Qui-Gon Jinn

 was a Force-sensitive Human male. He was a Jedi Master during the final years of the Republic Era.

Birth and early life
In 80 BBY, Qui-Gon Jinn was born on the planet Coruscant. He was taken Jedi Order and was taught lightsaber combat by Master Tera Sinube. When twelve years of age, he was assigned to Jedi Master Dooku as a padawan.

Hunt for Shenda Mol
Jinn and Dooku became part of the Numidian Prime strike team. Their goal was to track the Falleen bounty hunter Shenda Mol. The two eventually found her hiding out on the planet Numidian Prime. While searching for her, Jinn was captured by Mol.Before Mol could kill Jinn, Dooku struck her with Force lightning in an effort to save his padawan, causing Jinn to have concern.

Becoming a Jedi Master
Jinn eventually became a Jedi Master in his own right. Jinn eventually took on a Padawan of his own, Obi-Wan Kenobi. Kenobi believed that Jinn could have become a member of the Jedi High Council if he followed the Code. At one point, Jinn and Kenobi were sent on a mission to the planet Mandalore, where the Mandalorian Civil War had been raging between various Mandalorian factions. Jinn and Kenobi were assigned to protect Duchess Satine Kryze of a pacifistic faction known as the New Mandalorians, who had become targets for insurgents.

Jinn and Kenobi spent a year on Mandalore, constantly on the run from bounty hunters targeting Kryze. When the civil war came to an end, and the New Mandalorians came to power, Kryze became the ruler of Mandalore. Jinn and Kenobi later traveled to the ringed planet of Lah'mu to visit an fortress owned by a royal chief.

Mission to Pijal
A political dispute erupted on the Inner Rim planet Pijal around 40 BBY. Jinn's friend Rael Averross requested the assistance of Jinn and Kenobi to bring an end to the dispute. Jinn and his Padawan discovered that Crown Princess Fanry had been building a military group called the The Blackguards. They framed the Opposition in order to restore the full monarchy. At this time the Jedi High Council invited Jinn to join their ranks. Jinn decided to turn down their offer.

Rescuing Th'er
Jinn and Kenobi were sent to Bri'n to protect the Priestess Th'er of Wood from the Metal Clan. When the negotiations were cut short, Jinn took the Priestess to meet up with Kenobi aboard their shuttle. Despite Th'er's protests, Jinn took her to Coruscant in order to protect her.

Guided by the Force
Jinn was guided to a world by the Force after the rescue of Th'er and felt the presence of the dark side. When Jinn entered a dark side monument, he had a Force vision but was able to break free from it once the light side found its way to him. He left the world, having concluded that violence could lead the Jedi to become what they claimed to fight against.

Operating in the vicinity of Botor
At some point prior to 32 BBY, Jinn and Kenobi were operating in the vicinity of a planet that served as a base of the Flesh Mongers pirate group, flying a pair of Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptors. The two received a message from the surface of the planet from Jedi Master Yoda, who was asking for assistance. Landing on the planet, Jinn and Kenobi discovered that Yoda had taken out the entire pirate gang in order to rescue a young Force-sensitive child, known as Lo, as the pirate had planned to sell him due to his abilities in the Force.

Jinn and Kenobi were asked by Yoda to escort the infant to the Jedi Temple, with Yoda assuring Lo that he was in safe hands with Jinn. Jinn expressed that he was happy to help out as they had been so close. While the two conversed, Kenobi took particular interest in the fact that Yoda had taken out an entire room of pirates, and was totally in awe. Jinn then proceeded to ask Yoda if everything was all right, to which the revered master replied that he could sense a calling disturbance in the Force that he felt he must follow. Jinn noted that he could not feel the presence himself but offered to join him on his quest if he so wanted. As Yoda climbed into his starship, he responded that he felt it was simply a calling for him alone and embarked on a mission to a planet in the Vagadarr system], where he became involved in a tribal war between the planet's native inhabitants.

Helping Mace Windu
Sometime later, Jedi Master Mace Windu was sent to the planet Oosalon to search for several Padawans who had been kidnapped by the warlord Guattako. Eventually, Windu was able to defeat all of Guattako's army and Guattako was killed by a young Jedi. Shortly after Jinn, Plo Koon, and Depa Billaba arrived to help.

