Holocron of Darth Draconis

Recently, in the Star Wars novel Invincible, use of the shatterpoint technique was seen once again; when Darth Caedus used the more physical and (when not in combat) less practical aspect to shatter mandolorian armor, and again after Grand Master Skywalker taught the technique to Jaina so she could use it in the same manner. While shattering an object may not be possible, finding the shatterpoint of a situation certainly is. To me, it would prove to be extremely useful. If I’m not mistaken, it was first introduced when the Jedi character Mace Windu employed it. When K.O.T.O.R. II was created, we were presented with a better oppurtunity to examine the concept from a different, more personal perspective. In the game, Darth Traya(a.k.a. Kreia) taught the Jedi Exile of the echoes you could cause through a single action. Every action you take has a ripple. Every act of kindness you perform for others only weakens those you seek to help, and through smaller cruelties, greater ones are born. She taught that the key to effective manipulation of events was to find the critical point that must be struck in the correct way to cause the desired ripples/echoes. Now, I don’t know about anyone that is able to percieve such things with the Force, but I also don’t think the Force is a necassary component to this technique so much as intellect. These are just my thoughts on shatterpoint….

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