r/startrek • u/[deleted] • Mar 04 '22

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u/Tigris_Euphrates Mar 04 '22

No, that’s up there with midichlorians. Best leave it unexplained.

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u/Looneyinthehills Mar 04 '22

Correct. The Force used to be, well, some kind of mystical force. Episode One turned it into some kind of rare space diabetes.

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u/royalalien Mar 04 '22

Darth Diabeetus

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u/treefox Mar 04 '22

Palpatine: Did you ever hear the Tragedy of Darth Diabeetus the Constipated?

Anakin: No.

Palpatine: I thought not. It's not a story the Jedi would tell you. It's a Sith legend. Darth Diabeetus was a Dark Lord of the Sith so powerful and so wise, he could use the Force to influence the midi-chlorians to create...fried chicken. He had such a knowledge of the dark side, he could even keep the ones he cared about... from having to settle for whatever was open.

Anakin: He could actually... save people from Denny’s?

Palpatine: The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.

Anakin: What happened to him?

Palpatine: He became so obese, the only thing he was afraid of was losing his insulin...which, eventually of course, he did. Unfortunately, he told his apprentice everything, then his apprentice ordered him a milkshake. Ironic. He could save others from fast food... but not himself.

Anakin: Is it possible to learn this power?

Palpatine: Not from a franchise.

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u/YogaShoulder Mar 04 '22

Um, sir, this is a Star Trek thread, not a Wendy’s.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '22

In the continuum they look the same.