Force stealth Force stealth , also referred to as Force Concealment or Buried Presence , was a power that was used by highly skilled Force - sensitives to mask their Force alignment ( Light or Dark ) , their ability to use the Force , or even their entire presence from other Force - sensitives . Effects . This ability manifested in different forms ; Vergere would shrink her presence in the Force to a microscopic size , where she was almost undetectable and able to avoid mental attacks , even from Luke Skywalker . Darth Sidious was the most powerful and notorious user of this power , having hid his dark nature for over three decades from the Jedi High Council , even when in the same room . It has been argued that Revan may have used the technique to shield his true light side affiliation on Korriban in order to infiltrate the Sith Academy . Darth Traya used a powerful version of this to evade both the surviving Jedi and her Sith apprentices , as well as mask her nature from her own student , Meetra Surik who in turn may have mastered this ability . Other users included the Jensaarai , who constantly hid their presence in the Force from both the Sith under Darth Vader and the New Jedi Order . Xanatos used this kind of power to shield his presence when he infiltrated the Jedi Temple . He later taught it to the corrupted Jedi Initiate Bruck Chun . Jedi Masters Obi - Wan Kenobi and Yoda both used a form of Force concealment to shield themselves from Darths Sidious and Vader in their exile . One of the more prevalent derivatives of Force Concealment was the Quey ' tek meditation . When properly applied and maintained , a Sith Lord or Dark Jedi could mask their own dark signatures appearing completely benevolent to even the most powerful and alert Jedi . Known users of the Quey ' tek meditation included Asajj Ventress , Darth Tyranus ( although Obi - Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker were eventually able to see through his shielding ) , Darth Maul , and possibly Darth Zannah . Anakin ' s grandson , Jacen Solo , also used this technique to hide Lumiya ' s dark presence . Jacen also used it to hide his own emotions from other Force - users whenever he was upset or under stress . Ben Skywalker later gained this power from Jacen and likewise his mother Mara Jade Skywalker learned it from him . Luke Skywalker used this ability to sneak up on Jacen during the Battle of Kashyyyk . Luke ' s control of this Force ability was so precise he was able to allow certain individuals including his own son to sense his presence when hiding from adversaries . By the time Jacen became Darth Caedus , he had used the power so much that he was able to constantly remain hidden with little effort , and taught the power to his apprentice , Tahiri Veila . The Hidden Ones of the Baran Do sages used this power to fake their own deaths during their farewell ceremony . The Agents of Ossus were adept at using this power to evade the Inquisitorius and other Imperial Force - hunters during the Dark Times . Behind the scenes . In the Wizards of the Coast " Star Wars Roleplaying Game " , this ability is referred to as " Force Stealth " . The original version allowed a Force - user to not only hide his or her Force sensitivity , but increase his or her ability to hide . The Revised version only provides a way to cloak one ' s connection to the Force , and any use of the Force causes this ability to fail , although Jedi Sentinel s can learn to use Force Stealth and Force Camouflage together . The " Saga Edition " splits the ability into a number of distinct powers and talents .