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This article looks at the current canon in Star Wars, and lists the most powerful Jedi, in terms of martial ability, and ability to use the power of the force. Enjoy it.

1) GRAND MASTER YODA was the head of the Jedi Order before and during the Clone Wars. He is also one of the only Jedi to escape the Great Jedi Purge, implemented by the Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Sidious. Despite Yoda’s advanced age and tiny stature, he was a skilled, ferocious warrior, and insanely powerful force user. After the carnage of Order 66 and the murder of the Jedi, Yoda went into a self-imposed exile on the planet Dagobah. Yoda was a powerful master, who instructed other great Jedi for over 800 years, including Kit Fisto, Mace Windu, Ki-Adi Mundi, Count Dooku, Obi-Wan Kenobi and finally, on Dagobah, the son of the great Anakin Sywalker, Luke Skywalker. In a short amount of time, Yoda imparted the most central tenants of the Force to Luke, and helped him learn the physical, mental, and spiritual teachings of the Jedi Order. Yoda learned how to return to the plane of the living after his death, as a Force ghost, from Qui-Gon Jinn, and he is one of only four known Jedi – along with Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Won Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn – who mastered this technique.

2) ANAKIN SKYWALKER Born into brutal slavery on Tatooine, and was reportedly conceived by the will of the Force, and according to legends as a result of the manipulations of Darth Sidious and his master Darth Plagueis the wise. Anakin Skywalker, subconsciously used his naturally acute Force sensitivity as a child to become an unnaturally gifted pilot, ultimately winning his freedom in a Podrace (as shown in The Phantom Menace). Despite many Jedi believing Anakin was too old to be trained at the age of nine, as well as the cloud surrounding Grand Master Yodas ability to have precognition of his future, Qui-Gon Jinn, and later, Obi-Wan Kenobi took on the responsibility of training him in the ways of the force. Anakin possessed the highest recorded midi-chlorian count in the history of the Jedi order, and was believed to be the Chosen One of prophecy who would bring balance to the Force through the destruction of the Sith. Ironically he would only fulfil this destiny after betraying the Jedi order, and becoming Sith Lord, Darth Vader. By killing his master Darth Sidious in order to save his son, Luke Skywalker, Anakin destroyed the Sith order. After beginning his training as a Jedi knight, Anakin fought in numerous battles in the Clone Wars. For his martial ability, and bravery in the Clone Wars, he was promoted to the status of Jedi Knight without taking the official Jedi Trial Anakin demonstrated that he had almost immeasurable power in the force, and if not for his own issues with self control, violence, and emotional instability which led to his fall to the dark side, he would have become the epitome of power in the force as a Jedi.

3) Before and during the Clone Wars, MASTER MACE WINDU was the most senior member of the Jedi Council, second only to Grand Master Yoda. A powerful warrior who was skilled in the use of the force, including the shatterpoint ability, Windu was one of the most powerful Jedi. To demonstrate his power, during the clone wars, Windu was part of a group of Jedi Masters, along with Kit Fisto, who went to arrest Chancellor Palpatine when he was revealed to be Darth Sidious. While the other three Jedi Masters were killed easily, Windu, the only Jedi to master all seven forms of lightsaber combat, managed to defeat Sidious, knocking his lightsaber from his hand. Anakin Skywalker, believing that Sidious was the only way to save his secret wife Padmé, attacked Windu, and as a result, Windu was killed by Darth Sidious’s Force lightning. Without Anakin’s intervention, Sidious would have likely been killed by Windu in combat, as Windu had successfully disarmed the Sith Lord. Wndu’s power was made all the more impressive, in that he could tap into the dark side of the force, without succumbing to it.

4) COUNT DOOKU, the son of aristocracy on the planet Serenno, was Yoda’s last official Padawan during the Galactic Republic. After attaining the rank of Jedi Master, Dooku took on Qui-Gon Jinn as his apprentice, and later would train Dark Jedi Asajj Ventress, General Grievous, and Quinlan Vos during the clone wars. Disillusioned with the perceived failings of the Jedi Order, Dooku left and returned to his home world of Serenno. Later, he joined Darth Sidious as Sith apprentice Darth Tyranus and became the leader of the Separatist faction in the Clone Wars, which led to the death of billions of beings in the galaxy. Count Dooku, was revered as a master lightsabre duelist and a master of Makashi combat, and his skill was such that he successfully fought multiple difficult adversaries, defeating both Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker at the First Battle of Geonosis. Count Dooku, before his death, was such a powerful force user that even at an advanced age, he was able to transfer his skills as a Jedi Master, to the usage of Sith force abilities, effectively.

5) QUI-GON JINN was the apprentice of Count Dooku and later went on to become the Jedi Master of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Obi-Wan claimed that Qui-Gon would have been on the Jedi Council if it was not for his rebellious nature, and tendency to focus on “grey” aspects of the force. Qui-Gon Jinn was a skilled warrior, and force user, but focussed more on the martial aspects of being a Jedi, however after his death, he proved to be one of the most powerful Jedi ever in the latter order, demonstrating an ability that was thought to be lost to legend. Qui-Gon had spent years studying the possibility of life after death, and after being killed in a duel with Darth Maul, he returned as a voice to Grand Master Yoda. Qui-Gon went on to guide and teach both Yoda and Obi-Wan about the possibility of immortality after death as a force ghost. Qui-Gon is the first known Jedi to return from death to assist other Jedi, and without his teachings, Obi-Wan and Yoda would not have been able to return as Force ghosts in order to aid Luke Skywalker.

