>you've only been a Jedi Knight for roughly a few minutes and you're still grieving over the death of your Master, but we're still going to allow you to train a troubled, traumatised slave boy who has the potential to be a dangerous threat simply because you said so
Why were the Jedi so fucking stupid? Why didn't they elect to give Anakin to someone with actual experience, like Mace Windu or even Yoda himself?
Because Anakin was a good friend.
>>85571604
Because that's what Qui-gon wanted
>>85571604
He promised Qui Gon to train the boy. And he was right, the boy brought balance to the Force.
>>85571604
Qui-gon wanted it, and Obi is probably best knight of his generation.
>>85571604
Their stupidity was their downfall and a pivotal plot point.
>>85571785
What reason does the council have to respect Qui-Gon's wishes? He constantly defied them even before the events of the first film and nobody knew about Force ghosts yet.
>>85572095
He wuz a badass... and he only wasn't on the council 'cause he didn't want to so I guess they considered him an equal anyway...