Father ( Mortis ) / Legends The Father was a being who was the head of a powerful family of Force wielders , known as The Ones . The Father maintained the balance between his Daughter and his Son who expressed affinity toward the light and dark sides of the Force , respectively , in order to keep the universe safe from unpredictable consequences . At some point , the Father was forced to withdraw from the temporal world with his children to a realm known as Mortis after his mortal wife , the Mother , became the infamous dark side user known as Abeloth . During the time of the Clone Wars , the Father received word that the Chosen One had been found , and decided to meet him in person . When the Jedi Obi - Wan Kenobi , Anakin Skywalker , and Ahsoka Tano visited the planet Mortis , Skywalker encountered the Father on his monastery , and was tasked by him to pass one test , in order to find out whether he really was the Chosen One . After he successfully passed the test , the Father asked Skywalker to take his place on Mortis to keep the balance of the Force , because he was dying . However , his Son had his own plans , as he tried to turn the Chosen One to his side to unleash the dark side of the Force in the galaxy . As the Father tried to stop him , he was betrayed by his Son , who tried to kill him with the Dagger of Mortis , a weapon with enough power to kill a Force wielder , but was saved by his Daughter , who sacrificed herself in an act of selflessness . With the balance tipped toward the dark side , the Father warned the Jedi to leave the planet , before his Son could use their ship , but unknown to him , his child turned Skywalker to his side , after showing him a vision of his future self . Upon discovering this , the Father decided that if there was going to be balance , Skywalker needed to forget what he saw , and then proceeded to take him back to his monastery , but once there , his Son arrived , and claimed that Mortis was not his destiny . The Father tried to convince him to stay , but to no avail ; the Jedi proceeded to restrain the Son , but they proved no match for him . The Father , seeing that the only way to stop his child was to commit suicide , impaled himself with the Dagger of Mortis , and as a result , his Son ' s powers weakened , and was then killed by the Chosen One . Dying , the Father was confident that Skywalker would bring balance to the Force and warned him about his heart ; after that , he died , vanishing from existence , sending the Jedi back to their world . Biography . The beginning . The Father was the leader of the all - powerful God - like group known as The Ones , a family of Force wielders , more powerful in the Force than any known Sith or Jedi , capable of using the Force in ways no known mortals of the galaxy could , wielding enough power to tear the entire universe asunder . Originally a Celestial , the Father became a Force wielder , which is what his original species aspired to become . After that , the Father and his children emerged from a geyser on a jungle planet more than a million years prior to the Clone Wars . His Son and his Daughter expressed an affinity toward the dark and light side of the Force respectively , and it was his duty to keep them in balance ; also , his children ' s strength flowed through him , as they were directly tied together . He told his children to never drink from the Font of Power , or bathe in the Pool of Knowledge ; however , they eventually disobeyed him , with the Daughter bathing in the Pool and the Son drinking from the Font . The two siblings then proceeded to fight with each other , while the Father did his best to keep the peace . The coming of Abeloth . One day , a stranger came to the Ones ' world . The woman initially became the Servant of the family , but eventually became the Mother doting on the Father , and patching up the relationship between the Son and Daughter . For years , everything was well ; however , the Mother was still mortal , and as a result she grew older and became unable to maintain the peace between the two children . One day , while the others were fighting in the home ' s courtyard , she quickly snuck a drink from the Font , then bathed in the Pool . The Father pulled her out using the Force , but it was too late . The Font and Pool restored the Mother ' s youth and bestowed on her great power and immortality , but it also corrupted her . From that moment on , she was no longer the Mother , but Abeloth , the Bringer of Chaos . She attacked the Son and Daughter , beating them into submission until the Father came to their aid . He then took his children and left the world , stranding Abeloth behind where she would remain until she resurfaced in 40 ABY . The Ones come to Mortis . At some point in his life , the Father was forced to withdraw from the temporal world with his children to a realm known as Mortis , located in the Wild Space system known as Chrelythiumn , in order to live there as anchorites . After that , few in the galaxy still knew about their existence , among them Mother Talzin , Darth Plagueis , Luke Skywalker and Darth Sidious . At an unknown point after this , the Father encountered Xendor on Mortis , with Xendor speculating that the Father may have been the manifestation of the Force itself . Xendor purportedly spoke to the Father , the Son , and the Daughter . When later asked by his apprentice , Arden , Xendor claimed that their presence had no more bearing on the reality of the Force than the Ashla and the Bogan , or anything Xendor taught her . Although they had withdrawn from the galaxy , the legend of Mortis was well known in 7000 BBY , as Sorzus Syn made mention of the Prophecy of the Chosen One on her accounts . Darth Plagueis as well was well aware of the legend , but treated it as mere superstition . In addition , the Jedi Order included the prophecy of Mortis on " " as early as 990 BBY . The discovery of the Chosen One . In 21 BBY during the time of the Clone Wars the Father received news that the Chosen One had been found , and since he had longed for this moment so long , he decided to meet him in person , and send a 2000 - years - old emergency distress call , which was intercepted by the Admiral Tenant , who was patrolling space beyond the Outer Rim . Upon receiving this message , the Jedi Council had a meeting in which they decided to dispatch the Jedi Obi - Wan Kenobi , Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano . On their way to the coordinates indicated in the distress signal , the Jedi were to meet with a heavily armed cruiser , fearing it to be a Separatist trap , but the Father separated the Jedi from their escort , and attracted them to a monolith , in which he landed their ship . Upon arrival , the three Jedi were received by the Daughter on behalf of the Father . During their way to meet him , the Jedi were separated by the Son , who had set a trap for them . After separation , the Daughter told Anakin Skywalker to stay where he was , and to wait for her return . Anakin refused and went to find a way off the planet , until he found a monastery , in which , he thought , would be the answer for his escape . When Anakin entered the temple , the Father greeted him , and offered him a place to stay the night , but when Skywalker was sleeping , the Son appeared to him in the form of his mother , and he assumed it was the old man . After the experience , Anakin Skywalker accused the Father of being a Sith Lord , and held his lightsaber to him , but the Father merely grabbed the blade and forced it on its hilt , deactivating it , much to Skywalker ' s surprise . He then proceeded to explain to Anakin the nature of his children , himself , the Force , and his beliefs on the Chosen One , to which he suggested a test , in order to find out if Skywalker was indeed the Chosen One . The morning of the next day , the Father had ordered his children to capture and kill Obi - Wan Kenobi and Ahsoka Tano , to begin with the test . Skywalker , terrified , tried to refuse to " play " , but the Father told him that only he could make his children release his friends . Then Anakin embraced the Force within Mortis , and forced both the Son and the Daughter , light and dark , to free his friends , then he forced them both to kneel before him . Convinced of Anakin being the Chosen One , the Father asked him to stay and take his place , and revealed that he was dying and that only the Chosen One could tame his children when he died . Skywalker refused and Father warned him that his selfishness would haunt him and the galaxy , but nonetheless , the Father respected Skywalker ' s decision and allowed for him to leave Mortis with his companions . Losing control . Unknown to both the Father and his Daughter , the Son wanted to stop the Chosen One from leaving the planet in order to use him to escape and wreak havoc in the galaxy . To do so , the Son kidnapped Ahsoka Tano , and turned her to his side , by poisoning her with the dark side of the Force . After that , the Son went to the monastery with his Father and Sister . When the Son arrived , the Father commented on his growing strength , but warned him that vanity was getting the better of him , and that he had done what was forbidden ; he had allowed the dark side to feed his anger and desire for power . Displeased , the Son commented on his Father ' s frailness , and then proceeded to electrify him , nearly killing him . While faint , his Daughter attempted to heal him while Obi - Wan Kenobi inquired a way to stop the Son . Then the Daughter took Kenobi to an altar in which they would find a weapon called the Dagger of Mortis , with enough power to kill the Son . After getting the dagger , the Daughter and Obi - Wan went to see the Son to his cathedral , in an attempt to stop him , but the Jedi was driven away to help his apprentice fight his padawan , while the Daughter stayed to fight against her brother . As the battle between light and dark raged , the Father awakened and flew to stop the battle between his children , hurling them amongst the Jedi ; his son , furious , turned against him and unleashed a wave of lightning against him , debilitating his strength . The Son then had the possessed Ahsoka give him the dagger and charged to kill the Father , but before he could do so , the Daughter interposed herself between the Son , saving the Father ; the Son , enraged , went flying away . With the balance of the Force broken , Mortis began to descend into darkness . However , amidst the situation , Anakin Skywalker asked the Father to help his padawan live , but the Father replied that there was no balance , and that the darkness would consume her . But to the surprise of everyone , the Daughter offered herself to give what was left of her life to bring Ahsoka back from death . The Father then proceeded to help Anakin to serve as a conduit to channel the last remaining of his Daughter ' s life , into the Chosen One ' s apprentice . The last showdown . After the conflict with his Son , the Father sealed his Daughter into a mausoleum with the Dagger of Mortis resting upon her breast , but as soon as he closed her tomb , he was approached by Anakin Skywalker , who desired help in defeating Son . The Father told him not to underestimate his Son , as he