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The Jedi's Abilities
A Jedi has the ability to move practically any object through the use of the Force.
In the end, a Jedi can push or pull objects using the force. Even the darkest knights like Darth Maul used this power to push opponents a few times during the duels. Maul used a destroyed Battledroid to trigger a doorlock, and Luke used the stone (or skull?) in the Rancor pit to throw it straight at the doorlock, too. Darth Vader himself used to rip several devices and parts out of the walls and floor to throw them at Luke Skywalker while he stood silently and calm while watching over his son in Cloud City on Bespin. Mind Tricks, as many people call this skill, are used quite frequently by the Jedi. It is often seen as a step to the dark side when you push the mind of another being too far, and that is the reason why Jedi must use this skill only when there is no other way. You see Obi-Wan Kenobi waving his hand at the Stormtroopers in Mos Eisley as he ordered them to let them pass. Qui-Gon Jinn used this skill several times in Ooth Gunga and on Tatooine. But these mind tricks do not work on everyone. It is apparent that some races of creatures such as the Hutts or Toydarians are immune to the mind tricks and that they only work on the weak-minded. As Obi-Wan Kenobi said, "The Force can have a strong influence on the weak-minded." However, the Hutts might not be resistant to mind tricks. It appears that Jabba was definately not a weak-minded being... There is one question that remains: Why do Jedi use gestures when ordering the weak-minded? Personally, I believe that this is just a sign that George Lucas used in his movies to show that the Force is used, but of course, people disagree with me here and say that it is required for a conjunction of mind and body, because one cannot be without the other. This reminds me of the Dark and the Light... one cannot be without the other. But as next, there is a way to empower the body: Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon used an incredible speed to evade the destroyer droids on the Federation battleship. The ability to deflect the blaster shots requires a high concentration of your body, too. Without this inner strength, even the sight of the future would not be helpful. Now there is the ability to have a strong Concentration. It will allow the Jedi to concentrate hard and focus on a task at hand. It is in the category of the empowerment of your body, it will give the Jedi more ability to accomplish a task. To Magnify Senses is already self-explanatory if you understood the examples given above. The ability to Transfer Force, or a healing method is seen when Obi-Wan Kenobi quickly brings Luke back to consciousness in the desert of Tatooine. Another path is to transfer a Jedi's personal life force into someone else... as one of the highest healing methods that exist when there is no combined power of Jedi behind it but a single one. The Hibernation Trance allows the Jedi to go into meditation, and when he finishes this trance, the Jedi will be much stronger in his abilities and healed as well if the Jedi concentrated on this specific part - self-healing. To induce a powerful dizziness and nausea in a Jedi's enemies is Oppo Rancisis' major ability. This technique is completely incapacitating the enemy's body, but does not cause any lasting physical damage but instead great tiredness and weaking. The Jedi Yaddle is skilled at all techniques and the dangerous knowledge of Morichro. This is reported as a forbidden Jedi art that rapidly slows the body functions of other beings, easily resulting in death. It is very close to the dark side. Today this ancient ability is seen when a powerful blast of energy evalutes through the body at another being. It is named simple as it is - Destruction. However, a Jedi is not perfect. Corran Horn is not able to move objects, or the ability to alter the minds of others. Instead, Corran is able to have an Energy Absorbtion which allows him to consume and redistribute energy from other attacks - such as the Morichro powers. The Mon Calamarian Jedi Cilghal became specialized in healing other beings - even through the life-force transfer. Jacen Solo is highly skilled when communicating with animals, his brother Anakin Solo is able to understand machinery and to repair them at once. At last, Tionne was not skilled at the major Jedi's powers but more able and skilled at the way of training and teaching others. There you can see, that Jedi tend to specialize in one art and region of their training, which makes of course a single Jedi very vulnerable, but a combined force of Jedi can be very strong and unbeatable. Perhaps this was the reason why Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine were able to take out single Jedi... But what happens once a Jedi is no more? When a Jedi is strong with the Force, then he can live for very long time. You remember that Yoda said "Ohhh, strong am I with the force, but not that strong." as Luke told him that he can't (meant as a "must not") die. Grand Moff Tarkin himself thought of Obi-Wan Kenobi and mentioned that he must be dead by now as Vader spoke of him on the first Death Star. Remember what Vader replied coldly... "Don't underestimate the Force." In general, you can see that Jedi are very old beings. For example, Ki-Adi-Mundi, Oppo Rancisis, Yaddle and Yoda are ancient and venerable Jedi. As you take Obi-Wan Kenobi, he surprised Darth Vader, and Qui-Gon Jinn was reported to be over 60 years old before he died - and he still looked young. On the other side... there is Emperor Palpatine, who was already an aged man as he became Supreme Chancellor and continued to reign an Empire for nearly 20 or 25 years. But there is one thing that gets a high attention: Why do Yoda and Obi-Wan disappear when they die, while others like Qui-Gon Jinn and Anakin Skywalker do not? We'll find out one day, but you can find our answers somewhere else at this website... ...Jedi Mitth'raw'nurida
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