Force bond Common to occur between Jedi Masters and their apprentices , a Force bond , also known as Force chain or Jedi kinship , was a link through which two Force - sensitives could influence each other . It allowed the communication of feelings , thoughts and images across distances and granted greater coordination in battle . Through such connections the Force easily flowed , sometimes allowing one ' s will to bolster the strengths of the other , or possibly to draw upon their strengths . Force bonding refers to the innate Force ability to form connections in the Force . The degree to which that was possible varied depending on the Force - sensitivity of the people involved , meaning that the stronger they were in the Force , the stronger the connection would be . While most life had a marginal ability to form connections , some were said to have a special predisposition to it . Such was the case , for example , with the young Quinlan Vos and Aayla Secura , whose Force bond was virtually instantaneous upon their first meeting . During the time of the New Jedi Order , a similar technique known as a Force meld emerged that had many similarities . Bonding techniques . Force bonding was said to also be something that manifested itself in such techniques as Jedi Battle meditation , the ability to demoralize or inspire the minds of others , or in the practice of feeding upon the Force . It was rumored that Revan studied Force Bonding deeply during his many apprenticeships before leaving for the Mandalorian Wars , and according to HK - 47 , he speculated that many Jedi did not fully form such connections because of their discipline , because they were forbidden to open their lives to the passions around them , and therefore few of them even realized the extent to which it was possible . Darth Nihilus supposedly took this practice to unmatched levels , able to touch all life on one planet , to form and consume connections with countless people at once . During the Battle of Rakata Prime , enhanced by the power of the Star Forge , Bastila ' s Battle meditation could touch the minds of the two enormous star fleets commanded by Admirals Varko and Forn Dodonna . Teaching and learning through the bond . Some wielders of the Force could use connections to communicate knowledge . For instance , such was the case with Darth Revan and the Rakata of Lehon , when he used the Force to rip the Rakata language from their mind and make them understand Basic so they could help him find the Star Forge . Also Bastila Shan used her own bond with Revan to draw out his lost memories and lead the Jedi to the Star Forge , though in doing so she was also affected by his dark taint . Kreia often taught Meetra Surik across great distances , using Telepathy . Their bond allowed Surik to understand just as much as if her Master were before her . Surik herself , who was seemingly a very quick learner , really used her own bonding ability to feel what she wanted to learn in the person that held the knowledge . She did such a thing as the Jedi Masters she went in search of attempted to teach her forms of lightsaber combat and Force combat , amazing them with the speed at which she learned . Natural leaders . Some wielders of the Force were known to have a talent with bonding , to form strong connections easier than most , even to those who could feel the Force only faintly . Meetra Surik was gifted in this sense , even as she learned the ways of the Jedi at the enclave on Dantooine she excited considerable interest for that matter amongst the Council in charge of the training facility . She had an unusual , innate ability to easily form Force bonds with others , especially with those who were themselves strong in the Force . Although she remained largely unaware of her gift , it troubled some of the Jedi Masters because it allowed her to powerfully influence those around her . Vrook Lamar was particularly disapproving of Surik , and even prone to take action against her , but his point of view did not convince higher - ranking Council member Vandar Tokare who did not believe her to be dangerous . When she returned to Republic space , after years of seclusion , and was made to feel the Force again , her bonding had gotten stronger , hungrier , and she quickly drew other Force - sensitives to her company . She led by example of something to uphold , or something to fight against , and they echoed her , either fighting or surrendering their fights , and followed her without hesitation . Knowing about her talents , Jedi Master Atris went as far as warning her handmaidens when Surik first came to the Telosian Jedi Academy , fearing that her companions would fight for her . While the Council concluded Surik was dominating them with teachings of the Sith , companions such as Mical and Visas Marr argued that it was their ignorance and isolation that made them see doom where they saw a hope for all life , and that her talents did not stem from the Force , but from her being herself , a natural leader . Making a bond . The formation of Force bonds between a Jedi Master and a Padawan typically occurred slowly over time , requiring them to grow together and understand each other . More powerful bonds were known to occur between relatives , exerting great influence . Jedi traditionally separated children from their parents , so that one ' s development as a Jedi in the use of the Force would not be adversely affected . It was also said that moments of death , or near - death , might cause such bonds . That was the case of Bastila Shan and Revan who developed their bond when she used the Force to preserve his life following Malak ' s betrayal , two years after the beginning of the Jedi Civil War . It was also the case between the Force - sensitive child Aayla Secura and the stripling padawan Quinlan Vos when the latter saved the former from a Hutt ' s rampaging wampa guard . Furthermore , connections were known to occur when one was made to open to the Force , or imbued by a powerful wielder of the Force . On Peragus , in 3951 BBY Kreia taught Meetra Surik to hear the Force again after a decade of deafness , causing them to develop their bond . In this instance the bond was intended to occur , and took much less time to take root due to Surik ' s special predisposition . Millennia later , Gorc and Pic were transformed by Blackhole into mutated Sithspawn . Though born as separate species with separate lives , Gorc and Pic became symbiotically linked through the Force . The process created a Force bond which enhanced their ability to fight as a team and they soon became known as the " Brothers of the Sith " . When Kyle Katarn killed Gorc , Pic felt as if half of him had died and he lost all his combat discipline . Jem Ysanna and Luke Skywalker also shared a Force bond . Breaking a bond . In 3951 BBY Meetra Surik formed a bond with Kreia whose strength seemed difficult to believe to most of the Jedi Masters of the High Council , especially for the fact that the bond had supposedly twined their lives , the death of one being lethal to the other . As she traveled to Onderon , Dantooine and Nar Shaddaa , she inquired Jedi Masters Kavar , Vrook Lamar and Zez - Kai Ell of any possible way to remove the bond , but none of them could provide her with a satisfactory answer . Few within the Jedi Order were more knowledgeable than Master Ell on such matters , and none of them had a significant number of students to speak of as he did . Ell asserted that if she could not alter the kinship out of which the bond was born , the only way to break it was to turn away from the Force , as Surik did on Malachor V . So basically it all came down to creating a wound in the Force , which was what Kreia wanted in the first place , as opposed to the chance of something to happen that would affect Kreia ' s hold over Surik , which of course is what eventually happened when Kreia fell to the dark side . Behind the scenes . Meetra Surik ' s survival of Kreia ' s death , seen by some fans of " KotOR II " as a plot hole , was initially supposed to be explained by Jedi Master Lonna Vash until her lines , as well as the rest of the droid planet M4 - 78 , were cut from the game due to deadline constraints . In " KotOR I " , the Force bond between Revan and Bastila is , like Bastila ' s Battle meditation , merely a plot device which has no implementation in the game mechanics . However , in " KotOR II " the bond between the Jedi Exile and Kreia is represented by a special Force power , Force Chain . When Kreia is in the Exile ' s party , positive Force powers cast on one of them affect the other . However , they do not share any negative effects , be it direct damage or Force powers .