Just because they were Jedi, didn't mean these masters were perfect... not by a long shot.
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00:00 While even the likes of the great Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda have been known to make the
00:04 odd mistake over the years, certain points of view my ass, there's telling a Porky
00:08 to protect the son of Darth Vader, and then there's almost single-handedly sealing the
00:12 terrible fate of the entire Jedi Order with a defiant reaction to being rejected by their
00:17 master peers.
00:18 So let's dive into those Jedi Masters who are simply the worst.
00:22 Gareth here from WhatCulture Star Wars and here are the 10 Worst Jedi Masters in Star
00:26 Wars.
00:27 10.
00:28 Luminara Unduli One specific master who personified the concept
00:31 of the Jedi denying themselves any form of attachment during the Clone Wars in particular
00:36 came in the form of Luminara Unduli, a rather cold wielder of the Force it must be said.
00:41 On top of being disturbingly quick to accept the reality of her ultimately disillusioned
00:45 padawan Barriss Offee being no more, despite there still being a chance that Offee and
00:49 Ahsoka Tano could still be alive in the wake of a droid factory on Geonosis exploding with
00:53 the two youngsters inside, Unduli's apparent reaction to orphaning the Martez sisters is
00:58 also about as heartless as it gets too.
01:00 As Raff would explain to Ahsoka during the seventh episode of Clone Wars Season 7, a
01:05 Jedi matching the description of Unduli came to speak to the children in the wake of the
01:09 peacekeepers steering a ship into their homes and killing their parents in their bids to
01:13 protect a crowded platform from being smashed into.
01:16 Her words of "I had to make a choice, but not to worry, the Force will be with you"
01:20 did little to comfort the kids who had just been left without parents or shelter, and
01:24 served as a reminder why some folks had every reason to believe the Jedi were just as bad
01:28 as anyone else causing chaos in the galaxy.
01:31 9.
01:32 Bola Rappal You had one job, Master Bola Rappal, one job.
01:35 It was his sole responsibility to keep the Jedi memory crystal out of the hands of those
01:40 outside of the Order.
01:41 But in the wake of Cad Bane managing to break into the Jedi Temple and stealing a Jedi holocron,
01:46 Rappal was captured remarkably quickly by the bounty hunter, and soon helped both Bane
01:50 and Darth Sidious edge ever closer to pulling off their despicable plan.
01:54 The all-important crystal Rappal had been tasked with keeping an eye on was hugely significant
01:58 to the Order as it contained a list of all the known Force-sensitive children in the
02:02 galaxy.
02:03 So if this valuable object that pretty much held the entire future of the Jedi Order in
02:07 it fell into the hands of, oh, I don't know, the Dark Lord of the Sith, it's safe to
02:11 say more than a few folks would have a bad feeling about it.
02:14 But that's precisely what happens.
02:16 Admittedly, Bane's coming into possession of the crystal came after Rappal defiantly
02:20 refused to open the holocron, losing his life in the process.
02:24 Yet that doesn't change the fact that Rappal's failure to keep the crystal away from people
02:28 outside of the Order paved the way for the disturbing kidnapping of Force-sensitive children
02:32 on Sidious' request down the road.
02:35 8.
02:36 Opo Rancisis What a look, eh?
02:38 Taking up a spot on the Jedi High Council during the prequel era, the white-haired,
02:42 mechanic-like being known as Master Opo Rancisis could routinely be found perched on a comfy
02:47 seat throughout the Clone Wars, and doing very little else in all honesty.
02:51 Now, yeah, that's a bit unfair, okay?
02:53 Rancisis was actually said to have been extremely developed in the ways of the Force, even preferring
02:58 his Force abilities to his lightsaber when in combat.
03:01 He was even classed as one of the wisest members on the High Council, also serving as a top
03:06 strategist and military advisor during the Clone Wars.
03:09 So it's just a shame that fans were never really given a chance to see this distinct
03:13 alien Force wielder really strut his stuff at any point on the big or small screen in
03:17 the time during Episodes I to III, or even in the years after somehow surviving the Great
03:22 Jedi Purge.
03:23 Again, this Thisbeacian was seemingly highly regarded by the Jedi at the height of their
03:28 existence, but it's still hard to argue against him being one of the least impactful
03:32 or memorable masters on the Council, and it's likely Vader and Co. simply forgot he even
03:36 existed in the wake of Order 66.
