Which Star Wars Faction has the BEST SITH LORD? | Star Wars Factions Compared

[@EckhartsLadder]

Hey all, hope you enjoyed! This is episode 5 of Factions Compared week, see the other videos here: kzbin.info/aero/PLPcRSJDFb1lmo6-nozrjDOimQeu1DASih

[@aaronkellyuk]

EckhartsLadder Could you do Empires compared?

[@dylanwhite5575]

EckhartsLadder hey can you do a top 5 most powerful mini Lego Star destroyers

[@Funkography]

And Vitiate’s face and body never succumbed to dark side degradation of the user unlike Sidious, Malgus, Snoke, etc.

[@bobbyweinberg7543]

and now, may the fourth be with you ;)

[@sithlord906]

EckhartsLadder can you do a vs battle with Palpatine's galactic empire vs The Sith emperor Ethetnal empire.

[@ChaosLORDish]

"My ascendance is inevitable. A day, a year, a millennium--it matters not. I hold the patience of stone and the will of stars." - Vitiate, Dark Lord of the Sith, Sith Emperor, Immortal Emperor, Dragon of Zakuul.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

Dickhead. Ruiner of Source Material. Shitty Palpatine rip-off. Thankfully, non-canon. Hopefully, stays that way.

[@somerandomperson7431]

@@fuzzydunlop7928 His story is amazing ngl

[@Kalenz1234]

He calls it patience. I call it being manipulated by Revan into inactivity ;)

[@kazukid8027]

Was that last one made up?

[@kazukid8027]

@@fuzzydunlop7928 bruh chill have you played swtor I haven’t met a person who didn’t like him

[@darthvader4594]

I'm going with the sith emperor,that dude just built TWO empires in his life,not to mention he contantly gave a middle finger to death.

[@robertnelson9599]

Yeah, but I wonder how he would fair in a one-on-one with Palpatine?

[@TOXSGhost]

Robert Nelson tbf they are pretty much on par with each other with the slight edge to sidous, neither would draw light sabers cause both hate it, it probably just depend on the variables at play during their fight

[@jakealter5504]

The Ghost One x I wouldn’t say that they’re on par since palpatine was confirmed the most powerful sith to have ever lived both in legends and cannon

[@TOXSGhost]

Jake Alter yeah but that don't mean that that vitate can't be on Sidiouses level, that only means that palps in stronger but that don't mean massively.

[@thetrolton2464]

sidious in the movies couldn't kill Luke when he tried, and he had about 7-8 seconds to do it before Vader stopped him, while the sith emperor killed 5 Jedi Masters without paying them any attention. ALSO Luke was only on the level of a Jedi knight at this time...

[@jshaw3793]

staying in power Vitiate 1,500 years Palpatine 20 years Krayt 7 years Sadow not even a year lol

[@solaryx6369]

It's not the same power. The Second Sith Empire + The Eternal Empire didn't habe the superficie of the Galactic Empire for example

[@justinlacek1481]

You're comparing how long vitiate was in control of his own empire to how long sidious and Krayt were in control of the entire galaxy

[@ashique5942]

@@justinlacek1481 all sith want to rule the galaxy but vitiate want to destroy the entire galaxy and consume their life force to basically to become a god mate

[@paulwilliams2024]

Stupid comment Palpatine control the whole galaxy Vitiate never did that

[@spencercarruth9706]

@@paulwilliams2024 The Eternal Empire was way ahead of the Galactic Empire, for a number of reasons. First off, the Eternal Fleet is far greater than anything the Imperial Navy has, especially when combined with the Gravestone. Secondly, the Eternal Empire did in fact control the entire galaxy, at least for a time. Thirdly, total control is not the be all end all. Part of the reason why the Galactic Empire crumbled relatively quickly is due to the almost impossible task of securing things beyond your initial borders….just ask the Roman Empire how that went. The military tribute route used by Arcann was actually a pretty decent system, and something the Persian Empire used to great effect.

[@vahlen5281]

Vitiate once killed his Dark Council, 12 of the most powerful Sith Lords at that time, without breaking a sweat or having to move one step. He subjugated Revan, one of the most powerful Jedi/Sith in the entire SW history, two times without having too much trouble. He rendered two planets completely lifeless to the point where not even the Force itself remained. He built two massive and powerful empires and governed them simultaneously through his host bodies. Speaking of them, he could literally be at dozens of places at the same time by inhabiting the bodies of other people. He survived at least three corporal deaths in SWTOR Last and not least, he was THE Sith who came as close to achieving immortality as one can come without actually being immortal. While I like Palpatine, for me, he will always remain the Sith who got thrown down a reactor shaft by a one-handed, asthmatic and crippled old man in a black leather suit. His ability to scheme and manipulate puts everybody to shame, but his fighting resumee is somewhat dodgy in some cases. Also, we know literally nothing about Palpatine´s strategic and tactical capabilities (aside from his battle meditation), while Vitiate coordinated the first war against the Republic more or less on his own, which resulted in the Treaty of Coruscant that greatly benefitted the Sith Empire. So while both canon and legends claim that Sidious is the most powerful Sith of all time (albeit the term "powerful" is somewhat vague and open to interpretation), I personally like to believe that Vitiate is at least his equal, if not even more "powerful" in certain aspects.

