History Literature / JediApprentice

* SiblingYinYang: In ''The Shattered Peace''. On the one hand we have Leed: TheWisePrince, TheAce, and a pacifist who has gone native in captivity, and seeks peace between his birth world and his adopted one. On the other we have Taroon: a physically awkward {{Chessmaster}} who wants the power that Leed is so willing to throw away, has a HairTriggerTemper worthy of their HotBlooded father, and loathes the Senali as much as Leed loves them (at least until [[spoiler: he begins falling for Drenna]]. Surprisingly, CainAndAbel is averted; the brothers love each other even if they can't see eye to eye.

* SiblingYinYang: In ''The Shattered Peace''. On the one hand we have Leed: TheWisePrince, TheAce, and a pacifist who has gone native in captivity, and seeks peace between his birth world and his adopted one. On the other we have Taroon: a physically awkward {{Chessmaster}} who wants the power that Leed is so willing to throw away, has a HairTriggerTemper worthy of their HotBlooded father, and loathes the Senali as much as Leed loves them. Surprisingly, CainAndAbel is averted; the brothers love each other even if they can't see eye to eye.

* RoyalBrat: Prince Beju of Gala, who is absolutely incensed at his mother's decision to end the monarchy. He responds by entering the presidential race and plotting to throw the election with an engineered bacta shortage.

* TheGhost: During the Melida/Daan story arc, it's mentioned that the grandson of the Daan factions leader is one of the Young, but he never appears in person of interacts with Obi-Wan. Cerasi also mentions having an older brother who left to work at a munitions plant before she and Nield founded The Young.

* AvengingTheVillain: Xanatos wants payback for his father Crion's death. In ''Literature/JediQuest'', its SpiritualSuccessor, [[spoiler: Xanatos' own son]] Granta Omega seeks vengeance for Xanatos' death.

* BelligerentSexualTension: Taroon and Drenna in ''The Shattered Peace'', Den and Andra in ''The Day of Reckoning''.

* EvilChancellor: Loonag Giba, head of Queen Vida's Council of Ministers, attempts to fix the gubernatorial elections by eliminating the Hill People. He's also in the pocket of Offworld.

* ChildhoodFriend: Bant Eerin, a Mon Calamari girl who is Obi-Wan's closest friend at the Temple.

* TheButlerDidIt: Jono is the one poisoning Queen Gala in "The Mark of the Crown" because the end of the monarchy would mean leaving life in the palace to go back to his family of farmers.

* AvengingTheVillain: Xanatos wants payback for his father Crion's death. In ''Literature/JediQuest'', its SpiritualSuccessor, [[spoiler: his son]] Granta Omega seeks vengeance for ''his'' death.

* AvengingTheVillain: Xanatos wants payback for his father Crion's death. In ''Literature/JediQuest'', its SpiritualSuccessor, Granta Omega [spoiler: (Xanatos' son)] seeks vengeance for Xanatos' death.

* AvengingTheVillain: Xanatos wants payback for his father, Crion's death. In ''Literature/JediQuest'', its SpiritualSuccessor, Granta Omega, seeks vengeance for Xanatos' death.

* ForegoneConclusion: A plot-arc in the middle of the series has Obi-Wan leave the Jedi Order. Since he's a member in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', we know he'll come back.

* EvilUncle: Subverted with [[spoiler: Manex]] who is accused of killing his brother, and posing a threat to his nieces. In fact, he is innocent and his nieces are the real culprits, and trying to frame him.

* BigBadEnsemble: For "The Mark of the Crown", Qui-gon and Obi-wan have to contend with [[RoyalBrat Prince Beju]] and [[EvilChancellor Lonnag Giba]], both of whom want to disrupt the democratic elections for separate reasons; Beju is acting on his own initiative to keep his power, Giba is operating [[spoiler:under orders from Xanatos]].

* TheChessmaster: Xanatos throughout the series; Taroon in book 10, ''The Shattered Peace'', who ruthlessly manipulates events to make his father pick him as heir over his brother.

* BaldOfEvil: Ona Nobis.

* BigBad: [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Xanatos]] for Books 1-8 and [[MadScientist Jenna Zan Arbor]] for 11-13. The last bit doesn't really have a clear villain.

* CollateralAngst: [[spoiler:Tahl]], for Qui-Gon. [[spoiler:Cerasei]] for Obi-Wan, although her death sends ripples throughout the conflict.

