Force speed



Force Speed was a Force power that allowed the user to maintain sprinting speeds (even moving in awkward directions like backwards) for a brief time. Greater aptitude granted greater boosts to speed and/or greater duration. The power also apparently enabled the user to run for extended distances with no visible signs of tiredness.

The increased speed of the Jedi enabled him to see the world and the entities around him in slow motion. This allowed the Jedi to dodge attacks easier, and attack quicker with greater accuracy.

The duration and the amount of speed were subject to the user's skill in the Force. With sufficient skill, one could actually run on vertical surfaces for brief periods of time.

Notable examples

 * Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn used this ability to escape from Trade Federation droidekas.
 * Mace Windu used this to get a good Force jump on a seismic tank during the Battle of Dantooine.
 * Darth Sidious used this ability when he slew Kit Fisto, Agen Kolar and Saesee Tiin during the Duel in the Chancellor's Office.
 * Kyle Katarn used this ability for the first time on Nar Shaddaa to escape 8t88's thugs.
 * Katarn would later use the technique to get access to the administrative tower of Barons Hed.
 * Katarn had to use this ability in a test prepared by Luke Skywalker to get his lightsaber back.
 * Luke Skywalker used this power to prevent his own death at the hands of the robotic assassin Guri.
 * Kaox Krul used this Force power to chase Crian Maru and Dree Vandap, who were on a speeder.
 * Revan (possibaly)

Behind the scenes
In Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, Speed when triggered, augments the game sprite's speed. In Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast this is not the case; the game around the player slows down while that of the player remains normal, signifying that the ability did not only augment his speed, but it altered the Jedi's perception of time.

It is notable though that Jedi Knight was released before the Matrix movies, while Outcast was released after those movies became popular and left a mark in popular fiction.

It also notable that this power has had a widespread appearance in the [EU]] before appearing in Episode I.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
 * Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Tag & Bink: Revenge of the Clone Menace
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Shadows of the Empire novel
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
 * Dark Forces: Rebel Agent
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
 * Betrayal
 * Darkness Shared

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