Form VII/Legends

Form VII: Juyo/Vaapad was the final form of the seven forms of lightsaber combat.

Dubbed the Way of the Vornskr, Juyo was an incomplete form for millennia, and wasn't seen as one of the main forms until It was further developed by Jedi Master Mace Windu, who could complete it with his Vaapad fighting style, thereby creating Form VII (This can be seen in Shatterpoint when Palpatine said he thought there were only six forms, and Mace said that there were, until he created form VII). The most challenging and demanding of all forms, Form VII requires intense focus, high levels of skill, and mastery of other forms. Only three Jedi have ever mastered Vaapad fully: Mace Windu, Depa Billaba, and Sora Bulq, who instructed Quinlan Vos in a few of its basics. Sora Bulq helped Windu develop Vaapad, but Bulq proved too weak to master the flow of the Light and Dark Sides, and fell to the Dark Side. In this way, Vaapad mastered him.

Intrepid, somewhat direct movements are used in combination with very advanced techniques involving Force-powered jumps and motions. Form VII does not appear as fancy as Form IV, but the technical details of it use very open movements resulting in a very unpredictable battle style. The staccato swings and flow of the form make it seem as if the attacks are not linked - but in reality, it is merely confusing the opponent.

Form VII demands the emotional and physical intensity of Form V, but it much more effectively controls it (if mastered). Form VII, when fully mastered, results in extraordinary power.

However, Vaapad borders on the edge of falling to the Dark Side, as it channels one's anger and darkness into the attack. Only Windu's mastery and concentration of the Light Side prevents him from succumbing, which is why Vaapad is rarely practiced and very dangerous. The two other known practitioners of Vaapad, Sora Bulq and Depa Billaba, both fell to the Dark Side of the Force.

In KOTOR 2, which takes place about 4000 years before the Clone Wars, Juyo was one of the lightsaber forms that could be used, showing that even though Juyo was incomplete, it was still an effective form for millennia before Mace Windu completed it with Vaapad.

Darth Maul used a variant of Juyo (not Vaapad, since Mace Windu created Vaapad, and he would never teach it to a Sith) coupled with his knowledge of martial prowess.