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Warning ! This clause contains spoilers for Star Wars : Darth Vader # 40WhileEmperor Palpatine ’s Force lightning is his go - to move during a competitiveness , he was n’t always a victor of that special ability withinStar Warscanon . However , the moment he did subdue that powerfulness has just presumably been chronicled , in effect bridge the opening betweenEpisode IIIandEpisode VI(while also makingEpisode IXmuch more credible ) .
Chronologically , Palpatine used Force lightning for one of the first time inStar warfare : Episode III - Revenge of the Sith(when considering just the films , as he did so a identification number of times inStar Wars : The Clone Wars ) . But , when he used it against Mace Windu , the Master Jedi was able to turn it back on him , causing Palpatine great forcible hurt .
Then , inStar Wars : Episode VI - Return of the Jedi , Palpatine not only used Force - lightning against Luke Skywalker ( who was able to trump Darth Vader at that point ) like it was nothing , but the Emperor was also capable to use Force lightning against Darth Vader even when Vader had Palpatine in his arms . This proved not only his mastery of the ability , but his preciseness , focus , and office when using it - thing that clearly did not be inEpisode III . So , what could have hap between those two films ? Well , it all derive down to one key issue during the era of the original trilogy : universal ripple in the Force , and Darth Vader ’s subsequent attack on Coruscant .
Darth Vader Brings Out The Best In Emperor Palpatine’s Force Lightning Power
InStar warfare : Darth Vader#40 by Greg Pak and Raffaele Ienco , Darth Vader has finally had enough of the Emperor ’s run , play with his life as if it ’s all just a twisted secret plan to him , and he decide to plunge a full - scale flack on Palpatine ’s palace on Coruscant . When the two Sith Lords meet , Vader strikes with his lightsaber while Palpatine blocks with his Force lightning - and then the Emperor really bulge out to show off .
While fighting Vader without even manage a lightsaber , Palpatine skews the electrical stream of his Force lightning to fry the droids Vader was using in his assault on the castle . With a single surge of dark side power , the Emperor efficaciously withdraw out a small army with his Force lightning single - handedly , and it was Vader ’s attack that tug Palpatine to display that level of precision and mightiness with Force lightning for the first time .
Palpatine’s Force Lightning Precision & Power In Star Wars’ OT & ST, Explained
During the case of thisStar Warscomic , there are ripples in the Force that have been ripping through the universe sincethe opening of the Fermata Cage inHidden Empire . Depending on the ebb and flow of the cosmic stream , a Force - user is either spill over with exponent in the Force , or is on the face of it thin out off from the Force whole . This means that Palpatine was able to experience moment of unique power , and given his mastery of the sinister side , he was able to sustain that level of exponent despite the Force ’s ebb and current . From that point forrard , Palpatine was able-bodied to call upon that level of dark side power whenever he want , which is why he had such herculean and precise Force lightning inEpisode VI , and how he was able to conjure the Force Storm shown inStar Wars : Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker .
Emperor Palpatinehas come a long agency from having his own iconic attack shoot back at him inEpisode IIIto defeating Luke Skywalker and killing Darth Vader with it inEpisode VI(and even wiping out an full legion of ship inEpisode IX ) , and the events of thisStar Warscomic seemingly let out the moment he rightfully master Force lightning .
Star Wars : Darth Vader # 40by Marvel Comics is available now .
