Mace Windu's age: Too young for the Council?

Can anyone explain to me why Mace Windu is one of the heads of the Jedi Council?He`s only young compared to some other Jedi.


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Yes, he is young. He's on the council because he's Just. That. Good. No one can touch him. Until Ep. III, that is...

 

Have you seen the Clone Wars episodes with Mace???

 

age dosent mean much of anything to the council, mace is on it because of his skills and knowledge of the force.

 

I think mainly because Mace was so powerful from an early age.His wisdom and fighting experience earned him his seat on the council years before TPM,IIRC.

 

Mace Windu should have been played by Sidney Poitier

'Nuff said

 

Sam plays him very well IMHO...and lends some star power to a cast without stars...mace is on par with yoda, that is why they are both Senior Members of the Jedi Council...they are the elite of the elite

 

Mace Windu is a great Jedi, second to only Yoda. He may be young, but he's extra brilliant with a lightsaber, and he's very powerful. In fact Mace Windu trained a another Jedi Council leader, Depa Billba. We don't know much about her, but credit Mace with training her.

 

According to Shatterpoint, IIRC, Mace was appointed/elected to the Council at the age of 30 - the youngest Jedi ever.

His physical prowess, strength in the Force, confidence and compassion marked him for leadership from the very beginning.

From the OS Databank:

Though a member of the High Council since the age of 28, this did not dull Windu's fighting edge or his willingness to venture forth on dangerous missions. His exploits are legendary, and he was an inspiration to his fellow Jedi, leading through rigorous example and steady discipline.

In his day, Mace was one of the best lightsaber fighters of the Jedi order. It was said only two opponents ever bested him -- Yoda, and Dooku. Only the most skilled of the Jedi could master the his Form VII discipline of combat -- the deadly technique known as vaapad -- for its aggressive nature treaded dangerously upon dark side practices.

Among his better-known assignments in the service of the Republic was an expedition to Yinchorr to investigate the deaths of two Jedi. Also, Windu spearheaded a diplomatic mission to Malastare, to forge a truce between the Red Iaro terrorist group and the people of Lannik. Shortly thereafter he uncovered illegal animal trade on Nar Shaddaa involving akk dogs -- deadly yet beloved predators native to Mace's homeworld of Haruun Kal.

One of Mace's numerous apprentices was the Chalactan Jedi Depa Billaba. Under his skilled tutelage, Billaba became a remarkable Jedi, ascending to rank of Master herself and earning a place on the Jedi Council beside her former Master. Another of his Padawans was Echuu Shen-Jon, a Jedi who would ultimately survive the dark times.

The Clone Wars were a trying time for Windu, as he had to adapt to the new role of the Jedi as military leaders. Not all the Jedi agreed with their positions as Generals in the wars, and a group of dissident Jedi splintered from the order. When Mace went to parley with these dissidents, he found himself in the jaws of a trap -- the meeting was a set-up. Asajj Ventress, an agent of Count Dooku, attacked Windu. Though Asajj was outmatched and fled, Mace Windu reported this new threat to the Jedi Council. It was further evidence of the rising tide of the dark side.

Four months into the Clone Wars, Mace led clone troopers against Confederacy forces that had amassed on Dantooine. The Separatists planned on securing a launch-point on Dantooine to defend the nearby world of Muunilinst, and hoped to prevent the Republic from doing the same. Mace's troops were decimated by the terrible power of a seismic tank, and even though he was temporarily disarmed in the confusion of the battlefield, Mace was able to single-handedly defeat the droid forces and destroy the tank.

Six months into the Clone Wars, Mace Windu received a disturbing report that his former Padawan, Depa Billaba, had possibly gone mad on the battlefront of Haruun Kal. He returned to the inhospitable jungles of his homeworld to seek out the rogue Jedi, and got a firsthand look at the horrors of the Clone Wars.

 

Another of his Padawans was Echuu Shen-Jon, a Jedi who would ultimately survive the dark times.

So, is this Padawan of his featured in any Post-ROTJ stories?

 

No, he died during the Galactic Battlegrounds PC game, which takes place between Yavin and Hoth.

 

Ah ok, that's too bad, would've been nice to see some vaapad fighting against the Vongs, if infact Mace teached him any vaapad at all.

 

we dont know if he did or not...There's no info on Jon's fighting style at all


He was killed by Darth Vader though

 

Appearences can be deceptive. Apparently Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn was supposedly 60 years old in The Phantom Menace. [face_shocked]I'm assuming that during the time the events of The Phantom Menace transpired, Mace Windu and Qui-Gon Jinn were roughly the same age.

And we all know that Obi-Wan Kenobi alluded to the fact that Qui-Gon Jinn would've been on the Jedi Council had he followed the Code loyally, therefore Mace Windu can be on the Council, too.

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Ok, wonder if we'll get any further information about him, like what he did all those years between the PT and his death.

 

I can't stand Mace and I'm glad he'll die. I just hope that Lucas does write Mace going out like the chump he is.

 

Sorry to burst your little unhappy bubble but Mace does not go out like a chump. Even Sam said so...what's this beef you have with Mace? You're probably one of those people who wanted Boba to kill him....too bad. ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!

 

Mace isnt a chump, he is a warrior with out equal

 

Mace Windu is the name of a squib merchant on Tatooine.

 

Mace is a smooth operator.

 

Yooda: Age matters not

 

Samuel L Jackson is 55. He's not that young. The Force keeps you looking good.

 

I think it's good to have one old and one young senior member of the council. It creates balance.

 

I agree with latorski, I think mace is quite old but still looks fresh!...

 

I'm not particularly a HUGE Mace Windu fan, either.

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