Vong Krayt vs A'Sharad Hett

Krayt as of Vector. A'Sharad Hett as of fighting Kenobi.

Who wins, by what margin, and why? No "X wins" posts pls.

Krayt.

Impossible to quantify Krayt's weakness as of Legacy, so a feat comparison is needed. I'm inclined to take Hett's performance against Kenobi as superior to any of Krayt's feats in that timeframe, though logically that doesn't add up.

Hett's best feat if I recall is pushing Obi-Wan a two years after ROTS (you can decide for yourselves how out of practice he would have been). While very impressive, I'd say Vong Krayt could still beat him.

BreakofDawn wrote:Hett's best feat if I recall is pushing Obi-Wan a two years after ROTS (you can decide for yourselves how out of practice he would have been). While very impressive, I'd say Vong Krayt could still beat him.

He wasn't out of practise at all. Stated in the novel.

Well in terms of his combat skills:

“I completed training as both Jedi and Sith. I honed my skills in the Clone Wars and I’ve killed thousands of opponents since then.”

—Darth Krayt


“Krayt perfected his combat techniques over many decades and his skills with telekinesis and Sith lightning far outstripped those of any Sith of his era.”

—Star Wars Insider #113

In terms of Force mastery/power, he gained "a great deal of strength in the Force", and compared his transformation at the hands of Vong to going from an apprentice to a master.

“It was presumed that Hett had died during the execution of Order 66. In reality, he had taken the destruction of the Jedi Order to give in to and explore his emotions. Over time, he gained a great deal of strength in the Force, much of which came from collections of Sith lore he discovered in his travels to Korriban. Following the guidance found in an ancient Sith holocron, he eventually gave himself over to the power of the dark side, and became the Dark Lord known as Darth Krayt, a name honoring one of Tatooine’s most formidable predators.”

—The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

“A’Sharad died on that Vong ship. Darth Krayt was born and returned to Korriban -- first as an apprentice to Xoxaan, ready to embrace the way of the Sith -- then as a master prepared to create a new order.”

—Darth Krayt

So yeah, the question is how bad exactly was he being hindered by these things. Was he able to let out his true power over short, intense periods of time? Was he constantly hampered with engaging in combat making the effect more pronounced? I believe the answer is a mix of both. He's no doubt far more knowledgeable, skilled, masterful, experienced and powerful now, and he himself believes he's more capable at the time he's fighting Cade than when he was a Jedi.

Yeah, in terms of pure technical skill, Vector Krayt seems to have the advantage. However, I'm not convinced being 2x of Muur makes him powerful enough to beat someone who could seriously pressure RotS Kenobi. Perhaps his mastery and knowledge will net him the win though, don't know.

Are you trying to give Kulvax a brain aneurysm with that post?