Star Wars Confirms Qui-Gon Was The ONLY Jedi That Could Have Saved Anakin - Star Wars Explained

[@andrewboardman2654]

How ironic, Master Qui-Gonn had the power to save others, but not himself.

[@aaronp2003able]

Lmao, he should have been Darth Qui-Gon the Wise

[@DaVontae12T]

Because he didnt have the HIGH GROUND!!!

[@davidgibson2284]

Damn bruh lmao

[@i-evi-l]

Have You ever heard the tale Jedi Jin the Wise?

[@TupacDaDon]

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[@lukaviwifalc1119]

Qui-Gon: The diamond in the ruff that was the Old Jedi Order.

[@saricubra2867]

Anakin's padawan (Ahsoka) seems to be the closest to Qui Gon as a force user in canon and ironically, what real Jedi should be. Ahsoka even used battle meditation against the inquisitors, she experienced attachment, was in love with Lux Bonteri but she still is a pretty selfless person (light side) even when she doesn't consider herself as a Jedi.

[@saricubra2867]

Ahsoka also shows emotion to people that she cares (doing a rekt to the Jedi code), she teaches Ezra to let go of Kanan, there are many things that add to her badassery...

[@Jiron127]

@@saricubra2867 I'd imagine that anakin would still get w/padme and have a child. Still be excluded from the council because of his views/actions. Same as qui gon. As such, qui gon would advise anakin to leave the jedi if he thought etc. Meanwhile obi wan is put on the council. Anakin's apprentice ahsoka, becomes gray (like normal timeline). This could warp star wars history drastically. As sidious would never get dooku after maul's defeat. Would likely recruit the clone wars maul again. Even if sidious decided to wait for a more powerful apprentice. One would not just fall in his lap. He'd be stuck w/maul. As the chances of luke going bad would still be 0. So at best much of what occurred in episode 3. Would be pushed back to eps 4 (or 5). There probably would be no eps 5 and 6? Sidious fully trains maul, and maul promotes savage oppress. Grievous is still around somewhere. Maybe even the night sisters join in and lady talzin and maul form a coup to kill sidious. It'd likely be successful as oppress could take grievous. No dooku so yea. Sidious dies sooner.

[@saricubra2867]

@@Jiron127 Ahsoka isn't grey. She is still light side. Yes, Anakin should leave the Jedi Order at the End of The Clone Wars and everything would be fine for him and for others, he could form his own path like Ahsoka did and still help people.

[@saricubra2867]

@@Jiron127 I think that problem with the prequel era actually is far more complex than blaming the Jedi Order, actually, we have three problems. 1. Anakin's choices. 2.The Jedi Order itself. 3. The downfall of the Galactic Republic specially by Palpatine's actions that also have an influence over the Jedi Order. Basically, everything went very bad LOL.

[@carlosgarza400]

I think we always knew that only Qui-Gon was the only master appropriate for Anakin

[@Anjo.inspires]

I think had mace windu not been so biased and single minded concerning Anakin, I think he would've also made a good master...not better than Qui gon but def better than obi wan. Mace would've taught him vapaad and how to use that darkness as a weapon in battle and they also would habe been more trusting of one another and handled sidious differently. Mace wouldn't have gotten his arm chopped off and unlimited powered out a window lol

[@zenron5149]

Carlos Garza eh. Obiwan was pretty lit

[@carlosgarza400]

@@zenron5149 Yeah he kinda was

[@fraydizs7302]

As much as it pains me to admit it, Obi Wan being my favorite character and all, Youre right. Sure Obi Wan was wise, but he wasnt ready to take on a student of his own at the time. Quit Gon was the only way it should have gone. But alas Maul stole that possibility from us. Edit: I saw another comment mentioning Mace being a good master for Anakin which I think could have been a possibility as well. Since Anakin probably would not have been so embarrassed to speak with Mace about his feeling/ pull to the dark side as he was with Obi Wan.

[@nbubzy]

Robo i feel like same can be said vice versa tho, Obi-Wan was more of a welcoming friend and father figure to Anakin because of his light hearted nature. Though Qui Gon was probably the perfect master for Anakin, Obi-Wan is probably the 2nd best to train Anakin, and even then we know what happened.

[@iWillWakeYouUp]

Hayden did such a great job in ROTS. He looks so intense and conflicted the entire time.

[@Akaeus]

Agreed. His portrayal of Anakin was spot on and was also what Lucas specifically outlined to him during filming. He was not whiney or an emo like so many make fun of him for being. He was exactly as you said: conflicted

[@tlaloc6885]

@@mandalorethe_ultimate4627 wouldn't say he's good

[@stolenname94]

Alot of people take the piss out of him for how he acted anakin but I don't think acting is his problem it's incredibly bad writing from lucas I can't be denied he's very chessey

[@dvrkmvztxr9636]

@@stolenname94 exactly his portrayal of anakind emotion is accirste but the lines he was giving were cheesay asf

[@CrabbyDragon]

He had great body language, dude just needed to improve his vocal acting.

[@Thnielsen85]

Qui Gon has always been my favorite jedi. mostly because he is more true to the old ways of the jedi, but also because Liam Neeson is the perfect actor to bring the character to life. He is a perfect balance of power and knowlage. he is wise and modest, but also resourceful. From what the movies show us, i think its very easy to see who trained Obi-Wan, as he turns out a lot like Qui Gon.

[@brynstarkiller7419]

I always felt that Anakin & Qui Gon May have rebelled & quit the order becoming rogue greys

[@dervish108]

Bryn Stuart Jones Dooku might have left to join his former student and not Sidious.

[@kvaldez46]

That would be pretty cool to see

[@highlandoutsider]

Qui Gon May? Was he not on the guitarist in Queen?

