The Dark side cave on the Planet Dagobah in Empire Strikes back was one of the most influential
places for Luke’s training and development as a Jedi.
It gave him his first taste of the Dark Side, and the devastating reality that came along
with it.
It showed Luke all of his internal fears and worries about his future, and the all of the
dark side thoughts that he held within him.
On top of this, Master Yoda used the dark side presence of the cave to mask his light
side manifestation from Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader.
So how did the cave on Dagobah become such a strong Dark Side location?
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The story begins with Jedi apprentice Minch, as he is assigned to hunt down the increasing
numbers of Dark Jedi that have been popping up throughout the galaxy.
They were a severe threat to the existence of the Jedi Order.
Minch was a young male member of Yoda’s species, meaning he was extremely proficient
in the force and amazingly talented in lightsaber combat.
He was assigned to this Dark Jedi hunting mission along with a small group of other
Jedi who were deemed capable of completing the task.
Minch eventually confronted one of the Dark Jedi, cornering him in a very small room.
Although being in an extremely dangerous .. position, the Dark Jedi began taunting Minch, telling
him he should go home to meditate instead of taking part in combat on the front lines.
He also went on to state that “the council must be desperate to send a group of young
padawans” to hunt down a being as powerful as me.
Minch remained calm despite the constant taunting, embracing his Jedi training and the instruction
of his master.
The Dark Jedi eventually got the best of Minch, knocking him to the floor with ease.
Luckily for him, the rest of the Jedi squad were very close behind him and were able to
come to his aid.
The Jedi easily outnumbered the Dark Jedi, but were outmatched on their skill in the
force and sheer fighting ability.
The Jedi squad were eager to find out the master of this Dark Jedi, hoping to discover
more evidence about the leadership behind these rogue Jedi.
They demanded he hand over the name of his master and who was leading his group.
As he was outnumbered and had nowhere to escape to, he accepted his defeat, taking his own
life.
The Dark Jedi swore a pledge to never reveal the true origin of their order, even if it
meant paying for it with your own life.
The group of Jedi did not get much time to investigate the body of the Dark Jedi, as
their scanners had detected the unauthorised launch of a small ship from their location.
They believed that other Dark Jedi that were spotted previously, may have been working
with the slain dark side user.
If this was another group of Dark Jedi that were escaping, the group must catch them or
risk losing critical information.
They frantically hailed the escaping ship as it sped off the surface of the planet,
but received no response.
The Nav computers onboard the Jedi ships calculated that the escaping ship was headed towards
the Dagobah system.
This puzzled the young Jedi as the Dagobah system was recorded as having no technology,
massive life form readings and strong storms in its upper atmosphere.
These conditions would make it almost impossible to attempt a landing there.
The leader of the Jedi squadron was satisfied that there was no way that this dark side
user could survive his landing on Dagobah and moved back into a tactical retreat formation,
preparing for return to the Jedi council.
Minch however was not going let his defeat against the Dark Jedi be forgotten and deviated
from formation to follow him.
The Squadron leader furiously called Minch back into formation for departure, but his
calls fell on deaf ears.
Minch was determined to make up for his previous loss against the Dark Jedi.
Following the ion trails of the Dark Jedi ship, Minch was able to locate the approximate
location of landing for the ship.
The rough storms caused Minch to violently crash into a lake, but he was unharmed.
Unfortunately, his ship did not fare as well, taking severe damage and being unable to get
off the ground.
He reported the damage of his ship to the squadron leader, who agreed to send a rescue
team down for him as soon as the storms in the upper atmosphere had cleared.
While reflecting on the journey that led him to the mysterious planet of Dagobah, he spotted
the slightest glimpse of a figure that looked to be human.
Minch leapt up and began to pursue this figure into the dense jungle of Dagobah, but was
severely slowed by the swampy mulch and creeping vines.
The delay only angered Minch, prompting him to ignite his lightsaber and slice through
every vine and tree that obstructed his path.
His path led him to a dark cave covered in vines and roots that emanated a slight hum
and a strong disturbance in the force.
Mich could now sense the unknown figure, calling upon it to surrender and lay down its weapon.
Minch was frozen still with anticipation as we awaited a response from the shadowy figure.
A raspy voice emerged from the cave, startling Minch before telling him that he is not the
only Dark Jedi of his kind.
Minch attempted to show his strength by proclaiming his membership of the Jedi order and his strength
with the light side of the force to no avail.
The dark being did not feel threatened at all, provoking Minch into striking the first
blow.
With an undertone of rage and a bristle of regret for his first failure, Minch leapt
into the air and swung his saber down at the dark figure.
His strike was swiftly blocked and returned by the powerful being.
The figure then did something that shocked Minch to the core.
He used a form of force projection to enlarge himself and tower above the Young Jedi.
Minch focused all of his past training and relinquished any fear that he held, hastily
slicing the figure in half.
Unfortunately for Minch, this was yet another force trick.
The figure split into hundreds of miniature versions of itself, swarming Minch and leaving
him greatly overwhelmed.
Minch was on the edge of his life, not believing that he would live a single second longer.
The young Jedi’s tedious hours of training at the temple finally began to flow back into
him, allowing him to cast off his fears and stop the corruption of the dark side being.
As his mind was clear and the light side surrounded him, he was able to resist the temptations
of the dark side and free himself.
The force tricks immediately stopped and the dark side figure was revealed to be a member
of the Dark Jedi cult from the previous encounter.
Although he had announced it at the beginning of their battle, Minch did not believe it
until now.
Minch swiftly disposed of the Dark Jedi, leaving his blood to pour out into the cave and his
essence to surround it.
Unknown to Minch and the Jedi order of the time, the blood and life essence of this Dark
Side users would forever blemish the cave, turning it into a strong shrine to the dark
side and increasing its presence in the dark side of the force.
That was the story of why the Cave on Dagobah is so strong in the dark side.
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