03:38 7.
03:39 Luke Skywalker Luke Skywalker as a Jedi Padawan/Knight
03:43 was unquestionably one of the key factors in the toppling of the Empire, but as a Jedi
03:47 Master, well, nobody's perfect, right?
03:50 Proving himself once again to be one of the most influential Force users of all time,
03:54 for better and for worse, Skywalker's building of a new Jedi Academy ultimately set the stage
03:59 for an event that would have a catastrophic impact on the rest of the galaxy.
04:03 Sensing his Padawan Ben Solo as having his heart turned to the dark side by Snoke, a
04:08 brief loss of control led to Luke brandishing his lightsaber in an attempt to stop this
04:12 evil in its tracks.
04:14 The urge to cut down his nephew passed as quickly as it arrived, but the damage was
04:18 already done.
04:19 Young Solo spotted his master standing over him with his lightsaber raised, and Luke's
04:23 inability to sense that Ben could still be brought back to the light resulted in Han
04:27 Solo and Leia Organa's child instinctively defending himself before destroying the Temple
04:32 and killing many of Skywalker's other apprentices.
04:36 Just like that, Luke almost single-handedly unleashed Kylo Ren on the galaxy, a move that
04:40 would set the deaths of Han Solo and countless others in motion.
04:43 Thankfully, Luke was able to redeem himself somewhat by the end of the sequels, but not
04:47 before making a few galaxy-changing mistakes along the way.
04:53 Or as you may also know him, the one and only Virk Jedi Master who got his ass quickly handed
04:57 to him by Jango Fett on Geonosis.
04:59 You can't knock the effort, however, as Trebor got within inches of stopping the entire
05:03 Clone Wars, standing right in front of Count Dooku with his lightsaber in hand, as the
05:08 Battle of Geonosis got underway.
05:10 Yet despite being classed as an impressive combatant, Trebor appeared to be anything
05:14 but that when the pressure was really on.
05:16 But at least Mace Windu was able to avenge his death with the coldest decapitation ever
05:20 to tumble into a Star Wars project.
05:24 Easily one of the most recognisable faces to hold down a seat on the Jedi High Council
05:28 throughout the prequel trilogy and Clone Wars in general, Master Ki-Adi-Mundi didn't
05:33 have a habit of letting loose fiercely arrogant statements that aged like a pint of blue milk.
05:38 On top of ignorantly claiming that the Sith being back was impossible due to them not
05:42 being spotted for a millennium.
05:44 The ever-doubting Jedi would also boldly claim that Count Dooku was little more than a political
05:48 idealist, not a murderer.
05:50 And Ki-Adi-Mundi was at it again on the back of the bombing of the Jedi Temple during the
05:54 Clone Wars animated series.
05:56 Acting as an influential voice as the call to boot a framed Ahsoka Tano out of the Order
06:01 was made, he even had the audacity to claim that Tano had showcased the true sign of a
06:05 Jedi Knight in ultimately proving her innocence as the Council attempted to bring her back
06:10 into the mix.
06:11 What a piece of work.
06:12 Sure, he had a few redeeming moments during said animated spin-off, but for the most part
06:16 Mundi was a rather insensitive doubter for much of his time in the spotlight.
06:23 Time and time again as the Clone Wars unfolded, Mace Windu proved that he was quite possibly
06:27 the mightiest Jedi of the lot.
06:29 Regularly leading clones into battle and showcasing why he was a Jedi warrior to be reckoned with.
06:34 But he also continually demonstrated the major flaws of the Jedi around the time of the Republic.
06:40 That being a level of hubris and hypocrisy that ultimately led to a fatal conclusion
06:44 for both the Order and much of the galaxy.
06:46 Alongside the likes of Ki-Adi-Mundi, Windu also once notably doubted Dooku being capable
06:52 of murder, claiming that assassination wasn't in his character as a former Jedi.
06:57 Yet as the Clone Wars reached their climax, what was the purple-bladed Master spotted
07:00 attempting to do?
07:02 Assassinate Darth Sidious before he could stand trial.
07:04 And it was this, and his overall refusal to ever fully trust in Anakin Skywalker as the
07:08 Chosen One, that eventually kickstarted both the rise of Vader and fall of the Order.