[@saricubra2867]

Currently in canon, we have Ahsoka Tano, but i prefer to call her as a light side force user, not a Jedi :) .

[@Twinsuns2187]

Nice.

[@UncleMikeDrop]

That's the power of Liam Neeson. It is a shame that he had to be given the Sean Bean treatment in Episode I.

[@flyhyland]

Mike Vasquez What’s the sean bean treatment?

[@jangofett191]

When you get a fist up the ass

[@falkenvir]

Rather The Ned Stark treatment

[@UncleMikeDrop]

@@flyhyland The Sean Bean treatment is dying in the first installment of a widely beloved fictional series. It can also be expanded to relatively unceremonious on screen death of a character. I call it the Sean Bean treatment because it happens to him a lot. They did it to him in fellowship of the ring and at the end of season one of Game of Thrones. There's actually a whole compilation video on KZbin of all the different Sean Bean on screen character deaths.

[@UncleMikeDrop]

@@falkenvir It happened to him long before he played Ned Stark. RIP Boromir.

[@jackolantern147]

So, by killing Jinn, Darth Maul unintentionally destroyed the Jedi order? Dammit Maul!

[@Kirifuki]

Jack o lantern 14 No, the Jedi did.

[@romans52345-cy3tq]

@Offworlder1 Kind of like the Democrats of today

[@romans52345-cy3tq]

@Bruno Pereira It's true man, everyone likes to blame Trump and The so called out of touch Republicans for all the chaos going on with America today, Racist division, gender division, Massive COVID numbers etc.but the Democrats and radial left are very much to blame as well for their massive Egos and self-righteousness. Plus they have most mainstream media outlets feeding those egos which is a recipe for disaster

[@therealassassian1048]

No Darth Sidious purposely told maul to kill Qui Gon Gin no matter the cost

[@99thJediWarrior]

If you think about it, the Jedi did it to themselves.

[@TKnHappyNess]

Anakin had more respect for Qui-Gon in his late teen/early adult years. He says that Obi-Wan's wisdom wasn't the same as Qui-Gon's, but quickly apologizes

[@spidermaster360]

Since Qui-Gon is the first Jedi to become a force ghost, I wonder if he had seen Anakin become Vader and if so, what did Qui-Gon think of Vader.

[@ivancerecer5758]

What if he didn't see Anakin becoming Vader yet? Due to him not being a perfect force ghost since he did not complete his training

[@spidermaster360]

@@ivancerecer5758 that could also be a possibility. Either way, It's interesting to find out how much Qui-Gon had seen after becoming a force ghost.

[@derrickstorm6976]

@@ivancerecer5758 he still remained as an independent entity in the living Force, so he technically was conscious to changes in the balance of the Light and the Dark

[@IshiGoturi]

Liam Neeson (along with Hayden Christensen and Sam Jackson) should reprise their roles in Episode IX.

[@Jiron127]

Qui gonn saw anakin kill the sand people in ep 2 and even tried intervening. In ep 2, you can hear him cry out to anakin to not do it. Yoda himself said he's been communing w/qui gonn at the end of ep 3. Qui gonn was ahead of the curve.

[@blaineishere3851]

Quigon is what anakin would have been, had he not betrayed the Jedi. That was clear in the films, imo.

[@busiestnebula5186]

Blaine Hoover yeah and I feel he would've also not cared for a spot on the council or a rank of knight if quigon had been there to humble him

[@saricubra2867]

Qui gon is a light side force user. Anakin has attachment but the old ways of the Jedi don't work to teach him to *let go of everything he fears to lose* . The Jedi don't know how to deal with people who already have attachments, this is why they failed. Qui Gon could easily do the same thing as Ahsoka did to Ezra in the World Between Worlds (teach to let go) by using compassion and empathy to avoid that grow of the dark side.

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

Qui-Gon did indeed die too early. But imo, I didn't get that Anakin would have become just like Qui-Gon from simply watching the films.

[@blaineishere3851]

TIFFANY PERSAUD it’s not that he would have become quigon, it’s that Lucas intended quigon to be a glimpse at what anakin would have been had he not fallen. It’s just my interpretation. Not a fact. I think it’s a cool interpretation, imo

[@detoxify299]

@@tiffanypersaud3518 Clone Wars: *Exists* You: *Neglects*

[@thewarroom007]

I would fall back in love with star wars if they made a Qui-Gon movie!!!!

[@Yabuturtle]

Not sure why people make fun of Jinn. I actually thought he was one of the better characters in the prequels. True the acting was kind of wooden but I blame mostly bad directing than bad acting. Jinn was one of the few Jedi who didn't put up with the council's bullshit and knew the senate was corrupt and knew Anakin could save everyone. Jinn was the only one who really knew Anakin and Jinn being a gray jedi would have helped Anakin train and control his inner darkness rather than have it buried and repressed by the less experienced and more rigid Obi Wan.

[@99thJediWarrior]

He was always more of a Jedi than the Jedi themselves.

[@englishlady9797]

There's something I think in one of the comics or EU that Anakin wanted to name his son after him. Luke would have been called Jinn.

[@superchiefdunga5394]

Yeah, he was truly the only one who understood Anakin.

[@DjemoGraphic]

Agree!

[@OmegaDanJA]

Qui gon is the perfect example of what a Jedi should be. I would really love to see a what if story concerning Qui gon defeating maul and training anakin

[@timothywyatt3269]

Sucks to say but I think without obi wans help qui gon still wouldve died, since his prime has come and gone...but if he was younger, probably.

