Qui - Gon Jinn 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 , high midi - chlorian count , and supposed virgin birth , Jinn came to believe that Skywalker was the Chosen One who would bring balance to the Force and destroy the Sith . 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 and had much fear in him , 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 Kenobi to 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 . Biography . Early life . Qui - Gon Jinn was a male human born on the galactic capital of Coruscant . Identified as a Force - sensitive , he was taken for training by the Jedi Order and was assigned as a Padawan to Jedi Master Dooku , from whom he learned the ways of the Force . 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 eventually took on a Padawan of his own , Obi - Wan Kenobi , who believed that Jinn could have been a member of the Jedi High Council if he followed the Code . On one occassion , Jinn and Kenobi were sent on an extended mission to the planet Mandalore , where a civil war had been raging between various Mandalorian factions . Jinn and his Padawan were assigned to protect Duchess Satine Kryze of the pacifistic New Mandalorians faction , who had become a target for insurgents . Jinn and Kenobi spent a year on Mandalore , constantly on the run from bounty hunter s targeting Kryze . During the mission , Kenobi developed romantic feelings for the Jedi ' s charge . Eventually , the civil war came to an end , with the New Mandalorians coming to power and Kryze becoming the ruler of Mandalore . Jinn had at least some contact with his old Master after taking on Kenobi , and spoke highly of his Padawan to Dooku . Sometime during his life , Jinn began discovering the secrets to manifesting his consciousness after death . He traveled to a planet strong with the Force , a world that legend said was the birthplace of life and the origin of midi - chlorian s . There , he learned from five Force Priestesses who had retained their own consciousness after death . 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 . He also learned from a Shaman of the Whills that achieving eternal consciousness required absolute selflessness . At some point prior to 32 BBY , Jinn and Kenobi were operating in the vicinity of a planet that served as a base of the Flesh Mongers pirate group , flying a pair of Delta - 7 " Aethersprite " - class light interceptors . The two received a message from the surface of the planet from Jedi Master Yoda , who was asking for assistance . Landing on the planet , Jinn and Kenobi discovered that Yoda had taken out the entire pirate gang in order to rescue a young Force - sensitive child , known as Lo , as the pirate had planned to sell him due to his abilities in the Force . Jinn and Kenobi were asked by Yoda to escort the infant to the Jedi Temple , with Yoda assuring Lo that he was in safe hands with Jinn . Jinn expressed that he was happy to help out as they had been so close . While the two conversed , Kenobi took particular interest in the fact that Yoda had taken out an entire room of pirates , and was totally in awe . Jinn then proceeded to ask Yoda if everything was all right , to which the revered master replied that he could sense a calling disturbance in the Force that he felt he must follow . Jinn noted that he could not feel the presence himself but offered to join him on his quest if he so wanted . As Yoda climbed into his starship , he responded that he felt it was simply a calling for him alone and embarked on a mission to a planet in the Vagadarr system , where he became involved in a tribal war between the planet ' s native inhabitants . War on Naboo . Failed negotiations . Ten years prior to the outbreak of the Clone Wars , the Trade Federation blockade d Naboo and planned to invade it 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 diplomat ic means . 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 ambassador s were Jedi Knight s . Sidious ordered their execution , while Jinn could sense the fear that the Neimoidian s 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 droid s waiting outside the door and fled through the corridors , where they made their way into the ventilation system . Moving through the ventilation shafts , the Jedi made their way to the 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 , Jinn 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 , revealing that 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 . Binks led the two Jedi into the Gungan city , where they were immediately apprehended 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 telepathically persuade Nass to give them a bongo 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 . 