Mace Windy

Mace Windy was a revered starwars:Jedi Master during the time of the Invasion of Utapau. As a Jedi Master, he sat on the starwars:Jedi Council and was the youngest person in the history of the Jedi Order to be greanted a seat on the council. He was also the master of Padmé Naberrie and refered to her as the best apprentice he ever had. One week after hearing reports about a clone army being created by the Kaminoans to be used against the starwars:Galactic Republic, Mace made his way to Kamino where he learned that the army was built to be used by the Republic, not against it. He also uncovered mysteries about the supposed Jedi Master Sido-Dyas and Jango Fett, the man who was the host for the clones who was also possibly a Mandalorian.

Putting his theories to the test, Mace found out that Fett had traveled to Nar Shaddaa. When Mace arrived, he enlisted the help of criminal elements and was able to find Fett in offices that were a front for his illegal operations. Fett went along with his questions at first, but he eventually fled the area and forced Mace to chase after him. Because Mace had the advantage of the Force, he was able to find Fett and capture him. Shortly thereafter, he brought him back to Coruscant so he could be interrogated for information on the army.

Early life
Mace Windy was born on the planet starwars:Haruun Kal. After the deaths of his parents when he was six months old, he was was turned over to the custody of the Jedi Order. As a youngling, he was trained by the starwars:Jedi Master Yoda in the basics of the Force. Throughout his childhood, he had no memory of his life before he was two years old, so he therefore had no memories of his homeworld or his family.

When he was thirteen years old, he became the padawan learner of Master T’ra Saa. During his training, he became aware of his rare ability to detect shatterpoints within the Force and how they would affect all of his future actions. With his unique ability, he was able to glimpse parts of the future, including the building of his unique violet lightsaber.

Because of his unique abilities, he was appointed to the starwars:Jedi Council at the age of twenty-eight standard years, making him the youngest Jedi to ever sit on the council. He also sat on the Jedi Council with Yoda and, later, Ki-Adi Mundi. He frequently sparred with Mundi and never lost a match.

Clone mystery
During the blockade of Utapau, Windy spoke with Yoda about a planet called Kamino that was located near the Rishy Maze. They had both heard of the planet and knew that they were conducting cloning experiments that would have been considered illegal in the Galactic Republic, but because Kamino was located far beyond Republic jurisdiction the Jedi Council was not able to declare the experiments illegal, nor could they legally shut them down. However, Windy and Yoda had both heard rumors from the previous few weeks that a clone army was being constructed on Kamino for the Republic. Windy agreed with Yoda when he said that the matter should be investigated, and he also agreed to travel to Kamino to uncover the truth about the rumors.

Two days later, Mace arrived on Kamino and found himself before Kaminoan Supreme Leader Lama Su. Strangely, Lama Su told him that he was expecting him and that he believed he was the Jedi Master Sido-Dyas. Mace informed him that there was no one in the order by that name, leading to a great deal of curiousity between the two. After a few awkward moments, Lama Su informed Mace that five hundred thousand clone units were ready with two million more still being created for the army that was to be used for the Republic, not against it. When he learned of this, he stepped back out of the facility and went to his starfighter where he sent Yoda and Ki-Adi a progress report on the situation.

When Mace returned to the facility, Lama Su gave him a tour of the entire cloning and military training facility. During the tour, he learned how the clones were created, particularly about their growth acceleration, and why the Kaminoans cloned in the first place. According to Lama Su, their religion dictated that they had to do whatever they could to ensure the continuation of life there and across the galaxy. Lama Su continued by saying that after the great flood that nearly destroyed their society, the Kaminoan gods told them that they would have to preserve life everywhere however they could or else their society would be destroyed forever. It was curious and dangerously disturbing to Mace, but even more so was the revelation that Jango Fett, a person Mace assumed was a Mandalorian due to his surname, was the host of the clone soldiers. Shortly thereafter, Mace was able to see the clones during the training exercises on a vast parade field.

When he left the facility once again, he went back to his starfighter where he contacted Yoda and Ki-Adi again to give them another progress report. He informed them about how the army was to be used for the Republic rather than against it, as well as the mysteries surrounding Sido-Dyas and Jango Fett. Yoda ordered him to find Fett, as they both knew the Republic would be in danger if the Mandalorians were involved. When the transmission ended, Mace returned to the Supreme Ruler to obtain a genetic readout of the clones in order to be able to confirm Jango Fett’s identity if and when he found him.

Behind the scenes
The name Mace Windy comes from the original drafts of The Star Wars. In the drafts, it was said that The Star Wars was the story of "Mace Windy, a revered Jedi-bendu of Ophuchi, as related to us by C.J. Thorpe, padawaan learner to the famed Jedi". The author, Brandon Rhea, originally had no intention of using the name Mace Windy, despite knowing the existence of the aforementioned quote, but in the end he changed his mind because he had already written about the Order of the Jedi Bendu of the Ophuchi and he was also able to come up with a story element regarding the name C.J. Thorpe. Since the creation of the Alternative Star Wars Saga, Rhea had always paid tribute to elements of the original drafts, so the name "Mace Windy" also became another way of doing so.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode I - The Chosen One