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Force barrier was a defensive technique within the Force composed of Force energy, used to block out any potentially deadly elements. The technique itself was an offshoot of Telekinesis and was aligned to neither the light or dark side but was a neutral ability any Force user could learn and deploy.
During the Clone Wars, Jedi Master Aayla Secura and Grand Master Yoda used this power to stop a poisonous gas from reaching them as it was being deployed against the Zillo Beast.[1] Darth Vader used this ability on several occasions to protect himself from environmental hazards like falling debris, oceanic pressure from being submerged in the depths of Mon Cala, and explosions of fire or shock-waves.[3] Kanan Jarrus used a barrier of Force energy to hold back an explosion, saving his fellow rebels before his death.[4] Ezra Bridger, Ahsoka Tano,[5] Tenth Brother, Sixth Brother, and Ninth Sister also used this power.[2]
Kanan Jarrus holds back an explosion with a Force barrier.
While escaping from Fortress Inquisitorius on Nur, Cere Junda projected a barrier to prevent Darth Vader's lightsaber from harming her and Cal Kestis. Vader attempted to stab through it, partly succeeding, until Junda and Kestis escaped. Shortly thereafter, Vader used a barrier to stop seawater from engulfing him.[6]
In 9 ABY, Grogu, an infant force-sensitive member of Yoda's species, used a form of the technique to hold back and deflect a blast of fire coming from an Incinerator trooper.[7]
In 34 ABY, Kylo Ren instinctively used a version of this technique and his Force Stasis ability to stop Chewbacca's bowcaster bolt from causing fatal damage and killing him.[8] He used Force barrier during his ship crash on Pasaana and also on a planet in a ship with Hux, which in both cases left him unharmed.[9][10]
Appearances[]
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Jedi Crash"- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Zillo Beast Strikes Back"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Landing at Point Rain"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Old Friends Not Forgotten" (Failed attempt)
- Darth Vader (2017) 14
- Darth Vader (2017) 24
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- Star Wars Rebels – "Jedi Night"
- Star Wars Rebels – "A World Between Worlds"
- Doctor Aphra: An Audiobook Original
- Star Wars (2020) 5
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition audiobook (Mentioned only)
- "The Wanderer"—Myths & Fables (In flashback(s))
- The Mandalorian – "Chapter 8: Redemption"
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian Junior Novel
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Jedi Challenges (First identified as Force barrier)
- Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian – "Practical"
- Star Wars: Destiny – Transformations (Card: Anakin Skywalker—Reckless One) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Legion – Anakin Skywalker Commander Expansion (Card: Force Barrier)
- Star Wars: Legion – Darth Maul and Sith Probe Droids Operative Expansion (Card: Force Barrier)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Zillo Beast Strikes Back"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Darth Vader (2017) 14
- ↑ Star Wars: Jedi Challenges
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels – "Jedi Night"
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels – "A World Between Worlds"
- ↑ Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- ↑ The Mandalorian – "Chapter 8: Redemption"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition
- ↑ Age of Resistance - General Hux 1
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
