The Jedi Temple is located on Coruscant and the Jedi have made their home on the planet for five millennia. But there is a dark reason the Jedi built the Temple here, and it goes far beyond Coruscant’s status as the Galactic Republic’s capital. The Jedi built the Temple on Coruscant for two primary reasons: …
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Some Jedi start training when they’re infants, and it was rare to see any beginning beyond five years of age. For the Jedi Order, the younger one began training, the better, as it allowed them to understand and master the Jedi Code. The Jedi believed that those who started training later were often more prone …
Every living being in Star Wars is special in its own way. Whether it be through strength, intelligence, or simply being kind. Of course, just like in our reality, some have a slight edge over others. In the case of Star Wars, these blessed beings are the Force-sensitives. Force-sensitive individuals have an advantage because they …
Ever since the first Star Wars movie, it appears that some Jedi can become immortal. In Episode IV: A New Hope, Obi-Wan Kenobi famously says to Darth Vader, “If you strike me down, I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.” He seems to indicate that he will live on even after dying …
A Jedi can jump far and sometimes an incredible distance. Starting with Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, we see Luke Skywalker jump clear out of the carbon freeze chamber. Then, with the prequel movies, Star Wars fans were greeted with numerous far jumps. The Jedi are known for defying the laws of …
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker sees the Resistance’s final standoff against Supreme Ruler Ben Solo as well as the First Order. This Resistance is led by Poe Dameron, Finn and Rey. This entire war was jump-started by the resurrection of the dark side Emperor, Darth Sidious, also known as Palpatine. The Rise of Skywalker …
In the Skywalker Saga, we see many examples of Jedi who have become master pilots. From Anakin and Luke Skywaker to Rey Skywalker, their Force-sensitivity makes them just as effective from the air as they are from the ground. Force-sensitivity is not a prerequisite to becoming a good pilot, and not all Jedi become good …
In 19 BBY, Barriss Offee, fed up with the Jedi Order’s role in the Clone Wars, bombed the Jedi Temple, resulting in multiple casualties. She framed her best friend, Ahsoka Tano, prompting a high-stakes court hearing. Although proven innocent, Tano left the Order. Ahsoka, with little trust left in herself and having lost faith in …
Jedi are well-known for being peaceful, calm warriors with a zen-like focus on the Force, but does that mean that Jedi are incapable of negative emotion? Are they somehow immune to the frustration and pain that we all face? They’re not robots, after all. Fear, anger, hate, and suffering are the path to the dark …
In The Mandalorian, it seems like everyone forgot about the Jedi, despite the Clone Wars having taken place just two-and-a-half decades before. But, when someone like Darth Sidious called the shots, his demonization and erasure of Jedi history could serve as the culprit. Order 66 was just the start of what became the erasure of …