[@yomumma7803]

V I T I A T E I S K I N G

[@liamwhatever7146]

Vahlen Vitiate did a lot more evil stuff too, which makes him best sith in my view.

[@ATunnel1]

Vitiate is a trash Sith and too damn overrated. He relied on rituals and magic. He is one of the shittiest characters in EU.

[@ATunnel1]

Mark doesn't change the fact that he is a weakling.

[@jedibattlemasterkos]

@@ATunnel1 Sidious didn't need stupid rituals to be as powerful as he was. The man didnt need rituals to life wipe planets.

[@sacredbeastzenon]

Darth Krayt is so underrated. By the way, he healed himself of the Vong infection. The fact that he fought alongside Grandmaster Luke against Abeloth should matter greatly.

[@aamirrazak3467]

sacredbeastzenon tbh I thought it was cool how he teamed up w Luke to defeat Abeloth

[@Marcusjnmc]

Krayt at the very end certainly stepped up, but he was never really on the level of Vitiate or Sidious, the force was simply far too influenced by the ghosts of Skywalkers during his time so that he just couldn't grasp hold of as much raw power in the force to pin under his influence as Sidous or Vitiate managed, & so his peak of power is less than their's even with an arguably comparable base of power to build up from.

[@williamryder8497]

sacredbeastzenon I still wouldn't put him above Sidious or Vitiate.

[@sacredbeastzenon]

@@williamryder8497 Well, I would put Krayt about Sidious and Vitiate. Can we at least agree that Grandmaster Luke Skywalker stomps Sidious and Vitiate?

[@bbc5634]

sacredbeastzenon agreed. Grandmaster Luke Skywalker was the most powerful force wielder to ever live Jedi and sith alike.

[@schmidtyfilms9592]

Lmao loved the thing with the dog at the end

[@jesusislord229]

Mr. Schmidty I wish I had a channel he needs to keep that

[@jamesdavis9036]

What's the song? I really like it

[@AlexTheDadGamer]

@@jamesdavis9036 Home - Resonance

[@GodOfPlague]

Yeah musical doggo is the best.

[@gigipeedee]

so this is where it began

[@MagicSpud]

Love the new background with the capital ships.

[@suddenshotty]

The ships go past a bit fast in my opinion, apart from that I think its great!

[@brockgundich]

This definitely has to go to Tenebrae/ vitate also love your recent changes with the sound wave bars and new background

[@brockgundich]

jlattimore 674 no he is a bit op, but in legends most characters were op tbh

[@lilcolgatevert3715]

@jlattimore 674 Not really, Darth Sidious is easily beyond him. Darth Plagueis, Darth Krayt (legacy), Darth Malak, Knightfall Vader*, Darth Caedus were definitely on his level with some likely being his superior [KF].

[@lilcolgatevert3715]

Well until he became Valkorion, then he's above them and close to Sidious's level by Revenge of the Sith/ANH

[@mudamudaok4025]

Lil Colgate Vert valkorion fucked 12 sith without movement

[@LokiTheClever]

Vitate kind of got nerfed by the plot they made him too unbeatable kind of similar to like if Exar Kun managed to perform the ritual he was planning without a hitch.

[@mateuszborkowski22]

The ships going in and out are weirdly hypnotizing. I like them

[@kazukid8027]

Krayt: durable, good knowledge, and skillful with the lightsaber, kinda conquered the galaxy Palpatine: very powerful, great knowledge, cunning, conquered the galaxy, manipulating, Naga sadow: very basic he was one of the first sith but keep in mind they just don’t have the same knowledge for the future sith but still strong. Valkorian: basically immortal, made 2 extremely successful empires, very powerful, extensive knowledge from 1500 years of life, could be in multiple places at once, and just ruthless.

[@commandercody7483]

10:56 best scene of the video :)

[@No-zl3ui]

commandercody 7 the time has come Execute order 66

[@speedweed9658]

That ending... MAGNIFICENT

[@chad9015]

*MALIFICENT

[@darthsonic4135]

Doggo: FATHER, PLEEEEEEEEASE!!!!!!!!

[@sc_art5408]

Darth Binks?

[@amandag.6186]

Star Commander heck no

[@beebeenyneeee7692]

He would take on all these sith as if they were mosquitos

[@amandag.6186]

Star Commander whoever thought of Darth jar jar in the first place deserved to be on star killer base

[@amandag.6186]

Some guy: but starkiller base exploded and became a star. Me: exactly

[@ibrahimjamadar]

Shut up

[@rapturus7098]

EckhartsLadder is the Best Sith Lord. :D Too bad no factions has him

[@a.morphous66]

He is independent. He needs no faction to take over the galaxy.

