"Even at a young age, Xanatos stood out. His intelligence was fierce and quick and agile. He was a leader. I thought he was the most promising boy to come to the Temple in may years. So did Yoda."

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival(Qui-Gon Jinn)

Welcome to the largest collection of the feats and accolades for Xanatos: Respect The Dark Rival

(Note:I am not in possession of the Star Wars: Jedi: Dark Side Comic featuring Xanatos and Qui-Gon Jinn, therefore i cannot post the Scans on here. Apologies in advance.)

Accolades

He[Qui-Gon Jinn] could be walking into a trap. Or Xanatos could be playing a game with him. He could be galaxies away right now, smiling at the idea the he made his former Master shudder in fear at the sight of his name.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival

Xanatos was clever, and often used that cleverness to concoct cruel games.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival

Suddenly. Qui-Gon wished the message had been a game. A childish taunt.

He did not ever want to meet Xanatos face-to-face again.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival

....And he[Xanatos] made up for his snobbery with a genuine desire to learn and an excellent aptitude for Jedi skills. When the time came, Qui-Gon chose Xanatos as his Padawan learner.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival

Qui-Gon heard their words, but he was distracted by something more important. There was a disturbance in the Force. He tuned into the disturbance, unsure of what it meant. The dark ripples were a warning, but of what?

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival

Qui-Gon was suddenly between the two of them, holding VeerTa off. It would do no good to attack Xanatos. Qui-Gon knew firsthand how fierce and volatile a fighter he was.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival.

The he realized it was a stranger in a shiny black cape."Who are you?" he[Obi-Wan] asked. He felt the uneasy ripple of something dark in the Force.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival

He passed the preliminary tests with a near-perfect score. Qui-Gon was ready to welcome him as a Jedi Knight. It was a proud moment.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival

"Even at a young age, Xanatos stood out. His intelligence was fierce and quick and agile. He was a leader. I thought he was the most promising boy to come to the Temple in may years. So did Yoda."

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival(Qui-Gon Jinn)

"Someone is heading this way," he said.Qui-Gon nodded. He had seen it. Obi-Wan felt something dark in the Force. He glanced at Qui-Gon.

"I feel it, too," Qui-Gon murmured.

Within minutes, a speeder bike was upon them. They didn't need to see the black cloak to know who was piloting it.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival

Xanatos had not lost his fighting edge. He had only grown more powerful..

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival

Xanatos was a cunning, powerful adversary.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival

"Xanatos is gone from me. He is just another enemy now. The hate is all on his side. I am prepared to fight the evil he does. He may kill me one day, but he will never wound me again."

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival(Qui-Gon Jinn to Obi-Wan)

He[Qui-Gon Jinn] could feel his opponent, feel the dark tremors of his evil.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival

Xanatos had more than physical skill. Qui-Gon could feel the power of his mind. Xanatos was still in touch with the Force. He had gathered the energy of darkness, not light.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival

"I can feel it," Tahl said. "Anger. Destruction."

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Uncertain Path(Jedi Knight Tahl)

With a heavy sigh, she[Tahl] raised her head. "This investigation will try the nerves of everyone at the Temple. I feel a serious disturbance in the Force."

"I do as well."

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Uncertain Path(Tahl and Qui-Gon Jinn)

"...Before reaching a footbridge he sensed a surge in the dark side of the Force. He hesitated, listening to the Force, and in that heartbeat a device planted underneath the footbridge exploded."

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Captive Temple(Mace Windu)

"Strong in the dark side, he was," Yoda said, nodding.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Captive Temple(Yoda)

Suddenly, Qui-Gon felt a deep disturbance in the Force. It cleaved the air in front of him. The solid rocks seemed to shimmer.

The dark side was here.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Captive Temple

He[Obi-Wan] remembered during his own meeting with Xanatos how Qui-Gon's powerful enemy could manipulate the truth.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Captive Temple

"If any trouble crops up, I want you to fade back," Qui-Gon warned.

"Don't engage with Xanatos. He is extremely dangerous."

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Captive Temple(Qui-Gon Jinn to Bant Erin)

Obi-Wan felt something that began as a whisper, like a soft breath against the back of his neck. The disturbance in the Force was muffled, and he couldn't quite place it. But Qui-Gon looked up, his keen eyes alert. His gaze met Obi-Wan's.

Yes, his eyes seemed to say, as they had said many times when he was his Master. I feel it, too, Padawan.

Then the muffled disturbance escalated to a roar. Below them the water parted, and a black form rose. It was Xanatos.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Captive Temple

"I do not understand your hesitation," Qui-Gon said. "Xanatos is a powerful enemy of the Jedi."

