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bhamv · 05-22-2002, 05:58 AM

I agree with most sentiments here, that is a very well developed theory, and certainly very interesting. However, I have one point to make about your post.

Yoda DID, in fact, train Obi-Wan Kenobi. This is explained not in the movies, but on the Star Wars website and in the Visual Companion book for Attack Of The Clones. Children are meant to first begin their Jedi training at age 3-4 (might vary according to alien species, but 3-4 is the human equivalent). They start at such a young age because firstly the path to becoming a Jedi is long and hard, and an early start is needed, and secondly because younger children do not have the preconceptions and detrimental emotions already present, such as hate and anger.

This sort of training is done by - you guessed it - Yoda. A scene is visible in AOTC when Obi-Wan visits Yoda while the old Jedi master is training the Bear Clan. According to the visual companion, after children graduate from the basic training at age 9-10 or so, they are assigned to a Jedi knight or a Jedi master as padawan learner.

In part this explains why the Jedi council was so reluctant to allow Qui-Gon Jinn to train Anakin in episode 1. Qui-Gon was suggesting Anakin's basic training from ages 3-10 be skipped entirely. It's like having a kid skip school up to 6th grade and expect them go go right into junior high.

So in conclusion, Yoda DOES train Obi-Wan, and Obi-Wan's statement on Hoth was accurate. He was trained by Yoda when he was a child.

05-22-2002, 05:58 AM	#13
bhamv New Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 15	I agree with most sentiments here, that is a very well developed theory, and certainly very interesting. However, I have one point to make about your post. Yoda DID, in fact, train Obi-Wan Kenobi. This is explained not in the movies, but on the Star Wars website and in the Visual Companion book for Attack Of The Clones. Children are meant to first begin their Jedi training at age 3-4 (might vary according to alien species, but 3-4 is the human equivalent). They start at such a young age because firstly the path to becoming a Jedi is long and hard, and an early start is needed, and secondly because younger children do not have the preconceptions and detrimental emotions already present, such as hate and anger. This sort of training is done by - you guessed it - Yoda. A scene is visible in AOTC when Obi-Wan visits Yoda while the old Jedi master is training the Bear Clan. According to the visual companion, after children graduate from the basic training at age 9-10 or so, they are assigned to a Jedi knight or a Jedi master as padawan learner. In part this explains why the Jedi council was so reluctant to allow Qui-Gon Jinn to train Anakin in episode 1. Qui-Gon was suggesting Anakin's basic training from ages 3-10 be skipped entirely. It's like having a kid skip school up to 6th grade and expect them go go right into junior high. So in conclusion, Yoda DOES train Obi-Wan, and Obi-Wan's statement on Hoth was accurate. He was trained by Yoda when he was a child.