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Emily Garbutt

"Wise mentor" or "awful Jedi"? Star Wars fans are debating if Qui-Gon Jinn is to blame for Anakin's turn to the dark side

Liam Neeson in The Phantom Menace.

Who's to blame for Anakin's turn to the dark side? Well, some Star Wars fans think it's Qui-Gon Jinn who's at fault.

Played by Liam Neeson in The Phantom Menace, Qui-Gon is a Jedi Master who Obi-Wan is an apprentice to. He's the one who first believes Anakin is the "chosen one" when the pair encounter him on Tatooine, but the Council denies his request to train him. When Qui-Gon is killed in a lightsaber duel with Darth Maul later in the movie, Obi-Wan promises to train Anakin in his stead.

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