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Netherworld of the Force

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"An old friend has learned the path to immortality. One who has returned from the Netherworld of the Force."
―Yoda[1]

The Netherworld of the Force,[1] also known as the Mist-Beyond,[2] the afterlife,[3] or the Garden Beyond,[4] was the place the souls of every being and creature were thought to ascend to after their physical bodies died.

Chaos was an unpleasant mythical place[5] and was different to the Netherworld, though a link existed between the two concepts. Sometime between 40 and 32 BBY,[6] a cult known as the Final Occultation entered into the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious’s radar; said to have been aided by chaotic forces from the Netherworld, the cult sought to replace the systems of order in the Force with chaos, bringing madness and screams to the Galaxy. However, Sidious’s apprentice at the time, Darth Maul, destroyed them before they were able to do so.[7]

The Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn went to the Netherworld after he was killed[1] by Darth Maul in 32 BBY,[8] but, thanks to the help of the Force Priestesses,[9] he managed to return to the physical universe as a Force spirit.[1]

Behind the scenes[]

"In the rough draft Luke is asleep and struggling with thoughts of Vader and the dark side. Yoda and Ben are also present in the dream, and Luke berates Ben for not telling him that Vader is his father. Yoda explains that he'll soon be joining Ben in the Netherworld, and therefore he'll become stronger and will be better able to help Luke. Vader's voice reappears, and Luke awakens."
―First mention of the Netherworld in Episode VI's rough draft[10]

The Netherworld of the Force was first mentioned in the 2005 film Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, the third and final installment of the Star Wars prequel trilogy.[1] However, the Netherworld had been first conceived by George Lucas as early as the revised rough draft of the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.[10]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
  2. ↑ The Legends of Luke Skywalker
  3. ↑ Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
  4. ↑ The High Republic (2022) 4
  5. ↑ Star Wars: Complete Locations
  6. ↑ Darth Maul – Black, White & Red 1 depicts Darth Maul as the apprentice of Darth Sidious. Star Wars: Timelinesestablishes this apprenticeship to last from 40 BBY to 32 BBY. Thus, the events of the comic must take place within this time period.
  7. ↑ Darth Maul – Black, White & Red 1
  8. ↑ Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
  9. ↑ TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Destiny"
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays
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