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Qui-Gon Jinn
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Qui-Gon Jinn
Biographical information
Homeworld
Coruscant[1]
Died
During the Battle of Naboo[2]
Physical description
Species
Human[3]
Gender
Male[2]
Height
1.93 meters[3]
Hair color
Brown[2]
Eye color
Blue[2]
Skin color
Fair[2]
Chronological and political information
Affiliation(s)
Jedi Order[2]
Galactic Republic[2]
Masters
Dooku[4]
Apprentices
Obi-Wan Kenobi[2]
Anakin Skywalker (informally)[2]
Yoda (as a spirit)[5]
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"There is always hope, my friend, though it often comes in forms not looked for. The key is knowing how to see it and seizing that opportunity."
―Qui-Gon Jinn, to Yoda[src]
Qui-Gon Jinn was a male Human Jedi Master born on Coruscant during the declining days of the Galactic Republic. Trained by Count Dooku, Jinn was considered a maverick within the Jedi Order, one who did not always follow the Jedi Code; according to his Padawan, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jinn could have been a member of the Jedi High Council if he had followed the Code. In the years prior to his death, Jinn began studying the secrets of eternal consciousness after death, having long been a student of the Living Force.
After the Trade Federation blockaded Naboo, Jinn and Kenobi were sent by Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum to negotiate a peaceful outcome to the situation. The Federation, at the behest of Darth Sidious, attempted to kill the two Jedi, forcing Jinn and Kenobi to the planet where the Federation was launching its invasion. The Jedi rescued Queen Padmé Amidala and sought refuge on Tatooine, where Jinn discovered a young slave boy named Anakin Skywalker. Through his podracing skills, midi-chlorian count, and supposed virgin birth, Jinn came to believe that Skywalker was the Chosen One who would bring balance to the Force.
Jinn brought Skywalker to Coruscant where he requested that the boy be admitted into the Jedi Order for training. The Council rejected the request, however, believing that Skywalker was too old, so Jinn vowed to train Skywalker even without the Council's approval. Jinn later returned with Kenobi and Amidala to Naboo, where they fought to liberate the planet from the Federation. During the final battle, Jinn and Kenobi fought Darth Maul, and the Sith Lord fatally wounded the Jedi Master. In his final moments, Jinn told Kenobi that Skywalker was the Chosen One and asked that Kenobi train the boy as a Jedi. His funeral was later held on Naboo.
In death, Jinn was able to utilize his incomplete immortality training to return as a disembodied voice. His spirit spoke to Yoda, the Grand Master of the Jedi Order, and told Yoda he was chosen to learn the secrets of eternal life. This set Yoda off on a journey, where he began to learn the training that Jinn himself had gone through. After the fall of the Jedi Order, Jinn guided Yoda and Kenobi, both of whom learned to physically manifest as spirits to aid Luke Skywalker in becoming a Jedi Knight.
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BiographyEdit
Early lifeEdit
"You forget that he was once my apprentice, just as you were once his."
―Dooku talks to Obi-Wan Kenobi about Qui-Gon Jinn[src]
Qui-Gon Jinn was a male Human born on Coruscant.[1] As a Padawan in the Jedi Order, he was trained by Jedi Master Dooku in the ways of the Force.[4][1] Jinn went on to become a Jedi Master in his own right, one who developed an independent attitude towards the Jedi Order. He was seen as a maverick Jedi, one who would disobey the Jedi Code if he felt it was the right decision. Jinn took on a Padawan of his own, Obi-Wan Kenobi, who believed that Jinn could have been a member of the Jedi Council if he followed the Code.[2] Jinn and Kenobi then spent a year on Mandalore during its civil war, protecting the Duchess Satine Kryze from insurgents and their bounty hunters.[6] Jinn had at least some contact with his old Master after taking on Kenobi, and spoke highly of his Padawan to Dooku.[4]
Force Priestesses
Jinn began learning the mysteries of eternal consciousness from the Force Priestesses.
Sometime during his life, Jinn began discovering the secrets to manifesting his consciousness after death.[7] He travelled to a planet strong with the Force, a world that legend said was the birthplace of life and the origin of midi-chlorians. There, he learned from five Force Priestesses who had retained their own consciousness after death.[8] He learned that, when a living thing died, its life passed through the Living Force and into the Cosmic Force to become one with the Force. As the Living Force and Cosmic Force existed in tandem, it became possible to retain one's consciousness and physically manifest themselves after death. Jinn was considered worthy of the knowledge of eternal life, and secretly began his training to fully unlock its mysteries.[7] He also learned from a Shaman of the Whills that achieving eternal consciousness required absolute selflessness.[3]
War on NabooEdit
Failed negotiationsEdit
"The situation here is not what it seems. There is something else behind all this, Your Highness. There is no logic in the Federation's move here. My feelings tell me they will destroy you."
