Skip to main content

star wars - Why didn't Jedi Council perform a Midi-chlorians test in the Senate?


By the end of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Jedi Council knew that there's a Sith in existence (thanks to Yoda's knowledge of Rule of Two). By the end of the Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Jedi Council knew that Darth Sidious was hidden inside the Senate (thanks to Count Dooku for that information).


Jedi also knew about Force Stealth. Why didn't they simply use the old-fashioned blood test to check midi-chlorians count?


Update:
I know that merely positive midi-chlorians count couldn't prove Chancellor being Sith, but at least it'd bring a possibility of most powerful person in the Galaxy being a Sith and they would investigate further.



Answer



The Jedi don't know that the Sith Lord is a senator. Dooku only told Obi-Wan that senators were influenced by the Sith Lord:




Count Dooku: What if I told you that the Republic was now under the control of a Dark Lord of the Sith?


Obi-Wan: No, that's not possible. The Jedi would sense it.


Count Dooku: The dark side has clouded their vision. Hundreds of senators are now under the influence of a Sith Lord called Darth Sidious.


Obi-Wan: I don't believe you.



The Jedi can't be sure that Dooku is telling the truth about this (dark side users are deceitful), but this does spur the Jedi to keep a closer eye on the Senate:



Obi-Wan: Do you believe what Count Dooku said about Sidious controlling the Senate? It doesn't feel right.


Yoda: Becoming unreliable, Dooku has. Joined the dark side. Lies, deceit, creating mistrust are his ways now.



Mace Windu: Nevertheless, I feel we should keep a closer eye on the Senate.


Yoda: I agree.



Still, Dooku's words merely cause the Jedi to assume the Sith Lord is manipulating senators from behind the scenes (e.g. bribing them). Windu means that the Jedi need to determine which, if any, senators are indeed under the Sith Lord's influence -- not that they suspect the Sith Lord is a senator. The Jedi therefore have no reason to test the senators themselves for midi-chlorians.


The Jedi may not have the authority to subject senators to blood tests, either, especially on such flimsy evidence (hearsay from a dark side user, which doesn't even include the claim that the Sith Lord is a senator).


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

futurama - How much time is lost in 'Time Keeps on Slippin''

In time Keeps on Slippin' , Farnsworth creates a basketball team which he matures by abusing Chronitons. This leads to time skipping forward by random, but ever increasing amounts. How much time was skipped in this way? Answer Unfortunately, I don't think a good estimate can be made for this, for two reasons: Many of the time skips move forward by an indeterminate amount of time. At one point, the Professor mentions localized regions of space skipping forward much more than others. We then see two young boys on the street below complaining about having to pay social security, only to suddenly become senior citizens and start complaining about wanting their money. Thus, each individual could have experienced a different amount of time skippage.
Post a Comment
Read more

harry potter - How could Expelliarmus beat Avada Kedavra?

I want to be very careful about how I ask this question – I am not asking How did Voldemort die? [CLOSED] Below the text is the relevant passages from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows if anyone wants to review them (I'm sorry for the amount of text). How did Expelliarmus beat Avada Kedavra and kill Voldemort? I feel the reason Harry's Expelliarmus overpowered Voldemort's Avada Kedavra curse has to do with who was master of the Elder Wand and how the Elder Wand works. I've always had trouble understanding fully how the Elder Wand works, though. How much did the fact that Voldemort never truly won or mastered the Elder Wand factor into how Expelliarmus reacted to Avada Kedavra and caused Avada Kedavra to rebound and kill Voldemort? An answer based in book canon would be especially welcome, but any canon source really is fine. Harry heard the high voice shriek as he, too, yelled his best hope to the heavens, pointing Draco’s wand: ‘ Avada Kedavra !’ ‘ Expelliarmus !...
Post a Comment
Read more

game of thrones - Is Syrio Forel dead?

In the episode 'The Pointy End' (Season 1 Episode 8) when Arya runs from the Lannister guards you hear the sound of a sword being dropped (around 4:56): [embedded content] After that neither Syrio or Ser Meryn Trant is never mentioned or seen in the show again, except when Arya mentions to the Hound that Ser Meryn Trant killed Syrio. Is there any mention in the books that Syrio actually dies?
Post a Comment
Read more

tolkiens legendarium - Difference between elves and dwarves blacksmithing in the Lord of the Rings

Both the elves and the dwarves were famous for their metal work in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but what is the difference between what they made, and which one had the better skill of making amours and swords? Answer James Christopher's answer sums up the second part of your question well, but as to the difference in what they made, a little more detail is needed. Once the Elves learned to forge with steel, the shape of the sword changed, now being able to take on the form of a great broadsword or a light and agile curved sword. Additionally, they took great pride in decorating their swords. As we see in the Lord of the Rings , some swords like Sting had magical properties such as glowing blue when orcs are near. As far as the use of Mithril, lotr.wikia has two contradictory passages: Thus, Elven blades became renowned as great weapons, capable of performing deeds beyond the skill of their handlers and were even more glorious when the use of Mithril was allowed to the Elves. ...
Post a Comment
Read more