May the Force be with you " May the Force be with you " was a phrase used to wish an individual or group good luck or good will , one that expressed the speaker ' s wish that the Force work in the favor of the addressee . The phrase was often used as individuals parted ways or in the face of an impending challenge . Jedi . Qui - Gon Jinn wished Anakin Skywalker " May the Force be with you " shortly before the start of the Boonta Eve Classic . Jedi Master Obi - Wan Kenobi used the phrase throughout his life , including at the end of his message sent through the Jedi beacon , warning any possible survivors of Order 66 that the Galactic Republic had turned against the Jedi and that those who remained should not return to the Jedi Temple . He later told Luke Skywalker , " The Force will be with you . Always " during the Battle of Yavin . Skywalker would later wish Lando Calrissian and Chewbacca " May the Force be with You " before they started their search to locate Boba Fett and to rescue their comrade Han Solo from being frozen in carbonite . Non - Jedi . The Guardian of the Whills Chirrut Îmwe used a variation of this phrase , " May the Force of Others be with you , " during his time proselytizing on the streets of Jedha City . During the theft of the Death Star plans , Sergeant Jyn Erso of Rogue One said to her team " May the Force be with us . " Admiral Raddus said " Rogue One , may the Force be with you , " as a tribute to the squad when the surviving members were wiped out on Scarif by the Death Star . Shortly before the Battle of Yavin , while overviewing the plan to destroy the Death Star , General Jan Dodonna used the phrase toward the Rebel pilots . Similarly , Han Solo said it to Luke Skywalker while preparing to leave Yavin 4 , despite his agnostic stance towards the Force . The phrase was later used by Admiral Gial Ackbar before the Battle of Endor , saying " May the Force be with us . " Prior to her departure in the " Millennium Falcon " to seek out Luke Skywalker , General Leia Organa said it to Rey . The phrase was later used toward the Resistance pilot s by Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo after the attack on the Resistance fleet . Behind the scenes . The phrase " May the Force be with you " originated in and has continued to be part of " Star Wars " stories ever since . On June 21 , 2005 , " May the Force be with you " was listed as # 8 of the AFI ' s " 100 Years . . . 100 Movie Quotes " . Many fans celebrate May 4th as " " by paraphrasing the phrase as " May the fourth be with you . " In his introduction for " " , Dave Filoni told readers that " The Force will be with you , always . " In his introduction for " A New Dawn " , he stated that " Because of fans like you around the world , the Force will be with us , always . " The final page of " The Adventures of Luke Skywalker , Jedi Knight " features the phrase " May the force be with you ! " against a backdrop of stars , echoing the final lines of the story : " Luke Skywalker fulfilled his destiny . He became a Jedi Knight and saved the galaxy . More important , he saved his father and found his family . The Force was with him . " The final line of " The Rebellion Begins " reads " May the Force be with them all . "