Force-sensitive

Force-sensitives, also known as Force-users, Force wielders, or Force Adepts, were sentient or non-sentient lifeforms that possessed a strong connection to the mystical energy field known as the Force. Awareness of life energy and the capacity to tap into and guide its flow existed on a spectrum and was only possible due to the symbiosis between individuals and midi-chlorians, which communicated the will of the Cosmic Force. Individuals who focused and trained to attune with the Force could develop abilities that would otherwise be impossible.

Although the Force did not belong to any one group, usage of the Force for selfish and destructive purposes was categorized as the dark side of the Force, while dedicating to the will of the Force and the protection of life was deemed the light side of the Force. Force-sensitives could find the dark side to be easier to tap into as it was fueled by emotions, but the powers of that aspect of the Force were no greater than the discipline of the light and quickly corrupted its users, who were known as dark side adepts. High levels of midi-chlorian allowed individuals to attune more readily to the Force, and individuals could inherit their progenitors' power, as was the case in the Skywalker family. Anakin Skywalker, the Chosen One, passed his gift to his children, the twins Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa, who, in turn, passed it to her son, Ben Solo.

Throughout galactic history various religious orders have trained Force-sensitives to control their abilities, such as the Jedi Order and the Sith. During the Imperial Era, Force-sensitives were hunted by a team of Jedi hunters known as the Inquisitorius. A Jedi holocron containing a Kyber memory crystal with a list of all known Force-sensitive younglings throughout the galaxy was sought by the Second Sister and Padawan Cal Kestis. With the destruction of the Sith Lords Darth Sidious and Darth Vader, Jedi Master Luke Skywalker trained a generation of Force-sensitive students in hopes of restoring the Jedi. His efforts were destroyed until he and Leia Organa trained Rey, who inherited Skywalker's mantle as the last Jedi after he passed away.

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