10 Things You Didn't Know About The Force

10. The Jedi Used Force Lightning In Legends

Kicking things off with a bang, one of the most impressive abilities ever unleashed by Force users in the galaxy far, far away comes in the form of the lightning shot out of many a figure walking around on the dark side.

The likes of Emperor Palpatine and Count Dooku are the most famous Star Wars big bads to strike down their enemies with bolts of electricity from their fingers - though, according to Cavan Scott's Dooku: Jedi Lost canon novel, Dooku would actually first use it as a Jedi before his fall to the dark side. 

Rey was technically the first Jedi to shock on the big-screen during Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker, when she accidentally fired electricity at the ship she thought was carrying Chewbacca.

However, they're actually not the only times Jedi have used this powerful Force technique.

If you've never really wandered into the Expanded Universe of Star Wars you probably didn't know that the likes of Plo Koon and Luke Skywalker have used a version of this power in various Legends books, such as Ryder Windham's Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force and Troy Denning's Crucible.

Here though, the ability goes by the name of Electric Judgment, and comes in a few different colours, with golden and green lightning being directed towards adversaries by these Jedi.

This didn't change the fact that it was still seen as a bit of taboo and corruptive weapon within the Jedi Order, however, with this technique often linked to anger even being put onto the "Forbidden Force Techniques" list. 

Jedi Knights were also strictly not allowed to use it.