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.

## Bio

### Personality and traits

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 Skywalker was the Chosen One looked both at the
future and in the moment. Though he did believe that Skywalker's future
contained a prophetic destiny, he did not dwell on the uncertainty that
the Council saw in Skywalker's future training.

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 Qui-Gon saved the Gungan exile
 Jar Jar Binks, and Jar Jar swore a life-debt to him, his compassionate
nature was such that Qui-Gon took the hapless Gungan under his wing,
much to Obi-Wan's dismay. This empathy toward all life forms, including
the most unfortunate and pitiful, is Qui-Gon'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.

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, 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 trained with a lightsaber, able to use his blade
to defeat battle droids on Naboo. 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.
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, 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.

## Gallery

Qui-Gon Jinn (spirit form)Qui-Gob weilding his lightsaber