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Captive Temple(Qui-Gon to the Council)

He[Obi-Wan] remembered the deep sense of unease he'd felt when Xanatos had risen out of the water, the black form containing a monstrous evil…

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Captive Temple(Obi-Wan Kenobi)

Qui-Gon felt strongly that Xanatos was a grave threat to the galaxy while on the loose.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Day of Reckoning

Qui-Gon felt a sudden surge in the dark side of the Force. Alarmed, he stopped and faded back into the shadow of a thick durasteel strut. Obi-Wan had felt the surge as well and moved with him.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Day of Reckoning

"He's here," he murmured. Then Obi-Wan felt it, too. The disturbance in the Force was like a whisper of poison gas that snaked under a crack in the door and then filled the room. He stood and turned toward the door.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Day of Reckoning

Qui-Gon felt a sinister energy emanating from the crowd. Telos had never had public executions. Such displays were limited to more primitive worlds. What had happened to peaceful Telos? It only took one man to corrupt it, if that man was as sly and powerful as Xanatos.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Day of Reckoning

"As are you," Qui-Gon said. "I'm thinking of taking a Padawan. Yoda is urging me to consider it."

"Do you have a candidate?"

"Xanatos."

She nodded slowly. "He is gifted. I would consider carefully, however. I'm not sure he's the right one for you."

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Death of Hope

"We knew that Bruck Chun was involved in the petty thefts," he[Qui-Gon] said. "He disappeared, and we also knew that a more powerful figure had intercepted security.

-- Jedi Apprentice Special Edition 1: Deceptions(Qui-Gon Jinn)

"Xanatos was a terrible enemy," Andra said softly.

-- Jedi Apprentice Special Edition 1: Deceptions

"Xanatos was a former apprentice of Qui-Gon's. He turned to the dark side. He used the Force to build his own power"

-- Jedi Apprentice Special Edition 1: Deceptions(Obi-Wan Kenobi to Anakin Skywalker)

Obi-Wan swallowed hard. Xanatos had been Qui-Gon's previous apprentice. Strong with the force and a brave warrior, Xanatos had served alongside Qui-Gon on numerous missions...

--The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi

But shortly after Obi-Wan became Qui-Gon's Padawan, Xanatos reemerged, seeking revenge against his former master - and nearly destroying the Jedi Temple in the process.

-- The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi

He[Obi-Wan] had come to regard Xanatos as an embodiment of evil....

-- The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi

"I saw someone take his own life in a pool like this one. It was Xanatos, Qui-Gon's greatest enemy. A being who hated Qui-Gon and who would stop at nothing to destroy him."

-- Jedi Quest: The Trail of the Jedi(Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi)

"Xanatos could twist feelings in just that way. He was a dangerous being."

-- Jedi Quest: The Shadow Trap(Obi-Wan Kenobi)

Xanatos! Obi-Wan felt as though he had been struck. The former Padawan of Qui-Gon's who had turned to the dark side. Qui-Gon's greatest enemy.

-- Jedi Quest: The Shadow Trap

Xanatos was the son of Crion, the wealthiest man on Telos. He[Xanatos] had a very high Midicholorian count in his bloodstream.

-- Star Wars: Databanks: Qui-Gon Jinn

Although Xanatos' talents were undeniable, his high birth and attitude often led to clashes with his fellow students.

-- Star Wars: Databanks: Qui-Gon Jinn

Qui-Gon discovered Xanatos as a child.The boy, strong in the Force...

-- The Dark Side Sourcebook

Growing up in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, young Xanatos had a genuine desire to learn and an excellent aptitude for Jedi training. His lightsaber skills were unsurpassed in his class, and he was a leader among the other students.

-- The Dark Side Sourcebook

Years later, as Qui-Gon was deciding whether to accept Obi-Wan Kenobi as his apprentice, the pair met Xanatos. Strong in the dark side of the Force...

-- The Dark Side Sourcebook

Combat Skills

Due to his training under Qui-Gon Jinn and because of the various instances were he is regarded as graceful, acrobatic and aggressive, Xanatos is without a doubt a practitioner of Ataru, He is also stated to move with "economy and grace" two of the core tenets of Makashi, which Xanatos often employs in combat. he also seems to employ strength based "power" blows in his form, which could either be Djem So or the retooled strength based Ataru, that his former master utilized. Xanatos is also a skilled practitioner of Dun Much, using it against Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi multiple times.

Here, Xanatos fights his own guards alongside Obi-Wan and does so while holding back from killing them.

"No," Obi-Wan said. "We're just — "

But Xanatos had drawn his lightsaber. Obi-wan watched in surprise as Xanatos charged. Only Jedi carried such weapons. The guards drew their blasters, and Obi-Wan had no choice. In the blink of an eye, he had powered up his own lightsaber and joined the battle.

He felt the reassuring weight in his hand as he wielded the weapon, knocking a blaster from the guard's grasp. He knew Qui-Gon would not want him to kill Offworld guards. It could make a bad situation worse back in Bandor.

So he fought defensively, while Xanatos became to aggressor, spinning through the air to deliver scorching hits. But he, too, seemed reluctant to land a killing blow.