[@MrApexYT]

that story would be so good. I love obi-wan too but yeah it would be such a great story

[@timothywyatt3269]

@@MrApexYT lol plot twist, obi wan goes to the dark side bc of getting jealous of anakin getting the most attention from qui gon xD

[@lh3664]

Has anyone seen such a fanfic? I'd read it! Better than watching the new SW flicks. 😜

[@gibbs615]

That's what HISHE outta do and make another SW episode one video of Qui-Gon NOT getting killed and training Anakin

[@obi-wankenobi1319]

That sounds about right

[@Dionyboz]

You have failed him Obi Wan You Have failed him

[@quigonjin301]

Obi-Wan Kenobi: your insight serves you well my old padwaan. Still you trained him well and I am very proud of you.

[@darklordsauron4144]

Bullocks.

[@KillaKong2]

Interesting video! Qui-Gon was definitely more of a father figure to Anakin and Obi-Wan was more like a brother to Anakin.

[@joemfahey]

"You were my brother, Anakin" -Obi-Wan

[@riches3581]

I loved you

[@joemfahey]

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[@riches3581]

@@joemfahey i only completed the sentence how i am the gay one in here

[@TheAyanamiRei]

Also makes a certain amount of sense as to how Obi-Wan failed. He never stepped up as the proper Father Figure that Anakin truly needed. Someone to correct his bullshit and call him out on it, to give tough love when needed.

[@thalfis]

You would also have to think that growing up with Sidious whispering in your ear would play a role in driving one to the dark side. Anakin was influenced by the Sith for almost as long as he was by the Jedi.

[@TheFoxfires]

Rian Johnson should have rewritten Luke to think more like Qui-Gon to justify him leaving The Resistance. Or maybe utilized the ancient Jedi texts as the reason. Oh well..

[@brandonwachter2264]

Yoda taking such joy fucking with Luke & setting the tree/texts on fire was the only part of TLJ i liked. 😁✌

[@hotshot0476]

Qui gon is my favorite character of all time.

[@obi-wankenobi1319]

Then again anakin only knew qui gon as a boy maybe if Qui GON trained him?

[@urekmazino6800]

@Denis if qui gon trained him anakin wouldnt have done any of those things

[@sombertownds149]

Maybe if YOU didnt let him die!

[@hoshiryu]

Wrights the guy who cut off the legs and left arm of the choosen one

[@jetthehawk6]

Denis The idea is that Qui Gon training him would’ve averted those events. By being trained in both sides he would’ve had more of an understanding of his emotions and that would give more insight on how to have handle things. Both the sand people and younglings were dark side acts driven by emotion; sand people= anger & pain younglings= desperation & anger. During the sand people he had no training in the dark side but to avoid it (Jedi) and the Younglings the only training he received merely mins before was just give into (Sidious). But Qui Gon training him from childhood age with the firm understanding that light and dark MUST coexist for there to be balance then these acts may or may not have happened.

[@Jiron127]

@@jetthehawk6 Qui gonn was there in eps 2 during the sand people slaughter. His voice is there. So between anakin and yoda at that time was qui gonns force ghost.

[@Cen2050]

I absolutely agree with this assessment, albeit not exactly as you framed it. Qui Gon Jinn WAS a firm believer in the light, however he also trusted The Force above the wishes of the republic, though not necessarily of the entirety of the Jedi Order. I feel that, had Jinn survived episode one and trained Anakin he would have explored the dreams Anakin had of his mother almost immediately, or at least as soon as possible. They would have gone to Tatooine far sooner and therefore been able to save Shmi from the Tuskin Raiders...and Qui Gon PROBABLY would have stopped Anakin from killing them all, finding a diplomatic solution, or at least one with minimal bloodshed. I also think that while Jinn would not have approved of Anakin's secret marriage of Padme, he would've been far more understanding and accepting of it. Anakin would have been trained to both allow himself to feel, but also not to act on impulse...to temper his emotions and desires with logic an reason...and at the same time doing what you feel is right or best. I think if Jinn lives all the way to Geonosis Dooku tries to capture HIM instead of Obi-Wan and appeal to his former Padawan to join him...I see Jinn outright rejecting the offer, and becoming a respected Jedi general in the Clone Wars not because he is a great warrior, but a BRILLIANT strategist. If Jinn survives all the way to episode 3 the movie becomes RADICALLY different: Palpatine doesn't have a leg to stand on with Anakin, NONE of the crucial steps towards the Dark Side have been allowed to take place, save perhaps losing his hand to Dooku. IF Palpatine even admits his identity to Anakin he does so because he is supremely desperate, foolish, or confident. Either Anakin kills him on the spot doing what The Force desires, or he appeals to the council, and is PART of the group that goes to arrest him, along with Qui Gon, Mace, and Fisto; which would be the climactic dual of the movie: I see Kit Fisto still dying quickly, and I see Qui Gon taking a more defensive and supporting role, not being as aggressive, but more observant. I DO see Palpatine killing Qui Gon however, and that's where Anakin goes RIGHT to the edge. But this is an Anakin who is tempered by Jinn's wisdom, who has not felt the same losses, and who trusts not only The Force, but the council AND his own instincts and feelings. This is an Anakin who can us and even embrace his feelings without losing himself to them, this is Anakin at his most powerful and this is a version of Anakin that quite frankly, Palpatine doesn't have a prayer of defeating, or even escaping.

[@Cosmicglade]

Qui-Gon is by far my favorite Jedi. It's a shame he's so underrated and sometimes forgotten

[@BreeHalo]

Qui-Gon Jinn has always been Best Space Dad™

[@cecilrhodes1057]

Qui Gon Jin: I don't know who you are, I don't know what you want, but I have a specific set of skills that make me a nightmare for siths like you

[@mjmjr91]

A guy called Ian Doescher wrote adaptations of each Star Wars movie in the style of William Shakespeare, and he totally snuck a reference to Taken into the Phantom Menace one

[@djdorkyduck1242]

Qui-Gon-Gen is my favorite character from star wars. I wish we saw more of him in the movies.

