The random questions plaguing humanity

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  Tony Ables‎Star Wars geeks of the world, UNITE!!!

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  2 QUESTIONS : Why is it that when Jedi die that some don't vanish like Yoda or the light come out of them at the time of death like in The Force Unleashed? And also why would any Jedi just leave the body of there fallen? I could never get that I for one would never do that. What are your thoughts on this my Geek Family?

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  Noah Parker While most Jedi would lose their bodily envelope and become one with the totality of the Force upon their death, some had learned a technique allowing them to retain their own identities separate from the Force for a time. Those individuals could linger in the physical world in the form of "Force Spirits," nonphysical entities that exhibited most traits and abilities they had in life. According to the knowledge contained in Asli Krimsan's holocron, that feat could be achieved by sublimating one's organic cells into a state of pure energy.
  In its "normal" state, a Force Spirit could only interact with other noncorporeal entities. In order to be heard or seen by the living, the Spirit had to manifest itself. There were different types of manifestation. On a basic level, a Force ghost could appear as a floating, milky gray mass of energy that lacked distinctive features. But it could also manifest itself as the exact image of the dead being during their lifetime, only transparent and emitting a bluish glow. While it could appear to anyone it wished, a spirit could not choose to become audible or visible to only some beings and not the others, since the ability to perceive the manifestation depended on the beholder's strength in the Force. While many Force ghosts could appear as a vision of their former selves unmarked by injury or disease, others still bore the marks of what killed them. The ghost of Aidan Bok wore tattered robes and had gaping wounds in its body, the marks left by a lightsaber. Sometimes, a particular Force ghost would bind itself to a Force-sensitive as a guardian spirit for the purpose of providing wisdom, continuing training, and offering aid.

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  Jerry Nathan Kean It's simple.
  
  Jedi masters that have been deeply in touch with the force for a longer amount of time have the long-learned ability to directly transcend. This is why Yoda, over 800 years old, and Obi-Wan, over 70 (who had also spent many lonesome years meditating on Tatooine), were able to directly fade into the force as opposed to other, younger Jedi such as Shaak Ti or Qui Gon, both no older than 40. As for vader, I can only reason that it was because he had practiced the Dark Side for so long that his strong willed body was unable to completely transfer into the light side of the force upon his death. 
  
  I have thought about this a lot and I can only reason that force transcendence in death is related to preparation, force sensitivity, and the length of time an individual has spent deeply meditating with the force.