* DisneyVillainDeath: Xanatos jumps into acid to avoid capture.

* RoyalBrat: Beju of Gala, who is absolutely incensed at his mother's decision to end the monarchy. He responds by entering the presidential race and plotting to throw the election with an engineered bacta shortage.

* SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: There are only three tribes on the entire planet of Gala.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Bruck Chun oh so very much. Xanatos is also this, though in his case, he established the connections specifically so he could screw the rules.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Xanatos, via Offworld, his mining corporation.
* SiblingYinYang: In ''The Shattered Peace''. On the one hand we have Leed: TheWisePrince, TheAce, and a pacifist who has gone native in captivity, and seeks peace between his birth world and his adopted one. On the other we have Taroon: a physically awkward {{Chessmaster}} who wants the power that Leed is so willing to throw away, has a HairTriggerTemper worthy of their HotBlooded father, and loathes the Senali as much as Leed loves them. Surprisingly, CainAndAbel is averted; the brothers love each other even if they can't see eye to eye.

-> ''Peace over anger''
-> ''Honor over hate''
-> ''Strength over fear''

Part of the deluge of new EU material resulting from the massive renewed interest in ''Franchise/StarWars'' after the release of Episode I, ''Jedi Apprentice'' is a series of ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' books written for young adults. Basically an extended prequel to ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' (yes, a prequel to the prequel), it follows the adventures of Qui-Gon Jinn and his young apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi.

There were eighteen books in total and two Special Edition books that crossed over with the ''Literature/JediQuest'' series.

* [[ArtifactOfDoom Artifact Of The Darkside]]: The Sith holocron in the second special edition is so evil that it makes the Jedi feel physically ill.

* [[TownWithADarkSecret Planet with a Dark Secret]]: Loads of them.

* ChekhovsGun: Towards the beginning of ''The Dark Rival'', when Obi-Wan is being held captive on the mining station, one of their assignments is mentioned to be especially dangerous because of the presence of ionite, a material with a neutral charge that has a tendency to kill electronic devices, especially timers. At the climax of the book, Qui-Gon needs more time to defuse a bomb, and Obi-Wan realizes he can use ionite to stop the timer counting down and give Qui-Gon the time he needs.

* ChekhovsGun: Towards the beginning of ''The Dark Rival'', when Obi-Wan is being held captive on the mining station, one of their assignments is mentioned to be especially dangerous because of the presence of ionite, a material with a neutral charge that has a tendency to kill electronic devices, especially timers. At the climax of the book, Qui-Gon needs more time to defuse a bomb, so Obi-Wan uses ionite to stop the timer counting down.

* ChekhovsGun: Towards the beginning of ''The Dark Rival'', when Obi-Wan is being held captive on the mining station, one of their assignments is mentioned to be especially dangerous because of the presence of ionite, a material with a neutral charge that has a tendency to kill electronic devices, especially timers. At the climax of the book, Obi-Wan uses ionite to stop a bomb's timer so Qui-Gon will have enough time to defuse it.

* CallForward: In the Fight for Truth, two people have been having prophetic visions. They say they see the Jedi surrounded by darkness that comes from within and engulfs them, they talk about masked soldiers bringing suffering, they predict a [[EarthShatteringKaboom planet-destroying]] explosive. Qui-Gon finds it far-fetched.

* PlatonicLifePartners: Bant is Obi-Wan's best friend--she accepts him back immediately after Melida/Daan and he often tinks about how much he values her companionship, but there's no mention of any romantic feelings.

-->"There is no [[ThatsNoMoon explosive device]] powerful enough to [[ANewHope destroy a whole planet]]."

* {{Badass}}: Qui-Gon, and Obi-Wan's well on his way. Xanatos and Ona Nobis are excellent villainous badasses.
** HandicappedBadass: Tahl really tries, despite her blindness.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Followed by ''JediQuest'', which took place between ''ThePhantomMenace'' and ''AttackOfTheClones'' and featured similar adventures for Obi-Wan and Anakin Skywalker. Future kidlit series - ''The Last of the Jedi'', taking place after ''Revenge of the Sith'', and ''Rebel Force'', between ''ANewHope'' and ''TheEmpireStrikesBack'' - have a similar tone and many callbacks, but are a little different.

* TheObiWan: In this series Qui-Gon is Obi-Wan's, well, Obi-Wan.

** Siri takes Rival role later on, which ends up as an OddCouple dynamic as they get to know each other.