Originally posted by ((The_Anomaly))
urg...force heal is a video game force power making it the most annoying type of EU...
Ummm...I think Obi-Wan did the hand thing to Luke too. And Palps did it to Anakin.
I don't think it can always heal the person right away or even guarantee life. I think Palps sustained Anakin enough to get to greater medical assistance. Obi-Wan did that also for Padme' but it just wasn't enough. And Luke had some minor injuries so it would be easy to heal that.
That's my theory.
how do you know that?
maybe he was checking if luke was alive....
maybe he was trying to see what happened to him by seeing his thoughts...
who knows, prolly the real rational reason was that GL or Alec thought it was what an old hermit would do...
there is no more evidence to support is was force heal then there is to support that he was checking to see if he was alive...
so im not inclined to assume that he used force heal.
That gesture seems to be one that would send a soothing effect or some sort of slightly healing power...but that leaves me clueless as to why Sidious would use it. Sith are not the healing type, they are the 'You had your skin burned off, now get angry about how much it hurts and kick ass!' type or 'You had every bone in your body crushed, get PO'd and kill someone!' type.