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** With regards to Obi-Wan as a mentor or teacher to Anakin: he actually tends to do better than he thinks (though this becomes more apparent in subsequent instalments after Anakin's matured a bit), and certainly does better than ''living'' alternatives such as Yoda or Windu, who would have been excellent at skills-teaching, but would have likely been far emotionally colder to him than Obi-Wan. But he does seem to struggle with Anakin's rebelliousness and emotional struggles. With the former, he falls into the classic error of becoming too strict and authoritarian towards Anakin in an attempt to make him more obedient. Of course, this makes Anakin even more rebellious. As for Anakin's emotional struggles, likely even Qui-Gon would have struggled there, because the entire issue is that the Jedi Order just does not even have a frame of reference for the things Anakin's dealing with. Obi-Wan likely actually handles this part of Anakin better than most, in that we see him using various strategies over the movie to distract Anakin from his bad moods, cheer him up, offer reassurance (he's the one who actually asks about Anakin's dreams, and while he ends up wrong about them, he seems to be both willing to discuss them and trying to comfort him), encourages Anakin to talk out his feelings instead of flying off the handle and acting impulsively, etc. Apart from his inexperience, Obi-Wan's biggest struggle is, as an "institutional man" himself, he really just doesn't always know how to deal with Anakin, and seems to get very little advice or support from the rest of the Order.
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** Point of Order: Obi-Wan wasn't a Jedi Master as of AOTC. He was still a Knight, and was promoted to Master later, during the Clone Wars. ''Anakin'' calls him "Master" as his apprentice, but he's not actually a Jedi Master at this time. Anakin wasn't basing his own trajectory off Obi-Wan's, because up to that point, Obi-Wan's trajectory had actually been pretty standard for Jedi and not particularly fast: he was taken in as a baby, was trained at the temple until he became Qui-Gon's apprentice at age thirteen, then was a Padawan for twelve years until becoming a Knight at age 25. His promotion to Knight seemed to be ''slightly'' rushed, so that Qui-Gon could start training Anakin, but it seems like it was going to happen soon either way. The main aberration was getting a Padawan immediately upon getting Knighted - an unusually young Padawan with an unconventional background and unique emotional struggles, at that. Anakin just wanted to move up the ranks faster because he felt like he was really good at what he did.
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** For what it's worth, there is a comic showing Anakin, aged twelve or so, considering leaving the Jedi (and presumably returning to his mother) because he does feel uncomfortable with having his life laid out for him at such a young age. Yoda and Obi-Wan don't forbid him from leaving, but persuade him to take one more mission with Obi-Wan, during which he realizes he can do more good in the galaxy with the Jedi than on his own. So getting into the companion materials, Anakin ''does'' have issues with the Order and ''does'' consider leaving at times. He sort of decides he's better off sticking with them, but that doesn't mean his problems with them ever went away.
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** I think the biggest answer to this question is that Sidious is pulling the strings on both sides, ensuring that the Separatists do stupidly villainous things like try to assassinate said Jedi and Republic Senator, spin the Jedi response (to the Separatists) as unprovoked and disproportionate, all to stoke fear on both sides so that any kind of peaceful, civilized solution becomes impossible.
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** There is perhaps five seconds between Dooku switching off his lightsaber and Yoda entering. It's perfectly reasonable for Dooku to be catching his breath for a moment after having defeated two much younger opponents. Yoda simply interrupts whatever he would have been about to do to dispatch the pair.
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** Up until this point in the story, the Republic had no need for a permanent standing army. (In EU Legends, there had been galactic armies before, but one had not been needed for centuries.) As I understand it, the central government was more ceremonial than anything else; each planet had the authority to defend itself. Federal authority was limited to dealing with issues between member systems and the personal rights of all citizens. In extreme cases, the Jedi could get involved to restore order, but as Mace Windu explained, they were "keepers of the peace, not soldiers." The conflict in TPM was localized to the Naboo system, but perhaps Amidala had hoped the Senate would penalize the Trade Federation with fines and embargoes until they were no longer in a financial position to prey on systems like hers. Although nothing like that happened, she still had hope that under Palpatine's government disagreements between planets could be resolved with administrative and diplomatic pressure, rather than by military force. As for the Separatists, their intentions were not clear at first; until the attempt on Padme's life, there was no clear proof that they were preparing for war against the Republic. She may have believed diplomatic reconciliation was still possible with the planets that had left.
