Anakin's Promises

Originally posted by Ushgarak
You're only going over the blindingly obvious now, PVS. We've only seen Sith do it, but we can only SPECULATE why Jedi don't.

And IF they don't. Just because we've seen two Sith use lightning doesn't mean JEdi can't. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

Yeah, I agree there. When TPM came out, I was not up on all the Jedi and Sith moves, so when they showed Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan force-run I was like yeah!

Minds are polluted by EU games.

Originally posted by queeq
Minds are polluted by EU games.

They sure are *cough-they consider Force Lightning and Choke and whatnot as Dark Side powers-cough* lol

i'm only going to say one thing on this matter and then i'm gonna leave it, because without proof one way or another, this will go on and on in circles the way it has been....

force lightning is a form of torture, the jedi could do it if they wanted but choose not to.....

torture is dark side....there's no other way to see that power than as a application of great cruelty....

the choke could go either way, it leans towards torture, but not as much as the lightning...the way luke used it didn't seem to involve too much cruelty....

Originally posted by guiro72
force lightning is a form of torture,

Dunno. SOunds great to light the BBQ.

You're only referring to lightning being torture when Palps was torturing Luke. If you notice, Dooku never tortured Anakin, he used it to throw him aside and left it at that.

And to light the BBQ for Sidious. Palpy has great garden parties.

oh, come on that would have hurt like a bastard.....jedi usually only fight with sabres which doesn't hurt the opponent, they just deflect off each other....

i know there are exceptions to this, but they're more like plot holes...

running away really fast is a jedi power, and lifting heavy objects, the power of suggestion/mind control....

why am i still here?....

Originally posted by guiro72
oh, come on that would have hurt like a bastard.....jedi usually only fight with sabres which doesn't hurt the opponent, they just deflect off each other....

What nonsense. I saw none of that in the Arena battle in AOTC>

droids dude.....

i'm outta here...

And Geonosians...

cockroaches....

Living creatures making up the Force.

kill 'em all.....

the jedi were under full attack, it was war rules....

and they're still just cockroaches....

they deserved it....

I'm not condemning it. But don't come saying Jedi are sweet people who use their lightsabre only to deflect iother people's attacks and then invite them to tea. They are KNIGHTS!!!!

As long as its for defense- themselves or others.

Sometimes attack is the best defense. After all, they're defending peace and order in the universe, not so much individual living things. If an attack is needed to prevent disorder and chaos, attack sounds like a good defense to me.

The only thing is, we know for a fact that Jedi Knights attempt to use peaceful means first. Even in the cantina, Obi-Wan tries to talk the thugs out of killing Luke first.

Of course, the y try to avoid a conflict. Like they did at the very beginning of TPM. But if diplomacy fails, there's always the lightsabre. All I'm saying is that Jedi aren't a bunch of sissies when it comes to battle.