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If the Emperor's hands were amputated, would he still be able to shoot lightning? What about if his arms were completely removed?

Note: I am looking for a canon-based answer.

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  • Inspired by the Return of the Jedi Movie Event in chat. – Praxis Dec 16 '15 at 00:34
  • Well, with all the stock cybernetics, he'd just have to reboot after... – Radhil Dec 16 '15 at 00:39
  • Can an amputated Emperor use force-lighting to close an SE duplicate? – Valorum Dec 16 '15 at 00:49
  • Also related: http://scifi.stackexchange.com/q/85882/31936. The Emperor could summon lightning from the sky rather than from his body. – Null Dec 16 '15 at 03:00
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    @Null Neither this question nor the one you claim it to be a duplicate of were sufficiently answered with canon evidence. Wouldn't it be best to get an answer before declaring a dupe? –  Dec 16 '15 at 15:38
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    @Axelrod I think this answer, which uses canon-based reasoning, suffices for this question. We haven't seen Force Lightning projected from anywhere but one's hands in canon, so we're left with educated guesses or Legends examples. If you or the asker want to VTRO, feel free. – Null Dec 16 '15 at 15:44
  • @Axelrod : Thanks. I've voted to re-open. – Praxis Dec 16 '15 at 16:01
  • @Null : I've VTRO'ed. – Praxis Dec 16 '15 at 16:01
  • Could a Boba Fett with no lips still hum the Emperor's March? What kind of a crazy question is this? – Chris B. Behrens Dec 16 '15 at 16:42
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    @ChrisB.Behrens Anakin's specialty in the movies is cutting off hands. When he tried to stop the Emperor, he body checked and picked him up, rather than simply cutting off his hands. The question, then, is if a handless Emperor could have continued using his lightning. –  Dec 16 '15 at 18:09
  • @Praxis I've also VTROed, but it looks like not enough others agree with us. Is my answer good enough to get the tick in the absence of others, or should I go and look for more evidence? :-) – Rand al'Thor Dec 18 '15 at 22:23
  • @randal'thor: Didn't see this comment until now (likely because of mobile). Thanks! I'm looking for a canon answer (by the current definition of Star Wars canon). When I'm okay with a Legends answer, I tag the question as such. Let me know what you can dig up. :-) – Praxis Dec 20 '15 at 16:38
  • Related: http://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/112496/can-darth-vader-use-force-lightning – Wad Cheber Dec 28 '15 at 20:54

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Probably, yes.

As seen in this question, channelling1 Force lightning isn't dependent on having hands. @Richard even found a picture (from Star Wars: Legacy #005) of a Force user channelling Force lightning from their entire body:

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1 Yes, I'm using Wheel of Time terminology to answer a Star Wars question. So sue me.

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