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Darth Bane vs. nuclear explosion
Bane is in the range of a nuclear missile - 700 meters away from the point where the nuke will land. He senses the danger when he has one minute left. However , he can't pinpoint where the nuke will land. He just senses something big is going to hit near him.
The area is New York as of 2016. 11 PM, low traffic.
How can Darth Bane survive that? Can he find a place to hide? Can he use the Force to protect him? Is he fast enough to catch the nuke in Force grip when (and if) he sees it on the sky? Perhaps all of them in some manner?
Bonus round: There are 8 nukes that are going to target different unknown spots in the New York City. Bane senses the danger 90 seconds ahead. He has DoE Zannah with him and he can sacrifice her for any means.
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Sep 11th, 2016 04:23 PM
Ursumeles
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Bane dies. Horribly.
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Sep 11th, 2016 04:25 PM
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He probably can find some rudimentary shelter and use the force to shield him from both the heat and the rubble from the collapsed buildings.
Nuclear weapons are horribly overrated in popular wisdom.
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Sep 11th, 2016 05:06 PM
MythLord
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Bane can shield himself from the nuke, tbh.
I mean, child Zannah was shielding herself from nukes, and I doubt she's anywhere near prime Bane.
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Sep 11th, 2016 05:19 PM
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Sep 11th, 2016 05:26 PM
Ursumeles
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What feats has Bane, that come close to stomping Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
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Sep 11th, 2016 05:35 PM
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We're regarding Bane's defensive powers, not his offensives ones, tbh.
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Sep 11th, 2016 05:37 PM
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by MythLord
Bane can shield himself from the nuke, tbh.
I mean, child Zannah was shielding herself from nukes, and I doubt she's anywhere near prime Bane.
Really? Quote? Cause that's hella impressive.
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Sep 11th, 2016 05:37 PM
MythLord
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"The fires had killed most of the other bouncers. The survivors had all gone mad. All except Laa. Somehow Rain had saved her. She'd used the Force, shielding them both from the burning death and destruction, though she wasn't quite sure how she'd done it. It had just sort of .. . happened. Now she and Laa had nobody left but each other. "
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Sep 11th, 2016 05:46 PM
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by MythLord
Bane can shield himself from the nuke, tbh.
I mean, child Zannah was shielding herself from nukes, and I doubt she's anywhere near prime Bane.
Sep 11th, 2016 05:49 PM
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by MythLord
"The fires had killed most of the other bouncers. The survivors had all gone mad. All except Laa. Somehow Rain had saved her. She'd used the Force, shielding them both from the burning death and destruction, though she wasn't quite sure how she'd done it. It had just sort of .. . happened. Now she and Laa had nobody left but each other. "
Huh...well then. This from which book?
But that's....dang and she's untrained?
Hmm....nice.
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Sep 11th, 2016 05:49 PM
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These were nukes tho? Sounds like regular missiles or shit
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Sep 11th, 2016 05:49 PM
MythLord
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by Zenwolf
Huh...well then. This from which book?
But that's....dang and she's untrained?
Hmm....nice.
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Sep 11th, 2016 05:53 PM
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From what I'm reading, she shielded from a ship crashing and there was no nuclear bomb.
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Sep 11th, 2016 06:01 PM
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Um, what? She shielded herself from the Ruusanian Force Storm that was summoned by Bane and the Brohood.
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Sep 11th, 2016 06:06 PM
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by MythLord
Um, what? She shielded herself from the Ruusanian Force Storm that was summoned by Bane and the Brohood.
Yeah the thought bomb, but then at that point, the effect didn't seem that powerful since the shuttle wasn't destroyed. The shuttle then crashed and exploded and she shielded herself from that.
quote: The general made his move, lunging forward to try to end Kaan's life before he could unleash his ultimate weapon. He wasn't quick enough. The Dark Lord clapped his hands together sharply-and the thought bomb exploded.
In an instant every living soul in the cave was snuffed out of existence. Clothing, flesh, and bone were vaporized. The stalactites, the stalagmites, even the massive stone columns were reduced to clouds of dust. The rumbling echo of the blast rolled down every tunnel, crevice, and fissure leading out of the cavern as the destructive wave of energy began to spread.
