Force Grip

FORCE GRIP TRUE NAME IS FORCE CHOKE NOT GRIP CHOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!

"I find your lack of faith... disturbing."

- Darth Vader

Force Grip was a technique by which a user of the Force used telekinesis to forcefully crush parts of a target victim's body, killing them or rendering them unconscious. It is a less devastating form of the more sophisticated and complex Force Crush.

Rather than simply "shoving" the target, (or using Force Push), this was a sustained application of telekinesis, focused more specifically and usually with greater effect. It was not exclusively a dark side ability, although most applications of it were violent, and it was especially favored by members of the Sith Order.

A crushing application of the Force, the Force grip could be used to strangle a target's internal organs. The target could be seized with great strength and subsequently lifted off their feet and suspended in air, by a powerful user. It was possible to simply break the victim's neck, or to strangle them.

One of the most (in)famous users of this Force technique was Darth Vader who often choked those whose "lack of faith was disturbing" in a clear and powerful demonstration of the Force to any non-believers in view of the grim display. Other Force-users known to have used this power included Darth Revan, who was seen choking a Republic Soldier who boarded Revan's ship, Darth Malak, right before his death at the hands of Revan and Count Dooku, who used it on Obi-Wan Kenobi when Obi-Wan and Anakin Skywalker boarded Grievous' ship to rescue the Chancellor. Although the dark side revelled in using the power, especially for humiliation, this power was used by the light side as well. One of the most famous Jedi to use Force Grip after the Great Jedi Purge was Luke Skywalker who used it against Gamorrean guards in the process of gaining entrance to Jabba's Palace. Another notable light side user of the Force grip was Kyle Katarn, who often demonstrated the power as an act of defiance against the precedent set by the dark side, as a test of his own self-control against temptations from the dark side and finally, as a compliment to Master Luke Skywalker who had bravely and effectively used the ability as an emerging Jedi Knight in a time of darkness for the Jedi. During the Reborn crisis, Katarn exercised a degree of control over the Force grip against Tavion, enraged by her involvement in his partner's (Jan Ors's) apparent death, but in the end releasing her once she revealed that the supposed killing was a hoax and a ruse.

Notable Victims

 * Padmé Amidala &mdash; used on her by Darth Vader when he came to the belief that she had betrayed him. She survived its initial use, but it contributed to her death shortly after.
 * Beladar&mdash;used on him by Darth Vader after he realised how long Beladar had "tolerated" the Rebel presence on Reytha. Perished.
 * Jace Dallin&mdash;used on him by Darth Vader after he expressed doubt that the Jedi could have truly been traitors. Perished.
 * Transe Decar&mdash;used on him by Darth Vader after he decided to declare the planet's indepedence. Perished.
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi&mdash;used on him by Count Dooku when he and Anakin Skywalker boarded the Invisible Hand to rescue Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. Survived.
 * Motti&mdash;used on him by Darth Vader aboard the Death Star I during a conference. Upon insulting Vader's belief in the Force, Motti was momentarily choked by the Sith Lord. This was the first real mention of the ability. Survived.
 * Lorth Needa&mdash;used on him by Darth Vader after his failure to find the Millennium Falcon. Perished.
 * Kendal Ozzel&mdash;used on him by Darth Vader after a miscalculation that brought the Death Squadron too close to Hoth. Perished.
 * Grievous&mdash;used on him by Mace Windu during his kidnapping of Chancellor Palpatine. Survived, minor injuries.
 * Kyle Katarn - used on him by Desann. Survived.
 * Tavion&mdash;used on her by Kyle Katarn. Survived.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Darth Maul: Saboteur
 * Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Republic 78: Loyalties
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope 
 * Classic Star Wars
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
 * Darksaber
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy