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+ | *[[Dooku|Darth Tyranus]]<ref name="Master & Apprentice">''[[Master & Apprentice]]''</ref><ref name="Episode II">[[Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones|''Star Wars'': Episode II ''Attack of the Clones'']]</ref> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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| + | [[File:LukeBlastedByForcelightning-ROTJ.png|thumb|left|250px|Luke Skywalker nearly died while Darth Sidious tortured him with Force lightning.]] |
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| − | Force lightning was an offensive technique which involved a discharge of electrical energy from the practitioner's hands<ref name="Episode VI" /> and was capable of inflicting severe pain on the target of this attack as well as possible disfigurement.<ref name=" |
+ | Force lightning was an offensive technique which involved a discharge of electrical energy from the practitioner's hands<ref name="Episode VI" /> and was capable of inflicting severe pain on the target of this attack as well as possible disfigurement.<ref name="Episode III">[[Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith|''Star Wars'': Episode III ''Revenge of the Sith'']]</ref> |
| − | Force lightning occurred in at least four |
+ | Force lightning occurred in at least four [[color]]s; blue,<ref name="Episode VI" /> green,<ref name="Massacre" /> yellow,<ref name="Dark Lord 22" /> and red.<ref name="Darth Vader 25">[[Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 25|''Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith'' 25]]</ref> The typical form was a bluish-purple version as demonstrated by [[Darth Sidious]],<ref name="Episode III" /> [[Dooku|Darth Tyranus]],<ref name="Episode II" /> [[Snoke]],<ref name="Episode VIII" /> and [[Rey Skywalker|Rey]];<ref name="Episode IX" /> [[Nightsisters|Nightsister]] [[magick]] equivalents were green like [[magical ichor]] as demonstrated by [[Mother (title)|Mother]] [[Talzin]].<ref name="Massacre" /> [[Lord]] [[Momin]] used yet another version that was yellow.<ref name="Dark Lord 22" /> The red variant was used by the [[Son]]—the manifestation of the dark side itself<ref name="Altar of Mortis" />—and the disembodied spirit of [[Anakin Skywalker|Darth Vader]] when he entered a [[portal]] in his [[Fortress Vader|castle]] on [[Mustafar]]. Vader blasted an illusion of his [[Sith Master]], [[Darth]] Sidious, with red Force lightning before confronting the visage of his late [[Marriage|wife]], [[Padmé Amidala]].<ref name="Darth Vader 25">[[Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 25|''Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith'' 25]]</ref> Momin planned to pour the Force with his version of Force lightning into his engine at the moment of ignition and use it to slow down time, trapping the expressions of horror and pain on the city's inhabitants forever.<ref name="Dark Lord 22" /> |
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+ | [[File:Snoke Lightning.png|thumb|right|250px|Snoke using a short burst of Force lightning to subdue Kylo Ren.]] |
| − | A Jedi and Sith could deflect the lightning with a [[lightsaber]]; a powerful [[Jedi Master]], such as [[Yoda]] was capable of deflecting the attack using [[Force deflection]]<ref name=" |
+ | A [[Jedi]] and [[Sith]] could deflect the lightning with a [[lightsaber]]; a powerful [[Jedi Master]], such as [[Yoda]] was capable of deflecting the attack using [[Force deflection]]<ref name="Episode II" /> but only for a short while and with immense effort.<ref name="Character Encyclopedia" /> [[Gungan personal energy shield]]s were also capable of repelling Force lightning.<ref name="Weapons Poll">{{SW|url=news/poll-which-star-wars-weapon-would-you-use|text=Poll: Which ''Star Wars'' Weapon Would You Use?|archivedate=20191209210411}}</ref> [[Mace Windu]]<ref name="Episode III" /> and Rey were both able to deflect Sidious' lightning back onto him using lightsabers. In Rey's case, the force of his own reflected lightning was what ultimately destroyed Sidious.<ref name="Episode IX" /> [[Quinlan Vos]] with his lightsaber was able to deflecting the Force lightning of Tyranus back onto him.<ref name="Dark Disciple">''[[Dark Disciple]]''</ref> |
| − | Other dark side wielders besides the Sith were able to harness the ability. |
+ | Other dark side wielders besides the Sith were able to harness the ability. Mother Talzin conjured her own version of Force lightning that was powerful enough to block Sidious' lightning.<ref name="Son of Dathomir, Part Four">[[Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir 4|''Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir'' 4]]</ref> [[Supreme Leader]] Snoke used it to subdue his apprentice, [[Ben Solo|Kylo Ren]] when the young [[Knights of Ren|knight]] lost control of his anger. Snoke's use of Force lightning varied from previous practitioners as he projected energy against the floor, causing it to bounce upward and knock the target off their feet.<ref name="Episode VIII" /> |
