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Qui-Gon Jinn
Qui-Gon Jinn () is a fictional character in the '' Star Wars'' franchise. He was introduced as a Jedi Master in the prequel film '' The Phantom Menace'' (1999), and is portrayed by Liam Neeson. He appears in the series '' Tales of the Jedi'', and is featured as a Force spirit in the animated series '' The Clone Wars'' (2008) and the live-action miniseries '' Obi-Wan Kenobi'' (2022). Qui-Gon also appears in novels, comics and video games. In ''The Phantom Menace'', Qui-Gon and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi are tasked with protecting Padmé Amidala, the queen of Naboo. On the planet Tatooine, they encounter a young slave named Anakin Skywalker, whom Qui-Gon believes is the " Chosen One" destined to bring balance to the Force. When Qui-Gon is fatally wounded in a lightsaber duel against Darth Maul, he asks Obi-Wan to train Anakin. The 2005 film ''Revenge of the Sith'' reveals that Qui-Gon learned how to become a Force spirit after death, an ability which he later taught to O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Wars
''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and Cultural impact of Star Wars, quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop culture phenomenon. The franchise has been expanded into List of Star Wars films, various films and Star Wars expanded to other media, other media, including List of Star Wars television series, television series, Star Wars video games, video games, List of Star Wars books, novels, List of Star Wars comic books, comic books, List of Star Wars theme parks attractions, theme park attractions, and Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, themed areas, comprising Universe of Star Wars, an all-encompassing fictional universe. ''Star Wars'' is one of the List of highest-grossing media franchises, highest-grossing media franchises of all time. The original 1977 film, retroactively subtitled ''Star Wars (film), Episode IV: A New Hope'', was followed by the sequels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special
''The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special'' is a 2020 CGI-animated Christmas special based on the ''Star Wars'' franchise, in which Rey trains Finn in the ways of the Force. Directed by Ken Cunningham from a script by David Shayne, it is produced by Lucasfilm Animation and The Lego Group alongside Atomic Cartoons. The special was released on Disney+ on November 17, 2020, and received generally positive reviews from critics. Plot On the first Life Day after the defeat of the First Order in '' The Rise of Skywalker'', Rey trains Finn to be a Jedi, but becomes angry with herself for their lack of progress. While reading the ancient Jedi texts for help, Rey finds about a key on the planet Kordoku that she deduces could help her train Finn. With the key only being usable on Life Day, Rey and BB-8 leave for Kordoku, while the rest stay on the planet Kashyyyk, where Poe Dameron unsuccessfully tries to set-up a Life Day party for Chewbacca's family. On Kordoku, Rey finds the "key", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jedi Master
Jedi (), Jedi Knights, or collectively the Jedi Order are fictional characters, and often protagonists, featured in many works within the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Working symbiotically alongside the Galactic Republic, the Jedi Order is depicted as a religious, academic, meritocratic, and military-auxiliary (peacekeeping) organization whose origin dates back thousands of years before the events of the ''Star Wars'' feature films. The fictional organization has inspired a minor real-world new religious movement and online community: Jediism. Within the ''Star Wars'' galaxy, the Jedi Order are powerful guardians of order and justice who, through intuition, rigorous training, and intensive self-discipline, are able to wield a supernatural power known as the Force, thus achieving the ability to move objects with the mind, perform incredible feats of strength, perceive events that are distant in time or space, and connect to certain people's thoughts. George Lucas, the crea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Star Wars Legends Characters
This is an incomplete list of characters from the ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe, now rebranded ''Star Wars Legends''. The accompanying works were declared non-canon to the ''Star Wars'' franchise by Lucasfilm in 2014. This list applies ''only'' to characters who completely appear in ''Legends'' media, and who therefore do not exist in the canon continuity. For characters belonging to the canon continuity, see List of ''Star Wars'' characters. # ;: A droid serving aboard the ships of Imperial players in the '' Star Wars: The Old Republic'' video game. ;: A droid working with the Dark Jedi Jerec in the video game '' Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II''. A ; Abeloth began as a mortal woman who came across the immortal Force entities, the Ones, on their mysterious home world. Taking on the mantle of the Mother, Abeloth helped The Father keep the peace between her warring dark side of the force Son and light side of the force Daughter for many years. However, fearing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Wars Legends
''Star Wars'' has been expanded universe, expanded to media other than the original films. This spin-off material is licensed and moderated by Lucasfilm, though during his involvement with the franchise ''Star Wars'' creator George Lucas reserved the right to both draw from and contradict it in his own works. Such derivative works have been produced concurrently with, between, and after the Star Wars original trilogy, original, Star Wars prequel trilogy, prequel, and Star Wars sequel trilogy, sequel trilogies, as well as the List of Star Wars films#Standalone films, spin-off films and List of Star Wars television series, television series. Commonly explored Star Wars media include List of Star Wars books, books, List of Star Wars comic books, comic books, and List of Star Wars video games, video games, though other forms such as audio dramas have also been produced. With the exception of the animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series), ''The Clone Wars'' TV series, non-fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi () is a character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. In the original film trilogy, he is a Jedi Master who trains Luke Skywalker in the ways of the Force. In the prequel trilogy, he mentors Luke's father, Anakin Skywalker. Obi-Wan is portrayed by Alec Guinness in the original trilogy and by Ewan McGregor in the prequel films. McGregor also plays the character in the television series '' Obi-Wan Kenobi''. Guinness's performance in ''Star Wars'' (1977) earned him the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Creation and development Various claims have been made about the origins of the character Obi-Wan Kenobi. In his book about the ''Star Wars'' franchise, Chris Taylor asserted that Obi-Wan was inspired by the J.R.R. Tolkien character Gandalf. Ben Sherlock of '' ScreenRant'', meanwhile, claimed that the Jedi Master was based on General Makabe Rokurōta, a character from Akira Kuros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galactic Battlegrounds
''Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds'' is a real-time strategy video game set in the Star Wars universe. It was developed by LucasArts and Ensemble Studios. It was released in November 2001. An expansion pack, ''Clone Campaigns'', was released on May 14, 2002, adding two new factions and campaigns. Later that year, both ''Galactic Battlegrounds'' and ''Clone Campaigns'' were released in a box set, ''Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds Saga''. The games were built on the Genie engine by Ensemble Studios, the same one used in ''Age of Empires'' and ''Age of Empires II''. Gameplay The player starts the game with a Command Center, a scout, and three workers (in a normal random map game) for whichever of the six original factions they choose. The player searches and gathers resources such as Food, Carbon, Nova Crystals, and Ore and then uses the resources in order to create new buildings, combat units, and workers. Food is used for low-end units and troopers, as well as the work force. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obi-Wan
Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi () is a character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. In the Star Wars original trilogy, original film trilogy, he is a Jedi Master who trains Luke Skywalker in the ways of the Force. In the Star Wars prequel trilogy, prequel trilogy, he mentors Luke's father, Darth Vader, Anakin Skywalker. Obi-Wan is portrayed by Alec Guinness in the original trilogy and by Ewan McGregor in the prequel films. McGregor also plays the character in the television series ''Obi-Wan Kenobi (miniseries), Obi-Wan Kenobi''. Guinness's performance in Star Wars (film), ''Star Wars'' (1977) earned him the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Creation and development Various claims have been made about the origins of the character Obi-Wan Kenobi. In his book about the ''Star Wars'' franchise, Chris Taylor asserted that Obi-Wan was inspired by the J. R. R. Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien character Gandalf. Ben Sherlock of '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