would try to use him to escape isolation and sow terror in the universe , and that it was his duty to stop him . Anakin offered him his help , but the Father replied that it was no longer his choice to make ; instead , he advised the young Jedi to go , look and ask for answers . As Anakin Skywalker tracked Son to the Well of the Dark Side , he was given a glimpse of dark future and briefly joined the Son , in an attempt to prevent those visions from happening . While the Son flew off to retrieve the Dagger of Mortis , the Father approached Anakin Skywalker and asked him what his Son had showed him . Skywalker replied that he saw an apocalyptic vision of his future self . The Father then said that the future is not set in stone , then proceeded to erase Anakin ' s vision , and took him back to his monastery . Once there , Anakin woke up , and asked the Father what had happened , and the Father said that his Son had broken the laws of time , and showed him what he should never have seen ; then , Kenobi and Ahsoka Tano arrived at the monastery , followed by the Son in person . Upon his arrival , the Father tried to convince him to restrain himself and stay , but his Son refused , and was immediately attacked by the Chosen One , followed by Obi - Wan Kenobi and Ahsoka Tano , but they were not strong enough to stop him . Seeing that the only way to restrain his Son was to commit suicide in order to take away his Son ' s powers , the Father took the dagger that served to kill his Daughter , and impaled himself . Terrified , the Son implored his Father not to die ; the Father , moved , told his Son that he always knew there was good in him , but from behind , the Father motioned Anakin Skywalker to stab his Son with his lightsaber ; realizing that , the Son tried to move away , but it was too late , as the Chosen One ' s saber impaled the Father and the Son . Dying , the Father was confident that Anakin would bring balance to the Force , but warned the young Jedi about his heart . The Father then died , vanishing , only leaving his clothing behind . After that , the whole planet Mortis began to shatter , and the crystal at the top of the monastery collapsed and turned into a bright flash of light . The three Jedi finally woke up again in their shuttle , while Captain Rex awaited their orders . Legacy . Obi - Wan later submitted a report to the Jedi Order regarding the events of the Mortis incident , which was then placed into the Jedi Archives . As a direct consequence of the Father ' s death , as well as that of the Son and the Daughter and Anakin ' s refusal to take the Father ' s place as the maintainer of balance of the Son and the Daughter , there was no one left to oppose Abeloth when she was inadvertently released from her prison by Anakin ' s grandson Jacen Solo due to his actions as Darth Caedus . After Abeloth ' s death , Anakin ' s son , Luke studied the archives relating to the Mission to Mortis and learned of the full story in addition to Yoda ' s story to him regarding the events , and likewise informed his niece , Jaina Solo , as much . Personality and traits . The Father was a wise and powerful being who loved both of his children dearly . As a paragon of balance in the Force , the Father , while benevolent , was also quite practical , and was willing to do anything in order to maintain the Force ' s balance both on Mortis , and in the universe at large . Recognizing that he was dying , and that only the Chosen One could take his place , in order to keep the balance of the Force , the Father orchestrated a plan to bring Anakin Skywalker to Mortis , in an attempt to determine whether or not he was the legendary Chosen One . Upon the arrival of Anakin Skywalker to his monastery , the Father cordially received the Jedi and even invited him to stay for the night on his place . The same night , the Chosen One was visited by an apparition of his late mother , and upon realizing that it was a trick , Anakin Skywalker went to attack the Father with his lightsaber , accusing him of being a Sith Lord . The Father , relaxed , merely lectured the Chosen One , stating that he wasn ' t either Sith or Jedi , and forced Anakin ' s lightsaber back to its hilt . After that , the Father talked Anakin about his nature , and expressed his feelings of finding out whether or not he was the Chosen One , and proposed Skywalker to pass a test , in which they would find an answer for that . The morning of the next day , the Father had ordered his children to kill the Chosen One ' s friends . Terrified , Skywalker initially refused to take the test , but the Father told him that only he could make his children release his friends . After successfully passing the test , the Father revealed his true intentions ; he was dying , and he wanted Anakin Skywalker to fulfill his role as the Chosen One and replace him . Although Anakin refused , the Father respected his choice , but warned him that if he leaved Mortis , his selfishness would haunt him and the galaxy . After the departure of the Chosen One , the Father had problems controlling his Son . The Father , trying to contain his Son using arguments , was attacked and almost killed by the latter . Although his Son almost killed him , his Daughter nevertheless attended him while he was unconscious , healing him with the Force . While unconscious , his Son and Daughter engaged in a fight against each other ; the Father , enraged , woke up and went to stop them , throwing them out of a window . His son then tried to kill him with the Dagger of Mortis , but his Daughter interposed herself between him and the Son , sacrificing her own life in order to