Failed negotiations
Ten years prior to the outbreak of the Clone Wars, the Trade Federation blockaded Naboo and planned to invade it in retaliation for the Galactic Republic's taxation of trade routes in outlying star systems. Unknown to the Republic, the Federation was controlled by the Sith Lord Darth Sidious—secretly Naboo's Senator Palpatine—who engineered the conflict so he could be elected Supreme Chancellor. Then-Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum dispatched Jinn and Kenobi to Naboo, tasking them with resolving the situation through diplomatic means.

Upon arriving at the Trade Federation command ship, Jinn and Kenobi were escorted into a conference room, where they were told that Viceroy Nute Gunray would greet them. As the Jedi were waiting, the Federation leaders contacted Darth Sidious, informing him that the Chancellor's ambassadors were Jedi Knights. Sidious ordered their execution, while Jinn could sense the fear that the Neimoidians felt. This let Jinn know that this was not a normal trade dispute. These suspicions were confirmed when the Federation flooded the conference room with poison gas in an attempt to kill the Jedi, but the two were able to hold their breath long enough for the Federation to open the doors and inadvertently give the Jedi a chance to escape. They fought off the battle droids waiting outside the door and fled through the corridors, where they made their way into the ventilation system.

Moving through the ventilation shafts, the Jedi made their way to the hangar, where they saw the Federation Army preparing to mount an invasion of the planet. The Jedi stowed away aboard separate ships, which made their way to the planet's surface and planned to warn the Naboo that the invasion was coming. Once on the surface, Jinn ventured through a forest to rendezvous with Kenobi. It was there that the Jedi master encountered a Gungan named Jar Jar Binks, who latched onto him in the chaos of the Federation invasion. This nearly got them both killed, as they fell to the ground just in time to avoid being run over by a Federation troop carrier. Binks swore a life debt to Jinn for saving him, as Jinn tried to get rid of the Gungan. He finally rendezvoused with Kenobi and planned to find shelter, which Binks offered to give them in the Gungan city beneath the ocean. The Gungan momentarily changed his mind, revealing that he had been exiled and would be punished for returning, but Jinn and Kenobi convinced him to take them to the city to avoid the approaching Federation forces.

Binks led the two Jedi into the Gungan city, where they were immediately apprehended and brought before the Gungan leaders. Jinn attempted to persuade Boss Nass, the Gungan leader, that the Federation posed a threat to them just as much as they threatened Naboo, but Gungan prejudices against the Naboo were too strong for the Boss to care what happened on the surface. The Jedi Master used the Force to telepathically persuade Nass to give them a bongo aquatic transport that the Jedi could use to reach Theed, the capital of Naboo. Nass was also persuaded to allow Binks to travel with them, as Jinn, claiming the custom of the life debt, believed the Gungan could be a guide to make it through the planet core and to the capital.

After traveling through the core and evading multiple large sea creatures, they arrived in Theed and rescued Queen Padmé Amidala, who had been taken into Federation custody. Together, along with a number of the queen's guards and handmaidens, they made their way to a hangar to take the queen's starship off of Naboo. They were able to board the ship after fighting through a number of battle droids, and took the vessel into orbit where they encountered the Federation blockade. They managed to escape the blockade, but the ship was damaged and needed to be set down for repairs. Jinn suggested that they land on Tatooine, a desert planet where the Hutts ruled and the Federation had no presence. Although the queen's lead guard, Panaka, objected because of the danger posed by the Hutts, the decision was made to seek refuge on Tatooine.

Discovery of the Chosen One
The ship landed on Tatooine, and the crew determined that they were in need of a new hyperdrive generator in order to make it to their final destination of Coruscant, the capital of the Republic. Jinn decided to venture out into the local settlement to find a store that would sell a generator and brought Amidala—masquerading as a royal handmaiden—and Binks along with him. They arrived at a shop owned by a Toydarian junk dealer, Watto, who had the parts they needed but would not accept Republic credits for payment. Jinn attempted to telepathically persuade him that credits would be acceptable, but the Toydarian was immune to Jedi mind tricks. Jinn left empty-handed, but not before meeting Anakin Skywalker, a young boy who was a slave of Watto's.

Skywalker followed Jinn and the others, where he warned them that a sandstorm was coming and that they would need to find shelter. The boy knew the group would not make it back to their ship in time and brought them back to his home, where he introduced them to his mother, Shmi, who was also one of Watto's slaves. They all shared dinner together, where Skywalker deduced that Jinn was a Jedi, having seen his lightsaber. Jinn revealed that he and the others were on an important mission for the Republic and stranded on Tatooine until they could repair their ship. Knowing that it could help them escape, Skywalker volunteered to help by racing in the Boonta Eve Classic podrace and give them the profits to repair their ship if he won. Jinn accepted the offer, though Amidala was unconvinced that trusting their fate to someone they barely knew was the right course.

The next day, Jinn spoke to Watto about entering Skywalker in the race with a pod that Skywalker had built in secret, and Jinn convinced Watto that it was the Jedi's pod. The two agreed that Watto would pay Skywalker's entry fee and collect all of the winnings from a potential victory, except for whatever money Jinn needed to repair his ship. If Skywalker lost, Watto would keep the queen's ship. Watto agreed to the condition, and Skywalker set out to begin getting his pod race-ready.

It was in watching Skywalker work on his pod that Jinn told Shmi he could sense the potential of a Jedi in the boy. Jinn wondered who Skywalker's father was, and was intrigued to hear Shmi had conceived her son without a father. Later that night, Jinn tested the boy's midi-chlorian count and sent the sample to Kenobi on the queen's ship, who told his master that Skywalker's midi-chlorian count was over 20,000—higher than any known Jedi. Through the supposed virgin birth and the midi-chlorian count, Jinn came to believe that Skywalker was the Chosen One of Jedi prophecy, a being who would bring balance to the Force.

With the belief that Skywalker was the Chosen One, Jinn knew that Skywalker should be brought to the Jedi temple on Coruscant so he could be trained as a Jedi. Jinn approached Watto with a new wager: if the boy was to win, Watto would free Skywalker and his mother. Watto scoffed at the idea of freeing two slaves, but he did agree to release one if Skywalker won. However, he left it up to chance, and threw a small multi-colored cube; if it landed on blue, Skywalker would be the slave in question. Jinn used the Force to help it land on blue, and Watto agreed that Skywalker would be freed if he won the race—but, according to Watto, the Dug racer Sebulba was sure to win.

The race began later that day and Skywalker emerged victoriously. Watto, who lost everything betting on Sebulba, freed the boy as per their agreement. Jinn took what profits he needed to repair the ship and gave the rest to Skywalker and his mother, and told them that Skywalker had been freed and could go with him to Coruscant to become a Jedi. Skywalker was unsure about leaving his mother, but he had always dreamed of becoming a Jedi and decided to leave. After Skywalker shared a tearful goodbye with his mother, Jinn and the boy set off for the queen's ship to make their way to Coruscant.

Just before arriving at the ship, Jinn was attacked by Darth Maul, a Sith Lord and the apprentice of Darth Sidious. The two fought across the desert floor while Skywalker rushed back to the ship to find help, and the ship made its way to Jinn's location where he was able to board it and flee Tatooine, leaving Darth Maul behind. Once on board, he introduced Skywalker to Kenobi.

With its hyperdrive repaired, the ship finally arrived on Coruscant, where the crew was greeted by Chancellor Valorum and Senator Palpatine. After arriving, Jinn went before the Jedi Council and told the Jedi Masters that he believed Darth Maul was a Sith Lord. The Council was dubious of the claim, as the Order believed they had destroyed the Sith a millennium earlier, but they committed themselves to learn Darth Maul's identity. Jinn also revealed that he had discovered Skywalker on Tatooine and believed him to be the Chosen One, asking that the boy be trained as a Jedi. At Jinn's request, the Council agreed to test Skywalker to determine if he was eligible for training. Kenobi was skeptical that Skywalker would pass the test given his age, as Jedi began their training at infancy, and worried that Jinn would defy whatever decision the Council made. Despite his Padawan's concerns, Jinn was determined to see Skywalker become a Jedi Knight.

