No, Darth Vader never used Force lightning in the main canon because his mechanical limbs and suit were incompatible with channeling the electrical energy, which would have fried his life support systems and killed him, though he could deflect or redirect it. The ability requires organic fingers, and Palpatine deliberately designed Vader's suit to be vulnerable to it, limiting his power.
With his powers amplified by a Force dyad, Sidious unleashed a storm of Force lightning upon his enemies above Exegol. Although its use was officially forbidden by the Jedi Order for most of its history, light-siders like the Jedi could also use this power and indeed some ancient Jedi used it against the Sith.
Palpatine built the weakness into the suit. Plus force lightning needs to be projected out from your hand. Vader only had cybernetic hands. If he'd tried to use force Lightning it would've come out of the last organic part of his arm and fry his hands.
The truth is that yes he absolutely can summon Force Lightning but it could potentially damage his suit.
Because in George Lucas and Canon Star Wars, lightning is a very advanced skill which signifies total immersion in the Dark Side. Which is why “apprentice” characters like Ventress, Maul, Savage, and Inquisitors never use it. In Legends, every darksider and their dog uses lightning.
Darth Maul is the weakest. Bane was strong : he killed all the Sith and lots of Jedi.
Mace Windu, with his lightsaber combat form Vaapad, could reflect the lightning back to its source with a "superconducting loop". It required tremendous effort on the reflector's part, however, as seen in Windu's battle with Palpatine; Windu was seemingly able to overcome Sidious's lightning.
Kylo Ren is defined by being young, very powerful, impulsive and volatile, but not someone in command if his abilities. Not very skilled. So, showing him using lightning would not have been a suitable storytelling device in this stage of the story.
In canon it was Kirak Infil'a , Cere Junda, Obi-Wan and Lord Momin . All messed him up quite badly with Kirak winning round 1 but losing round 2 and Momin cutting off his arm. Obi-Wan actually beat Vader. In Legends it was Shaa Koon, An'ya Kuro, a clone of Maul and Galen Marek.
No, Darth Plagueis is not Anakin Skywalker's father; Anakin had no biological father, being born of the Force itself in response to Plagueis's dark side manipulations, with Palpatine's tales of Plagueis's power over life being a manipulation to turn Anakin to the dark side, though Plagueis's attempts to create life did inadvertently cause Anakin's conception.
Force powers
Ahsoka Tano utilizing Force Lightning. She learned this after absorbing a lightning attack from Kol Kerz-Tak in their first sparring match in 21 BBY.
Electric Judgment, also known as Emerald Lightning, was a Force power used by the Jedi to spray electric bolts of variable intensity from the hands and fingers.
Gray Jedi commonly demonstrated their skills with both Light and Dark Side Force capabilities. For example, the capacity to construct a lightsaber from scratch, along with unique Force talents such as Force lightning.
The answer, revealed in Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, rewrote much of what we thought we knew. Rey is the granddaughter of Emperor Palpatine, also known as Darth Sidious or Sheev Palpatine—not through a traditional lineage, but through a failed clone named Dathan, Rey's father.
Hamill famously objected to certain creative decisions in the film, namely the revelation that Luke Skywalker essentially quit the rebellion after a painful failure and had spent years living a hermit-like existence by himself. “I said to Rian, 'Jedis don't give up.
In conclusion, Form VII, also known as Juyo or Vaapad, is undeniably the most aggressive lightsaber style in the galaxy. Jedi Master Mace Windu's mastery of this form exemplifies its power and its dangers.
Because these Canon "Gray Jedi" utilize the dark side, it's impossible for them to be in balance. The dark side corrupts, destroys, and tears down in Canon; it's not a force for good or altruism. Think starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kylo_Ren.
If he had survived, Windu could have aided the next attack on Sidious. Yet, Yoda never looked for Mace Windu or his body. Why was that? 💭 🤔 Two main reasons were Yoda's inner turmoil and the lack of time.
Palpatine was channeling the Dark Side as he was casting the lightning that was reflected. The deformity was because he was being blasted by his own Dark Side energy and it corrupted him physically. Luke was not tapped into the Dark Side when he was struck, so he was not being corrupted like that.