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| ⚫ | In some cases, the intensity of Force lightning was so high that the victim's skeletal system glowed and could be seen through his or her skin—as demonstrated with Mace Windu<ref name=" |
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| + | [[File:Sidious Force storm.png|thumb|left|250px|With his powers amplified by a Force dyad, Sidious unleashed a storm of Force lightning upon his enemies on Exegol.]] |
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| ⚫ | In some cases, the intensity of Force lightning was so high that the victim's skeletal system glowed and could be seen through his or her skin—as demonstrated with Mace Windu<ref name="Episode III" />—or even through [[Vader's armor|heavy armor]].<ref name="Episode VI" /> And during the [[Battle of Exegol]], Darth Sidious unleashed a barrage of Force Lightning that disabled the [[citizens' fleet]] above.<ref name="Episode IX" /> |
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===Usage by the Jedi=== |
===Usage by the Jedi=== |
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| − | Although its use was officially forbidden by the [[Jedi Order]],<ref name="Expert Guide">''[[Star Wars Expert Guide]]''</ref> light-siders like the Jedi could also use this power. |
+ | Although its use was officially forbidden by the [[Jedi Order]],<ref name="Expert Guide">''[[Star Wars Expert Guide]]''</ref> light-siders like the Jedi could also use this power. Dooku, during his time as a member of the Jedi Order, utilized it spontaneously during a painful Force vision to kill some [[Presagers of Hakotei]], without any known prior training<ref name="Dooku: Jedi Lost" /> and also used it on [[Shenda Mol]] to save his [[Padawan]] [[Qui-Gon Jinn]] whilst on [[Numidian Prime]].<ref name="Master & Apprentice" /> |
Rey briefly unleashed a blast of Force Lightning on a [[AAL-1971/9.1 Troop Transport|First Order transport]] she believed was carrying [[Chewbacca]] on [[Pasaana]] while she and Kylo Ren were both trying to bring the transport to themselves with the Force, and in her anger, she accidentally unleashed lightning upon it, destroying it immediately.<ref name="Episode IX" /> |
Rey briefly unleashed a blast of Force Lightning on a [[AAL-1971/9.1 Troop Transport|First Order transport]] she believed was carrying [[Chewbacca]] on [[Pasaana]] while she and Kylo Ren were both trying to bring the transport to themselves with the Force, and in her anger, she accidentally unleashed lightning upon it, destroying it immediately.<ref name="Episode IX" /> |
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==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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| − | [[File:Adventures of Luke - Force Lightning.jpg|thumb|250px|Darth Sidious blasting Luke Skywalker with lightning in [[Ralph McQuarrie]] artwork seen in ''[[The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight]]'']] |
+ | [[File:Adventures of Luke - Force Lightning.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Darth Sidious blasting Luke Skywalker with lightning in [[Ralph McQuarrie]] artwork seen in ''[[The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight]]'']] |
Force lightning first appeared in the [[1983]] film [[Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi|''Star Wars'': Episode VI ''Return of the Jedi'']], the final film of the ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[original trilogy]].<ref name="Episode VI" /> In [[Star Wars Legends|''Star Wars'' Legends]], a few [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]], such as [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]], used a variant of [[Force lightning/Legends|Force lightning]].<ref name="DNI:TJK">''[[Dark Nest I: The Joiner King]]''</ref> The [[Databank (website)|Databank]] entry for Force lightning, however, says that in current [[canon]], it's exclusively a [[Dark side of the Force|dark-side]] power.<ref>{{Databank|force-lightning|Force Lightning|archivedate=20170710190140}}</ref> |
Force lightning first appeared in the [[1983]] film [[Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi|''Star Wars'': Episode VI ''Return of the Jedi'']], the final film of the ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[original trilogy]].<ref name="Episode VI" /> In [[Star Wars Legends|''Star Wars'' Legends]], a few [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]], such as [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]], used a variant of [[Force lightning/Legends|Force lightning]].<ref name="DNI:TJK">''[[Dark Nest I: The Joiner King]]''</ref> The [[Databank (website)|Databank]] entry for Force lightning, however, says that in current [[canon]], it's exclusively a [[Dark side of the Force|dark-side]] power.<ref>{{Databank|force-lightning|Force Lightning|archivedate=20170710190140}}</ref> |