[@timbartschwolfman]

Bookhead714 That's true Eckharts Ladder is the best

[@darthgus]

Dread Master Raptus What do you mean, "no factions"? His faction is the Earth Empire! lol

[@ChaoticBattleCamel]

I pledge my loyalty to Eckhart’s faction.

[@Linki8uu]

I think of him as more of a grey Jedi one that uses light and dark side powers but still has good morals

[@ValWasTakenWasTaken]

The ending is already 66/10 but that doge part just made it even better

[@TheFoxfires]

A good reveal for The Last Jedi could've been Snoke as Emperor Vitiate. That would explain all the references to the Unknown Regions in the new canon.

[@blackshogun272]

They could've revealed that what was happening in The Sequel Trilogy was the doing of a returned Valkorian. Everything we've seen so far is the machinations of Valkorian toying with the mind of Cade Skywalker in a coma! Dude, the fact that Valkorian just decided to wait eons just to rise again and strike at the most powerful being in the Star Wars Legacy timeline, a Skywalker 😎

[@Saiaxs]

The Unknown Regions isn’t the same area as Wild Space(where the Eternal Empire was based)

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

Not content ruining just ONE Star Wars franchise, Vitiate would then go on to ruin another one, though not without competition.

[@aamirrazak3467]

BlackShogun 27 whoa dope idea it would potentially make legacy canon which would be epic to see, Cade Skywalker and the Imperial knights are awesome

[@aamirrazak3467]

That sounds like a great idea but ofc I doubt Disney would think of it or want to do it

[@CadeVonWilkens3117]

I just gotta say, Valkorian's outfit is one of the best outfit's I've ever seen.

[@connorgolden4]

These last few videos have been some of your best!

[@princekrazie]

Darth Crate, lord of packages.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

Vitiate can add the name Darth Loot, Lord of Boxes once EA decides to patch them into SWTOR.

[@CHANN3L_NAME]

Darth Crait Sith planet of salt

[@wut5910]

I think you'll find, I'm amazing

[@bhagyasankar2070]

amazon??darth bezos?

[@FatalFist]

I liked Emperor Vitiate, THE Emperor, because of his patience. His ability to control his composure and saw both sides of the conflict as annoying at best. I think if it came down to it, his control over the force was so much greater than Sidious.

[@corinnebowyer6786]

he was many centuries old & unlike palpatine was able to control 2 empires at the same time. even though he had 2 grown kids with personalities of children. plus both of vitiates empires lasted a long time. niether of palpatines empires 1 after the other ever survived a long time & both got defeated by luke.

[@elassit217]

corinne bowyer yeah, Vitiate is a pretty good Sith.

[@corinnebowyer6786]

@@elassit217 vitiate was also more pratical, smart, cunning, & malipulative then sidious. after all vitiate was able to run 2 empires at the same time while sidious could only run 1 at a time twice for a very short time.

[@elassit217]

corinne bowyer you are right about that

[@corinnebowyer6786]

@@elassit217 if you had to choose. who would you rather choose to serve vitiate or sidious? mine would have to be hands down vitiate.

[@muzanjackson8827]

Krayt DID heal himself, and even resurrected himself not with essence transfer, but by healing his dead body and shoving his spirit back inside, something no other sith has ever done.

[@Marsman343]

Good video, enjoying the background

[@yog7439]

Jack Aubrey Yogurt

[@jordanhendrix2619]

Loving the snazzy profile pic, man!

[@willowwonderbe3460]

My man you are killing it with these awesome video! I don't know how a single channel could be this great!!

[@lukeskywalkerthe2nd773]

Keep more brilliant videos in this series coming Eck! :) They are so awesome! :)

[@ChronicCheater]

Something you didn't mention for Sadow, is that his illusions were so powerful they could cause physical damage. Not useful after the Republic/Jedi discovered his trick, but would be incredibly potent if it had been harnessed correctly.

[@Generalphoenix8438]

I do find him to be one of my favourite sith Lords but if I was him I would have done things a little differently. I would have had my forces scatter and spread across certain worlds to begin building he foundations of or empire in secret then when we are ready join our world to build a sith empire under my rule and begin our assault on certain worlds. Using my illusions to trick weaker worlds to surrender and submit and allowing my greater fleets to keep the republic busy while I build up enough forces to launch an assault to wipe the jedi out. Even if my main fleet suffered a defeat our remaining forces can regroup and gather our strength while other fleets I built travel to other worlds to establish new bases and then I'd hibernate the same. Inly this time when my empire is established at full strength were then I train a legion of sith warriors honour bound to the empire and to fight together against the jedi while other Sith are trained to command my armies. Meanwhile I'm harnessing the powers of the force to create new weapons and creatures bound to my will to destroy any in my way.

