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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Why is Vader's suit weak to lightning?

Vader had to change his lightsaber style to compensate for the weight, bulk and inflexibility of his armor. The electronics of the suit were sensitive to electrical discharges. Vader later added a limited amount of insulation to the suit after discovering this vulnerability.
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Is Vader vulnerable to force lightning?

Force lightning required a living conduit for the energy to be channeled; thus Darth Vader, despite being an immensely powerful Sith Lord, was never able to properly employ this ability, as any attempt to generate it carried the risk of shorting out his life support systems.
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What is Vader's weakness?

The most detrimental weakness of Darth Vader was the same thing that was supposed to be his lifeline. We've already established that Darth Vader's suit is vulnerable to electricity, which is ironically needed for the system to even work.
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How durable is Vader's suit?

Vader's formidable shoulder armor provides the master of combat with a huge benefit in battle. The armor is blaster-proof and resistant to many energy blades and when struck by such weapons, shows little to no damaging effects. However, the armor is quite heavy (12.2 kg, or 26.9 lbs), which restricts Vader's movement.
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Can Vader get drunk?

He mourns the loss of his friend and tries to drown his sorrow by drinking. Unfortunately, he can't, due to the Super-Soldier Serum. Remember that the Serum not only enhances Cap's strength, speed, endurance and durability. It also affects the mind, metabolism, and personality.
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Can Vader survive without his suit?

Once his life-support system inside the suit was destroyed, Vader perished. Vader showed an ability to breathe without the suit by using the Dark Side of the Force. But he only did so for limited periods of time, and it depended on staying on the wrong side of the Force.
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How strong is Vader's Force?

The Force: As the Chosen One, Vader was immensely powerful and had an amazingly strong connection to the Force, stronger than any Force-user ever in existence. He also possessed the potential to according to Obi-Wan Kenboi become the most powerful light and dark side Force-Sensitive being in the history of the galaxy.
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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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Who has the most powerful Force lightning?

While Palpatine's lightning is by far the most powerful thing seen in the Star Wars movies, the Son's red lightning is certainly more dangerous. It's only been used by one other character in Star Wars canon, and that character was none other than Darth Vader.
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Did Palpatine make Vader weaker?

The answer to your question is no. Palpatine placed Vader in the suit to save his life. Though we learn from Dark Lord that it was lackluster, Vader has already begun to upgrade the suit by the end of the novel.
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How does Darth Vader pee?

According to Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader, the eponymous Dark Lord relies on catheters to urinate. As for his solid waste, he needs collection pouches. His suit also includes recyclers, an understandably vital feature since it's not realistic to clean out his suit all the time.
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Can Vader sleep?

When Vader did sleep, he was awoken soon after by a disturbing series of visions, sounds and pain, most of which including Obi-Wan or Padme. It's entirely possible that he never really needed to sleep given the powers of his mechanical suit, however, his brain was still completely biological.
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Why does Darth Vader breathe so heavily?

When Vader breathes out, the suit is at a low pressure, and when he breathes in the interior atmosphere is at a higher pressure. This difference would effectively force (haha) air into and out of his lungs.
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Who was stronger Anakin or Luke?

Therefore, at the time of Return of the Jedi, we would rank Luke higher than Anakin in terms of power. As a child, he never had these limitations imposed on him, and he never expected things to be easy for him; instead, he worked hard for them. So, even though Anakin had more power than Luke, it didn't matter.
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Can a Jedi drink?

Although the Jedi Lord Valenthyne Farfalla was known to enjoy fine wine circa 1000 BBY, alcohol was not recommended for Jedi by the time of the Clone Wars. The Jedi Council did frown upon Padawans getting intoxicated, although this was a guideline rather than an actual interdiction.
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What is the strongest drink in Star Wars?

Flameout was an extremely strong alcoholic beverage that, when mixed correctly, was known for producing sensations similar to a scalding of the tongue and a freezing of the throat; the secret ingredient in this concoction was spice. Han Solo was known to enjoy this drink in his early smuggling years.
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What would Spotchka taste like?

For something nonalcoholic, mix lemonade and tonic water half and half, then add blueberry syrup as desired for flavor. The quinine in tonic water glows blue under blacklight, making a fairly convincing spotchka! Unfortunately, it also has a pretty distinctive bitter flavor, so it's not to everyone's taste.
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What does Vader eat?

Darth Vader cannot eat normally because he has been injured so badly. Instead, his life-support armour feeds nutrient fluids directly into his body.
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Why is Darth Vader's skin white?

When did Darth Vader's skin become white? It become white due to a lack of sunlight/his face being covered up underneath a mask/helmet for about 2 decades (aka 20 years).
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Why does KYLO have Vader's helmet?

One key aspect of Kylo Ren's character in Star Wars is his reverence for his grandfather, Darth Vader, which was shown visually in The Force Awakens, both in his style and in his altar-like shrine to Vader's helmet.
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