[@YokozunaNumber1]

The more I read about Qui-Gonn, the more he remains my favorite Jedi.

[@gabrielbeauchamps3024]

That would make a great fan fiction, what if qui gons force ghost had warned Anakin before the high ground jump..

[@billymcgee5779]

He still would of gone for it cos he thought he was all that and a bag of chips.

[@MMZERO9]

This is why I appreciate the fanfics where Anakin doesn’t turn to the Dark side more. In those stories Qui-Gon Jinn mentors Anakin instead of Obi-Wan, and that changes many things. In one story Sidious kidnaps Padmé and takes her to Mustafar but Anakin follows and an epic fight between Anakin and Sidious ensues. Anakin does take some hits but he doesn’t get burned and most importantly defeats Sidious. And it’s done in a very organic way, dialogue-wise.

[@floridianrailauto9032]

What's that comic called?

[@TwoFace123-f2n]

Of course! The Jedi were fools to begin with, they destroyed themselves and the galaxy itself and neglected the force as well. Even in Rebels, Kanan realizes the Jedi had failed and neglected the force entirely. No wonder Palpatine won, even during the Prequels, Palpatine had already won. Great Video!

[@andrewboardman2654]

The Jedi were Almighty, and only Disney is trying to destroy them, while George Lucas tried to bring them back

[@TwoFace123-f2n]

@UCilzcmceTh3_oaXIK5vCdMA That's true, everyone of us has a Dark Side and we have a choice to overcome it or not.

[@saricubra2867]

I have problems with the comment that i posted. KZbin is doing censorship or what? I will try to separate my original comment in many sections...

[@saricubra2867]

@@andrewboardman2654 The problem with the prequel Jedi, is that they don't know how to deal with people who already formed attachments.

[@saricubra2867]

@@andrewboardman2654 Meanwhile, take a look at how Luke reedemed Vader, he showed compassion and empathy to him, something that the Jedi code bans (which doesn't makes sense, dark side emotions prevail over no emotion).

[@charlesgreen6880]

I still feel that the counsel was jealous of Anakin and they didn't get along with Qui- Gon Gin !

[@derrickstorm6976]

Oh come on, they weren't 15-year-olds

[@charlesgreen6880]

Well everything is on film, and besides if Yoda didn't want Qui- Gon to train Anakin why didn't any of the Jedi masters try to train him .

[@GamerX51]

@Charles Green - Because the Council feared his potential, that isn't the same thing as jealousy. They were afraid of Anakin, but not because of anything he had done; they feared him because of what he could potentially have represented.

[@selestielwolf7949]

@@GamerX51 So they feared him due to an undetermined future that because of their ignorance brought about.

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

I second that. Jealousy played a part. Fear too. Ignorance and hypocrisy. In the Jedi Council.

[@ltdowney]

I love how Qui-Gon is having sort of a renaissance at the very end of the saga. Pretty sure George didn’t plan this when he came up with Qui-Gon as a character, but it’s super cool and interesting. It also speaks to the fact that Star Wars is at its best when you have a bunch of super talented, creative people each contributing to the story that’s being told. Like, in the original 1977 film, you have the best production designers coming up with iconic ships like the X-Wing & Star Destroyer, the best sound designer creating the hum of a lightsaber and the scream of a TIE Fighter, the best composer crafting arguably the most famous score of all time, the best cinematographer, the best editor (George’s wife; they divorced after Return of the Jedi), and on and on. When you think about it, it’s kind of unsurprising that the low points of the series involve someone coming at it with their singular, uncompromising vision, rather than a team that can bounce ideas off each other as well as check each other’s bad impulses. 🤔

[@kingscorpion7346]

when The Phantom Menace first came out, and the phrase "bring balance to the Force" was said of the Chosen One, I immediately thought of Yin and Yang, and I began to reconsider what we've always been taught about the Force, and the Jedi's and Sith's positions on it. Thanks SW, for further putting out what I've been meditating on. :)

[@freedomdude5420]

Qui-Gon had realize also that bottling with your emotions can lead to the dark side too and in my opinion even more dangers then attachments. This is what happen when his lover die. He snap and when in a rampage. What got him in place, was her calling to him in the force. This was darks moment for him.

[@gibbs615]

@Offworlder1 That's what I always say that if Qui-Gon had lived he would've been like a fatherly figure of a master to Anakin while training & raising him, also as you said he would've helped him to save his mother on Tatooine and he would've supported his feelings for Padme as well.

[@gibbs615]

@Offworlder1 Yes I know that was the point of the whole prequel trilogy, still I'm just saying things would've turned out much better for Anakin if Qui-Gon WASN'T killed in that battle! Obi-Wan only became his master because that happened

[@gibbs615]

@Offworlder1 Yeah because Qui-Gon was really the only true Jedi around who stayed true to the WILL OF THE FORCE and not the damn politics of the republic that the rest of them were corrupted & consumed by!

[@englishlady9797]

@@gibbs615 I made the comment above, and might make it again here. I see Mace Windu and some of the other Jedi as something like the Medieval clergy. Many of them meant well, but thought that strict and legalistic adherence to the rules was the only way too go, whereas others were just way too embroiled in politics. And honestly, pledging your allegiance to a corrupt political system is never a good idea. Qui Gon I see more as a mystic, who believes in hearing from God directly, and following his will. Even if that means going against what the order tells him.

[@gibbs615]

@@englishlady9797 Yeah you're right on all that too. See Qui-Gon was really the only one capable of training Anakin.

