8 More Star Wars "Plot Holes" That Really Aren't

8. Why Don't Jedi Use Force Dash More Often?

While it may not have ever been seen during the original trilogy, George Lucas eventually revealed during the prequels that Jedi were capable of sprinting at frankly incredible speeds.

Well, he did once anyway.

After Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi Force Dashed their way out of trouble early on in Episode I - The Phantom Menace, the super useful ability was actually not really seen on the big-screen again - though Mace Windu would use it in the Star Wars: Clone Wars animated micro-series.

But it sure would have come in handy when Kenobi was trying to catch up to his Jedi Master during their duel with Darth Maul, right?

In reality, the reason we never saw this particular version of a Force Dash again was probably because it didn't look all that great on-screen. But said Duel of the Fates plot hole actually does have a rather logical explanation within the universe, however.

You see, according to a number of sources away from the films, including the Mike Chen's Brotherhood novel, using Force Dash drains the user's energy for a short period of time. Meaning that if Kenobi did opt to use it to catch up to Jinn in the scene, he likely wouldn't have been much use to anyone and could have actually been a bit of a liability.

So, he just wisely chose not to.