Jedi Order (Legends)/Bio & Battles

"For over a thousand generations the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times. Before the Empire"

- Obi-Wan Kenobi

The Jedi Order is the name of several different pseudo-religious groups of peacekeepers in the Star Wars universe. All iterations of the Order live a monastic lifestyle, attempting to distance themselves from their emotions to better be in tune with the Light Side of the Force. The Jedi styled themselves the ultimate force for justice.

The Order was far less unified than it pretended, as it had several schisms in their past. To prevent further deviations, the Jedi eventually restricted entry to only those who were young and impressionable, to better force a sense of conformity so as to not disturb the Light Side. They had their initiates undergo trials to determine if they were strong enough and mentally sound enough to take on a Jedi's duties. Should they fail these tests, they were stationed in the Jedi Service Corps, where they could still use their powers to benefit the organization without being full members.

Further, the Jedi were highly orthodox and intolerant of even the slightest deviation from their precepts. Any members who did not conform rigidly to their beliefs was liable to be expelled from the Order, or at best to be treated with suspicion as a potential Dark Side user.