Originally posted by UCanShootMyNova
From what we can see from the trailers and various descriptions of Malgus from Deceived he obviously incorporates elements of Shien in his fighting style and given his own incredible physical strength it only makes sens that he'd choose a form that would best take advantage of it ( I.E. Djem So ).
For me he looks more like a Juyo who encorporates Djem So. 😛
Well, my position is further backed up by Sidious giving Vader Malgus's notes and journals. Given Vader's main form was Djem So with his fighting style incorporating a mix of the other forms it's likely Malgus applied something similar. It may have even inspired Vader to develop it in the way that he did.
Originally posted by Nephthys
He used an attack on Nox before it which Nox blocked. He didn't prep for his ritual attack.
That's true, I guess whether or not you think Ventress gets one shot is determined by how highly you rank her then. Team 1 definitely takes it for me then, for the reasons that Tondemonai stated.
However, I'd just like to say that I don't think Thanaton is substantially above Ventress as a combatant, just that his arsenal is better suited for fighting her.
Malgus having shaken an enormous transport with his rage, downed several fighters with a force scream, held an accelerating ship in place all before his prime and in his False Emperor incarnation breaking through the force defenses of the two force using protagonists ( Thor and HoT or Nox and Wrath ) simultaneously. He's also hyped as being one of Sidious's most powerful successors and one of the greatest Sith warriors in the Galaxy while he was still an apprentice.
In the Book of the Sith Sidious tracked five texts that, in some way or another, he considered fundamental to the Sith philosophy. Bane for example, was selected by his philosophical insights, Sorzus Syn was selected due to his ability with Sith alchemy and some others. Malgus solely due his battle prowess.
Malgus journal was also used by Sidious to inspire and to teach Vader how to channel his anger into power in a proper way.
Plus, according to Sidious, Malgus was an exemplary warrior whose battlefield feats had never been duplicated.
The fact that Vader himself can be inspired by Malgus' feats is an obvious indication that they are not trivial(how someone can be inspired by something they can easily replicate? Plus, it's completely consistent with "never duplicated" thing)