TopHatGorilla 1,023 Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) Midi-chlorians are coming up a lot in discussions about episode VII lately and this got me thinking... The fact that someone can discover force powers as an adult seems to point to them being contagious, but how is the virus transmitted? Is it airborne? Are midi-chlorians spread by contact? If I am bitten by a Jedi, do I become a Jedi? Is it transmitted sexually? If I drink the blood of a Sith will I become one? If anyone knows where I can find force users "willing" to be experimented upon, please let me know. Edited January 23, 2015 by TopHatGorilla 1 Kyrios Mirage reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robin Graves 6,049 Posted January 23, 2015 Midi-chlorians are transmitted trough plot holes and thrive in a technobabble rich enviroment. Maybe the reason adults develop force powres is that midi-chlorians can lay dormant and the infected person is only a carrier. Or they have an incubation period of several years. 2 TheycamefromBEHIND and Conandoodle reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robin Graves 6,049 Posted January 23, 2015 Is it airborne? We don't know* Are midi-chlorians spread by contact? We don't know* If I am bitten by a Jedi, do I become a Jedi? All bite victims have show immediat signs of infection. death occurs no later than- oh wait that's zombies! God i wish we could have a Jedi apocalypse RPG! Is it transmitted sexually? Wait, Did Leia contract Midi-chlorians from kissing Luke? Eeew! You are a sick man George Lucas! If I drink the blood of a Sith will I become one? Yes. Showing your devotion to the dark side by drinking blood, will impress the Sith so much that they will invite you to join them. * Can you guess from wich zombie movie that comes from? 2 Sergovan and zathras23 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gosric 696 Posted January 23, 2015 So the Jedi are a religion that worships a virus...That inspires confidence 1 KnightShift reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robin Graves 6,049 Posted January 23, 2015 So the Jedi are a religion that worships a virus...That inspires confidence So jedi are Nurgle (chaos god of disease from 40K) worshipers Nice 2 KnightShift and Kyrios Mirage reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hobojebus 11,341 Posted January 24, 2015 Yeah they are the biggest WTF moment in that film, if it's a parasite anyone can become infested by the little buggers. And if anyone can have them there's no reason for Jedi to be rare or Sith, you could raise an army and inject them. Having it just be certain people born attuned to the force worked, making it an organism makes it less special and more confusing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Awesome 197 Posted January 25, 2015 Personally, I just take my midichlorians as a daily vitamin supplement (that was the real secret of the Skywalkers). The t-shirt below is from Zazzle. 1 Katman reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Knight Leader 424 Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) Midi-chlorians are coming up a lot in discussions about episode VII lately and this got me thinking... The fact that someone can discover force powers as an adult seems to point to them being contagious, but how is the virus transmitted? Is it airborne? Are midi-chlorians spread by contact? If I am bitten by a Jedi, do I become a Jedi? Is it transmitted sexually? If I drink the blood of a Sith will I become one? If anyone knows where I can find force users "willing" to be experimented upon, please let me know. The force is still very much supernatural. The only you could get midis in the list you made above is with sith magic. In fact its through sith teaching and other darksiders that the midi count means jack because the can go beyond what some should be able to do with a set midi count. It doesnt set the users power level. The force has no limits. What you do see harvested from victoms are theirs souls. Sith and other dark siders can become more powerful and or heal themselves by taking other peoples souls Edited January 30, 2015 by Black Knight Leader Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
