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{{Quote|With all of us may the Force be, and may the peace of this temple be ours, a place open to thought and speech, a realm of mutual respect, and a haven of shared noble purpose. Let us take these seats together, with no one above the others. May we work together, free from the restraints of ego and jealousy, at this gathering and all others to come.|Jedi Council Members speaking the traditional oath during [[The Gathering (Jedi High Council)|the Gathering]]|<ref name="Star Wars (1998) 13">[[Star Wars (1998) 13|''Star Wars'' (1998) 13]]</ref>}}
The '''Jedi High Council''', simply known as the '''Jedi Council''', was the primary [[Jedi Council/Legends|Jedi Council]] of the [[Jedi Order/Legends|Jedi Order]] during the rule of the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]]. The High Council met in the [[High Council Tower/Legends|southwest tower]] of the [[Jedi Temple]] on [[Coruscant/Legends|Coruscant]].
The '''Jedi High Council''', simply known as the '''Jedi Council''', was the primary [[Jedi Council/Legends|Jedi Council]] of the [[Jedi Order/Legends|Jedi Order]] during the rule of the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]]. The High Council met in the [[High Council Tower/Legends|southwest tower]] of the [[Jedi Temple]] on [[Coruscant/Legends|Coruscant]].


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==History of the High Council==
==History of the High Council==
===Early history===
===Early history===
[[File:Jedicoun.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Jedi High Council just after the [[Mandalorian Wars]]]]
{{Quote|A Sith Lord could walk right in front of the Council and they would lecture him about neutrality!|[[Raana Tey]] on the Council's effectiveness|<ref name="Knights of the Old Republic 9">[[Knights of the Old Republic 9|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 9]]</ref>}}
The origins of the High Council could be traced back to the founders of the Jedi Order who assembled on [[Tython/Legends|Tython]], with [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Masters]] [[Rajivari]] and [[Garon Jard]] holding week-long [[Jedi Council/Legends|Jedi Councils]] with many peers to work out the best way to defend the Order from the [[Dark side of the Force/Legends|dark side of the Force]], but also to develop the Order's wisdom. This guiding body was structureless and fluid in nature, and had authority over the recruitment and training of new [[Padawan/Legends|Padawans]]. Over time, this early Council evolved, and the notion of High Council took shape, more and more as the Jedi tied themselves to the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]].<ref name="TOR Encyclopedia">''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic Encyclopedia]]''</ref>
The origins of the High Council could be traced back to the founders of the Jedi Order who assembled on [[Tython/Legends|Tython]], with [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Masters]] [[Rajivari]] and [[Garon Jard]] holding week-long [[Jedi Council/Legends|Jedi Councils]] with many peers to work out the best way to defend the Order from the [[Dark side of the Force/Legends|dark side of the Force]], but also to develop the Order's wisdom. This guiding body was structureless and fluid in nature, and had authority over the recruitment and training of new [[Padawan/Legends|Padawans]]. Over time, this early Council evolved, and the notion of High Council took shape, more and more as the Jedi tied themselves to the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]].<ref name="TOR Encyclopedia">''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic Encyclopedia]]''</ref>


The Council was established as meeting of several trusted Jedi Masters, to create a loose hierarchy in the Jedi Order.<ref name="TCSWE">''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''</ref> As of the time of the [[Great Droid Revolution]], a High Council had been formally created, making pertinent decisions by the time of the fall of [[Exar Kun/Legends|Exar Kun]].<ref>{{TORweb|url=holonet/galactic-history|text=Timeline 10: The Exar Kun War|int=Timeline 10: The Exar Kun War}}</ref> Following Kun's death and the end of the [[Great Sith War/Legends|Great Sith War]], Jedi [[Nomi Sunrider]] was acknowledged as overall leader of the Jedi Order at the [[Conclave on Exis Station|Conclave]] at [[Exis Station/Legends|Exis Station]] and held the title of [[Council]]or on Coruscant, indicating she may have served on the High Council.<ref name="JvS">[[Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force (real-life book)|''Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force'']]</ref>
The Council was established as meeting of several trusted Jedi Masters, to create a loose hierarchy in the Jedi Order.<ref name="TCSWE">''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''</ref> As of the time of the [[Great Droid Revolution]], a High Council had been formally created, making pertinent decisions by the time of the fall of [[Exar Kun/Legends|Exar Kun]].<ref>{{TORweb|url=holonet/galactic-history|text=Timeline 10: The Exar Kun War|int=Timeline 10: The Exar Kun War}}</ref> Following Kun's death and the end of the [[Great Sith War/Legends|Great Sith War]], Jedi [[Nomi Sunrider]] was acknowledged as overall leader of the Jedi Order at the [[Conclave on Exis Station|Conclave]] at [[Exis Station/Legends|Exis Station]] and held the title of [[Council]]or on Coruscant, indicating she may have served on the High Council.<ref name="JvS">[[Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force (real-life book)|''Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force'']]</ref>


