Qui-Gon Jinn

Pure Good

Old
Young

Full Name

Qui-Gon Jinn

Alias

Master Qui-Gon

Origin

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Powers/Skills

Wisdom

Mentorship
Force mastery
Expert swordsman
Expert tactician
Expert investigator
Expert spy
Telekinesis
Precognition

Family

No information

Allies

Jedi Order:

Obi-Wan Kenobi † (apprentice)
Anakin Skywalker † (informal apprentice)
Yoda †
Dooku † (master, formerly)
Ima-Gun Di †
Mace Windu †
Ki-Adi-Mundi †
Kit Fisto †
Shaak Ti †
Saesee Tiin †
Adi Gallia †
Yaddle †
Depa Billaba †
Plo Koon †
Yarael Poof †
Eeth Koth †
Even Piell †
Luminara Undulli †
Cin Drallig †
Oppo Rancisis
Bultar Swan
Jocasta Nu †
Stass Allie †
Agen Kolar †
Quinlan Vos
Tera Sinube †

Jar Jar Binks
Padmé Amidala †
Captain Panaka †
Shmi Skywalker †
R2-D2
C-3PO
Finis Valorum
Palpatine (formerly) †

Enemies

Darth Maul † (killer)

Nute Gunray †
Daultay Dofine †
Watto
Battle Droids
Darth Sidious †

Goals

Save Naboo from the Trade Federation.

Help Anakin Skywalker become a Jedi and fulfill his destiny to bring balance back to the Force. (both posthumously succeeded)

Goodness Zone

Freeing Anakin Skywalker from slavery and being a true friend to him even in death.

Guiding Yoda and Obi-Wan to becoming Force Spirits during the end of the Clone Wars.

Type of Hero

Wise Mentor

“	Concern yourself with right action. Duty will take care of itself.	„
	~ Qui-Gon instructing young Obi-Wan Kenobi.

“	He is the chosen one. He will bring balance. Train him.	„
	~ Qui-Gon's last words to Obi-Wan Kenobi, telling him to train Anakin Skywalker as a promise.

“	It matters which side we choose. Even if there will never be more light than darkness. Even if there can be no more joy in the galaxy than there is pain. For every action we undertake, for every word we speak, for every life we touch, it matters. I don't turn toward the light because it means someday I'll win some sort of cosmic game. I turn toward it because it is the light.	„
	~ Qui-Gon Jinn’s ideology about the Force.

Qui-Gon Jinn is one of the overarching protagonists of the Star Wars franchise.

He was a Jedi Master and the mentor of Obi-Wan Kenobi and also the first mentor of Anakin Skywalker until Darth Maul tragically killed him near the film's end.

He was portrayed by Liam Neeson, who also played Aslan in the Chronicles of Narnia films and Jean Valjean in Les Miserables (1998).

What Makes Him Pure Good?[]

