[Huttman]

I can see there has been a little dust collecting on the Star Wars thread here as of late, so let me shake it up a bit. Oh, wait, that's because I live in a desert, anyway here goes: So I was thinking, what constitutes 'the greatest'? It seems most Jedi mentioned as the greatest is because of their lightsabre skills, some because of the force power they channel, and some for their cool looks. While I can appreciate all those qualities, there is one quality I believe that is for the most part overlooked. Wisdom. For me the greatest jedi would have to have an abundance of wisdom, and with that being said, my favourite jedi, or the greatest in my eyes, is Qui-Gon Jinn. It is not because he found the way to immortality, although it might be a result of that, I like him because he was rebellious, and not for just the sake of rebelling. I think Qui-Gon followed the spirit of the teachings of the force, not the letter of the law of the council's rulings. There were more skilled fighters perhaps, but given time I bet he would have known about Palpatine before anyone else. O.K., that is speculation, but he believed heart and soul in Anakin, Obi-Wan's padawan outlook was 'another pathetic lifeform'. He trained him through obligation more than anything, and while a close relationship did develop (kudos for Obi-Wan), he was never warmly welcomed by any other jedi, and actually just the opposite. Qui-Gon's ambition obviously was not to attain to the rank of council jedi master, or else he would have had it already. His interest was the true will of the force, that is why Obi-Wan Kenobi was such a brilliant jedi, and that is why I would have wanted Qui-Gon Jinn as my force teacher!