How strong is a Jedi/Sith without a lightsaber?

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In the Star Wars expanded universe, what are some of the greatest feats a force-user is capable of without a lightsaber? (Non-violent capabilities included, such as mind tricks.) I've only experienced the 6 movies, along with the clone wars animated series, and it seems that whenever a Jedi loses his/her lightsaber, they're pretty screwed, from what I've seen (Especially in the movies). This continues to give the perception that Jedi/Sith are defined by their weapon, which I know isn't true. The one instant where someone kicks *** without a lightsaber is Mace Windu in the animated Clone Wars series, when he took on that army of super battle droids. I've also seen some trailers of the Force Unleashed video games, and wondered why Jedi/Sith in the movies weren't capable of such feats. So, what do you guys think?

impulse68 · Accepted Answer

How strong they are in the force and how well trained they are determines how powerful they are with and without a lightsaber. So Jedi masters like Mace Windu and Obi-Wan will be capable of much more than most Jedi knights. In the expanded universe, Luke is so strong in the force he can even move black holes. Theres also a force power that allows the user to go back in time and do some things different, but nothing that will significantly change the future. In battle it's just a lot better for a force user to have their lightsaber because while the force alone is powerful, it won't be worth much they're surrounded by enemies and blaster fire is coming at them. The animated Clone Wars where Mace goes nuts on those thousands of battle droids without his lightsaber is unfortunately not canon, and the force users are significantly more powerful in that show

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How strong is a Jedi/Sith without a lightsaber?

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