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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...
00:05Hooray 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?
00:15Qui-Gon Jinn.
00:16Few, unfortunately, that's who.
00:18And that's understandable, but...
00:20In the Star Wars films themselves, we don't actually get to see much...
00:25Of Qui-Gon Jinn, it must be said.
00:27And that's a damn decent shame, if you ask me.
00:29How do you leave...
00:30He could have even possibly saved the galaxy from its dark fate.
00:33But of course, he did not.
00:35Now, with all that being said, I am Padawan Gareth, and here are 10 things you never knew about Qui-Gon Jinn.
00:40Number 10, Qui-Gon and Mace Windu secretly hated each other.
00:44Although Qui-Gon...
00:45When Jinn and Mace Windu were two of the most powerful Jedi, plying their trade within the Jedi Order,
00:49they didn't really...
00:50How did he get along that well?
00:51Qui-Gon was a non-conformist, so he often booked the Jedi Council...
00:55And questioned their wisdom, which obviously went down an absolute treat.
00:58Mace, on the other hand, was...
01:00He was very much a traditionalist in every sense of the word.
01:02He firmly believed in both the Jedi Code and the...
01:05Establishment that was the Jedi Council.
01:07Mace, therefore, never questioned orders from the Council.
01:10And eventually, he became a high-ranking member of the group of layabouts himself.
01:13On top of these clashes in...
01:15And viewpoint, Qui-Gon and Mace had personal attention to.
01:18Although he never openly admitted it.
01:20Qui-Gon felt Mace was cold and arrogant.
01:22While Mace also had a rather low opinion of Qui-Gon.
01:25Specifically, Mace felt that Qui-Gon was wrong about the return of the Sith.
01:29He also disagreed...
01:30With Qui-Gon's belief that Anakin Skywalker was the chosen one.
01:33As felt unseen in the Skywalker...
01:35It's worth mentioning too that Qui-Gon was ultimately right on both counts.
01:40Number 9, Qui-Gon was empathetic and often took helpless life forms.
01:45Under 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.
01:54Seen in the...
01:55Doic and often lifeless likes of Mace Windu and Yoda.
01:58Qui-Gon, on the other hand, was able to put in...
02:00And understand their suffering, even aiding it on occasion too.
02:05Due to his empathetic nature, Qui-Gon often took pity on weaker life forms.
02:09And took them under...
02:10Much to the annoyance of other Jedi like his one-time master Dooku for...
02:15The best example of this is Jar Jar Binks, of course.
02:18Qui-Gon saved the Gungan and brought...
02:20And brought him along on his and Obi-Wan's journey throughout the Phantom Menace.
02:23Despite his Padawan's reluctance to...
02:25Engage with the all-round goofball.
02:26Jar Jar was, well, Jar Jar.
02:29But Qui-Gon didn't...
02:30Give 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...
02:40Republic, Qui-Gon was trained by Yoda as a potential filled youngling.
02:44And Qui-Gon...
02:45Qui-Gon, like said many other Padawans in waiting, held the Jedi Master in very high regard indeed.
02:50But Qui-Gon's eventual unique view of the Force brought him into many a conflict with Yoda.
02:55As he grew as a Jedi, Qui-Gon established a belief in the Living Force.
02:59And this meant that Qui-Gon...
03:00Qui-Gon was concerned with following the will of the Force at all costs.
03:03Regardless of it conflicting with...
03:05What was required of him from the Jedi.
03:06Yoda and the other Jedi, however, were more concerned with focusing on...
03:10Controlling and predicting the future.
03:12Yoda also felt that Qui-Gon's devotion to the Living...
03:15Force was misguided.
03:16And even after Qui-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...
03:24That Yoda ultimately acknowledged...
03:25That Qui-Gon again was correct.
03:27And on to something truly good with said Living...
03:30Force theories.
03:31Number 7.
03:32Qui-Gon had a genius level intellect.
03:34Qui-Gon wasn't ever...
03:35Evident deep thinker and master tactician.
03:37His intellect rivaled that of Yoda and even...
03:40The unsettling Sheev Palpatine.
03:42But the best evidence of Qui-Gon's sheer genius was undoubtedly...
03:45His unmatched knowledge of the unexplored and aforementioned Living Force.
03:49As stated before...
03:50All other Jedi like Yoda and Mace Windu rejected Qui-Gon's adventurous philosophy.
03:54But Qui-Gon's...
03:55Adherence to the Living Force gave him insight into truths that the Jedi in general were collectively...
04:00Deadline 2.
04:01Again, Qui-Gon correctly identified Anakin as the chosen one.
04:04And he successfully...
04:05Predicted the rise of the almost unstoppable Sith.
04:07So had other Jedi listened to Qui-Gon the Council...
04:10Who may have been able to avoid the fall of the Republic and destruction of the Jedi.
04:14Shoulda woulda coulda...
04:15By the way...
04:16Number 6.
04:17He was the first Jedi to become a Force Ghost.
04:19Qui-Gon first learned...
04:20How to become one of the Force Ghosts or Spirits...
04:22Whatever you wanna call them.
04:23Seen throughout the wider Star Wars...
04:25Universe from the Force Priestesses.
04:27This secret knowledge allowed him to become somewhat immortal...
04:30After he was mercilessly killed by Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace.
04:33Qui-Gon was also the first Jedi...
04:35How to master this all-important skill.
04:37Or even know of its possibilities.
04:39And he eventually learned...
04:40Of this impressive ability...
04:41Because of his aforementioned unwavering devotion to the living Force.
04:45After his death...
04:46Qui-Gon was therefore able to speak through the Force.
04:49He used this skill...
04:50To...
04:50To guide both Yoda...
04:51And Obi-Wan...
04:52After the destruction of the Jedi.
04:53He then taught both Jedi...
04:55How to become Force Spirits themselves.
04:57And these teachings...
04:58Were ultimately passed on to Anakin...
04:59During the closing...
05:00Stages of his time among the living.
05:02This knowledge obviously allowed Hayden Christensen...
05:04To make that weird old...
05:05In the final cameo...
05:06At the end of Return of the Jedi.
05:075.
05:08He believed that Anakin was the chosen one...
05:10Even after he became Darth Vader.
05:12As already alluded to...
05:13As soon as he met Anakin...
05:14Qui-Gon...
05:15Qui-Gon was sure...
05:16That the boy would bring balance to the Force.
05:18This would therefore...
05:19Eventually fulfill the legendary...
05:20Prophecy of the chosen one.
05:22So before he died...
05:23Qui-Gon asked Obi-Wan to train Anakin...
05:25Defying the wishes of the weary Jedi council...
05:28Classic Qui-Gon...
05:29Eventually...
05:30Anakin of course...
05:31Fell to the dark side of the Force...
05:32And Qui-Gon witnessed all of this...
05:34From afar...
05:35An aforementioned Force spirits...
05:36But he did not lose faith...
05:38Qui-Gon still believed...
05:39That Anakin would be...
05:40To bring balance to the Force...
05:41And through said Force...
05:42He was able to see...
05:43That there was still conflict within...
05:45The now Darth Vader...
05:46Qui-Gon...
05:47While others felt...
05:48All was lost...
05:49Ultimately knew...
05:50That Anakin was...
05:50Not beyond redemption...
05:51Once again...
05:52Qui-Gon was proven right...
05:53When Anakin sacrificed himself...
05:54To save...
05:55His son's damn life...
05:564.
05:57He knew there were flaws...
05:58In the Jedi code...
05:59This...
06:00Jedi Master...
06:01Was one of the few Jedi...
06:02Known to happily disobey...
06:03The sacred Jedi code...
06:05He ignored...
06:06Said traditions...
06:07And laws...
06:08When he felt...
06:09It was necessary...
06:10And his obeying...
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06:15choice to train Anakin Skywalker. The Jedi Code dictated that a Jedi could not have more
06:20than one padawan at a time, and the Council also specifically forbade Qui-Gon from training
06:25this little lad from Tatooine. Both the Krees would be laughed off and acted upon in a four-cent
06:30sensitive middle finger to the establishment. Qui-Gon was willing to ignore both these facts
06:33because he felt it was...
06:35The Will of the Force for Anakin to become a Jedi, and eventually the galaxy's biggest ba-
06:40There's always a bit of fine print in there, you know?
06:42Number three, he collected all kinds of trinkets.
06:45Unlike other Jedi who were forbidden to form attachments with just about anything, Qui-Gon
06:49was known to collect...
06:50Small trinkets as it goes. Qui-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, ya guessed it...
07:00It's Mustafar!
07:01Yep, the same Mustafar that played host to the climactic and galaxy-changing...
07:05Duel in Revenge of the Sith. What a coincidence.
07:08Number two, he had a hard time training O-
07:10Obi-Wan.
07:11Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon had a very close friendship indeed. One much closer than your average...
07:15Master and Padawan. With Qui-Gon eventually saving the young Padawan from becoming a permanent
07:19member of the Ag-
07:20agricultural core. A farmer, in other words, in legends lore.
07:23But not before the Greensaber...
07:25The building master initially declined to take him aboard as his apprentice. Due to his
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08:23either when Qui-Gon rejected the offer in the end.
08:26Even though no other Jedi in his or her
08:28right mind would probably turn on a chance
08:29to be on the damn council, Qui-Gon felt
08:32the need to follow his own
08:33path away from the collective establishment.
08:35He was more concerned with following
08:37the will of the living force
08:38than that of the council
08:39as we've already touched upon.
08:40And in all honesty,
08:41it was the Jedi Council
08:43who should have probably been listening to
08:44and taking notes from Qui-Gon instead all along.
08:48So that's our list.
08:48Know of any other things
08:49people never knew about Master Qui-Gon Jinn?
08:51Let me know all about them in the comments.
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