Xanatos's Jedi skills must have been rusty. He allowed himself to be maneuvered into a corner. The guards advanced with blasters drawn. Obi-Wan leaped on top of a pile of crates and threw himself into the group, arms and legs scissoring in the air. Two guards went down firing, and he felt searing pain in his shoulder. Still, he was able to kick the third guard's blaster from his hand.

The guard suddenly produced an electro-jabber. He raised it against Xanatos as Obi-Wan raced to stop him.

Obi-Wan deflected the move with his lightsaber, but the electro-jabber dealt a glancing blow against his ribs. Blinding pain shot through his body. He reached out for the Force dizzily, but someone smashed him from behind. His vision turned gray and fuzzy, and he sank to his knees.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival

Xanatos is stated to have mastery of the lightsaber among his peers

His mastery of the lightsaber was unsurpassed in his class.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival

Xanatos fights his former master Qui-Gon, though there is no clear victor, Qui-Gon chooses to flee and search for Obi-Wan Kenobi.

"No." Xanatos' dark blue eyes glittered. He drew his lightsaber. "Now I have gone too far."

In a flash, Qui-Gon's lightsaber hummed to life. When Xanatos leaped to deliver his first blow, Qui-Gon was already moving to deflect it. The sabers met and sizzled. Qui-Gon felt the power of Xanatos' stroke move up his arm.

Xanatos had not lost his fighting edge. He had only grown more powerful, moving with economy and grace. His lightsaber flashed, he thrust again, always with a surprising twist or direction.

Qui-Gon moved defensively. He knew he would not be able to tire Xanatos, one method of Jedi strategy.

Xanatos had more than physical skill. Qui-Gon could feel the power of his mind. Xanatos was still in touch with the Force. He had gathered the energy of darkness, not light.

Qui-Gon leaped aside to avoid another blow. Xanatos laughed. It was time to change the rules of engagement. Enough defense.

Qui-Gon sprang at Xanatos, his lightsaber humming and flashing. He delivered one blow after another, which Xanatos deflected. Smoke and sizzle filled the air. Xanatos laughed again.

Qui-Gon used a slashing sequence of moves to position Xanatos against the wall of the building. But Xanatos leaped onto the slag heap and flipped over in midair, landing on Qui-Gon's other side.

"You destroyed everything I loved," Xanatos accused, his lightsaber barely missing Qui-Gon's shoulder, so close it singed the fabric of his tunic. "You destroyed me that day, Qui-Gon. Yet I was reborn. Stronger, wiser. I have surpassed you."

Their lightsabers tangled, buzzing furiously. Qui-Gon felt the charge in his arm, but didn't waver. Xanatos kicked out with a foot, but qui-Gon was expecting it, and moved aside. Xanatos lost his balance. He almost fell, but recovered in time.

"Your footwork has always been your weakness," Qui-Gon said dryly as he dealt a blow to Xanatos' shoulder. Xanatos twisted away, but not before Qui-Gon saw him grimace with pain. "If you've surpassed me, it's only in your mind."

Perhaps it was the taunt. Perhaps it was because Qui-Gon had finally caused him real pain. Xanatos whirled the other side of his cape behind his shoulder. A second lightsaber was suddenly in his hand.

Startled, Qui-Gon lost his focus for an instant. There was only one person to whom that lightsaber could belong.

"And where is your new apprentice?" Xanatos sneered.

So Xanatos had been responsible for Obi-Wan's disappearance. Now he knew for sure.

Xanatos faked a charge to the left, went right, then danced back to the left again. Qui-Gon remembered the move from the Temple. He easily blocked the blow.

He was fighting the past. His past. Perhaps he could defeat Xanatos, but the battle would not be won. Only the future mattered now. Obi-Wan was the future. The past would wait.

Qui-Gon paused, knowing Xanatos was ready to escalate the fight. Ready to deliver a death blow, if he could.

Suddenly, Xanatos whirled around, took three long steps toward the slag heap, and pushed himself off, flying through the air with both lightsabers slashing toward Qui-Gon, every muscle ready to drive the blow home.

He met empty air. Qui-Gon twisted away, grabbing Obi-Wan's lightsaber from Xanatos' unprepared grip.

Then, for the first time in his life, Qui-Gon ran from battle. He had to find Obi-Wan. The cold wind whistled past his ears as he crossed the mine yard at top speed.

--Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival

Padawan Xanatos and Qui-Gon Jinn battle to the point of exhaustion

(Note: I do not have the scans for this battle, this is how the book sums it up. Apologies)

"He drew his lightsaber against me," Qui-Gon said, his gaze shifting once again to take in the past. "We battled to the point of exhaustion. At last I knocked the lightsaber from his hand and stood over him. But I couldn't deliver the fatal blow. Xanatos laughed at me. He ran out. I searched Telos for him, but he had stolen a transport and the treasury and had escaped into deep space. He disappeared without a trace… until now."