InstantAequitas 678 Posted February 2, 2015 According to Auralnauts, Midichlorions is just Jedi slang for Heroin. 4 TopHatGorilla, Kyrios Mirage, Babaganoosh and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sergovan 1,438 Posted February 2, 2015 I would have prefered if they made Midichlorians a side effect of using the force. Like how a doctor can tell you have an infection because your white blood cell count is high. The current version would make it the most potent drug in the universe. Tap some tatooine slave for some midi's, mind control those contract talks...or choke them if they don't agree. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katman 55 Posted February 3, 2015 After hearing the explanation in the movie I couldn't get the image out of my head. . . . Ice Pirates . . . Space Herpes! 1 Robin Graves reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Galamoth 19 Posted February 4, 2015 Midichlorians are a poorly veiled analogue to mitochondria. The whole "parasite" thing draws form the fact that mitochondria have DNA that is dissimilar from that of the the organisms who's cells they power. This leads to the theory that mitochondria were a separate organism that co-evolved with the eukaryotes that now harbor them. Mitochondria produce energy for cells, midichlorians produce some different kind of energy that allows beings to manipulate the force. 1 Forgottenlore reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FTS Gecko 22,675 Posted February 8, 2015 Midi-chlorians are coming up a lot in discussions about episode VII lately and this got me thinking... The fact that someone can discover force powers as an adult seems to point to them being contagious, but how is the virus transmitted? It's heroin. 2 Hobojebus and InstantAequitas reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robin Graves 6,049 Posted February 8, 2015 No It's blood doping. Jedi pumping themselves full with high midi-cholrian count blood to get more powerfull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parravon 5,216 Posted February 8, 2015 I absolutely hate, HATE, HATE!, that they found the need to quantify the Force with this midichlorian rubbish. Why couldn't they leave as the mystical energy it was? Star Wars is supposed to be tales of myth and magic, good and evil. Not scientifically measurable magic! The force went from being an all powerful mystical energy to a blood infection. Should've just given young Anakin a couple of penicillin shots to clear it up and the whole Darth Vader issue would never have come up at all. 2 Robin Graves and Hobojebus reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gosric 696 Posted February 8, 2015 It is sad that Jedi Party and the others are better than the original prequels 1 InstantAequitas reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jo Jo 4,549 Posted February 9, 2015 I just pretend the PT doesn't exist. Midichlorian problem solved. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopHatGorilla 1,023 Posted February 10, 2015 I just pretend the PT doesn't exist. Midichlorian problem solved. What if I like the idea of Leia catching force powers from Luke when she kissed him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hobojebus 11,341 Posted February 10, 2015 I just pretend the PT doesn't exist. Midichlorian problem solved. What if I like the idea of Leia catching force powers from Luke when she kissed him? Then your a sick little monkey. 1 Jo Jo reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopHatGorilla 1,023 Posted February 10, 2015 I just pretend the PT doesn't exist. Midichlorian problem solved. What if I like the idea of Leia catching force powers from Luke when she kissed him? Then your a sick little monkey. Ape. 1 Robin Graves reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HungryWulf 178 Posted February 10, 2015 Midichlorians should be debunked in the SW-verse as medical hokum, much as "bad humours of the blood" have been in real-life, or how cigarettes were pushed by doctors as beneficial in the 40s and 50s, or when cocaine was available over-the-counter. High midichlorian count in force-users is just a coincidence. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robin Graves 6,049 Posted February 10, 2015 I just pretend the PT doesn't exist. Midichlorian problem solved. What if I like the idea of Leia catching force powers from Luke when she kissed him? To be fair i think that is how she got 'em. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robin Graves 6,049 Posted February 10, 2015 Oh god. What if you really can get more midichlorians (more force power) by kissing jedi? Quigon: "Obi-wan! This sith guy is to strong! I need more power! You'll have to kiss me!" Obi: "What?!" Quigon: "shut up and kiss me!" Obi:" Dude I'm already calling you "master" I'm not gonna kiss you!" Quigon: Fine, then go get that Anakin boy!" Obi: "Dude no!" If i have just ruined the Phantom Menace for you.. I'm sorry. If i have just given you ideas for writing Obi/quigon slashfic: You are welcome! 1 TopHatGorilla reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parravon 5,216 Posted February 10, 2015 Oh, this thread is beginning to derail badly... It's like watching a slow motion train wreck. It's all g o i n g b a d ! ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robin Graves 6,049 Posted February 10, 2015 Yes once something makes me start thinking of yaoi fanfics it's time to get back on topic! So err;.. back on topic;.. ehrm ;.anything... ah got it! Do we find out how high Yoda's M- count is? (It's less than Ani's but do we have a number?) Phew, trainwreck avoided... for now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites