Form VI/Legends



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

- Kavar

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

Description
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 techniques from 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 was 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.

The philosophy of Form VI was "the leaf swept in the winds of the Force." Users of this lightsaber form achieved a mindset of one who was not troubled by their surroundings, but simply rode the current of the surrounding turmoil, being well-balanced within.

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, as he was of the five forms below it, teaching Niman to thousands of students during his Jedi career. However, despite his mastery of the style, he was easily slaughtered by Darth Vader's use of Form V during the Great Jedi Purge.

Aspects of Form VI may have been adapted for the Medium style of the New Jedi Order.

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.
 * In fact, no Star Wars character has yet been identified as specializing in Niman. Those who know the form are those who have mastered several lightsaber forms, making them master of Niman by virtue of inclusion.
 * While Darth Sidious is commonly believed to be a Form IV and VII user, no source has confirmed his lightsaber form. Due to comments from Nick Gillard that Sidious has been shown to use several different forms proficiently, it is possible that he has mastered most of them, including Form VI.
 * It is speculated that Coleman Trebor was a practitioner of this form since he was quickly killed by Jango Fett and since he is described as being a "diplomat". However, there is no canonical source that confirms he practiced Niman.

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