User:Jaygo Katarr



Soo.... I read..a lot. Star Wars is life. I've actually written a ten-page senior report for high school on the Force.

It's not 100% accurate, but I needed fillers. I'll post.

There is no emotion; there is peace. There is no ignorance; there is knowledge. There is no passion; there is serenity. There is no death; there is the Force. Jedi are guardians of peace in the Galaxy. Jedi use their powers to defend and protect, never to attack others. Jedi respect all life, in any form. Jedi serve others rather than rule over them, for the good of the galaxy. Jedi seek to improve themselves through knowledge and training. - The Jedi Code

Peace is a lie There is only passion Through passion I gain strength Through strength I gain power Through power I gain victory Through victory my chains are broken The Force shall set me free -The Sith Code

It is said that the Force is all around us. It holds the Universe together. The Force is life, death, and everything in between. A being that is sensitive to the Force can use his body as a conduit, letting the Force move through him and become his will. Such beings are known as “Force-sensitives”. The Force responds to Midi-chlorians, found in the blood (Phantom Menace). The Jedi are fictional characters from the Star Wars saga. The Jedi Code provides a strong framework for the life of a Jedi. It is the job of the council to make sure the younger Jedi stick fast to the code. A Jedi not applying himself to the guidelines of the Code is subject to a few different punishments. It is the belief of the Jedi Council that he who doesn’t follow the Code is likely to drift to the Dark side. If too many infractions are committed upon the Code by any one Jedi, the Council might rule to either exile him, or strip him of his powers (Databank). The Jedi are overseen by a group of twelve masters. This group is better known as the Council. Its members consist of the following: Master Yoda, Master Mace Windu, Master Ki-Adi-Mundi, Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Master Agen Kolar, Master Stass Ali, Master Plo Koon, Master Saesee Tiin, Master K’mud’abat, and Master Yaddle (Databank). The Sith Code is in essence, the opposite, and equal of the Jedi Code. If an apprentice strays from the Sith Code, he is subject to a harsh punishment, possibly self-inflicted. This could include marring the flesh with a lightsaber, or self-exile for days at a time, in reflection of mistakes. Whereas the ties between Jedi Master and Apprentice are close, even brotherly, the Sith are quite the opposite. From day one, the Master and Apprentice are both striving to kill one another. It is said that a Sith cannot truly be powerful until he has overcome the one that instilled knowledge in him, for he should be the only one with the knowledge of what he knows (Slaviscek). Many wars have been fought, in the early times, before the Old Republic, over how the Force should be used. No general consensus was reached, however. To this day, Jedi who follow the light still battle with those who use their powers for evil, and vice versa. The Force is said to impact the lives of all, from a Mynock in the stomache of a great space worm, to the womprats chewing through the wiring of the vaporator unit of some poor, moisture farmer on Tatooine (Databank). Jedi are taken in at a very young age to begin training in the Force. Younglings, or Initiates, as they are called, begin working on the basics of the Force. These trainings include lightsaber techniques, and very basic Force finesse. The Younglings are taught to feel the Force, embrace it and let the power flow through them. If they are not chosen as an apprentice, or Padawan, by age 13, they are given a lesser rank in the Jedi Corps (Databank). A Padawan Learner becomes very close to his/her Master, learning through experience. In the case of Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin accompanied Obi-Wan on many missions, even saving Obi-Wan’s life more than once. A Padawan grows his/her hair out on the left side of the head, braiding it above the ear. This is a symbol of the Padawan, and is cut off in the ceremony of Knighthood (Phantom Menace, Clone Wars). After spending sufficient time under the tutelage of his master, a Padawan may be ready for ‘The Trials.’ There are three different types of Trials. If a Jedi passes his trials, he becomes a Jedi Knight, free from the suffocation of his Master’s tutelage (Databank). Part of these trials is to make your own lightsaber. The process of building a lightsaber is long and complex. Each saber is tailored to its wielders background. It involves the focusing of your power into one point, the soldering point of your mind. Fusing the wires together with the Force, instead of with a plasma torch, fusion and morphing of the crystals that will become your blade, the very instrument that protects your life. A Jedi is allowed to choose his color crystal, although red is forbidden. Red is seen as a sign of the dark side, and the three common colors amongst the light Jedi are blue, green, and yellow. Master Windu uses a purple blade, with which he is very skilled (RCR). Once his lightsaber has been built, a Jedi may aspire to become a Master. Most Master’s are permitted to serve on the Council for a time, but most choose to take a Youngling into their care, making them their very own Padawan Learner (RCR). The Force opens new doors for those who know how to access it. The Jedi see the Force as a guide, using it only when necessary. The Sith, however, see the Force as a tool, to be used whenever possible as a means to gain their success. The Force can be bent in many ways, producing different effects, or powers (Phantom Menace, Clone Wars, Revenge of the Sith). The Jedi are hard-set against using emotion with the Force. This can lead to the use of different Dark Side powers, such as Force Choke, or Force Lightning. These are extensions of emotion, using dark will as a weapon. The Force can manifest itself in many different forms. Force Ghost is one form. After death, a Jedi can become a Force phantom, and show himself to the living. Obi-wan Kenobi did this to help Luke Skywalker learn the whereabouts of Master Yoda (Empire Strikes Back, Revenge of the Sith). "For over a thousand generations the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times. Before the Empire." ―Obi-Wan Kenobi The Jedi were guardians of the Universe. They kept peace, and made sure that everything was safe for life forms everywhere. Peace, balance, and serenity were their trade. They were guardians of the Universe, guardians of life for all. No crime, even murder should be dealt with without trial. The idea of the Force has come from a mix of different cultures. Taoism, Buddhism, and many other religions have a hand. The idea of a Force power is something brought about form the Greek. They would pray to Gods, for favor, luck, and the ability to complete a difficult task. This has influenced the idea of the Force as well (Databank). The Force may have been derived from the real life ideal of Destiny. Some feel that there is an invisible force driving their lives. Some also believe that there is an extra-corporeal being granting them powers; improved luck, speed, strength, even love powers (Databank). A Jedi’s power in the Force is dependent upon his Midi-chlorian count in his blood. The higher the count, the stronger a Jedi is. It is believed that the concept of the Living Force is present in every living being. If a person is sick, his midi-chlorian count is lower. Followers of the Living Force idea are more prone to live in the moment, reacting to life as it comes, instead of fulfilling their supposed destiny, as those believers of the Unifying Force do (Databank). “(Anakin,) It was said that you would bring balance to the Force, not leave it in Darkness!” Obi-Wan Kenobi The followers of the Unifying Force are more apt to follow their destiny, whether it is to become a Sith Lord, or to become a Force catalyst, like Anakin Solo chose to, when he saved the lives of his friends, and siblings from imminent danger. The Unifying Force is seen as a hand pushing you along the path to your destiny. If a Jedi chooses to follow the path of the Unifying Force, he dedicates his life to becoming a more powerful Jedi, if his Destiny dictates it. His Destiny could declare him to be the Chosen One, as Anakin Skywalker’s did, before he chose to turn his back on the light side (Revenge of the Sith). During the Rise of the Empire, Senator Palpatine realized how much of a hindrance the Jedi would be to his plan of Galactic Domination. He ordered the clone troops (produced for the Republic) to execute “order sixty-six”. Many surprised Jedi were slaughtered by the clone troops around them, the Jedi’s last thoughts a confused mess (Revenge of the Sith). The Force will sometimes grant a Jedi a vision, or premonition. It could be something bad to happen in the future or something good. In Anakin’s case, it was the death of his mother, and then the death of his love during childbirth. Anakin saw this as more of a curse than a gift. It ate at his