Force suppression

Force suppressionStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic also known as Dampen Force,The Crystal Star was a mind-affecting Force power that was employed by crafty Force-sensitives. It allowed a Force-sensitive to harness the Force to shatter the Force powers another used or in order to convince others that they had been cut off from the Force itself.Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil As such, it served both to diminish an enemy's Force resistanceStar Wars: The Old Republic and to negate a vast range of Force abilities, including but not limited to Force speed, Force valor, Force barrier, Force immunity, Force fury, Inspire, energy resistance, and even battle meditation.Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords The victim could not control objects bigger than molecules when affected by Dampen Force. However, it did not block use of the Force entirely and only had temporary effects, lasting for some days.
Advanced mastery of this technique was referred to as Force breach during the Old Sith Wars. During the Cold War, that name was instead applied to the ability to deal catastrophic damage against targets by rupturing their shatterpoints. Hethrir was a known user of this technique, using it to control the children he kidnapped for his Empire Reborn movement. He would often dampen the abilities of non-human "students" at critical moments to perpetuate the movement's humanocentric agenda. These unfortunates would be removed as "failures" and sold into slavery as a source of income.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 
*Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
*Star Wars: The Old Republic
*Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil 
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*The Courtship of Princess Leia 
*Dark Empire 3 
*Dark Apprentice
*The Crystal Star 
==Sources==
*Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
*Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords: Prima Official Game Guide
*Jedi Academy Training Manual
==Notes and references==
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