[@keikaider]

When I finished watching the phantom menace, this question popped in my head, “what if qui-gon trained anakin.” Because qui-gon was a maverick who did what the force willed and saw the Jedi’s failings and had no problem disobeying the council.

[@Gaarafan007]

I find it interesting for a separate reason. Way way back when The Phantom Menace first came out, I was in Third Grade playing with a couple of friends during recess. We were pretending to be Jedi and running around battling unseen foes and generally doing what kids do. I do not remember who we all were, but I know one of us was Mace Windu and another was Qui-Gon Jinn. The bot playing as Qui-Gon was our defacto leader in this game and he said it was because only he can lead the Chosen One down the correct path, that it was something beyond even Master Windu's ability. Now, decades later we get this confirmed, after years of speculation, something that a Third Grader figured out.

[@bobizzle1605]

Since episode 9 is (supposedly) going to conclude the Skywalker story and that it’s been confirmed that Anakin will play a role in the movie along with luke, I think it would be fitting for Qui-Gon to have a role as a force ghost in the movie as well.

[@jameshanlon5689]

The real question is can Qui Gon Gin handle Anakin’s petulance and willfulness?

[@RedDragonForce2]

James Hanlon yes. Yes he can.

[@99thJediWarrior]

Anakin probably wouldn't have been that way if Qui-Gon did survive.

[@gaberogers2602]

Always loved your thoughts and reports on star wars universe. Your narrating has really improved over the years too. Awesome channel.

[@reyisnotamarysue1195]

I get the impression that for the prophecy to be fulfilled the chosen one must get rid of the corruption in the force unfortunately the Jedi were corrupt if Anakin had been trained by Qui gon he would have got rid of the corruption by leading the Jedi into the truth about the force and bringing them to repentance but as Anakin went down the dark path he wiped out the Jedi and then when he killed the emperor at his redemption he paved the way for the Jedi to try again. Unfortunately because of Snoke corruption still existed in the force and he corrupted Ben Solo. Hopefully episode 9 will end the Skywalker saga by having the evil defeated and a new Jedi order will be raised by Rey who will teach them to use both the dark and the light for good. If Rey is revealed to be a Skywalker then Anakin will have fulfilled the prophecy partly through his desendents

[@phantasosxgames8488]

true , it's ironic that the Old Jedis is the ones that diminishs a prophecy that would bring that balance , to proxy choosens that spam 3 generations. Sure , it will never take away other orders from Dark or Light to exist. But with a fully Grey Jedi Order in place , it will be a more correct situation.

[@selestielwolf7949]

Eh not sure episode 9 will have any of that cool stuff. We thought similar of episode 8 and were highly disappointed. Though im going to see 9 anyway because my dad always says leaving something half finished is worse than never starting it.

[@reyisnotamarysue1195]

@@selestielwolf7949 the prophecy fulfillment is something that can only really be In the end of the saga. And we're I was disappointed by some of the last Jedi I thought it was good in that it came up with a very original story.

[@StupidcowboyMG]

I wish they made a series about qui gin living and anakin being his padawam

[@ztails3276]

That would awesome to see on Disney Plus

[@cheesetomeetyou]

100% It would be a cool what if

[@dustinkbrown1]

One of your best videos. Totally agree.

[@christopherrobinson3857]

It's a surreal father relationship that Anakin had with Qui-Gon. And Obi-wan was the brother, where only the father figure was best to teach the little brother rather than the brother who told him to regect the darker side of him. Makes me wonder why Luke was able to focus only on the light, despite having many of the same predispositions as his father.

[@MrKrozam]

Maybe because he wasn't raised as a jedi and indoctrinated with the (modern) jedi ideals. When Anakin's training started, he was too old to be fully moldable, but too young to know what to do with his conflicting emotions. Luke was already mature enough to examine the ideals Yoda and Kenobi fed him, and make a proper choice after examining them for their pros and cons.

[@englishlady9797]

@@MrKrozam I think you're right. Luke didn't have an order to throw him out or a council he was excepted to obey. He only had two ghosts.

[@patrickdormeus8453]

Qui Gon shouldve been his force teacher and Windu his battle teacher. Both traing him to utilizing both wisdom, his emotions and acceptance of his union with both the light and dark

[@ztails3276]

That'd be cool

[@BigBoss-iu1fc]

If I'm not mistaken Windu also possesses darkness within him. Why did he not have the same point of view? Was he too blinded by the Jedi's illusions ? Why did he not feel the need of balance ?

[@jedi196]

Lucas Ribeiro Nunes wasn't Windu going to start training Anakin at some point? I'm sure that was the case if so maybe he would have trained Anakin to have control of his dark side leading Anakin to unknowingly fulfil his destiny and bring balance to the force and the galaxy. By the time Windu was out to execute Palpatine Anakin had already become corrupted and so killed Windu before he could train him. But yeah that is a really good question as to why Windu was somehow seemingly oblivious to the potential of Anakin. Could be all sorts of reasons as to why; blind loyalty to the jedi counsel, years of being corrupted by the jedi, could have been Palpatine when he clouded the jedi's minds.

[@BigBoss-iu1fc]

@@jedi196 good point thx mate ^^

[@BigBoss-iu1fc]

@Offworlder1 that's true he is from the old guard that is a good way to say it. About those apprentices Windu had do you have more information about it ?

[@englishlady9797]

@@jedi196 Windu was a legalist who believed in strict adherence to the rule. Not that it was a bad thing as a Jedi, but he sucked as a politician. He was nowhere near perceptive enough and had a very naive, simplistic view of things. He'd sort of become complacent, not realizing until too late that the Jedi were not as attuned to the Force as they had been. Also, Windu was more like a Abbot or a Bishop. His worldview and perception were entirely shaped by Jedi doctrine and teaching. When he came up against someone like Palpatine, he was out of his depth. He never trusted Palps, but could not see how cunning and deceptive he was. He also lacked the courage to defy him. Qui Gon was a lot more worldly and observant. He saw things that were really going on out there, instead of just relying on some superhuman perception, or mind reading or whatever it was the Jedi had.

