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Jedi

32 entries tagged Jedi, 30 of them long reads. The rest of the wiki points here most often at Darth Vader and Anakin Skywalker.

How Did Anakin Become a Force Ghost?The films never explain it. Anakin never trained in the technique Qui-Gon discovered, but StarWars.com's canon Databank says his sacrifice let Obi-Wan and Yoda preserve his spirit in the Force. Here is what the films show, what canon adds, and why he appears young.
How Did Anakin Bring Balance to the Force?By destroying the Sith. In Return of the Jedi Anakin throws Palpatine down a shaft on the second Death Star and dies himself, leaving no Sith alive, which is what the films say the prophecy meant. Here is how that works, and what Palpatine's return in The Rise of Skywalker does to it.
How Did Anakin Get His Scar?In canon, nobody knows: Anakin has the scar over his right eye from The Clone Wars onward, and no film or series shows how he got it. In Legends, Asajj Ventress gave it to him in a lightsaber duel on Coruscant in a 2004 Dark Horse comic. Here is what each continuity says.
How Did Anakin Lose His Hand?Count Dooku cut off Anakin's right arm in their duel on Geonosis at the end of Attack of the Clones, and he wore a mechanical replacement from then on. Here is how it happened, how he paid Dooku back, and how the same wound runs through his son's story.
What Happened to Anakin's Lightsaber?Obi-Wan took it from Anakin on Mustafar, gave it to Luke on Tatooine, and Luke lost it at Cloud City. It turned up decades later in Maz Kanata's castle, passed to Rey, broke, was mended, and was finally buried on Tatooine. Here is the whole trail, film by film.
Why Is Anakin the Chosen One?Anakin Skywalker is the Chosen One because he fits a Jedi prophecy: a child born without a father, stronger in the Force than anyone, who will bring balance to the Force. Here is what the films say about it, how he fulfils it, and what stays open.
Why Couldn't The Jedi Sense That Palpatine Was A Sith Lord?Palpatine was the most accomplished user of Force concealment in the galaxy, the Jedi Temple was built on top of a Sith vergence the Order never fully capped, and a thousand years without an enemy had left the Jedi out of practice at looking for one.
Why Did Palpatine And The Sith Fear Qui-Gon Jinn More Than Any Other Jedi?Sidious sent Maul after Qui-Gon personally, and not because Qui-Gon was the best duelist in the Order. He was the one Jedi openly questioning whether the Jedi should be serving the Republic at all, and he believed in the Chosen One when nobody else did.
Aayla Secura: the Twi'lek Jedi who fell on FeluciaAayla Secura was a Rutian Twi'lek Jedi Master and Clone Wars general who commanded the 327th Star Corps alongside Commander Bly. She fell on Felucia during Order 66, shot in the back by the clones she had led.
Ahsoka TanoAhsoka Tano was a Togruta Force-user, Anakin Skywalker's Padawan during the Clone Wars who left the Jedi Order after being wrongly accused of treason. She survived Order 66, became the rebel agent Fulcrum, and outlived the Empire.
Anakin SkywalkerAnakin Skywalker was a Jedi Knight of the Galactic Republic and the prophesied Chosen One destined to bring balance to the Force. He fell to the dark side and became the Sith Lord Darth Vader, then found redemption at the cost of his life by destroying the Emperor.
Barriss OffeeBarriss Offee was a Mirialan Jedi Padawan who grew disillusioned with the Order during the Clone Wars and bombed the Jedi Temple, framing her friend Ahsoka Tano. She later served the Empire as an Inquisitor before renouncing it to live as a wandering healer.
Cal KestisCal Kestis was a human Jedi Padawan who survived Order 66 by hiding as a scrapper on Bracca. Drawn back into the fight by the crew of the Stinger Mantis, he spent years evading the Inquisitorius and rebuilding his connection to the Force.
Count DookuDooku was a Jedi Master who became disillusioned with the Order and fell to the dark side as the Sith Lord Darth Tyranus. As Count of Serenno he led the Separatist movement through the Clone Wars, all the while serving as the unwitting pawn of his master, Darth Sidious.
Darth VaderAnakin Skywalker was the prophesied Chosen One, a Jedi Knight and hero of the Clone Wars who fell to the dark side and became the Sith Lord Darth Vader. He enforced the rule of the Galactic Empire for decades before his redemption and death at the Battle of Endor.
