In “Star Wars: Jedi of the Republic – Mace Windu,” a padawan-braided Mace accompanies his grasp Cyslin Myr to the planet Mathas, the place they confront a harmful Jedi imposter named Drooz who’s tried to construct a type of cult. Unsurprisingly, the comedian and different canonical “Star Wars” sourcebooks all paint the younger Mace as headstrong, emotional, and fast to anger. One account from his padawan days within the “Age of Republic” comics particulars his lack of persistence when constructing his first lightsaber with the droid swordsmith Huyang. On his mission to Mathas, Mace’s grasp repeatedly instructs him to let go of his intense feelings and present mercy.
As seen all through the prequel trilogy, these will proceed to be points for Mace later in life. He wears the face of a cool, calm, and picked up Jedi Grasp, main the order by way of troublesome occasions alongside Grasp Yoda. In actuality, although, his rage by no means absolutely goes away; it solely simmers beneath the floor.
Mace’s confrontation with Drooz as a padawan is supposed to evoke his last moments with Palpatine in “Revenge of the Sith.” In each circumstances, he is ready to kill his opponent within the identify of stopping future bloodshed. Cyslin Myr talks him down, reasserting that their job is to apprehend the villain, not destroy him. Maybe if Mace had remembered that lesson a long time later within the Chancellor’s chambers, Anakin Skywalker would not have turned on him. We’ll by no means know for certain.