adormitul Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 We know that children of 1 or 2 force sensitives can be force sensitives but the other way is possible? Also Anakin does not count as a example as his father was the force itself even if his mother was not force sensitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadahy Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 I am not 100% sure, but I want to say yes. Especially considering children who have a force sensitive parent(s) can be born without the force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nvassea Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Yes, for a SWTOR example, Nadia Grell likely had no force sensitive parent. Her species is force resistant, so much so that only she, and one other person on her entire planet are confirmed to have a possible force connection. From Wookiepedia's Force-Sensitive article, under the heading Origins: "People could have been Force-sensitive by three known means. Either they inherited it by a Force-sensitive family member (which was often the case), acquired the sensitivity through random mutation or evolution, or, in rare cases, one could have been artificially imbued with sensitivity with the Force" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyreblade Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 (edited) Of course. It's most likely that real Force power is a recessive genetic trait, making it more likely if both parents can use the Force that their offspring will likewise be able to use the Force. But being a recessive trait, it could actually bypass their offspring and be passed down to the next generation afterwards, too. Also likely, you could have two people unable to use the Force who carry recessive genes for Force ability but are still able to express those genes in their offspring, resulting in Force using children. Edited July 12, 2015 by Phyreblade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaisernick Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 yes just like children can have force sensitive parents and not be born with it like some of the purebloods you meet and Theron shan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nefla Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Yes they do I think most Jedi are born to non-force sensitive parents since throughout most of their history marriage and children were not allowed for jedi (and so jedi younglings have to come from somewhere since they're obviously not cultivating a lineage). The sith obviously don't have that hangup and will try to have force sensitive children but sometimes force sensitive parents will have a non force sensitive child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankdoog Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Jaesa Willsaam's parents weren't force sensitive. So, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canareth Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Jaesa Willsaam's parents weren't force sensitive. So, yes. The Sith Inquisitor is also strongly implied to be this way. While he is descended from a serious ancient Sith Lord (Tulak Hord considered Kallig to be a dangerous rival) dialogue hints that his entire family was enslaved following the Empire's invasion. Since we never hear of the Sith trying anything with his parents, they were either non-Sensitive or duds.The Inquisitor is both strong in the Force and exceptionally gifted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yermog Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) Force sensitivity can be, but is not necessarily, inherited genetically. While a force sensitive person is more likely to have a force sensitive child (and if both parents are force sensitive, even more so), there is no guarentee that any of their children will have Force powers. Likewise, a child may be born Force sensitive but have no relatives with the same abilities at all. It seems to be mostly random, and Force strength is not really inherited either. Anakin Skywalker, for example, was incredibly powerful and was not decended from any known Jedi. As far as knowing how strong someone in the Force is... Assuming the person in question hasn't/isn't hiding their power, an exceptionally strong Force user can be "felt", like they have an aura. The stronger a person is in the Force, the easier it is to feel their power. The average Jedi/Sith has a normal power level, so they aren't really commented on. Edited July 13, 2015 by Yermog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adormitul Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Yeah Anakin does not count as a example his father is the force itself. His mother was not not ehhh tumbled. Like the virgin Mary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrutchCricket Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Force-sensitivity can also skip generations. Look at the Shan family. Revan and Bastila were both Force-sensitive. Their child was not. Skip down to Satele, she's Force-sensitive, her parent's aren't (I think). And Theron is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mubrak Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) Yeah Anakin does not count as a example his father is the force itself. His mother was not not ehhh tumbled. Like the virgin Mary. Technically Anny is more like the starwars-version of a homunculus, shaped by Darth Plagueis. Edited July 13, 2015 by Mubrak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adormitul Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Force-sensitivity can also skip generations. Look at the Shan family. Revan and Bastila were both Force-sensitive. Their child was not. Skip down to Satele, she's Force-sensitive, her parent's aren't (I think). And Theron is not. Satele's parents at least one of them was force sensitive and we do not know if the child of Revan and Bastila did not married a force sensitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shayddow Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 In short, yes. Sidious himself came from Naboo nobility <at least according to the Darth Plagueis novel>, neither of which were force sensitive, yet he was the most powerful Sith ever, according to canon. In the Old republic era Sith Empire though, for a Sith pureblood family, having a non-force sensitive child was a blemish, a disgrace to the family. <this is stated to be the case in Raven's time in the novel "raven">. One of the quests in fact <on tatooine> has to do with finding and either faking your results <substituting a non-force sensitive warrior> or giving the true details <capturing the force sensitive shaman> on the force-sensitive Jawa to the Imperial leadership - and presumably these force-sensitives have sprung up as a genetic mutation, as most Jawas are not known for their abilities to wield the force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KorbanShepard Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 We know that children of 1 or 2 force sensitives can be force sensitives but the other way is possible? Also Anakin does not count as a example as his father was the force itself even if his mother was not force sensitive. I hope this whole bit gets a little more cleared up with the upcoming Star Wars flicks. It's bothered me that force sensitive is a Nature > nurture thing. It should be a lot of both. It should have more to do with a mind more receptive to the force not necessarily just a psuedo-Jesus or prophet birth that gives rise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shayddow Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Well, if you take the EU into account, force sensitives were around since before the Rakata infinite empire, in the time of the Celestials -someone seeded to the planet Tython, and many species gave rise to some sort of force-sensitivity within their population. It wouldn't have been out of the question for some type of biological manipulation to have taken place thousands of years in the past, that has been forgotten over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RameiArashi Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 IF you take the prequel films seriously seems like making people "Force sensitive" who were not, should be doable, you just have to inject them with the right substance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SithKoriandr Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 In short, yes. Sidious himself came from Naboo nobility <at least according to the Darth Plagueis novel>, neither of which were force sensitive, yet he was the most powerful Sith ever, according to canon. In the Old republic era Sith Empire though, for a Sith pureblood family, having a non-force sensitive child was a blemish, a disgrace to the family. <this is stated to be the case in Raven's time in the novel "raven">. One of the quests in fact <on tatooine> has to do with finding and either faking your results <substituting a non-force sensitive warrior> or giving the true details <capturing the force sensitive shaman> on the force-sensitive Jawa to the Imperial leadership - and presumably these force-sensitives have sprung up as a genetic mutation, as most Jawas are not known for their abilities to wield the force. Wasn't it less a mutation and more that the Imperials didn't want to admit species they considered below them could be force sensitive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nieme Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 have you seen the movies? have you read the books? the answer is yes. Anakin's mother was not a force sensitive, that's a good example Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adormitul Posted July 18, 2015 Author Share Posted July 18, 2015 have you seen the movies? have you read the books? the answer is yes. Anakin's mother was not a force sensitive, that's a good example Stop with that example and who was his father then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eanelinea Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 I see force sensitivity as one sees the brown eyes vs blue eyes equation in genetics. You COULD have two brown eyed people and get a blue eyed child if both parents had a piece of the blue eyed genetic makeup that was sitting there chilling. Like my own characters. There are five sisters (one adopted into the family and a different species). Two are force sensitive (Inq and SW) and three are not (Trooper, BH and the adopted Chiss agent (the others are human)). My SW's child is not force sensitive. She is a teeny bit where she can use it when her adrenaline is high (heroic moment abilities) but normally, she uses her two blasters as a gunslinger. My BH is married to a Mandalorian, no force sensitivity, but her daughter is a Jedi Consular. Etc. As I said, I'm sure it's SOMETHING sort of like the brown eye/blue eye thing, it just depends on what's in the person's genetic background and sort of a random drawing from the biological/genetic hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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