Consume Essence

Both the Sith Lord Scourge and the Emperor of the reconstituted Sith Empire were able to draw strength from their opponents' emotions to fuel their own power in the dark side of the Force. At the age of six, the Emperor&mdash;then known as Tenebrae&mdash;was able to feed off of his stepfather's anger at his wife's affair to unlock his Force-sensitivity and break the man's neck. Tenebrae continued to use the technique throughout his conquest of his homeworld Medriaas, feeding off of the suffering generated by public executions and torture. Millennia later, Scourge found that his strength in battle came from drawing strength from his opponents; but while it made him more powerful and his enemies weaker, it left him at a disadvantage when facing droids.

Behind the scenes
This Force power was first introduced in the novel Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan, but it is also is present in the video game Star Wars: The Old Republic as the ability "Consume Essence".

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan
 * Star Wars: The Old Republic