The Council tested Skywalker and agreed with Jinn that he was exceptionally powerful with the Force, but declined to accept him for training. They believed that despite his power, he was too old to begin training and dangerously full of fear and anger. Nonetheless, Jinn insisted that Skywalker be trained, saying he would take the boy as his Padawan learner. Kenobi, meanwhile, could take his Jedi Trials and become a Jedi Knight, as the Jedi Code forbade a Jedi from having two Padawans. The Council tabled the discussion for another time and ordered that Jinn and Kenobi return to Naboo, where Queen Amidala was preparing to return to in order to deal with the invasion without the Senate's help. Jinn took Skywalker with him and began giving him some initial lessons about the Force.

Duel of the Fates
Upon arrival on Naboo, the Jedi traveled with Amidala to find the Gungans, who were hiding in a sacred area of the forests. There, the Naboo and Gungans formed an alliance to fight the Federation, while the queen's handmaiden Padmé revealed herself to be the true Amidala, having masqueraded as a servant with one of the handmaidens portraying the queen as a safety precaution. Jinn, for his part, had not been fooled by the Queen's disguise since their first meeting but had gone along with the charade for reasons of his own, one of which presumably included safeguarding the queen's life. Together with the Jedi and the Gungans, Amidala put together a plan of attack, where the Gungans would fight the Federation army away from Theed as a diversion, allowing Amidala, her forces, and the Jedi to get into the city with relatively little opposition. Jinn made it clear, however, that while he would protect the queen, he could not fight a war for her.

As the Gungan army led the bulk of the Federation forces away from the city, Jinn snuck into Theed with the others and fought their way to the palace. Once in the hangar, they were again confronted by Darth Maul, who the two Jedi prepared to fight as the Naboo fought their way to the throne room to capture Viceroy Gunray. Jinn and Kenobi fought Maul in the hangar, with the Sith Lord dominating the duel, though Maul did give ground in order to lead the Jedi out of the hangar and throughout a palace generator complex. Maul separated the two Jedi by knocking Kenobi down several levels and eventually trapping him behind shielding, leaving Jinn to fight the Sith Lord in single combat without his apprentice. As they made their way through the area, the two combatants were evenly matched; eventually, however, Maul countered Jinn with a physical strike from his lightsaber hilt and seizing the opportunity while Jinn was off-balance, fatally stabbing the Jedi Master through the torso as his Padawan watched in horror from behind the shielding.

When Kenobi was finally able to reach Maul, he and the Sith Lord engaged in a furious battle, with Kenobi grieving for his master and friend. Maul was able to disarm and knock Kenobi partly down a reactor shaft and kick his lightsaber into it before Kenobi used the Force to summon his master's lightsaber, jump out of the pit and slice the blade through Maul's torso in one swift movement; cutting him in half and sending him tumbling down the shaft. The Padawan ran to his dying master, cradling him in his arms, and Jinn made his apprentice promise that he would train with Skywalker as a Jedi. With his dying breath, Jinn once again said that Skywalker was the Chosen One and would bring balance to the Force.

In the aftermath of the battle, in which the Naboo successfully captured the Viceroy and ended the Federation occupation, Kenobi was granted the rank of Jedi Knight and insisted on taking Skywalker as his apprentice. Although Yoda disagreed, the Council approved Kenobi's request, fulfilling Jinn's dying wish: Skywalker would be trained as a Jedi. Later, Jinn was given a Jedi funeral on Naboo, where his body was burned on a funeral pyre. The funeral was attended by a number of delegates including Queen Amidala, the Jedi Council, and Chancellor Palpatine. It was at the funeral that Kenobi told Skywalker that the Council would allow him to be trained and that Kenobi would be his master. Together, the two mourned the death of their fallen friend, as Kenobi vowed that Skywalker would become a Jedi. Kenobi upheld his vow to Jinn dutifully over the years. At one point, when Skywalker was considering leaving the Jedi Order at the age of twelve, Kenobi was intent on following suit, but he was still going to complete the boy's training even outside the Order. Skywalker, however, chose to remain a Jedi in the aftermath of a mission to the planet Carnelion IV.

