Can a Jedi use Force 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 use Force storm?

Practitioners of the light side of the Force, such as Jedi, also had the ability to conjure Force storms if they banded together, but in doing so were at an extremely high risk of being corrupted by the dark side.
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What is the Jedi version of Force lightning?

Electric Judgment, also known as Emerald Lightning, was a Force technique used by the Jedi to spray electric bolts of variable intensity from the hands and fingers.
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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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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 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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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 Yoda use Sith 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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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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Why does Kylo Ren not use Force lightning?

Using Force lightning could short circuit his life support systems, which is why Palpatine's lightning in "Return of the Jedi" ultimately kills him.
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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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Can lightsaber deflect Force lightning?

Force lightning can be deflected and absorbed by a lightsaber, and select Jedi have proved able to neutralize the technique through the power of the light side.
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Can Mace Windu use lightning?

Gungan personal energy shields were also capable of repelling Force lightning. Mace Windu and Rey were both able to deflect Sidious' lightning back onto him using lightsabers.
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Which Sith can use lightning?

In the comic book Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 25, Vader was able to use red Force lightning when he sent an astral projection of himself to enter a portal in his castle on Mustafar.
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How many GREY Jedi are there?

14 Gray Jedi in the Star Wars Universe.
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Can Jedi use red lightsabers?

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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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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Why is Palpatine wrinkly?

As a result, Palpatine's face changes in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith because his dark side-induced mask was broken by the Force Lightning rather than the Sith lord actually being disfigured by his own attack.
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Why could Rey use Force lightning?

It's also possible that Rey's heritage has something to do with her use of Force Lightning. As previously noted, this was Palpatine's most famous power, so she may have inherited a natural talent for it. Rey using Force Lightning could have been foreshadowing for the reveal that Palpatine is Rey's grandfather.
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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 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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How did Palpatine hide his Sith eyes?

Description. Palpatine utilizing Force clouding while speaking with members of the Jedi Council Force clouding was a cloaking technique employed by the Sith to conceal their true nature from the Jedi and other users of the Force.
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Is Vader's suit weak to lightning?

19 Weakness: Electricity

Darth Vader possessed the skill to use Force lightning, but the limitations of his suit prevented this. A lot of the systems that were keeping Darth Vader alive were maintained by electricity, which is why Force lightning was so destructive towards him.
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Did Mace Windu survive?

Samuel L. Jackson, who played Windu, told Entertainment Weekly in 2016 that he thought Windu survived the fall. He even said “Star Wars” creator George Lucas confirmed Windu is alive.
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