Flow-walking
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Flow-walking was a rare Force power used by Jacen Solo. Taught to Jacen by the Aing-Tii, it allowed him to not only view the past and the future, but also leave an imprint of himself there. In effect, it was a method of time travel. With this, he was able to see what happened when the ship Tachyon Flier crashed, witnessing Raynar Thul as he dragged Lomi Plo and Welk out of the fire. Upon returning to the present and knowing that his mother would later appear at the crash site, Jacen used the flow-walk again to leave an imprint of himself for the future, thus connecting Leia to that place and time through the technique.
[edit] Uses
In 40 ABY, Solo later flow-walked back to the Raid on the Jedi Temple, to find out what persuaded his grandfather to embrace the ways of the Sith. He also flow-walked in the middle of two of the Jedi High Council's meetings, one after the Chosen One was presented to the council, and the other one when Anakin became a member of the Council, representing the Supreme Chancellor. When he realized it was done out of selfishness born of love for Padmé Amidala, Jacen was convinced that his motives were pure, and summoned Lumiya to begin initiating him into the Sith ways.
He also flow-walked with Tahiri Veila in order to bring her over to his side. He went back in time to allow her to see Anakin Solo, and the worldship where Anakin died. This was enough to get her to do what he wanted.
When Shedu Maad was damaged, Tahiri asked her master to simply flow-walk and prevent the incident from occurring. Nevertheless, he had to reveal to her that he could only change a person's perception of the past, not the past itself.
[edit] Behind the scenes
Near the end of Betrayal, Lumiya interacted with a vision that had Jacen Solo's features. It was implied that the vision was the future Sith Lord Caedus. After Lumiya reported her success, the vision claimed it would finally have a Sith name, and it must now return to nothingness. Lumiya claimed that the vision never existed, and was generated by dark side energy of the site mixed with her own imagination. She further claimed that the vision would come back "bit by bit", as Jacen Solo would become the vision. Whether the vision was indeed created in the future by flow-walking technique or was generated by Jacen Solo is currently unknown.
[edit] Appearances
- Dark Nest I: The Joiner King (First appearance)
- Betrayal (Possible appearance)
- Bloodlines
- Inferno
- Fury (Mentioned only)
- Revelation (Mentioned only)
- Invincible (Mentioned only)
