Originally posted by Nephthys
I believe that Ant's argument is that the new information about Valkorion recontextualises his character and respective level of power. That Valkorion was apparently fantastically powerful even as a child, before a century of darkside exploration, before absorbing 8000 Sith Lords and all life on Nathema, before another millennia + of constant growth and deepening mastery, before draining Revan for 300 years, before absorbing Ziost...... indicates that he's blatantly superior to Plagueis by a nautical mile.Personally I don't really see how Vitiate was ever intended to [b]not
be a being far beyond Plagueis' comparably feeble capabilities from day one, but there you go. [/B]
He was a prodigy, yes. He was incredibly powerful, sure. Plagueis was also considered the most powerful to his time, the near culmination of Bane's line, and literally a cosmological threat to the Force itself. Sidious, a bit of power growth from being annointed by the dark side itself, was in awe of Plagueis.
It's generous to your side to say that who is "contextually" more powerful is a wash, in which case we look at the explicit confirmation of the blurb.