note that this was part of a mega question split as requested  I'm a film student working on a script on a Star Wars film as a personal project, I know there is little to no chance that I would ever get to work on a star wars film but we can dream. Anyway I would like some questions answered to help clarify how things work in the Star Wars universe. Any help would be appreciated.  First Question: What is a Balance of the Force?  Something I always found interesting was one of Spoony's old written reviews of Star Wars Episode III in which he makes a good point, how does wiping out the Sith bring balance to the force, surely all you’re doing by killing them is making the force more imbalanced as one side is vastly stronger than the other. Surely to get true balance, one must except both the Light and the Dark and be able to use them in harmony like how Luke did in episode 6. He was able to use deceit &amp; truthfulness, Fear &amp; Joy and most importantly, Anger and Compassion. This can be best seen in the final battle in the Death Star as he was able to use anger as a strength and then did not get consumed and used compassion, effectually using both sides of the force in balance.
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The legend of the Chosen One foretold the coming of a being who would restore balance to the Force.  Now we know that Anakin Skywalker was the Chosen One, but how exactly was he supposed to restore balance?  Is a balance to the Force:   eliminating all Dark Side users so that only the Light Side remains?   reducing the Dark Side's influence to almost nothing, but still leaving some Dark Side users so that there is a balance of energies? (End of Episode VI, there are still Dark Side users in Legends) creating an equal presence on both sides? (for example, at the end of Episode III it appears that there are two Sith [Sidious and Vader] and two Jedi [Yoda and Obi-Wan]) Any other way not mentioned above?   And whichever the legend means, has the prophecy been completed? Has the Chosen One restored balance to the Force at one point, or did he fail to fulfill the prophecy?  So in short, What is the meaning of 'balance' when it is said that "The Chosen One will bring balance to the Force", and did he fulfill the prophecy?
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How many suns are around Starkiller base in the Force Awakens? Is it just one? If its sucks the power out of one star from the back of the planet how is the front of the planet lit up like the sun is shinning on it when the Rebels attack it? If the weapon is charged shouldn't the plant be in the dark?
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In-universe, a lightsaber is basically a controlled, fixed-length plasma stream that can be used as a sword. As such, the blade wouldn't have any mass (or infinitesimal mass if you want to get technical about E=mc2).  Anyone familiar with fencing or swordplay knows that the weight of the handle and blade, and thus the overall balance of the weapon, is critically important while fighting. A sword that is too blade-heavy is unwieldy; it is difficult to start, stop, and change the path of the blade as it's swung, which is vital to outmaneuvering your opponent in a duel. Conversely, a sword with too light a blade (equivalently, too heavy a hilt) is too easy to swing around. it's hard to "feel" where the blade is, and thus to make the minute changes needed to block a blow or land one. It can also be just as exhausting, in a different way, to wield such a sword; because most of the mass is behind your hand, it takes muscle power to point the blade forward instead of upward, while a balanced weapon would point directly forward from the user's hands. You also get no mechanical advantage while swinging it.  Obviously, out-of-universe the props were full "swords" that were then rotoscoped to paint the beam blade over the white wooden (later plastic) dowel that protruded from the saber. This gives the actual prop used by the actors a more realistic weight and balance, which can be seen in the duels (Darth Maul has to heave a bit to get that double-saber staff moving, and you can see the effort behind a full baseball swing of the sword by Luke or Vader in the original trilogy).  Was there any attempt in-universe to explain the weight and balance that an active lightsaber seemed to possess?
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This is a two part question, with the two parts being mirror images to each other.  Is the ability to use the Force a requirement, for some reason, to using a lightsaber?  And if so, why?  And on the other side, on Hoth, when Luke is hanging in ice in the wampa's cave, he uses the Force to bring his lightsaber into his hand.  But, as best I can remember and find, the Jedi always use a lightsaber like a "real" sword and keep it in their hands (although I think there's one case in a movie where a lightsaber is thrown to cut down support for a walkway).  Can a lightsaber be wielded with the Force only?  For instance, when Anakin's hand was cut off, could he have controlled the movement of his lightsaber the way Vader did with the objects he Force-tossed objects at Luke in the Cloud City?  While that's two questions (that I think are closely related), another way to put it might be to ask, "How closely is the use of the Force related to wielding a lightsaber?"  Addendum: No, this is NOT a duplicate of .  Note I am the one who asked both questions.  I asked both because they cover different groups.  See the Venn diagram.  I allow room for possible members of Sith and Jedi who do not use the Force.  (Hey, in the Star Wars universe, almost anything can happen.)  If that is not possible, then just imagine the black box not intercepting either or both of the Jedi and Sith boxes.  One can be non-aligned (with Jedi or Sith) and still use the Force and it's possible, at some point, we may find some odd story about a Jedi or Sith who cannot use the Force.  (There may be some story about how such a person is not felt by Force users, so is valuable to one side or the other.)  This question overs the black box.  The other question covers the green box.  Yes, there is overlap, but there are also distinct separate groups covered by each question that are not covered in the other question.
