Discussion Can NFUs see Force Ghosts?

[Jonyna Si]

So, writing an episode of The Mandalorian for film school has been an interesting experiment of trying to adapt stuff originally made for Chaos into an actual canon story. One of the hurdles I came across was a topic that I stumbled onto in my research, which was inconclusive on the topic.

Can Non-Force Users see Force Ghosts?

We don't see Force Ghosts all that often in the series, the Original Trilogy uses them pretty exclusively in the context of Luke interacting with them, outside of Leia at the end of ROTJ, but I don't think we ever see Han or anyone else interact with them.

 

[Vulpesen]

Pretty sure they can't. Hell, I think Han practically rides right through Obi-Wan's ghost in Episode V. As far as I know, there's no instance of an NFU interacting with a ghost. Certainly, not a jedi's ghost.

 

[Delila Castillon]

clears throat loudly BoooooOooOoo

 

[Lily Rhodes]

I'm gonna say they can, but only if the ghosts are interacting directly with them. i'd presonally treat it ike anything else force related.

NFUs aren't immune to effects in the force, so by that logic if a force ghost wanted to interact with them, they could.

Also, it is technically canon now that everyone has the potential to become an FU, so that would also mean that no one is really outside of the forces influence.

But that's just my two cents

 

[Kitter Bitters]

clears throat loudly BoooooOooOoo

Wait who said that?? is a non force user


For real though I think what Lily Rhodes said makes sense.

 

[Zark San Tekka]

 

[Lorn Reingard]

I always took this scene here in ROTS that even Force-Users need training to speak with force ghosts. So my answer would be no...

 

[Mika Tai En]

I always took this scene here in ROTS that even Force-Users need training to speak with force ghosts. So my answer would be no...

I would say Luke did not have training when he hears Ben at the Battle of Yavin or when he sees him on Hoth.

I think it has more to do with who the Force Ghost wants to see them. They are the ones that required the training. Not everyone can be a Force Ghost, I would think everyone could interact with one. Though I suppose it would vary to what degree they are receptive to interaction.

 

[Tamsin Starfall]

The simple answer yes they could. It's been long accepted in canon everything with a few rare exceptions has a connection to the force. NFU it just doesn't manifest on same level as full blown jedi or sith but the force is still there.

If you go by the prequels then the amount of mids in your system determine your potential with the force. Before the prequels it was more vague and seemingly more spiritually oriented then science with those who could use it and those who could not but the force flowed through everything (again with rare exceptions). One could even cut themselves or others from using the force but it was still there essentially making them nfu.

As for force ghosts, the way I understand them it is on their end who they appear to or don't. Though there are a few force abilities that complicate the issue. But from the older media it took qui-gon years to master the ability to project himself as a force ghosts when he was still alive. But outside of some force abilities I believe the ghost decides who they show themselves too.