When we were first taken into the Star Wars universe all the way back in 1977, we were shown a world in which the Jedi Order had fallen. The once legendary religion had been destroyed by Palpatine’s evil Empire and the only two to have survived (Yoda and Obi-Wan) didn’t make it particularly far into the franchise.
When the prequel trilogy was announced, we knew we were going to find out about the Jedi in their prime. We didn’t quite realize it was going to ruin as many things as it made better, but that’s beside the point. Here are the best things about each prominent member of the Jedi order.
8 Obi-Wan Kenobi: Survived Order 66
Now that Disney are pumping out Star Wars films and TV shows like there’s no tomorrow, we learn of a new Jedi that survived Order 66 pretty much every day. However, Obi-Wan was the original survivor. He was a constant presence in the prequel trilogy and (until we learned about Yoda) the only visual representation of the once-powerful Jedi referred to in the original trilogy. He might not have lasted long on screen there, but we’re going to find out a lot about his middle-years in the upcoming TV series.
7 Qui-Gon Jinn: Worked Out How To Become A Force Ghost
The original and sequel trilogies made sure to give prominent roles to various actors who were relatively unknown to audiences. The prequels abandoned this mantra and gave roles to a cast of incredibly famous actors, including Liam Neeson.
Neeson’s role as Qui-Gon was one of the more universally loved things about The Phantom Menace, so the decision to kill him off was not only a terrible decision on the behalf of Lucasfilm, but also something that annoyed fans. We only found out about his most lasting legacy after his death: it was he that learned how to become a force ghost, so we have him to thank for the return of various deceased characters.
6 Anakin Skywalker: Avenged His Mother
There isn’t a lot to love about Anakin Skywalker. He was played by two rather terrible actors in his prequel years and his actions were either annoying (the pod race) or evil (the betrayal of the entire Jedi race and the destruction of the light side). However, one of the few things he did in his youth that made perfect sense was avenging his mother. He attempted to rescue her from her captors, but she died in his arms. It might have been brutal and the first step on his path to the dark side, but his destruction of a group of Tusken Raiders was very understandable.
5 Yoda: Was The Most Powerful Jedi
While Yoda also survived Order 66, he did it in a much more passive way than Obi-Wan. However, you can sort of forgive him seeing as he was about 900 years old by that point. Despite that, just a few days earlier he was giving Count Dooku and Palpatine the fights of their life, swirling around with his tiny lightsaber, moving at the speed of light.
The visuals in the prequels weren’t great, but the Dooku-Yoda fight is one of the high points of the entire franchise. Seeing a character we once only saw in his sarcastic final days zip around in battle with one of the greatest actors of all time? Priceless.
4 Ki-Adi Mundi: Had Two Brains
You just can’t help but love a guy with two brains. Ki-Adi Mundi didn’t do much in the prequels aside from give us a couple of incredibly meme-able lines, but his emotional death and hilarious appearance turned him into a huge fan favorite. Thankfully, his character was expanded on massively in The Clone Wars.
3 Mace Windu: Had A Purple Lightsaber
There isn’t a lot to like about Mace Windu. His very existence somehow turned one of the finest actors of all time into a laughingstock, and he was basically the embodiment of the Jedi failure as well as one of the reasons Anakin became disillusioned with the Jedi.
Despite the many reasons to hate him, he did have one of the best prequel lightsabers. Apparently, the way George Lucas was able to convince Jackson to take on a role in the series was by promising him a purple lightsaber, something we had never seen in the franchise before.
2 Kit Fisto: Fought The Emperor
Kit Fisto didn’t really speak in the prequels. He was present quite often and was particularly noticeable thanks to his lizard-like head, but he didn’t seem to have a whole lot of impact on the progression of the story. However, he ended up being involved in something quite dramatic: the fight against Palpatine. Of course, Palpatine was so powerful that he took Kit Fisto down in seconds, but it was still a heroic death.
1 Plo Koon: Had A Lot Of Relevance In The Clone Wars
Much like Kit Fisto, Plo Koon didn’t have a whole lot of impact in the storyline of the prequel films. He was just sort of... there. However, what The Clone Wars did, was give a character to characters without character. Plo Koon was particularly important in the first few episodes, which made it much more interesting to see how he slotted into the feature films.
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