As of the [[Mandalorian Wars]], the High Council existed in its permanent, twelve-member form, headquartered in the [[High Council Chamber]] in the [[Jedi Temple]] on [[Coruscant/Legends|Coruscant]]. With several satellite councils overseeing different regions of [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]], the Council established a traditional [[Chamber of Conclave/Legends|Chamber of Conclave]] in the Jedi Temple, requesting members of these satellite councils report to the High Council annually.<ref name="SWCL">[[Star Wars: Complete Locations (2005)|''Star Wars: Complete Locations'']]</ref> During the Mandalorian Wars, the Council advised all Jedi not to involve themselves in the war. While trying to keep the Order together, the High Council was forced to deal with the repeated failures of the [[Taris/Legends|Tarisian]] [[First WatchCircle|Jedi Council]] in capturing one of their [[Zayne Carrick|charges]] "responsible" for the [[Padawan Massacre|death of his classmates]]. Recalling the Tarisian Jedi to Coruscant, the High Council dissolved the administrative body and closed the academy on Taris. Unbeknownst to the Council, the group was secretly a part of a [[Jedi Covenant|secret society]] within the Order, led by the retired [[Jedi Seer]] [[Krynda Draay]].<ref>[[Knights of the Old Republic 9|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 9]]</ref> Not long after, the Council appointed Master Draay's son, [[Lucien Draay|Lucien]], to the High Council on the recommendations of Draay's advisor, [[Haazen]]. Council members [[Vrook Lamar]] and [[Vandar Tokare]] reasoned that this appointment would help them get to the bottom of the massacre on Taris, which had remained unresolved as the Council continued to temper the growing number of Jedi that wished to engage the Mandalorians.
Centuries later during the [[New Sith Wars]], the High Council created and served in the [[Army of Light/Legends|Army of Light]]; a military organization designed to combat the [[Brotherhood of Darkness/Legends|Brotherhood of Darkness]]. Under the leadership of [[Jedi Lord|Lord]] [[Hoth (Jedi Lord)|Hoth]], the Army of Light was successful in defeating the Brotherhood and brought lasting peace to the Republic. In the following months, the [[Galactic Senate/Legends|Galactic Senate]] ordered the disbanding of the Army of Light as one of the stipulations of the [[Ruusan Reformation]]s. {{Fact}}
 
Soon after Draay's appointment, another Tarisian Council member, Master [[Xamar]], confessed the truth of the Padawan massacre and the existence of the Covenant. Giving Master Krynda Draay full immunity in exchange for Xamar's confession, Master Lamar led a [[Jedi strike team (Vindication)|strike force]] against the [[Draay Estate]], intent on arresting the traitorous Jedi and quelling another [[Jedi Schism|schism]]. During the assault, Haazen revealed his intent to control the Jedi Order and supplement it with Sith by eliminating the High Council, executing [[Vindication|Operation: Vindication]], which saw the destruction of the estate, and his death. Following the debacle, the Republic and the High Council both agreed to cover up the incident as a [[Mandalorian/Legends|Mandalorian]] terror attack, and also exonerated the accused Padawan Zayne Carrick and his associate [[Marn Hierogryph]].<ref name="KOTORII">''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]''</ref>
 
Meanwhile, the Council was dealing with several outspoken members of the Order who disagreed with the High Council's neutrality in the ongoing war. Preaching patience and restraint against the Mandalorians, the Council originally condemned the impetuousness of Jedi [[Revan/Legends|Revan]] and [[Darth Malak|Malak]] until a group of Masters experienced a vision of the Mandalorians massacring the [[Cathar/Legends|people]] of [[Cathar (planet)|Cathar]]. Sanctioning the [[Revanchist|splinter group]], the Revanchists led the Republic to a victory against the Mandalorians.<ref>[[Knights of the Old Republic 42|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 42]]</ref> Following the war, a [[Meetra Surik|single Revanchist]] returned to Coruscant to face the Council's judgment. Voting unanimously, the Council excommunicated the Jedi from the Order for disobeying their original call to neutrality.<ref name="KOTORII" />
 
Having disappeared on another crusade following their victory against the Mandalorians, Revan and Malak returned to known space, having been corrupted to the dark side by the hidden [[Tenebrae|Sith Emperor]] and formed the [[Darth Revan's Sith Empire|Sith Empire]]. The Council was forced into a confrontation with the Sith Lords, gaining an upper hand when Malak turned on his Master. Jedi Padawan [[Bastila Shan]] was able to capture the wounded Sith Lord and bring him before the High Council for judgment. Using this opportunity to gain the upper hand in the war, the High Council decided to reprogram the Sith's mind and sequester his memories as a Sith Lord. Taking him to the [[Jedi Enclave]] on [[Dantooine/Legends|Dantooine]], Shan and the [[Dantooine Jedi Enclave Council|Council of Dantooine]] helped to retrain Revan as a Jedi and aided him as he slew Darth Malak and destroyed the [[Star Forge]], ending the [[Jedi Civil War]].<ref>{{TORweb|url=holonet/galactic-history|text=Timeline 8: The Jedi Civil War|int=Timeline 8: The Jedi Civil War}}</ref> Encouraged by the victory in a war that had dwindled their numbers, the High Council was hit by another blow as Revan left Republic space indefinitely.
 
