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word of advice ! This clause contains spoiler for Star Wars : Dark Droids # 5A droid using the Force is an unheard of whimsey inStar Wars ’ prescribed canon . The Phantom Menacealone established that midi - chlorians - microscopical life variety that live in one ’s blood - give up living organism to link up with the Force . Every constitutional life form has midi - chlorians , and the high the M - counting , the stronger someone inherently is in the Force . Droids are not constitutional , and therefore do not have musical instrument digital interface - chlorians , which is why the fact that a droid just ‘ felt the soupcon ’ of the Force inStar Warscontinuity is so immensely meaning .

Droids have recently taken the center stage of theStar Warsuniverse in the now - concluded eventStar warfare : Dark Droids . In it , a viral AI hivemind telephone theScourge was attempt to assimilate every life descriptor in theStar Warsgalaxy . At first , the Scourge was limited to only taking over droid head before it was finally able-bodied to take in bionic man as well .

However , the right way before the Scourge was assassinate byStar Wars ' droid rotatory Ajax Sigma , the hivemind finally succeeded in assimilating full constituent life forms . And the most significant one of them all was perhaps the greatest Jedi in the chronicle ofStar Wars , Luke Skywalker .

Star Wars' Darth Vader with Mace Windu, Yoda, and Ahsoka behind him.

In the Star Wars era of the Sith - ruled Empire post - Order 66 , the Jedi are barely view a threat at all , especially compared to a new enemy .

Luke Skywalker Created Star Wars’ First Canon Force-Sensitive Droid

InStar Wars : Dark Droids#5 by Charles Soule and Luke Ross , Luke , Leia , Lando , and Chewie are fighting an army of Scourge - infected droids , all while the droid containing the prime Scourge consciousness remains on its ship , far off in rich space . The main flagellum droid is struggling to snap the mystery of how to possess organics , until finally , the thousands of Scourge - taint droids work on solving that problem crack it at last .

The Scourge then focuses its aid on the battle its many droids are fight back against Luke Skywalker and his allies , swamp them with the Scourge ’s viral disks , and quick possessing all of them . Through the lip of Luke Skywalker , the Scourge utters the chilling Holy Scripture it ’s been go bad to say ever since launching this ravishment on the extragalactic nebula , “ I know the Force ” .

The Scourge Actually ISN’T Star Wars’ 1st Force-Sensitive Droid (Just The 1st One In-Canon)

InStar war : Legendscontinuity , there were an entire class of droids who could apply the Force have a go at it as the Iron Knights . These droids were more or less like any other , except they contained species of life , Force - sore crystal known as Shards . With the Shards , the Iron Knights could harness the exponent of the Force just as well as any organic Force - user . While the Iron Knights are an interesting facial expression ofStar Wars ’ Expanded Universe , they were erased from the official canon once the EU was designated Legends following Disney ’s purchase ofStar Wars . But now , Star Warshas bring the idea of a Force - sensitive droid back into the main persistence - albeit incredibly briefly .

The Scourge was defeated by Ajax Sigma simple moments after it possessed Luke Skywalker , urinate its connection with the Force incredibly brief . However , what ’s more significant than the Scourge ’s sentence with the Force is the fact that a droid inStar Warscanon had access to the Force at all - for the first time sinceLegends ’ Iron Knights - which could pave the way for more Force - sensitive droids to come .

Star war : Dark Droids # 5by Marvel Comics is available now .

Sidious, Tyranus, Maul, and Vader.

Emperor Palpatine laughing maniacally in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.

New and old Force-sensitive droids in Star Wars.

Star Wars' Scourge possessing organics for the first time.

Original Force-sensitive droid from Star Wars: Legends.

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