SunRazer
Back From The Dead
Originally posted by S_W_LeGenD
I am giving you a dose of your own medicine. Sheevites switch to real-world perspective to justify superiority of The Son over Palpatine in ways of the Force but forget to do that in case of Valkorion. Guys like you have no right to accuse others of bias.
Nobody accused you of bias in this thread (though they didn't have to). You were the first one to attack other people's credibility off the bat. I did, however, say that the only thing you could do here was accuse others of ideological bias, and you've proven me right.
I've applied the same logic to both the Son and Valkorion. If they have a quote of supremacy that encompasses Palpatine and comes from after Palpatine's, then they supersede Palpatine. If not, then they're expected to obey one of the established rules of continuity - that Sidious is the most powerful. In the Son's case, such a quote exists - and I've provided it to you. In Valkorion's case, no such quote exists, so he's expected to obey such rules.
All you've been doing here is accusing others of bias and double standards without any basis, and you just keep repeating yourself. Try something new.
Again, The Son's accolades do not retcon Palpatine's accolade from the Dark Empire Endnotes out of existence, only challenge it.Let us reexamine the evidence:-
It quickly became clear to Luke that this decrepit and seemingly defenseless old man was masterfully adept in the ways of the Dark Side of the Force. Indeed, as Vader had warned, the Emperor had become the Dark Side's most powerful expression.
Taken from the [B]Dark Empire Endnotes
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Yes, that comes from the 90's. The Son's quote comes from the 2010's. Hence, they take precedence. This isn't difficult to understand.
1. The Son was stronger than Palpatine during The Clone Wars. Full stop.
That was never suggested. The Son was more powerful than any Sith, full stop. And it comes from the Legends databank, which means it refers to all of history. DE Palpatine is included in that.
But:2. Palpatine was eager to improve his understanding of the ways of the Force. He somehow acquired access to new sources of knowledge, learned new powers from them and also discovered methods to increase his strength along the way.
3. He saw in Byss a suitable place for his Dark experiments and began to siphon energy of its populace to fuel his strength.
4. A time came when Darth Vader (who had met both The Son and Palpatine), felt that Palpatine has become the most powerful expression of the Dark Side. Luke Skywalker also felt the same during his second meeting with Palpatine.
Therefore, The Son's story only contributes to the existing story of Palpatine in Legends continuity, not retcon it out of existence.
You're applying in-universe chronology, which I already said doesn't matter with regards to quotes that encompass all of Legends. As I said, a quote from the 10's > a quote from the 90's. It's that simple.
What's funny is that you're accusing me of double standards here, yet you're the one who doesn't apply this to Valkorion. Not only is Valkorion from before Palpatine's time, but he's also an expression of the dark side.
Vader never witnessed the full extent of the Son's powers, which were curbed on Mortis.
Palpatine was more of an entity than a normal Sith Lord during his Dark Empire story arc. His powers were also off-the-charts during this era. The Son is stronger than Palpatine in canon (no ifs and buts in this case) but this situation changed at a later stage in Legends continuity. It is all logical. 😉
The quote I mentioned was from and included all of Legends. It's not from Canon.
Whether you choose to go with either accolades or feats, the Son > Palpatine > Valkorion.
You should take your own advice.
Oh, I do.
1. Valkorion is an entity
So? I thought we just agreed that entities were counted.
2. Valkorion is not a Sith
Oh?
Valkorion is an ancient Sith entity with the power to possess and control the bodies of others, using them as puppets to enforce his will on the galaxy.-- https://torcommunity.com/database/codex/NyX1ZSR/valkorion/
3. Valkorion is a being of unfathomable power (another way of asserting that his powers are beyond the domain of Jedi and/or Sith in general)
Even Vader had "immeasurable" power. Besides, the quote you're referring to is from Scourge's perspective. If we're including such quotes, then Vader has power beyond imagination.
There is not a single bloody quote out there that covers Valkorion's story in full and declare Palpatine superior after that. Not a single.
You don't need to cover somebody's story in full. You only need to refer to all of history, within which Valkorion would also be covered.
Besides, you've just exposed another pitiful double standard. None of Palpatine's supremacy quotes come from sources that cover the Son's story in full, either.
My interpretation is as valid as yours in that case. Sorry to disappoint you.
I'm glad we cleared that up. Just then, you were acting as if your interpretation was superior to mine. So we're at an impasse.