Shatterpoint / Legends Shatterpoints were a complex Force phenomenon , perceivable only by an unknown innate talent or immense focus and concentration on the part of the Force user . Shatterpoints were akin to fault lines , similar to different pathways of actions . Adept Force users were able to perceive these faults through the Force , and influence them . Description . Shatterpoints were perceived like faults in a Corusca gem . In relation to events , a single " strike , " or action , could cause events to transpire completely differently than they might otherwise have . Often , shatterpoints existed for only brief moments , as they could be affected by even the smallest actions . Shatterpoints could also be discovered in the physiology of living beings . Cade Skywalker was able to perceive shatterpoints in Darth Talon and Nyna Calixte , whom he had previously healed from mortal injury . By focusing through the Force on where the healing had taken place , Skywalker was able to see where her old wounds were , and reopen them . During the Cold War , this technique , called Force breach , was practiced by Jedi Shadow s . When applied to physical items , shatterpoints worked much in the same manner . An individual would view an item through the Force , noting where it came together and also noting weak points in its composition . By allowing the Force to surge through them into the weak point , individuals could effectively " shatter " the object , causing it to break into multiple fragments . Because the Force granted supernatural ability to those who were adept in its use , materials thought to be near - indestructible were easily destroyed . Such was the case with Jedi Knight Jaina Solo , who effortlessly shattered a disc of pure Mandalorian iron while practicing the technique under her uncle , Luke Skywalker . History . Kreia could perceive shatterpoints which she described as " fractures . " The status of the two phenomena as one and the same was implicit in Kreia ' s description of the fractures , which she said could be manipulated by finding the " critical point . " Kreia ' s philosophy hinged in an important way around shatterpoints : " prima facie " benevolent actions might in fact end harmfully if one was unsure of the myriad repercussions that would follow . Shortly prior to the First Battle of Geonosis , Mace Windu perceived Count Dooku to be a shatterpoint capable of ending the war . His attachments let his old friend live , however , and so Dooku was able to go on and initiate the Clone Wars . In only a short span of time , the shatterpoint that made Dooku the heart of the war disappeared . Eventually Mace realized a number of shatterpoints connected with Anakin Skywalker , prior to Anakin ' s fall . Mace was also able to sense the Shatterpoint of Darth Sidious ; his trust in Skywalker . The Sith Lord Darth Caedus used this ability to destroy the beskar - forged armor of the Mandalorian Protector Roegr . By tapping the breastplate lightly with the hilt of his lightsaber , Caedus was able to completely shatter the armor . When Caedus was still Jacen Solo , he destroyed the blasters of several Centerpoint guards merely by exerting Force pressure in the weak points . Luke Skywalker revealed that he too could perceive shatterpoints , and taught this to Jaina Solo . While in the Temple of the Sith , Kol Skywalker ' s spirit approached his son Cade and taught him how to use shatterpoint as a tool to defend himself . Cade used this technique to shatter the transparisteel case containing his father ' s lightsaber and sent the shattered fragments of transparisteel toward the Sith . Cade later used it to destroy the ancient Sith artifact known as the Muur Talisman . He also tried to use shatterpoint to release Deliah Blue from a Yuuzhan Vong bioform that had been attached to her back by Darth Maladi of the One Sith , however , the biot resisted Cade ' s efforts , also causing excruciating pain to its host when exposed to the Force . Behind the scenes . In the , the character known as the Starkiller was able to divine the Death Star ' s weak point using the Force , similar to sensing a shatterpoint . < ref name = " http : / / starwarz . com / starkiller / the - luke - starkiller - sourcebook / " > " starwarz . com " < / ref >