WEAK? Dude shot lightning and nearly wiped the whole good guy fleet BY HIMSELF.
Exactly. Notice that this "power" only took place
after he used Essence Drain on the 2 most powerful beings in existence? I would have expected much more, even without the Essence Drain, had he literally been the embodiment of a thousand years of Sith power. Like not only is he disabling enemy craft, but his lightning is actually
disintegrating them. Offer up more of a HOLY-$#!%-WE'RE-ALL-GONNA-DIE feeling.
Agree to disagree, it felt like SW to me (flaws and all). And much of what I suggested is supported by other canon material (not that that excuses the lack of explanation in the movie itself, I'll admit)
I'm not disagreeing that the essence transfer could explain the "why no ghost?"
This is the insinuation here. Its why Palps in every circumstance urged people to give into their hate to strike him down. It would be them giving into their temptations to the dark side and allow his spirit to possess them, thus continuing the chain.
An interesting interpretation. And may also possibly have explained why he looked worried when Windu was about to kill him.
And i agree that I don't think Zannah hated him. However when Bane also ended the duel with a mental attack against Zannah, which she "won" but clearly a part of Bane lived on within her (hence the hand tremor). That part of Bane i think pushed her further into the dark and started the "chain" so to speak. It was Bane's philosophy that continued, but the first Sith to "live on" fully would be Zannah, technically.
I too am in the camp the 'part of Bane made it through to Zannah', but if I'm not mistaken, Drew admitted that Bane was completely destroyed. What I remember of
Legacy of Evil is Zannah was already prepared to take up the Rule of Two when she took Cognus as her apprentice. Zannah had spent almost her entire life, up to that point, working toward the end of the Grand Plan. Plus she already had a well documented hatred of the Jedi. Highly unlikely that she would abandon the goal.
Also, the Essence Transfer in the Bane trilogy had to be enacted by the one who was moving in. If the recipient's will was too strong to be overpowered by the invading spirit, that spirit was lost to oblivion since the original body was destroyed. If this were the same thing, then Sidious wouldn't have needed to be struck down.
But I do acquiesce, this notion would be an acceptable retcon in order to "clean up" part of the inconsistencies of the OC.