When entire groups of Jedi began to disappear, the High Council called a [[Conclave at Katarr|conclave]] on [[Katarr/Legends|Katarr]] to root out the threat that seemed to be hunting members of the failing Order. During the Conclave, [[Darth Nihilus]] attacked the world and killed every living being on it. The Order, completely decimated, disbanded and the remaining Council members began their exile on separate worlds. With the Order [[First Jedi Purge|out of the way]], the [[Sith Triumvirate]] began to take over the Republic but was stopped by the actions of the Jedi Knight Meetra Surik, also known as the Jedi Exile. Searching out the remaining Council members as she killed Sith all over the galaxy, she was able to bring the surviving Councilors to Dantooine's ruined enclave. There, the Jedi Masters attempted to strip the woman of the Force but were stopped and killed by Master [[Kreia]]. Following the defeat of the Sith Triumvirate, Meetra helped rebuild the Order and the High Council, before eventually leaving the known galaxy herself.<ref name="KOTORII" />
 
[[File:Jedi_Council_Great_Galactic_War.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Some members of the High Council conferring with [[Senator/Legends|Galactic Senators]] during the [[Great Galactic War]]]]
With the reestablishment of the High Council, the Order went through some reform as the disciples of Meetra helped to eradicate teachings that led to the Order's fall to begin with. One of Meetra's own disciples, [[Mical]], was believed to have been made a Master and placed on the governing body in its first years after its reorganization.<ref name="KOTORII" /> Several years later, the [[Tenebrae|Sith Emperor]] returned to known space and began to harass the Republic. Little did the Council know that it had already been infiltrated by Sith spies; it wasn't long before the Temple and Coruscant [[Sacking of Coruscant|fell to the Sith]] during the [[Great Galactic War]], a conflict in which half of the Council was killed, including [[Grand Master/Legends|Grand Master]] [[Zym]].<ref>{{TORweb|url=holonet/galactic-history|text=Timeline 1: Treaty of Coruscant|int=Timeline 1: Treaty of Coruscant}}</ref> Following their defeat at Coruscant, Knight [[Satele Shan]] rediscovered the Jedi birth world of [[Tython/Legends|Tython]], and established a [[Jedi Temple (Tython)/Legends|new Temple there]]. Relocating to Tython, the High Council appointed Shan as their [[Master of the Order/Legends|leader]] and Grand Master of the Order.<ref name="Bio">{{Holonet|old=true|biographies|jedi-grand-master-satele-shan|Grand Master Satele Shan}}</ref>
 
This Jedi Council, established on Tython during the [[Cold War (Galactic Republic&ndash;Sith Empire)|Cold War]], would include masters such as [[Giffis Fane]], [[Wens Aleusis]], [[Oric Traless]], and [[Nikil Nobil]]. Master [[Tol Braga]], peace-lover and warrior master would also gain a seat on this council, as would the [[Togruta/Legends|Togruta]] Jedi Master [[Bela Kiwiiks]], the Jedi Master, healer, and warrior during the [[Great Galactic War]] [[Syo Bakarn]], warrior [[Jaric Kaedan]], and revered master and warrior during the Great Galactic War [[Orgus Din]]. A [[The Barsen'thor|very powerful Jedi Consular]], who became the third [[Barsen'thor]] of the order eventually replaced Syo Bakarn on the Jedi Council after winning numerous essential victories for the Republic, and after the latter was exposed as the First Son of the [[Tenebrae|Sith Emperor]], and was defeated and redeemed by the former.
 
Centuries later during the [[New Sith Wars]], the High Council created and served in the [[Army of Light/Legends|Army of Light]]; a military organization designed to combat the [[Brotherhood of Darkness/Legends|Brotherhood of Darkness]]. Under the leadership of [[Jedi Lord|Lord]] [[Hoth (Jedi Lord)|Hoth]], the Army of Light was successful in defeating the Brotherhood and brought lasting peace to the Republic. In the following months, the [[Galactic Senate/Legends|Galactic Senate]] ordered the disbanding of the Army of Light as one of the stipulations of the [[Ruusan Reformation]]s. Returning all ships that were purchased by tax-payers, Council member [[Valenthyne Farfalla]] championed the actions of the Senate and [[Supreme Chancellor/Legends|Supreme Chancellor]] [[Tarsus Valorum/Legends|Tarsus Valorum]] and accepted the deal.<ref name="KOTORII" /> Over the course of the next decade, Master [[Fae Coven]] was appointed as head of the Council and Grand Master, leading reform in the Order as it moved away from its militant teachings and back to peacekeeping. Formalizing many traditions lost over decades of warfare, Coven and fellow luminaries of the Order authored the Temple guidebook, ''[[The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force]]''. Coven sat on the High Council for at least the first century of the [[Golden Age of the Old Republic|Republic's Golden Age]], eventually stepping down or dying post-[[896 BBY/Legends|896 BBY]].<ref name="TJP" />
 
