Mace Windu is one of the most powerful Jedi in the galaxy. Star Wars. This valiant Jedi was imagined by George Lucas as the only one who could rival Yoda. From his place in George Lucas’ creation to the legends surrounding him in the Expanded Universe, here are 8 facts you (maybe) didn’t know about Mace Windu.
#7 Samuel L. Jackson was instrumental in the creation of Mace Windu
Samuel L. Jackson’s adventure begins on a TV set, when a presenter asks him about his love for Star Wars. Samuel L. Jackson explains that he would even be willing to play an anonymous Stormtrooper for the privilege of starring in an episode of the saga. Upon learning this, George Lucas offered him the role of one of the members of the Jedi Council. The actor’s aura allows, even before the release of The Phantom Menacethat the character is immediately very popular, and The Mace Windu figure will be one of the first created. Although Mace Windu doesn’t fight in the film, the figure comes with a blue lightsaber, but Samuel L. Jackson has a completely different idea…
When he learns that Mace Windu will have fight scenes in episode II, Jackson asked George Lucas to have his character have a purple lightsaber. His idea is that, since the character is certainly the most powerful Jedi after Yoda, he needs a distinctive sign. On the other hand, this unique color allows us to easily spot Mace Windu during the chaotic battle scene of Geonosis. But that’s not all, in homage to his cult role as Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction, On his lightsaber we find three letters engraved: “BMF”. These initials mean “bad motherfucker“, a reference to what is engraved on Jules’ wallet. Finally, when he learns that all Jedi, apart from Obi-Wan and Yoda, must die at the end of episode III, Samuel L. Jackson calls for a spectacular death, and George Lucas therefore creates this confrontation against the most powerful of the Sith: Dark Sidious.
#6 Yoda and Mace Windu have a very strong bond that unites them.
Mace Windu has known no life other than that of the Jedi Order. Approximately fifty years before the Clone Wars, young Mace Windu was born on the planet Horuun Kal to the indigenous Ghosh Windu tribe. Unfortunately, his parents died shortly after his birth. It was therefore at the age of only 6 months that he was discovered, left to fend for himself by a group of Jedi. Rejected by the tribes of his planet, the baby does not even have a name. Windu is then immediately taken to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. There, not only Yoda becomes Mace’s guardian (as he does for most young Jedi), but he was also the one who gave him his name. After that, the bond between Mace and Yoda remained very strong and Mace regards Yoda as a father. However, when young Mace Windu showed incredible talent for the Jedi arts, he became a padawan to various masters before reuniting with Yoda.
#5 Mace Windu’s weapon has long been a problem for him
If, as we just saw a little higher, Mace Windu’s weapon has an amusing story behind its creation on the film set, His saber is also at the heart of an extremely important plot in the extended universe. Spotted at a young age for his exceptional warrior skills, Mace Windu’s journey as a Padawan was not without its challenges. Although he found his crystal easily, he failed in the crafting of his lightsaber, a crucial step in Jedi tradition. Indeed, His perpetual impatience and inability to control his emotions long prevented him from building his weapon and could even have led him to the dark side.
It was under the watchful eye of the droid Professor and architect specializing in Jedi lightsabers, Huyang, that Mace Windu was able to find the key to many of the problems that were hindering his progress. Huyang quickly understood that impatience was young Windu’s first fault. With the droid’s guidance, Mace learned to better control his anger and let himself be guided by his calmed instincts. This is how Mace Windu finally managed to form what would become his lightsaber until his death.. Building this crucial tool was a defining moment for the young Jedi, who applied this anger management to every stage of his relationship with the Force.
#4 Mace Windu is at the center of the most controversial episode of the Clone Wars
In the awesome animated series Clone Wars from the no less brilliant Genndy Tartakovsky, we discover the incredible power of Mace Windu. In the 13th episode of the first season, Mace Windu, accompanied by a large detachment of clones, must face an army of droids that have invaded the planet Dantooine. Unfortunately, the droid army uses a fearsome machine that destroys the clone army and leaves Mace Windu alone and unarmed facing several hundred droids. Using all the resources of the Force and his art of combat, Mace Windu manages to pulverize the vast majority of the droid battalion with his bare hands. The situation being partly under control, Windu takes the time for a short break alongside a child who has observed the Jedi’s feat and offered him a glass of water. Once refreshed, Mace returns to the fight.
Directed in 2004 by Genndy Tartakovsky himself, This episode is probably the most controversial of the series. Among fans, some believe that it exaggerates Mace Windu’s abilities with the Force. It should be remembered, however, that at that time, adventures dedicated to the Jedi were used to making their combat abilities more and more impressive. The best example in the genre is the game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed released in 2008. Genndy Tartakovsky later revealed that this episode is his favorite of the series. and that he was nervous about pitching the episode to George Lucas, realizing that he might have indulged himself a little too much.
#3 He drove the Millennium Falcon
Samuel L. Jackson is in everyone’s mind the interpreter of Mace Windu. Moreover, the actor even lent him his voice in the first feature film The Clone Warswhich was given a theatrical release. However, like most of the other actors in the cast, He is not the one who lends his voice to the character in the animated seriesvideo games, and even less in parodies of Star Wars. So, in the comedy series Robot Chickenwhenever the character of Mace Windu is featured during parody sketches, He is voiced by famous actor/writer/singer Donald “Childish Gambino” Glover. Fun fact, a few years after having the opportunity to play Mace Windu in Robot Chicken, Donald Glover has been hired to play a rejuvenated version of Lando Calrissian (the original owner of the Millennium Falcon) in the prequel Solo: A Star Wars Story.
#2 Fans thought they saw Mace Windu in the Obi-Wan series
Series Obi Wan may not have left an everlasting memory with those who followed it, but it will at least have had the advantage of making some progress in the lore and in particular on the difficult status of the surviving Jedi. In a scene from episode 4 of the series, we are taken to the heart of the Inquisitors’ fortress.in which there is a tomb where Jedi bodies are displayed as trophies. During this scene, Obi-Wan walks past a body whose bald, proud silhouette is reminiscent of Mace Windu. Immediately, fans thought they recognized the character, but their theory was quickly refuted. Indeed, we can clearly see that the right hand of the Jedi in question is still there and not severed like Mace’s at the end of Revenge of the Sith. The theory that Mace Windu is still alive is therefore still possibly valid.
#1 Mace Windu is still alive
AveIt’s the return of characters like Boba Fett or Darth Maul to the Star Wars canon.it is obvious that Disney has opened Pandora’s box. Now, a character as popular as Mace Windu, whose interpreter is still alive, could very well return. After all, even if Mace Windu was seriously injured and thrown out of the window of a gigantic building, we never had the chance to see his lifeless body. And even if today the character regularly has the right to new adventures in comics, many fans hope that he will be able to return in the flesh in a live episode of the franchise. It should also be noted that Mace Windu’s survival is actually more than a theory.
During a question and answer session with fans, Actor Samuel L. Jackson, when asked about the character’s survival, was very clear on the fate of Mace Windu and said:
Of course he is! Jedi can fall from great heights. And history has known many Jedi with only one hand, so why not?
Samuel L. Jackson believes Mace fled to a distant planet. like Obi-Wan Kenobi in his exile on Tatooine or Yoda on Dagobah. He even shared his theory with George Lucas and According to him, “George said, ‘OK, that’s fine with me. You can be alive.'” Since then, Samuel L. Jackson has regularly campaigned for the return of his character and even celebrated 25 years of The Phantom Menace realizing a series of photos with his purple saber in hand for the magazine Empire.
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