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| − | There has been a debate about the consequences of Force lightning in an individual. In ''Revenge of the Sith'', after having been bested by Mace Windu, Darth Sidious uses Force lightning against the [[Jedi Master]], who repels it with his lightsaber, deflecting it on Sidious and disfiguring and scarring the [[Sith Lord]]'s body.<ref name=" |
+ | There has been a debate about the consequences of Force lightning in an individual. In ''Revenge of the Sith'', after having been bested by Mace Windu, Darth Sidious uses Force lightning against the [[Jedi Master]], who repels it with his lightsaber, deflecting it on Sidious and disfiguring and scarring the [[Sith Lord]]'s body.<ref name="Episode III" /> However, previous to the Force lightning's appearance in ''Sith'', Sidious blasted [[Luke Skywalker]] with Force lightning in ''Return of the Jedi'' several times and Skywalker wasn't disfigured or scarred.<ref name="Episode VI" /> Though an official explanation of this inconsistency has yet to be given, [[Lucasfilm Story Group]]'s [[Matt Martin]] has shared his thinking for what the explanation could be, as he never saw it as an inconsistency. In his mind, it was Sidious' own fault that his disfigurement took place, assuming that he overexerted himself, causing the Force lightning's voltage to be higher unlike when he later attacked Skywalker.<ref name="Matt's Explanation">{{Twitter|missingwords|status/1034554469596319746|[[Matt Martin]]|quote=This is not an official answer but I just always assumed there was more going on with Palps and it wasn't just a result of the lightning itself. Maybe he overexerted himself and that caused it? Maybe he had the voltage turned up higher? IDK, but I never saw it as an inconsistency|archiveurl=https://archive.is/790hW}}</ref> |
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- "How does one defend against such power?"
"A wise master does not reveal all his secrets at once. In due time, my apprentice." - ―Savage Opress and Darth Tyranus, after assaulting Opress with a barrage of Force lightning
Force lightning, also known as Sith Lightning, was a power that Force users, such as the Sith and even light siders like the Jedi, could conjure through the Dark side of the Force.
Description
Luke Skywalker nearly died while Darth Sidious tortured him with Force lightning.
Force lightning was an offensive technique which involved a discharge of electrical energy from the practitioner's hands[3] and was capable of inflicting severe pain on the target of this attack as well as possible disfigurement.[13]
Force lightning occurred in at least four colors; blue,[3] green,[9] yellow,[4] and red.[14] The typical form was a bluish-purple version as demonstrated by Darth Sidious,[13] Darth Tyranus,[11] Snoke,[7] and Rey;[6] Nightsister magick equivalents were green like magical ichor as demonstrated by Mother Talzin.[9] Lord Momin used yet another version that was yellow.[4] The red variant was used by the Son—the manifestation of the dark side itself[8]—and the disembodied spirit of Darth Vader when he entered a portal in his castle on Mustafar. Vader blasted an illusion of his Sith Master, Darth Sidious, with red Force lightning before confronting the visage of his late wife, Padmé Amidala.[14] Momin planned to pour the Force with his version of Force lightning into his engine at the moment of ignition and use it to slow down time, trapping the expressions of horror and pain on the city's inhabitants forever.[4]
Snoke using a short burst of Force lightning to subdue Kylo Ren.
A Jedi and Sith could deflect the lightning with a lightsaber; a powerful Jedi Master, such as Yoda was capable of deflecting the attack using Force deflection[11] but only for a short while and with immense effort.[1] Gungan personal energy shields were also capable of repelling Force lightning.[15] Mace Windu[13] and Rey were both able to deflect Sidious' lightning back onto him using lightsabers. In Rey's case, the force of his own reflected lightning was what ultimately destroyed Sidious.[6] Quinlan Vos with his lightsaber was able to deflecting the Force lightning of Tyranus back onto him.[16]
Other dark side wielders besides the Sith were able to harness the ability. Mother Talzin conjured her own version of Force lightning that was powerful enough to block Sidious' lightning.[17] Supreme Leader Snoke used it to subdue his apprentice, Kylo Ren when the young knight lost control of his anger. Snoke's use of Force lightning varied from previous practitioners as he projected energy against the floor, causing it to bounce upward and knock the target off their feet.[7]
With his powers amplified by a Force dyad, Sidious unleashed a storm of Force lightning upon his enemies on Exegol.