[@itsnotbatman]

Two things: I agree that the balance within Anakin is reinforced by the "Altar of Mortis" Clones wars episode, where the Father asked him to literally be the balance between the light and dark side of the force. Second, I believe that if Qui-gon had of raised and trained him he probably would have accepted that role. Probably because Qui-gon would have not agreed with the Jedi's participation in the war and that would have influenced Anakin's role and perspective of it, leading him to decide that balancing the force is more important then winning a war.

[@TheLastSaint7]

NEXT VIDEO STAR WARS CONFIRMS OBI WAN COULD HAVE SAVED ANAKIN WITH THE HIGH GROUND

[@timbartschwolfman]

Lol

[@ocularzombie6679]

Video After: How Luke could've allowed vader to survive by refusing to take his mask off

[@Gogglehead-i7u]

Take a drink every time "Qui-Gon Jin" is said.

[@highlandoutsider]

Side note, cutting between ep1 and 3 clips made me chuckle, seeing lil baby Obi Wan,with his lil baby face and lil baby ponytail, then hard cut to Beardi Wan, hilarious lol

[@williamgroves3134]

This sounds like it could be a plot point for Rise of Skywalker.

[@maverick56561]

I always felt that one of the most pivotal battles in Star Wars history was the one between Obi-wan and Anakin on mustafar. If Obi-wan didn’t completely dismember and destroy Anakins body, then he would have reached his (nearly) full potential as Darth Vader, and I feel the events afterwards would have played out much differently.... ....but now hearing about Jinn’s apparent synergy with Anakin makes me think so much more of the fight between him and Darth Maul. Events would have played out sooo much differently. I love that there are so many “what if’s”

[@lewisr2070]

Maybe if Ahsoka hadn’t left

[@data4790]

Ahsoka was Anakin's only real friend if you think about it. Apart from his childhood friends on Tatooine. I'd say his trust in Ahsoka was about as large as his love for Padme. And I think that Vader's downfall/redemption began before even hearing about Luke. The moment he saw Ahsoka in that Sith Temple, I'm sure.

[@nauseousatom7178]

I liked Qui-Gon more than most Jedi b/c he was more open minded and I would love to have seen what he could help Anakin become. Of course then there wouldn't be much of a story or maybe a totally different story. My favorite Jedi is Mace Windu and Qui-Gon second. I also wonder if Anakin would be more like Mace fueling his anger into something positive and becoming a badass saber duelist.

[@Akaeus]

Considering they both could use the same saber style that channeled their anger into their combat then you are right

[@englishlady9797]

I see Mace Windu as kind of like a Medieval Catholic cleric. Heart in the right place, but very strict and legalistic as he thinks close adherence to the rules is the only path to Salvation. Qui Gon I see as more like a mystic who believes in hearing from God directly. I think also, as the main leader of the order, under Yoda, Windu believed that it was only natural to be embroiled in politics, but he was really unsuited to it, because he lacked the acumen and perception to see through people, understand their motives, and appreciate human nature. He probably saw Anakin as another Qui Gon (whom he basically considered to be a heretic), but failed to notice important things until it was too late.

[@imonthedarkside1887]

Anakin really did bring balance if you think about it, all of the force users at the time we're majority light side users, and there were tons of them. Creating an imbalance of light, being the chosen one to bring balance, he ultimately led the dark side to overtake the imbalance and presumably equal it out.

[@Jiron127]

He could've still brought balance by going grey. Letting the resulting affairs of the light/dark take it's course. Chances are, many jedi would die still. Just not all at once. Meanwhile sidious would probably be killed by lady talzin/maul.

[@EventHorizonPrdctns]

This was epic on a level that maybe no one else will ever fully realize.

[@Gor85]

Very nice :) I agree. Qui-Gon was extremely smart. He passed to Obi-Wan a little. He understood everything later. What is meant to be i meant to be. Nobody could change anything.

[@americansyndicalist7602]

I actually figured out what “balance in the force” meant long ago. The dark and the light must be at equal power in order for true balance to be achieved. Good can’t exist without evil, evil can’t exist without good. This is what balance really means.

[@yungdawg805]

Bruh everyone who watched clone wars knows this

[@americansyndicalist7602]

Grew Up A Screw Up what’s ur point..... I am stating my understanding.

[@thewarner2139]

Canon states balance only required the elimination of the Sith. TCW simply expanded on Lucas's original portrayal of what the Force is. Lucas explained balance meant serving the light while controlling the dark in oneself. The dark side is not inherently evil either, just its practitioners and those who distort its power for their own benefit are often led astray by their passions.

[@VRTRedStage]

Makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the video! Love these.

[@gabrielsalgado342]

Loving these uploads, keep em coming!

[@nick.p5609]

3:35 *NEW VIDEO IDEA!* "What if Gin trained Anakin"

[@gibbs615]

That's what HISHE needs to do!

[@bernardusirjames1610]

Its very interesting to see how one change in the chain of events can effect another in such a grand way, so I guess the question will be now, if Ankakin balanced out between the dark and light would he have created a new form of Jedi(skywalkers)?

[@AZNXXXful14]

I bought the Phantom Menace PS1 game. Because I like the connections to Prequels.

[@stolenname94]

Hands down one of my favourite ps3 games

[@AZNXXXful14]

@@stolenname94 I have an old PS2 that can still play PS1 games. I bought the game through ebay.