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 droid s , 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 Hutt s 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 . Discovery of the Chosen One . The ship landed on Tatooine , and the crew determined that they were in need of a new hyperdrive generator in order to make it to their final destination of Coruscant , the capital of the Republic . Jinn decided to venture out into the local settlement to find a store that would sell a generator , and brought Amidala — masquerading as a royal handmaiden — and Binks along with him . They arrived at a shop owned by a Toydarian junk dealer , Watto , who had the parts they needed but would not accept Republic credit s for payment . Jinn attempted to telepathically persuade him that credits would be acceptable , but the Toydarian was immune to Jedi mind tricks . Jinn left empty - handed , but not before meeting Anakin Skywalker , a young boy who was a slave of Watto ' s . Skywalker followed Jinn and the others , where he warned them that a sandstorm was coming and that they would need to find shelter . The boy knew the group would not make it back to their ship in time and brought them back to his home , where he introduced them to his mother , Shmi , who was also one of Watto ' s slaves . They all shared a dinner together , where Skywalker deduced that Jinn was a Jedi , having seen his lightsaber . Jinn revealed that he and the others were on an important mission for the Republic and stranded on Tatooine until they could repair their ship . Knowing that it could help them escape , Skywalker volunteered to help by racing in the Boonta Eve Classic podrace and give them the profits to repair their ship if he won . Jinn accepted the offer , though Amidala was unconvinced that trusting their fate to someone they barely knew was the right course . The next day , Jinn spoke to Watto about entering Skywalker in the race with a pod that Skywalker had built in secret , and Jinn convinced Watto that it was the Jedi ' s pod . The two agreed that Watto would pay Skywalker ' s entry fee and collect all of the winnings from a potential victory , except for whatever money Jinn needed to repair his ship . If Skywalker lost , Watto would keep the queen ' s ship . Watto agreed to the condition , and Skywalker set out to begin getting his pod race - ready . It was in watching Skywalker work on his pod that Jinn told Shmi he could sense the potential of a Jedi in the boy . Jinn wondered who Skywalker ' s father was , and was intrigued to hear Shmi had conceived her son without a father . Later that night , Jinn tested the boy ' s midi - chlorian count and sent the sample to Kenobi on the queen ' s ship , who told his master that Skywalker ' s midi - chlorian count was over 20 , 000 — higher than any known Jedi . Through the supposed virgin birth and the midi - chlorian count , Jinn came to believe that Skywalker was the Chosen One of Jedi prophecy , a being who would bring balance to the Force . With the belief that Skywalker was the Chosen One , Jinn knew that Skywalker should be brought to the Jedi temple on Coruscant so he could be trained as a Jedi . Jinn approached Watto with a new wager : if the boy was to win , Watto would free Skywalker and his mother . Watto scoffed at the idea of freeing two slaves , but he did agree to release one if Skywalker won . However , he left it up to chance , and threw a small multi - color ed cube ; if it landed on blue , Skywalker would be the slave in question . Jinn used the Force to help it land on blue , and Watto agreed that Skywalker would be freed if he won the race — but , according to Watto , the Dug racer Sebulba was sure to win . The race began later that day and Skywalker emerged victorious . Watto , who lost everything betting on Sebulba , freed the boy as per their agreement . Jinn took what profits he needed to repair the ship and gave the rest to Skywalker and his mother , and told them that Skywalker had been freed and could go with him to Coruscant to become a Jedi . Skywalker was unsure about leaving his mother , but he had always dream ed of becoming a Jedi and decided to leave . After Skywalker shared a tearful goodbye with his mother , Jinn and the boy set off for the queen ' s ship to make their way to Coruscant . Just before arriving at the ship , Jinn was attacked by Darth Maul , a Sith Lord and the apprentice of Darth Sidious . The two fought across the desert floor while Skywalker rushed back to the ship to find help , and the ship made its way to Jinn ' s location where he was able to