In some cases, the intensity of Force lightning was so high that the victim's skeletal system glowed and could be seen through his or her skin—as demonstrated with Mace Windu[13]—or even through heavy armor.[3] And during the Battle of Exegol, Darth Sidious unleashed a barrage of Force Lightning that disabled the citizens' fleet above.[6]
Usage by the Jedi
Although its use was officially forbidden by the Jedi Order,[18] light-siders like the Jedi could also use this power. Dooku, during his time as a member of the Jedi Order, utilized it spontaneously during a painful Force vision to kill some Presagers of Hakotei, without any known prior training[2] and also used it on Shenda Mol to save his Padawan Qui-Gon Jinn whilst on Numidian Prime.[10]
Rey briefly unleashed a blast of Force Lightning on a First Order transport she believed was carrying Chewbacca on Pasaana while she and Kylo Ren were both trying to bring the transport to themselves with the Force, and in her anger, she accidentally unleashed lightning upon it, destroying it immediately.[6]
Variants of Force lightning
A variant of the ability, known as chain lightning, involved a burst of lightning that would spread from the first target to those around them. Another variant used by Sidious was the power Dark Aura, a miniature storm of malevolent Force energy and lightning surrounding its producer that tortured and slowed the movement of all caught within its radius.[19]
Behind the scenes
Darth Sidious blasting Luke Skywalker with lightning in Ralph McQuarrie artwork seen in The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight
Force lightning first appeared in the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, the final film of the Star Wars original trilogy.[3] In Star Wars Legends, a few Jedi, such as Luke Skywalker, used a variant of Force lightning.[20] The Databank entry for Force lightning, however, says that in current canon, it's exclusively a dark-side power.[21]
There has been a debate about the consequences of Force lightning in an individual. In Revenge of the Sith, after having been bested by Mace Windu, Darth Sidious uses Force lightning against the Jedi Master, who repels it with his lightsaber, deflecting it on Sidious and disfiguring and scarring the Sith Lord's body.[13] However, previous to the Force lightning's appearance in Sith, Sidious blasted Luke Skywalker with Force lightning in Return of the Jedi several times and Skywalker wasn't disfigured or scarred.[3] Though an official explanation of this inconsistency has yet to be given, Lucasfilm Story Group's Matt Martin has shared his thinking for what the explanation could be, as he never saw it as an inconsistency. In his mind, it was Sidious' own fault that his disfigurement took place, assuming that he overexerted himself, causing the Force lightning's voltage to be higher unlike when he later attacked Skywalker.[22]
Appearances
Non-canon appearances
- Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
- Revenge of the Sith: Episode III (LEGO Star Wars)
- Star Wars Epic Yarns: Return of the Jedi
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Return of the Kyber Saber"- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Trouble on Tibalt"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Pit and the Pinnacle"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Flight of the Arrowhead"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Return of the Return of the Jedi"
- LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales — "Crisis on Coruscant" (In flashback(s))
- LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales — "Gambit on Geonosis" (In flashback(s))
- LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Sources
- Sith in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- "Dooku Captured" Episode Guide - The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Mace Windu - Jedi Master (ROTS) - Base Series 1) (First identified as Sith Lightning)
- LEGO Classic Star Wars (Set: 75093 Death Star Final Duel)
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 14 ([[{{{2}}}|{{{2}}}: {{{3}}}]])
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 15 (Highlights of the Saga: Palpatine Unmasked)
- Star Wars: Destiny Two-Player Game
- Star Wars: Destiny — Across the Galaxy (Card: Burst of Lightning)
- Star Wars: The Dark Side
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 72 (Databank A-Z: Mace Windu)
- The Sith | Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures Fun Facts on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (backup link)
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, New Edition
- Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills
- Star Wars: The Secrets of the Jedi
- Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Legacy"
- Anakin Skywalker in the Databank (backup link)
- Asajj Ventress in the Databank (backup link)
- Force Lightning in the Databank (backup link)
- Sith in the Databank (backup link)
- The Force in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dooku: Jedi Lost
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 22
- ↑ "A Life Immortal" — Dark Legends
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Altar of Mortis"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Massacre"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Master & Apprentice
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- ↑ Sith in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 25
- ↑ Poll: Which Star Wars Weapon Would You Use? on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Dark Disciple
- ↑ Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir 4
- ↑ Star Wars Expert Guide
- ↑ Star Wars Battlefront II
- ↑ Dark Nest I: The Joiner King
- ↑ Force Lightning in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Matt Martin (@missingwords) on Twitter: "This is not an official answer but I just always assumed there was more going on with Palps and it wasn't just a result of the lightning itself. Maybe he overexerted himself and that caused it? Maybe he had the voltage turned up higher? IDK, but I never saw it as an inconsistency" (backup link)
