Gguuuuhhh... there are some really banal fan discussions out there. I recently had a discussion with some guys (not on this board) who are complaining that only Rey was shown to be a Jedi, and not also Finn. And their justification is based purely on, "Cos that's what we want!" rather than citing canonical evidence.
Here are the points I raised about why Finn is not a Jedi (based on what we've seen so far -- future movies may change this as new evidence comes to light):
- Not everyone who can wield a lightsabre is Force sensitive enough to become a Jedi/Sith. Han Solo used Anakin's lightsabre to cut open Luke's Tauntaun on Hoth. But if he had enough
midichlorians^Force potential to be a Jedi, then surely Obi-Wan would have sensed this and trained him too. Also, the description of the Force would pretty much explain a lot of things about himself (just as it did for Anakin), but we know that Han was initially very skeptical about the Force. Every living thing hasmidichlorians in them^a degree of Force susceptibility, but there are very rare individuals who have a high enoughmidichlorian count^level of Force sensitivity that they can be trained in the Jedi/Sith arts. Finn clearly has an above average level of sensitivity that allows him to hold a lightsabre and even use it at a very rudimentary level without lopping his own arm off... but so did Han, and he's no Jedi.
- Although Finn was able to wield a lightsabre, he pretty much sucked at it. He was beaten in a fight with a Stormtrooper wielding a vibro-weapon (he was only saved when the Stormie was shot by a Resistance X-Wing), and then he was later savagely beaten by Kylo Ren. There is no doubting Finn's incredibly courage and gallantry, but he really wasn't very good with the lightsabre. Imagine a person who has an above level natural ability to play cricket, and they could probably beat the average person in the population... but they're no where good enough to play at the professional level. Whereas Rey is the kind of person who has the natural talent to play in the big league, even without formal training. She's like the Sir Don Bradman of the Jedi.
I would disagree about Maul, because his very exposure to the Jedi allowed them to finally know that the Sith were real (and not just mythical Boogey Men as they'd previously believed). And he didn't just kill one "guy," he single-handedly killed a Jedi! And he very nearly killed Obi-Wan too. Do you know how hard it is to kill a Force User? Try playing the Star Wars RPG or Miniatures game using a fairly average character (e.g. Imperial Stormtrooper) against a unique Jedi or Sith character and see if you can kill that Force User on your own. Good luck.Originally Posted by UltimateGalvatron
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At least Harrison got what he wanted, even if it was 32 years later. 
