It was discussed between Lucas and the writers why Vader did not use the force against Ben in ANH. The answer they came up with is that they couldn't.
"We will have him (Obi-Wan) say Vader couldn't use his supernatural powers against me because I was too strong. He had to rely on brute force, which wasn't of any value, because I was too advanced for that. So everything he did to me was useless.
Maybe we should set up some levels of achievement. Ben can say that Luke is now a level 2 and Vader is a 4. I was a 6 and the Emperor is a 6..."
We also have the ANH Novelization showing that Obi-Wan had indeed grown in power, not weakened.
Would those three masters be above a dark side AOTC Obi-wan trained by Count Dooku though? Because you need to prove that they are for your core argument to work.
I think you need to prove that. I am not making a point. I am making a counter point.
But sure... much like your image, it is all based on a timeframe. There is a point where they are useful and a point where they might be considered a threat.
The problem is that we have a guideline for where that person needs to be, and it is above Maul. Sidious was never afraid of Maul.
Sidious allowed Maul to live, despite the possibility of him teaming up with Dooku ( which was even offered twice ). This is pretty clear evidence that Maul was not a threat to Sidious even with Dooku.
Sidious grew substantially after Order 66, and even further between ROTS and the OT.
All darkside users grew after Order 66 as referenced in this thread.
Even Sidious (whom, as you astutely pointed out, is astoundingly conceited due to his nature as a dark sider) wouldn't agree with this. Per the above, he considers the hypothetical duo of a slightly improved Ventress + Dooku as a duo that could rival himself
That is a unquantifiable improvement would have been a potential threat. Dooku trained Ventress for a good bit and was not a problem. How long that would take is completely subjective, as is the word "could".
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