Force Flight



"Don't tell me Jedi Knights can fly now"

- Anja joking to Jacen

Force Flight was a power that enabled someone to wrap themselves in the power of the Force. Once they had control of the Force around them, they could move themselves towards a specific destination. To use this Force power took a great deal of concentration.

The Dark Jedi Maw was the only one known to have mastered this ability (making it extremely rare) but he learned to wield it remarkably quickly after being cut in half by the Jedi Qu Rahn. Darth Vader, Count Dooku, and Darth Sidious may have also possessed a small control over this power, being able to hover at times when in battle.

The Dark Jedi Yun apparently possessed this ability as well, to some degree.

The Jedi Dace Diath also possessed this ability, although it is called Force Levitation.

It is possible that Force Flight had some relation to Floating Meditation, a meditation technique where the user floated several inches off the ground during meditation.

Behind the scenes
Many fans insist that most examples of this are not actual instances of "flight" but merely a slowing of movement during a fall, or added power to the legs during a jump. The Dark Jedi Maw is the only character who has been indisputably verified to possess the power.

In Courtship of Leia, when Luke and Isolder went to Dothamir. Luke's X-wing gets shot down high in the sky, and he has to eject form very high in the sky. Isolder observes Luke with his legs crossed floating all the way down form high in the sky hence the phrase "Skywalkers"

Though not considered by most diehard fans, Mace Windu did some minor flying in the Clone Wars cartoon series; Chapter 13.

Be it force flight or force meditation, in the Swarm War books, Luke Skywalker levitated for a week, calling out to Jedi across the galaxy. This levitation was not a few inches from the ground but probably 3 to 5 feet. To be able to sustain something like this for a week required a great deal of concentration and energy.

In the New Jedi Order, Ganner and Corran Horn landed on a desert world. They were attempting to cross a dune sea: Corran mentioned it would be a long, tiring crusade, but Ganner added he could levitate them both for almost a kilometer - but that it would be highly energy consuming.

Force flight was also mentioned in the 2001 Dark Side Sourcebook by Wizards of the Coast. This is an ability that the Witches of Dothmir possess.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith