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After helping turn the tide of the Clone Wars, Anakin believes he deserves to reach the next rung on the ladder. After all, it’s tough to get respect in the Order before hitting a certain rank. But the movies really don’t show just how many hoops Anakin has to jump through. Here’s every Jedi rank in Star Wars canon.
7) Initiate
Jedi are always on the recruiting trail, looking for young people with high midi-chlorian counts to take back to Coroscaunt. Before a child gets approval from the Jedi Council, they are known as an “Initiate.” Usually, the application process doesn’t take much deliberation, but as Anakin proves, the higher-ups in the Order don’t give the green light without considering all possibilities.
6) Youngling
Once an Initiate is good to go, they set up shop in the Jedi Temple and begin taking classes that get them up to speed with all things Force, earning the rank of “Youngling.” It’s at this point in the process that the kids venture out into the stars and build their own lightsaber, which is far from a simple task, as Star Wars: The Clone Wars explains.
5) Padawan
Younglings don’t get to take their lightsaber and start knocking heads immediately. After finishing their training in the Temple, they are assigned a Jedi Master who continues to pass down knowledge. Not all of the lessons come in a classroom, though, as a Master and their Padawan will usually go out into the field and protect the defenseless.
4) Knight
Once a Jedi Master believes their apprentice is ready, they can nominate them to take the Jedi Trials and become a Knight. The tasks are never the same, changing depending on the Jedi, and they usually push a person to their limits. A Jedi might not even know they’re participating in the Trials, such as when Ahsoka Tano learns that proving her innocence after a bombing allows her to graduate from the Padawan rank.
