Wall of light

"A wall of Light, created by many Jedi joined together, can push the darksiders back."

- Arca Jeth

A Wall of light was an immense manifestation of the light side Force energy created through the combined power of many Jedi working in unison. When performed successfully, a wall of light allowed participating Jedi to effectively contain the power of the dark side within a specific location, or separate an especially dangerous darksider from their malevolent Force connection. The technique was popular among Great Sith War-era members of the Jedi Order, who used it to great effect against the resurgent Dark Lords of Exar Kun's Sith Brotherhood.

Description
"We must create a wall of light&hellip;either to cleanse&hellip;or destroy."

- Nomi Sunrider

The use of the Force's light side to initiate a wall of light required the collected effort of several Jedi participants. Once they were joined in focus, Jedi were able to channel their power into the erection of a wall of light. When directed toward a darksider, a wall of light prevented the individual from being able to access the power of the dark side of the Force. When performed against a site permeated with the dark side, however, the results of a wall of light implementation were quite different. The intent of a wall of light when used against a location was to either trap the Force's malignant energies within, to cleanse the place of them totally. As the combined Force power of numerous Jedi was made visibly manifest, a wall of light had the potential to devastate a planet or moon's landscape with fire and catastrophic weather phenomena.

Applications
"No, Ulic Qel-Droma. You must come with us. It is finished here. Your Sith delusions must cause no more harm."

- Vodo-Siosk Baas, as he prepares to create a wall of light

During the Great Sith War's battle for Coruscant, Sith Lord Ulic Qel-Droma was betrayed by his lover, the Krath sorceress Aleema Keto, and left stranded on Coruscant as the Krath withdrew their forces. When Qel-Droma was confronted by a team of Jedi Knights led by Master Vodo-Siosk Baas, he still refused to surrender peacefully. As a result, Master Baas and the Jedi combined their powers, and trapped him in a Wall of Light. Qel-Droma was effectively subdued, having his access to the Force temporarily removed, and unable to draw on the dark side for further assistance.

At the culmination of the Great Sith War, the combined power of thousands of Jedi was used to defeat Dark Lord of the Sith Exar Kun. They focused their power into a "wall of light" in order to subdue Kun. The attack was a success, but not without penalties; Yavin 4's landscape was annihilated in a planet-wide firestorm. Exar Kun's spirit was reduced to being trapped within the walls of his Massassi temple, left to haunt the atmosphere of Yavin IV for roughly the next four thousand years.

Appearances

 * Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith 3: Descent to the Dark Side
 * Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith (audio)
 * Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War 2: The Battle of Coruscant
 * Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War 6: Dark Lord
 * Timeline 10: The Exar Kun War

Notes and references
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