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival

Xanatos duels Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn simultaneously with an injured hand, though he showcases his ambidexterity by dueling with his other hand. in the same duel he retreats and leads them into a trap, though the two Jedi would drive him back.

"Which one of you shall I kill first?" Xanatos murmured. "You, or your clumsy boy?"

Obi-Wan lunged forward fiercely. He leaped onto a mining cart, which rolled toward Xanatos. At the last moment, Obi-Wan sprang off. He flew over Xanatos' head, striking down with his lightsaber as he did so.

Qui-Gon heard the flesh on Xanatos' hand sizzle. Howling, Xanatos almost dropped his lightsaber, but caught it with his other hand.

Obi-Wan landed safely behind Xanatos. "Don't call me clumsy," he said.

Whirling so quickly Qui-Gon barely caught the movement, Xanatos sprang at Obi-Wan. The boy leaped back, slashing with his lightsaber at the same time. Xanatos' attack missed him by a whisper. Qui-Gon was already charging forward, and Xanatos turned to parry the thrust. Their lightsabers tangled and locked, sputtering. Smoke rose in the tunnel.

Xanatos withdrew, leaping past Obi-Wan, and the two Jedi pursued him down the tunnel. As they ran, the floor beneath them sloped sharply. Qui-Gon realized that they were descending to a lower level.

Turning a corner, they just had time to see Xanatos disappear into a smaller corridor that led off the shaft. They hurried forward. The crosscut tunnel was narrow and dark. The glow lights here were set at a fainter setting. The ground dropped sharply downward. Xanatos was gone.

"Wait, Qui-Gon," Obi-Wan panted. "Are you certain we should follow?"

"Why not?" Qui-Gon asked impatiently. His lightsaber pulsed hot in his hand.

"Because he wants us to," Obi-Wan said simply.

"It's too late now," Qui-Gon said. He has chosen the field of battle, true. But we can defeat him."

Qui-Gon turned and ran down the tunnel after Xanatos. Obi-Wan followed. He would stand by Qui-Gon's side until his very last breath.

They were deep in the planet's crust by now, close to the core. The heat was intense. Qui-Gon saw a faint sign glowing ahead. Core 5.

VeerTa had lied to him. Or else she had not known this tunnel existed.

The tunnel opened out into a slightly wider one. The glow lights were brighter here. Immediately after they left the smaller tunnel, a hidden panel slid shut behind them.

They were trapped.

Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan slowly circled, their lightsabers held at the ready. There was no sign of Xanatos.

Then the lights went out.

The mocking voice came from out of the void. "I hope the two of you have time for a Temple exercise." Suddenly, in the darkness, the red glow of a lightsaber extended.

Qui-Gon didn't wait for Xanatos to strike. He moved through the blackness toward the glow. He could not see, he let the Force guide him. He could feel his opponent, feel the dark tremors of his evil. He struck.

"Missed me," Xanatos said. "I was always best at the blindfold test. Remember?"

Obi-Wan moved off to the right, hoping that between them, he and qui-Gon could catch Xanatos in a classic pincer movement. But suddenly the lightsaber was moving through the air, slashing toward him. He jumped back just in time. He smelled the lightning in the air from the close call.

It was hard fighting now, driven by instinct and with only the Force to help them. Xanatos was a cunning, powerful adversary. He attacked and retreated in a furious rhythm, faster than any fighter Obi-Wan had met. Qui-Gon's grace and power were astounding as time and time again he met Xanatos with his thrusting lightsaber, protecting himself and Obi-Wan from blows.

Obi-Wan dived to the floor, hoping to slash at Xanatos' legs and get him down. But Xanatos sidestepped and somersaulted over him. He felt the brush of air as he went by.

Obi-Wan tried to push away his own anger and use the white light of the Force. His mind had been too clouded by anger. He needed to get clear. It was their only hope. He drew on the living Force to guide him.

Suddenly, he saw Qui-Gon take a step back. His lightsaber flickered for a moment. Had he felt Obi-Wan's shift?

Obi-Wan felt Qui-Gon's Force energy suddenly flow into his, melding and pulsing in a white heat. Qui-Gon's lightsaber glowed green again, so bright it illuminated the shaft. Together, they sliced through the air, never stopping, moving, sliding, swerving. Xanatos was driven back, back, until they had him cornered against a tunnel wall. But suddenly the wall turned transparent, and a door opened. Xanatos sprang inside.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival.

Xanatos duels Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon once again, this time within the Jedi Temple. However, the battle is interrupted and Xanatos flees.

Obi-Wan saw a momentary flush on Xanatos' cheeks. Then he laughed. "How tiresome you are, Qui-Gon. Your petty taunts still miss their mark. You never were very clever. And you still rely on children to do your work. You never would have figured out the water tunnels on your own."

Suddenly, he flew through the air in a great leap, propelled by the Force. His black cape streamed water as he activated his lightsaber in the blink of an eye.

Obi-Wan was ready, stepping forward even as Xanatos touched down on the platform.

