Mace Windu/Relationships

The relationships of Mace Windu from the Star Wars universe.
==Friends and Allies==
===Yoda===
Like all Jedi, Mace deeply respects Yoda and regards him as the oldest and wisest Jedi of his time. He always obeys the ancient Jedi Master, but as a senior member of the Jedi Council, he is one of the few who dared to question him, though he rarely does so.
Yoda also holds Mace in high esteem and trained him when he was a young boy.
===Obi-Wan Kenobi===
Mace has a healthy respect with Obi-Wan Kenobi. Obi-Wan holds Mace in high esteem for his mastery of Form VII and Mace greatly admires Obi-Wan for his mastery of Form III. However, despite their mutual respect for each other, Obi-Wan often disagrees with Mace's questionable decisions. This is because Obi-Wan is a moderate who follows the Jedi Code while Mace is holds firmly to the teachings of the Jedi.
===Qui-Gon Jinn===
Although Mace and Qui-Gon are both Jedi Masters, they are often at odds due to their differing ways. Mace is a traditionalist who is staunchly committed to the Jedi Code and always yields to the will of the Council. Qui-Gon, on the other hand, is a maverick who is perfectly willing to disobey the Jedi Council and bend the rules of the Code if he feels it is the right choice. Because of Qui-Gon's maverick nature, Mace has a low opinion of him, though he does tolerate Qui-Gon. Despite this, he is shown to be skeptical about Qui-Gon's theory that the Sith had returned and his insistence that young Anakin Skywalker is the prophesied Chosen One. In both cases, Qui-Gon is ultimately proved to be right.
===Ahsoka Tano===
Like most Jedi, Ahsoka holds Mace in high esteem for his legendary wisdom and fighting skills, but her admiration is not reciprocated, as he holds her in low esteem because of her young age and rebellious nature, much like her own master Anakin, whom he also has a low opinion of.
The respect between Mace and Ahsoka was destroyed when she was accused of treason. Like most of the Jedi, Mace refused to believe in her innocence and coldly expelled her from the Jedi Order without a fair trial. After Ahsoka was proven innocent, Mace joined the Jedi Council in offering to reinstate her into the Order, while trying to make amends with her like the others. However, instead of taking responsibility for his actions, he claimed that Ahsoka's traumatic experience had been nothing more than a test given to her by the Force. Ahsoka was deeply sad and refused the offer to return to the Jedi Order as a Jedi Knight, because the council never believed in her innocence, feeling she could no longer trust any member of the council.
During the Siege of Mandalore, Ahsoka learned via a hologram from Obi-Wan Kenobi that Mace, along with the other members of the Jedi High Council, had ordered Anakin Skywalker to spy on Sheev Palpatine after the Senate allowed to remain in office after his term as Supreme Chancellor has been expired. She was completely disgusted by the council's actions, and Ahsoka's already negative opinion towards them became much lower than before. When she demanded to know more, Mace refused to elaborate and mockingly called her "citizen", as she had just told him and Yoda that she felt that her part in the Siege of Mandalore was as a normal citizen rather than as a Jedi.
Ahsoka and Mace parted ways on bad terms, and it was the last time that she saw the human Jedi Master alive before he was killed by Palpatine and Anakin that same day. While Ahsoka and Mace did not part ways amicably, she was still saddened when she sensed his death, as they were ultimately on the same side, regarding them protecting the Republic from the Sith, despite them having completely different views.
===Anakin Skywalker===
Mace first met Anakin Skywalker when Qui-Gon Jinn brought him before the Jedi High Council for testing. As a firm believer in the Jedi Code, Mace thus believed that Anakin (who was nearly ten years of age) was far too old to be trained as a Jedi. Unlike Yoda, he regarded Anakin's status as "the Chosen One" with a degree of skepticism. However, similar to Yoda, he viewed the young boy as potentially dangerous due to his internal conflict. But given Qui-Gon's last wish and Anakin's heroic actions during the Battle of Naboo, Mace reluctantly agreed to allow Anakin to be trained by Obi-Wan, though he continued to doubt Anakin's suitability for the life of a Jedi.
Over the years, Mace and Anakin came to respect each other fairly well due to their many similarities: both were born in the Outer Rim, have secret emotional attachments, and are hardliners who mastered particularly aggressive lightsaber styles (Anakin mastered Form V, while Mace mastered Form VII). However, they did not necessarily become friends and are often at odds due to their differing ways. Mace is staunchly committed to the Jedi Order's ancient traditions while Anakin is more than willing to push against the retraining rules of the order.
