Mind trick/Legends

The Jedi are known for something called the Jedi Mind Trick in the Star Wars galaxy.

The Jedi Mind Trick is mentioned or is used in The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, A New Hope, and Return of the Jedi, almost all of the released films.


 * The Phantom Menace The Jedi Mind Trick is mentioned in this film when Qui-Gon Jinn attempted to convince the Toydarian Watto to allow Jinn to use Republic credits to buy spare parts for the Queen's royal starship.  Qui-Gon Jinn attempted this with a wave of his hand, and Watto claimed that Toydarians are immune to these Jedi mind tricks, and imitated Qui-Gon Jinn his hand gesture.
 * Attack of the Clones The Jedi Mind Trick is used in this film when Obi-Wan Kenobi refuses the offer of a Slythmonger for Cilona-extract "death sticks," which pare powerful narcotics.  The user's lifespan is shortened in increasingly large intervals for each successive dose.  Kenobi convinces the slythmonger with a wave of his hand that he needs to go home and rethink his life.
 * A New Hope The Jedi Mind Trick is used again by Ben Kenobi to convince an Imperial officer that he and Luke do not have droids of value and may move along.
 * Return of the Jedi The Jedi Mind Trick is used by Luke Skywalker on Jabba the Hutt's right-hand man to allow Skywalker to talk to Jabba.  Jabba mentions this later that Skywalker has used an old Jedi Mind Trick.