Why do people always make a big deal about the main character losing to a new villian? Arcann was never behind the outlander the first place. He was trained at birth and was the son of the emperor and a powerful Zakuul knight, trained at birth, and fought many battles. Arcann was never behind the outlander and now has 5 years on him plus te outlander was posioned by carbonite which could have left some permanent damage in his body. Anyone the outlander beat Arcann could have, he even killed the emperor (though it was a cheap move). The only one stronger than arcann currently who is alive (maybe senya) definetly Vaylin and she is also leagues above the outlander (which is one of the reasons why i think vaylin will become a comp since in reality we probably could never beat her).