He saw Bant make a running dive off the platform. She was unarmed, and no doubt was swimming for help. She had only waited for Xanatos to move.

Xanatos' red lightsaber crashed against the green glow of Qui-Gon's.

The angry buzz echoed through the tunnel. Xanatos had landed to Qui-Gon's left, and Obi-Wan raced to cover the Jedi's flank.

Xanatos was a skilled fighter. His strength was staggering. When Obi-Wan's lightsaber tangled with his, the shock nearly sent him flying backward. It was all he could do to keep his feet. The platform soon grew slick with their wet footprints and the water from their clothes. It was hard for Obi-Wan to keep his footing.

Xanatos was as quick as he was strong, already whirling away from Obi-Wan's attacks to strike at Qui-Gon.

Gradually, Obi-Wan became aware that Qui-Gon had succeeded in manipulating Xanatos, getting him close to the narrow stairs. Xanatos took a step down, then another, as Qui-Gon stepped up the fierceness of his attack.

Obi-Wan saw the reason for the strategy. If Xanatos got close enough to the tank, he would have to swing back to gain momentum for his blows. Xanatos would run the risk of shorting out his lightsaber or weakening his attacks.

The strategy could not be obvious, he knew. They had to distract Xanatos with countermoves so that he wouldn't realize how close he was to the water below.

Obi-Wan joined in the attempt, trying to keep Xanatos off-balance while driving him toward the water. The steps were slippery. It was difficult to get enough grounding to lend strength to his blows. He was tiring, but Qui-Gon remained focused, moving gracefully, forcing Xanatos down another step.

As he fought side by side with Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan felt the familiar rhythm pulse between them. The Force was strong, bonding them together as one unit.

Over the sound of the battle, the sizzle of the lightsabers, and his own heavy breathing, Obi-Wan heard a noise. It started as a rumble in the distance. Within seconds, it was a roar.

It was the water flushing the system. A giant tidal wave of foaming water rushed toward them from a conduit in the tank.

"Jump, Obi-Wan," Qui-Gon ordered. Using the Force, they made a simultaneous leap onto the platform above.

Immediately, Obi-Wan whirled to face Xanatos, who was no doubt behind them.

But Xanatos had not leaped to safety. Grinning, he deactivated his lightsaber, then jumped off the step just as the torrent roared through.

Within the flicker of an eyelash, he was swept away.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Captive Temple

Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi ambush Bruck Chun and Xanatos, the Jedi engage the fallen Jedi for a brief moment, then, Both masters are left alone to duel one another, the former master and apprentice duel within the Jedi Council chambers and later on the outside of the Temple. Xanatos is at the edge of Desperation, however due to his quick cunning, he is able to leave unharmed.

"The boy is ruthless, Qui-Gon," Xanatos purred. "Did he learn this from you?"

With a cry, Obi-Wan started toward Xanatos. At the same time, Qui-Gon sprang forward. Xanatos gave Bruck a violent shove away from him, trying to use the boy to block Obi-Wan's advance. At the same time, he stepped forward to meet Qui-Gon's first strike.

Bruck dropped to the floor and scrambled for his lightsaber. Obi-Wan leaped to prevent it, but Bruck grasped it, rolled away, and sprang to his feet.

"Make sure she is dead!" Xanatos hissed at Bruck. "Now!"

Bruck took off toward the end of the hallway.

"After him!" Qui-Gon roared to Obi-Wan.

Obi-Wan raced to catch up to Bruck, but Xanatos stepped to the side and made a diving sweep at him. Obi-Wan parried the violent blow, but it drove him backward. He slashed at Xanatos, but Xanatos blocked his every move while twisting to evade Qui-Gon's attack.

Grimly, Qui-Gon stepped up his pace, going after Xanatos again and again, so relentlessly that Obi-Wan was free to maneuver.

He didn't want to leave Qui-Gon alone with Xanatos. But he had to stop Bruck. It was an impossible choice, but he had to make it.

Leaving Qui-Gon behind, Obi-Wan took off to save Bant.

Qui-Gon felt the dark surge of Xanatos' anger charge the air. He did not meet it with his own.

Once he had hated Xanatos, but he could not exist with hate and continue to be a Jedi. He did not hate his enemy. He wished to stop him.

There was a difference. He knew Xanatos wanted him to use hate and anger.

Xanatos wanted more than anything to prove that Qui-Gon Jinn could violate the Jedi Code. That would be his victory.

Qui-Gon found his core of purpose and stillness even as he vaulted, somersaulted, came at Xanatos from one approach, then another. His will collided with that of his former apprentice.

Xanatos flipped backward twice, then changed hands and came at Qui-Gon from a different angle. This was a new skill. Now Xanatos fought with two hands. Qui-Gon would have to be alert for a sudden change in attack. He parried Xanatos' blow with a backhanded sweep, then whirled to jab an uppercut toward the chin. Xanatos stepped back, anticipating the move. But Qui-Gon was already reversing. His next blow missed Xanatos by a hair. He saw the displeasure in his eyes.

