Can a Jedi shoot lightning?

Force lightning ability was not restricted to dark-siders. Jedi and other light-siders who were strong of will and character could learn this power without falling to the dark side—but its use was viewed as inherently corrupting, and most Jedi Councils forbade its use.
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Can Jedi summon lightning?

Jedi cannot use Force lightning because of the power it requires. Also, to fully master Force lightning, one must also get hit with it. However, some Sith Lords, like Darth Vader and Darth Maul, did not use the ability for varying, or in Maul's case, barbaric reasons.
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Who can shoot lightning in Star Wars?

Force lightning is a dark side ability used to torture, disfigure, and even kill one's victims. Blue in color, Sith shoot Force lightning from their hands by calling on their hatred and aggressive feelings. However, while a deadly weapon, it is not unstoppable.
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What is the Jedi version of Force lightning?

Plo Koon introduced a variation of force lightning in Legends called electric judgment. It could change dark side power rules in canon as well. Plo Koon was one of the few Jedi to use Force lightning in Star Wars Legends, which could impact the dark side power rules in canon.
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Can GREY Jedi use Force lightning?

Bindo acquitted himself for being talented with Jedi mind tricks and was capable of using dark side techniques such as Force lightning.
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Why Jedi Were FORBIDDEN From Using Force Lightning - Star Wars Explained



Can Yoda use lightning?

Grandmaster Yoda himself was capable of summoning force lightning in the form of Emerald Lightning. Galen Marek was an extremely skilled user of this Force power, even after his conversion to the light side, rivaling Darth Sidious.
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Why can't Vader use Force lightning?

Darth Vader can not use force lighting, because of his severed arms. Robotic hands can't summon the force lighting. However Darth Vader can still use other forms of the force, such as force choke.
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Why does Darth Maul not use Force lightning?

Because of that upbringing, Maul seemed to prioritize his lightsaber as a tool in combat, one that befitted his fighting style, over Force powers. Instead, he viewed the Force more as a complement to his combat style rather than a direct tool to be utilized.
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Could Kylo Ren use Force lightning?

From what we learned from the Marvel Comics story on Kylo Ren and his upbringing, along with the information explained and even alluded to in the sequel trilogy — it's entirely likely that Kylo never completely learned how to harness Force lightning.
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Can Luke use Force lightning?

Luke was the only other Jedi aside from Yoda, that was able to repulse force lightning. Until that time, it was considerd to be impossible for any light side user to deflect force lightning using just the force itself.
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Can Jedis use Force choke?

So, all Force users had the inherent ability to use the power. Yes, that meant that Jedi could use the Force choke too. In fact, it only took two movies for that very thing to happen. At the beginning of Return of the Jedi, Luke Skywalker Force choked Jabba the Hutt's Gamorrean guards.
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Which Sith can use lightning?

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 onto Sidious and disfiguring and scarring the Sith Lord's body.
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How many GREY Jedi are there?

14 Gray Jedi in the Star Wars Universe.
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Why didn't Palpatine stop using lightning?

Palpatine was purposefully continuing to shot his lightning in order to turn Anakin. Him getting injured by it reflecting back at him is what made Anakin fearful and thus lashing out at Mace Windu.
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Can a Jedi use a red lightsaber?

In both canon and Legends, Jedi will sometimes use red-bladed lightsabers in emergencies where they're missing their lightsabers and a Sith weapon is the only one available. Some Jedi are explicitly shown using red lightsabers in Legends, however.
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Why are Siths eyes yellow?

According to Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia, “Eyes reflect the emotions harnessed by the Sith. When rage and anger seethe inside a dark side user, their eyes may burn yellow with a fiery-red rim.” Simply put, a Sith's emotions and strong connections to the dark side are usually the reason behind their yellow eyes.
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Can Darth Maul split his lightsaber?

Returning to his ship, Maul drew on Sith schematics he had at his disposal, fabricating two separate lightsabers. Welding the weapons together, Maul created his new lightsaber. As Maul's lightsaber was composed of two weapons with connected pommels, they both possessed identical designs.
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How does Yoda absorb lightning?

Through his duels with Darth Sidious and Count Dooku, it was well known that Yoda could absorb and deflect Force lightning with his palms.
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Why does Force lightning age Palpatine?

It's the intensity of reflected lightning and the channelling of such raw dark side power that are the catalysts for Palpatine's transformation. Perhaps the face that boils up to the surface is shaped by his dark side corruption, but the lightning is definitely the cause.”
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Who was the most powerful Jedi?

Of course, Yoda is the most powerful Jedi of them all. He was the head of the Jedi Order in the prequels, the mystic recluse in the originals, and he even made a token appearance in one of the sequels.
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Can Darth Vader breath without his mask?

Why Can't Darth Vader Breathe Without His Mask? Dark Vader cannot breathe without his mask because his mask is connected to a life support system. His famous black armor suit covers this life-sustaining system.
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Can Jedi use dark side powers?

As the process requires immense knowledge of the dark side of the Force to even attempt, it's a part of Sith alchemy and dark side power the Jedi can't use, even if they wanted to.
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Can Jedi have kids?

Although the 2002 film Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones established that the Jedi Order members couldn't marry or have children, Star Wars creator George Lucas explained that despite their monastic regime, the Jedi were permitted to have sexual intercourse as long they didn't form attachments or possessive ...
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What does Red Force lightning mean?

Red Force Lightning

This variant was used by the Son, who is the manifestation of the dark side itself. Because of this, the Son possessed a lot of power and was virtually immortal as he could only die after his father's death.
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