Summary. Mace Windu denied Anakin the rank of Jedi Master due to his unorthodox Jedi upbringing and the Council's hesitation to promote him at a young age. Anakin's closeness to Palpatine played a role in the Council's decision, as they used it to assert their independence from Palpatine's influence.
Plus, whenever talk of the prophecy and Anakin being the Chosen One arose, Mace wouldn't hide his disgust. That made him caustic and belittling towards the young padawan, especially when the Jedi became more integrated into the military as the Clone Wars began.
A single member of the Council can't make the appointment, there needs to be consensus. On top of that Mace Windu told Anakin to wait in the council chambers for other specific reasons such as: He sensed a lot of turmoil in Anakin and he knew Anakin's judgement was clouded.
So if Mace Windu fought Vader in a lightsaber battle, Windu would most likely win, but in terms of dueling skill alone, Vader takes the cake. George Lucus said that Darth Vader was the best duellist to ever live.
With all of his accomplishments and becoming the de facto champion of the Jedi, his hubris set him up for his fall to Anakin. Several times throughout the movies and the Clone Wars, Mace undermines Anakin. Even from the very beginning, he was the most vocal council member against the training of Anakin.
Return of the Jedi establishes that Yoda was aware that Anakin Skywalker had fallen to the dark side and become Darth Vader. When questioned by Luke Skywalker, he confided that Anakin was Darth Vader. Later, Obi-Wan Kenobi's Force ghost confirmed that Anakin had indeed fallen to the dark side and become Darth Vader.
Mace Windu denied Anakin the rank of Jedi Master due to his unorthodox Jedi upbringing and the Council's hesitation to promote him at a young age. Anakin's closeness to Palpatine played a role in the Council's decision, as they used it to assert their independence from Palpatine's influence.
Yes. This is going to be unpopular, however, it's fairly clear from various sources, including Lucas himself, that Palpatine did let Mace Windu win. Lucas himself noted during hos commentary on the film But this part where he, he pretends to lose his power and be weak was something I added later. We al…
His doubts about Anakin usually come from a place of insecurity in himself as a Jedi Master, whereas here, he shows a lack of trust in his apprentice and friend. Even more problematic, though, is the fact Obi-Wan explicitly tells Mace that Anakin has an emotional attachment to the Senator of Naboo.
It may be true that Mace Windu overpowered Palpatine during their lightsaber duel, but Palpatine had the opportunity to ambush him as he did to the other Jedi and kill him without a prolonged fight.
Mace Windu. Now, Snoke is not the Emperor, he's a mere clone of him, a puppet. However, this does not mean he's weak. The Supreme Leader has great knowledge in the dark side and has perform a few feats of his own and was almost near Palpatine's power.
It became seen as a gateway to the dark side, with some choosing to practice it in secret. Remarkably, Mace Windu is only one of a few Form VII users who didn't fall to the dark side thanks to his refining Juyo into Vaapad.
Why didn't Mace Windu showup as a force ghost? Qui Gon died before he could finish his training so he can only appear as a voice and not a physical form. Mace Windu never studied or trained in that aspect of the force.
R2-D2 was present when Padmé gave birth to Leia and Luke, so he knew Luke was Anakin's son – but what he didn't know was that Anakin became Darth Vader. In addition to that, Anakin's fall was surely a painful event in R2-D2's life, one that he definitely wouldn't like to remember or even talk about.
Look, he definitely isn't Mace Windu's son: the age doesn't match, considering the other character's ages (Luke, Leia, Vader, Solo, etc.). However, i think it's possible to see Finn as his grandson, but for that you must consider that Windu had a secret baby close to his time of death.
The term “gray Jedi” in Star Wars is somewhat of a misnomer, considering that the definition refers to one who is practically non-Jedi. That being said, quite a few Jedi can be placed into this category. But Mace Windu identified as a Jedi despite his possible inclusion in the "gray" category.
Infil'a put up a fierce fight against Vader, almost killing him by throwing the already damaged Sith Lord off of a cliff. Despite severe damage to his suit, Vader survived the fall, and repaired himself with parts from Infil'a's droid, Arex.
While Vader had his weaknesses, including vulnerability to electricity, characters like Emperor Palpatine, Mace Windu, Yoda, and Obi-Wan Kenobi all had the potential to defeat him in battle.
Despite being the Chosen One, Anakin Skywalker was not the most powerful Jedi in Star Wars, as that honor goes to Ahsoka Tano. The Star Wars prequel trilogy focused on Anakin's desire to become the most powerful Jedi, and while he became very strong in the Force, his lust for power drove him to the dark side.
