Star Wars: 10 Things You Never Knew About Qui-Gon Jinn
Was Qui-Gon secretly the greatest Jedi ever?
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00:00I ask you, who is genuinely the greatest Jedi of all time?
00:04You might offer a Luke Skywalker, or Yoda, or even Disney Plus newcomer Obi-Wan Kenobi.
00:10And those would all be fine choices, of course.
00:12But who among us would seriously be quick to say Qui-Gon Jinn?
00:16Few unfortunately, that's who.
00:18And that's understandable, but still not forgivable.
00:21In the Star Wars films themselves, we don't actually get to see much of Qui-Gon Jinn,
00:26it must be said.
00:27And that's a damn decent shame, if you ask me.
00:29Had he lived, he could have even possibly saved the galaxy from its dark fate.
00:33But of course he did not, and now with all that being said, I am Padawan Gareth, and
00:37here are 10 things you never knew about Qui-Gon Jinn.
00:4010.
00:41Qui-Gon and Mace Windu secretly hated each other
00:44Although Qui-Gon Jinn and Mace Windu were two of the most powerful Jedi plying their
00:47trade within the Jedi Order, they didn't really get along that well.
00:51Qui-Gon was a non-conformist, so he often booked the Jedi Council and questioned their
00:55wisdom.
00:56Which obviously went down an absolute treat.
00:59Mace, on the other hand, was very much a traditionalist in every sense of the word.
01:02He firmly believed in both the Jedi Code and the establishment that was the Jedi Council.
01:07Mace, therefore, never questioned orders from the Council, and eventually he became a high-ranking
01:11member of the group of layabouts himself.
01:13On top of these clashes in viewpoint, Qui-Gon and Mace had personal tension too.
01:18Although he never openly admitted it, Qui-Gon felt Mace was cold and arrogant, while Mace
01:23also had a rather low opinion of Qui-Gon too.
01:25Specifically, Mace felt that Qui-Gon was wrong about the return of the Sith.
01:29He also disagreed with Qui-Gon's belief that Anakin Skywalker was the Chosen One,
01:33as felt and seen in the Skywalker saga throughout.
01:36It's worth mentioning too that Qui-Gon was ultimately right on both counts.
01:40Advantage, Jinn.
01:419.
01:42Qui-Gon was empathetic and often took helpless lifeforms under his wing
01:46One of Qui-Gon's greatest strengths was undoubtedly his relentless empathy.
01:50This was a trait that was sadly lacking in his Jedi contemporaries, for the most part.
01:54Even in the stoic and often lifeless likes of Mace Windu and Yoda, Qui-Gon on the other
01:58hand was able to put himself in the shoes of others and understand their suffering,
02:03even aiding it on occasion too.
02:05Due to his empathetic nature, Qui-Gon often took pity on weaker lifeforms and took them
02:09under his wise old wing, much to the annoyance of other Jedi like his one-time master Dooku,
02:14for example.
02:15The best example of this is Jar Jar Binks, of course.
02:18Qui-Gon saved the Gungan and brought him along on his and Obi-Wan's journey throughout
02:22the Phantom Menace, despite his Padawans' reluctance to engage with the all-around goofball.
02:26Jar Jar was, well, Jar Jar, but Qui-Gon didn't give a damn and was all too happy to help.
02:328.
02:33Yoda regarded Qui-Gon as defiant
02:35Qui-Gon had a rather contentious relationship with Yoda.
02:38Like all Jedi at the time of the Republic, Qui-Gon was trained by Yoda as a potential
02:43filled youngling.
02:44And Qui-Gon, like said many other Padawans in waiting, held the Jedi Master in very high
02:49regard indeed.
02:50But Qui-Gon's eventual unique view of the Force brought him into many a conflict with
02:54Yoda.
02:55As he grew as a Jedi, Qui-Gon established a belief in the Living Force, and this meant
02:59that Qui-Gon was concerned with following the will of the Force at all costs, regardless
03:03of it conflicting with what was required of him from the Jedi.
03:07Yoda and the other Jedi, however, were more concerned with focusing on, controlling and
03:10predicting the future.
03:12Yoda also felt that Qui-Gon's devotion to the Living Force was misguided, and even after
03:16Qui-Gon's death, Yoda continued to disapprove of his philosophy.
03:20It wasn't until the rise of the Sith and the fall of the Galactic Republic that Yoda
03:24ultimately acknowledged that Qui-Gon, again, was correct.
03:27And on to something truly good with said Living Force theories.
03:317.
03:32Qui-Gon had a genius-level intellect
03:34Qui-Gon was an evident deep thinker and master tactician.
03:37His intellect rivaled that of Yoda and even the unsettling Sheev Palpatine.
03:42But the best evidence of Qui-Gon's sheer genius was undoubtedly his unmatched knowledge
03:46of the unexplored and aforementioned Living Force.
03:49As stated before, other Jedi, like Yoda and Mace Windu, rejected Qui-Gon's adventurous
03:53philosophy.
03:54But Qui-Gon's adherence to the Living Force gave him insight into truths that the Jedi
03:58in general were collectively blind to.
04:00Again, Qui-Gon correctly identified Anakin as the Chosen One, and he successfully predicted
04:05the rise of the almost unstoppable Sith.
04:07So had other Jedi listened to Qui-Gon, the Council may have been able to avoid the fall
04:11of the Republic and destruction of the Jedi.
04:14Shoulda woulda coulda though, eh?
04:166.
