Talk:Padawan
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When do you capitalise padawan? It seems whenever I have written padawan (with or without capitalisation) someone comes along and 'corrects' it. I imagine it should be capitalised when a noun, as in, "Padawan Bastila", but not when saying "Bastila is a padawan." Thoughts? --Fade 14:09, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Padawan is a rank, such as Jedi Knight or Jedi Master. It must always be capitalized. TopAce 21:00, 14 Oct 2005
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[edit] Appearences
Do we count Ep. 4 an appearence of a padawan? Anakin Thomas 14:58, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
Come on, there are more appearances than that for a Jedi apprentice/padawan! Telos 06:13, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
- Nearly every Star Wars appearance has a Padawan!!!!!!!!!!!!! Telos 03:48, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
- Better bring this up again. We currently have Episode V as an appearance, though Episode I was listed as "1st". If we are taking Luke as Yoda's Padawan -- that is, if the term can be used for Luke -- then ESB should be first, and perhaps even Episode IV. Do we have any official source that calls Luke a Padawan? - Captain Kwenn – Talk 01:52, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] The Braid
When Luke became a Jedi, did the Jedi go back to wearing briads or did the New Republic forget about them. Double D 20:10, 31 Oct 2005 (UTC)
- I don't think Luke was aware of the use of Padawan braids (he also wasn't aware of the name 'Padawan') so they were not used in the new Jedi Order - Kwenn
- Seeing as how none (or few) of the Padawans at the Dantooine enclave back in the Jedi Civil War wore the braid; it's likely that this wasn't always tradition to begin with.
- Is there any in-story reason why Luke didn't learn anything from people like Mon Mothma who were around before the Jedi Purge? They might not know the training methods and traditions, but they'd certainly know the term Padawan and of the fact that Jedis were trained at a much earlier age than Luke's students were.
162.84.120.221 07:38, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
- Anyone have any info as to the origin of this tradition?Lonnyd 11:30, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Cartoon Image
if we have to have a picture of anakin, can we get a real picture?? stop all the cartoon junk, cause it looks stupid. anyone care if i change it?
[edit] Multiple Padawans
Someone remind me: what's the official retcon for multiple Padawans per master in pre-"Phantom Menace" comics and such? It's not in the article, and I think it should be. Cutch 03:14, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
- From the period after the Old Sith War, multiple padawans were discouraged, due to it seemingly leading to them defecting to the Sith. Having a single padawan allowed the master to focus on his pupil better and pay more attention to them. QuentinGeorge 03:54, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
- Shouldn't this be in the article? Cutch 23:13, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Famous Padawans? Gimme a break!
Err... isn't every Jedi a famous Padawan? Anyo ne else think this section isn't needed? Cutch 17:53, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
- yes, and its the same with knights it says Luke, Obi etc, there masters now?
riduculus. Jedi Dude 18:24, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
- I'm removing it, then. - TopAce 15:22, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Padawan Pony
So, can anyone tell me what the deal is with that dinky little pony tail worn by the Padawans in the prequel trilogy? -
- No, what should we say about it? MoffRebus 13:51, 17 August 2006
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I dunno, maybe something about what it's there for? I mean, the Jedi don't just have frivolous junk. There's a function and a purpose behind everything. I was just wondering. -Master Moratan
- As soon as we learn anything, we will include it in the article, you can be sure about it MoffRebus 04:06, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
The braid may have been optional. And of course, Jedi of species that don't have hair on their heads couldn't have a braid. I'm guessing they had something else that identified them as padawans.--Darth Oblivion 15:06, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Padawan=apprentice?
In KOTOR it is impied that Padawan is a step up from apprentice.--Darth Oblivion 15:35, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
- Include it, I say. Its canon.DarthMRN 02:15, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Age of initiation
So far we have seen a general rule that Force sensitives must be below a certain age to be admitted, with some exceptions, or course. But logic dictates that in times of large-scale war with the Sith, recruiting new blood from the ranks of those above recommended age and throwing them into battle would have been an option. Does anybody know anything about padawan admission in times of crisis?DarthMRN 02:15, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
- in path of destruction, the darth bane novel. they talk about sending force sensitive children into war before the sith recruit them--Black Jack Scarron 20:20, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] trials
What if a Padawan never passes his or her trials? Do they remain padawans forever, or do they eventually leave the order?
[edit] Padawan's root
I know this is a fairly obscure subject, but in the article, it implies in the intro the word 'Padawan' is not Basic. If not, what language is it derived from, and are there any other words like it that it could be related to? Perhaps from the same language as Bendu, Ashla, and Bogan?-Solus (Bird of Prey) 22:32, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Quote
In the main quote, I always thought it was "the learner", not "a learner". Anyone? Chack Jadson 21:57, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Mahabharata inspiration
It should be noted, I'm pretty sure that's where it comes from. --Master Starkeiller 22:54, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
I have one question.Ben Skywalker is noted as a Padawan when in the books it says that he isn't a proper apprentice and technically an apprentice which is not a Padawan but is a Jedi above the Youngling rank that has not been chosen as Padawan by anybody since Jacen hasn't properly chosen Ben as his Padawan.Darth Rayze 14:31, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Age limit
What's the age limit for becoming a Padawan? I know it's somewhere around 13 but is it when you become 13 you're sent to Agri Courps or when you ceased to be 13? Obi-Wan's article seems to imply at 13. I haven't read the Jedi Aprentice books and don't know where I could get a hold of them. Sorry if this isn't in the right place, I'm new to this.
[edit] Ceremony
Is there any form of ceremony for a youngling to become a jedi's padawan? I note that in Phantom Menace, Qui-gon, and later Obi-wan, both seek the permission of the council to take Anakin as a learner. Could this be comsidered a form of ceremony that generally must be observed? -Asani 17:28, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Padawans and sabers
Glacialis 14:19, 21 April 2008 (UTC) - Where do Padawans get their sabers?
- I think they borrow them from the Academy, and then get their own when the become an apprentice. But I'm not sure. Kingpin13Cantina Battle Ground 14:22, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
- Ops, wrong way round, Apprentice's borrow them from the academy and Padawans get their own. Kingpin13Cantina Battle Ground 14:26, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
- Glacialis 14:19, 23 April 2008 (UTC) - Think Padawans have them made by their Masters? Can't find anything for or against it but it strikes me as appropriate.