===Near the Republic's end===
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[[File:JediHighCouncil-NEGTC.jpg|thumb|left|Jedi High Council members [[Eeth Koth/Legends|Eeth Koth]], [[Saesee Tiin/Legends|Saesee Tiin]], [[Yarael Poof/Legends|Yarael Poof]], and [[Depa Billaba/Legends|Depa Billaba]] during the [[Invasion of Naboo/Legends|Invasion of Naboo]]]]
Over the next few hundred years, the High Council continued to govern the Jedi. Assisting the Galactic Senate to keep the peace and settle diplomatic disputes, the Order grew extremely lofty and deeply settled in their philosophy, maintaining their Temple on Coruscant. The High Council was made up of many scholars during this time, differing from the military leaders that made up its membership during the periods of war. [[Lore Keeper|Chief Librarian]] of the [[Jedi Archives/Legends|Temple Archives]] [[Jocasta Nu/Legends|Jocasta Nu]],<ref name="db">{{DB|character|jocastanu|Nu, Jocasta|archivedate=20101129154218}}</ref> [[Jedi historian|historian]] [[Thame Cerulian]], and scholars [[Omo Bouri]] and [[Tor Difusal]] all made up the Council's rank at varying points towards the end of the Republic's Golden Age.<ref name="TJP" />
 
When [[Yoda/Legends|Yoda]] was made [[Grand Master/Legends|Grand Master]], the august body began to feel the ripples of the dark side creeping back into the Force. The young [[Mace Windu/Legends|Mace Windu]] was appointed as Master of the Order sometime during this time, serving alongside some of the greatest Jedi of the era. Pre-[[44 BBY/Legends|44 BBY]] the Council appointed another scholar, [[T'un]]. As the dark side grew stronger, more conflicts cropped up across the Republic. The Council lost many of its own during this time: the legendary [[Wookiee/Legends|Wookiee]] [[Tyvokka/Legends|Tyvokka]], during the [[Stark Hyperspace War/Legends|Stark Hyperspace War]],<ref>''[[Star Wars: Republic: The Stark Hyperspace War]]''</ref> and the portly Master [[Micah Giiett]] during the [[Yinchorri Uprising]].<ref>''[[Jedi Council: Acts of War]]''</ref> Also, Jedi Master T'un stepped down from the ranks of the Council, and he was succeeded by Master [[Depa Billaba/Legends|Depa Billaba]].
 
Between [[39 BBY/Legends|39 BBY]] and [[36 BBY/Legends|36 BBY]],<ref name="NEC">''[[The New Essential Chronology]]'' places the [[Alaris Prime colonial war|war]] for [[Alaris Prime/Legends|Alaris Prime]], which included the construction of the [[Jedi Archives/Legends|Jedi temple]] there as portrayed in ''[[Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds]]'', between [[39 BBY/Legends|39 BBY]] and [[36 BBY/Legends|36 BBY]].</ref> Master [[Qui-Gon Jinn/Legends|Qui-Gon Jinn]] was appointed by the Council to oversee the Wookiee [[Alaris Prime colonists|colonization]] of the [[Moon/Legends|moon]] [[Alaris Prime/Legends|Alaris Prime]]. Jinn regularly reported the Wookiees' progress, including their growing [[Alaris Prime colonial war|conflict]] with the [[Trade Federation of Planets|Trade Federation]]'s competing presence. When a [[Holocron/Legends|holocron]] was found in one of the [[Shoran's camp|Wookiee camps]], Jinn received permission from the Council for the Wookiees to build a [[Jedi temple (Alaris Prime)|Jedi temple]] on Alaris Prime to store the holocron for safekeeping. Jinn also petitioned the Council to personally join the Wookiees in their [[Battle for Alaris Prime|final battle]] against the Trade Federation, which was approved with the condition that the Wookiees build a [[Fortress/Legends|fortress]].<ref name="GB">''[[Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds]]''</ref>
 
Following the [[Invasion of Naboo/Legends|Invasion of Naboo]] and the death of Jinn at the hands of a [[Dark Lord of the Sith/Legends|Dark Lord of the Sith]], [[Darth Maul/Legends|Darth Maul]], the High Council became acutely aware that their long-thought-extinct enemy may have returned. Quelling rumors about a Sith resurgence, the Council obscured information surrounding the death of Jinn, swearing his apprentice [[Obi-Wan Kenobi/Legends|Obi-Wan Kenobi]] and the [[Queen/Legends|Queen]] of [[Naboo/Legends|Naboo]] to secrecy.<ref>''[[The Clone Wars: Wild Space]]''</ref> Signs of a Sith return seemed to increase; the attacks of [[Dark Jedi/Legends|Dark Jedi]] [[Xanatos]] years prior and the constant troubles posed by [[Granta Omega]], including his involvement in the death of Council Master [[Yaddle/Legends|Yaddle]], constantly caused problems for the High Council.<ref>''[[Jedi Quest: The Shadow Trap]]''</ref> Following former Jedi Master [[Dooku/Legends|Dooku's]] departure from the Order, the enigmatic idealist organized a [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Separatist group]], which caused a [[Separatist Crisis/Legends|crisis]] in the Senate. As these problems intensified, the Council lost another member, [[Yarael Poof/Legends|Yarael Poof]], and struggled to keep up with the constant assassination attempts on Senators and Supreme Chancellor [[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine]].<ref>''[[Jedi Quest: The False Peace]]''</ref> Appointing Master [[Coleman Trebor/Legends|Coleman Trebor]] to the Council in hopes that he could serve as a spokesbeing for the body, the Council was constantly barraged with accusations of corruption and even kidnapping.<ref>{{Hnn|46|jediwatch/1337_1.html|Jedi Refuse to Hand Over Baby Ludi|https://web.archive.org/web/20130728114125/http://www.holonetnews.com/46/jediwatch/1337_1.html}}</ref>
 
