Electric Judgment

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"A Jedi sufficiently strong in the Force can be trained to produce a facsimile, but not true Sith lightning."
―Darth Plagueis[5]

Electric Judgment, also known as Emerald Lightning, was a Force technique used to spray electric bolts of variable intensity from the hands and fingers. At one time, it was classified as a forbidden Force power within the Jedi Order; however, a few Jedi such as Plo Koon and Jacen Solo practiced it.

Description

Electric Judgment,[6][3] 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.[1] It manifested as[7] yellow-orange or green Force lightning[8] instead of blue or white, but otherwise it was very similar in both appearance and usage to the dark side Force power known as Force lightning.[1]

Applications

One common difference between the Jedi's use of Electric Judgment and the Sith's use of Force lightning was that the Jedi's application came from a sense of determined justice.[1] However, on at least one occasion the light side power was channeled using a Jedi's anger.[2] Like Force lightning, it had to be channeled through living flesh[8] and could be lethal, but often it was used to stun or knock opponents unconscious.[3][8] The energies of Electric Judgment could be contained in a kinetite, a ball of pure kinetic force.[1] Electric Judgment could be blocked by the use of a sufficiently powerful protection bubble.[9]

Users

Among the Jedi Order, this Force ability was uncommon and controversial due to its association with anger and aggression and its similarity to Force lightning. It was even featured on Jedi Seer Sabla-Mandibu's list of "Forbidden Force Techniques" and classified as prohibited to Jedi Knights. A few Jedi Masters such as Plo Koon, however, did study the technique under controlled conditions, a practice that had been occuring since at least 990 BBY.[1]

During a mission to capture the criminal known as Dreed Pommel, Plo Koon confronted him at a suite in city of Ektra, Metellos. Pommel had taken a young girl hostage and killed her entire family. During this encounter, Koon let out a barrage of lightning at Pommel's head and then a second burst of lightning that knocked him unconscious. He immediately reported this incident to the Jedi Council and stated that he had not felt any anger or fear as he let out the blast of Force lightning but was indeed calm and in control of his emotions, nor was he tempted to kill his opponent once he had subdued the criminal. Therefore he was able to conclude he was acting according to the will of the Force. The Council asked him to contemplate whether he felt it was wrong of him to have utilized its power during the mission and whether he would use it again. After much meditation, Koon concluded that it would be wrong of him to ignore its power and that he should develop it into a useful technique. As requested by the Council, he recorded his experiences with the Force lightning that he dubbed "Electric Judgment" on the Great Holocron.[3]

Darth Vader utilized the kinetite technique on Mimban[1] while in close proximity to the Kaiburr crystal[10] as he attempted to subdue Luke Skywalker.[11] Anakin Solo used this ability when he was consumed by the light side of the Force just before his death, with streams of lightning arcing from his limbs into his enemies.[12] While fighting on Ebaq 9, Jacen Solo struck multiple targets at once with the power, similar to the refinement of Force lightning known as Force Storm.[2]

Grand Master Luke Skywalker used this power aboard Shimrra's Citadel during the battle against Shimrra Jamaane in 29 ABY to save his niece and nephew from the Slayers; his powerful version sent sparks of green lighting coruscating over the body of a Slayer, instantly killing him and causing his body to convulse.[8] However, even this attack of the Grandmaster's could be resisted by someone skilled in Tutaminis, as shown when Abeloth was able to resist it with no harm more severe than being pushed back slightly when Skywalker used it against her.[13]

Jaden Korr used this power against Alpha in 41 ABY.[4]

Behind the scenes

Grand Master Luke Skywalker using Electric Judgment during the Swarm War.

This Force power was first mentioned, indirectly, in Vision of the Future, where Yoda and a Dark Jedi were described as using the Force to summon fire and lightning against each other.[14] As Yoda rejected the dark side, he would therefore have used Emerald Lightning, as he had done during the Clone Wars.[15][16]

In 41 ABY, upon seeing a hologram of Jaden Korr defending himself with this power, Darth Wyyrlok claimed that this power was conjured out of fear and implied Jaden was tempted by the dark side.[4] It is not clear if this is an accurate assessment, as Wyylock mistakenly[8] believed that what he saw was just a variant of dark side lightning.[4]

Appearances

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Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Riptide
  5. ↑ Darth Plagueis
  6. ↑ Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
  7. ↑ Star Wars: Episode I Jedi Power Battles
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force
  9. ↑ Star Wars: Force and Destiny Core Rulebook
  10. ↑ The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader
  11. ↑ Splinter of the Mind's Eye
  12. ↑ The New Jedi Order: Star by Star
  13. ↑ Fate of the Jedi: Vortex
  14. ↑ Vision of the Future
  15. ↑ Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
  16. ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Who Are the Jedi?
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