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How did the Force make Luke hard to hit in the Battle of Yavin?
Did Luke's Force ability prevent Vader from aquiring target lock in the trench above Death Star 1?How did Luke know Vader needed his helmet to survive?If Darth Vader discovered Luke was his son from the Emperor in the 2004 retconned version of “The Empire Strikes Back”, then how did the Emperor know?Why does Luke Skywalker not sense the Force in Master Yoda?Did Vader reach out to the Force to reacquire his lost potential?How could Luke hide from Vader during the duel on Death Star II?Did Luke play any significant role in “Return of the Jedi?”How did Vader know that Luke would correctly interpret the Force vision to go to Bespin?Did Vader know Luke was continuing to talk to Obi-Wan after he was killed?What happened to Darth Vader after the Battle of Yavin?
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On the trench run, Darth Vader remarked that the Force was "strong with this one", probably not knowing the pilot was Luke. I know Luke is a main character in the movie and couldn't die (so the story could progress) but I assume the Force made it hard for Vader, or anyone else for that matter, be able to hit him.
Why did the Force make it hard for Vader to hit Luke on the trench run?
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On the trench run, Darth Vader remarked that the Force was "strong with this one", probably not knowing the pilot was Luke. I know Luke is a main character in the movie and couldn't die (so the story could progress) but I assume the Force made it hard for Vader, or anyone else for that matter, be able to hit him.
Why did the Force make it hard for Vader to hit Luke on the trench run?
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Don't have anything to back this up as an answer, but remember Luke's training on the Falcon? Being able to use the Force to detect shots from the probe, without seeing them. He was doing the same thing, just piloting the X-Wing to dodge instead of blocking with the lightsaber.
– Xavon_Wrentaile
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Why do you assume the force made him hard to hit? I don't recall anything in the movie or novel indicating anything like that.
– Todd Wilcox
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On the trench run, Darth Vader remarked that the Force was "strong with this one", probably not knowing the pilot was Luke. I know Luke is a main character in the movie and couldn't die (so the story could progress) but I assume the Force made it hard for Vader, or anyone else for that matter, be able to hit him.
Why did the Force make it hard for Vader to hit Luke on the trench run?
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On the trench run, Darth Vader remarked that the Force was "strong with this one", probably not knowing the pilot was Luke. I know Luke is a main character in the movie and couldn't die (so the story could progress) but I assume the Force made it hard for Vader, or anyone else for that matter, be able to hit him.
Why did the Force make it hard for Vader to hit Luke on the trench run?
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Don't have anything to back this up as an answer, but remember Luke's training on the Falcon? Being able to use the Force to detect shots from the probe, without seeing them. He was doing the same thing, just piloting the X-Wing to dodge instead of blocking with the lightsaber.
– Xavon_Wrentaile
May 5 at 18:38
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Why do you assume the force made him hard to hit? I don't recall anything in the movie or novel indicating anything like that.
– Todd Wilcox
May 6 at 5:06
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Don't have anything to back this up as an answer, but remember Luke's training on the Falcon? Being able to use the Force to detect shots from the probe, without seeing them. He was doing the same thing, just piloting the X-Wing to dodge instead of blocking with the lightsaber.
– Xavon_Wrentaile
May 5 at 18:38
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Why do you assume the force made him hard to hit? I don't recall anything in the movie or novel indicating anything like that.
– Todd Wilcox
May 6 at 5:06
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Don't have anything to back this up as an answer, but remember Luke's training on the Falcon? Being able to use the Force to detect shots from the probe, without seeing them. He was doing the same thing, just piloting the X-Wing to dodge instead of blocking with the lightsaber.
– Xavon_Wrentaile
May 5 at 18:38
Don't have anything to back this up as an answer, but remember Luke's training on the Falcon? Being able to use the Force to detect shots from the probe, without seeing them. He was doing the same thing, just piloting the X-Wing to dodge instead of blocking with the lightsaber.
– Xavon_Wrentaile
May 5 at 18:38
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Why do you assume the force made him hard to hit? I don't recall anything in the movie or novel indicating anything like that.
