Editing Jedi (section)

==Depiction==
As depicted in the [[canon (fiction)|canon]], the Jedi study and utilize [[the Force]] in order to help and protect those in need. The Jedi members, known as Jedi Knights, respect all life by defending and protecting those who cannot do it for themselves, striving for peaceful and non-combative solutions to any altercations they encounter and fighting only in self-defense and for the defense of those they protect. By training the mind and the body, the Jedi seek to improve themselves by gaining unfettered access to the Force while also seeking to improve those individuals and groups they come in contact with. Like their evil counterparts, the [[Sith]], the main weapon of the Jedi is the lightsaber. However, according to Lucas, "The Force really doesn't have anything to do with the lightsaber. Anybody can have a lightsaber. It's just a weapon like a pistol".<ref>{{cite book|last=Rinzler|first=J. W.|title=The Making of Star Wars|edition=Enhanced|year=2013|publisher=Ballantine Group|isbn=978-0345542861|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2UoPAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT2034|pages=2019, 2034|access-date=22 February 2019|archive-date=3 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803084409/https://books.google.com/books?id=2UoPAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT2034#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref>

Qui-Gon Jinn gives an insight into the Force in ''The Phantom Menace'' when he tells Anakin: "Your focus determines your reality". And later, he explains: "Midi-chlorians are microscopic lifeforms that reside within all of your cells. And we are symbionts with them. Lifeforms living together for mutual advantage. Without the midi-chlorians, life could not exist and we would have no knowledge of the Force. They continually speak to us, telling us the will of The Force. When you learn to quiet your mind you'll hear them speaking to you". In ''A New Hope'', Obi-Wan Kenobi tells Luke Skywalker: "The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us, penetrates us, it binds the galaxy together." ". . . a Jedi can feel the Force flowing through him. It [partially] controls your actions, but it also obeys your commands".

===The Skywalker Saga===
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====Prequel trilogy====
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The prequel trilogy depicts the Jedi in their peak of power, headquartered at the [[#Jedi Temple|Jedi Temple]] on [[Coruscant]], and dealing with the rising presence of the dark side of the Force and the return of the Sith. In ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace|Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]'' (1999), Jedi Master [[Qui-Gon Jinn]] ([[Liam Neeson]]) discovers nine-year-old Anakin Skywalker ([[Jake Lloyd]]), whom he believes to be the "'''Chosen One'''" of a Jedi prophecy, destined to bring balance to the Force.{{efn|[[Claudia Gray]]'s novel ''Master & Apprentice'' explains that this is due in part to his apparently being [[Miraculous births|born of a virgin]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Pearson |first=Ben |title='Star Wars': The Chosen One Prophecy Has Finally Been Revealed |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/star-wars-chosen-one-prophecy/ |website=/Film |access-date=17 April 2019 |date=16 April 2019 |archive-date=17 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417030050/https://www.slashfilm.com/star-wars-chosen-one-prophecy/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}} At the end of ''The Phantom Menace'', following Qui-Gon's death at the hands of [[Darth Maul]], Anakin is paired with his apprentice, the young Obi-Wan Kenobi ([[Ewan McGregor]]), who promises to train him.

The sequel, ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones|Episode II: Attack of the Clones]]'', establishes that the Jedi forswear attachments, being in the same category of possession and striving to cultivate compassion, unconditional love instead. As revealed in the ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Clone Wars]]'' series,<ref name="star wars the clone wars" /> the Jedi believed romantic feelings are natural and as such, they did not prohibit them, but for a Jedi Knight, it was essential to make the right choice for the Order and not neglect their Jedi duties in the favor of their beloved, even if that would mean the end of the relationship. This proves problematic when Anakin, now a young adult ([[Hayden Christensen]]), falls in love with [[Padmé Amidala]] ([[Natalie Portman]]). The [[Clone Wars (Star Wars)|Clone Wars]], first spoken of in the original 1977 film, begin with hundreds of Jedi participating in the battle of [[Geonosis]], before escalating into a galactic war with the Jedi as generals of the newly formed Clone Army.

