Mace Windu (Jedi Renaissance)

"For the Order and the Republic, I will give anything and everything, including my life."

- Mace Windu

Mace Windu was a male Human Jedi Master of legendary status who served the Jedi Order with distinction. Leading the Jedi High Council as Master of the Order in the days leading up to the first battle of the Clone Wars, after which he gave the title to Grand Master Yoda, Windu was a strong voice on the High Council, viewed by many as second only to Yoda himself. Hailing from the world of, Windu's wisdom and power were considered legendary by many, as were the weight of his words. Widely considered one of the best swordsmen in the Jedi Order, Windu created, the modern seventh form of lightsaber combat which he mastered.

It was Master Windu who led two hundred and twelve Jedi into combat at the Battle of and slew the infamous bounty hunter. He continued to serve the Republic throughout the Clone Wars, often on the front lines of fierce fighting, where he led Republic forces as a High Jedi General. He would distinguish himself across many battlefronts, most notably on, though he would continue to bring victory for the Republic on , , and  among others. In the final days of the war, Windu confronted and defeated Sith Lord Darth Sidious in a difficult duel, after being informed by Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker that Sidious and Supreme Chancellor Palpatine were the same person. Despite Sidious' attempts to use Skywalker's fears and mistrust of Windu against the Jedi, Windu defended himself against Skywalker's misguided attack and slew Darth Sidious, ending the Banite line of Sith forever.

With the Sith dead and the Republic leaderless, the High Council appointed Windu as a member of the Triumvirate, a temporary leadership body to guide the Republic back into a balanced, self-sufficient state. Stepping down from the High Council, Windu represented the Order on the Triumvirate, joined by Bail Organa representing the Senate, and Wilhuff Tarkin representing the military. When the Constitution was restored and the taint of the Sith stripped away, elections were held and Windu voluntarily left his position to serve as the leader of the Council of Reconciliation. Helping to oversee the transition from wartime into peacetime, Windu was glad to see the Confederacy of Independent Systems agree to the treaty and sue for peace. With the Order flourishing under the new leadership of Grand Master Tomac Moorcé, Windu gladly left politics behind him when he accepted the position of Temple Master of Akar Kesh on Tython in Year 25. At the advanced age of 111 standard years old, after nearly half a century as Temple Master, Mace Windu became one with the Force. He was memorialized across the realms of the Jedi in stone, bronzium, and light, in song, in histories, holocrons and legends.