[[File:JediHighCouncilCloneWars.jpg|thumb|200px|Jedi High Council in [[22 BBY/Legends|22 BBY]]]]
 
This crisis culminated in the [[First Battle of Geonosis/Legends|Battle of Geonosis]], during which Master of the Order Mace Windu took over [[Geonosis strike team|200 Jedi]] to [[Geonosis/Legends|Geonosis]] to rescue two captured Jedi and [[Senator/Legends|Senator]] [[Padmé Amidala/Legends|Padmé Amidala]] from their captors. Many Jedi died in the fighting, though the tide was turned upon the arrival of the recently discovered [[Grand Army of the Republic/Legends|Grand Army of the Republic]] and Grand Master Yoda. The start of the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]] wasn't the only result of this confrontation; the High Council realized that the shroud of the dark side had completely blinded them to the creation of such a large army, from sensing the growing dangers of this Confederacy and its leader, [[Count/Legends|Count]] Dooku, and his fall to the dark side of the Force.<ref>{{Film|II}}</ref>


===The end of the Council===
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With four Council members dead and one, Anakin Skywalker, fallen to the Sith, the other members were unaware of what had transpired on Coruscant, though Grand Master Yoda had sensed a disturbance through the Force. To circumvent an organized Jedi reaction, Sidious used his position as Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army to execute [[Order 66/Legends|Order 66]] across the galaxy. With all active clone commanders receiving orders to terminate their Jedi generals, nearly all Council members were wiped out in the sudden massacre. Meanwhile, Sidious had sent his new apprentice Darth Vader to the Jedi Temple to slaughter all within. With the Order in shambles, the High Council was disbanded with only three members surviving in exile.<ref name="ROTS" /> Over the years, the last members of the Council were hunted down or otherwise died; Master [[Shaak Ti/Legends|Shaak Ti]] on [[Felucia/Legends|Felucia]],<ref>''[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed]]''</ref> Master Kenobi on board the [[DS-1 Orbital Battle Station/Legends|Death Star]],<ref>{{Film|IV}}</ref> and Grand Master Yoda on [[Dagobah/Legends|Dagobah]]. Yoda and Kenobi did not die before ensuring the continuance of the Order; both had a hand in training [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]], the boy who would go on to take down the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]] and the Sith, and eventually, rebuild the [[New Jedi Order|Jedi Order]].<ref>{{Film|VI}}</ref>
With four Council members dead and one, Anakin Skywalker, fallen to the Sith, the other members were unaware of what had transpired on Coruscant, though Grand Master Yoda had sensed a disturbance through the Force. To circumvent an organized Jedi reaction, Sidious used his position as Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army to execute [[Order 66/Legends|Order 66]] across the galaxy. With all active clone commanders receiving orders to terminate their Jedi generals, nearly all Council members were wiped out in the sudden massacre. Meanwhile, Sidious had sent his new apprentice Darth Vader to the Jedi Temple to slaughter all within. With the Order in shambles, the High Council was disbanded with only three members surviving in exile.<ref name="ROTS" /> Over the years, the last members of the Council were hunted down or otherwise died; Master [[Shaak Ti/Legends|Shaak Ti]] on [[Felucia/Legends|Felucia]],<ref>''[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed]]''</ref> Master Kenobi on board the [[DS-1 Orbital Battle Station/Legends|Death Star]],<ref>{{Film|IV}}</ref> and Grand Master Yoda on [[Dagobah/Legends|Dagobah]]. Yoda and Kenobi did not die before ensuring the continuance of the Order; both had a hand in training [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]], the boy who would go on to take down the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]] and the Sith, and eventually, rebuild the [[New Jedi Order|Jedi Order]].<ref>{{Film|VI}}</ref>
===Reestablishment===
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Following the death of both Vader and Sidious, Skywalker took his basic knowledge of the Force and began searching for artifacts from the Old Jedi Order. Establishing a [[Jedi Praxeum|training academy]] on [[Yavin 4/Legends|Yavin 4]], Skywalker's fledgling Order would eventually grow to be a thriving organization. Serving the [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]] much as the Old Order had served the Republic for centuries, the Knights of the New Republic fought and died valiantly during the [[Yuuzhan Vong War]]. Up until the end of the war, the Order had been very informal, with Knights seeking out their own way as opposed to taking assignments. This mode of service had worked during the Order's early years but became too uncontrollable by the time of the [[Dark Nest Crisis]], and Skywalker was forced to act. Declaring himself Grand Master, Skywalker decreed that all Jedi would answer to a reformed High Council and accept missions at its pleasure. The body was made up of twelve Masters per the old template and convened in Chambers at the [[New Jedi Temple|newly erected Temple]] on Coruscant and the [[Jedi Academy (Ossus)|academy]] on [[Ossus/Legends|Ossus]].<ref>''[[Dark Nest I: The Joiner King]]''</ref>