{{anchor|Great Jedi Purge}}
In ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith|Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]'', [[Yoda]] confides to [[Mace Windu]] ([[Samuel L. Jackson]]) that the prophecy of [[The Chosen One (trope)|the Chosen One]] could have been misread. [[Palpatine|Sheev Palpatine]] ([[Ian McDiarmid]]), who is revealed to be Darth Sidious, manipulates Anakin's attachment for Padmé and distrust and resentment of the Jedi in order to turn him to the dark side and become his Sith apprentice, Darth Vader. Betraying the Jedi and becoming a Sith, Vader begins helping Sidious to hunt down and [[Genocide|exterminate]] the Jedi during the events of ''Revenge of the Sith''; Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, and [[Ahsoka Tano]] are among a handful of Jedi that avoided the initial purge.<ref name="star wars 3">{{cite AV media|people=Lucas, George (Director)|title=[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith]]|publisher=[[20th Century Fox]]|date=19 May 2005}}</ref>

As revealed in ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'',<ref name="star wars the clone wars">{{cite episode|title=The Rise of Clovis|series=[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]|network=Super RTL|date=22 February 2014|season=6|number=6}}</ref> each [[clone trooper]] was implanted with a chip that Palpatine would activate with the verbal command '''Order 66'''. This resulted in the clones being forcibly brainwashed into viewing their Jedi generals as traitors to the Republic and subsequently [[Summary execution|summarily executing]] them. Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker led the 501st Legion to carry out "Operation Knightfall" against the Jedi Temple, burning and slaughtering all Jedi within, including Temple-Defender Shaak Ti. Sidious deceived the people of the Republic that the Jedi were corrupted warmongers responsible for prolonging the Clone Wars, labeling them criminals with bounties placed on them. Darth Vader continued to hunt and kill nearly every surviving Jedi during the early years of the Empire, in what became known as the '''Great Jedi Purge'''.

====Original trilogy====
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{{Blockquote|For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times, before the Empire.|Obi-Wan Kenobi|''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars: A New Hope]]''}}

The Jedi are first introduced in the 1977 motion picture ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' as an order of [[Warrior monk|warrior monks]] who serve as "the guardians of peace and justice in [[Star Wars galaxy|the galaxy]]" and embrace the mystical Force. [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] ([[Alec Guinness]]) explains that [[Darth Vader]] ([[David Prowse]]/[[James Earl Jones]]), a former apprentice and the Jedi's main enemy, helped the [[Galactic Empire (Star Wars)|Galactic Empire]] to exterminate the Jedi, and seeks to train [[Luke Skywalker]] ([[Mark Hamill]]) to be the Jedi Order's last hope. By the end of the film, which depicts the [[battle of Yavin]], Luke is on the path to becoming a Jedi. In the sequel, ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'', Luke receives Jedi training from the elderly (and only surviving) Jedi Master [[Yoda]] ([[Frank Oz]]), even as he learns that Vader is, in fact, his father, former Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker. The third film in the [[Star Wars original trilogy|original trilogy]], ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'', ends with Luke redeeming Vader—who kills Darth Sidious to save him, thus bringing balance to the Force—and helping destroy the Empire, thus fulfilling his destiny as a Jedi.

The two last Jedi Masters die during the events of the films, after which they return as [[Force ghost|Force spirit]]s to help Luke.

====Sequel trilogy====
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{{Blockquote|Now that they're extinct, the Jedi are romanticized, deified. But if you strip away the myth and look at their deeds, the legacy of the Jedi is failure. Hypocrisy, hubris. [...] At the height of their powers, they allowed [[Palpatine|Darth Sidious]] to rise, create the Empire, and wipe them out.|Luke Skywalker|''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]''}}

In ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens|The Force Awakens]]'', the first film in the sequel trilogy, Luke had attempted to rebuild the Jedi Order, but his nephew [[Kylo Ren|Ben Solo]] ([[Adam Driver]]) fell to the dark side, lured by the mysterious [[Supreme Leader Snoke|Snoke]] ([[Andy Serkis]]), and destroyed his temple and other apprentices. Ben is renamed Kylo Ren and destroys all that Luke built. After Kylo's fall and the destruction of the New Jedi Order, Luke goes into a self-imposed exile on [[List of Star Wars planets and moons|Ahch-To]], believing himself and the Jedi to negatively influence the galaxy.<ref>{{cite AV media|title=[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]|medium=DVD|publisher=[[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]]|date=2015}}</ref>

