You give off a lot of energy even in a post. Took me a day to think about it. If Qui Gon Jin raised Anankin and trained him it would not work. That is why Qui Gon had to die in order for Obi wan to train him and place him in a position of big brother instead of father where Anakin pretty much could get away with being a little "wild" and "unconventional" .

What of the council? Yoda has been there and seen it all. Windu knows what he's doing and there is a heir of darkness about him. The rest? How long have they been in power? Fifty years? What is the average term on the Jedi Council? And they are complaining about Palpatine being in office past his prime? What about them? Does anyone question them? Who are they? Are they gods and not to be questioned? Does everybody just take their word for them because they are the jedi council and they are always right.

I don't care who you are and how smart or wise you are - No one person knows everything. Not one person is who is even a master at a subject knows everything. there is always someone who knows more than you. Maybe not today, maybe not even tomorrow but there always is somebody who is better and knows more at your subject than you.

Who does the council answer to? Themselves? Now during the saga there is little mention of any religious "god" per say only the force, the energy of the universe, Maybe the gods themselves have decided that the way to balance the force is to clean house. Chosen One's are chosen for a reason. Because they are the right person for the job. Maybe the gods above chose Anakin for a reason because Anakin is Anakin. He is the Chosen One. Who is the council to decide if he is to be trained or not? They make a lot of decisions and don't even question themselves. Maybe those from beyond think that the Jedi have been in power far too much and have far too much say and they are the ones who are corrupt.

l know what l know. l never meant it as l know everything, for l certainly do not. There are plenty of people out there with higher intelligence and capacity than me, what do l care?
l believe you mean 'air' of darkness....Although, actually, Mace Windu also had a rogue padawn fall from grace, a supposed 'heir' of darkness in a way. Whatever.
Let me see. Yaddle (killed off early) Plo Koon, Ki Adi Mundi, Shaak Ti: The Council has and had many Jedi Masters, some with short stints, and many with long rotations. Their duration is directly dependant on their performance and eptitude. Starting in Episode ll, it is clearly seen with Yoda and Mace Windu discussions that Palpatine is looked on with little suspicion. Not major suspicion and concern, but a hinting concern. He has stayed in office a long time, he never relinquished his chancellor position after the Naboo Crisis, he gracefully and dominatingly took up the Clone Wars Emergency Powers Act, and he instilled an illegal and shadowy Royal Guard Corps. All reasons for the Jedi to raise an eyebrow and question. 0f course, vice versa, the public and governance also look at the Jedi as suspicious. Far before the Jedi viewed Palpatine with suspicion. The Jedi are neutral and non-governmental, yet they hold themselves in high esteem and wish for their voice to be taken seriously. Such questions are: who gave them the right, why should these hocus-pocus people make our decisions, they are not politicans/soldiers/civilians - what are they? And yes, who does the Council answer too. Well, l am sure the Jedi have an 'lnternal Affairs' division, just like any policing force.

Remember I said that Qui Gon had friends?

Watch the pod race again.

Watch it close.

Who is taking who out?

Right, Sebulba. He is Qui Gon's Friend. He watched over Anankin and Shmi. He saw to it Anakin didn't get killed in any race and spared no expense in this one. Sebulba took everyone else out but Anankin and didn't even go near Anakin. Even paid off Aura Sing to take a few pot shots at some of the others.

Qui Gon had a few aces up his sleeves as well.

Sebulba survived the race and cheered Anakin on as he went on to win!

Any fan that is appropriately familiar with Star Wars, would say that was a retarded post. And that makes everyone on this forum. l am not sure if you have not noticed, but Sebulba is a Dugg. A backstabbing, stripped of any conscience, dirty Dugg - who would slit someone's throat for truguts. Why you would say anything that connects him to Qui Gonn, is beyond our universe. Needless to say, you are also a poor judge of character, Sebulba was furious, tormenting, judgemental, and full of malice whenever around / concerning Anakin.
That was possibly the most ridiculous post, l have read to date. l am not sure what to think of you anymore, serious or not, you are certainly trolling.

