Plagueis acknowledges his semi-success in the novel in terms of immortality but still considers it a failure compared to his own goals. It hints that Vitiate was ahead of the rest, but Plagueis and Sidious were destined to surpass even him. If we're being honest, the main point of the novel is to depict how Sidious and Plagueis had surpassed all the Sith that came before them. Beyond that, I'm pretty sure that there isn't a medium where the duo's opinion of Vitiate is revealed.
Originally posted by Sinious
Plagueis acknowledges his semi-success in the novel in terms of immortality but still considers it a failure compared to his own goals. It hints that Vitiate was ahead of the rest, but Plagueis and Sidious were destined to surpass even him. If we're being honest, the main point of the novel is to depict how Sidious and Plagueis had surpassed all the Sith that came before them. Beyond that, I'm pretty sure that there isn't a medium where the duo's opinion of Vitiate is revealed.
This. The only mention of Vitiate Sidious makes is in Book of the Sith, and that's not even about him but Malgus, when Palpatine states Malgus was one of Vitiate's best warriors.
But if I were to guess:
Originally posted by The Merchant
Probs thought he was a loser like Exar Kun.
Originally posted by Azronger
This. The only mention of Vitiate Sidious makes is in Book of the Sith, and that's not even about him but Malgus, when Palpatine states Malgus was one of Vitiate's best warriors.
The fact that in a chronicle of people who rank among Sheev's most powerful and important predecessors he only deigns to mention Failkorion once seems pretty telling.
He didn't think much of him at all.
Originally posted by The_Tempest
The fact that in a chronicle of people who rank among Sheev's most powerful and important predecessors he only deigns to mention Failkorion once seems pretty telling.He didn't think much of him at all.
Yeah, seems he had more respect for Malgus than he did for Failkorion. Pretty telling indeed.
Originally posted by XSUPREMEXSKILLZ
Or Valk carried all his secrets to the grave 🙂🙂🙂
Dark Empire Sourcebook
Canonically, the Emperor knows "all the greatest lore of the Dark Side," so either he has access to Failkorion's secrets of something even greater. Either possibility renders Failkorion insignificant, as on top of that, Palpatine "plumbed depths of darkness unknown before," solidifying his position as Failkorion's superior.
Originally posted by Azronger
Dark Empire SourcebookCanonically, the Emperor knows "all the greatest lore of the Dark Side," so either he has access to Failkorion's secrets of something even greater. Either possibility renders Failkorion insignificant, as on top of that, Palpatine "plumbed depths of darkness unknown before," solidifying his position as Failkorion's superior.
And yet, Palpatine doesn't know how to transfer his spirit from a dark focal point to another like Freedon Nadd. It's safe to state that all these "sources" are concerned only about Palpatine's character and not about particular characters like Vitiate.
Originally posted by RealistRacism
Wait, Palpatine knows "all the greatest lore of the Dark Side" created before 1998? Dated sourcebook is dated.
Yeah - but these Sheevites love to pretend the fact that Palpatine has them just because they were, in-universe, post-Vitiate. They fail to understand that when Tom Veitch wrote Dark Empire Palpatine, he had no idea about what was to come.
You cannot state a writer's or character's respective official statements as true without taking in account when they were written. Dark Empire Palpatine's "super knowledge" holds no candle to "modern" Sith Lords.
Originally posted by AzrongerDark Empire Sourcebook
Canonically, the Emperor knows "all the greatest lore of the Dark Side," so either he has access to Failkorion's secrets of something even greater. Either possibility renders Failkorion insignificant, as on top of that, Palpatine "plumbed depths of darkness unknown before," solidifying his position as Failkorion's superior.
Palpatine most likely 'assumed' that he knew everything, but this is not true. I see that DE Sourcebook statement in this light.
By the way:
In his relentless pursuit of immortality, the Emperor explored the most sinister, uncharted depths of the dark side.
From (Star Wars: The Old Republic: Encyclopedia)