―Qui-Gon Jinn, to Queen Amidala — Gnome-speakernotesListen (file info)[src]
Ten years prior to the outbreak of the Clone Wars, the Trade Federation blockaded and planned to invade Naboo in retaliation for the Galactic Republic's taxation of trade routes in outlying star systems. Unknown to the Republic, the Federation was controlled by the Sith Lord Darth Sidious—secretly Naboo's Senator Palpatine—who engineered the conflict so he could be elected Supreme Chancellor. Then-Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum dispatched Jinn and Kenobi to Naboo, tasking them with resolving the situation through diplomatic means.[2]
Jedi Master & Padawan
Jinn and Kenobi fight to escape Federation forces on the command ship.
Upon arriving at the Trade Federation command ship, Jinn and Kenobi were escorted into a conference room, where they were told that Viceroy Nute Gunray would greet them. As the Jedi were waiting, the Federation leaders contacted Darth Sidious, informing him that the Chancellor's ambassadors were Jedi Knights. Sidious ordered their execution, while Jinn could sense the fear that the Neimoidians felt. This let Jinn know that this was not a normal trade dispute. These suspicions were confirmed when the Federation flooded the conference room with poison gas in an attempt to kill the Jedi, but the two were able to hold their breath long enough for the Federation to open the doors and inadvertently give the Jedi a chance to escape. They fought off the battle droids waiting outside the door and fled through the corridors, where they made their way into the ventilation system.[2]
Moving through the ventilation shafts, the Jedi made their way into the ship's hangar, where they saw the Federation army preparing to mount an invasion of the planet. The Jedi stowed away aboard separate ships, which made their way to the planet's surface, and planned to warn the Naboo that the invasion was coming. Once on the surface, ventured through a forest to rendezvous with Kenobi. It was there that the Jedi Master encountered a Gungan named Jar Jar Binks, who latched onto him in the chaos of the Federation invasion. This nearly got them both killed, as they fell to the ground just in time to avoid being run over by a Federation troop carrier. Binks swore a life debt to Jinn for saving him, as Jinn tried to get rid of the Gungan. He finally rendezvoused with Kenobi and planned to find shelter, which Binks offered to give them in the Gungan city beneath the ocean. The Gungan momentarily changed his mind, as he had been exiled and would be punished for returning, but Jinn and Kenobi convinced him to take them to the city to avoid the approaching Federation forces.[2]
Binks led the two Jedi into the Gungan city, where they were taken prisoner and brought before the Gungan leaders. Jinn attempted to persuade Boss Nass, the Gungan leader, that the Federation posed a threat to them just as much as they threatened Naboo, but Gungan prejudices against the Naboo were too strong for the Boss to care what happened on the surface. The Jedi Master used the Force to telekinetically persuade Nass to give them a bongo, an aquatic transport that the Jedi could use to reach Theed, the capital of Naboo. Nass was also persuaded to allow Binks to travel with them, as Jinn, claiming the custom of the life debt, believed the Gungan could be a guide to make it through the planet core and to the capital.[2]
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Jinn destroys a battle droid on the way to the queen's ship.
After traveling through the core and evading multiple large sea creatures, they arrived in Theed and rescued Queen Padmé Amidala, who had been taken into Federation custody. Together, along with a number of the queen's guards and handmaidens, they made their way to a hangar to take the queen's starship off of Naboo. They were able to board the ship after fighting through a number of battle droids, and took the vessel into orbit where they encountered the Federation blockade. They managed to escape the blockade, but the ship was damaged and needed to be set down for repairs. Jinn suggested that they land on Tatooine, a desert planet where the Hutts ruled and the Federation had no presence. Although the queen's lead guard, Panaka, objected because of the danger posed by the Hutts, the decision was made to seek refuge on Tatooine.[2]
Discovery of the Chosen OneEdit
"Finding him was the will of the Force. I have no doubt of that."
―Qui-Gon Jinn to the Jedi High Council — Gnome-speakernotesListen (file info)[src]
The ship landed on Tatooine, and the crew determined that they were in need of a new hyperdrive generator in o