26 Mace Windu Quotes from the Jedi Master to Help the Force Be with You

Although he had limited screen time, Mace Windu, introduced in the Star Wars prequels, left a lasting impression. Here are the 26 best Mace Windu quotes.

Stoic and powerful, Mace Windu was a badass Jedi, wielding a rare and unique violet lightsaber, displaying his impressive fighting skills in Episodes 2 and 3. However, Windu met his fate at the hands of Darth Vader, making him the first victim of the Sith Lord.

Born on the planet Haruun Kal about 50 years before the Clone Wars began, Mace Windu was a highly capable Jedi who rose through the ranks to become a Jedi Master and then an influential member of the Jedi Council.

As one of the most outspoken members of the Council, Windu was skeptical of a young Anakin Skywalker's training. Windu fought many battles throughout the Clone Wars. However, he was betrayed by Anakin and thrown off a skyscraper to his supposed death by the Sith Lord.

Fewer fans know that Windu started a chain of apprenticing that ultimately led to Ezra in Star Wars Rebels, with Windu training Depa Billaba, instructor of Kanan Jarrus, who in turn taught Ezra.

Samuel L. Jackson brought the powerful prequel character of Mace Windu to life in Star Wars. Here are some of the best Mace Windu quotes.

Mace Windu's quote: "We will not be hostages to be bartered, Dooku." | Image: Facebook / StarWars.UK

Mace Windu Quotes about Force

"May the force be with you."― Mace Windu

"A shame he can't touch the Force. He might have made a fine Jedi." ― Mace Windu

"Yoda: How feel you?

Anakin: Cold, sir.

Yoda: Afraid are you?

Anakin: No, sir.

Yoda: See through you we can.

Mace Windu: Be mindful of your feelings." ― Mace Windu

Obi-Wan Kenobi: "Anakin did not take to his new assignment with much enthusiasm."

Mace Windu: "It's very dangerous, putting them together. I don't think the boy can handle it. I don't trust him."

Obi-Wan Kenobi: "With all due respect, Master, is he not the Chosen One? Is he not to destroy the Sith and bring balance to the Force?"

Mace Windu: "So the prophecy says."

Yoda: "A prophecy that misread could have been."

Obi-Wan Kenobi: "He will not let me down. He never has."

Yoda: "I hope right you are." ― Mace Windu

Mace Windu's quote: "May the force be with you." | Image: Facebook / StarWars.UK

"Mace Windu: What is it?

Yoda: Pain, suffering, death I feel. Something terrible has happened. Young Skywalker is in pain. Terrible pain." ― Mace Windu

"Ki-Adi-Mundi: He is a political idealist, not a murderer.

Mace Windu: You know, m'lady, that Count Dooku was once a Jedi. He couldn't assassinate anyone. It's not in his character." ― Mace Windu

"Mace Windu: There is no doubt that the attacker was a Sith.

Yoda: Always two. There are. No more, no less. A master... and an apprentice.

Mace Windu: But which was destroyed, the master or the apprentice?" ― Mace Windu

Mace Windu: "May the force be with us all." ― Mace Windu

"Yoda: Blind we are, if creation of this clone army we could not see.

Mace Windu: I think it is time we inform the senate that our ability to use the force has diminished.

Yoda: Only the Dark Lord of the Sith knows of our weakness. If informed the senate is, multiply our adversaries will." ― Mace Windu

Mace Windu's quote: "May the force be with us all." | Image: Facebook / StarWars.UK

"Yoda: Master Qui-Gon. More to say have you?

Qui-Gon Jinn: With your permission, my master, I have encountered a vergence in the Force.

Yoda: A vergence, you say?

Mace Windu: Located around a person?

Qui-Gon Jinn: A boy. His cells have the highest concentration of midi-chlorians I have seen in a life-form. It was possible he was conceived by the midi-chlorians.

Mace Windu: You refer to the prophecy of The One who will bring balance to the Force. You believe it's this boy?" ― Mace Windu

Mace Windu's quote: "Anakin, escort the Senator back to her planet of Naboo. She'll be safer there. And don't use registered transport. Travel as refugees." ; Yoda: "The Council is confident in its decision, Obi-Wan." ; Mace Windu: "The boy has exceptional skills." | Image: Facebook / StarWars.UK

Mace Windu Quotes from Dialogues with Other Jedi

"Anakin Skywalker: Master Windu, I must talk to you.

Mace Windu: Skywalker. We have just received word that Obi-Wan has destroyed General Grievous. We're on our way to make sure the Chancellor returns emergency powers back to the Senate." ― Mace Windu

Mace Windu: "Anakin, escort the Senator back to her planet of Naboo. She'll be safer there. And don't use registered transport. Travel as refugees."