In the sequel ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi|The Last Jedi]]'', the scavenger [[Rey (Star Wars)|Rey]] ([[Daisy Ridley]]) discovers Luke on Ahch-To and convinces him to train her in the ways of the Force. During her training, Luke explains that the past Jedi allowed Darth Sidious to rise to power. She also discovers several ancient Jedi texts hidden away in a tree. Rey learns the truth about Ben's fall to the dark side and believes herself to be his only chance of redemption. Luke decides to stay on Ahch-To and attempts to burn down the tree with the texts, but cannot bring himself to do so. However, [[Yoda]] appears as a Force spirit and burns the tree, teaching him that failure is just as important as success, and those masters are defined by those who surpass them. Near the end of the film, Luke confronts Kylo on the planet [[Crait]]. It is subsequently revealed that Luke had been projecting himself from Ahch-To; he dies from the effort and becomes one with the Force. Rey is shown to have taken the sacred Jedi texts before she left Ahch-To, to continue her training.<ref>{{cite AV media|title=[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]|medium=DVD|publisher=[[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]]|date=2017}}</ref>

In ''[[Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker|The Rise of Skywalker]]'', the final film of the sequel trilogy, it is discovered that Darth Sidious created Snoke and has returned from death and has been secretly manipulating events from the Sith world [[Exegol]]. In his last attempt to reclaim the galaxy, Sidious unveils the Final Order, a massive fleet of ''Xyston''-class Star Destroyers built by the [[Sith#Sith Eternal|Sith Eternal]]. The Emperor offers the Sith fleet to Kylo Ren in exchange for killing the last remaining Jedi, Rey, who is revealed to be his granddaughter. After the death of Kylo's mother, [[Princess Leia|Leia Organa]] ([[Carrie Fisher]]), Kylo returns to the light and reclaims his identity as Ben Solo. At the end of the film, Ben joins Rey as she confronts Sidious. Rey channels the power of the past Jedi to destroy Sidious and the Sith—thus bringing balance back to the Force—before dying herself. Ben sacrifices his life to revive Rey and becomes one with the Force. With peace and justice restored to the galaxy, Rey lives on to start the Jedi Order again.<ref>{{cite AV media|title=[[Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker]]|medium=DVD|publisher=[[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]]|date=2019}}</ref>

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In a deleted scene from ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones|Attack of the Clones]]'', the "Lost Twenty" is the name given to a group of Jedi Masters—numbering twenty in total—who left the Jedi Order throughout its history. The first 12 of this Lost Twenty became "Dark Jedi" who eventually founded the first Sith Empire. In the years preceding the Clone Wars, Jedi Master [[Dooku]] left the Jedi Order as a result of differences with his fellow Jedi, becoming the 20th Jedi Master in the history of the Order to do so. To showcase the failures of the Jedi they created statues of the fallen Jedi and placed them in the Jedi Temple Archives.

The animated television series ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' depicts the battles of the Clone Wars, focusing on the Jedi and clone troopers they lead against the Separatists and its Sith leaders. The [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)|feature-film pilot]] reveals that Anakin trained an apprentice, [[Ahsoka Tano]], between ''Attack of the Clones'' and ''Revenge of the Sith''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.themarysue.com/ahsoka-and-anakin/|title=How Ahsoka Tano Completed the Arc of Anakin Skywalker|website=themarysue.com|date=4 April 2016|access-date=17 April 2019|archive-date=5 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005122409/https://www.themarysue.com/ahsoka-and-anakin/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/18334-star-wars-celebration-ahsoka-reveal|title=Dave Filoni Just Made an Unexpected 'Star Wars' Revelation|website=inverse.com|date=15 July 2016|access-date=17 April 2019|archive-date=21 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621043009/https://www.inverse.com/article/18334-star-wars-celebration-ahsoka-reveal|url-status=live}}</ref> Later arcs explore the foundations of Order 66 and Darth Sidious' manipulation of the Jedi Order.

The animated television series ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]'' reveals that Ahsoka and a Jedi named [[Kanan Jarrus]] survived the purge; the latter trains a new apprentice, [[List of Star Wars Rebels characters#Ezra Bridger|Ezra Bridger]]. The series also reveals that, following the start of the purge with Order 66, Sidious commissioned the Inquisitorius, a group of former Jedi who had turned to the dark side for various reasons, to aid Darth Vader in hunting down the remaining Jedi.

