Dark illusion

"*We shall come to him with a familiar face. A long lost face. One he would be eager to see again. One he would ask… and want answered all the questions he seeks.*"
―Darth Sidious, to Darth Tyranus[src]
**Dark illusion**, in ur-Kittât called ***jen'mirazas***, was a spell of Sith alchemy, achieved through the use of a drop of blood, a ritual altar, and a torrent of Force lightning. The spell could project an image from a long distance through the use of a Force bond, and this image could be influenced by the caster of the spell to be whatever they desired. The ritual to cast the spell required knowledge of ur-Kittât incantations, as well as the knowledge of how to cast Force lightning.

The knowledge of this spell was known to Darth Sidious, who used it in an attempt to take Grand Master Yoda of the Jedi Order out of the picture when he traveled to the ancient Sith homeworld of Korriban. Sidious used his apprentice Tyranus' bond with Yoda to create visions, first of Sifo-Dyas and later of a duel featuring Yoda and Anakin Skywalker facing off against Sidious and Tyranus.

## Description

"*Kintik hadzuska sutta chwituskak! Kintik hadzuska sutta chwituskak! Jiaasjen Jidai, jiaasjen Jidai!*"
―Darth Sidious reciting the ur-Kittât incantation[src]
Ancient Sith alchemists created the spell known as dark illusion, using the power of the dark side of the Force as well as some knowledge of Nightsister blood magic to craft the illusion. The spell allowed the user to cast Force visions upon a selected target, but that target had to be in some way bonded to whomever's blood was used in the preparations. The spell required a ritual altar, made from stone imbued with the dark side, as well as a ritual knife to gather blood.

Upon a single drop of blood's entry to the center of the ritual altar, the caster would have to unleash a torrent of Force lightning, and give instructions in the ur-Kittât language on what the illusion was meant to be, and to who it was being casted. At this point, a steady stream of lighting would keep the illusion active, and the realism of the vision could be improved with a location already powerful in the dark side, such as Korriban.

## History

"*The Sith of your time will find you there. And you will find them. Be careful, for what they may offer will certainly feel like an answer.*"
―The Priestesses of the Force warning Yoda of the Sith's deception[src]
In 0 BEF, Yoda traveled to the ancient Sith homeworld of Korriban as part of his trials under the Priestesses of the Force, in the hopes of attaining the "Great Gift," which would allow him to retain his consciousness post-mortem. While he was there, the Priestesses accosted him with visions, and upon learning of Yoda's presence, Darth Sidious recalled Darth Tyranus to his ceremonial chamber on Coruscant, in an attempt to destroy him.

Sidious, in the chamber, performed the ritual and first showed a vision of the long-lost Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas to Yoda, who Yoda had wished to discover what had happened to. Sidious made it appear as if Sifo-Dyas was pleading to be freed, offering the identity of Sidious, but Yoda saw through the deception and continued onward. The vision was changed to one where Yoda and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker were going to apprehend Sidious and Tyranus, having caught Tyranus' descent to the planet.

In this vision, Skywalker executed Tyranus, and was later killed by Sidious, but Yoda and Sidious dueled over gangplanks and later fought hand-to-hand while plummeting towards the ground. Sidious began to lose control of the vision, partly due to the post-mortem interference of Revan, and Yoda witnessed Sidious' true identity as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. Defeated, and concerned about the future, Sidious ended the vision and informed Tyranus that the culmination of the Grand Plan would be soon. Yoda woke up, having completed his trial, and returned to Coruscant, planning for his next move against Sidious.

## Appearances

* *Secrets Revealed* Chapter I — *Trial and Sacrifice*

## Sources

* *The Skywalker Saga Supplement* (First identified as dark illusion)
* *Expanding the Unexpanded*
* *Mysteries of the Force*
* *On the Topic of Force Powers*, on GrandChewbacca's user blog

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 *Secrets Revealed* Chapter I — *Trial and Sacrifice*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 *The Skywalker Saga Supplement*
3. ↑ *On the Topic of Force Powers*, on GrandChewbacca's user blog
4. ↑ *Mysteries of the Force*
5. ↑ *Expanding the Unexpanded*
6. ↑ *Secrets Revealed* Chapter II — *Decisions*