After 2015? Quotes aren't passively retconned; they have to be explicitly retconned. That quote stands. Secondly, a quote in 2015 does name Sidious as the most powerful Sith Lord of all.
Regardless, even if you want to play date games, you can't win. Darth Plagueis is established as the most powerful Sith Lord up to and of his time in 2012, which means he's stronger than vanilla SWTOR Vitiate. Valkorion is also stronger than vanilla SWTOR Vitiate, but that still suggests only relative parity between Plagueis and Valkorion. We also have TPM Palpatine > Plagueis from 2012 as well, so that kind of puts TPM Palpatine above Valkorion, to say nothing of RotS Sidious who enjoys thirteen years of continual growth over TPM Palpatine.
The Son is explicitly stated as possessing power beyond the domain of the Sith, so no, he doesn't use "Sith powers". Neither does Abeloth, whose powers come from the same sources as the Son and Daughter. They're safely excluded from Palpatine's accolade. Valkorion, on the other hand, is not.
Per the old SW databank:
The Son was not a Sith -- his powers existed beyond the domain of the Sith Lords.-- Encyclopedia: Son
So he's safe, and by extension, Abeloth's safe too. Vitiate is a tried and true Sith in origin and his powers originate from the Sith. That he changes bodies and official affiliation and claims to no longer be a Sith doesn't excuse him from that. The powers he wields are very much Sith powers.
Originally posted by SunRazer
After 2015? Quotes aren't passively retconned; they have to be explicitly retconned. That quote stands. Secondly, a quote in 2015 does name Sidious as the most powerful Sith Lord of all.Regardless, even if you want to play date games, you can't win. Darth Plagueis is established as the most powerful Sith Lord up to and of his time in 2012, which means he's stronger than vanilla SWTOR Vitiate. Valkorion is also stronger than vanilla SWTOR Vitiate, but that still suggests only relative parity between Plagueis and Valkorion. We also have TPM Palpatine > Plagueis from 2012 as well, so that kind of puts TPM Palpatine above Valkorion, to say nothing of RotS Sidious who enjoys thirteen years of continual growth over TPM Palpatine.
The Son is explicitly stated as possessing power beyond the domain of the Sith, so no, he doesn't use "Sith powers". Neither does Abeloth, whose powers come from the same sources as the Son and Daughter. They're safely excluded from Palpatine's accolade. Valkorion, on the other hand, is not.
You took his pathetic soul.
Originally posted by SunRazer
After 2015? Quotes aren't passively retconned; they have to be explicitly retconned. That quote stands. Secondly, a quote in 2015 does name Sidious as the most powerful Sith Lord of all.
Originally posted by SunRazer
Regardless, even if you want to play date games, you can't win. Darth Plagueis is established as the most powerful Sith Lord up to and of his time in 2012, which means he's stronger than vanilla SWTOR Vitiate.
Originally posted by SunRazer
Valkorion is also stronger than vanilla SWTOR Vitiate, but that still suggests only relative parity between Plagueis and Valkorion. We also have TPM Palpatine > Plagueis from 2012 as well, so that kind of puts TPM Palpatine above Valkorion, to say nothing of RotS Sidious who enjoys thirteen years of continual growth over TPM Palpatine.
Vitiate is technically Valkorion at some point between the events of novel and SWTOR. He deviated from the path of Sith after the events of novel.
Originally posted by SunRazer
The Son is explicitly stated as possessing power beyond the domain of the Sith, so no, he doesn't use "Sith powers". Neither does Abeloth, whose powers come from the same sources as the Son and Daughter. They're safely excluded from Palpatine's accolade. Valkorion, on the other hand, is not.
Abeloth has also demonstrated "Sith powers" in her exploits.
Valkorion has also demonstrated "Sith powers" in his exploits but some of his powers are not technically/logically "Sith powers." Such powers are simply identified as DARK in KoTFE and KoTET.
Originally posted by SunRazer
Per the old SW databank:So he's safe, and by extension, Abeloth's safe too. Vitiate is a tried and true Sith in origin and his powers originate from the Sith. That he changes bodies and official affiliation and claims to no longer be a Sith doesn't excuse him from that. The powers he wields are very much Sith powers.
1. This one:
With the galaxy now ripe for conquest, the Emperor has become the most powerful Sith Lord of all and a master of the Dark Side of the Force, ordering the extermination of the Jedi Order with the aid of his apprentice, the deadly Darth Vader.--Legends Epic Collection: The Empire Volume 1
Although it's April 2015 and KotFE was October 2015. But as I said, the date game isn't a valid one to play.
2. OOU statements are the indisputable ones. Besides, it goes hand-in-hand with Plagueis' IU claim that he was was unequaled in power in all of Sith history to his knowledge.
3. I'm treating the codex entry that says he grows stronger when he becomes Valkorion to refer to him after the Ziost incident. If you want to deprive him of any power growth since vanilla SWTOR, then that only proves that Plagueis > Vitiate.
4. I just posted the quote saying that the Son's power was beyond the domain of the Sith Lords. By proxy, Abeloth, whose power was also sourced from the Font of Power (and the Pool of Knowledge), is also beyond the domain of the Sith Lords. There is no dispute here.
Originally posted by SunRazer
1. This one:Although it's April 2015 and KotFE was October 2015. But as I said, the date game isn't a valid one to play.
That accolade takes Palpatine's political power into consideration alongwith his command of the Dark Side.
Originally posted by SunRazer
2. OOU statements are the indisputable ones. Besides, it goes hand-in-hand with Plagueis' IU claim that he was was unequaled in power in all of Sith history to his knowledge.
OOU statements are 'subjective interpretations' of developments in science fiction; they are like 'personal opinion' of an author or a publisher regarding developments in science fiction. For example, an OOU source identified Revan as a Jedi Knight during the events of novel. However, Revan is a Jedi Master at this point in time. OOU statements are not indisputable for developments in science fiction; they can be easily scrutinized instead.
Ask any writer why he chose in-universe conceit for a book pertaining to Star Wars.
Originally posted by SunRazer
3. I'm treating the codex entry that says he grows stronger when he becomes Valkorion to refer to him after the Ziost incident. If you want to deprive him of any power growth since vanilla SWTOR, then that only proves that Plagueis > Vitiate.
Valkorion (corporeal) > Vitiate as of Ziost. He packs all that power and then some.
Originally posted by SunRazer
4. I just posted the quote saying that the Son's power was beyond the domain of the Sith Lords. By proxy, Abeloth, whose power was also sourced from the Font of Power (and the Pool of Knowledge), is also beyond the domain of the Sith Lords. There is no dispute here.
Originally posted by Beniboybling
The Darth Plagueis blurb is written in universe you moron. Not that you aren't just making up rules anyway as previously discussed. 🙁
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/book-blurbs/
http://www.bookcovercafe.com/how-to-write-a-blurb-for-your-fiction-book/
And no! I have checked various discussions on different platforms to understand what constitutes in-universe and OOU and their relevance to work of fiction.