Obi-Wan's life prior to The Phantom Menace is portrayed mostly in Jude Watson's Jedi Apprentice and Jedi Quest series.

* Star Wars Jedi Quest 8: The Changing of the Guard, the eighth book in the Star Wars Jedi Quest series by Jude Watson

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Beside the journals of Princess Leia, Queen Amidala ( 1999 ), and Darth Maul ( 1999 ), Watson is the author of three series that comprise about forty books: Jedi Apprentice ( except for the first book ), Jedi Quest, and The Last of the Jedi.

Jedi Quest is an eleven-book series written by Jude Watson about Obi-Wan Kenobi, his apprentice Anakin Skywalker, and the events that take place in the fictional Star Wars Expanded Universe between Episode I: The Phantom Menace and Episode II: Attack of the Clones, ( 27-22 BBY ).

He has also written several comic books including the Dark Horse Star Wars collection Tales of the Jedi written in collaboration with Tom Veitch, Predator titles ( also for Dark Horse ), and X-Files titles for Topps.

They appear in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, as well as the Clone Wars TV series and the Expanded Universe's books, comics, and games.

They first appear in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and subsequently in the Star Wars Expanded Universe's books, comics, and games.

The Jedi Apprentice books follow his adventures as Qui-Gon Jinn's Padawan.

In these books, set five years after Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Thrawn has assumed command of the remaining forces of the Empire and is planning to battle the New Republic.

Ackbar played a supporting role in the 1983 film Return of the Jedi, and later became a prominent character in the novels, comic books and other media of the Star Wars Expanded Universe.

Ackbar's back story was not explained in Return of the Jedi, but has since been established in Star Wars books and other media since the film was released.

Although his role in Return of the Jedi was relatively brief, Admiral Ackbar became a prominent character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe, which encompasses all licensed stories in the Star Wars universe outside of the six main feature films, such as novels, comic books, video games and television shows.

Boba Fett returns in The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and in many Expanded Universe books, comics, Audio Dramas, and video games ( not to mention numerous official and unofficial fan-made films ).

It appeared and was chronicled in The New Jedi Order series of books.

Tales of the Jedi is a series of comic books that are published by Dark Horse Comics and are part of the fictional Star Wars Expanded Universe.

In a number of New Jedi Order books the characters who die seemed to be of key importance in the novels.

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi includes a prominent speeder bike chase ; speeders and swoops also appear in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars IV: A New Hope, and the Star Wars Expanded Universe's books, comics, and games.

The highest number of votes was for Quinlan Vos, a Jedi who appeared in comic books and who Hasbro had already slated to be released as an action figure in 2007.

The Unifying Force is the nineteenth and final installment of the New Jedi Order series of books in the fictional Star Wars Expanded Universe written by James Luceno.

The series takes place between the books The Truce at Bakura and Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor — about two years after Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.

* Jedi Prince books

His books include the novelizations for Return of the Jedi, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and the recent collaboration with George Lucas to write the 25th Anniversary edition of the original Star Wars trilogy.

Other Corellian corvettes, which share the Tantive IV < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s design, appear in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and in the Star Wars Expanded Universe's books, comics, and games.

* Xanatos, character from the Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice books

Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi is a 2004 three-part story arc in the Star Wars Infinities series of comic books.

This is covered – in some detail – in the round table interview with the series editors published at the end of the final New Jedi Order novel, The Unifying Force.

He is a reluctant participant in many of Padmé's adventures, including a rather hazardous mission during the Battle of Ilum, in which his loyalty is essential in helping Jedi Master Yoda rescue fellow Jedi Luminara Unduli and Barriss Offee.

In Jedi Search, the twins returned to Coruscant at age three and had many adventures there.

After a series of adventures, Kyle kills all of the Dark Jedi.

Kyle's adventures are also told in three hardcover graphic story albums written by William C. Dietz which were adapted into audio dramatizations: Soldier for the Empire, Rebel Agent and Jedi Knight.

Anakin appears in the Young Jedi Knights series by Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta, which follows the adventures of Anakin's siblings, Jacen and Jaina.

The series focuses on the adventures of Wicket W. Warrick and his friends on the forest moon of Endor during the years before the events in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.

The books follow the adventures of young Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Master, Qui-Gon Jinn, before the events of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.

Heirs of the Force is about the adventures of Jacen Solo and Jaina Solo's time at the Jedi Praxeum.

Set during the Clone Wars, the story follows Jedi Knights Obi-Wan Kenobi and Kit Fisto and their adventures as ambassadors on the planet of Ord Cestus, which has started producing so-called " Jedi Killer " droids.

The third film in the original trilogy, Return of the Jedi, ends with Luke redeeming Vader and helping to destroy the Empire, thus fulfilling his destiny as a Jedi.

In Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace ( 1999 ), Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn ( Liam Neeson ) discovers nine year old Anakin Skywalker ( Jake Lloyd ), whom he believes to be the " Chosen One " of Jedi prophecy who is destined to bring balance to the Force ; the boy is eventually paired with Qui-Gon's apprentice, the young Obi-Wan Kenobi ( Ewan McGregor ), who promises to train him.

The sequel, Attack of the Clones, establishes that the Jedi forswear all emotional attachments, including romantic love, which proves problematic when Anakin, now a young adult ( Hayden Christensen ), falls in love with Padmé Amidala ( Natalie Portman ), whom Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi had served ten years before.

Younglings were seen training with Jedi Grand Master Yoda in a scene from Attack of the Clones and when Anakin Skywalker turns to the dark side in Revenge of the Sith.

The temple is described in the article as adapting " the robust typology of Mayan temples, with durasteel cladding specified for the external stone walls for improved defensive strength " and said to be a ziggurat that " is built above a Force-nexus and has ample room for training facilities, accommodation and the Jedi Archive.

The US Army had a group of officers in the early 1980s who promoted maneuver warfare tactics, and who were derisively known as Jedi by more conventional officers who were satisfied with attrition tactics and methods.

The Jedi influence begins with the lyrics from " American Pie ", This'll be the day that I die changed to Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi.

Young Jedi Knights series ( with Rebecca Moesta ):

As with the previous game in the series, the player controls Kyle Katarn, a former Jedi who cut his link with The Force after almost succumbing to the Dark Side.

Kyle confronts more Dark Jedi, including a new kind of them, known as " Shadowtroopers "-Jedi, equipped with armor, which is both lightsaber-resistant, and also allows some measure of invisibility.

Together with other Jedi Academy students, he engages in a fight against Reborn warriors and Shadowtroopers.

On November 15, 2006 LucasArts announced that Jedi Outcast would feature with Star Wars: Battlefront, Star Wars: Empire at War, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars: Republic Commando and a 14-day trial of Star Wars Galaxies in a compilation release entitled Star Wars: The Best of PC.

He later goes with the Jedi and Queen Padmé Amidala ( Natalie Portman ) to the planet Tatooine, where he meets and befriends Anakin Skywalker ( Jake Lloyd ).

Along with film critics, many have also accused the film's creators of excessive commercialization directed at young children ( a criticism first levelled with the introduction of Ewoks in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi ).

Leia is sent to Alderaan with R2-D2 and C-3PO and her adoptive parents, Bail and Breha Organa, where the Jedi believe she will be safe from the newly-declared Galactic Empire.

Although most of her life is devoted to such matters of state, she engages in limited study of the Jedi arts, with Luke as her teacher.

) Along with a Jedi named Jen, she defeats Palpatine's second-in-command, a Dark Jedi assassin.

Later, they enter with Jedi Master Kyp Durron, a Bothan secret agent named Wraw, and a few more allies on the planet Callulla.