[@jessebosch6732]

wow.. I remembered you had 300 subs..204k in such a short time...

[@gc6096]

Jesse Bosscha yup it's amazing.

[@Eddard_Stark]

hello there

[@rxdntpto]

Jesse Bosch was here at 30k 🖐

[@TheCynicalCommentator]

@@Eddard_Stark general kenobi

[@omganotherun]

Sidious. Imagine secretly being the Chief Executive Officer of both sides in a war, getting away with it and being democratically elected Galactic Emperor for your deeds. Magnificent.

[@rapturus7098]

Love the background with all the ships!

[@ConorMcgregor322]

Love these videos.

[@timbartschwolfman]

Sweganator2013 Eckharts Ladder has great Videos Nice picture of First Order Stormtrooper 👍

[@ConorMcgregor322]

Tim Bartsch thanks man.

[@timbartschwolfman]

Sweganator2013 Your welcome friend

[@petercurtis9035]

love them to

[@thehighguarduk4820]

Brilliant video and complete agree with the rankings. Vitiate not only reined for longer than any other Sith by a massive margin but brought the Sith back from the brink and built to be a major Galactic power that lasted for thousands of years even after his death, he had enormous patience and in terms of power had no rival.

[@merrygalaxy2515]

I feel like sith such as reven, Darth mar and valen should have got honorable mentions. Darth mar actually managed to somewhat unite the sith empire even after the emperor's physical death which is no small thing concerning what sith are like

[@legoman7041]

Palpatine isn't the best??? IT'S TREASON, THEN. *SPINNING RHAHHUAEDHIEWUHFUIHAUIHAUFHAIWEHFIUAEHFIUHEFUI*

[@Fire_of756]

Vitiate: What is the Senate to a god?

[@BulletTheEnforcer]

Mikail Ahmed THE SENATE!

[@Fire_of756]

@@BulletTheEnforcer Talking is all you are good at. It is time you listened.

[@BulletTheEnforcer]

Mikail Ahmed Are you threatening me, Master Ahmed?

[@Fire_of756]

@@BulletTheEnforcer There is no need to fight against me. Instead you can kneel. (Tenebrae has the best lines)

[@marcolinobacani2967]

Yey you uploaded it I was exited about this

[@xXC1N3M4G4M1NGXx]

The most important thing between Sidious and Valkorion is that Sidious was in his prime basically the only real sith lord in the entire Galaxy which according to Darth Bane and the Rule of Two gives that individual way more presence of the Dark Side within him. This cannot be said about Valkorion therefore IMO Valkorion is the stronger Sithlord in any aspect.

[@CL-no3si]

What do you mean, no Revan? And bloody hell I’m early. Can I also say that I love the new background? It’s very cool, and a great shoutout to the patreons

[@TheQuestCrafter]

Ethics Gradient he kinda went back and forth a lot, though I admit I only know what I know from the 2 Kotor Games and Swtor, haven’t read any of the books on him.

[@MFenix206]

Revan is all things Sith, Jedi, neither, he forever stands alone. he is the single most influential force user ever, though not the most powerful.

[@KitchenSinkSoup]

Revan KOTOR I - "Have a cool, faceless protagonist with an interesting backstory." KOTOR II - "Maybe Revan did not fall, maybe he became what he had too to save the galaxy from a greater threat." Revan book and SWTOR - "Just kidding Valkorion mind controlled him and we gave him and Meetra Surik canonical faces and endings removing the players choice!"

[@MFenix206]

it is stated that Revan broke free of that mind control after escaping "Sith" space. his attempt to conquer the Republic was him building a rival to the true Sith Empire. so yeah Kotor II would be accurate. The Revan book was pretty good, until it wasn't, and SWTOR... yeah no....

[@KitchenSinkSoup]

Revan The problems I have with the Revan book is the ending, how it treated most of the KOTOR games companions and especially how it treated the Jedi Exile and KOTOR II as a whole. SWTOR doesn't exist.

[@Sc0ts]

All these factions compared teach me so much about Star Wars. You summarise everything well enough so I don't have to go sift through pages of text to get a complete understanding like you offer.

[@timbartschwolfman]

I liked when Eckharts Ladder had ships passing through the video

[@janix5929]

I agree, pretty cool, and original. I feel like I am watching the EaW main screen. I would prefer more images of the Sith though.

[@timbartschwolfman]

Janix That would be cool to see

[@ryanborchert8389]

love your content EckhartsLadder. not only do you make great insightful videos for star wars characters and lore, but you also cover Halo and many other science fiction universes. anytime I look for some specific information on a topic for Star Wars or Halo lore, one of the first things I do is watch your videos and look up the specific topic or piece of information/time period I'm looking into. your content really is top notch man, subscribed :)

[@SuperAmaton]

In my oppinion: In terms of natural, Power Sidious is the strongest. In terms of unnatural Power, Vitiate is the strongest. In terms of Talent, Krayt is the strongest. Don't know much about Naga Sadow so i can't give a good oppinion about him.