The Council suffered some deficiencies during the [[Second Galactic Civil War]] as its members deferred many of its decisions to Master Skywalker. This proved detrimental in their mishandling of Knight [[Darth Caedus|Jacen Solo]] who went on to become the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Caedus and [[Cha Niathal|joint]] [[Chief of State (Galactic Alliance)|Chief of State]] of the [[Galactic Federation of Free Alliances|Galactic Alliance]].<ref>''[[Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice]]''</ref> After Caedus committed several atrocities and violated countless civil rights, the Council moved against Caedus' government and assisted in his removal, but the damage to their reputation was already done. Newly appointed Chief [[Natasi Daala]] blamed Skywalker for Colonel Solo's actions and charged him with negligence. Agreeing on terms that would banish Skywalker from Coruscant indefinitely, Master [[Kenth Hamner]] was appointed as acting Grand Master and leader of the High Council.<ref>''[[Fate of the Jedi: Omen]]''</ref> Master Hamner himself was later deposed after betraying the Jedi Order, then by stealth and lightning fought his way to the rest of the masters.  He was ultimately replaced by Master [[Saba Sebatyne]] after the latter was force to [[Death/Legends|kill]] him in an unfortunate [[Skirmish in the Operations Hangar|duel]]. Saba then was unanimously voted by the Masters to take over as acting Grand Master in Hamner's stead.<ref>[[Vortex/Legends|''Vortex'']]</ref>
The High Council continued to deal with the Alliance and the [[Imperial Remnant]] for nearly a century; this quasi-peace was ended when the [[One Sith]], under the leadership of [[Darth Krayt]], emerged from hiding on [[Korriban]] and overthrew the Alliance and the Order. Through the machinations of the [[Sith–Imperial War]], the Council members were forced into hiding, locating the [[Hidden Temple (Sith–Imperial War)|Hidden Temple]] on [[Taivas]] and attempting to slowly rebuild the Order.<ref>''[[Star Wars: Legacy: The Hidden Temple]]''</ref>
==Organization and politics==
As the governing body of the entire Jedi Order, the High Council's decision was final and to be respected by all Jedi. Membership on this august body was limited to twelve Masters at a time, with each member appointed by unanimous vote of the current members. Dealing directly with the [[Office of the Supreme Chancellor]], the High Council would offer the sitting Chancellor advice on political maneuvering and insight through the Force.<ref name="TJP" /> As both the High Council and the Office of the Chancellor served as an executive branch of sorts for their respective organizations, they sometimes came into conflict as the High Council supposedly served at the discretion of the Chancellor. Perhaps the most prominent occurrence of overstepped bounds was Chancellor Palpatine's appointment of Knight Anakin Skywalker to the High Council in [[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]]. Because of the recently passed [[Enhanced Security and Enforcement Act]], this appointment was made legal, but the High Council only accepted the appointment to gain a spy in the increasingly corrupt office,<ref name="ROTS" /> both because they were suspicious that Darth Sidious was somehow influencing Palpatine, and partially because they didn't want Palpatine to influence Anakin Skywalker.<ref name="Episode III novelization" />
The terms of service on the Council were divided into three different lengths. Five members would serve indefinitely; giving up their seats upon [[Death/Legends|passing away]] or stepping down. Four long-term members had the opportunity of stepping down at any time, though they did not have to leave until they reached an approved end date to their service. To bring new perspectives and ideas to the Council, three limited-term members served during certain crises or to bring the voice of different Temple organizations to the forefront. With the passage of time, any of the long- or limited-term members could be elevated to another position within the Council, increasing the length of time served. When a lifetime member died, a long-term councilor might succeed them, though this was not always the case.<ref>''[[Power of the Jedi Sourcebook]]''</ref> Members of the High Council were addressed verbally by either the formal title of "Your Grace" or simply the honorific of Master.
It was reputed via the Jedi Archives and testimonies by previous sitting members extending as far back as before the Invasion of Naboo that the Jedi High Council would enter quiet, mutual contemplation with the Force until all of the Council was of a single mind in the matter when making decisions. However, by the time of Obi-Wan Kenobi's brief time on the High Council nearing the late stages of the Clone Wars, the Jedi High Council was more prone to entering into fierce arguments between the members and entering a vote, with actually entering contemplation with the Force being a rarity, if it ever occurred.<ref name="Episode III novelization" />
Once established, the High Council was the sole distributor of the title of Knight to its members; this rule was sometimes loosened during times of war out of expedience. Known to communicate with some of the private training academies situated around the galaxy, the practice of ordaining Knights went as far back as the [[Old Sith Wars]], when the High Council approved [[Barrison Draay]] and [[Krynda Draay|Krynda Hulis]] for knighthood.<ref>[[Knights of the Old Republic 33|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 33]]</ref>
Because so many satellite academies existed on worlds far removed from Coruscant and the watchful eye of the High Council, smaller councils were created to have direct oversight of each academy and acted as watchmen for a large region of space.<ref name="TJP" /> In some instances, members of the High Council sat on smaller Councils, as was most notably seen with members of the [[Dantooine Jedi Enclave Council|Council]] of the [[Dantooine/Legends|Dantooine]] [[Jedi Enclave|enclave]] during the [[Mandalorian Wars]].<ref name="KOTOR">''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]''</ref> Other bodies throughout the Order's history were the [[Almas Council|Council]] of the [[Almas Academy]], the [[First WatchCircle|Council]] of the [[Jedi Tower|Taris Academy]], and the Council of the [[Telosian Jedi Academy|Telosian Academy]].<ref name="KOTORII" />