04:17He was the first Jedi to become a Force ghost
04:19Qui-Gon first learned how to become one of the Force ghosts, seen throughout the wider
04:24Star Wars universe from the Force priestesses.
04:27This secret knowledge allowed him to become somewhat immortal after he was mercilessly
04:31killed by Darth Maul in the Phantom Menace.
04:33Qui-Gon was also the first Jedi to master this all-important skill, or even know of
04:37its possibilities.
04:38And he eventually learned of this impressive ability because of his aforementioned unwavering
04:43devotion to the Living Force.
04:45After his death, Qui-Gon was therefore able to speak through the Force.
04:49He used this skill to guide both Yoda and Obi-Wan after the destruction of the Jedi.
04:53He then taught both Jedi how to become Force spirits themselves, and these teachings were
04:58ultimately passed on to Anakin during the closing stages of his time among the living.
05:02This knowledge obviously allowed Hayden Christensen to make that weirdo cameo at the end of Return
05:06of the Jedi.
05:075.
05:08He believed that Anakin was the Chosen One even after he became Darth Vader
05:11As already alluded to, as soon as he met Anakin, Qui-Gon was sure that the boy would
05:16bring balance to the Force.
05:18This would therefore eventually fulfill the legendary prophecy of the Chosen One.
05:21So before he died, Qui-Gon asked Obi-Wan to train Anakin, defying the wishes of the weary
05:26Jedi council.
05:27Classic Qui-Gon.
05:28Eventually, Anakin of course fell to the dark side of the Force.
05:32And Qui-Gon witnessed all of this from afar as an aforementioned Force spirit, but he
05:36did not lose faith.
05:38Qui-Gon still believed that Anakin would bring balance to the Force, and through said Force
05:42he was able to see that there was still conflict within the now-Darth Vader.
05:46Qui-Gon, while others felt all was lost, ultimately knew that Anakin was not beyond redemption.
05:51Once again, Qui-Gon was proven right when Anakin sacrificed himself to save his son's
05:55damn life.
05:564.
05:57He knew there were flaws in the Jedi Code This Jedi Master was one of the few Jedi known
06:02to happily disobey the sacred Jedi Code.
06:04He ignored said traditions and laws when he felt it was necessary, and his obeying to
06:08the wills of the Living Force often put him at odds with both the Jedi Code and Council.
06:13An example of this was his heavily documented choice to train Anakin Skywalker.
06:17The Jedi Code dictated that a Jedi could not have more than one Padawan at a time, and
06:21the Council also specifically forbade Qui-Gon from training this little lad from Tatooine.
06:27Both decrees would be laughed off and acted upon in a Force-sensitive middle finger to
06:30the establishment.
06:32Qui-Gon was willing to ignore both these facts because he felt it was the will of the Force
06:36for Anakin to become a Jedi, and eventually the galaxy's biggest bad.
06:40There's always a bit of fine print in there, y'know?
06:423.
06:43He collected all kinds of trinkets Unlike other Jedi who were forbidden to form
06:46attachments with just about anything, Qui-Gon was known to collect small trinkets as it
06:51goes.
06:52Qui-Gon was even known to have a Mustafar fire diamond.
06:55As you've probably guessed, this was a very rare diamond that originated on the fiery
06:58planet of, you guessed it, Mustafar!
07:00Yep, the same Mustafar that played host to the climactic and galaxy-changing duel in
07:05Revenge of the Sith.
07:06What a coincidence.
07:072.
07:08He had a hard time training Obi-Wan Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon had a very close friendship
07:13indeed, one much closer than your average Master and Padawan, with Qui-Gon eventually
07:17saving the young Padawan from becoming a permanent member of the Agricultural Corps, a farmer
07:21in other words, in Legends lore.
07:23But not before the green saber-wielding Master initially declined to take him aboard as his
07:27apprentice, due to his over-aggressive fighting style putting him at risk of falling into
07:32the dark side.
07:33Qui-Gon would eventually see potential in Obi-Wan though, and the two would fatefully
07:37unite of course.
07:39Kenobi would then go on to become a very powerful Jedi Master in his own right, and a member
07:43of the Jedi Council.
07:44Hey, one out of two ain't bad, is it?
07:46Obi-Wan didn't inherit his Master's rogue spirit though.
07:49Like Mace Windu, Obi-Wan was dedicated to the Jedi Code in the days that would follow
07:53his early rebelliousness.
07:55He often disagreed with his Master's rash decisions too, especially when said decisions
07:59went against the wishes of the sacred Jedi Council.
08:021.
08:03He was offered a seat on the Jedi Council
08:05Despite the tension between Qui-Gon and other Jedi, he was still very well respected within
08:09the Order.
08:10Throughout the religious organisation, Qui-Gon was thought of as a wise and incredibly powerful
08:15Jedi.
08:16It's no wonder then that Qui-Gon was eventually offered a seat on the Jedi Council.
08:20What a day!
08:21And it probably wasn't that much of a huge surprise either when Qui-Gon rejected the
08:24offer in the end.
08:26Even though no other Jedi in his or her right mind would probably turn down a chance to
08:30be on the damn Council, Qui-Gon felt the need to follow his own path away from the collective
08:34establishment.
08:35He was more concerned with following the will of the living force than that of the Council,
08:39as we've already touched upon.
08:40And in all honesty, it was the Jedi Council who should have probably been listening to
08:44and taking notes from Qui-Gon instead all along.
08:47So that's our list!
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