The Jedi Council
Members as of 4 BrS:
Yoda (Grand Master)
Plo Koon
Yaddle
Oppo Rancisis
Saesee Tiin
Depa Bilaba
Eeth Koth
Adi Gallia
Even Piell
Structure
Ranks from Highest to Lowest:
Grand Master:
Master of the Order:
Master:
Knight:
Padawan:
Service Corps:
Youngling:
History
The Jedi High Council, simply known as the Jedi Council, was the ruling body of the Jedi Order. Situated in one of the four towers of the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, the Council consisted of twelve Jedi Masters who oversaw and governed the Order as a whole. Although the Jedi supported the Galactic Republic and swore allegiance to its government, the Galactic Senate, the Council possessed the autonomy to govern the affairs of the Order without interference from the political establishment. The Order's independence was fiercely protected by Mace Windu, the Jedi's champion and a member of the Council during the latter years of the Republic. Notwithstanding their relationship with the Senate, the Council was largely distrustful of politicians.
Before the rise of the Galactic Empire, the Jedi served as guardians of the Republic for over a thousand years with the Council dealing directly with the office of the Senate's elected leader, the Supreme Chancellor. During the time of the Clone Wars, the Council led the war effort to defend the Republic and end the conflict that had spread across the galaxy. Ultimately, the Jedi fell while in service to the Republic through betrayal, resulting in the near annihilation of the Order and the Sith's return to dominance. Anakin Skywalker, one of the last members of the Council, turned to the dark side of the Force and became Darth Vader. As a Sith Lord, Vader hunted his former comrades while helping to consolidate the reign of his master, the Galactic Emperor Darth Sidious.
Aside from Vader, there were other members of the Council who survived the fall of the Order. Grand Master Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Oppo Rancisis, and Coleman Kcaj had been serving on the Council at the time of Sidious' rise to power, and all escaped into hiding following the Republic's transformation into the Empire. Kenobi and Yoda mentored Vader's son, Luke Skywalker, in turn, in the ways of the Force. On his deathbed, the Grand Master implored Skywalker to pass on his lessons to a new generation of Jedi Knights.
There is no emotion, there is peace.
There is no ignorance, there is knowledge.
There is no passion, there is serenity.
There is no chaos, there is harmony.
There is no death, there is the Force.
Type
Religious, Monastic Order
Alternative Names
Jedi High Council
Demonym
Jedi
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