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- "I felt a great disturbance in the Force… as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced."
- ―Obi-Wan Kenobi
Force sense was one of the most basic Force abilities for a Jedi. It could be used to feel another being's feelings, the future, ripples in the Force caused by momentous or traumatic events, impending danger and the presence of the dark side. A more concentrated, more directed form of this ability was likely how Jedi were able to see others without relying on their physical senses.
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- "The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together."
- ―Obi-Wan Kenobi on the Force
The ability to heighten the senses with the Force was usually one of the first things taught to a Jedi when they begin their training. A Jedi student would learn how the Force binds all living things together, and learns to recognize these bonds and how they interact. This enables them to feel their environment, detect danger and the location of hidden beings or enemies even through barriers, as well as see in complete darkness.[1]
Jedi and other Force-users would use this ability to sense impending danger, allowing the Force to warn them of a threat. This ability to sense danger would often come naturally to Force-sensitives and allowed the user to escape a potentially deadly situation, as when Yoda thwarted the attempt on his life at the hands of his clone troopers on Kashyyyk.[2] This danger sense was often described as tingling feeling in the back of the mind that foretold danger,[3][4] though it was known only to warn a Jedi of danger and wouldn't provide any information as to where the danger would come from.[5] The danger sense would usually flare up just before an attack or some other threat occurred, giving the Force-user time to react to the danger.[6]
Jedi could sense the location of hidden beings or enemies from a distance, and through barriers, allowing them to find, engage or avoid a being. Advanced users of this ability, such as Jedi Master Kyle Katarn and his apprentice Jaden Korr, were even able to sense the health of a nearby being.[7]
When many beings died, Jedi would often feel their deaths through the Force, such as after the destruction of Alderaan by the Death Star, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi sensed a "great disturbance in the Force".[8] This was also seen during the initial execution of Order 66, when Grand Master Yoda felt the deaths of thousands of Jedi across the galaxy.[2] Great disturbances, such as planets being destroyed, were able to be sensed from anywhere in the galaxy.[9]
Jedi were also able to sense when a close friend or relative was in mortal danger great pain from great distances, sometimes as much as from 10,000 light years away.[9] Qui-Gon Jinn sensed the impending danger of his love, Tahl, from a great distance and even saw some of her situation. This ability was closely related to the more advanced technique of farsight which usually came naturally as a Jedi's ability progressed. Luke Skywalker was known to have developed this ability while training with Yoda on Dagobah in 3 ABY, when he gained a brief glimpse of his friends in pain on Cloud City.[10]
An extension of Force sense, was the Jedi ability of Telepathy. With this ability, Jedi could use the Force to sense a persons feelings, gain impressions or images of their thoughts, or even mentally communicate with other Jedi.
AppearancesEdit
- Tales of the Jedi: The Freedon Nadd Uprising
- Tales of the Jedi audio drama
- Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith 6: Jedi Assault
- Dark Lords of the Sith audio drama
- Tales of the Jedi: Redemption 5: Master
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
- The Old Republic: Smuggler's Vanguard (Possible appearance)
- "Heart of Darkness"—Star Wars Tales 16
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Rising Malevolence"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Nightsisters"
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars Purge: The Hidden Blade
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (First appearance)
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
- Tatooine Ghost
- Heir to the Empire
- Dark Force Rising
- The Last Command
- Jedi Search
- Dark Apprentice
- Champions of the Force
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
- The New Rebellion
- Specter of the Past
- Vision of the Future
- Junior Jedi Knights: The Golden Globe
- Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric's World
- Junior Jedi Knights: Promises
- Junior Jedi Knights: Vader's Fortress
- Young Jedi Knights: Heirs of the Force
- Young Jedi Knights: Shadow Academy
- The New Jedi Order series
- Dark Nest I: The Joiner King
- Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen
- Dark Nest III: The Swarm War
SourcesEdit
- Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised
- Roleplaying Game Revised Core Rulebook
- Roleplaying Game: Saga Edition Core Rulebook
- Ultimate Adversaries
- Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force
Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game – Champions of the Force (Card: Sense Danger)
- Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game – The Nightsister's Revenge (Card: Force Sense)
- The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ Dark Force Rising
- ↑ The Last Command
- ↑ Specter of the Past
- ↑ Vision of the Future
- ↑ Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
- ↑ Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Roleplaying Game: Saga Edition Core Rulebook
- ↑ Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