board it and flee Tatooine , leaving Darth Maul behind . Once on board , he introduced Skywalker to Kenobi . With its hyperdrive repaired , the ship finally arrived on Coruscant , where the crew was greeted by Chancellor Valorum and Senator Palpatine . After arriving , Jinn went before the Jedi Council and told the Jedi Masters that he believed Darth Maul was a Sith Lord . The Council was dubious of the claim , as the Order believed they had destroyed the Sith a millennium earlier , but they committed themselves to learning Darth Maul ' s identity . Jinn also revealed that he had discovered Skywalker on Tatooine and believed him to be the Chosen One , asking that the boy be trained as a Jedi . At Jinn ' s request , the Council agreed to test Skywalker to determine if he was eligible for training . Kenobi was skeptical that Skywalker would pass the test given his age , as Jedi began their training at infancy , and worried that Jinn would defy whatever decision the Council made . Despite his Padawan ' s concerns , Jinn was determined to see Skywalker become a Jedi Knight . The Council tested Skywalker and agreed with Jinn that he was exceptionally powerful with the Force , but declined to accept him for training . They believed that despite his power , he was too old to begin training , and dangerously full of fear and anger . Nonetheless , Jinn insisted that Skywalker be trained , saying he would take the boy as his Padawan learner . Kenobi , meanwhile , could take his Jedi Trials and become a Jedi Knight , as the Jedi Code forbade a Jedi from having two Padawans . The Council tabled the discussion for another time and ordered that Jinn and Kenobi return to Naboo , where Queen Amidala was preparing to return to in order to deal with the invasion without the Senate ' s help . Jinn took Skywalker with him and began giving him some initial lessons about the Force . Final battle and death . Upon arrival on Naboo , the Jedi traveled with Amidala to find the Gungans , who were hiding in a sacred area of the forests . There , the Naboo and Gungans formed an alliance to fight the Federation , while the queen ' s handmaiden Padmé revealed herself to be the true Amidala , having masqueraded as a servant with one of the handmaidens portraying the queen as a safety precaution . Together with the Jedi and the Gungans , Amidala put together a plan of attack , where the Gungans would fight the Federation army away from Theed as a diversion , allowing Amidala , her forces , and the Jedi to get into the city with relatively little opposition . Jinn made it clear , however , that while he would protect the queen , he could not a fight a war for her . As the Gungan army led the bulk of the Federation forces away from the city , Jinn snuck into Theed with the others and fought their way to the palace . Once in the hangar , they were again confronted by Darth Maul , who the two Jedi prepared to fight as the Naboo fought their way to the throne room to capture Viceroy Gunray . Jinn and Kenobi fought Maul in the hangar , with the Sith Lord dominating the duel , though Maul did give ground in order to lead the Jedi out of the hangar and throughout a palace generator complex . Maul separated the two Jedi by knocking Kenobi down several levels and eventually trapping him behind shielding , leaving Jinn to fight the Sith Lord in single combat without his apprentice . As they made their way through the area , the two combatants were evenly matched ; eventually , however , Maul countered Jinn with a physical strike from his lightsaber hilt and seizing the opportunity while Jinn was off - balance , fatally stabbing the Jedi Master through the torso as his Padawan watched in horror from behind the shielding . When Kenobi was finally able to reach Maul , he and the Sith Lord engaged in a furious battle , with Kenobi grieving for his master and friend . Maul was able to disarm and knock Kenobi partly down a reactor shaft , before Kenobi used the Force to summon his master ' s lightsaber , jump out of the pit and slice the blade through Maul ' s torso in one swift movement ; cutting him in half and sending him tumbling down the shaft . The Padawan ran to his dying master , cradling him in his arms , and Jinn made his apprentice promise that he would train with Skywalker as a Jedi . With his dying breath , Jinn once again said that Skywalker was the Chosen One and would bring balance to the Force . In the aftermath of the battle , in which the Naboo successfully captured the Viceroy and ended the Federation occupation , Kenobi was granted the rank of Jedi Knight and insisted on taking Skywalker as his apprentice . Although Yoda disagreed , the