So I was getting the "java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException: null" error when launching forge from the vanilla launcher with no mods installed. I removed Minecraft completely and reinstalled everything and reinstalled forge and same error.
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▶ java -version
java version "1.8.0_301"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_301-b09)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.301-b09, mixed mode)
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