Githany was trapped in the labyrinth of subterranean passages. In fleeing Kaan's ritual she had lost her bearings, and now she wandered aimlessly down kilometer after kilometer of natural tunnels as she searched in vain for an exit to the surface.
In the dim light of her glow rod she saw a small opening on her left and followed it for many meters before it came to a dead end. Shouting out a curse, she turned and made her way back again.
She was furious. Furious at Kaan for bringing the Brotherhood to the brink of destruction. Furious at herself for following him there. And furious at Bane. There was no doubt in her mind that he had somehow orchestrated all this. He had manipulated Kaan and the rest of the Brotherhood, driving them toward their own destruction. Yet that betrayal wasn't what enraged her. Bane had abandoned her. He'd cast her aside with the others, leaving her to die while he went off to rebuild the Sith.
Ahead of her the tunnel branched in two directions. She paused, drawing on the Force to heighten her senses in the hope she might find some hint as to which path to take. At first there was nothing. Then she caught the faintest whisper of a breeze coming from the tunnel on the left. The air smelled fresh and clean: it led to the surface!
As she raced up the passage, her frustration and rage fell away. She was going to survive! The uneven ground began to slope sharply upward, and she could see a hint of natural light far in the distance. She redoubled her efforts, and her thoughts turned to how she would exact her revenge.
She would have to be subtle and cunning. She had underestimated Bane too many times in the past. This time she would be patient, not striking until she was certain the moment was right.
The first step was to find him and offer to be his apprentice. There was no doubt in her mind he would accept. He needed someone to serve him; it was the way of the dark side. She would learn at his feet, subjugating herself to his will. It might take years, maybe decades, but in time he would teach her everything he knew. Only then, after all his secrets were hers, would she turn on him. She would become the Master and take an apprentice of her own.
Escape was less than fifty meters away when Githany felt the first effects of the thought bomb. It began with a trembling in the ground. Her initial instinct was fear of a groundquake or cave-in that would bury her beneath tons of dirt and stones within sight of the surface. But when she felt the power of the dark side rushing up the passage toward her, she realized she was about to suffer a far more horrible fate. Those at the epicenter of the blast had been vaporized. Caught on the fringes of the thought bomb's radius, Githany was not so lucky. The wave of pure dark side energy swept over her an instant later. It tore through her like some terrible wind, sucking the essence of life from her body and ripping her spirit from its corporeal shell. Her flesh withered and shrank, her beautiful features mummified before she even had time to scream. And then, as quickly as it had come, the wave had passed. For one frozen moment her lifeless husk stood in perfect balance, before it toppled and struck the ground, disintegrating into ash.
On the surface many kilometers away, Farfalla and the other Jedi felt the ground shake, and they knew their general was no more. A moment later their minds erupted with the tortured screams of the Jedi and Sith caught up in the blast, their life-force ripped away and sucked into the vacuum at the heart of the blast.
Many of the Jedi wept in anguish, understanding how great the sacrifice of their fallen comrades had been. The spirits of the dead were bound for all eternity, forever frozen in stasis.
Master Valenthyne Farfalla, now the leader of what remained of the Army of Light, felt the sorrow as deeply as any of them. But this was not the time for grief. With General Hoth's passing, the burden of command was his to bear, and there were things that still needed to be done.
"Captain Haduran, assemble a team," he ordered. "We're going to search the area in and around the tunnels for survivors." He knew no living creature could have withstood the power of the thought bomb, but it was possible a few of the Sith might have fled before the detonation. After all that had been sacrificed, he had no intention of letting any of the Brotherhood escape.
The captain gave him a quick salute and turned to go. Just before he left Farfalla added, "And have your troops keep an eye out for the bouncers. The last Sith ritual drove them to madness. Who knows what this one did to them."
"And if we spot them, sir?"
"Shoot to kill."
Many kilometers in the opposite direction, Darth Bane also felt the reverberations of the blast. He sensed the wave of dark side energy pass over him, strong enough to leave him shivering even at this distance. Once it was gone he reached out with the Force to seek out any who might have escaped. As he expected, he felt nothing. They were all gone: Kaan, Kopecz, Githany ... all of them.
The Brotherhood of Darkness had been purged. As far as the Jedi knew, the Sith were now extinct. Bane intended to keep it that way.