Council approved Kenobi ' s request , fulfilling Jinn ' s dying wish : Skywalker would be trained as a Jedi . Later , Jinn was given a Jedi funeral on Naboo , where his body was burned on a funeral pyre . The funeral was attended by a number of delegates including Queen Amidala , the Jedi Council , and Chancellor Palpatine . It was at the funeral that Kenobi told Skywalker that the Council would allow him to be trained , and that Kenobi would be his master . Together , the two mourned the death of their fallen friend , as Kenobi vowed that Skywalker would become a Jedi . Kenobi upheld his vow to Jinn dutifully over the years . At one point , when Skywalker was considering leaving the Jedi Order at the age of twelve , Kenobi was intent on following suit , but he was still going to complete the boy ' s training even outside the Order . Skywalker , however , chose to remain a Jedi in the aftermath of a mission to the planet Carnelion IV . Returning as a spirit . Though his training had been incomplete , Jinn utilized what he learned from the Force Priestesses to become one with the Force and retain his identity after his death . He had not fully learned the mystery , however , so he could not physically manifest himself , only speak as a disembodied voice . The first known time that Jinn communicated through the Force was approximately ten years after the events on Naboo . Skywalker had returned to Tatooine to find his mother , about whom he had been having recurring nightmares , and discovered she had been kidnapped by Tusken Raider s . He found her in a Tusken camp , but she died only moments later . In his anger , Skywalker slaughtered all the Tuskens in the camp . Jinn , sensing the great pain and distress , called out to Skywalker through the Force , which Yoda could hear — but not comprehend — through his own meditation s . In the meantime , Kenobi was captured on the planet Geonosis by Dooku , who had left the Jedi Order and had become the leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems . While interrogating Kenobi , Dooku — who was also secretly a Sith Lord — expressed his belief that Jinn would have joined his cause if he had been alive . Shortly thereafter , a conflict known as the Clone Wars began between the Galactic Republic and Dooku ' s Confederacy . During that conflict , Skywalker was promoted to the rank of Jedi Knight and was assigned a Padawan of his own , the Togruta Ahsoka Tano , to whom he recited Jinn ' s teachings on at least one occasion . Despite his incomplete training , Jinn was able to physically manifest on one known occasion . Kenobi , Skywalker and Tano , had been lured to the planet Mortis by three beings known as the Father , Son , and Daughter . Like Jinn , these beings believed that Skywalker was the Chosen One . Jinn first appeared to Kenobi to warn him that the beings sought Skywalker and his potential as the Chosen One , to use it for their own means . When Kenobi questioned how Jinn could appear , the late Jedi Master told him that the planet acted as an amplifier , and that it was a conduit through which the Force flowed . The two spoke about Skywalker and his power , with Kenobi having the opportunity to tell Jinn that the late Jedi Master ' s predictions about Skywalker were true : he was stronger than any other Jedi , yet still could not find balance . Jinn warned that , if Skywalker was the Chosen One , then the boy would discover it on Mortis , and if not then the planet would prove to be very dangerous for someone so powerful . Jinn later appeared to Skywalker himself , telling Skywalker that he still believed the boy would bring balance to the Force after facing his demon s . After the three Jedi escaped Mortis , where the Father professed his belief that Skywalker was the Chosen One , Kenobi came to believe , and told the Jedi Council , that the appearance of Jinn was simply an illusion , one manifested from their memories by the beings on Mortis . Skywalker , however , was not as confident , despite Jedi teachings saying that it was impossible for a being to retain their identity after death . The report about Mortis did not change these Jedi beliefs or teachings . The Clone Wars also saw the return of Jinn ' s murderer , Darth Maul . Believed to have been killed by Kenobi on Naboo , Maul had in fact survived , replacing his lower body with a cybernetic apparatus . Maul sought revenge on Kenobi for maiming him , and the two fought on several occassions . Nevertheless , Maul would go on to survive the Clone Wars . It was not until the waning days of the Clone Wars that Yoda learned Jinn had retained his consciousness after death . Knowing Yoda was