Electric Judgement or Force Judgement was a highly forbidden force ability that had
the potential to do serious damage or even kill anyone who came up against it.
This ability was the light side equivalent of Force Lightning, and could only be accessed
by those who delved deep into the light side of the force and visited its extremes.
This ability allowed light side users to spray electric bolts of extreme intensity from the
hands and fingers of the user.
Despite the Jedi order declaring a total ban on this highly forbidden force power, a few
members of the order including Master Plo Koon, a member of the Jedi high council, were
known to make use of the deadly technique.
So before we get into the extreme dangers of light side force lightning and the story
of how Plo Koon discovered it, be sure to like, subscribe and comment who was your favourite
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Plo Koon was born on the Planet Dorin, homeworld of the Kel Dor species.
He was born into a family that was extremely strong with the force and had a deep connection
to the light side.
Plo Koon’s extreme force sensitivity allowed him to be discovered very early on in his
childhood, where he was brought to the Jedi temple on Coruscant for further training with
the Jedi Order.
Like his Uncle before him, he trained in the temple for most of his childhood years, eventually
passing the Jedi Trials and becoming eligible for selection as a Padawan.
After being selected as a Padawan by member of the Jedi High Council, Master Tyvokka,
Plo Koon had shown himself to be a truly talented member of the order.
He gained a reputation for making quick and clear distinctions between right and wrong,
often taking swift action without stopping to think of the repercussions that may come
from his actions.
He showed a severe lack of restraint when being consumed by the light side of the force,
raising concern from his Master that he may slowly be experiencing corruption from extreme
light side use.
In addition to this, Plo Koon was a member of the Baran Do, who were an order of light
side force users very similar to the Jedi Order.
Their strict adherence to the light side of the force and their willingness to delve into
the extremes of the light side allowed them to discover a wide range of rare force powers
that the Jedi had never seen before.
This included Force Judgement.
The lighting from force Judgement showed up as a yellow or green energy, as opposed to
the blue or white colour of the Dark Side force lighting used primarily by the Sith.
This difference in colouration reassured Plo Koon that he had not in fact fallen to the
dark side, but had been consumed by the light.
Other than the different colouration of the Force Judgement lightning, it was very similar
in both appearance and usage to dark side lightning.
The primary difference in these abilities was the emotional source that allowed someone
to use them.
Dark side lighting came from a place of fear, rage and anger within its user, putting it
clearly within the boundaries of the dark side.
Force Judgement on the other hand came from a sense of justice and righteousness, allowing
it only to be used on people who had committed evil actions.
Among the Jedi Order, users of this force ability were almost unheard of and it was
extremely controversial because of its extreme similarity to Dark Side force lighting.
Members of the Jedi Order believed that Force lightning could only come from a place of
anger and aggression, going against the Jedi way.
It was even listed in the official list of “Forbidden Force Techniques” written by
the Jedi Order, and its use was prohibited by Jedi Knights.
During a mission to capture a criminal named Dreed Pommel, Plo Koon confronted the man,
after he had taken a young girl hostage after murdering her whole family.
After the criminal refused to hand over the girl and begun to taunt Master Plo Koon, he
lept towards him, blasting a barrage of lightning towards his face.
After failing to incapacitate the criminal, Plo Koon fired another burst of lightning,
this time knocking the man unconscious.
He managed to free the girl thanks to this force ability and return her to coruscant
to be examined.
The other members of the mission were shocked to see that Plo Koon could use such an ability,
thinking it was the Dark Side ability of Force Lightning.
Although worried for their safety, the other members of the crew kept their concerns quiet
until they reached the Jedi High Council.
Once they arrived, they reported the events of the mission and informed the council that
Plo Koon may have fallen to the dark side of the force.
The council agreed to look into the matter and investigate it thouroughly.
On the trip back to the temple, guilt ate away at Master Plo Koon’s mind as he began
to contemplate whether he had really fallen to the dark side.
He was unaware that such an ability existed at the extremes of the light side of the force.
He immediately reported the incident to the Jedi council and made it clear that he had
not felt any anger, rage or fear as he used the technique.
He assured the council that he was entirely calm and completely in control of his emotions
at the time of the incident.
The council were unhappy with the incident, but asked him to spend some time meditating
and reflecting on whether or not it was wrong of him to use the ability and if he would
use it again.
After a long period of meditation and reflection, Master Plo Koon concluded that he was justified
in using the ability and that it would be wrong of him to ignore its power.
They allowed him to study the technique in a highly controlled and secure environment,
so that it could be used for good throughout the galaxy.
He recorded his experience with the forbidden force ability in the Great Jedi Holocron,
which was later stored in the temple archives for safe keeping.
Over the years, the ability faded from use as the Jedi Order remained too scared to use
it, believing it could lead to consumption and corruption by the dark side of the force.
Let me know in the comments below whether your think this ability should be forbidden
by the Jedi Order, or should they be allowed to use it for good purposes.
Was Plo Koon Justified in his use of the ability?
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