BTW, I'm not sure why nobody talks about this, but it seems like Plagueis was the one who created Anakin. As in, he manipulated the midichlorians which resulted in his birth, but unwittingly did not realise that the Force passed on it's own will through those midichlorians in birthing a Chosen One.
Plagueis is basically Anakin's dad.
All that mattered was that, almost a decade earlier, they had succeeded in willing the Force to shift and tip irrevocably to the dark side. Not a mere paradigm shift, but a tangible alteration that could be felt by anyone strong in the Force, and whether or not trained in the Sith or Jedi arts.The shift had been the outcome of months of intense meditation, during which Plagueis and Sidious had sought to challenge the Force for sovereignty and suffuse the galaxy with the power of the dark side. Brazen and shameless, and at their own mortal peril, they had waged etheric war, anticipating that their own midi-chlorians, the Force’s proxy army, might marshal to boil their blood or stop the beating of their hearts. Risen out of themselves, discorporate and as a single entity, they had brought the power of their will to bear, asserting their sovereignty over the Force. No counterforce had risen against them. In what amounted to a state of rapture they knew that the Force had yielded, as if some deity had been tipped from its throne. On the fulcrum they had fashioned, the light side had dipped and the dark side had ascended.
[shortly after]
Drunk on newfound power, then, he had attempted an even more unthinkable act: to bring into being a creation of his own. Not merely the impregnation of some hapless, mindless creature, but the birth of a Forceful being. The ability to dominate death had been a step in the right direction, but it wasn't equivalent to pure creation. And so he had stretched out-indeed, as if invisible, transubstantiated-to inform every being of his existence, and impact all of them: Muunoid or insectoid, secure or dispossessed, free or enslaved. A warrior waving a banner in triumph on a battlefield. A ghost infiltrating a dream.
But ultimately to no end.
The Force grew silent, as if in flight from him, and many of the animals in his laboratory succumbed to horrifying diseases.
Regardless, eight long years later, Plagueis remained convinced that he was on the verge of absolute success. The evidence was in his own increased midi-chlorian count; and in the power he sensed in Sidious when he had finally returned to Sojourn. The dark side of the Force was theirs to command, and in partnership they would someday be able to keep each other alive, and to rule the galaxy for as long as they saw fit.
[they then realise that they succeeded]
“The Chosen One,” Dooku amended. “No. But Qui-Gon accepts it as fact, and the Council is willing to have him tested.”
“What is known about this Anakin?”
“Very little, except for the fact that he was born into slavery nine years ago and was, until recently, along with his mother, the property of Gardulla the Hutt, then a Toydarian junk dealer.” Dooku smirked. “Also that he won the Boonta Eve Classic Podrace.”
Palpatine had stopped listening.
Nine years old... Conceived by the Force... Is it possible...
Plagueis fell back a step, his thoughts reeling.
There was still a chance that the Council would decide that Anakin was too old to be trained as a Jedi. That way, assuming he was returned to Tatooine...
But if not... If Qui-Gon managed to sway the Council Masters, and they reneged on their own dictates...
Plagueis ran a hand over his forehead. Are we undone? he thought. Have you undone us?
--Taken from Darth Plagueis
Originally posted by ILS
BTW, I'm not sure why nobody talks about this, but it seems like Plagueis was the one who created Anakin. As in, he manipulated the midichlorians which resulted in his birth, but unwittingly did not realise that the Force passed on it's own will through those midichlorians in birthing a Chosen One.Plagueis is basically Anakin's dad.
Wasn't Anakin willed due to the suffuse of dark side power in the galaxy(not due to midi-chlorian alteration)?
Originally posted by ILS
Their ritual not only tore open the bubble/aura of Light the Jedi had put over the galaxy, but then replaced it by plunging the galaxy into a greater darkness than ever before. Neither is necessarily good, only one was bad enough to warrant a Chosen One.
So, you agree, it is a ritual, good.
But you forgot some things:
1. It took months
2. It was not a singular act. It was a collective focus(Plagueis and Sidious)
3. It is not combat applicative.
Therefore, I don't see why would you credit Plagueis alone for the 'feat'?
Given that the most powerful Sith Lords of Bane's lineage united their power to do so. It doesn't surprise me.
Besides that, rituals involve other (dark)forces to aid users, not only users' Force strength alone.
Originally posted by Freedon Nadd...it was a meditation ritual, it didn't have any external contributions aside from Plagueis and Sidious' willpower. Repeating ad nauseam that it took months doesn't change the fact that it's consequences were more dire than anything else up to that point, which includes countless wars, deaths, genocides, extinctions, etc.
So, you agree, it is a ritual, good.But you forgot some things:
1. It took months
2. It was not a singular act. It was a collective focus(Plagueis and Sidious)
3. It is not combat applicative.Therefore, I don't see why would you credit Plagueis alone for the 'feat'?
Given that the most powerful Sith Lords of Bane's lineage united their power to do so. It doesn't surprise me.Besides that, rituals involve other (dark)forces to aid users, not only users' Force strength alone.
You're failing to grasp that Sidious and Plagueis' sheer will was powerful enough to "irrevocably tip" the Force into a shroud of darkness, "not a mere paradigm shift but a tangible alteration felt by all strong in the Force." The Dark Side had never proliferated the Force to such an extreme extent in all of history. The Jedi could barely access their foresight because of it, despite the likes of Yoda being extremely capable seers.
And as for combat, given that telepathy is largely a consequence of 1. Willpower. 2. Force power and 3. Mastery, and given that the the will of the Force tends to be quite a difficult thing to change with just the Force of your mind, I would say the feat reflects extremely positively on Plagueis' telepathic and general power.
But by all means, remain in denial if you must.
"not a mere paradigm shift but a tangible alteration felt by all strong in the Force."
That's because Luceno's philosophy of the Force is that the dark side shrouding the 'galaxy' is an act of total corruption. To, Luceno, the dark side is not a part of the Force, like in Drew Karpyshyn's dual Force philosophy.