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- "You are Jedi Knights. Responsibility. Peace. Discipline. You are the examples the galaxy looks to. Your successes will carry through the Republic and beyond. As will your mistakes. Your choices will matter, helping the Jedi maintain peace in a time of discord."
- ―Mace Windu
Jedi Knight was a rank within the Jedi Order, referring to a Jedi Padawan who had completed their training and passed the Jedi Trials to become a full member of the Order.[2]
History[]
- "For over a thousand generations, the Jedi knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the old Republic. Before the dark times, before the Empire."
- ―Obi-Wan Kenobi, to Luke Skywalker
In the history of the Order, a Jedi Knight was lower than a Jedi Master and needed to prove themselves worthy of the higher rank.[5]
Unlike those who had that higher rank, Jedi Knights were unable to pursue their studies on their own terms. Master Porter Engle believed that any Jedi worthy of the title of knight put time into planning unarmed defense in case they lost their lightsaber.[6]
Jedi Knights, like the Order they served, were guardians of peace and justice in the Galactic Republic,[1] and served in key military command roles during the Clone Wars. At the war's end, Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine—secretly the Sith Lord Darth Sidious—issued Order 66, declaring every Jedi an enemy of the state. As a result, the clone troopers of the Grand Army of the Republic turned against their generals,[7] killing most of the Jedi.[1]
At the end of the Galactic Civil War, Luke Skywalker was the last known Jedi Knight.[8]
Behind the scenes[]
As confirmed by editor Tom Hoeler, the term "Jedi Knight" should always see both words capitalized, as should "Knight" on its own if it refers to a Jedi Knight. "Knighthood" also needs to be capitalized, while "knighted" does not need to be.[9] According to the reference book The Star Wars Book, once a Jedi Knight had trained a Padawan of their own to Knighthood, they could then become a Jedi Master.[10] This, however, contradicts the events of the novel The High Republic: Into the Dark, where a character rises to the level of Master without passing that requirement.[11]
Appearances[]
Non-canon appearances[]
- William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First
LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales — "Exit from Endor"
LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales — "Crisis on Coruscant"
LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales — "Gambit on Geonosis"
- LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales Episodes I-III
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "A Hero Discovered" (Appears in holocron)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Return of the Return of the Jedi"
LEGO STAR WARS: Celebrate the Season — "All I Want For Life Day"
- The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
Star Wars: Visions — "Akakiri"
Star Wars: Visions — "The Ninth Jedi"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- "Lop & Ochō" — Big Gangan Vol.07 (Appears in hologram)
Sources[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
- ↑ Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade
- ↑
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Dooku Captured"
- ↑ The High Republic: Light of the Jedi
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑
Tom Hoeler (@DarthInternous) on Twitter: "Fun #StarWars editing facts. As regards a Jedi... Knight is capitalized (whether alone or with Jedi) knighted is NOT capitalized Knighthood IS capitalized (whether alone or with Jedi)" (backup link)
- ↑ The Star Wars Book
- ↑ The High Republic: Into the Dark