Why couldn't Kylo use force lightning?

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Eli Vanto
Rey who was Kylo's equal, was able to conjure lightning just by momentarily using her anger during the ship struggle. So why couldn't Kylo who had definitely tapped into his anger and rage more then Rey, conjure it?

Scizard
Is there anything saying that Kylo can't? Maybe he just didn't see a reason to use it.

Galan007
He really should have been able to, given that his potential was equal to Rey's and he had yearS of training under his belt.

It'd be pretty stupid if Kylo was unable to use an ability that Rey was able to access just by briefly giving in to her anger/rage.

ares834

xPRIMEx
Neither was Dooku

ares834
It was a joke. The film seem to make the stupid implication that Palpatines have an inclination to using FL and that's why Rey was so easily able to use it. Absolutely awful.

xPRIMEx
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Psychotron
They're supposed to be equal but that scene shows that Rey's TK is stronger, because they're at a stalemate (before Rey destroys the ship) even though Kylo is aided by the ship's engines.

xPRIMEx

xPRIMEx

Psychotron
Nope. The ship was pointing up the whole time. If the novelization says Kylo was winning it's contradicting the movie. Whether it's intentional or not the movie portrays Rey's TK as superior.

StiltmanFTW

Galan007
Originally posted by Psychotron
Nope. The ship was pointing up the whole time. If the novelization says Kylo was winning it's contradicting the movie. Whether it's intentional or not the movie portrays Rey's TK as superior. Not true.

Toward the end of their struggle, Kylo had actually started to pull the ship towards him:
https://i.imgur.com/qHs4Yjh.gif

That was actually what angered Rey enough to briefly manifest lightning. The novelization just corroborates what we saw happen on-screen.

xPRIMEx

Psychotron
It barely moved. Your interpretations are colored by those silly novels.

Galan007
It did a full 180 in Kylo's direction. confused

xPRIMEx
Originally posted by Psychotron
It barely moved. Your interpretations are colored by those silly novels.
Are you serious? laughing out loud

Darth Thor

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