Yoda: "The Council is confident in its decision, Obi-Wan."

Mace Windu: "The boy has exceptional skills." ― Mace Windu

"Mace Windu: Anakin Skywalker, we have approved your appointment to the council as the Chancellor's personal representative.

Anakin Skywalker: I will do my best to uphold the principles of the Jedi order.

Yoda: Allow this appointment lightly, the council does not. Disturbing is this move by Chancellor Palpatine.

Anakin Skywalker: I understand." ― Mace Windu

"Anakin Skywalker: He won't give up his power. I just learned the terrible truth. I think Chancellor Palpatine is a Sith Lord.

Mace Windu: A Sith Lord?

Anakin Skywalker: Yes, the one we've been looking for.

Mace Windu: How do you know this?

Anakin Skywalker: He knows the ways of the Force. He's been trained to use the Dark Side.

Mace Windu: Are you sure?

Anakin Skywalker: Absolutely.

Mace Windu: Then our worst fears have been realized. We must move quickly if the Jedi Order is to survive." ― Mace Windu

"Mace Windu: You are on the council, but we do not grant you the rank of master.

Anakin Skywalker: What? How can you do this? This is outrageous, it's unfair. I'm more powerful than any of you. How can you be on the council and not be a master?

Mace Windu: Take your seat, young Skywalker.

Anakin Skywalker: Forgive me, Master." ― Mace Windu

Mace Windu's quote: "Palpatine: I will not let this Republic, which has stood for a thousand years, be split in two. ; Mace Windu: If they do, you must realize there aren't enough Jedi to protect the Republic. We're keepers of the peace, not soldiers." | Image: Facebook / StarWars.UK

"Obi-Wan Kenobi: Anakin did not take to his new assignment with much enthusiasm.

Mace Windu: It's very dangerous, putting them together. I don't think the boy can handle it. I don't trust him.

Obi-Wan Kenobi: With all due respect, Master, is he not the Chosen One? Is he not to destroy the Sith and bring balance to the Force?

Mace Windu: So the prophecy says.

Yoda: A prophecy that misread could have been.

Obi-Wan Kenobi: He will not let me down. He never has.

Yoda: I hope right you are." ― Mace Windu

"Mace Windu: I sense a plot to destroy the Jedi. The Dark Side of the Force surrounds the Chancellor.

Ki-Adi-Mundi: If he does not give up his emergency powers after the destruction of Grievous, he must be removed from office.

Mace Windu: The Jedi Council will have to take control of the Senate to ensure a peaceful transition.

Yoda: Hmm. To a dark place this line of thought will take us. Great care we must take. " – Mace Windu

Qui-Gon Jinn [describing his encounter with Darth Maul]: “He had all the lightsaber fighting capabilities and the moves of the Jedi, only faster and more aggressive. My only conclusion… is that it was a Sith lord."

Ki-Adi-Mundi: "Impossible! The Sith are extinct! They have been for nearly a millennium."

Mace Windu: "I agree. The Sith would not have returned without us sensing it."

Yoda: "Hard to see, the dark side is. We must investigate further before drawing a conclusion to the identity of your adversary." ― Mace Windu

Mace Windu's quote: "This party's over." | Image: Facebook / StarWars.UK

Mace Windu Quotes from Dialogues with Representatives of the Dark Side of the Force

Mace Windu: If they do, you must realize there aren't enough Jedi to protect the Republic... we're keepers of the peace, not soldiers." ― Mace Windu

"Mace Windu: In the name of the Galactic Senate of the Republic, you're under arrest, Chancellor.

Supreme Chancellor: Are you threatening me, Master Jedi?

Mace Windu: The senate will decide your fate.

Supreme Chancellor: [as Darth Sidious] I AM THE SENATE!" ― Mace Windu

"We will not be hostages to be bartered, Dooku." ― Mace Windu

"This party's over." ― Mace Windu

"Mace Windu: The oppression of the Sith will never return! You, my lord, have lost!

Supreme Chancellor (Sidious): No... no... no! YOU WILL DIE! " ― Mace Windu

Mace Windu: "You're a Sith Lord!"

Palpatine: "Am I? Even if true, that's hardly a crime. My philosophical outlook is a personal matter. In fact—the last time I read the Constitution, anyway—we have very strict laws against this type of persecution. So I ask you again: what is my alleged crime?" ― Mace Windu

"Count Dooku: Brave, but, foolish, my old Jedi friend. You are impossibly outnumbered.

Mace Windu: I don't think so.

Count Dooku: We'll see." ― Mace Windu

Mace Windu's quote: "A shame he can't touch the Force. He might have made a fine Jedi." | Image: Facebook / StarWars.UK

Mace Windu has become one of the most memorable and frequently quoted characters from the Star Wars prequel.

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