Those Jedi facts and details that many a Star Wars fan often overlook.
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00:00What's the Order's real opinion on one of their members getting a little brassed
00:03off from time to time?
00:05What actually goes into creating the sacred Jedi weapon?
00:09And were the Jedi the first to harness the power of the Force?
00:12All of these questions and many more aspects of the Jedi way folks often misunderstand
00:17will be put under the microscope in the coming entries my dear Padawans, Knights and Masters.
00:23Gareth here from What Culture Star Wars and here are 10 things everyone always gets wrong
00:27about the Jedi.
00:2810. They're not allowed to show any emotion
00:32Throughout the prequel trilogy in particular, George Lucas paints his Jedi Order as a stoic
00:37group of Force-sensitive monks who simply refuse to showcase their faintest glimmer
00:42of emotion out of fears that it may consume them.
00:45Or at least that's what the average Star Wars watcher tends to take away from the days
00:49of the Galactic Republic.
00:50In truth though, the Jedi Order don't actually forbid their members from showcasing any and
00:54all heightened emotions.
00:56However, what is stressed from the minute a Force-sensitive soul begins their Jedi training
01:00is that one must learn to control their emotions and feelings, finding peace in even the most
01:05emotional circumstances.
01:07The first line of the Jedi Code's mantra confirms the comforting thought process just
01:11about every Jedi finds themselves falling back on, even in the darkest of times.
01:15That being, there is no emotion, there is peace.
01:18So far from outright denying their pupils the basic human response of being upset or
01:22frustrated on occasion, it is evident the Jedi simply want those learning the ways of
01:27the Force to not let said anger fester and grow out of control.
01:31That can lead to Donning all black and a new shade of lightsaber, you know.
01:35For decades now, fans have found themselves debating how in the holy hell the most famous
01:44Jedi of them all, Luke Skywalker, was able to go from relative Force newcomer to a figure
01:49capable of taking on Darth Vader in just a matter of weeks.
01:53Now sure the fact he was taken under the wing of two of the wisest Jedi in Star Wars history
01:57likely didn't hurt his chances of taking to the ways of the Force quicker than most.
02:02But even with Luke being the son of Anakin Skywalker, and clearly a rather rapid learner,
02:06getting to the level he did in only a few weeks did still feel like a bit of a stretch
02:10to some.
02:11In actual fact though, Skywalker didn't merely spend the three years in between the events
02:15of A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, swiddling his thumbs and staring at his lightsaber.
02:21During that time, as revealed in comics, Luke was still chipping away at his combat training,
02:25and even reading through some of Obi-Wan's journals as a way of absorbing as much as
02:29he could about the Force.
02:31And while he wasn't given substantial and consistent one-to-one lessons in the ways
02:35of the Jedi until he landed on Dagobah, the galaxy's favourite Jedi was actually further
02:39along his lightside path than many realised coming into his Yoda crash course.
02:44Not every lightside Force user classifies themselves as a Jedi.
02:48For the longest time, it was assumed that all Force-sensitive folk who wished to operate
02:52on the side of good, must automatically fall into the category of Jedi.
02:57As time has rolled by though, the grey area between Jedi and Sith has been explored more
03:01and more in comics and on the big and small screen too, and it's in this complex space
03:06within the galaxy far, far away, that some of the franchise's most compelling and mesmerising
03:11characters have been born.
03:13For the many folks to fight the good fight with a little help from the Force but not
03:17as a Jedi Knight, former Jedi Order member Ahsoka Tano perhaps sits as the most notable,
03:22with Anakin Skywalker's one-time Padawan still choosing to aid the Rebel Alliance and
03:26Forces of Good, despite turning her back on an organisation she lost faith in during the
03:31Clone Wars.
03:32The sequel trilogy's Maz Kanata is another famous Force user helping our heroes, who
03:37doesn't class herself as a Jedi by any means either.
03:41Not every Jedi can become a Force Ghost
03:43Throughout the original trilogy, every masterful Jedi or eventually redeemed Sith eventually
03:48finds a way to make a glowing return to the big screen after death.
