man, I imagine that on swingthrough 2, when the Jedi have let the parents keep the demon-baby for a few more months, they get a very, very, very good response rate
Word.
Also, it makes me wonder if Qui-Gon's surname is "Jinn" because the people on his homeworld thought he *was* a djinn. If my nephew could mind-whammy people at his age ('all your dumptrucks belong to ME!'), I'd certainly be wondering if he was possessed.
I wonder what the incidence of Force-sensitivity is in the Republic at large
Force-sensitivity strong enough to qualify for Jedi-hood is pretty damned rare. Given the Order is 10,000 individuals, from a thousand worlds (rough estimate of the Republic's size, and really includes all the planets and space stations in a star system), that's 10 individuals per world. If there are 5 billion people on a 'world', then the incidence is about 2 Jedi/billion individuals.
Of course, you do have to wonder about the wash-out rate for candidates -- either ones who the Council rejects out of hand (Anakin) or who don't get apprenticed before the cut-off date (almost Obi-Wan, according the EU) -- and the life expectance of a field Jedi. The demographics of the Order almost certainly skews young compared to Republic society as whole, because to the danger of field operations, and winnowing process that the students go through.
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Re: *edits so the idea gets proper citing authority*
Date: 2005-10-19 02:45 pm (UTC)Word.
Also, it makes me wonder if Qui-Gon's surname is "Jinn" because the people on his homeworld thought he *was* a djinn. If my nephew could mind-whammy people at his age ('all your dumptrucks belong to ME!'), I'd certainly be wondering if he was possessed.
I wonder what the incidence of Force-sensitivity is in the Republic at large
Force-sensitivity strong enough to qualify for Jedi-hood is pretty damned rare. Given the Order is 10,000 individuals, from a thousand worlds (rough estimate of the Republic's size, and really includes all the planets and space stations in a star system), that's 10 individuals per world. If there are 5 billion people on a 'world', then the incidence is about 2 Jedi/billion individuals.
Of course, you do have to wonder about the wash-out rate for candidates -- either ones who the Council rejects out of hand (Anakin) or who don't get apprenticed before the cut-off date (almost Obi-Wan, according the EU) -- and the life expectance of a field Jedi. The demographics of the Order almost certainly skews young compared to Republic society as whole, because to the danger of field operations, and winnowing process that the students go through.