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And is the clarity of the Force Ghost as visible to you directly proportional to how much training in using/sensing the Force you have?  In the Original Trilogy, Obi-Wan's ghost only appears to Luke; even when informing someone on Hoth Base of Luke's injury would have been very helpful. Additionally, Obi-Wan is able to appear more 'clearly' to Luke as he progresses in his training.  As such, this made me wonder if one needs to be a trained force sensitive in order to have contact with force spirits? Is there any information on these lines from canon?   Alternatively, is there any canon incidence of Force Ghosts appearing to people who are not trained force sensitives?
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During the Galactic Republic, every known Force-sensitive is brought into the Jedi Order from infancy. Mace Windu's homeworld, , is notable for having a native population of purely Force-sensitives.  It seems not everyone was made into a Jedi. If that's indeed the case, why wasn't everyone brought into the Jedi Order from infancy? Why, as it appears to be the case, are only some infants, such as Mace Windu, taken?
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@Valorum said     ...not to mention the sheer strain that comes from continually using the Force at an advanced age.   To my feeble mind, this doesn't make sense. Approaching 900 years old, Yoda is still as strong as any whippersnapper in terms of Force power and usage. Despite his old age, Obi Wan shouldn't have any problems with using his Force powers.  This got me to thinking, does the Force begin to leave you as you age? Is it a flow of Force power that goes down based on (I hate to say this) a decrease in midichlorian count as you approach your expiration date?
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How could     Kylo Ren   lose the fight against      Rey?   I find the outcome totally illogical even though the Force may be strong in the woman. Furthermore, I would expect a man to be physically stronger than a woman. It is like having a very intelligent but uneducated person beating a math Phd in a math exam.
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So, some minor spoilers below to Star Wars episodes 3 and 5, though I really don't think anyone should not know about this.   Anyway, I got to reading  about why Anakin thought he could save Padme when she was so close to giving birth, and the (currently) top-voted answer raised even more questions about how long Padme had actually been pregnant when she died. Either Lucas didn't give her enough of a belly or her newborns were much too old when they came out. From this, I began wondering why Padme hadn't been visibly pregnant at the start of Episode III, since as far as I could tell the movie took place over at most a few weeks.   So that got me wondering, is there anything in the EU (either still canon or canon until Disney took over) about when Anakin and Padme 'did the deed'? And, from this event, could it be estimated how far along Padme was in her pregnancy when she gave birth?
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Just seen a picture of Vader Force-choking a trooper. And then I started wondering: what if they had cloned a Sith (or a Jedi). Would the clones have the Force? Specifically, would they have the same Force as the original?
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When on the bridges/catwalks, why did neither the Jedi nor the Sith use the Force to push/pull their enemy to their death? The Jedi may have had a purpose, but why didn't the Sith use it?   Every Jedi Knight player would have done that! (Especially in a place like Nar Shaddaa streets.)  Furthermore, although I think this one is simply a bug in the movie, at one point, he even seems to step backwards to make some room for the Jedi jumping over his catwalk.    Even with or without this, is there any in-universe explanation why they didn't just use Force push/pull?
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I just saw a  where Starkiller vaporized an entire platoon of stormtroopers with a single energy blast or something.  What are the effective limits on the Force and who is its most powerful user within both the accepted canon and Legends?
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What is the reason (in canon) for the different colors of lightsabers?  I know about purple being specially chosen by the actor Samuel L. Jackson since it's his favorite color, but is there a reason or purpose for the colors, other than "red=sith, blue/green=jedi"?
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Clearly, Dooku / Tyrannus was not being completely honest about his motives. Clearly he desired power, and was willing to kill to get it. But several instances hint at a deeper motivation:   His attempted seduction of Obi-Wan on Geonosis, His reaction to Anakin's defeat in the duel, the fact that he was a profoundly respected Jedi before he turned to the dark side.   The reaction scene is inexplicable otherwise (unless, of course, you have an explanation). And it seems to me that Christopher Lee was playing it this way regardless...  Thoughts? Anything in extended universe or production info?
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A petition to strike the events of  from the main Star Wars timeline that is going around online has made me wonder if there has ever been a retcon/removal of a movie from a movie series or just renunciation of a movie by those with creative control due to backlash, as opposed to the director(s) just deciding to go a new direction/starting fresh. Google just produces said petition when searching (please note this is not for or against Star Wars).  Addendum, by removal I am referring to the events in the movie no longer being recognized in the universe.
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I've noticed there are actually non-Force-sensitive Jedi (or at least one, Randon), and that Droids are described as "holes in the force" (cited on our own site, ).  But are there machines in the Star Wars universe that are able to make use of the Force in some way?
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Isn't the point of the Death Star that you can use its lasers to destroy any planet or capital ship nearby? Then how could the Empire use the Death Star if it has to stay close to Endor at all times, because its shield generator is there? It seems that the Rebels just need to wait for the Death Star to move away from Endor and render itself vulnerable.