★ Top Fifteen Tournament #10 - Revan

He was preparing to make a break for the nearest hatchway when Mother Talzin called to him.

“Don’t leave us, Maul!”

He turned to see that she was on her feet, supported by one of the Nightsisters while the other was covering them.

“Maul!” Talzin repeated.

Confliction paralyzed him. Would his Master expect him to show sympathy? Even if the test had gone awry, Talzin might still be one of Sidious’ agents, and thus deserving of his help. Did the dark side of the Force ever permit self-sacrifice?

Cursing through his gritted teeth, he put his right arm through the bow and hooked it over his shoulder, then ran through a hail of blaster bolts to reach Talzin. Heaving her over his shoulder, he raced for the safety of the adjacent bay, the two Nightsisters steps behind.

“Our magicks don’t work in this sterile place,” Talzin said with abhorrence. “That’s why I could not sustain the illusion.”

Blaster bolts were ricocheting from the container. The two Nightsisters were returning fire.

“The illusion that nearly got all of us killed,” Maul said.

Talzin took her hand from the deep black-edged groove in her outer thigh and winced. Maul regarded the wound in stony silence. Black against red, like the zigzag markings on his face and head.

“On Dathomir I would be able to heal myself.”

DarthAnt66 wrote:VOTE REVAN

As I explain in A Case for the Neo-Antediluvians, Freedon Nadd is more powerful than Darth Tenebrous.

DarthAnt66 wrote:


D. Gethzerion's Disadvantage

[size=32]She doesn't have a lightsaber. The rules of the tournament--created by The Ellimist--uniquely favors powerful Force users with lightsaber skills over just powerful Force users:[/size]The new metric to rank characters will be the extent that Darth Malgus would need an amp to defeat them.[size=32] The extent that Malgus needs to be amped to defeat Gethzerion is just the extent needed to close the gap and strike her down without being overwhelmed. For Revan, closing the gap would just be [/size]the start[size=32] of the engagement. Malgus would then have to deal with him in sabers, his durability, his teleportation, his precog, and still his [/size][size=32]Force powers[/size][size=32] all intermixed. [/size]

[size=32]Altogether, Gethzerion--while incredibly powerful--has shown nothing to put her above Revan, let alone significantly. Revan's comparable or greater Force powers, coupled with Malgus' definitive far greater difficulty defeating him, ensures that he should get the #10 pick over her. Vote Revan.[/size]

ILS wrote:

DarthAnt66 wrote:VOTE REVAN

As I explain in A Case for the Neo-Antediluvians, Freedon Nadd is more powerful than Darth Tenebrous.

*cough*

As early as Act 1, the HoT was stated to be the most powerful member of the Jedi Order (Link) making the HoT superior to individuals such as Tol Braga and Act 1 Barsen'thor. Tol Braga was powerful enough to stalemate a member of the Dark Council in a duel which lasted for three days (Link). The HoT at this stage was powerful enough to defeat the Sith Lord Darth Angral in combat. Darth Angral was offered a seat on the Dark Council 20 years prior, after the Sacking of Coruscant. It's very likely that Angral grew considerably in this time as he was preparing for the moment where the war against the Jedi would begin anew (Link). Not only that, but it's also very likely that Angral was rage amped as of his battle against the HoT, as the HoT was the man who killed his son (Link). So as early as the end of Act 1 the HoT can be established to be above standard Dark Councilor tier power. And that's only the beginning. By the end of Act 2 the HoT was capable of stalemating Lord Scourge whereas in mid Act 2 Scourge is confident that he could've defeated both the HoT and the ex Dark Councilor Sajar simultaneously (Link), This demonstrates that the HoT has grown far beyond Dark Councilor tier power by the end of Act 2. Lord Scourge's status in the Sith Empire also corroborates the idea that EoAct 2 HoT is beyond DC tier power. His power is said to be so great that the Dark Council fears him (Link). Then by the end of Act 3, the HoT has grown so powerful that despite being on an enormously powerful nexus in Dromund Kaas, Act 3 Vitiate is stated to be no match for him (Link). Comparatively, Scourge admits that even he would be utterly dominated by Vitiate's power (Link). Thus, EoAct 3 HoT has grown far more powerful than even the DC++ power he wielded at the EoAct 2. Despite the enormous power that the HoT possesses by the end of Act 3, both Vitiate and Scourge assert that there is an enormous amount of untapped latent power in the HoT. Given that the average power of a Dark Councilor is unlikely to vary significantly across eras, it cannot be denied that parallels can be drawn between the absurd degree to which both Act 3 HoT and Revan Reborn scale wildly above DC tier power.

The Emperor rose to his feet, his robes smoking and singed where the lighting
had struck him. His black eyes flashed red, and he raised both hands high above
his head.
Revan knew he was gathering his power to unleash a swirling storm of pure
dark side energy, just as Nyriss had done. The Jedi quickly calculated his
options. Realizing he couldn’t close the gap between them quickly enough to
stop the assault, he gathered his own energy and spread his hands before him,
ready to catch and absorb the Emperor’s attack.
A dozen bolts of purple lightning arced from the Emperor toward him. Revan
tried to draw them in and contain them, but the Emperor was infinitely more
powerful than Darth Nyriss had ever been.
Revan’s body was engulfed in agony as the electricity coursed through his
body. His skin began to boil and blister, the flesh of his face melting and sticking
to the superheated metal of his mask as the Emperor poured more and more
power into him.

EmperorCaedus wrote:Originally, my vote came down to two contendors, Gethzerion and Exar Kun. Though the case for Gethzerion is definitely viable for future spots on this list, I found @LadyKulvax's case to be ironclad, which firmly puts Spirit Kun above Gethzerion. Then, Ant posted his Revan case. I found it to be great as well, but he uses the Malak > Kun quote. Obviously, if Malak was > Kun, then Revan would be miles ahead of Kun. After giving the Malak > Kun debate (DarthAnt66's reply to LadyKulvax) a reread, I have come to the conclusion that I no longer support the credibility of the Malak > Kun quote. Thus, I don't believe Revan can scale from Kun. 

Though Revan and Kun have their advantages and disadvantages when compared to one another, Due to the stipulations of this tourny (i.e, how much of an amp would Malgus need), Malgus would need a Kun+ amp because not only would he need the power to match Kun, he would need to take into account his haxx cortosis armor, and the vast amount of force knowledge/esoteric techniques Kun has that no other being in the mythos would have access to, that even gave Luke a run for his money when he learned all of the Banite techniques. So while Revan is definitely a serious contender, I have come to the conclusion that Kun is, simply put, more deserving of the #10 spot. 

I change my vote to Exar Kun

I'm still voting Gethzerion unless people suddenly change their opinions. I love voting for a winner.[hideedit]

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