Jedi Trap

A Jedi trap is a plot designed to kill or capture Jedi, often a specific Jedi. Commonly by the Sith against their arch-enemies, the method was used frequently by Darth Sidous during both the Clone Wars and the Galactic Civil War.

The most common elements of a successful Jedi Trap are four main parts:-


 * 1) An irresistible bait, examples such as Darth Vader holding Leia Organa and Han Solo on cloud City, or Sidious using General Grevious to lure Obi-Wan Kenobi to Utapau.


 * 1) A remote location, one easily fortified, with a sharply restricted field of action. It is also preferable for the location to belong to someone else as major damage usually ensues. Again, Cloud City is a textbook case.


 * 1) A powerful warrior to fight the Jedi, exemplified by General Grevious on Utapau, or Darth Vader on the Death Star II. It is also good to have an overwhelming amount of troops stationed near by to make sure that the Jedi cannot escape. It's also noted that having the killer as the bait is an excellent choice as the Jedi will continue to advance even once they have realised the extent of the trap.


 * 1) The final component is to establish a win-win situation, if the Jedi loses, then the plotter will have succeeded in their attempt, but if the Jedi wins, the weaker wouldbe Jedi killer is removed, and thus saves the plotter the trouble of removing them later. This is again, clearly shown by Sidious' plot to have Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader face off in the second Death Star. It is also possible to have a third win, by which the Jedi, by answering the trap at all is prevented from interfering elsewhere, such as Obi-Wan Kenobi being sent to Utapau while Sidious turned Anakin Skywalker to the Darkside.

Appearances

 * Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Novel)
 * Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Episode VI: Return of the Jedi