Qui-Gon Jinn

Qui-Gon Jinn (92 BBY - 32 BBY) is a Jedi Master, the mentor of Obi-Wan Kenobi, and was once the padawan of Count Dooku in the fictional Star Wars universe. Liam Neeson plays Qui-Gon in ' and does a voice-over as Qui-Gon in '.

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Qui-Gon Jinn is a philosophical warrior who possesses knowledge of the architecture and engineering of various space transports and large capital vessels. He also has a subtle attention to detail, as he wears a moisture farmer's poncho to blend with the Mos Espa locals. A venerable Jedi Master, Qui-Gon brandishes his lightsaber with consummate grace (apparent in his Form IV mastery: see seven forms of lightsaber combat). The Jedi lightsaber master who taught Qui-Gon considered him the best lightsaber duelist he had seen in over 400 years of teaching in the Jedi Order. Qui-Gon and Mace Windu often sparred together; some sources claim that Qui-Gon never outsparred Mace, but with Qui-Gon being twenty years older, he may have done so in his earlier years.

Related Topics:
Architecture - Engineering - Mos Espa - Lightsaber - Seven forms of lightsaber combat - Mace Windu

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Qui-Gon's green lightsaber was used by Obi-Wan Kenobi to defeat Darth Maul. A few years later in Rogue Planet Obi-Wan still had Qui-Gon's green lightsaber. What happened to Qui-Gon's green lightsaber after that is not known. By the time of Attack of the Clones, Obi-Wan is using a blue lightsaber.

Related Topics:
Rogue Planet - Attack of the Clones

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Qui-Gon eventually discovers the secret of immortality, and he shares this enigma with Yoda, who entrusts it to Obi-Wan in turn. This is apparently achieved through extreme compassion, a rejection of selfishness and personal attachment to the point that the physical self fades away, but the consciousness remains as one with the Force. It is ironic that Qui-Gon, whose body remained intact upon his death, should be the one who teaches other Jedi a method that results in their bodies vanishing. This lends some fuel to the debate over Anakin Skywalker's death, since his corporeal status is ambiguous, and prone to much audience speculation.

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Qui-Gon's ultimate fate is unknown. Although his consciousness is said to exist on Tatooine, where he presumably trains Obi-Wan following the events of Revenge of the Sith, there is no indication that his spirit is present anytime during the second half of the Star Wars saga.

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