Xanatos turned and ran. Qui-Gon gave pursuit, running swiftly up the staircase and bursting into the Jedi Council room.

The Force warned him to duck, and he rolled away to his left. A small table smashed into the wall behind him, propelled by the Force. Qui-Gon ducked as a viewscreen followed, smashing as it hit the wall behind his head. He sprang forward, descending on Xanatos with a lightning-fast series of lunges.

"Your age is slowing you down, Qui-Gon," Xanatos panted. "Five years ago you would have dispatched me inside the security chamber. Now I am faster than you."

"No," Qui-Gon said as their lightsabers clashed. "You just talk more."

He circled Xanatos, looking for an opening. Xanatos kept moving, keeping the Council chairs between them. Using the Force, Xanatos caused one to slide away and smash against the wall. Then he pounced.

Their battle assumed a new ferocity. Again and again their lightsabers tangled as each tried to gain the advantage.

"Give up, Qui-Gon," Xanatos growled. "I will outlast you. I will kill you here, then steal the vertex. Your precious Jedi will have to go on without you."

Qui-Gon blocked a sweeping blow. "Your small mistakes have always been your downfall."

"I… don't… make… mistakes." Xanatos grunted out the words as he took an involuntary step backward under the fury of Qui-Gon's assault.

"Your footwork betrays you," Qui-Gon answered, pressing his advantage with a slashing blow. "You don't realize how you let me know your next move.

Notice how your body is leaning just slightly. You're placing more weight on the ball of your left foot. You're going to move left."

Xanatos shifted his balance, and Qui-Gon, already anticipating his reaction, drove forward. Xanatos nearly dropped his lightsaber as he slammed against the wall.

Ready to push his advantage, Qui-Gon leaped after him. But Xanatos switched hands again, parrying Qui-Gon's blow as he leaped across the room.

He landed on a table close to the window. Gripping his lightsaber, he cut a hole in the window that overlooked the tall towers of Coruscant.

The window peeled back. Keeping his eyes on Qui-Gon, Xanatos smiled.

"You will never defeat me, Qui-Gon Jinn. That is your curse."

Then he leaped out into thin air.

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He caught up to Xanatos before they were above the landing platform. He could not let Xanatos move much farther in that direction.

Qui-Gon activated his lightsaber and attacked. This was the moment.

This was his stand. He would kill Xanatos here. Not from anger. From the certainty that this evil had to be stopped.

They fought with concentrated ferocity, each blow designed to cause the other to stagger and fall. Balance was tricky on the narrow ledge. Wide blows could only come from one side. Follow-through was difficult. Still Qui-Gon adapted his style to fit the area. He used short jabs, sometimes falling on one knee to come at Xanatos from below. He felt the Force swirl around him, strong and sure, aiding his instincts, telling him where Xanatos would move next and how. He blocked each blow and came back stronger. He sensed that Xanatos was on the edge of desperation, though his former apprentice would never let him see it.

"Haven't you forgotten something, Qui-Gon?" Xanatos called to him over the screaming wind.

"The last part of that takeover equation. Devastation."

"You must be tiring, Xanatos," Qui-Gon said. "That's when you begin your taunts." He gritted his teeth as he slammed a blow toward Xanatos'

shoulder.

Xanatos blocked it. "Your precious Temple is doomed!" he shouted. "When that idiot Miro Daroon powers up the last link in the system, the whole fusion furnace will blow. The Temple will implode. Did you really think I'd allow the Jedi to follow me?"

Qui-Gon staggered both from surprise and an unexpected short strike from Xanatos' left. Was he telling the truth? Desperately, Qui-Gon realized there was no way for him to know.

He attacked furiously, delivering a wide arm sweep from the left. The two lightsabers tangled. For an instant, their faces were very close.

Xanatos' eyes burned with a strange light. The pale half-circle scar on his cheek gleamed.

"What you revere can destroy you." His voice was soft, yet Qui-Gon caught every word. "Haven't you learned that yet?"

Above him, Qui-Gon saw the lights of the Council room flicker. After the lights, Miro would power up the communications system. Then the repulsorlift engines for the turbolifts throughout the complex. The air circulation would be last.

Qui-Gon calculated that he had only three minutes before the explosion.

Maybe four. If Xanatos was telling the truth..

"You can't be sure, can you, Qui-Gon?" Xanatos sneered. "Will you allow your precious Padawan to die just to kill me? He tried to get away from you once. Why don't you get rid of him for good?"

Qui-Gon hesitated, his lightsaber held in attack position. He knew he could defeat Xanatos. But how long would it take?

In that split second, Xanatos glanced below. An air taxi flew twenty meters underneath the ledge. Qui-Gon sprang forward, but Xanatos stepped off the ledge. He landed on the air taxi. Qui-Gon saw the surprised driver's look of panic as Xanatos calmly lifted him out of the seat and pushed him out into midair.

