Originally posted by Beniboybling
I don't know, I think there was something about the level of ease at which he TK'ed and paralysed people, stopped an energy bolt in it's tracks and read people's innermost thoughts that struck me as impressive. Though I was never that impressed by the Inquisitors.Though with such a lack of showings it has a lot to do with presence and your impression of that.
Hmm fair point, however as practically weightless matter I'm not sure much kinetic force would be required to throw them off course, she could also have concentrated her energies on the bolts.
Regardless though it would only have required temporary exertion, and granted temporary control, whereas Kylo's manipulation was sustained.
1) I don't imagine that paralyzing non force users or untrained ones should be difficult for any inquisitor we've seen so far. The 7th sister, for example, held off a multi ton shuttle while simultaneously closing off a huge ship entrance until the ship picked up speed, though it was only very brief without the 5th bother's help. The fact that she was able to multitask with heavy machinery would indicate refinement (and raw power we've yet to see from Kylo). As for pulling secrets from the minds of others, Inquisitors are trained to do that. In fact, The Grand Inquisitor very well may have been able to distract info from the mind of Kanan had Hera not left the larger rebellion a secret from him, whereas Kylo's thought pulling was reversed back on him. In fact, The Grand Inquisitor's reaction at being unable to get any info from Kanan, IMO, was an indication that he has forcefully ripped thoughts from the minds of trained force users.
Also, Vos mused that by using the dark side a force user's influence over others was, what, 100 times greater than a jedi mind trick, which would indicate near mental domination. True, they were using creatures on Dathomir (including the Sleeper, which was said to have had a strong will, BTW), but his musings were about jedi mind tricks vs what the dark side can grant him, IIRC. So with that in mind, it should be no big deal for Kylo to use the force in such ways.
BTW, Kylo has had just as much screen time as any one inquisitor, with us seeing him in more situations to use mind powers.
2) No, I was referring to a blaster bolts kinetic force being that they are concentrated beams of high energy. Even the more powerful ones from a freighter had Vader taking steps back in Lords of the Sith. Blaster bolts make their way through thick dust storms and water just as easily as they do air, so it would seem that a force push powerful enough to knock them off course would have leveled the droids.
3) If Ventress did directly manipulate the bolts in order to redirect them, that would be a higher degree of manipulation, not to mention she was doing it in the midst of dealing with dozens. And with it being done so casually by her, I don't see how sustaining just one would be difficult.