mental integrity, until he fell to the dark side, with a promise from Senator Palpatine (Clone Wars, Revenge of the Sith). The birth of the Dark Lord of the Sith, Anakin Skywalker, was a result of Palpatine seducing Anakin’s lust for the power to save Padme: Palpatine promised Anakin the power to keep Padme alive. Anakin, succumbing to greed, agreed and became Palpatine, (or Darth Sidious)’s apprentice (Revenge of the Sith). When Vader fell to the dark side, his whole body had to be rebuilt. Obi-Wan’s lightsaber sheared off his left arm, and both legs, and Anakin suffered several severe burns from the battle on the magma-massed planet Mustafar, where he landed near the lava; leaving all of his extremities, save for his head, mechanical (A New Hope, Revenge of the Sith, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi). Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda recognized the potential danger that Vader’s children were in. Being the children of one of the strongest Jedi in the galaxy meant that the children too, would be strong in the Force. The children were separated and hidden, so that if one was found, the other would still be safe. The same caution was used with Anakin Solo, son of Vader’s daughter, Leia, Anakin turned out to be the strongest Jedi ever to live. The Emperor permitted Darth Vader to look for his children, but had plans of stealing them for his own, should they ever have been found, to use them for his own apprentices (Revenge of the Sith). Darth Vader became a very strong entity, eventually amassing more power than Emperor Palpatine himself. It took the love of his son, Luke Skywalker, to draw Vader back from the dark side and to overthrow his master, as all Sith are bred to do (Return of the Jedi). Before his death, Darth Vader renounced his name as Sith lord and reclaimed his name as Anakin Skywalker. He died in his son’s arms, apologizing. Luke went on to start a new Jedi Order, and ushered in a new generation of Jedi(Databank). Luke Skywalker became the second Jedi in history to rise to the station of Grand Master. The only being to do this before him was Yoda. Yoda’s nine hundred plus years of wielding the force was more his downfall than any being, although, speculations stated that his duel with Emperor Palpatine may have drained him to the last twenty to thirty years of his life (Revenge of the Sith) Luke Skywalker believed that the Jedi could redeem himself, and restarted the Jedi order on the moon Yavin 4. He set the location of the New Jedi Temple to be in the abandoned temple of the long extinct race, the Massassi. Although some of Skywalker’s students fell to the call of the dark side, such as Gantoris, many of his students stayed true to the cause of the Jedi. Gantoris was seduced by the Force Projection of long past Sith Master Ulic Qel Droma, who promised him the power to defeat even Master Skywalker himself (Databank). Qel Droma taught Gantoris to construct a lightsaber with very special and individual abilities. The red lightsaber, whilst being a sign of the Dark Side, was Gantoris’s creation. He challenged Skywalker to a duel, believing with his new found dark powers, that he could defeat the Grand Master. Gantoris threw many surprising attacks at Skywalker, perhaps the most amazing, his lightsaber blade’s ability to elongate itself, although becoming slimmer in the process (Databank). Skywalker persisted in trying to bring his student back to the side of light, but Gantoris’s mad obsession drove him crazy. During the duel, Gantoris ended up pushing his blade’s ability beyond the limit of the power cell within the lightsaber, and ended up destroying himself in a brilliant display of light (Databank). Gantoris’s destruction deeply disturbed Skywalker. Something had pushed his student to the dark side, and he didn’t feel any disturbance in the Force from Gantoris’s death. He and a group of his students traveled to the great temple where Gantoris received his instruction from the dark enmity. The powerful phantom tried in vain to seduce others of Skywalker’s students, but he finally broke through to one, perhaps one of the most powerful: Kyp Durron (Databank). Durron turned out to be a great mind, having stolen something from the remnants of the Empire, which was found by the Maw. The Sun Crusher, as it was called, was a great weapon with torpedoes so strong, they could overload a star and incite it to implode, taking anything in the immediate area with (Databank). Kyp used these terrible missiles to destroy the system which housed Carida; Durron had issues