Ezra BridgerEzra Bridger was a human Jedi Padawan and revolutionary leader in the early rebellion against the Galactic Empire. Orphaned on Lothal, he joined the crew of the Ghost and was trained in the Force by Kanan Jarrus.
GroguGrogu was a Force-sensitive child of the same species as Yoda, raised at the Jedi Temple and hidden after the fall of the Order. Rescued by the Mandalorian Din Djarin, he became a foundling and was eventually adopted as Djarin's son.
Kanan JarrusKanan Jarrus, born Caleb Dume, was a Force-sensitive Jedi Knight who survived Order 66. After years in hiding he joined Hera Syndulla's rebel cell, trained Ezra Bridger, and died liberating Lothal.
Ki-Adi-MundiKi-Adi-Mundi was a Cerean Jedi Master and member of the Jedi High Council who fought through the Clone Wars as a general. He was shot down by his own clone troopers on Mygeeto when Order 66 was issued.
Kit FistoKit Fisto was a Nautolan Jedi Master and one of the finest duelists in the Order, a Clone Wars general and High Council member. He died in seconds when he tried to arrest the Sith Lord Darth Sidious in his office on Coruscant.
Kylo RenBen Solo was the son of Han Solo and Leia Organa and the grandson of Darth Vader. Turned to the dark side by Snoke, he became Kylo Ren, master of the Knights of Ren and Supreme Leader of the First Order, before finding redemption and sacrificing himself for Rey.
Luke SkywalkerLuke Skywalker was a Tatooine farm boy who became the central Jedi of his age. He destroyed the first Death Star, redeemed his father Darth Vader, and founded a new Jedi Order before dying on Ahch-To.
Luminara UnduliLuminara Unduli was a Mirialan Jedi Master who commanded the 41st Elite Corps and trained Barriss Offee. Arrested and executed after Order 66, her remains were later used by the Empire as bait to lure surviving Jedi to their deaths.
Mace WinduMace Windu was a human Jedi Master and senior member of the Jedi High Council during the final years of the Republic. A renowned warrior and general of the Clone Wars, he uncovered Palpatine as a Sith Lord and was killed when Anakin Skywalker betrayed him.
Obi-Wan KenobiObi-Wan Kenobi was a Jedi Master who trained Anakin Skywalker, served as a general in the Clone Wars, and survived Order 66. In hiding on Tatooine he guarded Luke Skywalker before guiding him into the Rebellion.
Plo KoonPlo Koon was a Kel Dor Jedi Master and High Council member who discovered Ahsoka Tano and commanded the 104th Battalion in the Clone Wars. He was shot down by his own clone pilots over Cato Neimoidia during Order 66.
Qui-Gon JinnQui-Gon Jinn was a human Jedi Master, the apprentice of Dooku and the master of Obi-Wan Kenobi. A defiant follower of the living Force, he discovered Anakin Skywalker and died on Naboo at the hands of Darth Maul, later returning as one of the first to learn how to persist as a Force spirit.
Revan: the Prodigal KnightRevan was a human Jedi Knight who led the Republic to victory in the Mandalorian Wars, then fell to the dark side and forged his own Sith Empire as a Dark Lord. Captured and mind-wiped, he was retrained as a Jedi, turned against the Empire he had built, and destroyed it. This entry describes the Legends continuity.
ReyRey was a scavenger from Jakku who discovered the Force awakening within her, trained under Luke Skywalker, and came to lead the Jedi against the resurrected Sith. Born a granddaughter of Darth Sidious, she rejected her bloodline and took the name Skywalker.
Shaak TiShaak Ti was a Togruta Jedi Master and High Council member who spent much of the Clone Wars overseeing clone training on Kamino. She was killed in the Jedi Temple by the newly fallen Darth Vader during Order 66.
The ForceThe Force was an energy field created by all life that bound the galaxy together. It granted supernatural powers to the Force-sensitive and underlay the millennia-long conflict between the light-side Jedi and the dark-side Sith.
YodaYoda was the Grand Master of the Jedi Order, a teacher of younglings for centuries who led the Order through the Clone Wars. After Order 66 he went into exile on Dagobah, where he trained Luke Skywalker.