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** Up until this point in the story, the Republic had no need for a permanent standing army. (In EU Legends, there had been galactic armies before, but one had not been needed for centuries.) As I understand it, the central government was more ceremonial than anything else; each planet had the authority to defend itself. Federal authority was limited to dealing with issues between member systems and protecting the personal rights of all citizens. In extreme cases, the Jedi could get involved to restore order, but as Mace Windu explained, they were "keepers of the peace, not soldiers." The conflict in TPM was localized to the Naboo system, but perhaps Amidala had hoped the Senate would penalize the Trade Federation with fines and embargoes until they were no longer in a financial position to prey on systems like hers. Although nothing like that happened, she still had hope that under Palpatine's government disagreements between planets could be resolved with administrative and diplomatic pressure, rather than by military force. As for the Separatists, their intentions were not clear at first; until the attempt on Padme's life, there was no clear proof that they were preparing for war against the Republic. She may have believed diplomatic reconciliation was still possible with the planets that had left.
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** Up until this point in the story, the Republic had no need for a permanent standing army. (In EU Legends, there had been galactic armies before, but one had not been needed for centuries.) As I understand it, the central government was more ceremonial than anything else; each planet had the authority to defend itself and federal authority was limited to dealing with issues between member systems. The issue in TPM was localized to the Naboo system, but perhaps Amidala had hoped the Senate would penalize the Trade Federation with fines and embargoes until they were no longer in a financial position to prey on systems like hers. Although nothing like that happened, she still had hope that under Palpatine's government disagreements between planets could be resolved with administrative and diplomatic pressure, rather than by military force. As for the Separatists, their intentions were not clear at first; until the attempt on Padme's life, there was no clear proof that they were preparing for war against the Republic. She may have believed diplomatic reconciliation was still possible with the planets that had left.
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** Up until this point in the story, the Republic had no need for a permanent standing army. (In EU Legends, there had been galactic armies before, but one had not been needed for centuries.) As I understand it, the central government was more ceremonial than anything else; each planet had the authority to defend itself and federal itself. Federal authority was limited to dealing with issues between member systems. systems and the personal rights of all citizens. In extreme cases, the Jedi could get involved to restore order, but as Mace Windu explained, they were "keepers of the peace, not soldiers." The issue conflict in TPM was localized to the Naboo system, but perhaps Amidala had hoped the Senate would penalize the Trade Federation with fines and embargoes until they were no longer in a financial position to prey on systems like hers. Although nothing like that happened, she still had hope that under Palpatine's government disagreements between planets could be resolved with administrative and diplomatic pressure, rather than by military force. As for the Separatists, their intentions were not clear at first; until the attempt on Padme's life, there was no clear proof that they were preparing for war against the Republic. She may have believed diplomatic reconciliation was still possible with the planets that had left.
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** Up until this point in the story, the Republic had no need for a permanent standing army. (In EU Legends, there had been galactic armies before, but one had not been needed for centuries.) As I understand it, the central government was more ceremonial than anything else; each planet had the authority to defend itself and federal authority was limited to dealing with issues between member systems. The issue in TPM was localized to the Naboo system, but perhaps Amidala had hoped the Senate would penalize the Trade Federation with fines and embargoes until they were no longer in a financial position to prey on systems like hers. Although nothing like that happened, she still had hope that under Palpatine's government disagreements between planets could be resolved with administrative and diplomatic pressure, rather than by military force.
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** Up until this point in the story, the Republic had no need for a permanent standing army. (In EU Legends, there had been galactic armies before, but one had not been needed for centuries.) As I understand it, the central government was more ceremonial than anything else; each planet had the authority to defend itself and federal authority was limited to dealing with issues between member systems. The issue in TPM was localized to the Naboo system, but perhaps Amidala had hoped the Senate would penalize the Trade Federation with fines and embargoes until they were no longer in a financial position to prey on systems like hers. Although nothing like that happened, she still had hope that under Palpatine's government disagreements between planets could be resolved with administrative and diplomatic pressure, rather than by military force. As for the Separatists, their intentions were not clear at first; until the attempt on Padme's life, there was no clear proof that they were preparing for war against the Republic. She may have believed diplomatic reconciliation was still possible with the planets that had left.
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*** Exactly. Jar Jar's way of saying "Federation du Trade" may be a reference to a Latin based language like French.
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** I gather that the Republic under Valorum was more of a decentralized alliance between planets. So as others point out, each planet was responsible for its own security, but they could bring charges against aggressors in the Senate when their rights were violated. Chancellor Valorum was a kind of ceremonial president, and as Palpatine said before Valorum's government collapsed, the bureaucrats held the real power. Valorum had to consult with them before making decisions, at least public ones. In contrast, Palpatine's government, in contrast, government transformed the Republic over time to be more centralized. centralized with teeth. After he got the emergency powers, there was almost no stopping the power he intended to achieve him from achieving absolute political authority (save for a few contingency protocols like Order 65).
