Star Wars: 10 Things You Never Knew About Qui-Gon Jinn
8. Yoda Regarded Qui-Gon As Defiant
Well, he was alive, Qui-Gon had a contentious relationship with Yoda. Like all Jedi, at the time, Qui-Gon was trained by Yoda, as a youngling. And, Qui-Gon held the Jedi Master in very high regard.
But, Qui-Gon’s unique view of the Force brought him into conflict with Yoda. As he grew as a Jedi, Qui-Gon developed a belief in the Living Force. This meant that Qui-Gon was concerned with living in the moment.
Yoda, and other Jedi, were more concerned with focusing on and predicting the future. Yoda felt that Qui-Gon’s devotion to the Living Force was misguided. Even after Qui-Gon’s death, Yoda continued to disapprove of Qui-Gon’s philosophy.
It wasn’t until the rise of the Sith and the fall of the Galactic Republic that Yoda acknowledged that Qui-Gon was correct.