Farsight/Legends
- "I wouldn't trust Jedi farsight all that much if I were you. The Emperor did a lot of that, too. It didn't help him much in the end…"
- ―Mara Jade
Farsight (also called clairvoyance, far sight or farseeing) was the ability requiring training in the Control and Sense skills. Force users employing farsight were able to see visions of people or places in their mind, as it appeared at the same time they were observing. The visions included the immediate surroundings, allowing the Force user to determine if a friend was in danger, or what had occurred on a planet in their absence.[1] These visions focused on strong imagery and emotions.[source?]
Jedi and Sith skilled in this technique were capable of detecting when friends and apprentices were in danger, examining details of past events, and predicting the probable outcome of a stated course of action. Farsight could also be applied to combat, allowing the practitioner to glimpse moves his opponent may make, as well as outside forces that might affect the battle. Sometimes, if the Jedi was in meditation for long enough, in farsight, their spirit could leave their body for a limited amount of time, making their spirit able to go where they please. This was used for reconnaissance in a hostile place.[source?]
During a meeting aboard the Death Star, when Vader told Admiral Conan Antonio Motti to not place too much faith in the Death Star's capabilities and implied even its destructive power was insignificant compared to the power of the Cosmic Force, Motti insubordinately retorted that Vader's devotion to the Force didn't have him find the stolen Death Star plans while sarcastically referring to such as clairvoyance before Vader nearly choked him.[3][4]
One of the first Force powers Yoda taught to the young Luke Skywalker was farseeing. He used this ability to sense that his friends were in danger on Bespin. Despite the advice of Yoda and the Force ghost of Obi-Wan Kenobi, he decided to intervene.[5]
Appearances
"The Final Exit" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 4 (Mentioned only) (as farseeing)
"The Final Exit" – The Best of the Star Wars Adventure Journal, Issues 1-4 (Mentioned only) (as farseeing)- "Domain of Evil" – Classic Adventures: Volume Two (as farseeing)
- Star Wars (1977) 1 (as "clairvoyance"; sarcastic)
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (First mentioned) (as "clairvoyance"; sarcastic)
- "The Most Dangerous Foe" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 11 (Mentioned only)
- "Uhl Eharl Khoehng" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 8 (as farseeing)
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (First appearance)
- Shadows of the Empire novel
- Shadows of the Empire audiobook
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi novel
- Dark Force Rising
- Dark Force Rising audiobook
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith
- The Courtship of Princess Leia
Sources
- Star Wars Word Puzzles (Indirect mention only)
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe (The Force, as "prognostication")
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (as Farseeing)
- The Star Wars Rules Companion (as Farseeing)
- Star Wars Gamemaster Kit (as Farseeing)
- Star Wars Gamemaster Screen (as Farseeing)
- Dark Force Rising Sourcebook (as Farseeing)
- Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim (as farseeing)
- Dark Empire Sourcebook (as Farseeing)
- The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook (as Farseeing)
- The Last Command Sourcebook (as farseeing)
- Star Wars Sourcebook, Second Edition (as farseeing)
- Imperial Sourcebook, Second Edition (as farseeing)
- "Smugglers of the Outer Rim" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 5 (as farseeing)
- Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope, Second Edition (as farseeing)
- Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi, Second Edition (as farseeing)
- The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook (as farseeing)
- The Jedi Academy Sourcebook (as farseeing)
- Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook (as farseeing)
- The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook (as farseeing)
- Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back, Second Edition (as farseeing)
- Tales of the Jedi Companion
- Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised
- Lords of the Expanse (as farseeing)
- Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition (as farseeing)