Rise Of Skywalker: Why Rey's Force Lightning Is Different From Palpatine's
J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker sees Rey at the peak of her powers, but why is her Force Lightning so different from Palpatine's? First released domestically on December 20th, 2019, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is packed with nostalgic nods harking back to George Lucas' original Star Wars trilogy. Much of this nostalgia converges on the character of Rey (Daisy Ridley), whose epicenter-style heritage as Palpatine's (Ian McDiarmid) granddaughter and the chosen Skywalker heir sets her up for an epic final clash against the resurrected Sith lord on Exegol as he attempts to destroy the rebel fleet with Force Lightning.
The iconic power of Force Lightning is typically associated with dark side users of the Force, as evidenced by the majority of the canon Star Wars movies to date. Count Dooku (Christopher Lee) blasts Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) with it on Geonosis in Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones, while Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious uses Force Lightning with varying effects in Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi, and the aforementioned The Rise of Skywalker. Yet despite usually being an indicator of evil-aligned Force users, Rey is also able to channel her own Force Lightning in The Rise of Skywalker to blow up a First Order transport ship.
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Rey's use of Force Lightning on Pasaana comes as a shock in The Rise of Skywalker, with Rey being the first good-aligned character to manifest this power in the official Star Wars movies. Rey's Force Lightning appears massively over-tuned in comparison with the Sith that use this power, with Rey's one bolt of lightning
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