The ''Clone Wars'' spinoff series ''[[Star Wars: The Bad Batch]]'' follows the titular group of enhanced clones, who disobey Order 66 and instead choose to save a younger Kanan after his master is killed by the other clones.

The canon [[video game]] ''[[Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order]]'' introduces Cal Kestis, a former Padawan hiding from the Empire who accidentally exposes his Force abilities to aid someone, putting him on the Inquisitors' radar. Kestis gets aid from Cere Junda, another Jedi Knight in hiding. In the 2023 sequel, ''[[Star Wars Jedi: Survivor]]'', it is revealed that mercenary Bode Akuna was also a survivor of Order 66.

In the limited series ''[[Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV series)|Obi-Wan Kenobi]]'', the Great Jedi Purge is depicted in a flashback in which Reva Sevander, future Inquisitor called Third Sister, escapes from the clones during the night of Order 66.

===Members===
The exact size of the pre-purge Jedi's membership and operations are never specified. However, in the ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]'' episode [[Star Wars Rebels#Season 1 (2014–15)|"Path of the Jedi"]], Kanan Jarrus stated: 
{{blockquote|There were around 10,000 Jedi Knights defending the galaxy. Now, we are few. But in those days, we had small outposts, temples spread throughout the stars. The Empire sought out these temples and destroyed many of them...}}
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==== Yoda ====
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Yoda was a wise, experienced, and powerful Grand Master of the Jedi of an unknown species and the oldest known prophet in existence (having lived at least 900 years), considered the wisest and most powerful Jedi Master within the ''Star Wars'' universe.

==== Mace Windu ====
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Mace Windu was a human Jedi Master of the Order and one of the last members of the Order's upper echelons before the fall of the [[Galactic Republic]].

==== Plo Koon ====
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Plo Koon was a Kel Dor Jedi Master who served as a General during the Clone Wars and a member of the [[Jedi Council]]. Koon led the 442nd Siege Battalion in the Battle of Cato Neimoidia, in which he was shot down by his own troops upon the occurrence of [[Order 66 (Star Wars)|Order 66]].

==== Kit Fisto ====
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Kit Fisto was a Nautolan Jedi Master, who served as a member of the [[Jedi Order]] during the [[Clone Wars (Star Wars)|Clone Wars]]. During the attempted arrest of Chancellor [[Palpatine]], Fisto was killed by the Sith Lord in a duel, leaving [[Mace Windu]] to face the Chancellor alone.

==== Count Dooku ====
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Count Dooku was a human Jedi Master who was trained by Yoda and mentored Qui-Gon Jinn, who later fell to the dark side and became the Sith Lord '''Darth Tyranus'''. He is one of the main antagonists of the prequel trilogy. He led the war against the Jedi and the Republic until his demise aboard General Grievous' ship in the Battle of Coruscant at the hands of Anakin Skywalker.

==== Qui-Gon Jinn ====
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Qui-Gon Jinn was a wise human Jedi Master, who was trained by Count Dooku and mentored Obi-Wan Kenobi. Unlike other, more conservative Jedi, he valued living in the moment as the best way to embrace the Force. While other Jedi respected him highly, they were frequently puzzled by his beliefs. He refused to take a seat on the Jedi Council, despite him being among the wisest powerful of the Jedi.<ref>Obi-Wan Kenobi, ''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'', 1999 ("If you would just follow the Code, you would be on the Council".)</ref> Jinn was both the Jedi to discover the Sith's return after a millennium, upon being attacked by Darth Maul during a mission to protect Queen [[Padmé Amidala]] of [[Naboo]], and the one to find the ability to become a Force spirit after death, though he wasn't capable of having a physical body. Following his death at Darth Maul's hands, Jinn guided both Yoda and Obi-Wan to the ability to become a physical Force spirit after death. Within the [[Disney+]] TV series, ''[[Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV series)|Obi-Wan Kenobi]]'', Qui-Gon Jinn appears as a force spirit following [[Darth Vader]]'s defeat to [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] in a duel. He communes with Kenobi before returning to the Force. In ''[[Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker]]'', he appears as a disembodied voice alongside other past Jedi, empowering Rey to face a rejuvenated Darth Sidious.

