Talzin held her own against Mace in sabers, while being weakened. Sidious stomped her in sabers, but she wasn't in her own body, so that outcome might be debatable. Anyway, she did very well against Sidious in a Force battle and fought him nearly as equal (nearly, coz I believe, that he was overpowering her at the end, a moment before she recieved support from Maul). That's something that Vader, in my opinion, is not capable of.
Originally posted by VitiateNo reasoning, it is pretty obvious you have no idea what Talzin is capable of.
Vader wins.
Originally posted by McP
Talzin held her own against Mace in sabers, while being weakened. Sidious stomped her in sabers, but she wasn't in her own body, so that outcome might be debatable. Anyway, she did very well against Sidious in a Force battle and fought him nearly as equal (nearly, coz I believe, that he was overpowering her at the end, a moment before she recieved support from Maul). That's something that Vader, in my opinion, is not capable of.
FWIW; Promotional images show Talzin’s protection bubble being strong enough to deflect lightsaber blades. We know she’s fully capable of dissipating at will, and we know raw power wise she has the ability to contend with Sidious. Adding to this, she’s shown capability in duelling, pushing Windu back. Even if she’s not a phenomenal duellist (and seeing as lower Nightsisters have been toted as Council level duellists, she’s probably good) she has the skillset to completely negate Vader’s advantages.
She only died because she refused to abandon Maul, that was Sidious’s entire plan, he knew he couldn’t kill her without forcing her to make that choice. If this is full power Talzin as we know her, she takes this.