Do Individual Force Users Affect Galactic Events Through Sheer Will?
We know about the Will of the Force, this is described in immense details across the many sources we have found available to ourselves, but however, we never talk about how battles that encompass the lives of trillions of actors are almost invariably and inexorably played out on the stage of two powerful Force sensitives battling for supremacy. The Battle of Endor was less a military battle between a mighty empire and a rebellion but much more a personal struggle and drama unfolding between the Jedi, the Sith and Vader - making obvious tie ins to the Ones of Mortis, with Vader having to retain the balances between them as he was once meant to replace the Father, and perhaps in an indirect way, acting as a proxy, he did just that.
Now then, speaking of proxys, is it not also true that through his personal power, Darth Sidious accumulated a power base politically and militarily. Certainly his combative prowess had little to do with his powers as a politician, but it was his actions, guided by his willpower, which led him to creating these proxies for his power, allowing him to maneuver himself to a position of power in a galactic sense.
I would posit that it was Sidious' will, no different from the Will of the Force, that let him become the Emperor of the galaxy, not merely his intelligence, and that his will is an indicator of his personal power! No ordinary man of average will, even if his intellect is stunning, can shape galactic events! That is why the most powerful beings are always leaders, and always have the final battle to decide the fate of trillions. Sidious' will, acting through proxy agents under the authority of his personal power, is shaping the fate of the galaxy. Much in the same way Yoda's will makes him the most powerful Jedi, their leader, and lets him shape the fate of the Order!
Just like how the will of these novice Skywalkers, Anakin, Luke and so on, despite being no match in resources, knowledge, power to these juggernauts like Sidious and Yoda, or even the likes of the Outlander and Revan compared to Valkorion, it is their will that lets them have a say in galactic events! These heroes are guided by the will of the Force, or better yet, they carry the will of the Force for they have the necessary will to do so! Unlike the Sith who, with great will, bend the Force to their own selfish ends and visions of reality, those enlightened heroes of strong will and virtue carry the Will of the Force like a beacon, acting as proxies of the Force rather than employing proxies of their own like the Sith seek to do!
The state of the galaxy, political power, the balance of the Force - all of these indirect markers of one's power are directly related to the tangible power these individuals can employ! It has been so obvious to us but we have been to scared to say it, for fear of being shouted down as religious fanatics who place precedent in faith over reason! Well I will have none of it, for we can combine secular thought with religious faith to have a better understanding of the Jedi and Sith! It is an undeniable, fundamental truth of reality that those with a great will can shape the course of time within the galaxy, affecting the fate of trillions, with just their willpower alone. Their willpower creates a ripple effect in the world, animating actors as proxies for their vision, and as competing visions battle, the strongest will wins the day!
That is why the heroes always win! There can be no greater will than the Will of the Force! The Force could win if it truly wanted to, but instead it employs actors with free will - these heroes, these Skywalkers - to battle these Sith who themselves are of considerable will, but choose to bend reality to their vision. In the end, the Sith and their vision of reality will always lose to the will of the Force, but that competition will always be there! The battle, the balancing act of the Force, will go on for time eternal with no victor! The Force is no tyrant, despite the fact we are all it's children and exist under its purview! It gives us a chance to battle and fight, but in the end, there is no Will like the Will of the Force!