==== Obi-Wan Kenobi ====
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Obi-Wan Kenobi was a human Jedi Master who trained Anakin Skywalker, at the behest of his deceased master Qui-Gon Jinn, and later Anakin's son Luke Skywalker, making him one of the main characters in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Having fought in the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan proved himself an adept strategist, duelist, and spy, as his leadership style heavily favours subterfuge and misdirection while commanding clone troopers, or wielding the Force. Due to his charisma and persuasion skills, he became known as 'The Negotiator' during the Clone Wars. Obi-Wan best exemplifies the Jedi Code: in spite of [[Darth Vader]]'s betrayal and his master ([[Qui-Gon Jinn]]) being killed by his nemesis, [[Darth Maul]], he never fell into darkness. As one of the few survivors of Order 66 following the Galactic Republic's transformation into the Galactic Empire, Obi-Wan hid on the desert planet [[Tatooine]], watching over Anakin's son Luke, knowing that he would one day grow to become a Jedi and defeat Vader. In ''[[Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV series)|Obi-Wan Kenobi]]'', while Obi-Wan hid on [[Tatooine]], Senator [[Bail Organa]]'s daughter, [[Leia Organa]], was captured upon the request of the Third Sister. Obi-Wan was sent to rescue the ten-year old Princess, and, after retrieving Leia on the planet Daiyu, was forced to duel his former apprentice [[Darth Vader]] on the planet Mapuzo, before escaping. [[Leia Organa]], who was imprisoned by the Third Sister on the planet Nur, is saved by [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] a second time before the two escape to the planet Jabiim with aid from the Path. Vader and Kenobi duel once more following Obi-Wan's attempted escape from the planet and Kenobi defeats his former apprentice, allowing Leia to return to her parents. Following this event, [[Qui-Gon Jinn]] appears before Kenobi as a force spirit, after years of failed attempts by Obi-Wan to communicate with the deceased Jedi Master. Obi-Wan mentored [[Luke Skywalker]] in the Jedi arts, before meeting his demise at the hands of his former apprentice aboard the [[Death Star]], though he continued guiding Luke as a Force spirit. In ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'', Obi-Wan's voice can briefly be heard just after [[Rey (Star Wars)|Rey]]'s force vision when she came into contact with Anakin's lightsaber. In ''[[Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker]]'', Obi-Wan appears as a disembodied voice alongside other past Jedi, empowering Rey to face a rejuvenated Darth Sidious.

==== Anakin Skywalker ====
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Anakin Skywalker was a human Jedi Knight, one of the main protagonists of the prequel trilogy, and the central antagonist of the original trilogy. He is the Chosen One, being born of the Force. He was apprenticed to [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] and proved to be a very gifted duelist and Force user and despite being appointed to the Jedi High Council at the age of 22, he was not given the title of Jedi Master. He secretly married [[Padmé Amidala]] at the onset of the Clone Wars and has two children, [[Luke Skywalker]] and [[Leia Organa]]. He was eventually seduced to the dark side by the Sith Lord, Darth Sidious, and became the Sith Lord '''Darth Vader''', serving the Galactic Empire. While he was a member of the Jedi Council, he trained a Padawan of his own, [[Ahsoka Tano]] during the Clone Wars. Vader was eventually redeemed by his son in ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' and gave his own life to save Luke, killing Sidious and bringing balance to the Force, thus fulfilling the prophecy of the Chosen One. In ''[[Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker]]'', Anakin appears as a disembodied voice alongside other past Jedi, empowering Rey to face a rejuvenated Sidious.

