Cave of Evil

"That place&hellip; is strong with the dark side of the Force. A domain of evil it is. In you must go.''" "What's in there?" "''Only what you take with you."

- Yoda and Luke Skywalker

The Cave of Evil, also known as the dark-side cave, was a large, dark side-infested hollow located under a gnarltree on the swamp planet of Dagobah. Entering the cave gave an individual the ability to see an apparition of a possible dark future.

History
During the Clone Wars, and while on a quest to learn the path to eternal consciousness, Yoda entered the cave under the guidance of the deceased Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn. Inside, Yoda saw a dream-like vision of the destruction of the Jedi Order and the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, a vision that overwhelmed him.

Over two decades later, during the Galactic Civil War and during his training with Master Yoda, the fledgling Jedi Luke Skywalker had to enter the cave as a test. In the hollow, Skywalker had a vision in which he faced Darth Vader, the Dark Lord of the Sith. As Skywalker seemed to strike down Vader with a high lightsaber blow, the illusory Sith Lord's helmeted head rolled on the floor, and the face shield cracked open to reveal the young Jedi's own countenance behind the mask.

Behind the scenes
The Cave of Evil first appeared in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, the second installment of the original trilogy. In the film, the cave has a corresponding musical theme called "The Magic Tree," which was composed by John Williams. The cave was first identified as the Cave of Evil in The Story of Starkiller, a documentary for the Legends video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. The name was later canonized by the 2015 reference book Ultimate Star Wars.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
 * The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi?
 * Use the Force!
 * Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
 * The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi?
 * Use the Force!