He stops Dooku from executing Senator Dagonet, making Dooku proud of him.
He feels compassion for all living creatures and hates no one, not even the greedy slaver Watto or his own killer, Darth Maul.
- When Dooku was attacking Senator Dagonet for opening fire on civilians, he freed the senator's son to stop Dooku from killing the senator in anger, despite all the Senator had done to his own people.
In the Legends Continuity, while Jinn almost fell to the dark side because his love interest Tahl was killed, he regained control of his emotions and didn't kill Balog, instead delivering Balog and the twins to the authorities.
In Masters & Apprentices novel, Jinn's commitment to the Order was tested by his romantic relationship on Felucia, but he ended up returning to the Jedi.
He saves Jar Jar Binks from death twice and is one of the few characters who is willing to put up with his annoying and obnoxious nature.
- While he did call Jar Jar “brainless” after saving him the first time, this is understandable as Jar Jar almost got both of them killed by not paying attention.
He rescues Padmé Amidala and her group from the Trade Federation.
He befriends Anakin Skywalker and his mother Shmi Skywalker, trusting the boy to help them by winning the podrace (which contrasts with Padme and Obi-Wan's skepticism of his abilities).
He tries to free both Anakin and his mother from slavery by telling Watto to free them if Anakin wins the podrace, but can only save one as Watto states that no pod is worth two slaves.
While he did cheat in the game of chance with Watto by using the Force to make the chance cube land on blue, it was more likely out of reluctance as Watto was far from honest and was also necessary to free Anakin from slavery.
Unlike the other Jedi Masters, including Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon isn't arrogant, self-righteous, or short-sighted.
He correctly identifies Anakin as the Chosen One and urges the Jedi Council to train him. When they refused, Qui-Gon said he will train Anakin with or without their approval.
He was the first to realize the Sith weren't extinct and dueled Darth Maul twice, the second time ending with his infamous death. Darth Maul was forgiven once he himself died.
He introduced Anakin to Obi-Wan Kenobi, which would begin a life-long friendship.
He is honest, apologizing or admitting when he is wrong. Unlike most members of the Jedi Order, he is capable of acknowledging mistakes and learning from them as well. He is also one of the few members of the Jedi Order who recognized the flaws in the Jedi teachings and code, as well as knew about the corruption in the Galactic Senate, as later stated by Dooku.
- Had he mentored Anakin, he would've likely kept him from succumbing to the dark side, with it being implied that this is the exact reason Darth Sidious fears him. It's also implied in "Queen's Peril" that Sidious arranged for Qui-Gon to be sent to Naboo because he was asking too many questions. He like wise would have prevented Dooku from joining the Dark side because Dooku became a full Sith after his Death at the hands of Maul.
- In Tales of the Jedi, while Dooku says that Jinn could have been a powerful ally, Sidious rejected this claim, as Qui-Gon is incorruptible unlike Dooku.
- While Dooku claimed that Qui-Gon would have joined him, Dooku was wrong on the fact that Qui-Gon would have joined him if he knew his master joined the Sith.
Because of the sympathy and compassion, he gave to Anakin when he was 9, Anakin gave the galaxy great compassion and kindness during the Clone Wars. This made Anakin become a legendary war hero, and many people like Anakin's apprentice Ahsoka Tano and Captain Rex never forgot the compassion and kindness Anakin offered to the galaxy.
His legacy allows for the training of Anakin Skywalker and the events there after. Anakin also honored his fallen master and the Jedi who felt like a father to him.
He appears as a ghost in the Clone Wars to Anakin, telling him that Mortis' planet was a test and urging him to trust his abilities.
He also appeared to Obi-Wan on Mortis, telling him to trust his apprentice and revealed this planet was a test for them, and the Daughter, Son, and Father were powerful force users.
During the Clone Wars, he taught Yoda more about the spiritual side of the Force. He also humbly forgave Yoda for not recognizing him as a great Jedi.
After Order 66, he teaches Yoda, and later Obi-Wan, how to become a force ghost, becoming immortal and finishing what he started.
Despite Yoda and Obi-Wan saying Anakin was irredeemable, Qui-Gon correctly believed there was still good left in Anakin and that he was not beyond redemption and forgiveness. Qui-Gon's faith in his close friend proved to be correct when Anakin sacrificed himself to save his son, Luke, proving that Qui-Gon was a true friend to Anakin in the end.
He, along with Yoda and other Jedi, helped Rey defeat Darth Sidious once and for all.
Overall, Qui-Gon followed the Force and let it guide his actions and followed the will of the Force while the Jedi Order did the opposite and turned their allegiance to the Galactic Senate, defying good as the common good over the will of the Force and using the Force against its will to use as their benefit as the Sith Order would do.
Knowing him, he made peace with Darth Maul once the latter died.
While Qui-Gon isn't above using the Force to cheat, he doesn't do it for selfish reasons, and he refuses to do so when they recruit the Gungans, noting that the Gungans should decide for themselves whether they participate in a battle that could kill many (in sharp contrast to Palpatine, who explicitly manipulates others into war with each other, and doesn't care in the slightest about how many innocents are killed until he gets what he wants).