[@williamryder8497]

In terms of creating supernovas, Naga Sadow is the strongest.

[@kwadwoagyeman4033]

Nahh...vitiate's "natural" power was on par with Marka Ragnos..whose's power was so powerful he went unchallenged and die of natural causes..what i'm really surprised about is why he isn't mentioned but i guess since he wasn't ambitious too much and didn't try to form a galactic empire he didn't make the list...but in my opinion he's deffo the strongest sith to exist

[@SuperAmaton]

@@kwadwoagyeman4033 I made my Choice, this here is it.

[@unsubme2157]

Naga sadow really didnt do a whole lot, he got power, jumped the gun on going to war with the republic, and lost. Thats his major contribution, letting the republic know that theres an evil empire out there somewhere. He also blew up a star which caused other nearby stars to chain explode and blew away the jedis hiding planet.

[@nerfinfineon5589]

I loved the background with the ships. I also love the dog at the end. Hilarious!

[@MikeDiaz_BibleBeliever]

This video deserves 1,000,000 views already and its been on for only 30 minutes! absolutely subbed

[@Malodis_]

I dont consider myself a stats and numbers type of fan of star wars, but I am happy I found your channel. You make the breakdowns entertaining for us laymen.

[@jasonmartinez911]

This video already seems amazing and I haven't even watched it yet

[@ProfessorPotatoPhD]

Seriously, some time ago, i never even knew Star Wars Legends existed. Let alone it being split from the now Disney Canon. But now i do, and, at least i think, know pretty much for someone who hasn't read or seen any material from legends...I gotta admit..Legends stuff is by far the best part of Star wars to me. That you include it in many of your videos is great, as many star wars YT channels now talk about the comics or movies/shows. Just keep up the amazing work :D

[@Mobysimo]

It's always awesome to see Valkorion get some love. He's my favorite Dark Sider/Sith

[@GrantJRix]

Love the Background! 25th Attempt Katana Fleet vs Epsilon Eridani Fleet

[@StarSage66]

The Clone Wars Era Republic had the best sith lord with Darth Binx. The jedi were in big doodoo during his secret reign

[@rossgauthier6352]

Another exceptional video Ecks, these are an awesome combination of lore and comparisons!

[@-Rickster-]

I think you got the order pretty much spot on. My take on it was more about power in the force. Krayt and Palpi would have been powerful when a lot of the Sith teachings have been lost where sadow would have been before a lot more has been learnt. Vitiate would have had access to massive amounts of power as well as knowledge. Nice vid. Made me happy to ponder in the Star Wars universe

[@arjyadebsengupta8159]

Vitiate:I will make a new empire Palpatine:I will convert the republic into an empire Darth Krayt:I will do both

[@vadimananenko2452]

Naga sadow: haha solar system go brrr

[@AlexNinja636]

Nice video bro👌👌

[@Temp0ral_]

I love this channel so much, I don't know why but your intro theme gives me so much nostalgia

[@jujuthehoms5482]

I agree Valkorian was a better leader, however I still believe Palpatine was the most powerful Sith Lord ever, but since we're talking overall I would have to go with Valkorian as well

[@spartavis8904]

Juju the Homs/ Better leader, by being silent for centuries? The true leader of the empire is a person like Darth Marr he is the emperor that sith's needed.

[@ADR69]

Palps was the strongest Sith ever if by no other means than the rule of two

[@SuperGhostUK]

Juju the Homs I absolutely agree with you. Power in the force doesn't necessarily equate to one's overall power, as Valkorian was very intelligent, patient, resourceful and manipulative. Unlike Palpatine, who essentially helped destroy the Sith by adamantly sticking to Bane's Rule of Two and his inability to be as resourceful due to being in hiding for so long. LeXApple does have a point with Darth Marr being what the Sith needed as he was very progressive as an important Sith figurehead, however he was undone by his over ambitiousness and lack of patience (not to mention he just was not as skilled in the force as Valkorian). Valkorian was rather silent for a prolonged periods of time, but that was part of his "grand-plan" as he did successfully hollow out a fairly powerful force-user and possess him, then he formed a 2nd Empire with any resources available to him. Which then was able to defeat both the Sith Empire and the Republic simultaneously, after he lured both Jedi and Sith into creating a new war with his new Empire. Don't forget it took a good few powerful force-users to finally defeat Valkorian. Sorry for the lengthy reply lol.

