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[Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace] Why does the opening crawl refer to Obi Wan as a Jedi Knight even though he is only a Padawan?
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I believe the reason is much the same way that Obi-Wan makes reference to The Jedi in the original trilogy despite being a Master at that point. "I was once a Jedi Knight, the same as your father... For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic."

In a general sense, the Jedi were referred to as "The Jedi Knights," despite the different rankings within the order itself. Qui-Gon is also a Master, but the crawl refers to him as one of the two Jedi Knights. It is much the same way that Jedis are referred to as "Master Jedi" as a show of reverence or respect (both Anakin and Ahsoka are referred to as such notwithstanding neither being Masters) even though they may not hold the rank of Master.