Qui Gon Jinn

Qui Gon on Tatooine

**Qui Gon Jinn** was a Jedi Master in the Jedi Order.

## Biography

### Early Life

After being unexpectedly born on the planet Batuu, Jinn was taken by his parents to live on Bakura where they would be contacted by Jedi Master Yoda about Jinn's force sensitivity.

At an early age, Jinn was adopted into the Jedi Order and trained like all younglings under the grand master. Jinn would struggle immensely with his training and be kept back years behind the other students. Jedi Master Dooku believed Jinn would be better in a different environment and requested to take him on as his apprentice, The Council obliged.

### Under Dooku

As Dooku's padawan, Jinn learned faster then he ever had before, he learned to become a skilled negotiator and warrior under Dooku, going on missions across the Galaxy the duo became famous for being able to work out peace in even the direst of circumstances.

The most notable mission of the two was convincing terrorists on Coruscant to back down from setting off a bomb that would have killed over 10,000 people. Because of this Jinn reached Knighthood younger then any other Jedi before his time and would keep the record until Anakin Skywalker bested him in 25BBY.

### Knighthood

During this period Jinn began to try and seek a deeper connection to the force, it was also during this time that he strayed away from the order, Dooku and Yoda were the only two he would remain in contact with for long stretches of time. Fearing a possible turn in Jinn, Yoda, who had just become Grandmaster appointed Jinn an apprentice in Freemor.

Jinn would accept this role cautiously, not wanting to fail Feemor as a teacher. Jinn would frequently seek guidance and assistance of his former master on such affairs.

During an incident near The Maw cluster, Freemor would be killed. This led to Qui Gon cutting himself off from the force and The Jedi for a decade.

### Cut Off

Jinn spent his decade away from the Jedi by learning about all sides of the force, in secret he would converse with Dooku who helped him in the direst of circumstances.

Jinn would visit the planets of Dagobah, Malachor, Moraband, Ach-To, Jedha, Tython, and Byss to discover as much as he could about all sides of the force, this time was when he developed the philosophy of the Grey an ideology that believed in order for their to be balance the force could not belong to the Jedi nor Sith as it was greater then either. Qui Gon believed the force existed as itself and all sides were equal.

After this journey of discovery Jinn would return to the Jedi Temple and requested to redo the trials in which he did better then ever before.

### Return to The Order

The council granted him a new apprentice, a second chance for Jinn in Xanatos, a padawan Jinn had discovered with Freemor and Dooku before Jinn had left the order. Jinn trained Xanatos strongly, Xanatos flourished and became a star example, Jinn and Xanatos would go across the galaxy and were known as great peacekeepers. Even with this title Xanatos wanted more, he felt as if he hadn't reached his full potential and started to look deeper into the secrets of The Dark Side. Xanatos's body soon deteriorated from his meddling and he planned to use a Sith ability that would transfer his soul into the body of another. He wished to use this on Jedi Knight Adi Gallia and later his own master.

Both attempts would fail as Xanatos would end up in a violent confrontation with Jinn, Jinn would have to slay his apprentice which caused a feeling of immense guilt.

This time however, Yoda provided support to Jinn and granted him the rank of master before granting him one last test some years later in Obi Wan Kenobi who would act as Jinn's final apprentice.

### Training Kenobi

Qui Gon trained Kenobi well but would often rely on his peers in the order for assistance. The duo would usually be sent on missions with a supervisor in Dooku.

Kenobi proved himself a well trained student and Jinn was very proud of him. Most notably they would take missions on Mandalore, Sullust, and Mimban.

### Protecting The Queen and Final Days

After the Battle of Mimban, Jinn and Kenobi would be sent by Supreme Chancellor Valorum to rescue Queen Padmé Amidala from a Trade Federation invasion. This led Jinn and Kenobi to a meeting with Nute Gunray who in response would kill one of Jinn's pilots and an astromech.

Jinn, Kenobi, pilot Maoi Madakor, and their hostage the Trade Federation's protocol droid TC-14 would flee to the planet below. There they would meet a gugan native Jar Jar Binks who along with his people would assist them to get to the capital city of Theed and rescue the Queen and her top aids.

The group would be forced to make an emergency landing on Tatooine after the engine of the ship was damaged on their escape. There they would meet slaves Shmi and Anakin Skywalker. Qui Gon sensed Anakin's extremely strong powers with the force and would get the two freed.

Qui Gon retrieved the parts he needed for the ship and after sensing a dark presence would take Anakin to Coruscant, leaving Shmi behind.

Qui Gon would vouch for Anakin to be trained by The Jedi Council, beliving him to be The Chosen One. The council would deliberate over the idea, Qui Gon would then tell Obi Wan that he believed Obi Wan was ready for Knighthood. Later Qui Gon would go to Naboo with Kenobi to help retake the planet in which Qui Gon would be killed by a Sith Lord known as Darth Maul during a duel.

Kenobi bested Maul with Jinn's lightsaber and made a promise to train Anakin to his dying master.

Qui Gon would be burned at a funeral pyre and the Jedi would respect the fallen man's wishes for Kenobi to train Skywalker.