And it is me again with another stupid alternative scenario What if we got to see, instead of Palpatine, one of the ancient sith lords in TROS (Rise of Skywalker)? We all know, it wouldn't happen, but what if, after the events of KOTOR 2, Nihilus' mask was hidden in the jedi archives? After Order 66's execution, as we know, Vader goes to the Archives at some point. And we have seen in the comic Darth Momin's mask hidden. in the archives. But if Momin was in literally the first section, what could the other ones hide. Exactly. Darth Nihilus' mask. Palpatine later comes to the Archives himself and takes the mask to Exegol, to his scientists and cultists. It is kept there for some time, but then the Battle of Endor concludes with the Emperor's death. The cultist and ex-imperial scientists are frantically trying to do something with what they have to bring him back, but to no avail. Left with no other choice, they open one of their vaults, taking Nihilus' mask. One of the cultists takes it on. The Sith fleet is now obsolete. Nihilus kills all that were on Exegol and departs on one of the ships. He ventures to the Telos system. A place of his defeat. There, he commits a genocide, killing all life on the planet. Feeling his power grow, Nihilus heads straight to the Planet of the Sith. The New Republic is quick to react, sending a fleet to meet him over Korriban after having learned of this threat. Meanwhile, The First Order begins emerging from the ashes of the Galactic Empire, as the Republic is now left facing two threats at once. What they do not realise though, is the fact that Nihilus will not cooperate with the FO. Just as the republican fleets emerge over Korriban to meet the lonely Ravager II, they receive a signal which only means that the First Order's own fleet has arrived. It doesn't take Nihilus long to realise his situation. Ravager II heads straight to Korriban's surface. As the modified Victory-II Class Star Destroyer hits the ground, Nihilus leaves for the Valley of The Dark Lords. The First Order and the New Republic clash in the space above Korriban as a small shuttle leaves one of the republican ships. Ben Solo, without Snoke, a Jedi knight is here to take down Nihilus. He lands and follows Nihilus into the Sith Academy. The halls are quiet, without a single sound, but his head is cracking with the power of the Dark Side. Ben looks up to see a masked figure standing on the other side of the corridor. He ignites his lightsaber as the figure follows suit. As Nihilus' blood red blade starts shining, Duel of the Fates hits. (Let's be fair, Nihilus would smash the canon Kylo against the wall and leave no trace of him on it. So let's presume Ben is a trained jedi for this one. If the Exile beat Nihilus, not sure a fully trained Skywalker can't)