![Star Wars Facts & News on Twitter: "#DarthVader was unable to use Force Lightning because his mechanical arms prevented it. It takes living flesh to manipulate lightning https://t.co/zhFxKRWWOd" / Twitter Star Wars Facts & News on Twitter: "#DarthVader was unable to use Force Lightning because his mechanical arms prevented it. It takes living flesh to manipulate lightning https://t.co/zhFxKRWWOd" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EPT8hlWUUAEStFd.jpg)
Star Wars Facts & News on Twitter: "#DarthVader was unable to use Force Lightning because his mechanical arms prevented it. It takes living flesh to manipulate lightning https://t.co/zhFxKRWWOd" / Twitter
![In Return of the Jedi, when Darth Sidious strikes Darth Vader with lightning as he throws Palpatine to his death, you can see very quick shots of Vader's skull underneath the helmet : In Return of the Jedi, when Darth Sidious strikes Darth Vader with lightning as he throws Palpatine to his death, you can see very quick shots of Vader's skull underneath the helmet :](https://preview.redd.it/8asm84ywgxu11.jpg?auto=webp&s=72235dbcd1b9dfe9a22d8b10bf5fa8894e62027b)
In Return of the Jedi, when Darth Sidious strikes Darth Vader with lightning as he throws Palpatine to his death, you can see very quick shots of Vader's skull underneath the helmet :
![AnakinSkywalker on Twitter: "Since Rey can use force lightning randomly without training. I am hoping Anakin uses it in the clone wars if it has Order 66 scenes. If Rey can do AnakinSkywalker on Twitter: "Since Rey can use force lightning randomly without training. I am hoping Anakin uses it in the clone wars if it has Order 66 scenes. If Rey can do](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EO-iM-9XUAA-zpD.jpg)
AnakinSkywalker on Twitter: "Since Rey can use force lightning randomly without training. I am hoping Anakin uses it in the clone wars if it has Order 66 scenes. If Rey can do
![Why didn't Darth Vader know how to use Force lightning, since Sidious and Count Dooku knew how to use it? - Quora Why didn't Darth Vader know how to use Force lightning, since Sidious and Count Dooku knew how to use it? - Quora](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-c5b2d3ad2d1a9f479776b8ea499fbe62.webp)
Why didn't Darth Vader know how to use Force lightning, since Sidious and Count Dooku knew how to use it? - Quora
![Sidious Admits his Disappointment that Darth Vader Couldn't Use Force Lightning! (Legends) - YouTube Sidious Admits his Disappointment that Darth Vader Couldn't Use Force Lightning! (Legends) - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PcYf3FeP1wU/sddefault.jpg)