Darth Nihilus vs. UnuThul

Originally posted by NewGuy01
I'm not so convinced. The Exile's situation doesn't strike me as incompatible with Traitor's descriptions at all; while she's described by other Force users as a dead spot in the Force (much like the Vong,) she's still alive and is still able to form connections to others through the Force, not at all unlike Jacen. The only inconsistent themes would come from Traya's take on the matter, which could well be mistaken.

Although, I could be missing something; I can't claim to be an expert on KOTOR II, as my distaste for it has quelled my interest in actually playing through a half-finished game to better understand it.

Well first of all the Traitor book never had this:

But no Jedi ever made the choice you did. To sever ties so completely, so utterly, that it leaves a wound in the Force.
-KOTOR 2

You are beautiful to me, exile. A dead spot in the Force, an emptiness in which its will might be denied.
-KOTOR 2

Normal Sever Force does not do this. Even Ulic did not become a Wound.

You're really comparing apples to oranges here broski.

Even the effects of being a wound in this state are different than in the Traitor books. Wounds in KOTOR 2 draw people's Life essence to themselves, leeching on others. The Vong didn't do this, nor did anyone else before.

Where'd you debate prior to KMC, Miko? You seem familiar. 😬

Originally posted by DarthAnt66
Where'd you debate prior to KMC, Miko? You seem familiar. 😬

Only ever been in Facebook debate rooms, which is where we ran into each other to begin with. "Star Wars Epic Battles"

Ah yeah. 👆 I'll come back there someday, just hard to keep up with three forums at once during the school year.

I'm not seeing the connection here. The fact that the characters are completely severed from the Force doesn't mean Nihilus gets access to their full powers on top of his own.

Indeed, we know just how devastatingly powerful a small group of Force users can be, never mind a whole planet's worth of them. That would be a degree of power infinitely beyond the showings of any character in the mythos.

Originally posted by SunRazer
I'm not seeing the connection here. The fact that the characters are completely severed from the Force doesn't mean Nihilus gets access to their full powers on top of his own.

He feeds on their life and force energy, and then on their stranded souls.

We've already seen Vitiate add the power and life force of his victims onto his own. While similar to Nihilus' drain, the metabolized effect is different (i.e. the Hunger Power).

Vitiate adds some of his victims' power to his own power, but not 100% of his victims' powers either. Again, thousands of Sith Lords would constitute a level of power infinitely beyond that shown by Vitiate.