

Trials were a test of power and intellect, designed to challenge an individual Jedi’s strengths and weaknesses. When a Padawan was deemed ready to become a Jedi Knight, they embarked on a rite of passage known as the Jedi Trials.

Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker (Age of Republic).Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Age of Republic).Dooku and Qui-Gon Jinn (Age of Republic).Yaddle and Oppo Rancisis (Age of Republic).Jora Malli and Reath Silas (The High Republic).Sskeer and Keeve Trennis (The High Republic).Loden Greatstorm and Bell Zettifar (The High Republic).Notable masters and apprentices over the centuries include: Padawans often accompanied their masters on missions for hands-on, practical experience.

Some were seemingly kindred spirits, like Depa Billaba and Caleb Dume, while others were practically polar opposites in personality, like Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi. There were no established reasons or rules for a Padawan’s selection –other than the will of the Force. A master only took on one apprentice at a time. Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker was assigned an apprentice during the Clone Wars for the pair to learn from each other, for instance.įor thousands of years, students in the Temple were handpicked for personal instruction by a Jedi. In the later years of the Republic, Padawans could also be designated by the Council. Masters on the Jedi Council infrequently took a Padawan due to their responsibilities, but several did over the generations. Through most of the Jedi’s history, Padawans were personally selected by their masters. Reath Silas adored being tasked with studying the Jedi Archives Bell Zettifar’s training focused on more adventurous undertakings. Additional instruction and assignments for Padawans were specific to each master. Meditation and lightsaber training were universal instruction studied in groups in the temple. (Even Padawans had a party now and then.) “Able to teach one another much, Padawans are,” Master Yoda was fond of saying, “and far more able are they when their masters watch not.”Ī Padawan’s duties varied. They shared a common area in the Temple where they enjoyed each other’s company during a well-earned break from their studies. Most wore a Padawan braid to denote their status in the Jedi ranks.ĭuring the prosperous era of the High Republic, the Jedi Temple bustled with Padawan learners. A Padawan was an apprentice paired with a Jedi Knight or Jedi Master for teaching and training. When a youngling was ready to graduate into more mature and rigorous study, they reached the rank of Padawan. From the origins of the Jedi Order to the New Republic, Jedi pass on what they have learned to the next generation of Force wielders. Let’s take a look at the past and future of Jedi apprentices. But what does “Padawan” actually mean to the Jedi? Since we first heard the mysterious word uttered by Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Padawan has come to mean young student, apprentice, or learner.
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A Jedi continually grows and studies to unlock their full connection to the Force.
