Quote Originally Posted by griffin View Post
Same with the force-healing ability that was new to this movie... it was required as the key plot device to turn Ben back, but to suddenly show up in this movie, felt wrong.
Force Heal has been around for yonks. It costs the character 1 turn and 1 Force Point and removes 1 point of Damage from an adjacent character. Oh sorry, I mean, in the cinematic universe we've previously seen Obi-Wan Kenobi use it, but not to the same extent as what Rey and Ben can do.

  • Episode II: Obi-Wan attempts to heal a fallen Jedi but it is too late. Although Episode IX does show that using Force Heal to resurrect a recently deceased being is basically a sacrificial move, which wouldn't make sense in the Battle of Geonosis

  • Episode III: Obi-Wan uses Force Heal on Padme to try and keep her alive (he does succeed in extending her life long enough to be evacuated to Polis Massa and to give birth to the twins; she (and the twins) may have otherwise died on Mustafar

  • Episode IV: Obi-Wan uses Force Heal to help Luke recover after having been assaulted by Tusken Raiders