What was Vaapad?

What was Vaapad?

Form VII, also known as Juyo or Vaapad, was the seventh form of lightsaber combat. It was considered the most aggressive and unpredictable form. Mace Windu was a notable practitioner of Form VII. and was the only known master of the form in the Jedi Order that had not fallen to the dark side of the Force.

Did Windu invent Vaapad?

During the later years of the Republic, Jedi Master Mace Windu developed Vaapad with the aid of fellow master Sora Bulq, by drawing inspiration from the movements of a creature, known as both the Vaapad and the Juyo, native to the planet Sarapin.

What is Vaapad Mace Windu?

Form VII: Vaapad The key architect of Vaapad was Jedi Master Mace Windu, who developed the form to address his weakness by controlling his inner darkness and channeling it into worthy ends. Only a handful of Jedi trained in Vaapad before the enactment of Order 66 and the destruction of the Jedi Order.

What lightsaber form does Windu use?

Mace specialized in the seventh form of lightsaber combat, AKA Juyo or Vaapad. Windu was the only known practitioner of this form that didn’t fall to the Dark Side, mainly because the style calls for an aggressive, unpredictable approach (much like Maul’s, just less jumping around).

What does Vaapad look like?

Vaapads were brown ball-shaped, multi-tentacled creatures with two yellow eyes and multiple tentacles used to kill prey. A vaapad attacked by striking its prey with its tentacles so quickly that they were nothing but a blur to the naked eye. There was no way to tell how many tentacles it had unless it was dead.

Does Darth Maul use Vaapad?

Darth Maul did not use Vaapad, he used Juyo (a form widely used by the Sith, that Vaapad was a derivative of). The only users of Vaapad were Jedi Masters Mace Windu and Sora Bulq (who also happened to be the co-creators of the form).

What form did ahsoka use?

She began her studies with Shii-Cho, the most ancient style of lightsaber combat often taught to Younglings in the Jedi Order. After mastering the basics, Ahsoka grew to learn a more fast and aggressive technique called Form IV (or Ataru).

What lightsaber form did Obi Wan use?

Form III
Obi-Wan Kenobi was highly skilled in Form III.