AncientPower
Unfortunately, due to a single loss in Revan the respect for the Exile has dropped massively. This thread will rectify not only misinterpreted events in the novel, but also establish just how powerful the Exile actually is.
Before we get into the major events of the novel, let's establish just how powerful Meetra was. Even as of the Mandalorian Wars, Revan considers the Exile his most tactically gifted and potentially powerful ally, giving her half of his forces. Before becoming far greater than his greatest expectations.
In fact, the Jedi Exile becomes more powerful than Darth Traya:
By this point, after killing Traya, she's even capable of hauling a ship out of Malachor V's orbit to escape.
Just a reminder of how immensely difficult that is:
Contrary to popular belief, the Exile spends years after defeating the Triumvirate to train the reborn Jedi Order. Providing her years of growth after this fact.
More than that, Lord Scourge states that Revan, the Exile and the Hero of Tython are the greatest Jedi he's ever known:
Scourge has no shortage of experience with powerful Jedi:
Indeed, the Exile was a true powerhouse:
It's even said Surik may have been as skilled as Revan in combat:
So why was Meetra Surik so underwhelming in Revan? Some claim it is the hasty way in which it was written. Others claim the KotOR era characters are overhyped. The truth in fact, is that many have simply neglected to analyse the Darth Nyriss battle.
First we need to take into account the environment:
So Dromund Kaas, even after four thousand years of abandonment was an extremely powerful dark side nexus. Dromund Kaas during Revan had numerous such sites across Kaas city:
Now, onto the Nyriss fight:
So in dodging the Force lightning, they allowed her to take them off-guard. An advantage in momentum, not skill.
She leapt inbetween Scourge and Surik before they could recover and went on the offensive, taking advantage of the earlier forfeit.
So as opposed to being outskilled, Darth Nyriss' Force augmented strength forced the Exile to her knees. On a dark side nexus of such power, that's unsurprising.
This is one of the most important parts in the fight, Meetra is stated to erect a barrier in the same manner as Nyriss. Which is to mean instinctively and without a gesture. What's important is that this was only a Force barrier, a defensive technique not designed for such attacks. Even Tutaminis is very difficult to use successfully against Force lightning for the most powerful Jedi.
In short, the arguments used against her are largely misrepresentation and a general overestimation of how much an advantage Nyriss had.
Before we get into the major events of the novel, let's establish just how powerful Meetra was. Even as of the Mandalorian Wars, Revan considers the Exile his most tactically gifted and potentially powerful ally, giving her half of his forces. Before becoming far greater than his greatest expectations.
In fact, the Jedi Exile becomes more powerful than Darth Traya:
By this point, after killing Traya, she's even capable of hauling a ship out of Malachor V's orbit to escape.
Just a reminder of how immensely difficult that is:
Contrary to popular belief, the Exile spends years after defeating the Triumvirate to train the reborn Jedi Order. Providing her years of growth after this fact.
More than that, Lord Scourge states that Revan, the Exile and the Hero of Tython are the greatest Jedi he's ever known:
Scourge has no shortage of experience with powerful Jedi:
Indeed, the Exile was a true powerhouse:
It's even said Surik may have been as skilled as Revan in combat:
So why was Meetra Surik so underwhelming in Revan? Some claim it is the hasty way in which it was written. Others claim the KotOR era characters are overhyped. The truth in fact, is that many have simply neglected to analyse the Darth Nyriss battle.
First we need to take into account the environment:
So Dromund Kaas, even after four thousand years of abandonment was an extremely powerful dark side nexus. Dromund Kaas during Revan had numerous such sites across Kaas city:
Now, onto the Nyriss fight:
So in dodging the Force lightning, they allowed her to take them off-guard. An advantage in momentum, not skill.
She leapt inbetween Scourge and Surik before they could recover and went on the offensive, taking advantage of the earlier forfeit.
So as opposed to being outskilled, Darth Nyriss' Force augmented strength forced the Exile to her knees. On a dark side nexus of such power, that's unsurprising.
This is one of the most important parts in the fight, Meetra is stated to erect a barrier in the same manner as Nyriss. Which is to mean instinctively and without a gesture. What's important is that this was only a Force barrier, a defensive technique not designed for such attacks. Even Tutaminis is very difficult to use successfully against Force lightning for the most powerful Jedi.
In short, the arguments used against her are largely misrepresentation and a general overestimation of how much an advantage Nyriss had.