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Force lightning

Legends Canon version → Linked from 402 articles

Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.

Force lightning was a well-known Force ability used to blast dangerous electrical bolts, most often by practitioners of the dark side of the Force, especially the Sith. The ability was commonly referred to as Sith lightning due to the affiliations of its typical users and manipulation of lightning.

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Facts

Alternate: Sith lightning
Alignment: Dark side of the Force (typically) Light side of the Force (Electric Judgment)
Area: Alter; Body (Sith)
Purpose: Launching harmful electrical blasts from one's hands
Affiliations: Force wielders; Sith; Eternal Empire; New Jedi Order; Nightsisters; Baran Do

Appearances

165 works, in story order

Non-canon appearances: 9

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