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  • Star Wars: Master & Apprentice explains why Qui-Gon wasn't on the Jedi Council. 1 / 7

  • The Phantom Menace revealed Qui-Gon was a maverick Jedi. 2 / 7

  • He didn't always see eye-to-eye with the others, like Yoda. 3 / 7

    Yoda on Dagobah in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

  • Still, Qui-Gon was once offered a seat on the Council to help them gain fresh perspective. 4 / 7

    Qui Gon Phantom Menace Star Wars vertical TLDR

  • Qui-Gon turned it down because he and the Council could never agree on several issues. 5 / 7

  • Qui-Gon felt it would be better if he surrendered to the Force and followed its path. 6 / 7

    Phantom Menace Star Wars poster TLDR vertical

  • In doing so, he discovered the Chosen One, Anakin Skywalker. 7 / 7

    Young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace