Shatterpoint/Legends

"I sometimes can see the weak places in an opponent&mdash;shatterpoints where the unbreakable can be broken. They can occur in individuals&hellip;and in events."

- Mace Windu

Shatterpoints were a complex Force phenomenon, perceivable only by an unknown innate talent or immense focus and concentration on the part of the Force-user. The only being known to have perceived shatterpoints with comparative ease was Mace Windu.

Shatterpoints were perceived like faults in a Corusca gem. A single 'strike', in this case an action, could cause events to transpire completely differently than they might otherwise have done. Often, they existed for only brief moments, as shatterpoints could be affected by actions as small as movement.

Shortly prior to the Battle of Geonosis, Mace perceived Dooku to be a shatterpoint capable of ending the war. His attachments let his old friend live, however, and so Dooku was able to go on and initiate the Clone Wars. In only a short space of time, the shatterpoint that made Dooku the heart of the war disappeared.

Kreia also could perceive shatterpoints which she described as "fractures". The status of the two phenomena as one and the same is implicit in Kreia's description of the fractures, which she says can be manipulated by finding the "critical point". Kreia's philosophy hinges in an important way around shatterpoints: prima facie benevolent actions may in fact end harmfully if one is unsure of the myriad repercussions that will follow.

Jedi Master Q'Anilia and Jedi Knight Leia Organa Solo may also have been able to perceive shatterpoints.

In 40 ABY, Jacen Solo perceived a number of futures, all of which revolved around whether he killed Nelani Dinn or let her live.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: Commencement
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Shatterpoint
 * Jedi: Count Dooku
 * Star Wars Republic: Show of Force
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith novelization
 * Specter of the Past
 * Betrayal

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