Long before Disney’s acquisition, the world of Star Wars was expanded with books, comics, and games. The story of Luke Skywalker continued, where he faced not only Palpatine but other enemies as well. One being was even more powerful and dangerous than the Emperor.
What kind of being is it? If you have only seen the movies and series, Abeloth will probably be unfamiliar to you, even though she posed a quite powerful threat to the universe.
Abeloth existed almost 100,000 years before Episode 1 and was a servant for The Ones, who can also be seen in the Clone Wars and Rebels series. She became the Mother
of The Ones, but eventually realized that she was aging.
Obsessed with her new family, she drank from a well filled with the energy of the dark side of the Force. This made her immortal, but also drove her insane. The Father
of The Ones recognized Abeloth’s actions and imprisoned her. She fled multiple times, but was defeated and imprisoned each time by the Son
and the Daughter
.
After the films, The Ones no longer existed, and Jacen Solo, the son of Han and Leia, accidentally freed Abeloth, who caused the Jedi Order to be in danger with her abilities.
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What abilities does Abeloth have? From the well of the dark side she drank from, she possesses immense power and affinity for the dark side.
- She is an almost limitless source of power from the dark side
- Immortality
- Mind control
- Force healing
- Short-range teleportation
- Great knowledge
- The ability to live as a parasite in other bodies and switch between them
- She is also exceptional in lightsaber combat
Luke Skywalker, who was considered the most powerful Jedi and Force user in the books, could only defeat Abeloth with the help of the Sith. However, Abeloth returned multiple times as she was immortal as an entity. This led to several battles the Jedi Order had to fight against Abeloth.
In a final battle alongside the Sith Lord Darth Krayt, Luke was able to defeat Abeloth by eliminating all hosts of the entity. However, the fear of Abeloth remained within the Jedi Order, who sought to acquire the Dagger of Mortis in order to defeat Abeloth if necessary. The dagger is the only known weapon that could kill The Ones
.
Where can I read the story of Abeloth? Several books have been published that tell the story after Episode 6. The one with Abeloth is the 9-part The Fate of the Jedi
series.
However, the structures are already established that are not known from the films; to fully understand them, one must have read many of the books beforehand or watched summaries. An overview of all the books can be found on Wookiepedia, which also separates everything into Canon
and Legends
.
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