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In this episode I will be going over the question: What is a Jedi?
I will be discussing the origin of the Jedi, the Jedi Order, and giving a brief overview
of the different ranks, and occupations that the Jedi have.
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To begin, the Jedi were a group of force sensitive individuals united by their ability to manipulate the force.
They have a long history within the galaxy, having existed for over one thousand generations.
Prior to the Clone Wars, there were approximately 10,000 jedi within the galaxy
However as it stands right now there is presumably only one left in existence, who is Luke Skywalker.
The Jedi were governed by the Jedi Order, which is an ancient organization formed for peacekeeping purposes.
They were united by their affinity to the force, specifically to the light side.
The Jedi Order served as guardians of peace and justice in the Galactic Republic, and
the Jedi Temple itself was based on Coruscant.
This is where Jedi Knights would study, train, and even live.
The Jedi Archives were also housed in the temple, which contained vast amounts of accumulated knowledge.
The Jedi High Council is the highest governing body of the Order, which consisted of twelve
Jedi Masters, including the Grand Master and the Master of the Order.
Training Jedi is one of the most important traditions of the Order, with Padawans learning
the ways of the Force and the Jedi Code from more experienced Jedi, who carried the rank of either Knight or Master.
Now in order for a force sensitive individual to become a Jedi, they had to progress through several ranks.
An individual was first identified as force sensitive by the concentration of midichlorians in their cells.
From here, the individual was moved to the Jedi Temple to begin their training as a Jedi youngling.
Younglings were trained as a group at the Temple, eventually participating in the Gathering,
a ritual in which the youngling would find a kyber crystal for their lightsaber.
At this stage they had to pass the initiate trials in order to progress to the rank of
Padawan, and be assigned as an apprentice to a Jedi Knight.
Padawan’s were personally trained by the Jedi Knight until they were able to pass the Jedi trials.
Padawan’s are easily recognizable by their characteristic braids.
If the Padawan successfully completed the Jedi trials, they would progress to the rank of Jedi Knight.
From here they were independent and could complete tasks on their own.
The next rank of the Jedi, after the Jedi Knight, was the Jedi Master.
Jedi Knight’s could progress to this stage in one of two ways.
The first way was when a Jedi Knight successfully trained a padawan,
they would be granted the rank of Jedi Master.
The second way was by showing great proficiency and dedication to the Force.
At this point they would also be granted a seat on the Jedi High Council.
The final rank a Jedi could achieve was the Grand Master.
This leadership role was assigned to the eldest and wisest member of the Order.
Throughout the different ranks of their training, a Jedi could have different jobs.
The Master of the Order was a job assigned to the leader of the Jedi Order, who had to
be elected by a unanimous vote of the Jedi Council Members.
There were also Jedi Temple Guards, whose job was to protect the Jedi Temple.
They were anonymously taken from their training and held very distinguishable yellow lightsaber pikes.
Jedi Investigators used their strong connection to the force to prevent crimes through detective work.
Consular Jedi would give up combat completely, in order to devote themselves to science and diplomacy.
The Chief Librarian was the head of the Jedi Archives.
Throughout the Clone Wars two other positions existed.
The first being a Jedi General, who was a Jedi Knight in charge of the Grand Army of the Republic.
The second was Jedi Commander, who was a Jedi Padawan that undertook leadership roles under
the command of their Jedi General, who was also their master.
And that is it for today’s video, if you have any questions or opinions on the Jedi
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