[@jujuthehoms5482]

SuperGhostuk yeah, palpating was manipulative sure but he used the already existing infighting and corruption. Whereas valkorian start up talked people into doing something. If he was a better father and husband I doubt he would have been killed seeing as how it took his entire family with the help of the outlander to beat him for good

[@SuperGhostUK]

Juju the Homs, that is very true. However Valkorian's plan/goal (to become a God, I believe) never truly involved having a wife or kids, they were just a means to an end that could be destroyed. You said it yourself, the Outlander/Jedi Knight was the catalyst that united the family against Valkorian (plus the Sith Artifact that Valkorian trapped his father in). Plus without the Outlander/Jedi Knight, united they most likely would have still failed against him. So in a way perhaps the Outlander/Jedi Knight was one of the most powerful Jedi's (again force power doesn't always equate to overall power) at that time/ever as Valkorian said himself that the Outlander left his mark wherever he went across the galaxy and it was supposed to be the Outlander's body that would have been the perfect vessel for Valkorian's powerful spirit.

[@markedkaiboy4878]

I feel that your videos are more organised and interesting than other channels. The editing is great and the effort in each video is amazing. Can't wait for 500k subs😃

[@Saiaxs]

Valkorian was not technically Vitiate, just possessed by him And Tenebrae was Vitiate’s first body, a pure blood Sith, before becoming a human If we’re allowing canon vs non-canon, then Vitiate is stronger than any other Sith ever

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

Why even acknowledge the character that retroactively ruined the story of its source material? He's a Palpatine rip-off they cobbled together to make sense of the fact that their franchise had a faction that was suddenly chock-a-block with powerful Sith as the norm - the ruling caste. "Oh shit, painted ourselves into a corner. Now we need an even GREATER Sith to reconcile this status-quo with the Sith mentality. And we can make overpriced DLC all about him! Yay!" Fuck EA, fuck SWTOR. The only good thing Disney's done is render this bullshit non-canon, though if only they left it at this instead of axing everything.

[@bankroll4416]

@@fuzzydunlop7928 Actually, Vitiate was OP before Palpatine was made "OP." Plus he got bodied by a girl so I mean..

[@StarWarsDecrypted]

No he isnt there are several sith stronger than him, practically all his power is artificial

[@SN-nl8tm]

@@StarWarsDecrypted Welp power is power. It doesn't matter if it's ur own or if u leech it from others

[@StarWarsDecrypted]

@@SN-nl8tm yeh power is also drawn from the force, and the force is constantly growing, power back in the time of Valk didn’t even exist to draw from back then as opposed to with Sidious or Krayt

[@holyroller56]

Loved you including the doggo at the end! Lol.

[@Videogameuser-wq9zd]

I am the best most powerful sith to ever exist Nice video by the way

[@arielquelme]

no you are not. i mean used to be... after Darth Binks

[@yoggsaron1484]

He's right, im the god of death you can trust me

[@comeslammer9455]

Nah It is Darth gonk Darth Binks Then emperor valkorion

[@Sarkkoth]

Na man I killed you.

[@Iorvethfox]

@Shawn Dhaliwal just because Lucas said something doesn't mean that the evidence supports what he said. Vitiate is the most powerful Sith to have ever existed, perhaps second to the Sith Warrior and Sith Assassin if you use them in KOTFE and KOTET to am extent.

[@samwhary5498]

I like the new ending for your videos eckhart. Your dog is adorable and makes me jealous

[@mastermickman4388]

All ships present at the battle of coruscant (or just one side) vs the byss fleet during shadow hand. I've tried like 30 times now

[@Sum1BetrThanU1]

Your ranking was on point with me. Great vid. Grand masters next?

[@Professional_Dirtbag_Hippie]

So in terms of raw power Sidious is #1, in terms of the best combatant Darth Krayt, in terms of staying in power and ruling the Galaxy Vitiate, in terms of getting in over his head Naga Sadow baby

[@OmegaDanJA]

Great video and I feel like how you ranked them was accurate. I also felt that vitiate/valkorion was the most powerful, manipulative and smartest sith in galactic history.

[@GrandVizierPestage]

Kneel before the Dragon of Zakuul!

[@matthewkuchinski1769]

Another great weakness of Palpatine was that he constantly broke the Rule of Two, the very foundation of the Sith Order. Within the films, Palpatine uses many apprentices to try to achieve his goals, yet from such constant betrayals of his students came his fall at the hands of Vader. And with the Operation Shadow Hand, when he had an army of Dark Side users, he weakened himself by having a potential rival takeover when an opportunity would strike.

[@adams13245]

Is the Rule of Two necessary to be a sith? I heard that was something made by Darth Bane to cut down on the massive infighting between sith that tended to screw them over. I also saw a video on why normal troopers were able to defeat sith under Vitiate, which said it was because they weren't embracing the selfish, power hungry nature of the dark side. They were high on a more selfless nationalism made by Vitiate, not the all consuming lust for power. The idea was that they would sacrifice themselves for their emperor which probably works best when you've got a large population.

[@Jzzzy-hl8ts]

Cool background ecks

[@sewrtyuiop997]

I came here to get my jimmies rustled, and I wasn't disappointed. Keep up the good work

[@S85B50Engine]

Vitiate was the most Sith out of all Sith and came the closest to the Sith goal of dominating the galaxy. He could just wait his enemies lifetimes out, turn the single most powerful Jedi from his time to the Dark Side without even trying and had a practically invincible fleet. Heck, it took both the Sith Empire, the Republic and the Jedi to take him out.