[@dinodino9469]

Qui Gon Jinn : "The Devine Counselor"

[@darkdanofthesith]

Best video in a long time ! I can't agree more. Jinn was a true Jedi. I'm currently reading Master & Apprentice. It's very well written, I'm enjoying the Kenobi Vs Jinn dynamic, very interesting. Rael A. is another great character to join the SWEU community. I'm really looking forward to the audio book Dooku : Jedi Lost, this will feature Qui Gon and should be another valuable addition to help us understand Dooku's fall to darkness, the control by Sheev Palps and what caused this brilliant powerful Jedi to start the galaxy wide clone war. I know you said that Qui Gon could've saved Anakin, with this I agree, I still think that even if Qui Gon trained Anakin, he could've only saved Anakin from his Vader fate if he removed Anakin from the Jedi Council's influences. They would've had to leave the order, and Core Worlds. Which I don't believe Qui Gon could've convinced Anakin to do. IMO only. I believe Anakin was to old, had suffered to much by the time Qui Gon found him. I think Anakin would've still lost his mother (most likely, but not if they left the Jedi order) plus I still think he would've loved Padme. I believe it was his destiny to become Vader, suit or no suit. Still, doesn't change the fact Qui Gon Jinn is the true Jedi master, the only chance Anakin had to change his Vader fate and in my top five favourite characters in SW & SWEU. MtFbwY.

[@carrier7676]

All around great video! Thanks!

[@joejoyce2129]

Awesome video! I've thought this a lot, I feel like it is a very underrated plot point of the prequels

[@supreme84x]

Qui-Gon is my favorite Jedi.

[@Jiron127]

We all knew that lol. Anakin greatly respected qui gon because qui gon 1. believed in him 2. was a gray jedi. So similar to how likely it would be that both dooku and qui gon would undoubtedly become gray. Would pull anakin that way as well.

[@1991obelisk]

Interesting. Like the explanation. The key word here is “balance”. If you had a scale and had a certain amount of weight on one side, the only way to “balance” it out is to have the same amount of weight on the other side. In order to bring “balance” to The Force, both sides of The Force must truly exist. Very well explained. Love the vid👍

[@briandoherty8337]

How can you be a balanced person if you supress emotions? It was the jedi that unbalanced the force.

[@nightmaretrooper5064]

Everytime I see this video it keeps reminding me of your what if Qui-Gon survived in episode 1 both yours and Star Wars Theory.

[@savagenature1]

In addition, I think Qui-Gon Jinn would have been the perfect Master for Anakin because he wasn't concerned about being the perfect Jedi in the council's eyes and declined Yoda's offer to join the Council. Anakin was frustrated because he felt the Jedi were ignoring all of his accomplishments, refusing to make him a Master. Qui-Gon Jinn could have helped Anakin to look past this and not care so much. Qui-Gon, after all, had a reputation for being a Maverik, often disobeying the council and chose not to be on it. He would have helped Anakin to realize there are more important things and that one can better serve the Force without being on the council or a perfect Jedi in their eyes. Obi-Wan Kenobi however, was not the person to teach this. After all, he achieved his promotions from knighthood to master to council member relatively quickly and did his best to abide by the Council's orders. This would only serve to frustrate Anakin since he knew he was more powerful than Obi-Wan. But with Qui-Gon Jinn, he would have gotten a very different perspective that would have proven to be more helpful.

[@Max-The-Axe]

Take a shot every time he says Qui Gon Jinn

[@MyVanir]

Take a shot every time he calls QGJ a being instead of a man/human.

[@Dragonstorm62190]

I have touched on this in my own literary. Specifically how Qui Find force ghost helps guide Anakin in an out of body and outside of time montage where Anakin at last finds balance and forgiveness before he destroys Sidious in ROTJ.

[@guttenjoe6686]

Me before watching this video: Qui-gonn is just a character Me after watching this video: why Dafuq did you have to die

[@Jebus678]

I feel like "balance" meaning Light and Dark in harmony is so blatantly obvious that i just simply dont Buy that someone like Yoda did not see it. But i'm really not a star wars buff so what do i know at the end of the day.

[@BrunoMReis-en2ew]

obi-wan: i have failed you anakin. you're rigth obi.

[@guilhermehank4938]

There is also the psychological aspect to anakin's mental and emotional developtment, he had a mother figure but he lacked a father figure, Obi wan in the end was a BROTHER but that's not enough, he needed a strong paternal figure he could trust with his feelings and doubts. In the end, Palpatine became his parental figure and that's how he was so easy to manipulate

[@neocartagena5784]

Weren’t mace windu kind of the same, at least combat wise. He did use his own fighting style that needed him to use some of the dark sides benefits, so why didn’t he understand anakin?

[@greenmumin]

I was just thinking the exact same thing watching a video.I guess he was jealous of him,because Mace thought he is the chosen one.

[@thewarner2139]

Mace had the discipline and proper conduit to channel his emotions through. Anakin did not, nor did his combat style rely heavily on emotion unitl after he became Vader. Mace was also shown to be very arrogant and distrusting of Anakin.

[@bacd-nn2lg]

Luke did save his father in Episode 6, but not only Qui-Gon could've saved Anakin but also his mother from.the Dark Side.

[@colpolryan]

I always believed this about Qui-Gon. Rip

[@sheldonswift4729]

I think two of the best jedi are Mace Windu and Qui-Gonn as neither of them feared the dark side, where the other jedi feared the dark side,and fear leads to hate and hate leada to the dark side as yoda says

[@ThievNWalrus]

Qui-Gon is my favorite.

[@HarperChisari]

I’d love to see an alternate timeline with quigon alive

[@gibbs615]

That is what HISHE should do!

