Throughout Star Wars Period of legends, readers have been capable of get a more in-depth take a look at the lifetime of Jedi Grasp Qui-Gon Jinn. Lengthy earlier than taking up the straight-laced Obi-Wan Kenobi as his padawan, Qui-Gon had an emotionally unbalanced apprentice with evident similarities to a different well-known fallen Jedi. The scholar was fierce and highly effective, however ego-driven and simply manipulated. Sadly, this appears to have been a recurring drawback in his life.
Within the miniseries Star Wars: Jedi - The Darkish Facet by Scott Allie and Mahmud Asrar, Qui-Gon Jinn and his proficient padawan Xanatos are tasked with touring to Xanatos' dwelling world of Telos IV to assist deliver peace to a brewing civil warfare. Xanatos, son of the planet's governor, Crion, resists returning to his dwelling, indignant that his father discarded him with the Jedi.
As Qui-Gon, Xanatos, and two fellow Jedi examine the civil unrest, they uncover a conspiracy that fully destroys Xanatos. Torn between the Jedi Order and his private pursuits, Xanatos turns into straightforward prey for the darkish aspect.
Qui-Gon's second apprentice was doomed to fall
Star Wars: Jedi - The Darkish Facet #1-5 by Scott Allie, Mahmud Asrar, Paul Mounts and Michael Heisler
There's a lot at stake on this mission. The Jedi Council wished to throw Xanatos into his homeworld's civil warfare to check his resolve earlier than formally knighting him. Xanatos is commonly determined for approval, bragging about his achievements to achieve recognition from his Masters. Indignant and heartbroken that he had a household that didn't cease the Jedi from taking him away, Xanatos believes he has one thing to show. Earlier than the mission even begins, Xanatos feels threatened and challenged when the Council appoints a second padawan to work alongside Qui-Gon.
As a substitute of realizing that this mission is a check for him to be knighted, he believes it's a check for him to exchange him. Already affected by mistrust, Xanatos' coronary heart is challenged once more when he lastly faces his father and sister. Though he's initially aggressively proof against his father, Xanatos turns his again on the Jedi after discovering that Qui-Gon is hiding secrets and techniques about Crion. Qui-Gon discovers that Crion is secretly fueling the civil warfare so he can use that anger to redirect it in the direction of the neighboring planet of Telos IV.
Xanatos Compares Anakin's Fall to the Darkish Facet
The start of Qui-Gon's unhappy curse
By the point Qui-Gon is keen to confront his padawan with this data, Xanatos has already been deceived by Crion. Crion had already staged that the Jedi have been concerned with the opposing planet, creating a fair higher discord within the coronary heart of Xanatos. Ultimately, the reality is revealed, however Xanatos nonetheless didn't imagine it earlier than watching Qui-Gon kill Crion over a mattress of flames. Xanatos succumbs to his rage and assaults Qui-Gon earlier than leaving the planet. Within the following years, Qui-Gon takes Obi-Wan on as an apprentice and the 2 continuously come into battle with Xanatos throughout their subsequent missions.
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In later Star Wars comics and books, Xanatos falls additional to the darkish aspect, turning into a Darkish Jedi bent on destroying his former grasp. Ultimately, Xanatos loses to Qui-Gon, however throws himself into the acid, hoping to interrupt Qui-Gon's spirit. Simply as he later discovers an impressionable younger man with a sophisticated household drama and a penchant for getting near politicians, there may be apparent parallels between Xanatos and the individual Anakin grows as much as change into below Obi-Wan's teachings. It begins to really feel like a darkish curse that has befallen Qui-Gon's line of succession.
Obi-Wan gained knowledge by observing his grasp
Qui-Gon's relationship with Xanatos ready Obi-Wan for Anakin
Like Anakin, Xanatos turns into a check of religion for his grasp. On that first mission that noticed the coed's fall, one other Jedi assigned to the duty means that Yoda knew Xanatos would fail and that the check was Qui-Gon's. Though Qui-Gon was unable to save lots of his pupil, he didn't let it destroy him. As Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan frequently face Xanatos all through their journeys, Obi-Wan has the chance to see the grace of a Jedi who is not going to let the failures of the previous outline his future. Qui-Gon is at all times keen to assist Xanatos redeem himself, one other attribute of Obi-Wan, as he tries to increase assist to Anakin.
Though Obi-Wan is later unable to save lots of his personal apprentice from the same destiny, The autumn of Xanatos was sufficient of an instance to save lots of Obi-Wan. With or with out Xanatos, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan would nonetheless have encountered Anakin, and the occasions of Anakin's fall to the darkish aspect would have proceeded usually. However with out the chance to see Qui-Gon's agency however forgiving resolve within the face of his fallen pupil, Obi-Wan might not have discovered the resolve to endure Anakin's corruption lengthy sufficient to encourage Luke.
Qui-Gon's line of succession is cursed by the fallen Jedi
Your legacy is outlined by hope
Xanatos, like lots of Legends' additions to the Star Wars canon, helped enrich the story that was already current. His Fall tells the story of Obi-Wan's journey to ship new hope to the galaxy with out having to retell the unique story first. And sadly, Xanatos turns into one other half the disheartening tragedy of Qui-Gon Jinn's last years. Most of the Jedi who turned near Qui-Gon ended up falling into the temptation of the darkish aspect. First, it was Xanatos. Then, after Qui-Gon's demise, Dooku leaves the order and falls to the darkish aspect.
Qui-Gon Jinn's final legacy is outlined by struggling, failure, resistance, and hope.
Even in the course of the Legends period, Anakin wasn't the final Jedi in Qui-Gon's line of succession to fall. Luke Skywalker's first apprentice in each canons, Ben Solo within the present canon and Jace solo within the Legends canon, fell to the temptation of the darkish aspect, as soon as once more including one other fallen Jedi to Qui-Gon's legacy. Qui-Gon Jinn's final legacy is outlined by struggling, failure, resistance, and hope. It's a tragedy, however it's the gas behind the franchise's authentic message. Star Wars is a narrative about hope and redemption within the face of corruption and despair.
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