Qui-Gon had less than a second to decide. He could make the jump. He could land on the taxi. He could grapple with Xanatos. He could end this once and for all.

The second passed. Xanatos roared away. Helpless rage surged in Qui-Gon even as he deactivated his lightsaber and raced for the opening in the window.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Captive Temple

Xanatos faces Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon for a final fight, the two Jedi drive back Xanatos, however before they could defeat him, the fight is interrupted by their allies, not wanting to give Qui-Gon the satisfaction of capturing him, Xanatos commits leaps into an acid pool and dies.

Xanatos flew off the gravsled. He landed on his feet, lightsaber in hand, perfectly positioned to attack. Taken off guard, Qui-Gon turned the gravsled too rapidly. He felt the vehicle was close to overturning and he jumped off.

The leap was awkward, but it saved him. He felt Xanatos' lightsaber buzz near his ear as it came down and struck rock.

Qui-Gon landed off balance and on one knee, but his lightsaber was activated and in his hand, ready to ward off the next blow. The tubes of light met and tangled, buzzing and sending a charge into the air.

"You won't kill me, Qui-Gon," Xanatos said, their faces close. His blue eyes burned with hatred.

"I am not here to kill you," Qui-Gon said. "I am here to bring you to justice." He somersaulted backward and reversed direction, hoping to knock the lightsaber from his opponent's hand.

The blow came down, but Xanatos met it and twisted away.

"Tell the truth for once, Qui-Gon," he sneered. "You spend so much time mouthing those Jedi pieces of wisdom that you've lost touch with your honesty, if you ever had it at all. You won't be satisfied until I'm dead. Look, here comes your young puppet."

Qui-Gon saw the blue glow of Obi-Wan's lightsaber as the boy rushed toward them. He sensed Obi-Wan would move to the right. If they flanked Xanatos, perhaps they could disarm him.

They moved at the same split second without exchanging a glance. Qui-Gon knew when and how Obi-Wan would strike, with a downward blow at the hilt of the lightsaber. Qui-Gon dropped to one knee for an upward strike. It would be difficult for Xanatos to counter both blows.

But Xanatos had anticipated their moves. He whirled away from Obi-Wan's blow and leaped backward, using the Force to add distance to the jump. Qui-Gon struck upward but only dealt a glancing blow to Xanatos' lightsaber. A fissure exploded near him, the steam hissing upward in a powerful column. He had to leap aside to avoid being scalded.

The steam column separated the Jedi from Xanatos, who smiled.

"Here we go again," Xanatos said. "The noble Jedi try to pretend they only come for justice when actually they come for blood. Remember, Obi-Wan? You took off after a thirteen-year-old boy and then he turned up dead. Do you remember the look in Bruck's eyes when you killed him? Are you trying to tell yourself that you're sorry your rival is dead? Admit the feeling in your heart. Admit your gladness! Admit your thirst for revenge."

Qui-Gon saw the distress in Obi-Wan's face. The hand holding the lightsaber trembled.

"Don't listen," he said quietly. "Don't listen, Obi-Wan."

The steam was sucked back into the fissure. At the same moment, Xanatos leaped forward. Still shaken, Obi-Wan was caught off guard. He barely was able to parry Xanatos' blow with his lightsaber. Xanatos whirled, one leg kicking out, sending Obi-Wan flying backward.

Then Xanatos leaped after the fallen boy.

"No!" Qui-Gon cried. He reached out to the rocks and vegetation that surrounded him, for the current that connected him to all things, that connected him to Obi-Wan.

He hit Xanatos in midair. Their bodies connected like mountains of hard rock. There was no give to Xanatos' muscles, no yielding in Qui-Gon. The clash was titanic. Qui-Gon felt the shock of it move through his bones. For a moment, Xanatos gripped Qui-Gon's arm, forcing them to remain entangled.

"You brought me to this," he said, his midnight eyes burning.

They landed inches apart, lightsabers already engaged. The lava was slippery and Qui-Gon had to avoid the fissures of steam. He saw Obi-Wan beginning to struggle to his feet.

"So the pupil has learned from the teacher," Xanatos went on relentlessly. "Lie about your feelings while you talk of Jedi honor. Leave murder in your wake."

"You are responsible for Bruck's death," Qui-Gon told him as they fought. "Not Obi-Wan. You corrupted the boy, exposed him to the dark side. He followed you blindly."

Obi-Wan limped slightly as he headed toward them. He had turned his ankle. His face still looked naked and young, still stung by what Xanatos had flung at him.

Qui-Gon thought that Obi-Wan had come to terms with what had happened. He had regretted and mourned Bruck's death, for even though Bruck had done evil, there was still hope for him while he was alive. Obi-Wan had not seemed to blame himself.

Yet somewhere inside, he had. A life had been ended. That was a loss not easily absorbed. Qui-Gon knew that well. And Xanatos would see that hesitancy in Obi-Wan, and would use it to taunt him. He would see weakness where Qui-Gon saw strength. Such was the nature of evil.

