Did Snoke use conventional force lightning?

Didn't look like any kind of FL we've ever seen before, so what do you think? Power he learned in the unknown maybe?

The TLJ Novelization says it was just Force Lightbing. I think Rian Johnson said that Snokes Lightning was meant to be actual Lightning but I've never seen that source.

As mentioned, the novelization describes Snoke's attack as your typical FL:

Kylo felt rage ignite deep inside of him--ignite and become an inferno demanding release.
But Snoke had anticipated that, too. Kylo had only taken the slightest step toward his master when lightning erupted from Snoke's fingers, blasting Kylo backward and leaving him reeling in pain.

-TLJ

So I think that was just how Rian Johnson chose to depict the ability.... cuz realism, lol.

That said, the comic book adaption of TLJ also depicts Snoke's FL as it is shown in the film:
https://i.imgur.com/5d0KtiV.jpg

...But that's to be expected. /shrug

LMFAO THAT ARTWORK.

It's f*cking atrocious. Usually the artwork in Marvel's SW books is topnotch, but I'm pretty sure they have the janitor's retarded toddler drawing this shit.

Kylo:

Leia:

Luke:

facepalm

Bouncing Force lightning? That's new. 💃

Originally posted by Sheev
Didn't look like any kind of FL we've ever seen before, so what do you think? Power he learned in the unknown maybe?

It was the same type of force lightning. He simply dropped it on the ground instead and let it get attracted to closest conductor. That conductor, Snoke knew, was Kylo.

Smart lightning.

All lightning is that smart.

i just call it ricochet lightning. it thought it was a interesting feat.

Originally posted by Zentrex
All lightning is that smart.

Palpatine's lightning killed him. 🙂

and how exactly?

It was being sprayed everywhere and hit all things which were conductors of electricity. The small burst of lightning which Snoke unleashed became attracted to the ONE conductor that strong enough to attract the lightning. Palpatine's lightning was large enough to create have all conductors of electricity in a sphere around it attract some lightning. That caused everything around Sidious (including himself) to get electrocuted.

wow, that is intersting, and sidious came back to life as well.

He never died, though. He got defeated and transferred his soul into his loyal hand - Droga. Then, he went on Byss and stored his spirit into a clone body.