Returning as a spirit
Though his training had been incomplete, Jinn utilized what he learned from the Force Priestesses to become one with the Force and retain his identity after his death. He had not fully learned the mystery, however, so he could not physically manifest himself, only speak as a disembodied voice. The first known time that Jinn communicated through the Force was approximately ten years after the events on Naboo. Skywalker had returned to Tatooine to find his mother, about whom he had been having recurring nightmares, and discovered she had been kidnapped by Tusken Raiders. He found her in a Tusken camp, but she died only moments later. In his anger, Skywalker slaughtered all the Tuskens in the camp. Jinn, sensing the great pain and distress, called out to Skywalker through the Force, which Yoda could hear—but not comprehend—through his own meditations. However, Jinn's pleas were for naught, as Skywalker didn't heed his words in his uncontrolled rage.

In the meantime, Kenobi was captured on the planet Geonosis by Dooku, who had left the Jedi Order and had become the leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. While interrogating Kenobi, Dooku—who was also secretly a Sith Lord—expressed his belief that Jinn would have joined his cause if he had been alive. Shortly thereafter, a conflict known as the Clone Wars began between the Galactic Republic and Dooku's Confederacy. During that conflict, Skywalker was promoted to the rank of Jedi Knight and was assigned a Padawan of his own, the Togruta Ahsoka Tano, to whom he recited Jinn's teachings on at least one occasion.

Due to his incomplete training, Jin's spirit could not manifest himself in a physical way, much as he occurred in a vision on one known occasion. Kenobi, Skywalker, and Tano, had been lured to the planet Mortis by three beings known as the Father, Son, and Daughter. These beings believed that Skywalker was the Chosen One, as did Jinn, whose vision first appeared to Kenobi to warn him that the beings sought Skywalker and his potential as the Chosen One, to use it for their own means. When Kenobi questioned how Jinn could appear, the figure told him that the planet acted as an amplifier and that it was a conduit through which the Force flowed. The two spoke about Skywalker and his power, with Kenobi having the opportunity to tell Jinn that the late Jedi Master's predictions about Skywalker were true: he was stronger than any other Jedi, yet still could not find balance. Jinn warned that, if Skywalker was the Chosen One, then the boy would discover it on Mortis, and if not then the planet would prove to be very dangerous for someone so powerful. Jinn's vision was later experienced by Skywalker himself. The figure of the late Jedi informed him that he still believed the boy would bring balance to the Force after facing his demons.

After the three Jedi escaped Mortis, where the Father professed his belief that Skywalker was the Chosen One, Although it had truly been Jinn who appeared before them, Kenobi came to believe, and told the Jedi Council, that the appearance of his old mentor was simply an illusion, one manifested from their memories by the beings on Mortis. Skywalker, however, was not as confident, despite Jedi teachings saying that it was impossible for a being to retain their identity after death. The report about Mortis did not change these Jedi beliefs or teachings. The Clone Wars also saw the return of Jinn's murderer, Darth Maul. Believed to have been killed by Kenobi on Naboo, Maul had in fact survived, replacing his lower body with a cybernetic apparatus. Maul sought revenge on Kenobi for maiming him, and the two fought on several occasions. Nevertheless, Maul would go on to survive the Clone Wars.

It was not until the waning days of the Clone Wars that Yoda learned Jinn had retained his consciousness after death. Knowing Yoda was destined to be a major player in bringing balance to the Force, and that it was Yoda's destiny to complete the training Jinn himself did not, the late Jedi Master spoke to Yoda through the Force and guided him to Dagobah, the first leg on Yoda's trials to determine whether he was ready to learn the secrets. Jinn told Yoda about his training, and how the Living Force fed into the Cosmic Force, allowing him to return after death. Yoda was, at first, only interested in the truth about the Clone Wars, asking if he knew the identity of Darth Sidious, but Jinn could only guide Yoda through his trials. Yoda was guided by the Living Force in the form of a glowing swarm of fireflies. Later they guided Yoda to the planet of the Force Priestesses, where Yoda could continue his trial.

Yoda completed the trials and was deemed worthy of learning the secret of eternal consciousness, as Yoda would one day train the person who would help Skywalker bring balance to the Force. The Force Priestesses instructed that Jinn would guide Yoda's training. After the end of the Clone Wars and the fall of the Jedi Order, Yoda chose to go into exile on Dagobah, but not before telling Kenobi that Jinn had returned from the netherworld of the Force and could guide his former Padawan in learning the secret.