Courage, Obi-Wan. Grab your conviction. Know what you know. Do not let him reach you.

"I see my words have touched you, Obi-Wan," Xanatos said in the silky, insinuating tone he used to manipulate those around him. "Can it be because I'm right?"

"No, Xanatos," Obi-Wan said. "I grieve for a life lost. And I thank all who taught me for my grief. It does not make me weak. It makes me strong."

Suddenly, Obi-Wan's lightsaber whirled. Qui-Gon was astonished at how quickly and gracefully the boy moved, leaping off a mound of lava to strike at Xanatos. Xanatos stumbled backward from the ferocity of the attack. A cloud of steam suddenly erupted, and he quickly lurched to one side, losing his balance and landing on one hand.

"Stronger than you," Obi-Wan added fiercely, leaping after him.

Qui-Gon followed, admiring Obi-Wan's focus. Now the two fought as one. Xanatos had weakened, and they used this to drive him back, back against the black pool. If they could get his back against it, they would be able to disarm him or defeat him. It would be his choice.

Two swoops suddenly appeared from behind the pool. Andra and Den had found them. They landed and ran to help, their blasters at the ready.

"You will pay, Xanatos!" Andra shouted. "We will take you back to Thani for trial!"

Xanatos stood at the edge of the water behind him. He had no hope of escape. He was surrounded, and there was nowhere to run to. His gaze traveled from Den to Andra to Obi-Wan, finally resting on Qui-Gon. The depths of his hatred turned his gaze as black and foul as the steaming pool.

"You will never have the satisfaction of killing me, Qui-Gon Jinn," he said softly. "And I will never submit to anyone's laws. Your hate drove you, though you won't admit it. You destroyed me because you could not save me. I am your biggest failure. Live with that. And live with this.

"No!" Qui-Gon cried, starting forward.

But he was too late. With a cruel smile that stretched his lips over his teeth like an animal, Xanatos took two quick steps backward and leaped into the boiling black pool. Andra cried out as he disappeared.

"He can't survive," she whispered. "The acid will strip the flesh off his bones."

Obi-Wan shuddered. He had seen what the pool could do. Xanatos was pure evil. But he was a living being, and he had gone to a horrible fate. Qui-Gon seemed frozen, staring at the murky, stinking pool.

Slowly, something stirred in the water, spiraling upward. It was a black cape. As they watched, it disintegrated before their eyes.

Xanatos was dead at last.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Day Of Reckoning

Force Powers

Xanatos' matches Qui-Gon in Force Power as a Young padawan.

His ability to focus on the Force matched his Master's.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival

Force Concealment/Stealth

"And most likely Xanatos taught Bruck how to conceal the dark side as well," Obi-Wan added. He remembered during his own meeting with Xanatos how Qui-Gon's powerful enemy could manipulate the truth. His silky manner hid a devious purpose. He had placed doubt in Obi-Wan's mind about Qui-Gon.

"True, Obi-Wan." Qui-Gon nodded. "Bruck would have to be practiced at concealment. Because he was a senior student, he was given more freedom. That helped him, too."

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Captive Temple(Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi)

Telekinesis

Xanatos was perfectly still, waist-high in deep water, suspended by the Force without kicking or moving his arms.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Uncertain Path.

The Force warned him to duck, and he rolled away to his left. A small table smashed into the wall behind him, propelled by the Force. Qui-Gon ducked as a viewscreen followed, smashing as it hit the wall behind his head.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Uncertain Path

...Using the Force, Xanatos caused one to slide away and smash against the wall.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Uncertain Path

Force Sense

Xanatos did not see them. But a slow smile spread over his face.

Qui-Gon knew what the smile meant. Xanatos knew they were here.

The battle had begun.

Chuckling, Xanatos swiveled and strode back into the central dome.

-- Jedi Apprentice: The Day Of Reckoning

Conclusion

Overall. Xanatos is a highly skilled and talented duelist, despite his lack of training, Xanatos was still able to match Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi multiple times, show-casing his natural talent with the lightsaber . While not a Force sensitive beast like Jaden Korr, Lanoree Brock or Dooku, he is a capable force user, with his strength being stealth and concealment - as no one in the Council or the entire Temple was able to sense the Dark Jedi. Intelligent, skilled, cunning and unbelievably relentless. Xanatos truly is, The Dark Rival.

Thank you all so much for reading my respect thread. It was so awesome reading the Jedi Apprentice books(19 books in a span of two-three weeks has to be a record :P) Let me know what you guys think. Happy new year everyone. here's to an awesome year and some more respect threads coming from yours truly, later this year. Happy New Year!

Credit for the first character picture goes to ButterflyAlchemy on Deviantart.

Big thanks to Emperordmb for beta-reading this and Wildbantha88 too, for giving me the idea to make this thread. <3 you guys