Don't you have friends that are high up and ones way below you? Sebubla spent a lot of money on that race to get his pod "equipped". Sebulba bet on Anankin. The odds on Sebulba were what 1-1? if that What are the odds on Anakin 50 - 1? Whatever. But being that Sebulba is in the race he cannot bet on anyone but himself. So he has to get someone to bet on Anakin for him - let's say for example a farmer on the other side of the planet someone he could trust and happened to be down on his luck lets say a Farmer named Larrs.

Just go to Tattooine OTB and place a little bet for me. Play a little for yourself but I don't want those odds going down! In fact they are going up!

You say you got all things covered. What if he still loses?

He is the son of a jedi and the force is with him. It is a sure thing.

Now who is the fool? Sebulba, Watto, Qui Gon?

The race was rigged from the start.

As for Qui Gon treating Padme as a child. Well Queen or not last time I checked a 14 yr old girl is considered a child. And most 14 yr old girls main concern in life other than school, boys or maybe a side interest is what outfit they are wearing. Then again Padme is always changing her clothes . . .

Let's say Sebulba is a wealthy individual, which he is. Let's say he has 2O OOO truguts to lay on the race, which he may easily have. 25 OOO, 5O OOO even. Putting that down on himself, again something easy to imagine due to his pride - is a better option with even 1-1 odds than placing that sum of money on Anakin, with 5O-1 odds. Even if he only placed 2 OOO, which could generate quite a sum with far less loss, would not seem appealing because of the so low chance to win. You are explaining a system of failure, Tatoinne is different from Proline Sports. The scum of the universe want clear cuttable cash, lowest possible stakes with direct reward.
Padme was 16. And Queen on Naboo.

I thought Sebulba was a dugg and was out for money. If you know anyting about horse racing or any type of racing, you make far more money on a long shot than a ton of money on a sure thing. Even if say the odds were 1-1 a 100-1 shot will pay a lot better. Say you bet $2.00 on 1-1 you get $2.10. $2.00 on a 2-1 shot will pay $4.20 $2.00 on a 100-1 odds will pay $210.00 And a lot of money on a long shot when it is a sure thing can make a lot of money for you.

Anyhow, Sebubla took out everybody but Anakin. Don't you think maybe there was a reason?

BTW Padme in Phantam Menace is listed as age 14. Go look it up.

Ever listen to Wierd Al's Song. You can see him hitting on the Queen even though he's just 9 and she's 14.

l know enough about horse racing. But what l know more of, is backwater planet podracing. Sebulba is a track favourite. A Galactic Circuit favourite. This means he wins a great percentage of his races, which spurs the millions of podracer fans to bet on him. lt is a fact. Regardless of how low his odds are, he wins, and guarantees a surefire profit. Betting on an experienced podracer, winning 6O-75% of his matches, with a decent amount, is a better investment than placing a low sum of money on a high odd underdog, that in instances never even finishes.....Putting 5O truguts on Anakin with even 25O-1 odds will still not satisfy a bet holder like with 5 OOO truguts on Sebulba, because he know he is going to rake in. Take Watto for example. Watto, and many other Galactic fans, places a huge sum of money on Sebulba. And Watto effectively presents a typical Tatoinne gambler. Experience is key. Sebulba does not take out Anakin, because he failed to. Sebulba rammed him many times, forced him onto an offramp to the skies, sabotoged his pod pre-race, and tried to tear apart his pods cables at the end. Does this seem like an individual out to bet on Anakin, or to ''not take him out''? Sebulba takes out other races not to help Anakin, but because he is violent and sadistic. He does it for personal satisfaction and security, not for a boy. Enough of this, get one person on this forum to believe the crap coming out of you. l am sure you cannot. lf you want to troll, fine, go to online gaming chat and troll all you want. But keep your unfounded and pathetic garbage out of my forum.