Force vision/Legends

"Difficult to see. Always in motion is the future."

- Yoda

Force visions were rare &mdash; but powerful &mdash; aspects of the Force, and considered the cornerstone of the Unifying Force.

Overview
Generally, when peering deep into the Force, a Force user had the potential to see events that could happen in the future. Force Visions were extremely rare, and uncontrollable. Often, one would meditate to gain a vision, but only a few would actually succeed.

Anakin Skywalker and his descendants &mdash; particularly his son Luke and his grandson Jacen Solo &mdash; were often prone to Force visions. Master Yoda felt that visions were of great importance to the Force, and often acted on them as best he could. However, the Jedi warned that the future was always in motion, and that the events were only possible. As such, interpreting a vision by oneself was generally considered dangerous.

Some Jedi and Sith skilled in this technique are capable of detecting when friends and apprentices are in danger, examining details of past events, and predicting the probable outcome of a stated course of action.

The Sith were also very vision prone, but unlike the Jedi, they believed &mdash; either through experience or just because they wanted to believe it &mdash; that visions would always come to pass and that they must work to make it so. Some Sith would even input their own ideas of what might come to be into their visions. Darth Sidious was perhaps the most vision-prone Dark Lord of the Sith in history, and used it to ensure his own election as Supreme Chancellor, and his ascension as Galactic Emperor. Emperor Palpatine also consulted on his visions with the Prophets of the Dark Side, a Sith splinter group that was dedicated to studying the future through the dark side of the Force.

Some Sith, such as Darth Traya, could even peer into the future many thousands of years and predict events with great accuracy. This way, she could foretell the death of the last of the Mandalorians at the hands of a Jedi.

Force Vision had its limitations. The user &mdash; particularly if they were a Sith &mdash; was incapable of foreseeing their own death. Palpatine never in his visions of the future saw himself die. Jacen Solo also saw many possibilities of the future, yet none of them involved his death. It is unknown why this limitation occurred.

The visions could be a form of Precognition.

Known users

 * Zayne Carrick
 * Jorus C'baoth
 * Deja
 * Dooku
 * Krynda Draay
 * Feln
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * K'Kruhk
 * Kreia
 * Palpatine
 * Q'Anilia
 * Revan
 * Wolf Sazen
 * Anakin Skywalker
 * Cade Skywalker
 * Luke Skywalker
 * Mara Jade Skywalker
 * Jacen Solo
 * Leia Organa Solo
 * Raana Tey
 * Shado Vao
 * Sifo-Dyas
 * Mace Windu
 * Xamar
 * Yoda

Appearances

 * Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Commencement
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: Days of Fear
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 18: Nights of Anger, Part 3
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 19: Daze of Hate, Part 1
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 24: Knights of Suffering, Part 3
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
 * Jedi Quest: Path to Truth
 * Jedi Quest comic
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Shatterpoint
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * The Courtship of Princess Leia
 * Tatooine Ghost
 * Heir to the Empire
 * The Last Command
 * Dark Empire
 * Children of the Jedi
 * Specter of the Past
 * Balance Point
 * Edge of Victory I: Conquest
 * Recovery
 * Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
 * Destiny's Way
 * The Unifying Force
 * The Unseen Queen
 * Betrayal
 * Tempest
 * Inferno
 * Star Wars Legacy 11: Ghosts, Part 1