Star Wars' Version of Galactus Proves Darth Vader Is Vastly Overrated
The now-alternate timeline of the Star Wars Legends stories once featured its own Galactus-like entity, as Darth Nihilus became one of the most destructive forces in the universe, making Darth Vader look overrated in the process. In Star Wars Tales #24, Darth Nihilus attacked a world filled with Force-sensitive beings, as he was able to use his dark side power to drain the Force from both living things and the planet itself. As a result, he took down the world as a whole and its people in one swift action, much like Galactus from Marvel Comics devours planets to feed his insatiable hunger.
Darth Nihilus is one of the most powerful Sith Lords in the Star Wars galaxy, first appearing in the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: Sith Lords video game. Darth Nihilus is an entity consumed by darkness, as his form changed from human to almost wraith-like after he survived a Mass Shadow Generator activation on his home planet, Malachor V, during the tale end of the Mandalorian War. Darth Nihilus' hunger for the Force led him to become a Sith Lord, where he once showed how incredible his powers are, making Darth Vader look tame in comparison.
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In «Unseen, Unheard» fromStar Wars Tales #24 by Chris Avellone, Dustin Weaver, and Michel Heisler from Dark Horse Comics, which is now part of the Star Wars Legends canon, Darth Nihilus' incredible powers are shown in action. In the comic, the Sith Lord heads for the Mid-Rim Mirakula colony of Katarr, where Force Sensitive and Jedi gather. Like Marvel's Galactus heading to a world to feed on it, Darth Nihilus' hunger drew him to the planet. In an incredible display of power that, frankly, makes Darth Vader look weak,
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