03:52But while this may have seemed like something of a formality for all Jedi who passed from
03:56the Land of the Living, becoming a Force Ghost isn't actually immediately guaranteed after
04:01death.
04:02That's because only those who complete a very specific piece of training, or commit
04:05a truly selfless sacrifice, are granted the ability to stave off becoming entirely one
04:10with the Force upon biting the dust.
04:13Master Qui-Gon Jinn was the first Jedi within the Skywalker saga to discover this path towards
04:17becoming a visual spirit and retaining his identity after death, but was unfortunately
04:22unable to complete his training before falling to Darth Maul.
04:26He was able to use his voice to guide Yoda towards fully discovering the secret to eternal
04:30consciousness however, and later down the road, as seen in the recent Obi-Wan Kenobi
04:35series, Jinn does finally manage to learn what it takes to manifest physically in Force
04:39Spirit form.
04:40But if you were wondering why the likes of Mace Windu and many of the other notable prequel
04:44Jedi in particular didn't find a way to visually fade back onto the scene later down
04:48the road, it's largely because they simply didn't get a chance to learn how to before
04:53becoming one with the Force.
04:56Being a Jedi wasn't that common at all during the Clone Wars.
04:59There is no questioning the fact that Jedi Knights weren't anywhere near as rare in
05:03the prequel era as they'd end up being around the time of the original trilogy and beyond.
05:08But even before Order 66 purged much of the galaxy of its protectors, Jedi were still
05:12actually far more uncommon than they're made to look in Episodes 1-3 and the various
05:17animated series.
05:19Despite hitting the staggering number of 10,000 strong during their Galactic Republic heyday,
05:24that number of Jedi absolutely pales in comparison to the overall population of sentient beings
05:29in the galaxy far, far away.
05:31Before Legends was eclipsed by canon upon Disney acquiring Lucasfilm, the galaxy's
05:36population sat at 100 quadrillion, and even in the canon age it's said that there are
05:41millions of sentient species.
05:44So that alone makes the idea of being one of the lucky 10,000s to step into a Jedi Academy
05:49feel like one hell of a lottery to win.
05:525.
05:53Kyber Crystals don't actually power lightsabers
05:55A common misconception when it comes to the majestic lightsaber is that said laser sword
06:00is actually entirely powered by the sacred Kyber crystal that sits at its core.
06:05While the precious and mystical crystal is still massively vital when it comes to the
06:09construction of this highly personal blade, it's not actually the driving force behind
06:13a lightsaber coming to life at the push of a button.
06:16A Kyber crystal is known for being able to channel power from sources nearby, and said
06:21crystal does exactly this within a lightsaber, converting the energy given off from a diatium
06:26power cell, which pretty much acts as the weapon's reliable battery.
06:30So simply loading up a lightsaber with a Kyber crystal isn't actually enough to power a Jedi's
06:34unmistakable laser blade.
06:36That being said, it is still the absolute heart of the legendary weapon, and is clearly
06:41among the prettiest damn gems in the land.
06:444.
06:45More Jedi survived Order 66 than you think
06:48While it may have felt as though the only real Jedi to make it out of Order 66 alive
06:52were the likes of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda for an age, the years since the original and
06:56prequel trilogies debut have brought with them far more survivors than many may have
07:01realised was possible.
07:02Though not technically sitting under the Jedi tree at the point of the Great Jedi Purge's
07:06beginnings, Ahsoka Tano managed to make it through the fateful command relatively unscathed.
07:11Elsewhere, Rebels Kanan Jarrus, formerly known as Caleb Dune, managed to survive the clone
07:16hunt thanks to his master's sacrifice.
07:18A number of younglings and other fallen Jedi were also recruited to the Inquisitorious
07:22Program post-Order 66.
07:25Jedi Fallen Orders Sia Junda and Kal Kestis both managed to stay alive with the odds stacked
07:30against them, and the Darth Vader comics even reveal that Jedi Temple Archives Librarian
07:35Jocasta Nu lived long enough to go toe-to-toe with the titular Big Bad himself.