[@SosaL432]

i have to agree that vitiate/valkorion was the most powerful ancient sith ever, like by far. but the power he gained definitely wasn't all organic, like he gained power by consuming the life essence of others and obsorbing energy from holocrons, etc. but imo the things he did makes palpatine look like a weakling. also imagine if valkorion had found the font of power from abeloths planet and drank from it... that would be terrifying.

[@vadimananenko2452]

Vitiate was so glorious and successful in that era because he doesn't need to to deal with yoda, anakin and luke

[@jsolis99]

Great vids.. loooove that ending...

[@chad9015]

I love all of them. The complex backstories of Marka Ragnos, Ludo Kressh, Naga Sadow. Truly unique. I also love the Brotherhood and Darth Bane. A very unique perspective to the Sith. They arent neccessarily all powerful and fearless (obviously :/)

[@CommissarTommy22]

Thought everyone knew JarJar was the most successful Sith Lord, love the new background as well

[@enoughothis]

The Rule of Two distilled the Sith to their most potent. Ironic that the Jedi spread themselves and became weak after the Battle of Ruusan.

[@slim420-e8v]

LOL The rule two has one major problem. NO TRUE SITH FOLLOWS THE RULES OF ANOTHER.

[@enoughothis]

Slim420 Reshades, the Rule exploits the backstabbing tendency all Sith have. It's not so much following as learning everything that old fool can teach you and then killing him when he's worthless. Self interest makes the Rule work. It failed because Bane never considered that an apprentice would kill his master and redeem to the light. But on the flip side, wherever the light grows in strength there also shadows congregate. The Sith WILL rise again!

[@enoughothis]

Dancing Deity, Palpatine was a heretic in that instance. The idea was that until an apprentice was stronger than their master they would be unable to *kill* said master. They would struggle for every scrap of knowledge they obtained and thus know the value of it. Yes Bane was a bit of an idealist but his plan *worked* . The Jedi were overthrown and the Republic transformed into a Sith Empire. Yes it took 1000 years but it worked. Final note, as a philosophy I believe that the One Sith doctrine of Krayt was more suited to running an Empire, Palpatine would defeat him in a fight. Though they both have super hot babes as their Hands. Mara Jade and Darth Talon, yummy!

[@enoughothis]

The Rule of Two was not an end-all be-all. It enabled the Sith to survive, to adapt and overcome their enemies. It could not and did it work for actually ruling the galaxy. It's main advantage was stealth and subtlety. With only two Sith running around the secret of their survival could be kept. You can't rule the galaxy with just two people. So the One Sith doctrine actually works better. You could say that Palpatine's biggest failure was not keeping up with the times. He really did very little ruling himself, trusting the Moffs and Governors he appointed to rule for him.

[@filthycasualevan15234]

The sith spent thousands of years in the shadows to rule for a mere twenty.

[@Woodsy2575]

Vitiate is cool and all but him being “the best at everything ever, also he can’t die and Revan and Malak were his puppets” makes him sound like a mary sue fanfic character

[@jakefoley9539]

That's because he is a mary sue fanfic character.

[@DoubleBoost23]

I mean, he *did* die, _so..._

[@bankroll4416]

You're basically calling all OP characters mary sue fanfic with that logic.

[@BirkSolli]

Well, he did have a fatal flaw: such a huge ego and over-confidence that he considered himself a god. Which at the end cost him his life.

[@bankroll4416]

Winkee right. Cockiness was his downfall and that’s really surprising considering he was a master tactician.

[@CL-no3si]

Sci-fi AIs compared: Medincant Bias (Halo) Deep Thought (Hitchhikers Guide) Sovereign (Mass Effect) Culture Mind (The Culture)

[@tigersebel]

Yes. please!

[@itsyaboidaniel2919]

Where is Skynet This is an outrage And what about the The Multivac from "The Last Question"? kzbin.info/www/bejne/gobSd52qr8RjbLc It's number 5 on this list

[@itsyaboidaniel2919]

idk why the link isn't working, just copy paste it into the search bar

[@silentangel2259]

Scorpio is also a good one.

[@johnsoltero1797]

It's Ya Boi Daniel U FORGET THE FATHER OF THEM ALL. HAL9000

[@a.silvermane9936]

Vitiate, no contest. Subjugated Revan, and created two galaxy spanning Empires that didn't collapse due to ineptitude but his sheer apathy having even larger ambitions then even the galaxy.

[@RedSalute]

Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the wise?

[@veespa_]

I thought that Bane and Freedon Nadd and Malgus were up there in strength and notoriety alongside these guys. I guess I was wrong.

[@tulakhord9492]

What about me?