[@MikefromTexas1]

*I've always thought this.* So glad it was confirmed.

[@thehistoran1173]

I like this, it explains so much and why Qui-gon was there, he is a main character that should be more explored more

[@brentshowers741]

This makes a lot of sense. Thank you for this material

[@joshpeck9266]

Makes sense I mean even psychology wise if you try to suppress negative emotions too much eventually they can become deep in somewhat overwhelming.

[@TightyWhities94]

Qui-Gon... didn't he talk to Anakin for like 10 minutes? Lol

[@silvergameryair2084]

Nah

[@LordDoome]

And thus os probably the whole thrust of plan nine, with Skywalker finally becoming the balance of both sides of the force. Good video, great info. Thanks 👍

[@olorinpryme8809]

I am incredibly intrigued by your reasoning here. First, allow me to agree! I think your read here is correct. Though I am a fan, I am not a Fanboy. I am a Counselor by both profession as well as by nature. As an individual in long term recovery from co occuring substance use and criminaity, I find you're exposition here to be accurate in theroy of most indiiduals which I have encountered, including myself. Many fall to the complete of the light or the dark, but few find a Master or Mentor who can lead THEM into balance. I would be interested to see an Anakin who was trained by Qui-Gon, knowing what Qui-Gon knew. It is my observation that many Star Wars fans focus on the implications of the Force and where it leads and not on the signifigant and impactful ramifications of what the path of an indiidual reveals to the larger scope of those their action effect. I would love to see the outcomes of a fan fiction in which Qui-Gon actually realised his path of training Anakin. Who Anakin whould become as a result and what that would bring upon a Universe that so many of us love. ( As a suscriber to many Star Wars themed channels, I apprieciate yours perhaps the best.) Anakin and the eventual turn and path of Darth Vader have been a focus of my study and Counseling modality. It has served me well thus far, and I would be interested both personally and professionally of your thoughts on this topic further.

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

All the Jedi were afraid of the dark side if the force. Yoda, “Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.” Well, that’s ironic. You said that Qui-Gon wasn’t afraid of the dark side in Anakin. True. And it’s unfortunate he did not live long enough to train him, and had to hand him over to the dogmatic Obi-Wan, whose “allegiance [was] to the Republic.” The only reason I could think of why the Jedi Council members refused to adopt Anakin and train him and were reluctant when Qui-Gon insisted he train him himself, was not that they doubted Ani’s power, but they feared him - if they feared his tendencies and affinity to the dark side so much, they should have trained and guided him closely - who better than them? Because what if he falls into the hands of the Sith earlier? Qui-Gon was the purest Jedi, in terms of his aligning himself to the will of the Force, which is what a Jedi should be about, according to the core concept of their religion (the original trilogy called the Jedi Order a religion, which I thought rather fitting), but the Council thought Qui-Gon some babbling shaman when it came to Ani. The Jedi taught to repress and suppress your emotions because they can be twisted by the dark side? That’s fear. Why not learn to acknowledge and manage them? The entire if SW to me is a huge euphemism as to how ignorant we all are of our own emotions.

[@Orbduel]

Both during the knighting of Anakin and Kanan the Jedi say" by the right of the council, "by the will of the force. This line clearly how far from the jed'aii of old the Jedi order is now. As qui-gon saw both Ashla(lightside) and Bogan(darkside) must, do,and can exist in balance of each other as the Jed'aii understood. Either separate would quickly or slowly slide into corruption, stagnation, decline, or destruction.

[@Tyler_W]

I like to think that it really was Obi-wan who was meant to train him. While it's true that Qui-gon was meant to truly understand the prophecy and discover the Chosen One, having him die unceremoniously at the blade of Maul almost seems like an accident, as if the will of the Living Force was thwarted. Qui-gon was also tasked with training Obi-wan in the right way to be a Jedi, and as we know, Obi-wan is who ultimately failed Anakin in addition to the Order itself. Obi-wan went astray at some point, deferring to the authority of the council against the better instincts of his own master, and in many ways continued to do so in his training of Anakin and following membership of the Jedi Council. He taught Anakin the best he could in the way that Qui-gon taught him, and he clearly had a rebellious streak as well, but too often erring on the side of the Council is what ultimately betrayed both himself and Anakin. Making it Obi-wan's destiny to train Anakin makes it so Qui-gon's death wasn't just am unforeseen accident, regardless of his integral role, and it lays the fate of Anakin at Obi-wan's feet for failing to adhere to his master's taught wisdom, something which he continued not to understand even when he saw him as a Force vision in The Clone Wars and not until his exile on Tatooine did he even begin to understand.

[@deejinnwoo5954]

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[@sxzyke4784]

Lol, it’s ok as long as Boba is eaten by the Sarlacc Pit.

[@Stimm002]

Qui-gon Ginn was always my favourite, interestingly. I could never explain why, there was just something I really liked about the character. Thanks for the content.

[@LawChunHou]

Indeed it is an interesting explanation about what Qui Gon intended did toward Anakin in fact is similar to balancing the Yin and Yang forces in our reality life rather let's both sides resisting with each other is essential to maintaining the harmonious existence between every polarity of this world.

[@unum1979]

I was just explaining this concept to my son a couple of days ago. I even asked him if Palpatine accurately understood the prophecy and instructed Maul to kill Qui-Gon to take control of Anakin knowing he would then be able to fill the fatherly role for the boy. Remember Obi-Wan even said they were like brothers. So even though Obi-Wan was his teacher he was never the father figure Anakin needed to be natured properly.

[@CMIKAEL1172]

I wrote my own alternate universe where this happened years ago. Eventually General Skywalker leads 501st and SF after Siddious. Qui-Gon was key to keeping Ani from going dark in my universe.