Force Illusion

{{quote|Tell me, Satal - what warrior can stand who believes his sword has ceased to be a sword?|Aleema Keto}

Force Illusion was a Force Ability, a subset of the various Mind Trick powers. The user projected an image into the minds of beings within range, of anything from a pillar of fire to a horde of snarling monsters to a fleet of warships, depending on the range. The user could "see" the illusion as well, though it would be only partially there, semi-transparent like a hologram. The key differences between a Force Illusion and a hologram is that unlike a hologram, the illusion could be controlled mentally and was limited only by the imagination of the user. Even more importantly, a Force Illusion did not merely affect the sight of a creature. Since it was projected directly into the brain of the creature, it appeared on *all* of the creature's senses, from hearing to smell to senses such as echolocation. Even viewing it through an electronic system such as a cybernetic eye or camera was of no use if the creature was within range of the illusion during its duration, the creature would "see" it with the system as if the illusion were actually there, though any play back after the illusion had ended would reveal nothing at all.

Though powerful, it was not without its drawbacks. Chief among them was that it had absolutely no effect on any mind that wasn't organic, such as droids and other AI, and had a greatly reduced (or almost non-existant) effect on Force-resistant species such as Hutts and Yuuzhan Vong. While Force Illusions can make something out of nothing, they can't make nothing out of something (in other words, render someone invisible. For that aspect, Force Immersion would be used), though they could conceal anything within the illusion. In addition, the illusion offered no physical substance. Though it could be "felt", in most cases, any appendage that touched it would pass straight through, usually betraying its status. Of course, that detail has allowed for several Dark Side applications such as using an illusion to conceal a dangerous pitfall, or to torture their opponents with phantom pain. Finally, the sustained use of a Force Illusion could be taxing, especially at the exteme ranges of the skill (thousands of kilometers, large enough to be used to affect capital ship combat).

Noteworthy Users
Some of the more famous users of the Illusion ability were also notoriously weak in some of the other areas of the Force, such as manipulation via Telekinesis.


 * The Fallanassi
 * Rokur Gepta and the Croke species (hypothesized)
 * Corran Horn (and the Halcyon bloodline)
 * Volfe Karkko
 * Aleema Keto
 * Xaverri (?)

Appearances

 * Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith
 * Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War
 * Star Wars Republic: The Stark Hyperspace War
 * Star Wars Republic: Darkness
 * I, Jedi
 * Tyrant's Test
 * Young Jedi Knights: Crisis at Crystal Reef
 * Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse