Or is it constant, and continuous? If Not, how is it replenished?
The Force never runs out. At least, I’ve never seen a situation where it was depleted. After all, it’s a cosmic constant – while it was said that life creates the Force, it seems clear that it exists even in areas where there’s no living thing for dozens of light years in any direction.
People who use the Force, however, do tend to run out of steam. It takes some effort and concentration to do those things, and if they become exhausted they’ll be unable to summon the will to manifest any powers or abilities. In addition, the Dark Side tends to have a destructive effect on its users, as it takes more than it gives in the way of power.
If you do find yourself running out of the force, you can always pick up some Force batteries at Radio Shack. I myself have some rechargeable Ni-MH batteries which have worked splendidly.
I should try those Force Batteries. That Force Extension Cord is a pain in the ass!
And those gas-powered Force Generators are just too damn noisy!
Mehh, back in my day, all we had was steam powered force! It took fifteen men shoveling coal an hour just to force choke one minion from across the room!
Going by the description Yoda gave Luke, I got the impression that the Force was this ever-present, all-encompassing, interpenetrating energy, sort of like God (or some versions of God). Basically, a long time ago in a galaxy far far away, the Force was Life. Of course, I may be wrong (I said it was my impression, after all). Anyway, if I’m right, it’s impossible in the Star Wars millieu for the Force to run out.
It is possible for a Jedi or somebody to get burned out from channeling the Force.
And I don’t understand that midichlorian (sp?) stuff at all. The few Star Wars books I’ve read didn’t really get into that.
Well, according to the original movie (I haven’t seen AOTC yet), the force is “an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together.”
So if that’s the case, as long as there are living things and the galaxy hasn’t flown to bits, the force should still be around.
drewbert, you had steam powered force? We dreamed about having steam powered force. We had hand cranked force! You had to crank for over 2 hours just to get enough force to change the channel on the television!
what do you mean just get up and change it?
Try the new and improved Force Cycle ™!
Buff those thighs while generating enough Force to strangle an army of admirals!
I’m not even going to continue with this line of thought.
I don’t know if this counts as official canon, but I remember in a book that some guy got fried by using so much force that he pushed a Star Destroyer.
Also, there are those animals that deplete the force in an area, salami or something like that. A few years ago I was really into SW. I’m much better now though.
Indeed, salami does deplete the Force, but its effects can be minimized by adding some mayonnaise, or maybe a dab of Dijon mustard.
Of coure, nothing compares to a mutton-lettuce-and-tomato sandwich, especially when the mutton is nice and lean.
Uhh, are you sure that’s where you’re supposed to be plugging it in?
Wow, I guess The Force has the Autobot Matrix of Leadership beat, then. That was emptied after merely turning Judd Nelson into the new leader, destroying Unicron, and saving the earth from those red spores.
Til all are one!
Ysalamiri. From Zahn’s “Heir to the Empire” trilogy. And they don’t actually deplete the force so much as push away from them, creating a “bubble” where the Force doesn’t exist. This was a survival adaptation, as the ysalamiri have a predator that uses the Force to hunt them.
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What? What???