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| Character : Jedi Order QUI-GON JINN "I shall do what I must, Obi-Wan" - Qui-Gon Jinn, The Phantom Menace |
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| PROFILE Status: Jedi Master (32 BBY) Species: Human Homeworld: unknown Height: 1.93 m Age: 60 (32 BBY) Affiliation: Jedi Order Weapon: lightsabre Vehicle: Judicial Department Lancet, Republic cruiser RELATED PAGES - Dooku - Obi-Wan Kenobi - Xanatos - Tahl - Anakin Skywalker - Jedi Order - Qui-Gon Jinn's lightsabre - Order of the Whills |
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Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn is a noble and kind man, yet is considered a maverick and a rogue among his colleagues and Masters in the Jedi Order. As Master Yoda once remarked, "A true Knight, Qui-Gon is. Forever on his own quest". Qui-Gon Jinn is a Human male who was brought to the Jedi Temple as a baby, after being discovered as a Force-sensitive on his homeworld. Under the training of the powerful Master Dooku, Qui-Gon became a skilled swordsman and a formidable Jedi. Unlike his stern Master, Qui-Gon focused on the Living Force, and, much to Dooku's chagrin, would oft embark on seemingly-foolish quests to help lesser beings. This sensitivity went part of the way to establishing Qui-Gon's status as something of a maverick, and his recklessness often found Jinn at odds with the esteemed Jedi Council. Qui-Gon wore his hair long in defiance of the Council's staid teachings, but still his heart remained true to the Jedi. His mellow nature balanced his Master's more impatient decisions on many missions - Qui-Gon was able to stop Dooku striking down his former friend Lorian Nod with two words, pulling his teacher back from an early brush with the dark side. Qui-Gon himself knew something of the dark side, having lost his second apprentice to the darkness on Telos. His student, Xanatos, was a promising Padawan, but when Qui-Gon was forced to kill his apprentice's father, Xanatos' hatred flared and the student broke away from his Master. Qui-Gon returned to Coruscant alone, stating that Xanatos had been killed in battle. For his failure, Qui-Gon vowed never to take another apprentice, but he continued to carry out fruitless interviews with potential students. One Youngling passed up for apprenticeship was a boy named Obi-Wan Kenobi, to whom Qui-Gon grew close while on Bandomeer. The two were caught up in the schemes of Xanatos, and Qui-Gon realized that he and Obi-Wan had somehow forged a powerful Force-bond - such as to be found in Master-Padawan pairings. After their escape from Xanatos, Qui-Gon took Obi-Wan as his third Padawan learner. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan became a great team; Obi-Wan's headstrong nature was offset by Qui-Gon's sympathetic tendencies, while at times it was Obi-Wan who countered Qui-Gon's recklessness. Though their partnership suffered when Obi-Wan briefly left the Jedi Order to join a rebel movement on Melida/Daan, Master and apprentice emerged from the ordeal stronger than before. Qui-Gon closed a painful chapter in his life when he confronted Xanatos for the last time on Telos. Rather than submit to Qui-Gon, Xanatos killed himself by stepping into a pool of acid. Though now free from the shadow of failure, sadly, Qui-Gon would suffer more grief with the death of his close friend Tahl. Qui-Gon embarked on a quest for vengeance, but Obi-Wan was able to stop his Master from falling to darkness, just as Qui-Gon had stopped Dooku all those years ago. Qui-Gon was able to move on, and helped track down the pirate Arwen Cohl on Eriadu, but unfortunately could not stop the assassination of all but two members of the Trade Federation Directorate. Further troubles with the Federation loomed when Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan were sent to mediate a blockade crisis over Naboo. The mission turned deadly when the Federation Droid Army invaded the planet, and soon the Jedi found themselves fleeing for Coruscant. With its hyperdrive damaged, the Royal Starship was forced to land on the remote desert world of Tatooine, where Qui-Gon set off to find repair parts for the hyperdrive. It was here that Qui-Gon happened upon a most unexpected encounter. In Mos Espa, Qui-Gon met a young slave boy named Anakin Skywalker, and immediately sensed the Force was strong with him - unusually so. Qui-Gon engineered the boy's release from slavery, and departed Tatooine for Coruscant - but not before a dark confrontation in the desert with a mysterious, robed assassin. Qui-Gon brought the boy before the Jedi Council, but the Masters refused to train Anakin, sensing a clouded future for the child. Qui-Gon once more disagreed with the Council's wisdom, firmly believing that Anakin was the prophesied Chosen One of Jedi lore, sent to restore balance to the Force. Though unable to train him, Qui-Gon brought Anakin along with him during the attempt to retake Naboo. During the battle for Naboo, Qui-Gon once more fought the dark warrior from Tatooine, who was revealed to be a Dark Lord of the Sith. Fighting side-by-side with Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon forced the Sith back, but the younger warrior was able to separate the two Jedi. Alone, and with decades of experience no match for youth and sheer power, Qui-Gon was overcome by the Dark Lord, and was fatally stabbed by the Sith Lord's