====Ahsoka Tano====
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Ahsoka Tano is a [[Togruta]] Jedi Padawan discovered on her homeworld of Shili by Jedi Master Plo Koon. Plo brought her to [[Coruscant]] to train as a Jedi. She eventually became the Padawan learner of Anakin Skywalker during the Clone Wars. Among many campaigns, Ahsoka found herself advising rebels on the planet Onderon, including Steela and Saw Gerrera, in their fight against the Confederacy. These rebels would eventually form part of the basis of the Alliance for the Restoration of the Republic, a relationship that would later prove beneficial to her. She was accused of bombing the hangar at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant before clearing her name with Anakin's help. However, the Jedi Council's response during the ordeal soured her faith in the Order, and she left the Order to forge her own path in the galaxy. She briefly returned in the service of the Republic during the final days of the Clone Wars, when she led part of the 501st Clone Legion in the [[siege of Mandalore]] to capture the Sith Lord [[Darth Maul]], who attempted to warn her that Anakin would soon fall to the dark side. Shortly after capturing Maul, Ahsoka was betrayed by her clone troopers as part of Order 66, but she managed to escape alongside Clone [[Captain Rex]] (whose control chip she removed). Years later, Ahsoka served the nascent Rebel Alliance as the [[spymaster]] and head of its intelligence network, directing operations behind the codename Fulcrum. After the Galactic Civil War, she began searching for [[Ezra Bridger]] and [[Grand Admiral Thrawn]], who had gone missing in the Unknown Regions. Ahsoka is one of the few Jedi to survive past the Imperial era and into the New Republic era. After the fall of the Empire, Ahsoka took on [[Sabine Wren]] as her apprentice. In ''[[Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker]]'', Ahsoka appears as only a voice alongside other past Jedi, empowering Rey to face a rejuvenated Darth Sidious.

====Cal Kestis====
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Cal Kestis was a human Jedi Padawan and the main protagonist of ''[[Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order]]''. Trained by Jaro Tapal, Cal witnessed his master's death during Order 66, which he himself barely managed to survive. During the Imperial era, he lived on Bracca, working as a scrapyard rigger and hiding his Force powers. While scrapping a freighter, an accident forced Cal to reveal his Force abilities to save a co-worker, exposing him to the Empire, who dispatched two Inquisitors to hunt him down. On the run, Cal was rescued by Cere Junda, a Jedi Knight also in hiding, and worked with her and other allies to find a Jedi Holocron containing a list of Force-sensitive children, which could be used to rebuild the Jedi Order. Once their mission was completed, Cal decided to destroy the Holocron, believing it to be better for those children to discover their own destinies.

====Kanan Jarrus====
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Kanan Jarrus (born Caleb Dume) was a human Jedi Padawan who fought for the Rebellion during its formation. First introduced as a main character of the animated television series ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]'', Jarrus was known to be the leader of a small rebel cell called the Spectres, operating on the planet [[Lothal (Star Wars)|Lothal]].  As a survivor of Order 66, Jarrus was forced to break certain Jedi traditions to avoid being detected by Imperial forces that continued their mission to eliminate any Jedi on sight, such as eschewing traditional Jedi robes or occasionally using a blaster, a weapon typically shunned by Jedi.  Although he lost his master Depa Billaba to Order 66 before he could ascend the ranks of the Jedi Order, he was tasked with training the young Force-sensitive Ezra Bridger throughout his eventual service to the larger Rebellion. Ultimately, Jarrus died to save his friends, in particular [[Hera Syndulla]], who would later give birth to her and Jarrus' son, Jacen Syndulla. In ''[[Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker]]'', he appears as a disembodied voice alongside other past Jedi, empowering Rey to face a rejuvenated Darth Sidious.

====Ezra Bridger====
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Ezra Bridger is a human Jedi Padawan who was born on the planet Lothal on the same day the Galactic Empire was established. He witnessed many injustices of the Imperial occupation of his homeworld for much of his childhood and was separated from his parents from a very early age. He was able to survive alone using street smarts and skills but was discovered by Kanan Jarrus to have potential Force sensitivity after he encounters the Spectres for the first time. After discovering how much of a team player he could be during a rescue operation, they recruited Bridger, who began training him in the ways of the Jedi under Jarrus, himself still a Jedi Padawan.  Bridger took a long time learning how to wield a lightsaber and use it to deflect blaster bolts, modifying his first one to fire stun blasts in the interim.  He was not well skilled in lightsaber duels against Inquisitors and Darth Vader, but later discovered his unique ability to use the Force to control and command animals, a skill that proved more useful several times during his service in the Rebellion. Bridger later went missing in action during the battle to liberate Lothal from Imperial occupation, where he successfully defeated [[Grand Admiral Thrawn]], regarded by many as the Empire's best tactician.

