Morichro/Legends



Morichro was a powerful, but potentially dangerous technique of the Force. Taught to very few Jedi, one of its chief practitioners in the Order's last years was Jedi Master Yaddle.

Like a Force trance, Morichro suspended biological functions, including breathing and heart rate. A trained Morichro user could turn the technique upon himself, surviving without food, water, or even air for periods of over a year at a time, though it would not protect against vacuum. It could also be turned on others, making it a potentially fatal weapon. Before approximately 5,000 BBY, use and training in Morichro was left unchecked, but the Council, wary of its potential for abuse, banned its teachings to all but a select few 1,000 BBY.

Despite its deadly potential, Morichro was not practiced by those who used the dark side, as it required a mastery of a less malicious use of the Force than most darksiders traditionally employed.

During the Clone Wars, Jedi healers used morichro to destroy stone mites on Kishi. It was successfully used by Anakin Solo on Yavin 8 against a reel. Awdrysta Pina also used Morichro against Arden Lyn, killing her, until she was resurrected by the power of the Kashi Mer talisman 250 centuries later.

After the Galactic Civil War, Mirax Terrik was put in an unnamed Force trance by the Jensaarai. It is assumed to be Morichro.

Behind the scenes

 * When first introduced in The Emperor's Pawns article, this ability was spelled "Mortichro." Later publications, such as the Power of the Jedi Sourcebook misspelled it, and since they were published widely, "morichro" became the accepted spelling.