Originally posted by BeniboyblingYeah, I think the storm is real. It's really no surprise Sidious is capable of it anyway.
Seems to me that Palpatine caused Yoda to lose concentration and he was caught in an explosion as a result.On the other hand you see Padme and R2 looking at the lighting from the window, which reflects of Padme's eyes and R2's photoreceptor, seems real to me.
Vitiate have most intense showings in this area.
Vitiate corrupted the atmosphere of Dromund Kaas with his powers to such a degree that the planet was engulfed by virtually non-stop thunder storms for centuries, perhaps permanently.
Power hungry, the Emperor spent great energy discovering and perfecting esoteric rites of darkness - rituals that wrecked the atmosphere of Dromund Kaas, transforming the ionosphere into a swirling electric storm.
Taken from Star Wars: The Old Republic: Holonet
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Storms were common here on Dromund Kaas; dark clouds perpetually blocked out the sun, rendering terms like day and night meaningless.
Taken from Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan
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The powerful electrical storms were a physical manifestation of the dark side power that engulfed the entire planet—a power that had brought the Sith back here a millennium before, when their very survival had been in doubt.
Taken from Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan
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MEETRA FOUGHT TO KEEP the Ebon Hawk steady on its descent through the fierce storms raging in the skies above Kaas City spaceport.
She knew the storm-ravaged world had to be the world Canderous had spoken of; the one Revan had seen in his dreams. The dark side was powerful here.
Taken from Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan