Originally posted by The_Tempest
The feat is Legends.
Huh? The movies are part of Legends, and the RotS novelization is also a part of Canon.
Regardless, I don't know why people are claiming that it's contradicted in the films. The specifics of whether Windu was being pushed back may be, but you can clearly see from the gif that the saber was bending.
Originally posted by The Ellimist
Huh? The movies are part of Legends, and the RotS novelization is also a part of Canon.Regardless, I don't know why people are claiming that it's contradicted in the films. The specifics of whether Windu was being pushed back may be, but you can clearly see from the gif that the saber was bending.
No, Legends and canon are entirely separate. Leland Chee explained on Twitter a while back that he combined C and S canon into Legends. G and T are just canon.
Originally posted by Darth ThorThe point is he effected his lightsaber in both sources.
He goes back with the initial shot, but then starts moving his Saber more and more towards Palpatine. That's not what happens in the novel.Also I don't think it's stated Palpatine was holding back right from the start. He first tries to kill Windu and then later feigns weakness going by the commentary IIRC.
Originally posted by The_Tempest
No, Legends and canon are entirely separate. Leland Chee explained on Twitter a while back that he combined C and S canon into Legends. G and T are just canon.
So the movies never happened in Legends? 😬
Originally posted by Deronn_solo
A weakened Valkorion downwind ships with the residual energy of his lightning is more impressive, as is Palpatine showings TFU, and utterly overwhelming Yoda's absorption.
Valkorion's is not; he wasn't actually damaging the ships, he was just killing the pilots. Which showings in TFU are you referring to?
Originally posted by The Ellimist
So the movies never happened in Legends? 😬Valkorion's is not; he wasn't actually damaging the ships, he was just killing the pilots. Which showings in TFU are you referring to?
Movie adaptations like the novelizations happened in Legends, yes.
The movies themselves? Nope. Because they're canon.
Originally posted by Deronn_solo
A weakened Valkorion downwind ships with the residual energy of his lightning is more impressive, as is Palpatine showings TFU, and utterly overwhelming Yoda's absorption.
How? All he did was overflow standard machines and kill non-Force sensitives, none of which were even even crisped. That's like, Malak-tier shit, lmao. So many beings have better lightning than that.
In what version of TFU did Palpatine do that?
What feats does Yoda have that make his Tutaminis impressive? He's completely unknown in that regard, so he gets scaling from Palpatine, not the other way around.
I don't think you fully understand the scope and magnitude of what bending a lightsaber means. Despite being the victim of constant mockery here on KMC, Darth Bane does actually have very potent Force lightning, to the point where he can ash humans. Despite this, Zannah was able to repel his lightning with her lightsaber no problem. The Starkiller clone and Darth Krayt have even more powerful lightning, yet the lightsaber withstood the energy no problem. Yet when Palpatine struck with lightning at Windu's blade, its energy absorbtion capabilities were compeletly and utterly overwhelmed to the point where the blade became distorted. There is not a single other being in the mythos who has accomplished this.
Originally posted by The Ellimist
Valkorion's is not; he wasn't actually damaging the ships, he was just killing the pilots. Which showings in TFU are you referring to?
Those were military-grade Starships, with high quality shielding and protective measures. Smugglers prefer military-grade stuff for transport.
The fact that a mere residual emission from Valkorion's FLS was potent enough to breach defenses of a military-grade starship mid-flight, should tell you something about the intensity of the FLS on the whole.
Force lightning cannot breach defenses of a military-grade starship easily. Lord Vindican attempted to breach defenses of the starship of a smuggler with Force lightning but it didn't work, and his Force lightning was intense enough to hurt Darth Malgus.
Now if a starship was to face the the full brunt of Valkorion's FLS, do you think it will remain intact? No.
Originally posted by Azronger
How? All he did was overflow standard machines and kill non-Force sensitives, none of which were even even crisped. That's like, Malak-tier shit, lmao. So many beings have better lightning than that.
See my response above.
And show me examples of Force-users downing scores of military-grade starships mid-flight with mere residual emissions of their FLS like that, while targeting someone else.