==== Luke Skywalker ====
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Luke Skywalker was a human Jedi Knight (later Master) and the protagonist of the original trilogy. As the last Padawan of Obi-Wan Kenobi, he became an important figure in the [[Rebel Alliance]]'s struggle against the [[Galactic Empire (Star Wars)|Galactic Empire]]. Luke was heir to a family deeply rooted in the Force, being the twin brother of Rebellion leader Princess Leia Organa of the planet [[Alderaan]], the son of former Queen of [[Naboo]] and Republic Senator [[Padmé Amidala]] and Jedi turned Sith Lord Darth Vader (Anakin Skywalker), and the maternal uncle of [[Kylo Ren|Ben Solo]]. After redeeming his father from the dark side of the Force, who died killing his master and the last Sith, Darth Sidious, in order to save Luke, he set out to train a new generation of Jedi to rebuild the Order, only to have them wiped out by [[Supreme Leader Snoke]], a puppet created by a revived Sidious, who also turned Ben to the dark side, adopting the Kylo Ren persona. Skywalker then spent the rest of his life in [[exile]] on [[Ahch-To]], the original headquarters of the Jedi Order, blaming himself for Ben's turn and the destruction of his Order, until he was found by Rey, the Last Jedi and the secret granddaughter of Sidious, whom he reluctantly trained in the Jedi arts. Shortly after, he gave his life to distract Kylo Ren, now Supreme Leader of the [[First Order (Star Wars)|First Order]], on the planet [[Crait]] via a Force Projection, allowing the [[Resistance (Star Wars)|Resistance]] to escape. When Rey learned of her lineage and exiled herself on Ahch-To out of fear of turning to the dark side, Luke appeared before her as a Force spirit and encouraged her to face the Emperor. Along with the spirits of other past Jedi, he then empowered Rey during her final confrontation with Sidious, which marked the definitive defeat of the Sith. Later, he and Leia gave Rey their blessings to adopt the Skywalker surname and continue their family's legacy.

==== Leia Organa ====
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Leia Organa was the daughter of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala, the twin sister of Luke Skywalker, and one of the main characters of the original and sequel trilogies. While Force-sensitive, she didn't become aware of her connection to the Force or her lineage until much later in life, instead focusing on a career as a senator and, secretly, a leader of the [[Rebel Alliance]]. As seen in ''[[Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker|The Rise of Skywalker]]'', Leia began training as a Jedi under her brother shortly after ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'', but quit her training when she had a vision that it would result in the death of her yet to be born son. Decades later, while leading the [[Resistance (Star Wars)|Resistance]] against the [[First Order (Star Wars)|First Order]], Leia also briefly mentored Rey in the ways of the Force, despite her limited knowledge about it. Ultimately, Leia gave her life to redeem her son, [[Kylo Ren|Ben Solo]], who had turned to the dark side, and became one with the Force. Later, she and Luke gave Rey their blessings to adopt the Skywalker surname and continue their family's legacy.

==== Grogu ====
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Grogu was a Jedi Initiate of the same species as Yoda who first appeared in ''[[The Mandalorian]]''. Raised at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant during the Clone Wars, he was rescued by Jedi Master Kelleran Beq during the Great Jedi Purge and hidden for his own safety. Decades later, the 50-year-old but still toddler Grogu was sought by a remnant of the Galactic Empire due to his connection to the Force, but was found and adopted by the [[Mandalorians|Mandalorian]] bounty hunter [[The Mandalorian (character)|Din Djarin]], who sought to reunite him with the Jedi. When Grogu was eventually captured by Moff Gideon's Imperial remnant, Djarin mounted a rescue, which would have been unsuccessful if not for the arrival of Luke Skywalker (whom Grogu had previously contacted through the Force). With Djarin's approval, Luke took Grogu with him so that the child could be trained as a Jedi. Though Grogu briefly trained with Luke, he showed signs of not being fully committed to the Jedi path and wishing to be with Djarin instead, causing Luke to doubt his abilities as a teacher, as seen in ''[[The Book of Boba Fett]]''. After speaking with Ahsoka Tano, Luke decided to let Grogu choose his own destiny, and the youngling ultimately returned to Djarin as his Mandalorian foundling.