destined to be a major player in bringing balance to the Force , and that it was Yoda ' s destiny to complete the training Jinn himself did not , the late Jedi Master spoke to Yoda through the Force and guided him to Dagobah , the first leg on Yoda ' s trials to determine whether he was ready to learn the secrets . Jinn told Yoda about his training , and how the Living Force fed into the Cosmic Force , allowing him to return after death . Yoda was , at first , only interested in the truth about the Clone Wars , asking if he knew the identity of Darth Sidious , but Jinn could only guide Yoda through his trials . Yoda was guided by the Living Force in the form of a glowing swarm of fireflies . Later they guided Yoda to the planet of the Force Priestesses , where Yoda could continue his trial . Yoda completed the trials and was deemed worthy of learning the secret of eternal consciousness , as Yoda would one day train the person who would help Skywalker bring balance to the Force . The Force Priestesses instructed that Jinn would guide Yoda ' s training . After the end of the Clone Wars and the fall of the Jedi Order , Yoda chose to go into exile on Dagobah , but not before telling Kenobi that Jinn had returned from the netherworld of the Force and could guide his former Padawan in learning the secret . Legacy . The end of the Clone Wars also saw the fall of Anakin Skywalker , who was seduced to the dark side of the Force by Darth Sidious and had become the Sith Lord Darth Vader . The fall confirmed the Council ' s fears about Skywalker ' s training , but he was still the Chosen One . During Obi - Wan Kenobi ' s self - imposed exile on Tatooine , he frequently dwelled upon his failure to train Skywalker , and one such time during meditation he felt himself phase out of reality for a few moments . During this time he felt Jinn commune through the Force with him , with his old Jedi Master telling him to let go . In the years after the Clone Wars , Kenobi and Yoda both completed their training to retain their consciousness after death . During his time on Tatooine , Kenobi continued to speak with Jinn , telling him about the hardships of living in exile and Skywalker ' s possible destiny of the Chosen One . During an encounter with the Wookiee bounty hunter Black Krrsantan , Kenobi called upon his Master to give him strength to defeat the foe . Kenobi finally killed a resurgent Darth Maul in a duel on Tatooine in 2 BBY , using Jinn ' s Ataru stance to defend himself against Maul . In 1 BBY , Qui - Gon ' s voice was heard by Padawan Ezra Bridger during his mission to a place that existed between time and space . One year later , Kenobi sacrificed himself to save Luke Skywalker , Anakin ' s son , and was struck down by Darth Vader . After his death , Kenobi first appeared as a disembodied voice , telling Luke to flee the Death Star with his friends , and then later to guide Luke through the Battle of Yavin . In the aftermath of the Battle of Yavin , Vader was shot down over the planet Vrogas Vas . During a confrontation with Rebel Alliance forces on the planet , Vader found an ancient Jedi Temple , where he heard disembodied voices of people from his past , including Jinn . A few years later , Kenobi appeared as a physical spirit to tell Luke to train with Yoda on Dagobah . He continued to manifest himself to help guide Luke through his training . It was on Dagobah that Yoda fulfilled the destiny first spoken of by the Force Priestesses , training Luke to become a Jedi Knight . Yoda died shortly thereafter and passed on into the Force , where he retained his identity . Through the training Yoda gave Luke , the boy confronted and redeemed his father from the dark side , and Anakin killed Darth Sidious . Through this act , and through his own death , Anakin helped defeat the Galactic Empire , brought balance to the Force , and was able to return as a spirit as well . By killing Sidious and sacrificing himself , Jinn ' s strongly - held belief was finally proven true : Anakin Skywalker was the Chosen One . Personality and traits . Qui - Gon Jinn was a human male who stood 1 . 