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** Adoption is a thing, OP. Even if Boba was a 'clone' of Jango, he's still a kid, and Jango wanted to be a dad. Sure, is it weird to ask to please be allowed to raise a clone of you from infancy, when he could've gone to an orphanage and adopted someone? Yeah, a little, but y'know, perhaps we should suspend judgement on that one.
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** Just how relativity physics works in Star Wars--e.g., light from distant objects that may no longer exist but can still be seen by some gazers, hyperspace travel, time dilation--seems bizarre, anyway, but that's another conversation. Kamino was beyond a satellite galaxy called the Rishi Maze. Clearly, not many people in the galactic core knew about the system; the few who did know may not have considered it to be part of the main galaxy, at all. Besides, I'm guessing that the Jedi Archives was off-limits to virtually everyone who would have known. Even if the Jedi were missing such a planet from the database, it wouldn't have been as noticeable as say, a missing Alderaan.
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** Just how relativity physics works in Star Wars--e.g., light from distant objects that may no longer exist but can still be seen by some gazers, hyperspace travel, travel across parsecs in a short time span, apparent lack of time dilation--seems bizarre, unclear, anyway, but that's another conversation. Kamino was beyond a satellite galaxy called the Rishi Maze. Clearly, not many people in the galactic core knew about the system; the few who did know may not have considered it to be part of the main galaxy, at all. Besides, I'm guessing that the Jedi Archives was off-limits to virtually everyone who would have known. Even if the Jedi were missing such a planet from the database, it wouldn't have been as noticeable as say, a missing Alderaan.
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** Just how relativity physics works in Star Wars--e.g., light from distant objects that may no longer exist but can still be seen by some gazers, hyperspace travel, time dilation--seems bizarre, anyway, but that's another conversation. Kamino was beyond a satellite galaxy called the Rishi Maze. Clearly, not many people in the galactic core knew about the system; the few who did know may not have considered it to be part of the main galaxy, at all. Besides, I'm guessing that the Jedi Archives was off-limits to virtually everyone who would have known. Even if the Jedi were missing such an obscure planet from the database, it wouldn't have mattered as much as say, a missing Alderaan.
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** Just how relativity physics works in Star Wars--e.g., light from distant objects that may no longer exist but can still be seen by some gazers, hyperspace travel, time dilation--seems bizarre, anyway, but that's another conversation. Kamino was beyond a satellite galaxy called the Rishi Maze. Clearly, not many people in the galactic core knew about the system; the few who did know may not have considered it to be part of the main galaxy, at all. Besides, I'm guessing that the Jedi Archives was off-limits to virtually everyone who would have known. Even if the Jedi were missing such an obscure a planet from the database, it wouldn't have mattered been as much noticeable as say, a missing Alderaan.
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** Just how relativity physics works in Star Wars--e.g., light from distant objects that may no longer exist but are still seen by some gazers, hyperspace travel, time dilation--seems bizarre, anyway, but that's another conversation. Kamino was beyond a satellite galaxy called the Rishi Maze. Clearly, not many people in the galactic core knew about the system; the few who did know may not have considered it to be part of the main galaxy, at all. Besides, I'm guessing that the Jedi Archives wasn't off limits to virtually everyone who would have known. Even if the Jedi were missing such an obscure planet from the database, it wouldn't have been as noticable as say, a missing Alderaan.
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** Just how relativity physics works in Star Wars--e.g., light from distant objects that may no longer exist but are can still be seen by some gazers, hyperspace travel, time dilation--seems bizarre, anyway, but that's another conversation. Kamino was beyond a satellite galaxy called the Rishi Maze. Clearly, not many people in the galactic core knew about the system; the few who did know may not have considered it to be part of the main galaxy, at all. Besides, I'm guessing that the Jedi Archives wasn't off limits was off-limits to virtually everyone who would have known. Even if the Jedi were missing such an obscure planet from the database, it wouldn't have been mattered as noticable much as say, a missing Alderaan.
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** Tatooine is gangland. The Republic had no control over it; they were in the Hutts' pocket. Unless Jabba and his cronies cared about a band of desert-dwelling nomads--not likely--the Tusken Raiders lived and died on their own.
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** Tatooine is gangland. The Republic had no control over it; its people; they were in the Hutts' pocket. Unless Jabba and his cronies cared about a band of desert-dwelling nomads--not likely--the Tusken Raiders lived and died on their own. Consider too; if that particular group of Tuskens had made trouble for the Hutts before and Jabba found out what Anakin did, he might have seen it as welcome news.
