Star Wars’ sequel trilogy Force ghost ‘plot gap’ has been solved

It won’t have been the most important criticism, however Star Wars followers have accused the sequel trilogy of making a Force ghost plot gap.

In each The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker, we see Force ghosts bodily interacting with the true world – Yoda hits Luke Skywalker in The Last Jedi and calls lightning, whereas Luke grabs a lightsaber and lifts an X-Wing in The Rise of Skywalker.

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For some followers, this instantly went in opposition to what we knew from the unique trilogy, in addition to creating a serious plot gap.

If Force ghosts may wield lightsabers, then why did not Obi-Wan assist defeat Palpatine in Return of the Jedi and even Luke become involved within the battle in opposition to Palpatine (once more) in The Rise of Skywalker?

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But as one Reddit person factors out, Force ghosts interacting with the bodily world does not go in opposition to the unique trilogy – they did it then too.

They level out that at any time when we noticed Force ghosts within the authentic trilogy, they have been standing on the bottom (until the robes have been hiding the actual fact they have been floating), so they’re interacting with the world.

In Return of the Jedi, Obi-Wan even goes so far as to take a seat on a log when he talks to Luke at Dagobah as a result of, apparently, Force ghosts want a sit down now and again.

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They additionally level out that in the identical scene, Obi-Wan brushes previous and strikes some vines as he walks into Yoda’s hut. (But, if we’re being trustworthy, that is most likely extra a film mistake, than a Force ghost interacting with the world.)

And sure, standing on the bottom and sitting on the log are very low-effort actions in comparison with lifting an X-Wing up.

For all we all know, Obi-Wan and the opposite Force ghosts have been simply doing that to keep away from freaking folks out. They may have simply been mimicking the motion, that means Obi-Wan was simply squatting when he ‘sat’ on the log.

So you would use this as proof that the sequel trilogy did change up what we learn about Force ghosts, however there’s one other concept that may rule out it being a plot gap.

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The locations the place we noticed Force ghosts interacting with the bodily world in each trilogies –Dagobah in Return of the Jedi, Ahch-To within the sequel trilogy – are each notable locations for the Force.

Or as one Reddit commenter places it, Ahch-To is “Forcetastic as f**k”.

Ahch-To was actually the place the place the Jedi Order was based and the location of the primary Jedi Temple, whereas Dagobah is confirmed to be “strong with the Force” by the official Star Wars databank.

Perhaps that truth implies that any Force ghosts in these locations are capable of do extra issues than they’d elsewhere within the universe.

So if the Sith Eternal occurred to arrange their First Order and produce Palpatine again on Ahch-To, then Luke and Yoda as Force ghosts would have been capable of cope with all of them straight away. (We’d watch that film.)

And that is why it isn’t a plot gap relating to the opposite huge battles within the authentic trilogy, as a result of Obi-Wan’s Force ghost simply would not have had the identical energy on the Death Star to defeat Palpatine.

It additionally implies that any time a Force ghost simply fancies a relaxation, they need to swing by Ahch-To or Dagobah to take a break.

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is on the market on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K now, in addition to on Disney+, Sky Cinema Premiere and