In this section I would like to tell you some details on the Dark Side Powers. Dark Side powers are used for harming others and focus on destruction. They are very effective, dangerous, or often mortal Force Powers. The listed Force Powers are mostly offensive powers, which can attack, damage, injure, and sometimes kill the enemy. I wanna give you some examples from several sources, like from the movies, from the Clone Wars cartoon, from the Clone Wars 3D, and from a book. Read the article!

Grip-like Force Powers

Grip is maybe one of the best known Force abilities associated with the Dark Side of the Force. This power was used to telekinetically "grip" one or more of the target's internal organs and apply pressure. If one could not escape the sight of a Grip-user, the next best method was to disrupt the user's concentration. The Jedi could commonly do this by simply pushing their enemy with the Force.

Force Wound

This power allowed the Force user to telekinetically attack their opponent's organs. If not resisted, it would crush the victim's lungs, thus stunning them and inflicting considerable damage to the organ, and incredible pain and suffering. Enemy is chocked for 6 seconds and takes 2/3 of the characters level every two seconds. Choke is the same as before but suffers ability drain for 24 seconds. Enemy takes 2/3 of the attacking characters level every two seconds in damage. Kill means the enemy is chocked for 6 seconds and are damaged equal to half their maximum health points.

Force Choke

The reason why Sith masters usually used it instead of Grip, is when they need to just punish, threaten, or scare their target, without wanting to cause death. Possibly the most notable display of this ability was by Darth Vader in the Death Star against Admiral Motti. Darth Vader demonstrated this by choking Admiral Ozzel over a screen, even though the admiral was on the bridge at the time. One of the most famous Jedi to use Force Choke after the Great Jedi Purge was Luke Skywalker who used it against Gamorrean guards in the process of gaining entrance to Jabba's Palace.

Grip

Grip, on the other hand, was used to literally grab someone with the Force. More powerful users were quite capable of lifting the intended target off the ground and moving them through the air. Assajj Ventress has force gripped clone commander Rex, lifting him up, asking where was Skywalker. Also, the user was not limited to merely strangling their prey, but could crush organs or bones, or even the entire body, (although this is commonly called Force Crush). Darth Vader's apprentice, Galen Marek alias Starkiller was also extremely competent with Grip and employed it as one of his primary weapons. He was so talented at this Force Power, that he was throwing left and right the choked stormtroopers like Jerry mouse threw Tom left and right for because the cat did to him previously. However the secret apprentice were able to use the held and choked stormtrooper like a cannon ball to hit the other stromtroopers with him. Force users known to have used this power included Count Dooku, who used it on Obi-Wan Kenobi when he boarded Grievous's ship along side with Anakin Skywalker to rescue Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, but Dooku grabbed him, choked the helpless Kenobi, then threw him away like a doll. Anakin Force-gripped his own wife, Padme Amidala on Mustafar. In the games: Desann used the power on Kyle Katarn. Kyle Katarn himself used this very Force power against Tavion, who had enraged Katarn by her involvement in his partner's apparent death.

Force Throw

A telekinetic ability of the Force, perhaps related to Force Push. It caused objects, and even people, to be hurled towards a target at an astounding velocity. A skilled Force user could throw multiple, large objects simultaneously at great speed, as evidenced by Palpatine during his duel with Yoda in the Grand Convocation Chamber of the Senate Building, during which he hurled Senate pods at the Jedi Master. But Yoda taught him the lesson, when he stooped a pod, span it, and threw it back faster, harder, and spinning like a chainsaw, leaving the Emperor no chance, just to jump down. Anakin Skywalker used this ability when he was attacked on Geonosis, hurling droideka arms at oncoming Geonosian warriors. As Darth Vader, he used it to defeat Jedi Master Roan Shryne in combat on Kashyyyk. He later used it to overwhelm and subdue his own son, Luke Skywalker, during their battle in Cloud City on Bespin. Also, Count Dooku has thrown some equipment towards Yoda in the Geonosis hangar.

Drain Force

Draws 10 Force points from enemy. If saved they only lose 5. Improved Drain Force draws 20 Force points from enemy. If saved they only lose 10. Master Drain Force allows character to steal Force Points from all hostile creatures within 10 meters of the target. It draws 30 points from each opponent but if they save the only lose 15.

Drain Life

This power lets the character hurt others to heal himself. The enemy is done 1-4 per level of character and the character is healed the amount of damage done. Death Field targets all enemies within 10 meters of the character. This is a very useful Power, as we can heal ourselves without wasting our turn to use a medipack, or a Healing Force Power, instead we can damage the enemy while we are recovering our health!

Fear

Enemy is scared for 6 seconds and take -4 to defense. Horror Requirements: Level 6 All enemies within a 5 meter radius of the target is affected and scared for 12 seconds and take -4 to their defense. Insanity Requirements: Level 12 Same as before but all enemies within a ten meter radius is affected. Funny, that the animals also fear, they lie down, cover their eyes, shivering, and don't dare to even make a step forwards. :-)

Slow

Enemy is slowed for 30 seconds, the effects are -2 to defense, reflexes and attack rolls. Next level is Affliction Requirements: Level 6 Enemy suffers from this power as if it where poisoned and has -7 to all physical attributes. This lasts for 21 seconds. The last level is Plague which require Level 12. It is the same as before but takes -12 to all physical attributes and is impossible to save.

Thanks for visiting Custom Star Wars, come back soon! We will continue with Force Lightning, Force Rage (Fury), and some more DS powers in the second part!

 written by: Norbert Rostas 2008.10.09.