==== Ben Solo ====
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Ben Solo was a human Jedi Padawan and the central antagonist of the sequel trilogy. He was the son of smuggler and Rebel Alliance General [[Han Solo]] and Rebellion leader Princess Leia Organa, and the nephew of Jedi Master Luke Skywalker, having been born shortly after the Galactic Empire's defeat. As part of his uncle's new generation of Jedi, Ben trained under him, but was eventually seduced to the dark side by Supreme Leader Snoke, a puppet created by a revived Darth Sidious, the last Sith, and sought to become a Sith Lord, as powerful as his late maternal grandfather, Darth Vader (Anakin Skywalker). Following the destruction of Luke's New Jedi Order, Ben adopted the Kylo Ren persona and became a warlord of the First Order, as well as the leader of the Knights of Ren, an organization of fellow Force-wielders. He later killed his father when he unsuccessfully tried to redeem him and formed a unique connection with [[Rey (Star Wars)|Rey]], the last Jedi and Sidious' secret granddaughter, called a "dyad in the Force". After killing Snoke, Kylo took over as Supreme Leader of the First Order, until ultimately being redeemed by his mother and Rey, and helping Rey face Sidious, giving his own life to save hers.

==== Rey Skywalker ====
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Rey was a human Jedi Padawan and the protagonist of the sequel trilogy. She is the paternal granddaughter of Sheev Palpatine (Darth Sidious), the last surviving Sith Lord, and was born in the years following the Galactic Empire's defeat. Abandoned on the desert planet of [[Jakku]] at a young age by her parents in order to keep her safe, she became involved in the conflict between the Resistance and the First Order, and formed a unique connection with Kylo Ren, called a "dyad in the Force". She was briefly trained by Luke Skywalker and, following his death, continued her Jedi training under the guidance of his sister and Resistance leader Leia Organa, as well as the ancient Jedi texts. Rey eventually learned of her lineage and, with the help of a redeemed Kylo Ren and the spirits of past Jedi, faced a revived Sidious, finally killing him and ending the Sith once and for all, thus bringing balance back to the Force.

===Force-sensitive organizations===
Not every "dark side"-user is a Sith; nor is every "light side"-user a Jedi. Within the ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe, people of all species have demonstrated varying "force-sensitive" powers and abilities. These "force-wielders" are often depicted with little to no formal Jedi training in the Force, originating from primitive planets.

====The Sith Organization====
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=====Dark side adept=====
A dark side adept is someone with the power to use the dark side of the Force outside of the traditions of the Jedi or the Sith. They were often steeped in the lore of the dark side and opposed to those who used the light side, such as Jedi. While all Sith were technically dark side adepts, non-Sith individuals such as [[Asajj Ventress]], [[Kylo Ren]], and the [[List of Star Wars Rebels characters#Inquisitors|Grand Inquisitor]] were also considered dark side adepts. Dark side adepts were referenced in passing in [[James Luceno]]'s canon novel ''Tarkin''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Tarkin: Star Wars: James Luceno: 9780345511522: Amazon.com: Books |isbn=978-0345511522 |last1=Luceno |first1=James |year=2014 |publisher=Random House Publishing }}</ref>

====Force-wielders without affiliation====
The Bendu, introduced in the ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]'' Season 3 episode "Steps into Shadow", is a Force-sensitive individual who resided on the remote planet of [[Atollon]] and represents the "center" of the Force, between the light side and the dark side. When he is first met by Kanan Jarrus, he states that "Jedi and Sith wield the ''Ashla'' and ''Bogan''. The light and the dark. I'm the one in the middle. The Bendu...". He is depicted as one who seeks balance, and has been likened to [[Tom Bombadil]] of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]].'' The term "Bendu" first appeared in the original script for ''Star Wars'' as the name of the Jedi Knights, the "Jedi-Bendu".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hem.bredband.net/wookiee/development/ |title=The Development of Star Wars – As Seen through the Scripts by George Lucas |publisher=Hem.bredband.net |access-date=2016-12-20 |archive-date=4 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104203656/http://hem.bredband.net/wookiee/development/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://starwarz.com/starkiller/ |title=Starkiller – The Jedi Bendu Script Site |publisher=Starwarz.com |access-date=2017-05-27 |archive-date=21 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921071610/http://starwarz.com/starkiller/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>''The Star Wars: Rough Draft''</ref><ref>''The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film''</ref>