Midi-chlorian manipulation
"Is it possible to learn this power?" "Not from a Jedi."
―Anakin Skywalker and Palpatine Midi-chlorian manipulation was a form of Force power mastered by Darth Plagueis. It required immense knowledge of the dark side of the Force and allowed its practitioner to create, sustain, or preserve life by influencing midi-chlorians to a certain degree. The power was said to be extremely difficult for a new practitioner to use, as Plagueis argued that the Force would accept such direction only from a worthy Sith Lord capable of bearing authority over life. Palpatine told Anakin Skywalker that Plagueis had used this power to save those he cared about from death. Indeed, Plagueis could use this ability to make creatures give birth without a second partner, which his droid servant 11-4D called the Magister's "pregnancies". While testing his abilities, Plagueis discovered that he could bypass the defense the normally inherent immunity to telepathic defenses of a Yinchorri by manipulating the midi-chlorians that ordinarily protected a Yinchorri from every form of telepathic influence. He could kill the comatose Darth Venamis and then restore him to life several times, until the Bith's organs failed, after which Plagueis granted him everlasting death. He also used this power on himself to heal the many injuries inflicted by the Maladian assassins who nearly killed him in 52 BBY, and believed that the ability would allow him to stop aging altogether. He further employed it as a form of execution against the Naboo King, Ars Veruna, who had carried out a failed attempt to assassinate the Muun Sith Lord; Plagueis ordered the limited midi-chlorians within the corrupt monarch to return to their source, killing Veruna . Nevertheless, Plagueis remained unable to prevent his own death at the hands of his apprentice. Darth Plagueis stated that a child born through this power would embody the Force. The Muun attempted to impose his will on the Force to create a Forceful being, but regarded the effort as a failure because Anakin Skywalker was created by the Force itself to end the Sith once and for all. Later, Palpatine used the promise of this power's effects to draw Anakin Skywalker further toward the dark side. He had also made the same offer to Ferus Olin, telling him that he would teach him powers to defeat Darth Vader and gain power over life and death. However, he had not fully mastered the ability before slaying Plagueis, forcing him to essence transfer into clones of himself.Behind the scenes
"I used the power of the Force to will the midichlorians to start the cell divisions that created you." "I don't believe you." "Ahhh, but you know it's true. When you clear your mind, you will sense the truth. You could almost think me as your father." "That's impossible!"
―Palpatine and Anakin Skywalker in a scene from the rough draft of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the SithThe concept of Midi-chlorian Manipulation appeared in Revenge of the Sith, in the form of a story that Palpatine tells Anakin Skywalker to entice him toward the Dark side. The story concerns a Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Plagueis, who was allegedly able to create life and defeat death by manipulating midi-chlorians.In the film's rough draft, Palpatine reveals that he was responsible for Anakin's mysterious birth.Despite George Lucas having discarded the scene, the idea that the Chosen One may have actually resulted from Darth Plagueis' experiments became a popular theory among fans. The 2012 Star Wars Legends novel Darth Plagueis brought together the presented interpretations of Skywalker's birth, stating that Plagueis was indirectly responsible for Anakin's creation, yet the Force conceived Anakin as a means of stopping the Sith.Lucas initially said that the mystery surrounding the Chosen One's birth was left for the audience to interpret, as it had no bearing on the outcome of events.However, in the interview with Paul Duncan, author of the book Star Wars Archives: Episodes I-III, 1999-2005, he clearly stated that the Will of the Force, through the midi-chlorians, created Anakin, confirming the circumstances of Anakin's birth proposed in Episode I. Lucas also stated that the legend of Darth Plagueis' abilities was a lie.This ability resembles the real-world alchemic concoction called the elixir of life, which was said to grant the drinker eternal life and/or eternal youth and to create new life.