Force healing / Legends Force healing , Force heal , or Cure was a power that used the Force to accelerate the natural healing process rapidly , and could be used to heal the most fatal of wounds and injuries . Effects . Initial levels required meditation , but greater aptitude usually granted faster regeneration , without need of meditation . Greater levels of attainment were also able to mend far more severe injuries , even major damage to flesh and bone and even going as far as to mend internal damage , such as damage to the heart , lungs , and so forth ; even to the point of sustaining functions of lost organs . This was shown in a more perverse form by Darth Vader , but was properly utilized by the most skilled of Jedi . Jedi healer s used this power to diagnose and treat the ailments of their patients . A notable case of this use of Force healing was Cilghal using the Force to cure Mon Mothma of a molecular poison that was incurable by conventional means , although strictly speaking the method of healing involved Cilghal ' s Force - powered detection and removal of the nanomachines afflicting Mon Mothma rather than a direct application of Force energy against the damaged cells themselves . A variation of this power was Force Purification , as well as Force Assist which was a Force technique that enabled the user to heal people other than themselves , and with enough concentration , the user was able to heal others bodies and minds simultaneously . Practitioners were many , as were examples of its utilization . Ki - Adi - Mundi used this Force power to heal a broken collar bone almost completely by meditation after the ambush of Jabba the Hutt ' s minions , during Mundi ' s mission to find Sharad Hett . Obi - Wan Kenobi used a basic form of this ability on Luke Skywalker after the latter ' s confrontation with Tusken Raiders on Tatooine in 0 BBY . At least some members of a species native to Brodo Asogi possessed this technique , while the Jedi of the New Jedi Order used this ability in the form of a healing trance . Alternate applications . Although it was believed that malevolent Force - users could not employ Force healing , this was a wrong assumption . The dark side could in fact be used to heal , but , twisted by the dark side , such power came at a terrible price . The most ' benign ' , to the user at least , of these side effects was the healing being temporary , and requiring renewed applications or constant concentration to remain active . Among the dark side practitioners despite this discouraging result was Darth Bane . By focusing on the pain and anguish of others , he fueled the dark side and could sustain or invigorate himself . After being poisoned by the Brotherhood of Darkness , he resorted to using this form of Force Healing to keep himself alive long enough to reach Caleb , a true Force healer . This survival he accomplished by murdering a farmer ' s children before the man ' s eyes — the pain of the children ' s death coupled with their father ' s agony prior to his own death was enough to sustain Bane for hours . The Sith Lord would use this power periodically over his career despite his Orbalisk armor fulfilling a regenerative function . Darth Vader also experimented with Force healing fueled by the dark side , in which meditation on anger and frustration at his life and circumstances allowed his lungs to function without the aid of his hyperbaric chamber or his life support suit . He , too , quickly discovered that the dark side offered only a perversion of true healing , as the damaged alveoli of his lungs did not heal permanently , but rather remained functional as long as the intensity of his anger was kept focused . He only managed to maintain this power for a brief time , the pleasure he received from the healing process eventually breaking his concentration . Nevertheless , he was slowly able to expand the duration of his lungs ' functionality , starting at a few seconds and gradually managing up to a few minutes . Vader ' s conclusion was that joy and happiness poisoned the dark side ' s power , and as such , they sabotaged the healing the technique afforded . However , he theorized that , with much practice and enormous willpower , he would eventually master the process and no longer be constricted by his life support system . Perhaps the most curious example of the dark side ' s cost of living is the case of the ancient Sith Lord Darth Sion , the Lord of Pain . Sion could focus on his own pain and agony , using it to fuel the dark side and recover from grievous wounds nearly instantly . Sion ' s capability with this technique appeared almost perfect , but over time , his injuries accumulated to such a degree that he was in constant agony . This , however , he welcomed , as it fueled his power . To accomplish this task , he channeled the Force constantly to literally hold his shattered body together . Fortunately for Sion , it was very much a circular power : more pain beget more power , more power beget more capacity , more capacity beget more pain . Medical staff examining his body concluded that it should be pulling itself apart , so damaged was his physical shell . Sion died only when Meetra Surik sowed doubt in Sion ' s mind , convincing him that his Force - dependent " life " was not worth existing . Decades before Sion , Exar Kun was subject to somewhat similar healing when his shattered body was restored to wholeness after being crushed in the tomb of Freedon Nadd . It was unknown , though , whether this was the work of Kun himself or the spirit of Freedon Nadd himself working Sith magic . Darth Plagueis , the master to Palpatine also experimented with a dark side variant that would grant him the ability to create , maintain , or save life by manipulating midi - chlorians to a certain degree . Plagueis stated that a child born of this power would be the embodiment of the Force . Although Sidious stated to Anakin that Plagueis had complete control over this ability , it is unknown whether he was in actuality successful in developing this . It was rumored he had employed such a power to create Anakin Skywalker , but this , itself , was never truly proven . Dark Transfer . There existed a related Force power possessed by a descendant of Darth Vader named Cade Skywalker . This power had the ability to bring others back from the brink of death , healing mortal wounds . His usage coincided with times of intense emotional distress . Cade believed he had to call upon the dark side in order to access the talent , but his former Jedi Master Wolf Sazen disputed this , believing that with proper training , the light side could accomplish such a feat as well , a position later proven correct . The Sith Lord Darth Krayt also learned this ability and mastered it after combining knowledge from Karness Muur , Darth Andeddu , and Cade Skywalker , to the extent he was able to even heal himself from death . Behind the scenes . In games such as " " and the " Dark Forces saga " , the player can give this power to the protagonists , to cure themselves and their party members of injuries or even poison . In the games , the usage of the power is accompanied with some effects , like glowing swirls and sounds . These are believed to be more visual aids to the player , rather than an actual depiction of the power ' s behavior .