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A: Is Luke Skywalker actually a Jedi?

ValorumYoda (the sole remaining Jedi Master) sets one very specific precondition on Luke being able to call himself a Jedi, that he has to confront Vader. “No more training do you require,” Yoda assured him. “Already know you that which you need.” “Then I am a Jedi?” Luke pressed. No. He knew...

 
I guess he is a Jedi but how can he be a "Jedi Master" which seems to be the requirement to train others?
 
@AdamGent - A Jedi "Master" is simply a Jedi Knight who's trained another Jedi to knighthood.
 
Ohh....... So a knight must train someone to become a master. That is you don't have to become a master to train. For some reason I thought that was the case with Anakin.
 
@AdamGent - Anakin was assigned Ahsoka while still a Jedi Knight. Had her training been completed (by her taking the Trials, he would have attained the rank of Jedi Master.
 
@Valorum aren't the only Jedi Masters those who sit on the Council?
 
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@costrom - That's a pretty good question (and probably one that needs asking on the main site). The short answer is no, there are a bunch of Jedi Masters that don't serve on the Council (including, for example, Qui-Gon Jinn). I suspect your confusion comes from the fact that only Masters sit on the council, hence Anakin's upset.
 
@costrom: in ROTS, Anakin was appointed to the council without being granted the rank of Master.
 
@AdamGent I wonder if you could make the argument that Luke "trained" Vader in the last few minutes of his life.
 
@CortAmmon well in my opinion "Return of the Jedi" could also be interpreted the returning of Anakin to the light side (regardless of whether Luke is a Jedi or not since Jedi can be the plural form).
 
Not trying to discredit an otherwise great answer, but the argument for the Emperor's belief that Luke is a Jedi is arguable. He says it in response to Luke's claim that he is a Jedi, which means that the Emperor may simply be repeating Luke's claim without necessarily believing it to be correct.
 
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It should be noted that the novelization is not part of the new canon, especially when the question concerns the sequel trilogy.
 
@Flater - True. It supplements the answer rather than answering it on its own
@AugustJanse - According to LucasFilm, novelisations are considered canon where they agree with what we see on screen.
 
@CortAmmon it is plural as far as I know. The german translation is "Rückkehr der Jedi Ritter", a plural expression
 

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