Qui-Gon Jinn

Qui-Gon Jinn
Star Wars character
Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn in The Phantom Menace
First appearance	The Phantom Menace (1999)
Last appearance	The Clone Wars - "Destiny" (2014)
Created by	George Lucas
Portrayed by	Liam Neeson
Voiced by	Liam Neeson (Episode II and The Clone Wars) James Warwick (The Phantom Menace (video game), Jedi Power Battles, Star Wars: Obi-Wan and Galactic Battlegrounds) Fred Tatasciore (Clone Wars) Tom Kane (The Yoda Chronicles and Droid Tales)
Information
Gender	Male
Occupation	Jedi Master
Affiliation	Jedi Order Galactic Republic
Homeworld	Coruscant

Qui-Gon Jinn is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, portrayed by Liam Neeson as the main protagonist of the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.

Qui-Gon is one of the main characters in the first episode of the prequel trilogy, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. He is a Jedi Master and mentor of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Unlike other, more conservative Jedi, he values living in the moment as the best way to embrace the Force. Jinn is not a member of the Jedi Council, despite being among the wisest and most powerful of the Jedi.

The Phantom Menace opens with Qui-Gon and his apprentice, called a padawan, Obi-Wan sent to the planet Naboo to resolve a political conflict involving the Trade Federation, a corrupt business conglomerate that has blockaded the planet for political leverage. On arrival they are attacked by their host. The Jedi retreat to the planet and rescue its besieged Queen, Padmé Amidala. Their attempt to run the blockade and make way for the galactic capital of Coruscant succeeds, but the queen's ship is damaged and is forced to land on the backwater planet of Tatooine for repairs.

While searching for replacement parts on Tatooine, Qui-Gon discovers a slave boy, Anakin Skywalker, who is extraordinarily strong in the Force; a test of his blood reveals that his midi-chlorian count—a measure of Force potential—is the highest ever detected. Qui-Gon is even more intrigued when Anakin's mother, Shmi, tells him that the boy had no father. Realising Anakin might be the "Chosen One" of Jedi lore destined to bring balance to the Force, Qui-Gon bets Anakin's freedom and the spaceship parts on a pod race, which Anakin wins. The entourage leave Tatooine, but not before Qui-Gon is attacked by an unknown Sith Lord, whom he fights off. Upon returning to Coruscant, Jinn asks the Jedi Council to allow Anakin to be trained as a Jedi. Master Yoda senses fear in the boy, and the Council refuses his request. Undaunted, Qui-Gon vows that he himself will train Anakin when Obi-Wan becomes a Jedi Knight.