Mace Windu is often cited as one of the most powerful Jedi of the entire Order. Indeed, through his use of Vaapad, he defeated Palpatine in combat, showcasing just how strong with the force he really was. However, it is also often claimed that he was somewhat of a wise Jedi, infusing elements of the dark side into the Jedi teachings that broke through much of the dogma that bogged down the Jedi in later years. Whilst this may be true, Windu also made some cataclismic mistakes. These mistakes may be some of the greatest in all of Jedi history. Afterall, many of these arrogance fuelled actions directly contributed to the fall of the Jedi Order and his eventual defenestration by Palpatine.

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Now there are indeed many mistakes that Windu made, many more than I can cover in this video. As a prominent member of the high council, he played a role in mamny of the JEdi councils decisions leading up to ORder 66, often leading the charge into the depths of Tomfoolery. For example, Windu hardly pushed back against the idea of the JEdi entering the war as soilkders, nor did he oppose the apoption of a mysterious slave army into the Republics ranks that culminated in ORder 66. But these mistakes are shared with other members of the council so we will not overly focus on them today. Instead we will focus on the individual decisions and actions MAce Windu made that culminatedin his death and the descruction of the JEdi Order.


The first dumb mistakes we will explore today were during the First Battle of Geonosis. Now this is something we have explored before in more depth in another video, but its so monuntmentally stupid that it just needs to be higjkigjted again. Throughout this first battle of the Clone Wars, Windu made several key mistakes that would come back to haunt him, and the Jedi Order. The first, and pretty obvious mistake was not immediately killing Dooku where he stood. Windu even recieved visions during this encounter that showed that his decisive action there and then would save countless lives. Yet he still hesitated and was ultimately forced to flee.

Now of course this could be excused by the fact that he had attachment to Dooku as they were former friends. But if the intention was not to kill Dooku, and instead arrest him, why go alone? Dooku was a skilled duellist, and also had the backing of the infamous bounty hunter Jango Fett. Even if we ignore the countless geonosians and battledroids within the arena, Windu was likely outgunned on the balcony alone. If he had brought even a few Jedi with him to confront Dooku, they may have succeeded in arresting Dooku without having to kill him. But Windu’s arrogance prevented him from even bringing back up, thus allowing Dooku to gain the upper hand.

If we view this same confrontation just before the battle with a broader lens, Windus actions become even more absurd. The Jedi were aware of the droid army, and knew this would likely be a major undertaking. This was not a mere raid against pirates, it was a military undertaking against a major galactic faction that was hostile towards the Republic. To confront the entire separatist war machine with only 200 Jedi is simply stupid, hence why over 86% of them would perish in the battle. Furthermore, this split blood was needless. The Jedi were also aware of the Clone Army that the Republic had in waiting. Waiting literally a few more minutes would have meant that the Jedi were going in alongside an army, something that would have saved many lives. But Windu was rash, and his hasty response doomed many of his fellow Jedi to death, whilst also preventing the Repblic from delivering a crushing blow the the separatist leadership before the war even started.