Force rage

"Good! Use your aggressive feelings, boy! Let the hate flow through you."

- Emperor Palpatine

Force Rage was a dark side Force ability. The Force user would tap into their innermost fears and hate, converting it into intense anger. The user would then channel the anger to increase their own speed, strength, and ferocity. However, the body couldn't handle such rage for long periods of time, so the user became greatly weakened for a while after the rage subsided.

Obi-Wan Kenobi used Force Rage against Darth Maul after the Sith slained Qui-Gon Jinn, which is why he nearly matched the powerful Sith Lord. When the rage subsided and Kenobi became weakened he was then pushed into the pit.

Anakin Skywalker may have employed rage in his slaughter of the Tusken Raider camp after the death of his mother.

Anakin Skywalker was forced to use Force Rage to defeat Asajj Ventress on Yavin 4, getting him closer to the dark side of the Force.

Anakin Skywalker again applied Force Rage against Count Dooku when Obi-Wan Kenobi was forced out of the battle. He then used it to decapitate Dooku in his anger.

When Mace Windu and his Jedi taskforce attempted to arrest Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, Sidious used this technique to quickly kill Agen Kolar and Saesee Tiin, later Kit Fisto. However Palpatine's rage was countered by the "superconducting loop" property of Mace's Vaapad, who deflected the rage like a blaster bolt. When Palpatine unleashed Force lightning on Mace, he likely call upon his rage to intensify the attack. Any user of Vaapad had to be aware of the side-effects which could turn into rage. Sora Bulq and Depa Billaba were not cautious enough and combined Vaapad with Rage, resulting in their seduction to the dark side.

However, the overheating rage compromised Darth Vader on Mustafar, the enraged Dark Lord made a tactical error by jumping at Obi-Wan Kenobi, who already had the high ground.

When Darth Vader defeated Luke Skywalker on Bespin, he seemed to employ rage to gain the advantage over the young Jedi.

Luke Skywalker also used his rage against Darth Vader when the Dark Lord threatened to turn his sister, Leia Organa to the dark side. During his rage Luke mirrored Vader's Form V bladework and responded with his own variation of Form V's raw power. Later when Skywalker saw his father's mechanical arm, the rage was alleviated.

Some of Desann's Reborn, and later Tavion's Sith Cultists and New Reborn used Force Rage actively in the battle against the Jedi of Luke Skywalker's Jedi Praxeum.

Behind the scenes

 * The Jedi Exile learns the Force Rage ability from Kreia in Knights of the Old Republic II if the player chooses to follow the dark side. However, the light side story is considered canon.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
 * Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy