Star Wars · Question
What is the name of the Jedi who trains Anakin on the Council’s request?
Answer
Obi-Wan Kenobi
The story behind the answer
After the Battle of Naboo, the Council reluctantly permits Anakin’s training, and Qui-Gon Jinn’s former Padawan honors his master’s dying wish by taking Anakin as his apprentice. Qui-Gon himself discovered Anakin but was killed by Darth Maul before he could train him; Mace Windu, a senior Councilor, supervised Jedi affairs but never served as Anakin’s mentor; and Yoda offered guidance and taught younglings, yet Anakin was not his Padawan.
That mentorship shapes the prequel era: master and student become war heroes in the Clone Wars, their bond mixing brotherly affection with strict duty. The tension between attachment and Jedi discipline—concerns the Council had from the start—foreshadows Anakin’s fall and their fateful duel on Mustafar.