10 Times Star Wars Broke Its Own Rules (And You Didn't Notice)

3. The Sith's Spare Use Of Force Choke

In the same vein of Jedi forgetting about their Force powers, we have Sith not using the Force to its full murderous potential.

Case in point, though we see Darth Vader use the Force Choke several times on subordinate officers, why the hell doesn't he ever use it against actual Jedi? And he's not the only one guilty of this.

In The Clone Wars, Palpatine Force Chokes Count Dooku from half-way across the galaxy, suggesting it could be extremely useful for the Sith to either kill or pacify enemies - namely the Jedi.

You can certainly argue that Vader and Palpatine being connected with the people they Force Choked made it easier for them to exert the Force upon them from a distance, but all the same, doesn't it feel like an under-used skill in the entirety of Star Wars?

And even if you accept that skilled Jedi can block such a manoeuvre, what about pesky regular rebels who aren't Force-sensitive? It's a move that could do so much damage, and yet it's rarely used - likely because George Lucas created something a bit too powerful for its own good.