Form VI/Legends



Form VI: Niman was the sixth form of the seven forms of lightsaber combat.

Description
"For superior balance, use the Niman form. This form has no specific strengths, but no weaknesses either."

- Kavar



The Way of the Rancor or The Moderation Form, Form VI was the standard style at and around the time period of the Clone Wars and the Great Jedi Purge. This combat discipline was often called the "Diplomat's Form." Unfortunately, all of the Form VI practitioners at the Battle of Geonosis were killed. As a result, full masters of other lightsaber forms sometimes considered Form VI to be insufficiently demanding.

Form VI attempted to balance all elements of lightsaber combat, combining the Forms that came before into a less intensely demanding combat style. The result was that the users' skill in each individual area of lightsaber combat was relatively moderate&mdash;they did not excel in any one area. Due to its "jack-of-all-trades" nature, the success of this form is largely dependent on the practitioner's intuition, improvisation, and creativity in combat rather than the rote responses derived from other forms. This broad generalization made Form VI well suited for diplomats, as they could spend their time training in the areas of politics and negotiation instead of combat training.

Form VI utilizes techniques from Form I, Form III, Form IV, and Form V. In one of Niman's stances, the blade is cocked high at the practitioner's side.

The form was named after Niman, the triumvirate of Kashi gods. It was developed by the Minions of Xendor after the Great Schism, having been adopted from the Niman / Jar'Kai form of combat.

Jedi Master Cin Drallig was an especially prolific instructor of Form VI, teaching Niman to thousands of students during his Jedi career. Obi-Wan Kenobi occasionally applied Niman stance in combat. General Grievous and his IG-100 MagnaGuards also learned this form from Dooku.

Behind the scenes

 * In the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, if the Jedi Exile was a Jedi Sentinel, Jedi Watchman, or Sith Assassin, Niman instead of Juyo would be taught to the Exile.
 * It is a very popular fan myth that Coleman Trebor used Niman, however, there is no canonical source that confirms this.
 * In fact, no Star Wars character has yet been identified as specializing in Niman. Those who know the form are those who have mastered every lightsaber form, making them master of Niman by virtue of inclusion.
 * It is speculated that Coleman Trebor was a practitioner of this form since he was quickly killed by Jango Fett. However Mace Windu admitted that Fett was a skilled and gifted marksman, so Trebor's death could be simply surprise from the expertly placed blast bolts.
 * It is also possible that the Kushiban Jedi Master Ikrit was also a practitioner of this form. Ood Bnar and Dominus are also possible candidates of this form.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones