A
venerable if maverick Jedi
Master, Qui-Gon
Jinn is a student of the living Force. Unlike other
Jedi Masters, who often lose themself in the meditation
of the unifying Force, Qui-Gon Jinn lived for the
moment, espousing a philosophy of "feel, don't think --
use your instincts." Were it not for Qui-Gon's unruly
views, he would have undoubtedly been on the Jedi
Council.
At the behest of Supreme
Chancellor Valorum, Qui-Gon and his Padawan
apprentice Obi-Wan
Kenobi journeyed to Naboo
to settle the trade dispute that threatened the peaceful
world. Aboard a Trade Federation
battleship, the Jedi were ambushed, but they managed
to escape to Naboo's surface.
In the swamplands of Naboo, Qui-Gon rescued a clumsy
Gungan
outcast, Jar
Jar Binks, who swore a life-debt to the Jedi.
Qui-Gon's compassionate nature was such that he took the
strange alien under his protection. With his help, they
journeyed to the city of Theed. There, they freed Queen
Amidala and her retinue from the clutches of the Trade
Federation, and set off to deliver her safely to Coruscant.
During the trip to the capital, damaged sustained to
the Royal
Starship forced an unscheduled stop on the Outer Rim
world of Tatooine.
There, Qui-Gon discovered a young slave boy named Anakin
Skywalker, who was strong in the Force. Sensing the
boy's potential, Qui-Gon liberated Anakin from slavery.
During their departure from Tatooine, Qui-Gon was nearly
killed by a dark warrior, whom he suspected to be a Sith
Lord.
The Jedi Master then traveled to Coruscant to present
Anakin to the Jedi Council. The Council, however, felt
Anakin's future seemed clouded and uncertain, and deemed
the boy too old to begin training and dangerously full
of fear and anger. They refused to allow Qui-Gon to
train Anakin, but the Jedi Master nevertheless kept the
boy as his ward as he returned to Naboo.
On Naboo, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan confronted the Sith
Lord Darth
Maul, Qui-Gon's attacker from the desert. Maul
proved a deadly and fearsome opponent. Together, Obi-Wan
and Qui-Gon fended off the Sith Lord's attacks, but as
the battle progressed, Master and apprentice became
separated. Maul pressed his advantage, wearing down
Qui-Gon's defenses and ultimately killing the Jedi
Master. Obi-Wan then defeated Maul, but nothing could
save Qui-Gon. With his last breath, the Jedi Master
asked Obi-Wan to train Anakin, a request Kenobi
accepted.
A short time later, the Jedi Master's body was
cremated at a funeral attended by numerous mourners,
including Anakin, Obi-Wan, Jar Jar, and several Jedi
Council members.
