Hi, Quote I think I read somewhere that he couldn't use Force lightning because of his cybernetics. End quote
That is correct. In the new Star Wars legacy series there is a discussion between Lumiya, Vader's former apprentice, and Jacen Solo about Darth Vader. Lumiya explains that a cybernetic being doesn't have full control or mastery over the force because machine components are not living things. Lumiya goes on to explain that Jacen's uncle Luke nearly killed her during the rebellion, and after she was rescued by the Empire and given cybernetic lims etc she was not able to master the force. In the Rise of Darth Vader there is an interesting discussion between Palpatine and Darth Vader over Vader's new cybernetic components. Palpatine explains to Vader that all he'd have to do to kill Vader is one spark of force lightning and he could short out Vader's life support. Obviously, Vader, once Anakin Skywalker, had no will of his own any more. He either served the Emperor or a blast of lightning could short him out and he'd die. \So based on all I have read if Vader would have been able to use force lightning, if at all, it would have likely killed him by disrupting or damaging his cybernetic systems. If Lumiya is right and mechanical parts effect the use of the force Vader was truly screwed. one hand was lost when Count Duku cut it off in Attack Of the Clones, and Obi-wan basically finished the job by chopping his legs off, and he lost part of one of his armes before Obi-Wan knocked him into the lava pit. Basically, when Palpatine and the Storm Troopers came to collect him there wasn't much left that was organic. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
