Force vision

"Premonitions&hellip; Premonitions&hellip; deep questions they are. Sense the future, once all Jedi could; now few alone have the skill. Visions&hellip; gifts from the Force, and curses."

- Yoda

Force visions were an aspect of, an ability to see into the future. An ability once possessed by all, in the final years of the before its transformation into the , it had grown rare. Some, as Force users, were also capable of experiencing Force vision.

, as one of the Jedi's most powerful, was able to see into the future, though he understood that Force prophecy was not absolute and that the future was always in motion. His visions led him to foresee the fall of the Jedi in the and even his own.

had extremely powerful Force visions in his sleep, and his visions were never known to be wrong. He foresaw the death of his following terrible  by s and was unable to stop it, his mother dying in his arms. Later, he witnessed through the Force his own 's death in childbirth and, in becoming Vader to try to prevent it, ended up causing it.

One of the most powerful s of all time, Darth was able to use the  to peer into the future and manipulate events on a  scale to suit his ends. Despite this, he was unable to foresee his own end, when Darth Vader turned from the dark side to help his son to overthrow him.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi