confirmed thoughts about this feat?

The fact Kas'im could shield himself from the temple busting blast but couldn't hold on part of the rubble to avoid death, while amped, is bizarre.