07:40Those are just a few of the names to have staved off death for various amounts of time
07:44in the wake of this tragic taking down of the Order, proving that there is always more
07:48hope out there than you perhaps initially thought.
07:513.
07:52There isn't just one Jedi Council
07:54Likely not helped by the fact that the average Star Wars supporter has likely only ever been
07:58exposed to the version of the Council seen occupying a circular room on Coruscant in
08:02the Prequels, you'd be forgiven for assuming that said collection of Jedi Masters was the
08:06only one of its kind within the galaxy.
08:09In actual fact, what Force-loving folks are seeing in the Prequel Trilogy is the collection
08:13of Masters known as the Jedi High Council, one of four different Councils within the
08:18Order's HQ on Coruscant.
08:20That most commonly known Council consisted of 12 Jedi Masters, one being the Grandmaster,
08:25with this group governing the entire Order as a whole.
08:28Elsewhere, the Council of First Knowledge were in charge of the curriculum of the Temple,
08:32the Jedi Archives and gaining ancient Jedi wisdom.
08:36The Council of Reconciliation worked with the Galactic Senate to resolve interplanetary
08:40issues.
08:41And lastly, the Council of Reassignment largely found themselves being tasked with the job
08:45of reassigning Force-sensitive younglings with work should they not be granted the rank
08:49of Padawan.
08:50Well, someone's gotta do it, right?
08:52So contrary to how it may seem, Yoda and the gang weren't the only ones who spent much
08:56of their days scratching their chins on a comfy chair.
08:58I do it too!
08:592.
09:00They are not actually celibate
09:02The Jedi bang too, and that's actually fine.
09:06What isn't necessarily fine in the eyes of the Order is the idea of forming an emotional
09:10attachment to a partner.
09:11So in other words, a purely physical act of getting down to it in a casual sense isn't
09:16seen as a rule-breaking offence in the slightest.
09:19And as George Lucas himself would note to the BBC a few decades ago, Jedi Knights aren't
09:24celibate.
09:25The thing that is forbidden is attachments and possessive relationships.
09:29Despite many being quick to assume that Anakin Skywalker's Rome antics with Padme Amidala
09:34throughout the prequels were seen as an all-round big no-no in the eyes of his Jedi masters,
09:38it was just the falling in love and attachment aspect of his forbidden relationship with
09:42the one-time Queen that would have gotten him in trouble.
09:45Turns out that Mark Hamill was also under the impression Luke Skywalker also didn't
09:49exactly die a virgin in the galaxy far, far away either.
09:52So who knows what steamy tales of the Jedi could be around the corner before long, eh?
09:571.
09:58They weren't the first to wield the Force
10:00Predominantly acting as the oldest wielders of the Force seen levitating rocks and blocking
10:04blaster bullets with lightsabers on the big and small screen, it seemed pretty safe to
10:08assume that the Jedi were the first real group to stumble upon the secret behind connecting
10:13themselves with the almighty power surrounding them and all living things.
10:17But long before the days of the Jedi Order or Sith, there was actually another group
10:21of beings who discovered the ways of the Force and how to wield it.
10:25These alien figures went by the name of the Zeffo, with the mystical entities very much
10:29making their presence known in the Jedi Fallen Order video game.
10:33Instead of referring to the ever-present power as the Force though, the ancient race called
10:37it Lifewind, with only those classed as Zeffo Sages being able to control it in a way similar
10:42to that of the Jedi and Sith later down the road.
10:44Yet it wasn't too long before the race discovered the darker elements of this power, with the
10:48dark side eventually taking hold of Sage Kujit in particular en route to him cruelly killing
10:53all who opposed him.
10:54Sound familiar?
10:55By the time Kujit was no more, the race was on its knees and ultimately decided to flee
11:00into the great unknown.
11:01And all that before a single Jedi ever lifted a pebble, eh?
11:05What a galaxy.
11:06And that's our list!
11:07Know any other things that everyone always gets wrong about the Jedi?
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