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Star Wars and how the Jedi die?
So here I am watching these Star Wars movies, and I notice that when Obiwan Kenobe dies, his body evaporates, leaving only his robes. And in another movie, I notice that when Yoda dies, his body evaporates, leaving only his robes. But when Darth Vader dies, Luke has to bring his body back to burn it on a funeral pyre. Now, I would have thought maybe because Darth wasn't a Jedi, but in later movies, he was. And even at the end, his spirit is re-united with the spirits of Yoda and Obiwan. So, is there some kind of special skill needed to die just right, in order to evaporate? Who'd have though the Force was so picky about HOW you die?
Can't give a Best Answer to either one, since the movie shows a physical body when Darth Vader dies. No evaporation. Then the scene switches to the ships attacking the Death Star. After that, we only see Luke's ship leaving the bay. The funeral pyre holds the entire body of Darth Vader. It's not until after it's consumed by the flames that we see the spirits of Yoda, Obi-Wan, and Anakin. Sorry, guys, conjecture all you want, but there is nothing that shows Darth Vader's (or Anakin Skywalker's) body disappearing when he dies. An oversight in the production.
3 Answers
- Anonymous9 years agoFavorite Answer
Luke brings back and burns the suit of Darth Vader. Anakin's body vanished when he died.
- Anonymous9 years ago
The force shows mercy to those that do good in Starwars. The force is like the universe. And I think Yoda died of old age in his swamp with Luke...
- 9 years ago
You made my day asking this question.
People in the Star Wars galaxy took many different views of the Force, and one of those views was the Living Force. Obi-Wan Kenobi's master, Qui-Gon Jinn, is probably best known to prefer this view. The Jedi believing in the Living Force relied on their instincts and were attuned to other living beings around them. The Living Force was viewed as having both the light and the dark side. Because of this, the Jedi always had to be mindful of their actions to avoid the temptations of the dark side. Through following the Living Force, several Jedi were able to retain their identities after their physical death, becoming one with the Force--pretty much turning into ghosts or spirits. Qui-Gon learned how to do this and taught it to Obi-Wan while he was watching the young Luke on Tatooine. Obi-Wan, after he died, came to Anakin while he was dying and taught him. But Jedi weren't the only ones who could learn how to become one with the Force. Many Sith did as well. Darth Bane, who is known as maybe the most powerful Sith--and who came up with the Rule of Two--transferred his spirit into his apprentice's body when he died--this was called "essence transfer." Exar Kun used Sith alchemy after he died to try to flee the planet he was on, but the Jedi Nomi Sunrider used a Wall of Light to trap his spirit into a pyramid. Kun was reawakened nearly 4,000 years later and possessed lots of people.
Apparently by the way Anakin and Qui-Gon managed to become one with the Force after they died, it's possible that any Force-user, if they have the right training, can do it. One Sith, I don't remember which, made a mistake in essence transfer and was forced to watch his own death over and over for all of eternity. With that information, I would think it's risky.
Source(s): Wookieepedia and "The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi"