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[Star Wars] Why didn't Qui-Gon's body disappear when he died?
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Preserving your consciousness after death (becoming a force ghost) is not a given. It's actually very hard to do. Qui-gon was actually the first person to ever do it, though he was only ever able to manifest himself as a disembodied voice. He then taught Yoda and Obi-Wan how to perfect the method, allowing them to fully stay themselves after they died.