==Known members==
==Known members==
{{Quote|Every Master of the High Council arrives in their proper time and place, in accord with the will of the Force.|[[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] [[Garon Jard]]|<ref name="TOR Encyclopedia" />}}
*Known Masters of the Order and Grand Masters are listed in '''bold'''.
*Known Masters of the Order and Grand Masters are listed in '''bold'''.


===Old Republic era===
===Old Republic era===
*'''[[Awdrysta Pina]] '''(&mdash;[[24,500 BBY]])
*'''[[Biel Ductavis]]''' ([[10,966 BBY]]—)
*[[Unidentified Chagrian Jedi]] (c. [[4000 BBY/Legends|4000 BBY]])
*[[Unidentified Human male Jedi Master (Exar Kun)|Unidentified Human Jedi Master]] (c. [[4000 BBY/Legends|4000 BBY]])
*[[Unidentified Human female Jedi Master]] (c. [[4000 BBY/Legends|4000 BBY]])
*'''[[Nomi Sunrider]]''' (c. [[3986 BBY]]&mdash;), head of the [[Jedi Order/Legends|Jedi Order]] (c. [[3986 BBY]]&mdash;)
*'''[[Nomi Sunrider]]''' (c. [[3986 BBY]]&mdash;), head of the [[Jedi Order/Legends|Jedi Order]] (c. [[3986 BBY]]&mdash;)
*[[Atris]] (c. [[3963 BBY|3963]] &ndash; [[3951 BBY]])
*[[Kavar]] (c. [[3963 BBY|3963]] &ndash; [[3951 BBY]])
*[[Zez-Kai Ell]] (c. [[3963 BBY|3963]] &ndash; [[3951 BBY]])
*[[Vrook Lamar]] (c. [[3963 BBY|3963]] &ndash; [[3951 BBY]])
*[[Lonna Vash]] (c. [[3963 BBY|3963]] &ndash; [[3951 BBY]])
*[[Vandar Tokare]] (c. [[3963 BBY|3963]] &ndash; [[3952 BBY]])
*[[Dorjander Kace]] (&mdash;[[3963 BBY]])
*[[Lucien Draay]] ([[3963 BBY]])
*[[Mical]] ([[3951 BBY]]&mdash;)
*[[Belth Allusis]] (&mdash;[[3671 BBY]])
*'''[[Zym]]''' (&mdash;[[3653 BBY]]), [[Grand Master/Legends|Grand Master]] of the [[Jedi Order/Legends|Jedi Order]] (&mdash;[[3653 BBY]])
*'''[[Satele Shan]]''' ([[3651 BBY]]&mdash;), Grand Master of the Jedi Order (c. [[3651 BBY]]&mdash;)
*[[Oteg]]
*[[Nikil Nobil]]
*[[Wens Aleusis]]
*[[Oric Traless]] (&mdash;c. [[3637 BBY]])
*[[Giffis Fane]]
*[[Syo Bakarn]] (c. [[3651 BBY|3651]] &ndash; [[3640 BBY]])
*[[Jaric Kaedan]] (&mdash;[[3640 BBY]])
*[[Bela Kiwiiks]]
*[[Orgus Din]] (&mdash;[[3643 BBY]])
*[[Tol Braga]] (&mdash;[[3640 BBY]])
*[[Gnost-Dural]]
*[[Shol Bestros]]
*[[Cedral Gend]]
*[[The Barsen'thor|Barsen'thor]] ([[3640 BBY]]&mdash;)