save the Father . The Father , regretful , mourned that there was no balance , and that the Sith would gain power in the galaxy . But amidst the situation , the Chosen One asked the Father to help him save his padawan ; initially the Father said that darkness would consume her , and that there was nothing that could be done to prevent it , but his Daughter offered herself to give the last remaining of her life , to help the Chosen One . The Father accepted his Daughter ' s last wish , and helped Anakin to revive his apprentice . After that , the Father stayed at his Son ' s cathedral to mourn his Daughter ' s death . After his Son showed the Chosen One a vision of his future self , the Father stated that the future could change as fast as the love in one ' s heart can fade , then he erased Anakin Skywalker ' s vision . But not much later , his Son showed up , in an attempt to murder him a second time . Although the Jedi including the Chosen One himself tried to defend the Father , they were no match for the Son . The Father , realizing that the only way to stop the Son was to commit suicide in order to take away his child ' s power , stabbed himself with the dagger of Mortis . The Son , horrified , begged the Father not to die , and although the Son had tried to kill him twice , the Father hugged him , saying that he always knew that there was good in him . Powers and abilities . The Father was a Force wielder , a species of god - like beings capable of using the Force in ways no other mortals could . The Father was the most powerful of his family , and was the most powerful Force - user in history . The shapes he and his children embodied were merely a reflection of the life force around them . As the head of The Ones , the Father had a direct control over his children during many years ; however , age was weakening him . When the Jedi attended the distress call he sent , he was able to hide the Jedi ' s shuttle from their Star Destroyer although both vessels were on the same coordinates . Once the Jedi had set foot on Mortis , the Chosen One came to the Father ' s monastery in search of answers . Upon his arrival , the Father offered Anakin a place to stay the night , but during the Jedi ' s stay , the Son appeared to Anakin in the form of his former mother . Anakin Skywalker , enraged , accused the Father of being a Sith Lord , and pointed his lightsaber toward his forehead . The Father touched the lightsaber by its blade , and forced it back to its hilt , much to Anakin ' s surprise . The Father also demonstrated an ability to teleport himself from one location to another in a matter of seconds , during Anakin ' s test . While Daughter and Son could transform , into a Griffin and a Gargoyle respectively , the Father also possessed the ability to fly , as he could make a pair of wings appear from his back on a whim . During his children ' s fight , although he had been electrified and had been unconscious before , the Father was able to stop both his children from fighting by pushing them with the Force , throwing them out of a window in the process . His Son , enraged , unleashed a wave of Force lightning on him , and though he was able to stop it at first , the Father was quickly overwhelmed by his Son ' s mastery of the dark side . The Father was also capable of using Force lightning himself , hurling it at both his children , when they began to quarrel . When his Son showed the Chosen One a vision of his horrific future , the Father was able to erase the specific set of memories Anakin had regarding with those events . After his death , the Father literally vanished from existence , leaving only his clothing behind , and the planet on which he died began to shatter , creating a bright light that teleported Anakin Skywalker , Obi - Wan Kenobi and Ahsoka Tano back to their ship . In addition , when the Jedi returned to their world , time had not elapsed , as only a few moments had passed since the Jedi went to Mortis . Behind the scenes . The Father was created for the , and was first featured in the episode " Overlords , " basing on a story laid out by George Lucas himself . When Lucas discussed the nature of the Force wielders for the first time , Dave Filoni was out of the room during the first minutes of George ' s speech about the topic . After the meeting , the writer ' s team discussed the subject , and in the end , the " Mortis Trilogy " was written by Christian Taylor . While discussing how to bring to life these episodes , Filoni told Taylor : " You have to think of it like , these are three entire episodes that take place in the tree when Luke is on Dagobah . Ultimately , the Father was voiced by Lloyd Sherr throughout the entire " Mortis Trilogy " . According to the episode guide for " Ghosts of Mortis , " the fact that the Father was the only member of The Ones to fade into the Force upon his death , as did Obi - Wan Kenobi and Yoda , was intentional . When the of " " was released , Dave Filoni and Christian Taylor decided not to release a lengthy documentary revealing the mysteries about the " Mortis Trilogy " , as they stated that it would mean robbing the art of making the fans wonder and speculate about the answers . However , he affirmed that the answers about the " Mortis Trilogy " would be discussed in a future season , which turned out to be the episode " Voices " in . When the " Mortis Trilogy " was released for the first time in 2011 , Troy Denning was writing " " at the time , and felt that he needed to include Abeloth into the concept of the Force wielders , so he adapted elements from into his novel , and thanked Dave Filoni about the episodes .