Star Wars' Sith Retcon Could Be the End of Midi-Chlorians
Warning! Major spoilers for the Doctor Aphra series ahead!
In the most recent Doctor Aphracomics, Star Wars introduced artifacts owned by a mysterious cult known as the Ascendant. One of these ancient components is known as the Spark Eternal, which has the ability to grant non-Force-sensitives powers shrouded in the dark side. While most fans await the conclusion of this comic run for the ultimate answer, it raises one vital question: Is this finally the end of midi-chlorians?
In Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace, Qui-Gon Jinn takes the young Anakin Skywalker's blood sample. The Jedi Master asks his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi for Anakin's midi-chlorian count, measuring how Force-sensitive he is. Obi-Wan responds: «Strange. The transmission seems to be in good order, but the reading's off the chart… over twenty thousand. Even Master Yoda doesn't have a midi-chlorian count that high!» Midi-chlorians are microscopic organisms that live in the cells of life forms, connecting the beings to a «cosmic force.» Their creation in The Phantom Menace was one of several reasons many fans were upset with George Lucas' direction in the prequels. During the Original Trilogy, the Force was simply a mystical religion anyone could practice. However, the prequels turned the Force into a measurable biological element.
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The alteration of midi-chlorians didn't technically change anything about the Original Trilogy, but the prequels replaced the mystique of the Force with physical science. This is why, for the most part, Star Wars currently strays away from the controversies of midi-chlorians. Nevertheless, the Ascendant's constructions could face the term head-on
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