[@connorgolden4]

I actually really liked kryat. He had an interesting philosophy and did a lot in a much shorter period of time compared to the other sith who's orders took centuries to take control of the Galaxy or at least tried to.

[@blackmonish]

I agree completely. Admittedly, I don't know as much about Krayt (however you spell it), but I would still put Naga under him. This list was dead on in my opinion. Great work as always man!

[@Ed-qo4oz]

Vitiate to me was the most powerful, and most interesting

[@Frizzleman]

I really love these videos, just pure Star Wars lore!

[@merlin1464]

I love vitiate, so happy he made it to the top.

[@chancingproductions4453]

Vitiate also took over a planet at the age of 9

[@1917cutlass]

Hilarious ending. When did you change it?

[@EckhartsLadder]

Yesterday!

[@1917cutlass]

It's awesome brother! If you don't mind, I'd like to mimic it for videos I'll be making for my business.

[@yungace1820]

@@EckhartsLadder Why did you say Vitiate was more powerful than Sidious when the latter has been stated numerous times to be the most powerful Sith Lord ever ?

[@itzauthenticxd4218]

The Background is really cool especially the Dog

[@Ivbo]

Emperor Vitiate would honestly eat Palpatine alive...

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

Because EA said so? So glad it's not canon.

[@tomforrest3354]

Fuzzy Dunlop it is cannon

[@theBoarSkinner]

@@tomforrest3354 I wish it was. Palpatine by rights isn't a true Sith. Not only did he not follow the Sith Code and never cared much for the rule of two, but he intentionally weakened his apprentice to lightning simply to keep himself in power. If he was a true Sith then he would not have limited his apprentice's potential. The stronger Sith must allow his apprentice to grow powerful enough to overthrow them, if they fail at that, the choice is theirs to kill or spare.

[@DeceptionDice]

John Skinner He did obey to the rule of two, Maul was never a sith. Just a dark side assassin same as Ventress. Dooku was a Sith and then Anakin took his place. You’re right about that last part though. But sidious saw Vader as a failure and not his equal. So he decided he should be the immortal emperor.

[@engincanisler8932]

@@DeceptionDice no maul was a sith

[@kiyanhakim384]

This is exactly the right decision I thought of. Amazing argumentation and yes vitiate was in a league of his own.

[@TreiberSeptim]

Many factions has sith lords But only only one has THE SENATE!

[@caderen5624]

@Vitor Lima its treason then

[@pinstripe4254]

I have a theory. I believe Palpatine is a sociopath. Or at least he would be without the force. The force allows him to feels something close to emotion. He is nothing but the dark side because he has nothing else. He is empty

[@nicolas.p331]

Meesa your humble servant!

[@ArmouredProductions]

Now I know Palpatine was insanely strong in Legends. But Tenebrae/Vitiate/Valkorion was very very memorable in my opinion. I really liked his Valkorion persona. "A God has no family"

[@lucasclark1669]

I like the new background

[@timbartschwolfman]

Lucas Clark I know right it looks cool

[@Jenn-lq9yu]

Oh my God, I'm so happy. I was expecting Palpatine to be ranked #1 on this list above Vitiate because seemingly every Star Wars KZbinr has a massive bias of being like, 'Omg Palpatine was the best Sith ever.' I'm so happy you ranked Vitiate above him.

[@vadimananenko2452]

I think that those who stated Valkorion is the strongest are the biased one? Every star wars experts know that palpatine is superior

[@electroblade5678]

@@vadimananenko2452 agreed

[@illuminati5121]

Vitiate my boi

[@voievod9260]

Once more the Sith will rule the galaxy, and we shall have .. peace.

[@dogefishron2860]

I’m going with The Senate (Darth Sidious).

[@steel58836]

Doge Fishron yeah, so am I

[@Deridus]

It's pretty much a given when you can paraphrase King Louis the something-or-other and say, "I am the State."

[@johnsoltero1797]

The Senate 9! The Eternal Emperor air to Marka Ragnos. Is #1

[@maul5578]

Doge Fishron lol no

[@jurassicpark3spinosaurus645]

Of course

[@KJnapalm]

That dog at the end was hilarious!!

[@michaelfaber9587]

I feel like sadow was a revolutionary, the trigger for the idea that the site should expand, but valkorion did it better

[@Generalphoenix8438]

I agree. Sadiw is one if not my favourite sith LORDS based on how powerful he was at illusions but I mentioned to someone else I would have built up my armies then using his illusions forced certain worlds to surrender. Plus I'd capture a republic ship to access its navigation systems to discover if we found any worlds and look for worlds we can invade. The unknown regions are logically my first choice and I'd hibernate until our empire is at it's TRUE strength. Then we attack and conquer world by world and rally support with crime lords. My planning is about being patient and quite until were ready.

[@thomasbrown6543]

Ur videos are becoming really good quality

[@Comradetau1]

The flood vs orks from 40k 14th atempt