Later, when Jinn was stranded on Tatooine, he attempted to use a mind trick on Watto in order to get him accept Republic credits for the purchase of a T-14 hyperdrive, but Watto told him that he was a Toydarian and that mind tricks didn't work on him. Qui-Gon Jinn used a mind trick to convince Boss Nass to give him a bongo for transport to Theed, though it was unclear to what degree it was necessary, as Nass knew that the route to the surface was littered with dangerous sea creatures and he was more than happy to be rid of the accident-prone Jar Jar Binks. īoss Nass is influenced by a mind trick from Qui-Gon Jinn. The Jedi of the High Republic Era commonly called the power the "mind touch." However, Jedi Knight Elzar Mann took to calling it the "mind trick," which became its more common name as years passed by. « You weak-minded fool! He's using an old Jedi mind trick!» ―Jabba the Hutt, to Bib Fortuna Darth Vader once said that mind tricks were not of the dark side "We prefer force." History After training with a Sith holocron, Ezra Bridger forced an Imperial walker pilot to turn on his comrades and commit suicide. However, darksiders like the Sith had a stronger version known as mind control that they used to completely dominate the wills of others, even being able to control them like puppets with sheer concentration alone and without having to give verbal instructions to the subject. This technique was thought of as a variation of the mind trick, utilizing the ability's innate telepathic nature to more deeply interact with and influence the mind of the subject.
Some Force users, though mostly dark-side users, such as the Inquisitorius and Kylo Ren, were able to pry into the minds of others and force information from prisoners, though Force-sensitives and other mentally strong and willful individuals could potentially resist it. However, it was shown that concentrating on and attempting to forcibly compel a strong mind into cooperation risked damaging or even destroying the mind of the subject, with Bane experiencing overwhelming pain during the attempt by the three Jedi to influence him. The mind trick could also be used by a group of Jedi simultaneously, speaking in unison to exert a greater collective influence on those who would normally be able to resist a single Jedi's attempt alone, as demonstrated by Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Mace Windu upon the bounty hunter Cad Bane. Īnakin Skywalker, Mace Windu, and Obi-Wan Kenobi join together to extract information from Cad Bane. In others, it could work without even making a gesture. In some cases, a simple wave of the hand from the user was enough to make it work.
Mind trick could affect simultaneously different targets, sometimes without the target necessarily hearing what the user had commanded them to do. Additionally, as exemplified by Prime Minister Almec's Mandalorian Guards, it was also possible to train individuals to resist mind tricks. The mind trick was said to work only on the weak-minded, and there were certain species, including Toydarians, Geonosians, and Hutts, that were either highly resistant or immune to it. The affected individual, however, rarely remembered the experience. When using the mind trick, the practitioner generally adopted a suggestive tone of voice and used a distinctive gesture, waving their hand in front of the target's face. It just makes you sound slower." ― Kristoff, to Kylo Ren when the latter fails in his attempt to use a mind trick on him " Just saying the same thing slower doesn't make you any more persuasive, boy.