Anakin and Mace's respect for each other was severely shaken after Ahsoka was accused of treason. Anakin saw right away that Ahsoka had been framed, but the Jedi Council, including Mace, suspected her and were not convinced by her defending herself, claiming she was innocent. Mace urged that Anakin be left out of the matter because of the emotional bond between him and Ahsoka, but he was overruled by Yoda and Obi-Wan. When Wilhuff Tarkin demanded that Ahsoka be expelled from the Jedi Order and turned over to the Republic military for her so-called treason, Mace agreed to submit her for a trial. After a short council meeting, the members of the council had Ahsoka expelled from the Jedi Order. Anakin saw right away the meeting was just a formality to disguise how the council was casting Ahsoka out for the sake of self-interest and was disgusted by their shamelessness. After Ahsoka left the Jedi Order for good, Anakin lost completely the trust and respect for the council, including Mace.
As the Clone War dragged on, Mace became increasingly mistrustful of Anakin, believing him to be unstable, unpredictable, and unreliable. Anakin's dislike for him was intensified after Mace coldly denied him the rank of Jedi Master when Anakin was placed on the Jedi Council, something Anakin perceived as an insult. Mace also ordered him (via Obi-Wan) to spy on Palpatine, whom Anakin considered a friend and mentor, further fueling Anakin's anger.
When Anakin informed him of Palpatine's true Sith identity, Mace accepted the truth. But he refused to allow Anakin to accompany him in confronting Palpatine, believing it would be too much of a risk, as he sensed Anakin's fear and confusion clouding his judgement. Despite this, Mace states that if what Anakin had told him was confirmed to be true, Anakin would have finally gained his trust.
After Mace subdued Palpatine, he resolved to execute the Dark Lord of the Sith, believing he was too dangerous to be left alive due to his near-dictatorial power in the Senate. Anakin pleaded with Mace to spare Palpatine, pointing out that killing an unarmed opponent was not the Jedi way, but Mace disregarded all his pleas and prepared to strike.
However, in concentrating all of his attention on Palpatine, Mace underestimates Anakin, who stops Mace by cutting off his lightsaber-wielding hand, allowing Palpatine to kill him. Despite his dislike for Mace, Anakin was horrified by what he had done and felt remorse over his part in Mace's demise, but knew there was no turning back and reluctantly pledged himself to the Sith Order.
However, many years later, in Anakin's final moments, he finally came to acknowledge Palpatine as his true enemy similar to how Mace once did.
===Jar Jar Binks===
At first Mace didn’t think very high of Jar Jar due to his clumsy nature. When Jar Jar was called to help the Dagoyan Order, Mace volunteered to help him. Through the adventure, Mace gained respect for Jar Jar’s skills.
==Enemies==
===Count Dooku===
Dooku and Mace Windu were friends before Dooku left the Jedi Order. They both went to Raxus to retrieve Master Katri's body, but Dooku instead uncovers the truth of Katri's murder instead of just retrieving the body. Because he disobeys orders, Mace replaces Katri on the Council instead of Dooku, which strained their friendship. Unlike Mace's relationship with Qui-Gon, Anakin, and Ahsoka, Mace was more tolerant and patient with Dooku's rebellious behavior and didn't have a low opinion of him. Despite the lateral leaving, Mace still respected Dooku and said that Dooku would never assassinate anyone. The two became enemies after Dooku was revealed to be behind the assassination attempt on Padmé Amidala.
===Sheev Palpatine/Darth Sidious===
At first, Mace respected and admired Palpatine for his clean slate. When Dooku revealed the existence of Darth Sidious and that the Dark Lord of the Sith had hundreds of Senators under his control, Mace, unlike Yoda, took it seriously and vowed to keep a closer eye on the Galactic Senate. As Palpatine amassed near-dictatorial powers, Mace began to realize he was not what he seemed. When the CIS invaded Coruscant, Mace realized that it was an inside job and that Dooku was telling the truth.
Mace later had Anakin spy on Palpatine, and Anakin later revealed that Palpatine and Darth Sidious were in fact the same person. Shocked and startled by this terrible revelation, Mace immediately confronted the Dark Lord and just barely managed to defeat him with a combination of his mastery of Vaapad and his shatterpoint ability. Deciding that he was too dangerous to be kept alive, Mace prepared to execute the Dark Lord of the Sith, only to have his sword arm severed by an emotionally desperate Anakin, allowing Palpatine to kill him.
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