Postmortem and legacy
The end of the Clone Wars also saw the fall of Anakin Skywalker, who was seduced to the dark side of the Force by Darth Sidious and had become the Sith Lord Darth Vader. The fall confirmed the Council's fears about Skywalker's training, but he was still the Chosen One. During Obi-Wan Kenobi's self-imposed exile on Tatooine, he frequently dwelled upon his failure to train Skywalker, and one such time during meditation he felt himself phase out of reality for a few moments. During this time he felt Jinn commune through the Force with him, with his old Jedi Master telling him to let go. In the years after the Clone Wars, Kenobi and Yoda both completed their training to retain their consciousness after death.

During his time on Tatooine, Kenobi continued to speak with Jinn, telling him about the hardships of living in exile and Skywalker's possible destiny of the Chosen One. During an encounter with the Wookiee bounty hunter Black Krrsantan, Kenobi called upon his Master to give him strength to defeat the foe. Kenobi finally killed a resurgent Darth Maul in a duel on Tatooine in 2 BBY, using Jinn's Ataru stance to defend himself against Maul. In 1 BBY, Jinn's voice was heard by Padawan Ezra Bridger during his mission to a place that existed between time and space. One year later, Jinn was compelled to appear after hearing Kenobi call his name, taking on the exact same appearance that he had carried in life. Kenobi asked for his guidance, as he feared that the Galactic Empire would capture Luke Skywalker, Anakin's son, upon his return to the Lars moisture farm. Jinn informed him that he had seen Luke's destiny go beyond those circumstances and that he had failed his padawan long ago. He then told Kenobi that he had made the right choice in choosing not to tell Luke everything about Anakin. Kenobi brought forth notice upon Jinn's appearance which was very nearly corporeal. Jinn illuminated him in some of the ways he had managed it, all the while considering that Kenobi did not have long to live. Afterwards, he bade farewell and disappeared.

Some hours later, Kenobi sacrificed himself to save Luke and was struck down by Darth Vader. Though worried about not completing Luke's training, Kenobi heard Jinn's voice telling him to lay down his life so that Luke can escape. After his death, Kenobi first appeared as a disembodied voice, telling Luke to flee the Death Star with his friends, and then later to guide Luke through the Battle of Yavin.

In the aftermath of the Battle of Yavin, Vader was shot down over the planet Vrogas Vas. During a confrontation with Rebel Alliance forces on the planet, Vader found an ancient Jedi Temple, where he heard disembodied voices of people from his past, including Jinn. A few years later, Kenobi appeared as a physical spirit to tell Luke to train with Yoda on Dagobah. He continued to manifest himself to help guide Luke through his training.

It was on Dagobah that Yoda fulfilled the destiny first spoken of by the Force Priestesses, training Luke to become a Jedi Knight. Yoda died shortly thereafter and passed on into the Force, where he retained his identity. Through the training Yoda gave Luke, the boy confronted and redeemed his father from the dark side, and Anakin killed Darth Sidious. Through this act, and through his own death, Anakin helped defeat the Galactic Empire, brought balance to the Force, and was able to return as a spirit as well. By killing Sidious and sacrificing himself, Jinn's strongly-held belief was finally proven true: Anakin Skywalker was the Chosen One.

In the years following Anakin's redemption and fulfillment of the prophecy, Luke embarked on a quest to rediscover the forgotten history of the Jedi Order in hopes to reestablish it. In his search for Jedi knowledge, Luke learned about the life of Jinn, his relationship with Obi-Wan Kenobi, his encounter with the Force Priestesses and the role he played in his father's training. While Jinn was not related to the Skywalkers by blood, his close connection to the family was noted by Luke in his book The Secrets of the Jedi, which chronicled the Jedi Order's history.

In 35 ABY, during the battle of Exegol, Jinn's voice was heard by Rey among the voices of many Jedi of the past who aided her with destroying the resurrected Darth Sidious once and for all. "Every Jedi who ever lived lives in you," he told her, adding that they stood behind her.

Non-canon appearances

 * William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First
 * LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales Episodes I-III (Appears in flashback(s))
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga