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There are various things said about Vader these days that are probably a product of recent times but claim to explain various things about him. The aim of this thread is to ask about those things. Those things are:
Firstly, that he can't use force lightning because of his bionics. Now in the old days I didn't wonder why Vader couldn't use force lightning, because I thought it was just somebody like the emperor who could use it. I don't know whether that was Lucas's intention back in the time the old films were made. Other characters started using force lightning in the EU starting probably with Cbaoth in Heir to the Empire in 1991. Quite a few characters used it in the EU before Dooku used it in AOTC and became the first film character to use it other than Palpatine. I don't know what the use of it in the EU might say (if anything) about when Lucas first decided it was more widely usable or whether he always considered it usable by all sith and always considered Vader special in not being able to use it. Does anybody know anything about that?
Next, there's Vader's bionics being bad quality and his suit being heavy, with the result that he was slowed down in fighting. Was this just invented to help explain why the OT fights were less flashy? Does anybody know if there was any sign of this piece of story before modern times?
Finally, there's Vader being crippled in force power by his bionic state, leading to him falling far short of his potential. Any sign of this piece of story appearing before modern times?