They should've switched places...

Lee Jung Jae has talked about how he was inspired by Qui Gon Jinn when he created his character Sol. We take a look at how similar these two jedi masters actually were.

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[ragkoonz]

Whats interesting is that, Sol's actor's favorite starwars character is qui gon so its hardly no surprise that he would act in his likeness

[DanielDaniel-wkup]

Qui Gon, Rael Averros, Baylan Skoll, Sol, Luthen Rael... Star Wars is creating some interesting variations around the same archetype

[TheRumblewagon]

I appreciate how both Sol and Vernestra both have a sense of self-righteousness about them. Both have good intentions, but are willing to go to extreme lengths to pursue those intentions. Many critics of this portrayal have an unrealistic idea that all Jedi should be pure good.

[ReeseCraven]

2:52 Side-note, but the way Sol’s yell echoes through the forest is such a nice touch. 👌 It gets me every time. So cool.

[kjvideo]

I feel like Sol is the first Jedi to scratch the Qui Gon itch

[Mizzle]

I didnt know he learned English to do this character. Thats dope af, i really loved his voice in the show just how heavy his accent was but i assumed he had been speaking English for a long time. Thats incredibly impressive

[Grz]

10:57 I think it’s worth distinguishing between the desire to help and the desire to train, Qui Gon wanted to help Anakin, but he was capable of letting go. He felt that Anakin needed to be trained because of the prophecy, but I don’t think he would have been insistent that HE had to be the one to do so.

[TheWarmachine]

Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.

[olencone]

12:41 omg... that glass tink as Qui Gon hits the floor... 🤣

[alejandromolina]

"It matters which side we choose. Even if there will never be more light than darkness. Even if there can be no more joy in the galaxy than there is pain. For every action we undertake, for every word we speak, for every life we touch—it matters. I don’t turn toward the light because it means someday I’ll ‘win’ some sort of cosmic game. I turn toward it because it is the light."

That is just great line from Master and Apprentice, and it sums up Qui Gon very neatly.

[BenChanNYC]

I think one could argue that Qui Gon did succeed.(from a certain point of view) He discovered how to "Force Ghost, " passed that knowledge on to Obi-Wan, who used it to help Luke destroy the Deathstar, then he was able to tell Luke about Vader and Leia, which lead to Anakin's redemption and the end of the Empire.

[JimTempleman]

One of them listened to the will of the Force. The other to his own emotions.

[Trey-dptl]

Sol may be based on Qui Gon, but he’s more like Anakin in personality. The way he gets attached to Osha makes me think of Anakin and Ahsoka. He very much feels like an older Anakin. One who’s better learned to control his emotions, but he still doesn’t have the perfect Jedi calm and can make some selfish decisions and still justify them to himself. I even think Anakin would try and emulate Qui Gon as an older man

[silverx]

Osha going to the dark side is why theirs no railings on the death-star.

[Meravokas]

I think one of the most interesting things is that it wasn't until post Russan that the jedi stopped taking older Padawans to train. They still had an age limit to a point, but they went more off of feeling than they did a stricture of rules that they put on themselves. Much like how earlier on in the history of the jedi the path to the dark side wasn't so... Simplistic and direct. They still had the code but they used it as a guiding factor, not a set of rules.

It's only as the dark side became to them what felt like was far too powerful after the history of on and off conflicts of greater or lesser sizes with the sith or large cults that they started to clamp down. Revan for instance was not an anomaly or full problem for turning to the dark side as it stood. It was the number of Jedi that followed Them down the path that ultimately made Them such a massive threat. And at the same time he also had a strategy for what he was doing. Yes it was decimating the republic in the process, but it was an attempt at consolidating a power against a greater threat that the Jedi and Republic would not be able to handle. Neither would work with Revan after their fall however.

Emotions weren't seen as a negative for the vast majority of the Jedi's history. Keeping them in check from going to extremes was, being able to balance ones self. While using anger as a tool frowned upon greatly, and fear being something to be kept in check. Passion, love and so on were cherished. Luke's New Jedi Order in legends was much more akin to the jedi of the Old Republic. Age wasn't a factor, background wasn't a major factor, having a romantic partner wasn't frowned upon.
Qui-Gon would have fit quite well into the old ways. Sol would have as well, but he would have been noticed as a Jedi that is unbalanced and likely kept at a temple to continue learning. Whether he was granted his knighthood or not. He had good instincts, he just let them cloud his mind too much along with the inner turmoil he faced. It's interesting how the Jedi grew more rigid, their ability to see the issues within themselves became more and more difficult.

[khango]

I love how you point out that had their position been switched, Masters Sol and Qui-Gon wouls not have failed the kids. They're both tragic flawed heroes.

[brianholcomb]

This show did an excellent job of depicting how even the best of intentions from an altruistic character can be misled and how the unchecked power of the Jedi led to their undoing.

[TheBlkDisaster]

Your take on The Acolyte has made me rethink my viewing of the series. I would even go as far as to say Star Wars as a whole. Thank you for standing for The Republic. For democracy.

[SpottedHares]

Not something relevant at the moment. but i just realized that the vergence in the force was around Anakin, while the twins were just made from one. Remembering Empire strikes back and last Jedi (both the middle films interestingly enough) the dark hole we see the witch around is probably the real vergence on Brendock.

[theshep]

Man, I always appreciate your videos. You offer thoughtful discussion on Star Wars, and bring up valid criticism where you see fit without relying on the all too easy outrage clickbait stuff. Just talkin Star Wars. Fuck yeah.

And this video doesn’t disappoint. Great examination of these two Jedi. Keep em coming 🙌🏻