Transference

Transference was a dark side power that a Force-sensitive used to transfer their spirit and consciousness to a different body through the Force. The wielder of this ability could also utilize it to prevent the deaths of other beings. It was discovered through the Sith Order's ultimate goal of attaining immortality, with the Sith Lord Darth Plagueis becoming the first to harness the power of transference. Despite this, however, Plagueis was killed by Darth Sidious, his Sith apprentice. Sidious used his Sith Master's methods to transfer his consciousness to a clone of his original body, which was destroyed during the Battle of Endor. He tried again to relocate his spirit to a new body, that of his granddaughter Rey, during the Battle of Exegol, but failed.

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