In Star Wars, there's just no substitute for a connection with an omnipresent power that's infused throughout all life in the universe.

WhileStar Wars may be one of the quintessential science-fiction worlds across the landscape of popular culture, one element to its universe is pure fantasy. The Force is a magical power that exists within all living things throughout the Galaxy, and the Jedi and Sith, who learned to harness it are counted among the deadliest combatants in the universe.

But that doesn't mean the science fiction ofStar Wars doesn't try to catch up to the fantasy. There have been numerous attempts in the franchise's lore where someone or something tried to technologically reproduce the Force. The problem is, they all just sucked.

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The goal of tech-based enhancements inStar Wars combatants is to imitate or counteract what the Force allows.It proved to be the specialty of a scientist named Cylo during the early days of the Empire, as the expert used cloning and cybernetic achievements not only to grant himself a semblance of immortality but to also produce attempts at creating the finest non-Force sensitive warriors in the Galaxy. The best examples of his work were the Astarte twins from Marvel's Darth Vader.

Born during the waning days of the Clone Wars, the Astarte twins were raised and trained to replace the Jedi and Sith. The male twin Morit saw himself as an evolution past relics of the past, while his sister Aoilin held more reverence toward them, seeking to learn from Darth Vader personally. Neither sibling held any special affinity with the Force, but both were enhanced cybernetically with abilities that tried to make up for their absence.

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The twins could command the objects around them subtly such as by commanding doors to slide shut, but neither ever demonstrated raw power anywhere near Vader's. Jet boosters in their feet allowed them to amplify their jumps and movement much as the Force would, but they also held a variety of weapons to aid them. In addition to their lightsabers, the twins had built-in flamethrowers, missiles and 360-degree rotating joints to aid them in battle.

What proves most interesting is the similarity such enhancements bear to other attempts at compensating for a lack of attunement to the Force. Mandalorian warriors and their weaponry employed by bounty hunters like Jango and Boba Fett are the oldest and perhaps best-known examples, also employing wrist-mounted flamethrowers and rocket launchers in order to contest Jedi and Sith at range.

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Their rotating joints are also eerily similar to a certain character from the Clone Wars era. General Grievous was one of the earlier and more dramatic examples of employing cybernetic enhancements to great effect, and Cylo improved on those same designs with Commander Karbin. Multiple rapidly spinning limbs prove a surprisingly effective method of overwhelming Force-sensitives with speed and power in order to devastate their precognitive abilities.

And yet none of these enhancements ever adequately recreated the deadliness of the Force. Time and time again, Jedi and Sith alike proved themselves superior to such technological tactics. The main reason is that the Force is just so versatile in its application in addition to offering raw power tech can't compete with. Whereas cyborgs or weapons-users are forced to specialize, typically in either close quarters or long-range combat, Jedi and Sith prove effective at any range. There's just no competing with precognition, an attunement to the universe and an arsenal of powers that only grows as the franchise continues.

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