93 meter s tall and had light skin , blue eye s , and long , brown hair . Though he had risen to the rank of Jedi Master , Jinn did not always agree with the structures and rules of the Jedi Order . He was known to disobey the Jedi Code if he felt he needed to , and was willing to rebuff the Jedi Council when they declined to train Skywalker . After Jinn ' s old master , Dooku , fell to the dark side and became the Sith Lord Darth Tyranus , Dooku told Kenobi that he wished Jinn were still alive so the late Jedi Master could have helped him with the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Kenobi rejected the idea that Jinn would have joined Dooku , but Dooku told Kenobi that Jinn knew about the corruption in the Galactic Senate and might have joined the Separatist cause — especially if he had learned that the Republic was under the control of Darth Sidious , though Dooku did not tell Kenobi that the Separatists were also under Sith control . While other Jedi focused on meditation to try to understand the future , Jinn lived in the moment . He believed that one ' s focus on the future should not compromise the concentration on the present , and believed in trusting one ' s instincts . Even after his death and return as a spirit , Jinn was confronted with Jedi thinking only of the future ; he guided Yoda through Dagobah to learn the secret of eternal consciousness , but Yoda was interested in knowing if Jinn , existing outside of normal time , could tell him the true identity of Darth Sidious . Although Jinn hinted that he knew the truth , he explained he could only guide Yoda towards greater knowledge , not provide him with the answers . Jinn ' s belief that Anakin Skywalker was the Chosen One looked both at the future and in the moment . Though he acknowledged that Skywalker ' s future contained an uncertain destiny , he did not dwell on the danger that the Council saw in Skywalker ' s potential . Qui - Gon Jinn had an empathetic nature , and had a tendency to take unfortunate life forms under his protection . It was this tendency , as well his defiance towards the Jedi Council , that often frustrated and baffled his Padawan , Obi - Wan Kenobi . When Jinn saved the Gungan exile Jar Jar Binks , and Binks swore a life - debt to him , his compassionate nature was such that Jinn took the hapless Gungan under his wing , much to Kenobi ' s dismay . This empathy toward all life forms , including the most pitiful and unfortunate , was Jinn ' s greatest strength . Jinn ' s training to retain his identity after death led him to new philosophies , ones unknown to the Jedi Order of the time . Jinn learned that there were two sides to the Force , a Living Force channeled by the energies of all living beings , and the Cosmic Force into which it fed . It was this symbiotic relationship that allowed the Force to bind the galaxy together , and speak to living beings through the midi - chlorians . Powers and abilities . Like other Jedi , Qui - Gon Jinn was sensitive to and had an affinity for the Force . He utilized telekinesis and mind tricks on more than one occasion , using them to help further his goals during the Trade Federation ' s occupation of Naboo and while attempting to free Skywalker from slavery . Jinn was skilled with a lightsaber , able to use his blade to easily defeat battle droids on Naboo and hold his own in his first duel with Darth Maul . He was not , however , skilled enough to survive his second encounter with Darth Maul , as the Sith Lord out - fought the Jedi Master and mortally wounded him after a prolonged fight . The ability to manifest consciousness after death was , for a time , a skill that other Jedi did not know . Jinn kept his training with the Force Priestesses a secret , and the Jedi Order continued to believe that death was permanent and identity could not be retained . It was not until towards the Clone Wars that Jinn revealed himself to Yoda , despite his training being incomplete at the time , and Jinn told the Jedi Master that that he too could learn to return from death through the Cosmic Force . Jinn passed these teachings on to Yoda and Kenobi , who used it and the new philosophies they learned to help guide Luke Skywalker towards his destiny . Behind the scenes . Qui - Gon Jinn was portrayed by Liam Neeson in . The actor reprised his role in three episodes of " " — " Overlords , " " Ghosts of Mortis , " and " Voices " — and audio from his appearance in " The Phantom Menace " could briefly be heard in . Neeson was also set to lend his voice to , and Neeson had hinted at his involvement in early 2005 . The scene , in which Yoda was set to commune with Jinn ' s disembodied voice , was cut from the film but was written for the screenplay . The scene appeared in the film ' s . Compared to the final screenplay , early drafts of " The Phantom Menace " did not have Qui - Gon Jinn joining Obi - Wan Kenobi until much later in the film , leaving Kenobi as the sole Jedi participant through many of the film ' s early events , such as the failed negotiations aboard the Trade Federation flagship . Additionally , the final screenplay described Qui - Gon Jinn as being in his 60s , far older than actor Liam Neeson was at the time .