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| Thoughts on how Qui-Gon might have dealt with Anakin's love for Padmé? |
I haven't read the young reader books, so I don't know about this whole Siri business. As they say, ignorance is bliss. Thus Qui-Gon, valuing the Chosen One as he did, would bend another rule if that's what it took to keep him on the right path. It also depends at what point Qui-Gon learned of the relationship. If he learned before the thick headed Obi-Wan finally acknowledged it (ie. ROTS), then Qui-Gon could have either successfully persuaded Anakin to bury his love, or to keep this secret from the Council while he looked for a better solution (Altis' group perhaps). If that failed, and then Qui-Gon got pressed with Anakin's visions of her dying, it's possible Qui-Gon could have given him some ease of conscience with his knowledge of the Whills.
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| This leads me to another question. I agree that Qui-Gon would have pushed for change as the Clone Wars began, and maybe even before that. But what happens when the Order doesn't listen, and when the council rejects his unorthodox thoughts once again? Would he have done as Dooku suggested to Obi-Wan? Do you think Qui-Gon would have left the Order? |
Qui-Gon would have joined Dooku as long as he didn't know he was a Sith. There is no way he would have sided with him if he knew that. It's even possible Qui-Gon could have exposed Dooku, replaced him as leader of the Separatists, and really spoiled Sidious grand plan.
But if Qui-Gon didn't join the Seps, I think he would have made an excellent general. I like to think he would have had an extra special relationship with his troops, valuing them as individuals rather than clones. In that role, it would add an extra emphasis toward him confronting Dooku for a master vs apprentice duel.
If he survived the war, and the Jedi won with a happy ending, I would either see Qui-Gon finally getting a place on the Council to voice his opposing views, or the Jedi Civil War with one side forming up with Qui-Gon and his movement for change, and the others standing by the old ways.
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| Qui Gon was 60 when he died. I don't think he would've learned all that much - but I don't think he would have learned some new lessons, had he taught Anakin, and Anakin, hopefully, vice versa. |
You can learn a lot in ten years, and just because you reach a certain age does not mean you stop learning. I mean Qui-Gon didn't learn the whole One with the Force trick until late in life. After learning that, I'm sure it would have open up more secrets, and he could have passed these things on in person rather than via Force ghost. I think it could have countered Sidious' allure with the dark side and prolonged, unnatural life.
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| What advice would Anakin be given by Qui Gon? |
Trust in the Living Force. I think that is the key. The Unifying Force was doing anything for Anakin, but I think the Living Force philosophy could have helped.
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