6) OBI-WAN KENOBI was a Jedi Master, and former padawan of Qui-Gon Jinn, who defeated the Sith Darth Maul on Naboo, dueled with Count Dooku on numerous occasions during the Clone Wars, killed General Grievous, and defeated his own padawan, Anakin Skywalker’s in a duel after he was turned to the dark side of the force. Obi-Wan was an excellent strategist and one of the lead Jedi Generals in the Clone Wars. While Obi-Wan started out as the impulsive Padawan of Qui-Gon Jinn, he grew to become a wise Jedi mentor, teaching the ways of the force to both Anakin and Luke Skywalker. After surviving the Great Jedi Purge, Obi-Wan went to Tatooine under an assumed name, “Ben” to look after Luke Skywalker from afar. He died in a duel against Darth Vader, his former Padawan; Obi-Wan’s sacrifice allowed Luke, Princess Leia, and Han Solo to escape the Death Star. At the moment of his death, Obi-Wan warned Vader that he would become more powerful than Vader could imagine. He returned as a Force ghost to help Luke, as he developed. helping him to destroy the first Death Star, guiding him to Master Yoda, and then revealing Leia as Luke’s long-lost twin sister.

7) LUKE SKYWALKER is the core of the original trilogy , literally being the new hope. As the last known Jedi in the galaxy, Luke is in a crucial position. Slated to appear in episode 8, he will inevitably go on to redefine what it means to be a Jedi Knight as the new trilogy unfolds. However, Luke has repeatedly demonstrated his powers in the face of adversity. Unlike most Jedi before him, Luke was a teenager and around twice the age of Anakin when he began training with Obi-Wan. With almost no training, he used his Force-sensitive abilities as a pilot to single-handedly destroy the first Death Star. While most Jedi train for a significant number of years before becoming a Knight, Luke was largely self-trained, with limited mentorship from Obi-Wan and Yoda. It should be noted that the “maker” George Lucas has said that Luke Skywalker is the most powerful Jedi of all time, and In the expanded universe, Luke Skywalkers abilities are such, that he could only be described as a sort of force demigod, but this has not been reflected in canon materials……….yet.

8) SHAAK TI was a Jedi Master, Councilwoman, and General in the Clone War. As a Jedi General, she was one of the main strategists for the Republic and she helped to train the Clone Troopers on Kamino. She survived two brutal duals with General Grievous, and was regarded as an expert lightsabre duelist by her Jedi brethren. Shaak Ti’s later life remain a mystery, after the jedi purge, implemented by then Chancellor Palpatine. As such, she is one of the few Jedi to survive the Great Jedi Purge, and her whereabouts are unknown.

9) QUINLAN VOS was a powerful Jedi Knight with the unique ability of being able to see the memories of individuals by touching objects that these individuals had been in contact with. During the height of the Clone Wars, Vos was given the rank of Jedi Master and went on an undercover mission to assassinate Count Dooku. For this mission, he found and trained with Dark Jedi Asajj Ventress on her home world of Dathomir. During their failed assassination attempt, Vos and Ventress fought side by side against both the cyborg, General Grievous and Count Dooku. Vos was captured and fell to the influence of the Dark side of the force, becoming Count Dooku’s apprentice. However, when Dooku betrayed Vos and attempted to kill him, Ventress sacrificed herself, throwing her body in the way of Dooku’s force lightning attack. Vos defeated Dooku in combat, but at the last minute, decided against killing him. Killing Count Dooku, would have ended the clone wars, but Vos’s Jedi teachings precluded him from exceuting Dooku in a vulnerable position, in stark contrast to Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, going the step further and beheading him. Instead of killing Dooku, Vos declared himself a Jedi Knight and re-joined the Order. Defeating Dooku, whilst in the throes of rage demonstrated his power, however as this was not an ordinary modus operendi for Vos, he was not placed above Dooku in terms of power. Whether he survived Order 66, is unknown.

10) PLO KOON was a powerful Jedi Master who served on the Jedi Council during the final years of the Galactic Republic. Koon was known for his measured and calm personality, even in the most life threatening situations. During the Clone Wars, Plo Koon played an active role in the military, serving as Jedi General of the 104th Battalion. Before its destruction by Separatist attacks, he also commanded the Star Destroyer Triumphant. Jedi master Plo Koon, led key military operations, including the successful rescue mission for Jedi Master Adi Gallia. Plo Koon was an extraordinarily skilled pilot, and flew heroically in the Battle of Felucia, and later alongside Anakin Skywalker against Zygerrian slavers. After a successful aerial victory at the Battle of Cato Neimoidia, he was murdered by his own clone troops, who shot down his fighter in response to Chancellor Palpatine’s Order 66.

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