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"Qui-Gon just abandons Obi-Wan in favor of Anakin, what an awful person!"

Yes, how dare Qui-Gon look at the situation at hand and decide that the 25 year old apprentice who regularly is allowed to handle a lot of responsibility on his own anyway needs him less than the 9 year old untrained child who is only even HERE because Qui-Gon told him he could have a future here. How dare Qui-Gon prioritize the child who can't really go back and doesn't have another familiar face to go to if the Jedi don't take him in. What a terrible awful person he is for making that decision to put Anakin first when he feels backed into this particular corner.

Obviously some of his choice is related to his belief in Anakin being a child of prophecy, sure, and I do think that the Council is completely RIGHT for saying Anakin isn't really made for this life and that he'd probably be happier elsewhere, but I also think people put a lot of extra emphasis on Obi-Wan's feelings in this scene as if he's some little waif who can't survive without Qui-Gon rather than the perfectly capable 25 year old adult that he actually is. As much as this decision surprises and upsets Obi-Wan a little, Obi-Wan would be FINE on his own, whereas Anakin might struggle more if he doesn't have Qui-Gon's support.

There is NO WAY that Qui-Gon isn't taking that into consideration. He knows this decision is going to upset Obi-Wan, he clearly does because he HESITATES before he decides to make that proclamation, but he HAS to prioritize Anakin in the moment and trust that Obi-Wan will understand and be okay. And you know what? He's RIGHT. Obi-Wan DOES ultimately understand where Qui-Gon was coming from and why he did what he did, which is why he apologizes to Qui-Gon later.

Qui-Gon's not a monster who doesn't give a shit about Obi-Wan's feelings, he doesn't drop Obi-Wan without considering what Obi-Wan will feel about it in the moment, he isn't doing this out of a desire for glory or fame that Obi-Wan can't provide. He's putting FAITH in the training he's given Obi-Wan, he's trusting that he's done his job and that Obi-Wan will be able to manage on his own from here. This is actually the exact thing Obi-Wan has to learn how to do in his relationship with Anakin in the next film! He has to let go of his worry that Anakin isn't ready, that Anakin won't be able to manage on his own, and allow Anakin the freedom to make his own mistakes.

Qui-Gon is having to do this in a less than ideal way, for sure, but that isn't because he doesn't CARE about Obi-Wan or because he cares for Anakin more. It's a last resort option, the lesser of two evils. He believes that Anakin needs to be trained, that it's the will of the Force, and since the Council won't accept Anakin on his own merit, Qui-Gon now has to make a choice, and he makes the one that seems like it will ultimately cause the least amount of pain to everybody involved in the long run.

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Liam Neeson and Ahmed Best behind the scenes

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I rewatched star wars ep 1 yesterday and god bless Liam Neeson he's so pretty during the whole film Little Qui Gon Jinn sketch

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Kids have that amazing ability to just be all over you yk

I had a realization that I haven't drawn Qui-Gon before but I was also in a soft found family baby-wan mood :3

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Quick Qui-Gon study ✏️

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Remember when Star Wars was actually for kids and had positive role models and uplifting messages

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Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn in The Phantom Menace (1999)

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The last days was stressful, so I drew Qui-Gon for myself. I believe in Qui Gon's supermacy

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Qui Gon Jinn / (post malone)

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The phantom menace

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Padawan Obi trying very hard to meditate on their evening session, papa Qui-Gon is amused

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Jedi as dads when their wives are gone

Dooku: [Dose not look at meal plans or anything]

Qui Gon: I know that your mom said to clean the house while she's away, but I don't want to do that. So we're going to go get ice cream

Obi Wan: One movie, and then we go to bed

Anakin: [Looks at list] Help me make a fire so we can burn this

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Qui gon jinn my beloved

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That part in the JA books where Obi-wan has a little panic attack about Bant being in danger