![]() Flashbacks revealed Luke sensed the inner darkness within Ben Solo for some time, and one fateful night he slipped into his nephew's room. Sadly, Star Wars: The Last Jedi confirmed Luke would indeed ultimately abuse this power. ![]() It's actually quite disturbing to see Luke Skywalker using this power even as he has droids construct his new Jedi Temple. Novels set during the High Republic Era, some 200 years before the prequel trilogy, have revealed the Jedi traditionally viewed any mental power as a little too close to the dark side for their liking, because a Jedi who used these techniques would face the temptation to abuse them and violate another person's mind. Interestingly, it's unclear exactly which Force power Luke was using when he began exploring Grogu's memories, but it seems remarkably similar to the Mind Probe - a related power to the famous Jedi Mind Trick, but one that is associated with the dark side and appears to have been taught to Sith apprentices early in their training. The Book of Boba Fett episode 6 gave viewers a glimpse of Luke's teaching methods, and included a scene in which he used the Force to peer into the mind of his small potential Padawan, Grogu. Related: Star Wars Makes Luke Skywalker's New Hope Feat Less Impressive Those stories were branded "Legends," that is to say non-canon, when Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012 but, curiously enough, the same pattern is playing out in the new Disney canon as well. Years later, Luke came to realize his brush with the dark side had tainted his use of the Force, leading him to focus on using the Force for power rather than wisdom and insight. ![]() Yoda's words proved true in the old Expanded Universe, with Luke manipulated by the resurrected Emperor Palpatine into briefly embracing the dark side in the Dark Empire comic book adventure. ![]()
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