Wound in the Force

"I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi (referring to the destruction of Alderaan)

A Wound in the Force (also called a Disturbance or Hole) was a weakness in the very fabric of the Force caused by a tramatic event. The Force existed in all life and when many live where extinguished in a short period of time, a wound was created. Such wounds cast echoes that could be heard by Force sensitives. They coursed through the Force like a scream that only Force-adepts could hear.

Overview
A "hole" in the Force was created at the battle of Malachor V during the Mandalorian Wars when the Mass Shadow Generator was unleashed. This happened again when Alderaan was destroyed; Obi-Wan Kenobi sensed "a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of souls cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.&hellip;". A similar disturbance was felt by the students of the Jedi Praxeum when the Caridan system was destroyed. It was suggested that Yoda could not defeat Darth Sidious in battle, being overpowered by the disturbance caused by the many simultaneous Jedi deaths. It might be possible that those strong in the Force can have glimpses of what is creating the disturbance. This could explain why Yoda seemed to know what happened when Obi-Wan Kenobi was about to look at the security recordings of the Jedi Temple.

Echoes
"This echo travels in the places where death has walked, where planets have died. Massacres fuel its power, the death of life fuels it."

- Zez-Kai Ell

Significance
"Revan knew the power of such places... and the power in making them. They can be used to break the will of others... of Jedi, promising them power, and turning them to the dark side."

- Kreia

"It is the teaching of these new Sith, to feed on others, on other Force sensitives. They are symptomatic of the wound in the Force."

- Vrook

Locations
Wounds in the Force were usually localized in areas where tramatic events had occured.

Old Repbulic Era
"If you had traveled far enough, rather than waiting for the echo to reach you, perhaps you would have seen it for what it was. There is a place in the galaxy where the dark side of the Force runs strong. It is something of the Sith, but it was fueled by war. It corrupts all that walks on its surface, drowns them in the power of the dark side – it corrupts all life. And it feeds on death."

- Kreia (speaking of Malchor V).


 * Malachor V
 * Onderon
 * Telos
 * Yavin IV

Rebellion Era
"That place...is strong with the dark side of the Force."

- Yoda (speaking of the Dark Side Cave).


 * The Graveyard of Alderaan
 * The Dark Side Cave on Dagobah
 * The remanats of Death Star II above Endor

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Dark Force Rising