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{{Quote|All energy from the Living Force, from all things that have ever lived, feeds into the Cosmic Force, binding everything and communicating to us through the midi-chlorians. Because of this, I can speak to you now.|The spirit of Qui-Gon Jinn, communing with Yoda|<ref name="Voices">{{TCW|Voices}}</ref>}}
The '''Cosmic Force''', also known as the '''greater Force''', was an aspect of [[The Force/Legends|the Force]], described by the wisest of [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Masters]] as a "unifying gestalt." Through the [[Living Force/Legends|Living Force]], it made possible the phenomenon of [[Force ghost]]s.

==History==
{{Quote|It is their code that kills life ''[&hellip;]'' their adherence to the will of the Force.|[[Kreia]], on the Jedi's enslavement to the will of the Cosmic Force|Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords}}
During the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]], when explaining how he was able to appear before [[Yoda/Legends|Yoda]] as an incomplete [[Force ghost]], [[Qui-Gon Jinn/Legends|Qui-Gon Jinn]] explained that all energy from the [[Living Force/Legends|Living Force]] fed into the Cosmic Force through the [[Midi-chlorian/Legends|midi-chlorians]], which enabled their communication.<ref name="Voices" />

In [[18 BBY/Legends|18 BBY]], [[Darth/Legends|Darth]] [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Vader]] was temporarily overcome by the power of the Cosmic Force when he poured [[bota]] into the chest plate of his [[Darth Vader's armor|armor]]. Later, while being introduced to [[Chan Dash]] by [[Den Dhur]], the [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] [[Jax Pavan]] experienced a sudden surge of Force power within him, something far stronger than he had ever felt before. Within this flood of power, he experienced a metaphysical [[Force vision/Legends|vision]] of the entire [[The galaxy/Legends|galactic]] whirlpool and at the same time felt connected to it. Following this experience, he recognized that the Force itself had granted him a gift, a connection to the great unifying gestalt that [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Masters]] referred to as the Cosmic Force.<ref name="nightsIII">''[[Coruscant Nights III: Patterns of Force]]''</ref> Pavan later recalled this experience while [[Meditation/Legends|meditating]] in his quarters on the ''[[Far Ranger]]''.<ref name="last">[[The Last Jedi (novel)|''The Last Jedi'']]</ref>

During a meeting with the high-ranking officers aboard the [[DS-1 Orbital Battle Station/Legends|first Death Star]] in [[0 BBY/Legends|0 BBY]], after [[Admiral/Legends|Admiral]] [[Conan Antonio Motti/Legends|Conan Antonio Motti]] arrogantly claimed that the Death Star was indestructible while implying they should use it, Vader inferred that the Cosmic Force's capabilities left even the Death Star's capabilities comparatively inferior, which later resulted in Vader Force-choking Motti after the latter mocked Vader's capabilities and his beliefs in the Force.<ref name="starwars1">[[Star Wars (1977) 1|''Star Wars'' (1977) 1]]</ref><ref name="ANH">{{Film|IV}}</ref>

==Behind the scenes==
{{Quote|He drew in a deep breath, his mind hovering on the verge of epiphany. He felt an echo from that moment of ineffable peace when, months earlier, he had for a brief flash touched the hem of the Cosmic Force.|Description of Jax Pavan recalling having accessed the Cosmic Force|<ref name="last" />}}
The Cosmic Force was first mentioned in [[Star Wars (1977) 1|''Star Wars'' (1977) 1]], the first-ever comics adaptation of [[Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope|''Star Wars'': Episode IV ''A New Hope'']], which predated the release of the film itself by a month. In the comic, Vader's line that "The ability to destroy a [[Planet/Legends|planet]] is insignificant next to the power of the Force" is modified slightly to specify "the Cosmic Force."<ref name="starwars1" /> The Cosmic Force first appeared in the novel ''[[Coruscant Nights III: Patterns of Force]]'' by [[Michael Reaves]] and [[Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff]].<ref name="nightsIII" />

==Appearances==
*{{TCW|Voices}} {{Mo}}
*''[[Coruscant Nights II: Street of Shadows]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Coruscant Nights III: Patterns of Force]]'' {{1st}}
*[[The Last Jedi (novel)|''The Last Jedi'']] {{Mo}}
*{{Film|IV}} {{Imo}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 1|''Star Wars'' (1977) 1]] {{1stm}}

==Notes and references==
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