Jedi Force Ghosts Explained: Origin, Powers, Meaning & All Canon Reveals
Star Wars has revealed a great deal about Jedi Force Ghosts — but there are still a lot of mysteries. Force Ghosts have been a part of Star Wars since the beginning, when Darth Vader cut down Obi-Wan Kenobi in George Lucas' first movie. Vader was visibly confused when Obi-Wan's body disappeared, and tie-ins have expanded on this by revealing what Vader sensed through the Force. At the moment of Obi-Wan's death, as the aged Jedi Master became one with the Force, a sense of his presence drowned out everything else around Vader. Little wonder the Sith Lord was so shaken, with tie-in comics confirming he later realized what this really meant about Obi-Wan's fate.
Force Ghosts have become a major part of the franchise's lore, expanded upon in several movies, numerous canon tie-ins, and even the recent Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ TV show. Some of the greatest Jedi have become Force Ghosts: Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Master Yoda, Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, and Leia Organa. Force Ghosts maintained the Jedi Order after Luke exiled himself to Ahch-To, with Leia receiving wisdom from Obi-Wan — wisdom she no doubt appreciated all the more given her past with the Jedi Master. Master Yoda's Force Ghost appeared to Luke towards the end of his life, offering typically cryptic teachings and proving at last that Force Ghosts can manipulate the physical world — although that theme hasn't been explored since.
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Star Wars may involve elements of science-fiction, but in truth it is better described as science-fantasy — simply because the franchise effortlessly integrates elements of mysticism and the supernatural into its overarching narrative. Force Ghosts are one
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