The dark side of the force is the pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural. In the new star wars book darth plagueis there is a part telling of the misconception of what midichlorians are. The midichlorian count is by steele saunders, life long star wars fan and australian comedian, podcaster and occasional tv presenter. Their existence was integral to the allencompassing energy field known as the force, connecting the living force to the cosmic force. The force is a metaphysical and ubiquitous power in the star wars universe. Its essentially a plot device, allowing for a quick explanation of why quigon jinn and obiwan kenobi are so convinced that anakin is a big deal.
The force acts through all people in star wars, but some are more adept with it than others. What plagueis essentially does is impose his will upon the opponents midichlorians with the goal of inducing a change. I was going to allow my players to roll a dice to see how many midichlorians per cell they have. I found it to be a really rich expansion to the star wars universe. So i got a little bored one day and decided to take some educated guesses regarding medichlorian levels of force sensitive individuals in the star wars universe. I just finished darth plagueis by james luceno, published by del rey. Midichlorian count for main star wars characters star wars. No matter what your copy of the book may have, a search within the book on amazon clearly shows that the word is spelled midichlorian in the 2000 paperback edition of the novelization published by del rey. He told anakin that if he joined the dark side he could save the people he loved from death by extending their midichlorian count, just as darth plagueis had done obviously more subtly than that. Now i made vader and anakin separate because vader could never reach his full potential and he was stated to be about 80% of what the emperor was.
In order to get an accurate result for what is your midichlorian count. Why the jedi didnt test palpatines midichlorian count. Midichlorian was the scientific name for a species of sentient and microscopic organisms that inhabited the cells of every life form. I remember reading that yodas midi chlorian count was 18000, obi wan was 15000 and. Palpatine told anakin skywalker that plagueis used this power to save the ones he loved from dying.
What would a jedi with a 200,000 midichlorian count look like. Midichlorian count list for the major star wars characters anakin skywalkerdarth vader 27,700 darth sidiouspalpatine with kyber crystal 20,500 yoda 17,700 luke skywalker 14,500 leia organa solo 14,500 aenon jurtis most powerful jedi master prior to yoda 14,200. It shows why naboo and tatooine were critical in sith plot. Plagueiss back, also sees a potential ally in the former jedi count dooku. Im assuming that the midichlorians are a race that everybody knows about in the world of star wars. They talk about this in the now legends darth plagueis book. The sever forcewol technique has the potential for being fatal. Star wars can i gain force powers by injecting myself with. Darth plagueis during the phantom menace star wars. Palpatine starts telling the tale of darth plagueis the wise. He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying. Even though the darth plagueis material in the book is considered noncanon ive been thinking about something ever since i saw rots. The force has been compared to aspects of several world religions, and the phrase may the force.
Emperor valkorionvitiate vs darth sidious battles comic vine. Emperor valkorionvitiate vs darth sidious 327 results. Darth plagueis, remembered as darth plagueis the wise, was a male muun dark lord of the sith and heir to the lineage of darth bane. Midichlorians and force ghosts and vitiate and sidious et al. If i recall correctly they said that it never caused any difference in the ability to use the force but it did help with healing wounds faster.
These maxichlorians were long lived midichlorians that would linger after tenebrous died, instead of migrating back. Midichlorian count list for the major star wars characters anakin skywalkerdarth vader 27,700 darth sidiouspalpatine with kyber crystal. Midichlorian manipulation was a form of sith alchemy mastered by darth plagueis. Revenge of the sith, chancellor palpatine tells anakin the tale of darth plagueis the wise.
Here are our rankings of the most powerful forceusers. Anakin skywalker 27,700 darth sidiouspalpatine with kyber crystal 20,000 yoda 17,700 shintor beerus 14,250 ce ce denowai the most powerful female jedi 14,000 benjhon skywalker luke skywalkers son 14,000 anakin solo,700. Darth revan was even stronger then malak which was said to be 10,800. Anakin skywalker 27,700 darth sidiouspalpatine with kyber crystal 20,000. Midichlorian count list for the major star wars characters. The force awakens, its all real, all of it, we have to ask. Rich smith, star wars movies, tv shows, and over 100 books including the. The new star wars book darth plagueis finally fixes the. For starters, dath revan was only 200 higher, then the adverage jedi or 10,000.
The darth plagueis, midichlorians and anakin relationship. Midichlorian count has nothing to do with what i was talking about. Darth plagueis this was the first full sized novel that i read on my blackberry playbook with the kindle app. Its just that force users have a much higher midichlorian count than. According to sidious, darth plagueis was a wise and powerful sith. When the book was then cancelled it didnt bother me.
Jun 11, 2019 its essentially a plot device, allowing for a quick explanation of why quigon jinn and obiwan kenobi are so convinced that anakin is a big deal. In episode 1, qui gon talks about midichlorians as beeing small bacteria containing the force and who doesnt hate that theory but in this book, there is a part where it is said and i quote. Although the book is titled darth plagueis, it is really about both plagueis and sidious. Yoda wasnt created by evil forces for the sole purpose of being evil as anakin would be if the useless darth plagueis is anakins father who made him specifically to be this ultimate sith lord were true.
Even master yoda doesnt have a midichlorian count that high. But i know midichlorian count doesnt diminish with lack of arms and legs i just think this was what anakin stopped at. Jan 10, 2007 midichlorian count list for the major star wars characters anakin skywalkerdarth vader 27,700 darth sidiouspalpatine with kyber crystal 20,500 yoda 17,700 luke skywalker 14,500 leia org. They also explained that some creatures have a low midichlorian count but have a strong ability in the force. Darth plagueis by james luceno goodreads share book. Midichlorian count list staaaar waaaars univeeeerse. Neither the plagueis novel nor his portion of the book of sith offer examples of anyone having their connection to the force cut off. In my opinion, it does what a star wars novel can do at its best, augment the films for the better. Star wars can i gain force powers by injecting myself.
Requiring immense knowledge of the dark side of the force, it was the ability to create, maintain, or save life through the influencing of midichlorians to a certain degree. It is wielded by forcesensitive characters throughout the franchise. The phantom menace, anakin skywalker had the highest midichlorian count in any life form ever detected. During his lifetime, tenebrous injected himself with a retrovirus that infected some of his midichlorians, turning them into maxichlorians at the loss of his precognition abilities. Midichlorian count for main star wars characters star. There is a scene in rots where palpatine and anakin are in the theater. Midichlorians and force ghosts and vitiate and sidious et. You could be very powerful, will you use this power to serve and protect the galaxy or bend the will of. This is not an accurate result, because you did not answer the questions. Its unbelievable how many midichlorians are in there.
What events took place in his life that would shape him into the sith he. The films and books disagree star wars the last jedi is all about the skywalkers but did darth plagueis really manipulate the midichlorians to create. Midichlorian counts of star wars characters list showing 111 of 11 messages. Theyd all grown up with a mythical idea of the force as a spiritual presence that could be harnessed by anyone, for good or for bad, and it felt like a slap in the face when george lucas came along with the phantom menace and told us that force sensitivity could be measured with a simple midichlorian count. Unravelling the mystery of snokes identity within the new star wars canon palpatine teaches anakin about darth plagueis the wise. But my question is, what does a high midichlorian count actually mean. For all we know after a period of time a persons midichlorian count restores itself. Midichlorian count for main star wars characters jan 31. The number of midichlorians present within the test subject appear to act as. The way you interact and interface with this larger energy field the force is through the midichlorians, which are sensitive to the energy.
Steve perry, who used midichlorians in his 2007 star wars legends novel death star. He told anakin the story of darth plagueis, the most powerful sith lord. He was talented enough in the force to at least get a compliment out of yoda, which had never happened before in the series. The star wars book, darth plagueis, however, reveals that actually his. The films and books disagree star wars the last jedi is all about the skywalkers but did darth plagueis really manipulate the. Midichlorian count list for the major star wars characters anakin skywalker darth vader 27,700 darth sidiouspalpatine with kyber crystal 20,500 yoda 17,700 luke skywalker 14,500 leia org. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use the force to influence the midichlorians to create life. Darth plagueis is a novel by james luceno that tells the backstory of the. Did you ever hear the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise. Revenge of the sith the future of the force team enjoy fan theories on the saga, particularly discussions on. It shows how plagueis became a sith lord, how he tried to unlock the secrets of life which is important in episode 3, and how he recruited palpatine to be his apprentice. Count dooku and darth caedus vs valkorion battles comic vine.
The aptly named darth bane, who had redefined the sith by limiting their number and operating from concealment, had. To be honest, when a darth plagueis novel was announced back in 2007 it didnt really excite me. In this video i analyze the entire life of a newly famed sith lord darth plagueis. The novel takes the phantom menace menace and adds a second layer to the film it didnt have until i read this novel. Apr 11, 2017 much of the original supporting information for this theory came from the book darth plagueis, written by james luceno and published in 2012.
It took me a while to get through the whole book, i think just because of the new format that i am not yet used to. Maxichlorians were a creation of darth tenebrous as a way to achieve a form of eternal life. What are the midichlorian counts of the star wars characters the midichlorian counts are as follows. However, one can only hypothesize how many midichlorians anakins son, luke had. Trained by darth tenebrous, plagueis mastered the art and science of midichlorian manipulation. The permanency of mm used in this fashion is unknown. I say educated because i did use a few parameters to be found in the literature. Midichlorians are mentioned much as jedi and sith on the whole care little for relationship between midichlorians the force and scientist dont understand the force, but then darth plagueis, a powerful force user with a scientific mind came along and through understanding the relationship between midichlorians, living things and the force. Midichlorian count list for the major star wars characters anakin skywalker darth vader 27,700 darth sidiouspalpatine with kyber crystal 20,500 yoda 17,700 luke skywalker 14,500 leia organa solo 14,500 aenon jurtis most powerful jedi master prior to yoda 14,200.
I had never really been that curious about palpatine or his master. Steeles star wars podcast steele wars is a celebration of the fun and inspiration fans world wide find in the saga. Darth plagueis is technically had the most knowledge of the different sides of the force. If plagueis caused anakins birth, why shmi skywalker. Obsessed with eternal life, he experimented with ways to cheat. As we all know however, that book is regrettably no longer considered canon, so the stories contained therein cannot be used to make the claim that plagueis is indeed snoke.
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