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** Just how relativity physics works in Star Wars--e.g., light from distant objects that may no longer exist but are still seen by some gazers, hyperspace travel, time dilation--seems bizarre, anyway, but that's another conversation. Kamino was beyond a satellite galaxy called the Rishi Maze. Clearly, not many people in the galactic core knew about the system; the few who did know may not have considered it to be part of the main galaxy, at all. Besides, I'm guessing that the Jedi Archives wasn't off limits to virtually everyone who would have known. Even if the Jedi were missing such an obscure planet from the database, it wouldn't have been as noticable as say, a missing Alderaan.
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** I gather that the Republic under Valorum was more of a decentralized alliance between planets. So as others point out, each planet was responsible for its own security, but they could bring charges against aggressors in the Senate when their rights were violated. Chancellor Valorum was a kind of ceremonial president, and as Palpatine said before Valorum's government collapsed, the bureaucrats held the real power. Valorum had to consult with them before making decisions, at least public ones. Palatine's government, in contrast, transformed the Republic over time to be more centralized. After he got the emergency powers, there was almost no stopping the power he intended to achieve (save for a few contingency protocols like Order 65).
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*** Since the army was actually ordered by Dooku who assumed Sifo-Dyas' identity after killing him, I'm thinking the Republic rewarded the Kaminoans with representation after the clone army was discovered and war had been declared. Maybe the project had only been partially paid for up to that point, so the Republic made the Senate seat part of the deal so they could keep the supply of troops.
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**** Since the army was actually ordered by Dooku who assumed Sifo-Dyas' identity after killing him, I'm thinking the Republic rewarded the Kaminoans with representation after the clone army was discovered and war had been declared. Maybe the project had only been partially paid for up to that point, so the Republic made the Senate seat part of the deal so they could keep the supply of troops.
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**** As a side note, Chancellor Valorum may have sent them on that mission unofficially, since he was mostly a figurehead. If so, not many people likely knew about it at first. It's possible that even some Jedi Council members didn't know until afterwards. In any case, that was a very different situation.
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** Another point worth mentioning is that many people who knew about the Jedi saw them as a weird religion. Criminal gangs who made their living peddling dope around the galaxy would have quickly caught on to the Jedi suddenly becoming a morality police agency, and they would have targeted them even more. As the other commenters point out, the Jedi had limited manpower and resources, and spending a lot of energy on dope fiends wasn't the most effective use of their time.
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** Not all Jedi are created equal. Some are the most gifted at combat skills with a lightsaber. Others have stronger abilities with the Force itself. (Some Jedi don't have any combat abilities, at all.) Anyway, the point is that a giant force push wouldn't have been as feasible as it sounds. A group of just Jedi consulars might be able to do something like that, but they would have to work in precise unison. Also, because the Jedi needed to assemble a task force very quickly, they had to use whomever was on hand. The ones who went probably weren't scrutinized very carefully and shortlisted according to specific abilities.
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** Consider this: he had tried before to turn Obi-Wan. Since he knew having him as an ally would be useful--after all, Obi-wan was trained by his own late student--Dooku may still have entertained that possibility. Having Anakin would also have been priceless, either for his own purposes or Palatine's. At any rate, the Sith were trying to get a galactic war going to weaken the Jedi. Killing one or both Jedi would have been premature at that stage.
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** Consider this: he had tried before to turn Obi-Wan. Since he knew having him as an ally would be useful--after all, Obi-wan was trained by his own late student--Dooku may still have entertained that possibility. Having Anakin would also have been priceless, either for his own purposes or Palatine's.Palpatine's. At any rate, the Sith were trying to get a galactic war going to weaken the Jedi. Killing one or both Jedi would have been premature at that stage.
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*** Exactly. That's the last thing the Sith needed. Recall what happened later on during the Jedi Purge to Force sensitives around the galaxy.
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*** This. Also, it was common knowledge that Nute Gunray hated Padme after she thwarted his invasion, but the Jedi and the Senate needed hard evidence about why she was a target and exactly who was behind the attempt. I would counter the original question by saying that Obi-Wan was actually quite resourceful; he found a salty old guy at a diner who knew more about obscure planets than the head librarian of the Jedi Archives. When Jocasta Nu was no help, he didn't give up the hunch and think "oh well, Dex must have made that one up." Eventually, he went down a pretty deep rabbit hole and uncovered a secret clone army modeled on the bounty hunter who was after Padme, the bounty hunter himself, the droid army the Geonosians were building for the Separatists, and talk of a Sith lord named Darth Sidious--possibly the one they'd been searching for since the fateful Naboo invasion--secretly controlling the entire Republic. The Jedi had no time to interpret all this information before Palpatine got the emergency powers and war was underway, but the fact remains; Obi-Wan was an excellent detective who worked his leads.
