How does one become a Jedi? This is important since we are learning about Osha learning to be a Jedi in The Acolyte. Force sensitive children are chosen. In Empire Strikes Back (1983), Yoda (Frank Oz) says to Obi-Wan’s Force Spirit, "He is too old. Yes, too old to begin the training." Luke was 22 at the time.
We saw Anakin at 9 years old chosen by Qui-Gon Jinn in The Phantom Menace (1999); GC-PT1. Obi-Wan (Ewan MacGregor) says to Qui-Gon (Liam Neeson), “The boy will not pass the coucil’s test, he’s too old.” Ahsoka Tano was found to be Force-sensitive by Plo Koon and taken to the Jedi Temple at age 3. This was in Clone Wars, ”The Gathering" (2012), GC-CW5/6. She calls him one of her “oldest friends”, interesting since Jedi should have no attachments.
The younglings in the Bear Clan were four to eight years old in Attack of the Clones (2002), GC-PT2. This seemed to be the ages of the Younglings that Jedi Master Sol (Lee Jung-jae) was teaching at the Jedi Temple. We saw this seen in The Acolyte’s first episode, “Lost/Found”, DC-TA1/1. Mae and Osha were eight years old when tested by the Jedi in "Destiny"; DC-TA1/3. Sol says he was 4 when tested by the Jedi.
Sol asked Osha in “Destiny” if she would like to be tested and become a Jedi. The tension is Mother Aniseya’s agreement to allow Osha to be tested. We saw the testing of Anakin’s blood in TPM. Qui-Gon sends the sample via comlink for Obi-Wan to analyze at the Queen’s starship.
This is his midi-chlorian count which Obi-Wan says is off the chart, “over 20,000”, higher than Yoda. Padawan Torbin (Dean Charles-Chapman) takes a blood sample from Osha (Lauren Brady). A pen-like device. Qui-Gon used a tiny device. At the Jedi Temple, Jedi Master Mace Windu holds a Jedi Testing Screen to show images that Anakin has to identify from a distance.
This is similarr to the ESP test that we saw in Ghostbusters (1984). Then, we see Jedi Master Indara and Sol use the Jedi Testing Screen and ask Osha what she sees on the screen. The Younglings were put into ten clans of twenty students living and training togther. This was revealed in the Star wars.com databank.
Sol told Osha that there thousands of Force-sensitive Younglings at the Jedi Temple. They are known as Jedi Initiates and eventually take the Initiate Trials to become Padawan Learners. This first appeared in the comic book, Kanan: The Last Padawan #7 (2015) by Greg Weisman and Pepe Larraz, DC-KLP7.
The Padawans are selected by a Jedi Knight in an annual tournament. This was seen in Dooku: Jedi Lost (2019) by Cavan Scott; DC-DJL. We saw in TPM that Qui-Gon says to the Jedi Council that he will train Anakin. He says, “I take Anakin as my Padawan Learner.”
So in the films, it may be an informal process of training and taking a Padawan as apprentice. Still, Qui-Gon is unconventional for a Jedi. In the Clone Wars (2008) movie, GL-CWM, Obi-Wan (James Arnold Taylor) brings up to Anakin (Matt Lanter) that he should put in a request for a Padawan.
Ahsoka was 14 in the film. Yoda assigned Ahsoka (Ashley Eckstein) to Anakin , she explained to him, “I’m assigned to Anakin Skywalker and he is to supervise my Jedi training.” This may also be specific to Anakin and also the circumstance with the Clone Wars. Still, the choosing of an apprentice may vary.
Sol tells Osha, “And, if you wish, you will train as my Padawan.” She eventually does become Osha’s Padawan so this seems to be choice. Plo Koon found Ahsoka, but she did not become his Padawan. It is interesting to see the Jedi in the films, Ahsoka in the various seriers and film, plus Osha in The Acolyte!
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