07:13 All in all, Windu may have been arguably as strong as, or even more powerful than Master
07:17 Yoda, but his foolish actions served as a reminder of how even the apparent wisest of
07:22 Jedi had lost their way by the time Order 66 was made a reality.
07:27 3.
07:28 Jedi Masters Who Tried To Take Down Sidious
07:30 In fairness, trying to go toe-to-toe with the biggest bad in the galaxy was never destined
07:34 to be a simple day at the office, was it?
07:36 But the fact a whopping three supposed Jedi Masters were all taken out by a recently revealed
07:41 Darth Sidious, with almost hilarious ease more than earns these otherwise respectable
07:46 Force Wielders a spot on this list.
07:48 Again, Palpatine wasn't just any old darksider, it must be said.
07:52 He was the mastermind behind the entire Clone Wars, and the person responsible for the re-emergence
07:56 of the Sith.
07:57 But was he really that masterful with a lightsaber that he could dispatch three of the greatest
08:02 lightsaber wielders ever to grace the Order, as though they were little more than a bunch
08:05 of hapless battle droids?
08:07 If Agent Kola, Saesee Tinn and Kit Fisto were really the Master Swordsmen, legendary warriors
08:12 and greatest lightsaber duelists of their time they were often referred to as, then
08:16 surely they would have lasted longer than a few seconds against just one red-bladed
08:20 adversary, right?
08:21 Perhaps this simply acts as another example of the Order believing in their own hype a
08:25 little bit too much.
08:26 Whatever way you slice it though, there's no questioning that Mace Windu brought some
08:31 ultimately ill-equipped Masters along with him to bring down the soon-to-be Emperor.
08:35 2.
08:36 Sifo-Dyas
08:37 While it's been noted on a number of occasions already how the Jedi Order weren't exactly
08:41 known for always getting it right, in the case of their call to keep from allowing Master
08:45 Sifo-Dyas to build an army to protect the Jedi from the visions he'd experienced of
08:50 an incoming war, they were probably right to give the concept a hard pass.
08:54 Unfortunately for every Jedi ultimately taken out in Order 66 though, after being taken
08:59 off the Jedi Council due to his desire to forge an army for the Republic, Count Dooku's
09:03 pal defied the Order and went ahead with plans to create a clone army anyway, even going
09:08 as far as to claim that the folks on Kamino had the blessing of both the Jedi and Galactic
09:12 Senate to start building the troops.
09:14 However in the wake of Dooku betraying his former mate and ultimately being responsible
09:18 for his death, Sidious would assume control of said secret clone army from the shadows.
09:23 So despite the army clearly being initially designed as a way to protect both the Republic
09:27 and the Order, Sifo-Dyas' foolish decision to press ahead behind the Council's back
09:31 eventually presented Palpatine with the tools to take over the galaxy.
09:35 1.
09:36 Pong Krell
09:37 Despite being forged without the consent of the Jedi Order, the various generals tasked
09:41 with bringing the fight to the Separatists soon bonded with their clone army, with the
09:45 Peacekeepers very much seeing their troops as individuals rather than cannon fodder.
09:49 Well, in most cases that is.
09:51 When it came to Pong Krell however, it was clear this particular Jedi Master didn't
09:55 give a damn how many clone troopers he put in harm's way to complete his missions during
09:59 the Clone Wars.
10:00 And if his record for the highest amount of clone casualties under his command wasn't
10:04 enough of a reason to despise the controversial Jedi, then his eventual revealed dark intentions
10:09 likely did the trick.
10:11 After Krell routinely put Anakin Skywalker's 501st Legion needlessly in harm's way on
10:16 Umbara, upon the latter being recalled to Coruscant and the former taken over control
10:20 of the troops, the clones would ultimately discover that he was actually seeking to rule
10:24 as part of a new Order that was on the horizon.
10:26 And the fallen Jedi would reveal that he aimed to become Count Dooku's new apprentice too.
10:31 Sure enough, not a soul alive shed a tear upon witnessing clone trooper Dogma take out
10:36 the Jedi General on the back of his betrayal of both the Jedi and Republic.
10:40 That being said, he didn't half have some cool double bladed lightsabers though right?
10:44 And that's our list of any Jedi Masters who were the absolute worst.
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