He was the only Dark Lord of the Sith, the last of his kind. The burden of rebuilding the order would fall to him. But this time he would do it right. Instead of many there would be only two: one Master and one apprentice. One to embody the power, and one to crave it.
To survive, the Sith had to vanish, becoming creatures of myth, legend, and nightmares. Hidden from the eyes of the Jedi, they could seek out the lost secrets of the dark side until its full power was theirs to command. Only then-once victory over their enemies was certain-would they tear aside the veil of shadows and reveal themselves.
The path ahead would be long and difficult. It might take years or decades before they could strike at the light once more. Perhaps even centuries. But Bane was patient; he understood what was to come and what must be done. Though he himself might not live to see the triumph of the dark side, those who followed him would carry on his legacy. Someday in the distant future, the Republic would fall and the Jedi would perish, and the entire galaxy would bow down to a Dark Lord of the Sith. It was inevitable; it was the way of the dark side.
Satisfied that his work on Ruusan was done, he began the long hike to where he had hidden his ship. He knew the remaining Jedi would come looking for survivors, but by the time they arrived he would be long gone.
Still, one thing troubled him. In order for all this to come to pass he had to find a suitable apprentice. One strong in the Force, but not yet tainted by the teachings of the Jedi. Somewhere he needed to find a child worthy of becoming heir to all the power of the dark side.
EPILOGUE
Rain stirred in her sleep, yet didn't wake. Someone was calling to her, but she didn't want to answer. In her dreams she could imagine she was still back home with her cousins, enjoying a simple but happy life. If she woke, she knew she'd have to face the truth: that life was gone forever.
One wing of the ship had sheared away and suddenly she was falling. The smoking wreckage of the shuttle became a speck in the sky above her as it spiraled off out of control and she fell down, down, down until
He had told them he was taking them to Ruusan, where they would become Jedi. Only that never happened. Their shuttle had been attacked as soon as they entered the atmosphere. What occurred next was just a blur, but she remembered an explosion and screams. One wing of the ship had sheared away and suddenly she was falling. The smoking wreckage of the shuttle became a speck in the sky above her as it spiraled off out of control and she fell down, down, down until
Rain, wake!
Laa! Laa had saved her, and it was Laa who was calling to her now. Slowly she opened her eyes and sat up, still groggy.
Bad dreams coming.
Rain frowned, trying to figure out exactly what Laa was trying to tell her. Sometimes when the bouncers talked about dreams they actually meant something else. Sometimes it was as if the bouncers had visions of the future. She remembered what Laa had said just before the entire forest had exploded in flames: Bad dreams, Rain. Death dreams.
The fires had killed most of the other bouncers. The survivors had all gone mad. All except Laa. Somehow Rain had saved her. She'd used the Force, shielding them both from the burning death and destruction, though she wasn't quite sure how she'd done it.
Unless I missed something prior?
But there was no nuclear bomb.
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Sep 11th, 2016 06:09 PM
MythLord
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It was the Force Storm on Ruusan that she shielded herself from, honey.
Rain's ship got shot down and she got saved by Laa far before the Thought Bomb was even detonated, and we don't see her any time after the Force Storm itself. I believe the comic also notes this.
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Sep 11th, 2016 06:12 PM
Zenwolf
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by MythLord
It was the Force Storm on Ruusan that she shielded herself from.
Rain's ship got shot down and she got saved by Laa far before the Thought Bomb was even detonated, and we don't see her any time after the Force Storm itself. I believe the comic also notes this.
The Epilogue was before the Thought Bomb? What story does that?
But then where's the full quote about the Force Storm?
At any rate, it wasn't a nuke and I'm kinda disappointed.
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Sep 11th, 2016 06:17 PM
MythLord
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A Force Storm that ravaged groups of Jedi, and destroyed most of the forests should be equivalent to a nuke, ngl.
Anyways, the Epilogue details what happened to Rain after we last saw her, which is when the Force Storm is unleashed, IIRC. She shielded herself and Laa from the fires of the Storm.
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Sep 11th, 2016 06:20 PM
Deronn Solo
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Destroying fodder Jedi and a forest isn't nuke level, lmao.
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