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jedi info
Members of the Council progressed through four basic levels of rank.
- Youngling - an unofficial title, this refers to a child with Force potential. At a very young age,
they leave their homes and are assigned to a group for training.
- Padawan - an apprentice who undergoes intensive training under a Jedi Knight. If a youngling is not
chosen by any Jedi Knight to be their Padawan by 13 years of age, the youngling is placed into another, lesser role in the
Jedi Service Corps. Depending on where the student's talents lie, this may be the Agricultural Corps, the Medical Corps, or the Exploration Corps.
- Jedi Knight - a disciplined Padawan may become a fully trained Jedi once they have completed "the
trials."
- Jedi Master - a Jedi Knight who manages to instruct a Padawan and successfully train him or her to
the level of a Jedi Knight. This title can also be achieved through the performance of extraordinary deeds or self-proclamation,
though the latter is extremely rare.
- Jedi Spirit - a speculative sixth level, following a Jedi Master's "becoming one with the Force."
Few in the Jedi Order's history have achieved this. It should be noted that a Jedi is not absolutely required to attain the
rank of Master to become a Force spirit.
Jedi types
There are four unofficial types of Jedi, the Jedi Guardian, the Jedi Sentinel, the Jedi Consular,
and the Jedi Healer. The first three titles are not used in the Star Wars Universe, but given in the Roleplaying Game
and Video-games to define the distinctive roles a Jedi can have. Selection of a Jedi's type takes place at the transition
to Padawan. Certain lightsaber colors are keyed to the different types, but this is not always followed.
- Jedi Guardians are the type of Jedi who focus more on martial training and combat. These, like all
Jedi, are keepers of the peace, acting as a kind of special police force under the direct control of the Chancellor. Notable
Guardians include Obi-Wan Kenobi, Mace Windu, Anakin Skywalker and Luke Skywalker. In video games such as Knights of the Old Republic, Guardians are said to have a blue lightsaber, though the choice of the colour remains valid only during the
early part of the apprentice stage.
- Jedi Consulars are the type who possess great knowledge of the Force but rarely enter combat. Consulars
are the primary scholars and diplomats of the Order. They often became members of the Jedi Council or teachers to younger
Jedi. The most famous Consular is Yoda. After her training, Leia Organa Solo also became a Consular. In games, Jedi Consulars are said to control the green lightsaber.
- Jedi Sentinels try to strike a balance between the first two types and possess admirable combat skills
with some extensive knowledge of the Force. These are often dispatched to regions across the galaxy to work as ambassadors
and investigators for unusual concentrations of the Force. Bastila Shan and Visas Marr are examples of Jedi Sentinels. In games, Jedi Sentinels may have the yellow lightsaber.
- Jedi Healers use the Force in conjunction with medical and psychiatric training to help allieviate
illness, pain and suffering wherever they encounter it. They are sometimes assigned to medcenters or mobile medical units
on various worlds. Barriss Offee is an example of a Jedi Healer who worked in a RMSU (Republic Mobile Surgery Unit) during the latter part of
the Clone Wars. Jedi Healers have been known to use the lavender lightsaber.
The Three Pillars of Jedi Strength
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