Chris Snellgrove | Published
The death of qui-gon Jinn The Threat of the Phantom It was truly shocking to see Anakin Skywalker and Obi Wan Kenobi’s life, ultimately risking their lives on a fatal collision course. Still, many fans see his death as a will of power… what had to happen to ultimately defeat Palpatine’s Empire. But the truth is that Quigon simply sealed his own fate by preventing Naboo’s troopers from attacking Darth Maul.
Everyone remembers the scene where Mall was revealed, and Qui-gon tells the troopers to stop, as he and Obi-Wan “will take care of this.” It’s a fan’s favorite moment ahead of the sick 3-way lightsaber duel. far The best part of The Threat of the Phantom. However, thanks to the events of Order 66, he knows that if Qui-Gon could overcome his pride and order Naboo’s soldiers to be fired at Darth Maul, he could almost certainly prevent his death.
when The Threat of the Phantom It came out, and Qui-gon meant that they had rejected those troops… After all, what can a regular soldier do against the dark lords of the Sith? but, Revenge of the Sithyou can see how effective the clone troopers were in killing Jedi. Because even the most talented Space Wizard can only deflect so many blaster shots at once. Qui-Gon Jinn had more than that 18 soldiers On his orders, and if he ordered them to fire at Darth Mall, the Sith could be defeated, avoiding the death of the Jedi.
It could be that Qui-Gon was simply trying to sustain his life, and that he was worried that Maul would cut through those forces like a hot lightsaber through butter. But his choice is still irresponsible. Because the Sith poses a great existential threat to everyone on Earth, and perhaps everyone in the galaxy. If Qui-gon Jinn wanted to prevent as many deaths as possible, he and Obi-Wan would have been willing to sacrifice the lives of soldiers rather than gambling that it would be enough to stop this new threat.
And that It was Gambling: The Sith sets up the Fox and is able to eventually kill the Jedi Master, and it was a miracle that Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi managed to defeat Darth Maul. If Qui-Gon Jinn accepted the offer of military assistance, he would have done more than prevented his own death… he would have stacked the odds of their favor against the first sits the Jedi encountered 1000 years. And considering the train trains with laser-burning remotes, Jedi masters should have known that it is impossible for the mall to fire 18 blasters at any time.
Qui-Gon Jinn may have been a wise and powerful Jedi, but the sad truth is that his death was caused by his own pride. He had a small army at his orders and was happy to take on Darth Mall, and we know from the events of 66 Order 66 that even the most skilled Force users can’t deflect a massive amount of directed laser fire. Luckily, Qui-Gon’s death had one advantage. Poor Liam Neeson no longer has to look like he cares, delivering Gobbleygook’s line about the midichlorian during a boring scene in CGI Space Rabbit.