– Todd Wilcox
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Using the Force allowed him to maneuver in and out of the TIE fighter's weapons lock, preventing him from being hit. It also helped him to evade the blaster fire coming from the wall positions and tower.
Suddenly, time seemed to slow down. Luke felt not as if he were racing through the Death Star’s trench at full throttle, but rather that the trench was flowing past and around him. He was aware of the pursuing TIE fighters and the weapon-laden trench walls, but he no longer felt threatened by them. He was in control, and he was not afraid.
Darth Vader sensed the change that swept over the pilot in the remaining X-wing. As Vader tried to lock onto the Rebel starfighter with his targeting computer, he said, “The Force is strong in this one!”
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Obi-Wan: Remember, a Jedi can feel the Force flowing through him.
Luke: You mean it controls your actions?
Obi-Wan: Partially, but it also obeys your commands.
The Force is strong with Luke, even before he becomes a Jedi. It obeys his commands and controls his actions and allows him to fly the X-Wing more skillfully than he could without the connection to the Force. With the Force as his ally, Luke can sense (sub-consciously at this stage in his training) the future and this allows him to avoid the station defences and the TIE fighters.
As Qui-Gon says of Anakin:
He can see things before they happen. That's why he appears to have such quick reflexes. It is a Jedi trait.
Vader is also very sensitive to the Force and knows what a pilot can do when the Force is with him. He can recognise that the pilot of this X-Wing is a Force user, albeit an untrained one.
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Using the Force allowed him to maneuver in and out of the TIE fighter's weapons lock, preventing him from being hit. It also helped him to evade the blaster fire coming from the wall positions and tower.
Suddenly, time seemed to slow down. Luke felt not as if he were racing through the Death Star’s trench at full throttle, but rather that the trench was flowing past and around him. He was aware of the pursuing TIE fighters and the weapon-laden trench walls, but he no longer felt threatened by them. He was in control, and he was not afraid.
Darth Vader sensed the change that swept over the pilot in the remaining X-wing. As Vader tried to lock onto the Rebel starfighter with his targeting computer, he said, “The Force is strong in this one!”
A New Hope - Junior Novelisation
answered May 5 at 9:13
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Using the Force allowed him to maneuver in and out of the TIE fighter's weapons lock, preventing him from being hit. It also helped him to evade the blaster fire coming from the wall positions and tower.
Suddenly, time seemed to slow down. Luke felt not as if he were racing through the Death Star’s trench at full throttle, but rather that the trench was flowing past and around him. He was aware of the pursuing TIE fighters and the weapon-laden trench walls, but he no longer felt threatened by them. He was in control, and he was not afraid.
Darth Vader sensed the change that swept over the pilot in the remaining X-wing. As Vader tried to lock onto the Rebel starfighter with his targeting computer, he said, “The Force is strong in this one!”
A New Hope - Junior Novelisation
answered May 5 at 9:13
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Using the Force allowed him to maneuver in and out of the TIE fighter's weapons lock, preventing him from being hit. It also helped him to evade the blaster fire coming from the wall positions and tower.
Suddenly, time seemed to slow down. Luke felt not as if he were racing through the Death Star’s trench at full throttle, but rather that the trench was flowing past and around him. He was aware of the pursuing TIE fighters and the weapon-laden trench walls, but he no longer felt threatened by them. He was in control, and he was not afraid.
Darth Vader sensed the change that swept over the pilot in the remaining X-wing. As Vader tried to lock onto the Rebel starfighter with his targeting computer, he said, “The Force is strong in this one!”
A New Hope - Junior Novelisation
answered May 5 at 9:13
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Using the Force allowed him to maneuver in and out of the TIE fighter's weapons lock, preventing him from being hit. It also helped him to evade the blaster fire coming from the wall positions and tower.
Suddenly, time seemed to slow down. Luke felt not as if he were racing through the Death Star’s trench at full throttle, but rather that the trench was flowing past and around him. He was aware of the pursuing TIE fighters and the weapon-laden trench walls, but he no longer felt threatened by them. He was in control, and he was not afraid.
