Master of the Order was a title used to denote the elected leader of the Jedi High Council; during the last decades of the Old Republic and was also used; by the New Jedi Order. Even though the title was separate from the title of Grand Master, the positions were oftentimes granted to the same individual.
History[]
Master of the Order was a title which had existed within the Jedi Order for much of its history, representing the elected leader of the Jedi High Council. Appointment of this position was reserved to the High Council's sitting members, with a unanimous vote needed to name a new leader. While not always the case, the Jedi Grand Master was frequently named leader of the High Council.[1]
While many Masters have held the title over the history of the Jedi, only a few names are remembered by historians. The earliest named Master of the Order was the Jenet Grand Master Fae Coven, who was appointed head of the Council and held the position for several centuries, meeting her future successor, Yoda, before her death.[1]
Master Mace Windu held the title during the last years of the Republic's Golden Age, stepping down after the Battle of Geonosis so as to take a more active role in the Clone Wars. Grand Master Yoda took up the title in Windu's absence, as he remained on Coruscant to serve as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine's chief military adviser.[4] At the end of the war, Chancellor Palpatine revealed himself as a Dark Lord of the Sith and ordered the disbanding of the Order. With the High Council dissolved and Master Yoda in exile, the term fell out of use for several decades.[2]
Before his death, the exiled Master Yoda helped Luke Skywalker complete his training as a Jedi; Skywalker would eventually rebuild the Order, yet he did not form a Council until several years later.[5] Leading the Order he built for many years, Skywalker was held responsible for the actions of the Jedi-turned-Sith Jacen Solo by the Galactic Alliance government. After trying the Grand Master, Chief of State Natasi Daala exiled Skywalker from Coruscant and the Jedi Order in 43.5 ABY until he could prove what had caused Solo's turn to the dark side of the Force. In the mean time, Skywalker and Daala agreed to the appointment of Master Kenth Hamner as acting Grand Master and leader of the Council, until Skywalker's return or the High Council elected another Master.[3][6]
When tensions between Daala's Galactic Alliance and the Jedi Order grew, the Jedi refused to continue appeasing her demands of the Order. The Masters wanted to launch a wing of StealthXs to help Skywalker fight a new Sith threat, but Hamner feared that the Galactic Alliance would think the launch was against them and would open fire on the StealthXs. However, when the Council discovered that Hamner had taken unilateral actions in making an agreement with Alliance Admiral Nek Bwua'tu to stall the launch until Bwua'tu gave him permission, they removed him from his position as acting Grand Master and decided to launch the StealthXs. Hamner attempted to stop the StealthX launch, and in the ensuing skirmish with Master Sebatyne, he fell to his death. The Masters then unanimously voted for Sebatyne, who had led the vote of no confidence against Hamner, as the new acting leader of the Jedi. She felt that the appointment was wrong, as she was deeply upset over her failure to prevent Hamner's death, but eventually accepted her position.[7] Luke eventually returned to Coruscant and resumed his duty as leader of the Jedi.[8]
Behind the scenes[]
The title "Master of the Order" first appeared in Yoda: Dark Rendezvous, but it is unclear if this was meant to be a separate title or another term for Grand Master.
Jedi Master Kol Skywalker was also described as being the leader of the Jedi Council in Star Wars: Legacy 0½; this would seem to imply that he also held the title of Master of the Order. Also his brother, Bantha Rawk, referred to the Jedi High Council as "Kol's Council", which would also support this.[9]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- † Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones novelization
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones unabridged audiobook
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones junior novelization
- Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Movie Storybook
- "Masquerade" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- "Precipice" on Hyperspace (article) (content removed from StarWars.com; new link on Unbound Worlds; backup link) (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars video game
- SkyeWalkers: A Clone Wars Story (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Battlefront II
- Machines of War
- "Puzzle Peace" — Star Wars Tales 13
- "Elusion Illusion" — Star Wars Insider 66
- Boba Fett: Crossfire (Mentioned only)
- Republic 49
- Boba Fett: Maze of Deception (Mentioned only)
- Boba Fett: Hunted (Mentioned only)
- Republic 50
- Jedi: Mace Windu
- Republic 53
- Star Wars: Clone Wars — "Chapter 1"
- Star Wars: Clone Wars Cine-Manga
- Star Wars: Clone Wars — "Chapter 12"
- Star Wars: Clone Wars — "Chapter 13"
- Star Wars: Clone Wars — "Chapter 21"
- Republic 54
- "Blind Force" — Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Volume 1 (Mentioned only)
- "Heavy Metal Jedi" — Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Volume 1
- "Run Mace Run" — Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Volume 2
- "One of a Kind" — Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Volume 8 (Appears in hologram)
- Legacy of the Jedi (Mentioned only)
- Shatterpoint
- Shatterpoint unabridged audiobook
- "Equipment" — Star Wars: Short Story Collection (Mentioned only)
- Jedi: Count Dooku (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The New Droid Army
- "Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 14:3:22" — Star Wars Insider 66
- "Hero of Cartao" — Star Wars Insider 68–70 (Mentioned only)
- The Cestus Deception
- "Honor Bound" — Star Wars Tales 22
- Republic Commando: Triple Zero (Mentioned only)
- "Odds" — Star Wars Insider 87 (Mentioned only)
- Republic Commando: True Colors (Mentioned only)
- Republic 55 (Mentioned only)
- Republic 57 (Mentioned only)
- "Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 14:9:01" — Star Wars Insider 69 (Mentioned only)
- Republic 61
- Republic 63
- Republic 64 (Mentioned only)
- The Clone Wars: Shadowed
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Hidden Enemy" (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars novelization
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars audiobook
- The Clone Wars: Decide Your Destiny: Tethan Battle Adventure
- The Clone Wars: Wild Space
- The Clone Wars: Wild Space audiobook
- The Clone Wars: Shipyards of Doom
- The Clone Wars: Crash Course
- The Clone Wars: The Colossus of Destiny
