Force Push



Force Push was a telekinetic ability of the Force that could cause a material body of invisible energy, rather like a solid ball of air to be pushed from the caster. The greater the user's aptitude with this, the heavier the object that could be pushed or the more wide arc or radius of the force "wave". This stage was known as Force Wave.

This power could be used to push enemies away. Apart from throwing them at walls, this could stun them to buy time for the caster; the darkest use of this ability was its usefulness when enemies were near chasms or holes. Aside from offensive uses, this power was also very useful for utility purposes as well. A lever or control panel out of a force users reach could be activated by Force Push too.

A trained Force user can resist Force Push. This was exhibited when Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi's duel progressed into the control room of the mining platform on Mustafar. The two had simutaneously used the ability while resisting each other's at the same time. Like magnets of the same pole, the combined force eventually threw them violently to opposite sides of the room.

Behind the scenes

 * In the Star Wars Role Playing game "Force Push" was the traditional offensive move by the TK gifted. In the revised version, "Force strike" is the use of the force to "strike" the target to do damage, more like a punch that a push. "Force push" became a variant of this in which the opponent is knocked down in the more familiar way.
 * Since it belongs to the category of Core Powers, it seems to be the only acceptable of the offensive powers (along with Saber Throw) to be used by 'orthodox' light side Jedi.