Darth Vader sensed the change that swept over the pilot in the remaining X-wing. As Vader tried to lock onto the Rebel starfighter with his targeting computer, he said, “The Force is strong in this one!”
A New Hope - Junior Novelisation
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Obi-Wan: Remember, a Jedi can feel the Force flowing through him.
Luke: You mean it controls your actions?
Obi-Wan: Partially, but it also obeys your commands.
The Force is strong with Luke, even before he becomes a Jedi. It obeys his commands and controls his actions and allows him to fly the X-Wing more skillfully than he could without the connection to the Force. With the Force as his ally, Luke can sense (sub-consciously at this stage in his training) the future and this allows him to avoid the station defences and the TIE fighters.
As Qui-Gon says of Anakin:
He can see things before they happen. That's why he appears to have such quick reflexes. It is a Jedi trait.
Vader is also very sensitive to the Force and knows what a pilot can do when the Force is with him. He can recognise that the pilot of this X-Wing is a Force user, albeit an untrained one.
answered May 5 at 18:59
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Obi-Wan: Remember, a Jedi can feel the Force flowing through him.
Luke: You mean it controls your actions?
Obi-Wan: Partially, but it also obeys your commands.
The Force is strong with Luke, even before he becomes a Jedi. It obeys his commands and controls his actions and allows him to fly the X-Wing more skillfully than he could without the connection to the Force. With the Force as his ally, Luke can sense (sub-consciously at this stage in his training) the future and this allows him to avoid the station defences and the TIE fighters.
As Qui-Gon says of Anakin:
He can see things before they happen. That's why he appears to have such quick reflexes. It is a Jedi trait.
Vader is also very sensitive to the Force and knows what a pilot can do when the Force is with him. He can recognise that the pilot of this X-Wing is a Force user, albeit an untrained one.
answered May 5 at 18:59
James KJames K
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Obi-Wan: Remember, a Jedi can feel the Force flowing through him.
Luke: You mean it controls your actions?
Obi-Wan: Partially, but it also obeys your commands.
The Force is strong with Luke, even before he becomes a Jedi. It obeys his commands and controls his actions and allows him to fly the X-Wing more skillfully than he could without the connection to the Force. With the Force as his ally, Luke can sense (sub-consciously at this stage in his training) the future and this allows him to avoid the station defences and the TIE fighters.
As Qui-Gon says of Anakin:
He can see things before they happen. That's why he appears to have such quick reflexes. It is a Jedi trait.
Vader is also very sensitive to the Force and knows what a pilot can do when the Force is with him. He can recognise that the pilot of this X-Wing is a Force user, albeit an untrained one.
answered May 5 at 18:59
James KJames K
1,260520
Obi-Wan: Remember, a Jedi can feel the Force flowing through him.
Luke: You mean it controls your actions?
Obi-Wan: Partially, but it also obeys your commands.
The Force is strong with Luke, even before he becomes a Jedi. It obeys his commands and controls his actions and allows him to fly the X-Wing more skillfully than he could without the connection to the Force. With the Force as his ally, Luke can sense (sub-consciously at this stage in his training) the future and this allows him to avoid the station defences and the TIE fighters.
As Qui-Gon says of Anakin:
He can see things before they happen. That's why he appears to have such quick reflexes. It is a Jedi trait.
Vader is also very sensitive to the Force and knows what a pilot can do when the Force is with him. He can recognise that the pilot of this X-Wing is a Force user, albeit an untrained one.
answered May 5 at 18:59
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Don't have anything to back this up as an answer, but remember Luke's training on the Falcon? Being able to use the Force to detect shots from the probe, without seeing them. He was doing the same thing, just piloting the X-Wing to dodge instead of blocking with the lightsaber.
– Xavon_Wrentaile
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Why do you assume the force made him hard to hit? I don't recall anything in the movie or novel indicating anything like that.
– Todd Wilcox
May 6 at 5:06