- The Clone Wars: Shakedown
- The Clone Wars: The Starcrusher Trap
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Ambush" (In flashback(s)) (Appears in hologram)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Rising Malevolence" (Appears in hologram)
- The Clone Wars: Transfer (Appears in hologram)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Lair of Grievous"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Dooku Captured"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Gungan General"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Blue Shadow Virus" (Appears in hologram)
- The Clone Wars: The Battle for Ryloth
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Storm Over Ryloth"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Innocents of Ryloth"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Liberty on Ryloth"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Death Trap"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "R2 Come Home"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Lethal Trackdown"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Assassin"
- The Clone Wars: The Holocron Heist
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Holocron Heist"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Children of the Force"
- The Clone Wars: Act on Instinct
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Senate Spy"
- The Clone Wars 10
- The Clone Wars 11 (Appears in hologram)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Landing at Point Rain" (Appears in hologram)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Brain Invaders" (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Grievous Intrigue"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Mandalore Plot" (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Senate Murders"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Zillo Beast"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Zillo Beast Strikes Back"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Evil Plans" (In flashback(s))
- The Clone Wars: Decide Your Destiny: Dooku's Secret Army
- Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures — "Ryloth"
- Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures — "War Room"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Witches of the Mist"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Overlords" (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Counterattack"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Citadel Rescue"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Water War"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Gungan Attack"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Kidnapped"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Deception"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Friends and Enemies"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Crisis on Naboo"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Revenge"
- The Clone Wars: The Sith Hunters
- Darth Maul—Death Sentence 1
- Darth Maul—Death Sentence 3
- The Clone Wars: Darth Maul: Shadow Conspiracy
- "Lockdown" — Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic 6.47
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "A War on Two Fronts"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Revival"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Secret Weapons"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "A Sunny Day in the Void" (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Point of No Return"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Sabotage"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Jedi Who Knew Too Much"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "To Catch a Jedi"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Wrong Jedi"
- "The Droid Deception" — Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic 6.4
- "Fashion" — Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic 6.23
- "Jedi Masquerade" — Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic 6.28
- "The Fear Architects" — Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic 6.32 (Vision to Obi-Wan Kenobi)
- "Sabotage" — Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic 6.38
- "Hypermatters" — Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic 6.40
- "The Collector" — Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic 6.42
- "Yoda Uncovered" — Star Wars Comic 8
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Conspiracy"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Orders"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Rise of Clovis"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Crisis at the Heart"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Disappeared, Part I"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Disappeared, Part II"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Lost One"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Voices"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Destiny" (Vision to Yoda)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Sacrifice"
- Jedi: Yoda
- † Star Wars: Republic: Show of Force
- Republic 67 (Mentioned only)
- "CIS Shadowfeed Dispatch 15:01:15 Edition" — Star Wars Insider 73 (Mentioned only)
- Republic 68 (Mentioned only)
- General Grievous 1
- General Grievous 4
- Secrets of the Jedi
- MedStar I: Battle Surgeons (Mentioned only)
- MedStar II: Jedi Healer (Mentioned only)
- Jedi Trial
- Yoda: Dark Rendezvous (First appearance)
- † Star Wars: Republic: Dreadnaughts of Rendili (Appears in hologram)
- † Star Wars: Republic: Trackdown (Mentioned only)
- Boba Fett: A New Threat (Mentioned only)
- Boba Fett: Pursuit
- Obsession 1
- Obsession 2
- Obsession 4
- Obsession 5
- Labyrinth of Evil
- Reversal of Fortune
- "No Way Out" — Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Volume 9
- Star Wars: Clone Wars — "Chapter 22" (Appears in hologram)
- Star Wars: Clone Wars — "Chapter 23"
- Star Wars: Clone Wars — "Chapter 25"
- Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron (PlayStation Portable version only)
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- † Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith novelization
- Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith unabridged audiobook
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith junior novelization
- † Star Wars: Republic: Hidden Enemy (In flashback(s))
- Fate of the Jedi: Outcast
- Fate of the Jedi: Outcast audiobook
Sources[]
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (First mentioned)
- The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fate of the Jedi: Omen
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ Dark Nest III: The Swarm War
- ↑ Fate of the Jedi: Outcast
- ↑ Fate of the Jedi: Vortex
- ↑ Fate of the Jedi: Ascension
- ↑ Legacy (2006) 25