BAH! His standout power was stopping a blaster bolt mid-air! NO ONE ever did that in the movies before him!
That (maybe?) wasn't a blaster pulse, I'm guessing that was something like a miniaturised proton torpedo ie a physical bullet or maybe some other kind of dense projectile. They went to the trouble of making it blue and crackly and special. Finn's buddy was killed by one, which is why he bled PG-13 instead of the wound just being cauterised, All Ages style. Although apparently the weapon is an EL-16 HFE blaster rifle. Begs the question of why he didn't halt Chewie's bowcaster shot with it either.
He was distracted and not completely on his game at the time.


