Okay, so I'm only answering this mainly because I'm going back and re reading some old stuff along with the reviews for it. There seems to be some arguing in my reviews for Revan vs Starkiller and, while I'm fine with that and its not like I don't enjoy the debating, I just want to put my own comments for the individual subjects.
First off, Revan is not the strongest force user in star wars. He is VERY powerful and above most, but like I said in the fic, it is a subject up for debate. He IS actually stronger than the hero of Tython and the Sith Emperor, for a couple reasons. Firstly, the Hero of Tython's claim to fame is defeating the emperor one on one whereas Revan failed the kill the emperor, however that doesn't hold ground due to Revan's loss being the result of his ally's betrayal AND the fact that it is shown that, had the fight played out as he planned, he would have won. Also, the Hero of Tython was facing a weakened version of the Emperor, not the real one since he survives. Revan also faces an entire group of fighters, all on the same level of power as the Hero of Tython, and he still gets away unharmed. Trust me, the writers know how much we love Revan, and they know that they should never put a nameless character over him, because that's why he's still around.
Second, the Emperor is not nearly as powerful as originally thought. Yes, he's pretty powerful, but the claim of him taking force away from a planet is actually nothing. It was a sith ritual that utilized dozens of backup sith and took place over multiple days. Since rituals speak nothing of true power, that goes to show the Emperor just has knowledge. It also stated that the emperor was of average power, but increased his ability through such rituals, which is why he is not as strong as, say, Palpatine, because the Emperor's power is not his own. Yes, he defeated Revan and Malak at first, but let's be honest. Malak is roughly a 12th as strong as Revan, since he gets about 11 or so recharges and still loses, and Revan got much stronger since. The Emperor never trained his ability and stayed at a stagnant level. Revan got stronger before facing him again, and that fight was indeed in his favor for the most part.
Those saying that Revan is the most powerful because he has a religion around him? Yeah, a lot of sith lords have that same claim. A lot of them are a hell of a lot weaker too. That argument holds no grounds.
Most of the sith lords people assume are stronger draw the majority of their power from, gasp, sith rituals, meaning their actual fighting power is not a part of the equation. Back to the Emperor, go look up the Youtube comparison between Palpatine and the Sith Emperor of ALL their abilities. Palps wins, and so does a lot of people. Sith sorcery does not equal power, it equals chanting for hours to get something that equates to false power.
I will admit, Exar Kun was EXTREMELY powerful. HOWEVER, force ghosts are far more powerful than their original selves. Kun did face Luke and win at one point. . . entirely for that reason. Force ghosts power far exceeds their original power along with giving themselves various properties that make them far far harder to face than any living person. Obi-wan became far more powerful because he was one with the force and not having to draw on them with medicloreons.(I don't know how to spell it. . . and yes, they are canon. Some characters just choose not to believe in them while others do. It's weird.) So Kun's ghost beating Luke, while an impressive feat, is not an accurate representation of his living power as a person, though that is also a subject of debate and I could be proven wrong, but at this time, no. Luke still holds the title.
Tulak Hord is a badass, by the way, but far from strongest. He had his most powerful enemy assassinated because he feared his power and he also claimed power through force sorcery, which gives him most of his feats. He WAS an excellent duelist, but then again nearly every famous character with a lightsaber can claim that. . . and they do. MALAK is considered one of the greater duelists of his time, and lightsaber combat only evolves as time passes and more styles are made, so Hord, while great, could not have mastered certain styles which would put him at a great disadvantage. His force power, while significant I'm sure, needs to be directly shown to us. Also, he pulled a ship the size of the Endar Spire out of the sky, not orbit, which the Endar Spire was. . . . . underwhelming in terms of size to other things, like a star destroyer, which is why Starkiller's feat is much higher. So great duelist and pretty powerful, but not the best in either.
Revan, as much as I love him, did not create Vaapad LOL. Mace Windu did. JUYO was around for millenia, but Windu and Sora Bulg were the creators of Vaapad. No one before them had it or Shatterpoint.
So to sum up.
Luke over Exar Kun until shown otherwise through living fighting or given a better list of feats.
Revan over Tython Hero, again, Revan faced an entire group on the same calibre and lived plus the hero faced a weakened Emperor, not the real thing.
Revan over Emperor under Palpatine, so Emperor not nearly as strong as we think. His power is entirely a credit due to the sorcery aspect, which does not equate.
Other sith lords under Revan until we get a full story/movie/game clearly showing their power to be on that level.
Luke over Revan. Revan's power is still debate worthy, and is more than likely still below Luke. We won't know until Revan gets a clear show of his power, which more than likely won't occur in the foreseeable future.
This is just a list going off the feats of powers and the natures of their powers. Some of it could end up being wrong if, say, a new cinematic clearly shows a Sith lord wipe out black holes on his OWN power or shows Revan do something to clearly define his power.
Yes, my information is accurate. No, Sith sorcery doesn't count as power. As such, most of the old age sith lords are not anywhere near the level of power we think. Again, look up the Palpatine v Emperor video. But again, I could be proven wrong if the information or movie,game, or whatever comes out to SHOW us directly. Until then, we just have feats and power natures. Nothing more.