blade. Though Obi-Wan vanquished the dark warrior, it was already too late for Qui-Gon. With his final words, Qui-Gon Jinn asked Obi-Wan to train Anakin Skywalker, still feeling that, without doubt, the boy would restore peace and justice to the Galaxy. Though Qui-Gon died on the floor of a generator room on Naboo, even death could not hold back the rogue of the Jedi Order. Somehow, Qui-Gon was able to unlock the secrets of the ancient Whills, and to achieve immortality in the embrace of the Force. Qui-Gon not only lived on, riding the currents of the Force, but also retained his identity; his soul. A decade after his cremation on Naboo, Qui-Gon made his ethereal presence known with a warning to Anakin, who was slipping towards darkness. Master Yoda heard Qui-Gon's disembodied call, and over the next three years, began to commune with the deceased Jedi Master. Yoda saw Qui-Gon as a ripple in the Force; his influence spreading out through the Force's energy, a wave without a shore. Qui-Gon Jinn spoke with Yoda again in what was perhaps the Galaxy's darkest hour, with words of comfort for the weary Grand Master. Even with the Emperor ruling the Galaxy, Qui-Gon had not lost faith, both in the light of the Force or the trust placed in Anakin, who had become a dreaded servant of the Empire. Qui-Gon explained to Yoda that the secret of immortality, the key to which the Sith were desperately searching for, could be achieved. Only through the release of self, not the exaltation of self, could eternal life be granted. Love, as Qui-Gon had always said, was the answer to the darkness. With this new knowledge at his command, Yoda became Qui-Gon's apprentice, finally realizing that the maverick had been right all along. He who had followed his own, unique path, had broken away from even the bounds of the Force, and had found new knowledge that would have a profound effect on the future of the Galaxy. Qui-Gon trained both Yoda and Obi-Wan to become one with the Force upon death, ensuring the survival of the Jedi and their teachings. Source: New Essential Guide to Characters, Legacy of the Jedi, Jedi Apprentice, The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Yoda: Dark Rendezvous, Revenge of the Sith, Last of the Jedi _____________________________________________________________________________ -- Behind the Scenes -- Played by: Liam Neeson In early drafts of Episode I, Qui-Gon was not introduced until the main protagonist, Obi-Wan, arrived on Coruscant. Though Qui-Gon participated in the final battle of the story, Obi-Wan alone embarked on the blockade mediation at the beginning, and it was he who found Anakin on Tatooine. Jinn (from the Arabic meaning 'spirit') is a concept from mythology and religion, describing a spirit that uses supernatural power to influence mankind for good or ill. Jinn populated the Earth thousands of years before Adam and Eve, but were mischievous, and would not reform. These beings inhabit talismans that, when captured by a man, force the jinn to grant its master wishes. Jinn are said to reflect one's inner nature to oneself. Qui-Gon was to have appeared in spirit form in Revenge of the Sith, but this important scene was never filmed. In it, Qui-Gon would reveal the key to eternal life to Yoda. -- Multimedia -- Image Gallery: Qui-Gon Jinn -- Links -- - Qui-Gonline - home of the Qui-Gon discussion list since 1999 - Liam Neeson Fansite |
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| TIMELINE - 92 BBY: Qui-Gon Jinn is born, place of birth unknown (TPM) - 82 BBY: Dooku takes Qui-Gon as his Padawan learner. Qui-Gon takes a small rock from the River of Light on his homeworld as a memento (Legacy of the Jedi, Jedi Apprentice) - 76 BBY: Qui-Gon stops an enraged Dooku from killing Lorian Nod after the Jedi were captured by the pirate (Legacy of the Jedi) - 68 BBY: Qui-Gon discovers Xanatos on Telos, and brings him to the Jedi Temple (Jedi Apprentice) - 64 BBY: Qui-Gon and his friend Tahl pass the Trials and become Jedi Knights. After considering Xanatos for his apprentice, Qui-Gon takes his first Padawan, vowing to train Xanatos once his apprentice becomes a Knight (Jedi Apprentice) - 59 BBY: Qui-Gon's apprentice passes the Trials, and Qui-Gon is made a Jedi Master. He takes Xanatos as his new Padawan (Jedi Apprentice) - 53 BBY: When Qui-Gon is forced to kill Xanatos' father on Telos, Xanatos falls to the dark side and disappears. Overcome with failure, Qui-Gon dismisses his success with his first Padawan, and vows never to take another. - 44 BBY: Working together, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan Kenobi foil Xanatos' plot on Bandomeer. Qui-Gon makes Obi-Wan his Padawan (Jedi Apprentice) - 41 BBY: When Qui-Gon's friend Tahl is killed by Balog, Qui-Gon vows to enact revenge. Fortunately, Obi-Wan stops Qui-Gon from killing Balog and falling to the dark side (Jedi Apprentice) - 32 BBY: Qui-Gon discovers Anakin Skywalker on Tatooine, but the Council does not allow Qui-Gon to train him. Qui-Gon is later killed by Darth Maul, and with his dying words asks Obi-Wan to train Anakin (TPM) - 22 BBY: One with the Force, Qui-Gon shouts a warning to Anakin, who is falling to the dark side. Yoda hears Qui-Gon's call (AotC) - 19 BBY: Qui-Gon reveals to Yoda the secret of eternal life, and later trains Obi-Wan to retain his identity upon death. Qui-Gon continues to speak with Obi-Wan through his exile on Tatooine (RotS, Last of the Jedi) |