Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Jul 5, 2005 18:39:25 GMT -5
I think that Palpatine was actually telling the truth when he said that Jedi and Sith were very similar. The big difference is how they access they Force, but they tend to manifest similar powers.
Here's a related question: given the technology available in the SW universe, which Force abilities could be reproduced with it?
Telekinesis --- obviously, yes; they have anti-gravity.
Lightening --- yes, with a big enough blaster.
Mind influence --- ? ? ? probably not.
Clairvoyance --- ? ? ? probably not.
Precognition --- ? ? ? probably not.
Telepathy --- ? ? ? probably not.
Amazing physical control --- ? ? ? maybe with enough training.
Deflecting Sith Energy --- ? ? ? possibly, with a deflector shield.
The mind powers are especially problematic. Maybe if you had Darth Vader's mind probe droid you could bend people to your will or "read" their minds, but not without a lot of time and equipment. And obviously, even a powerful Sith like Vader can't use the Force bend the will of a determined person. The mental powers are the least reliable Force ability, but also the least reproducible without the Force.
One other Jedi ability, that presumably comes from their ability with the Force, has to be extraordinary coordination and physical skill. Otherwise they would never choose lightsabers as their preferred weapon, and that's why nobody else uses them. Anakin and Luke aside, we don't see a lot of Jedi with missing fingers and other little injuries that could happen from just being around lightsabers.
Here's a related question: given the technology available in the SW universe, which Force abilities could be reproduced with it?
Telekinesis --- obviously, yes; they have anti-gravity.
Lightening --- yes, with a big enough blaster.
Mind influence --- ? ? ? probably not.
Clairvoyance --- ? ? ? probably not.
Precognition --- ? ? ? probably not.
Telepathy --- ? ? ? probably not.
Amazing physical control --- ? ? ? maybe with enough training.
Deflecting Sith Energy --- ? ? ? possibly, with a deflector shield.
The mind powers are especially problematic. Maybe if you had Darth Vader's mind probe droid you could bend people to your will or "read" their minds, but not without a lot of time and equipment. And obviously, even a powerful Sith like Vader can't use the Force bend the will of a determined person. The mental powers are the least reliable Force ability, but also the least reproducible without the Force.
One other Jedi ability, that presumably comes from their ability with the Force, has to be extraordinary coordination and physical skill. Otherwise they would never choose lightsabers as their preferred weapon, and that's why nobody else uses them. Anakin and Luke aside, we don't see a lot of Jedi with missing fingers and other little injuries that could happen from just being around lightsabers.