So you have the Jedi and the Sith and those monks that guard the Kyber crystals, but what other organized groups of people are proficient in the Force?
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In The Force Awakens Maz Kanata says     I am no Jedi, but I know the Force.   Are there any other groups who have learned to use the Force, or is every non Jedi/Sith force sensitive completely untrained?
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When Darth Vader first becomes Palpatine's apprentice, very few know of his existence and connection to the Emperor: the members of the Trade Federation (whom he dispatches) and Yoda, Kenobi, Organa, and their associates are all that seem to know at the end of Episode III.  Ultimately, the Resistance would know about him as they would be fighting him, and Organa could have been able to inform them about his identity and the fact that he is a Force user. The military of the Empire would know of his existence, but even high-ranking members likely wouldn't know his past or identity. However, they would know about the fact that he is a Force user due to his tendency to use his "sorcerer's ways" to choke people.  So, how much would the general public have known about Vader? Would they have known him as just another military leader, or would they have known he was Palpatine's right-hand man? Would they have known about his ability to use the Force, and therefore the possibility that he was a Sith?
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I can't find anything in the PHB that actually says that Monks are proficient with unarmed strikes by default. Their Proficiencies list just says simple weapons and shortswords. Their Martial Arts ability says it gives them "mastery of combat styles that use unarmed strike..." but not actually proficiency.   Am I missing something, or is it actually correct that Monks don't have their proficiency bonus with unarmed strike unless they get the proficiency from a feat or something?
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In almost every canon (that is, visual) source, Force users typically wave a hand to invoke the Force to move or manipulate objects, people and thoughts. I get out-of-universe this is a visual cue that the Force is being used, but in-universe is it strictly necessary?  (The only exception I can think of is when Luke is training on Dagobah and is balancing rocks while standing on one hand with Yoda on his foot. He doesn't appear to be waving his hand to move the rocks.)  Is this addressed anywhere in-universe, even in Legends?
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It's true that Lightsaber construction is a mandatory skill for a trained Force user, but I am not sure about it in reverse.  @DVK has commented on  that:     Grievous wasn't a Jedi (or a Force Sensitive) at all. He couldn't construct one.   I always thought that a Lightsaber was a normal piece of technology which even non-Force users could construct, and you only need Force sensitivity to master  Lightsaber skills. But, I could be wrong.  Does construction of a Lightsaber require use of the Force? If yes, what role does the Force play in the construction of a Lightsaber?
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In the Last Jedi,       Snoke is killed.   In response to this, the guards mount a furious attack on       Kylo Ren and Rey.   They seem far better equipped to do this than one would imagine of non-Jedi combatants. Who were these guys, and how were they so effective? As a bonus question,      Why were they fighting? Their master was dead, and Kylo Ren was the heir apparent. What was their plan after defeating the pair?
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I mean, for the people of the galaxy, Palpatine was just a politician past his middle ages. How could this man have survived against four Jedi Council members in his office while “unarmed,” say that the attempt “left him scarred and deformed,” and people believe in this?
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May the Force be with you is the catch phrase of Star-Wars, but does it make any sense? Obi-Wan himself explains the force like this:  LUKE: The Force? BEN: Well, the Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together.  If &quot;it surrounds us and penetrates us&quot;, how could it not be with you?
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In The Phantom Menace alone, Qui-Gon (and in part Obi-Wan) are quick to use Jedi mind tricks and not only gamble but also cheat at it. They seem happy with this fact.  Do Jedi have morals and ethics, or a code of honor?
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I was looking through comics and the TV shows and I was wondering who trained Yoda in the ways of the Force. I could be wrong but I don't remember any mention of Yoda's master.
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Chirrut Îmwe is introduced in Rogue One as the last Guardian of the Whills.  The  taught Qui-Gon Jinn (and, thus indirectly taught Obi-Wan) the secret to remaining a Force Ghost after death.  Chirrut, the last Guardian, shows extreme skill and precognition consistent with Force sensitivity.  However, when      he dies his body does not disappear; indeed, despite him telling Baze that he would be with him, through the Force, it appears that the last Guardian of the Whills lacks the one ability his group was known for.   Is there any known explanation for this inconsistency?
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With all the various races in the federation, how do the humans manage to dominate it?
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The Jedi can control objects with the mystical power called the Force without touching them.  In the movies you can see, that the Jedi or Sith are moving objects really fast and really well controlled from one place to another.  Now I'm wondering, why did Jedi or a Sith never use the Force to fight with a lightsaber, or with more lightsabers, or even to control other weapons like a laser gun without touching them? I imagine a Jedi or a Sith with 4 lightsabers around, all of them are floating in the air, controlled by him and the Force. Would this even be possible? What is the force really able to do?       Or, as mentioned in *Kid Dynamo", why don't they just yank the   supports out in a building and let that crush the people inside (or at   least force them to devote a lot of effort to keep from dying)?   Admittedly, Dooku did use something like that when he forced Yoda to   divert his attention to the pillar.
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In the Star Wars films we consistently witness just how poor soldiers stormtroopers are. They show very sub-par marksmanship, crappy house searching tactics, and are easily fooled and defeated by Ewoks and Rebels.   That being said, I remember reading a character guide that defined stormtroopers as the very best of the best (best marksman, above average intelligence, etc.). So, in the realm of the Expanded Universe, does the mold that the movies set continue to hold true or are they just the exceptions to the rule?
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When the clones are issued      telling them to turn on the Jedi,    do any of them refuse to carry out the order?
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During the course of The Force Awakens we learn that Kylo Ren is the son of Han Solo and Leia.  My question is, by the end of the film which characters know this fact? It is plainly obvious that in addition to his parents, people involved in Kylo Ren/Ben Solo's upbringing and training will know, such as Luke, Chewbacca, Threepio, Artoo and Snoke etc. and through them this information could be communicated to other members of the resistance such as Poe and Admiral Ackbar. It also seems that Lor San Tekka knows.  However, I can't seem to remember this information ever being communicated to Rey, Finn or General Hux, amongst others. So I was wondering if I missed part of a scene, or there is another canon source, where the characters mentioned find out this information?  When I first saw the scene where Rey calls Kylo Ren a 'Monster' I got a feeling she meant because of the whole patricide thing but I have nothing else to back this up other than the hunch I got in the cinema chair. Additionally Finn could've found out from his time in the FO, as well as General Hux for that matter.
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Episode III obviously doesn't show ALL the Jedi being eliminated as a result of Order 66.  What I've never heard, though, is how many Jedi were in existence at the time of Order 66.  Is there any definitive count as to how many of them were alive at the time of the purge and how many were victims of Order 66?