with the Imperial encampment at Carida. His family had been abducted by stormtroopers dispatched from the encampment, and demanded his brother’s release. The Imperials, working to save themselves, lied to Durron, and gave him an imposter. Durron realized this after firing the missiles, and almost lost his life escaping (Databank). Durron floundered to indestructible ship in a star, leaving its power dormant forever, so that none could repeat his mistakes. It took the father-like love of Han Solo to convince Kyp to do this, finally, after several disagreements, and a trip to the dark side, Durron finally complied. Durron’s view on the Force is looked down upon, he is overly aggressive, and the rest of the New Order believes his views to have dark influence. During the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, Durron was leader of a squadron of X-Wings, a very effective fighting force. Many of the other Jedi believed that Durron was being overly aggressive, as he was actually seeking out Vong forces to engage (Databank). The Yuuzhan Vong are apparent absences in the Force. They cannot be felt by a Force-Sensitive, as any other creature might be. This phenomenon was never been explained, although extensive research has been conducted. Jedi cannot use their Force-based powers, such as Force Stasis, Affect-Mind, or Sense-Thoughts on the Yuuzhan Vong. The Force does not flow through them (Databank). The Force is present in every being. Every being, that is, except for the Yuuzhan Vong. An invasion force fighting to turn the Galaxy to use of bio-engineered weapons, the Yuuzhan Vong despised technology. It’s cold, unfeeling mechanisms are considered heresy in the eyes of Yun-Yamakka, one of the many gods of the vicious invaders (Databank). Some creatures have the ability to suppress, or even completely eliminate the Force, such as the ysalamiri. The lizard-like creatures have developed this ability to hide themselves from their Force-sensitive predators, vornskrs. These creatures were used by the Yuuzhan Vong against the Jedi, to eliminate the Jedi’s powers, and ultimately weaken them. Jedi also have some ability to suppress the Force. If a Jedi concentrates, he can feel Force users around him. One way to avoid detection is to dampen one’s presence in the Force by concentration and sheer power of will (Phantom Menace, Clone Wars, Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi). Another way that the Force has been used to a Jedi’s disadvantage is by the voxyns. These canine-like beasts have been used to “smell” out the Force, aiding the Yuuzhan Vong in the seeking and destruction of the Jedi. The voxyns have needle-like growths on the pads of their paws, which excrete venom which induces a sleep-like stasis. The only cure found for this was to eliminate the Mother Voxyn, or the original from which all of the others had been cloned (Databank). Cloning isn’t singular to the voxyns. It was used to build a clone army. Jango Fett, a freelance bounty hunter, was used as the host. Several thousand clones were made in his image. All of the clones, save for one, were exposed to hyper-aging elements, making the aging process of a human very short work (Databank). Cloning has been attempted on those strong with the Force, such as Emperor Palpatine, and the midi-chlorians found in the blood stream, were also successfully reproduced. The Emperor made two clones of himself, and hid them away, even from Vader, his right hand. These clones were to be kept secret, incase Vader were ever to overthrow him, as he did. The clone was awakened at his death, but the aging process had taken the clone’s health south. The clone died of old age, although it was no older than twenty years in age (Databank, Return of the Jedi). Some of members Emperor’s Imperial Guard were still loyal to him, even after his death. One, a kind of leader, masqueraded as the Emperor, sealed in a projection pod. Eventually, at the lack of the dark emission that all dark Jedi have, they were found out, and murdered by the dark order. Anti-Empire feelings were strong at the fall of the Empire at the hands of the Rebellion, and the knowledge of the Emperor’s fall brought celebrations around the Galaxy (Databank). The Force is an entity of invisible powers. It is everywhere, although you may not be able to feel it, the Force flows through you, and all that you know. Your midi-chlorian count may not be high enough to register you as a Force-sensitive, but still, the Force directs your every move. These are the beliefs of Jedi, Sith, and everyone between.