===Rise of the Empire era===
===Rise of the Empire era===
[[File:Council_emblem.png|thumb|right|200px|The emblem of the Jedi High Council]]
[[File:Council_emblem.png|thumb|right|200px|The emblem of the Jedi High Council]]
*'''[[Fae Coven]]''', Grand Master of the Jedi Order (&mdash;[[896 BBY/Legends|896 BBY]])
*'''[[Yoda/Legends|Yoda]]''' (&mdash;[[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]]), Grand Master of the Jedi Order (&mdash;[[4 ABY/Legends|4 ABY]]), and [[Master of the Order/Legends|Master of the Order]] ([[22 BBY/Legends|22 BBY]])
*'''[[Yoda/Legends|Yoda]]''' (&mdash;[[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]]), Grand Master of the Jedi Order (&mdash;[[4 ABY/Legends|4 ABY]]), and [[Master of the Order/Legends|Master of the Order]] ([[22 BBY/Legends|22 BBY]])
*[[Yaddle/Legends|Yaddle]] (&mdash;[[26 BBY/Legends|26 BBY]])
*[[Oppo Rancisis/Legends|Oppo Rancisis]] (&mdash;[[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]])
*[[Omo Bouri]] ([[115 BBY|115]] &ndash; [[103 BBY]])
*[[Tor Difusal]] ([[89 BBY]])
*[[Thame Cerulian]] (&mdash;[[82 BBY/Legends|82 BBY]])
*[[Jocasta Nu/Legends|Jocasta Nu]] ([[62 BBY/Legends|62]]&ndash;[[52 BBY/Legends|52 BBY]])
*[[T'un]] (c. [[94 BBY|94]] &ndash; [[44 BBY/Legends|44 BBY]])
*[[Tyvokka/Legends|Tyvokka]] (&mdash;[[44 BBY/Legends|44 BBY]])
*'''[[Mace Windu/Legends|Mace Windu]]''' ([[44 BBY/Legends|44]]&ndash;[[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]]), [[Master of the Order/Legends|Master of the Order]] (&mdash;[[22 BBY/Legends|22 BBY]])
*[[Yarael Poof/Legends|Yarael Poof]] (&mdash;[[27 BBY/Legends|27 BBY]])
*[[Micah Giiett]] (&mdash;[[33 BBY/Legends|33 BBY]])
*[[Sifo-Dyas/Legends|Sifo-Dyas]] (&mdash;[[32 BBY/Legends|32 BBY]])
*[[Saesee Tiin/Legends|Saesee Tiin]] (&mdash;[[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]])
*[[Even Piell/Legends|Even Piell]] (&mdash;c. [[21 BBY/Legends|21 BBY]])
*[[Eeth Koth/Legends|Eeth Koth]] (&mdash;c. [[20 BBY/Legends|20 BBY]])
*[[Adi Gallia/Legends|Adi Gallia]] (&mdash;[[20 BBY/Legends|20 BBY]])
*[[Unidentified Jedi Master (Humanoid)|Purple-skinned Jedi]] (&mdash;[[20 BBY/Legends|20 BBY]])
*[[Unidentified Jedi Master (Gran)|Gran Council member]] (&mdash;[[20 BBY/Legends|20 BBY]])
*[[Plo Koon/Legends|Plo Koon]] ([[44 BBY/Legends|44]]&ndash;[[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]])
*[[Depa Billaba/Legends|Depa Billaba]] (&mdash;[[22 BBY/Legends|22 BBY]])
*[[Ki-Adi-Mundi/Legends|Ki-Adi-Mundi]] ([[33 BBY/Legends|33]]&ndash;[[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]])
*[[Coleman Trebor/Legends|Coleman Trebor]] ([[27 BBY/Legends|27]]&ndash;[[22 BBY/Legends|22 BBY]])
*[[Shaak Ti/Legends|Shaak Ti]] ([[26 BBY/Legends|26]]&ndash;[[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]])
*[[Kit Fisto/Legends|Kit Fisto]] ([[22 BBY/Legends|22]]&ndash;[[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]])
*[[Obi-Wan Kenobi/Legends|Obi-Wan Kenobi]] ([[22 BBY/Legends|22]]&ndash;[[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]])
*[[Obi-Wan Kenobi/Legends|Obi-Wan Kenobi]] ([[22 BBY/Legends|22]]&ndash;[[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]])
*[[Agen Kolar/Legends|Agen Kolar]] (c. 20 BBY &ndash; [[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]])
*[[Coleman Kcaj/Legends|Coleman Kcaj]] (c. 20 BBY &ndash; [[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]])
*[[Stass Allie/Legends|Stass Allie]] ([[20 BBY/Legends|20]] &ndash; [[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]])
*[[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Anakin Skywalker]] ([[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]]), representative of the [[Supreme Chancellor/Legends|Supreme Chancellor]] ([[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]])
*[[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Anakin Skywalker]] ([[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]]), representative of the [[Supreme Chancellor/Legends|Supreme Chancellor]] ([[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]])
==Appearances==
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*[[Knights of the Old Republic 9|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 9]]
*[[Knights of the Old Republic 29|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 29]]
*[[Knights of the Old Republic 32|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 32]] {{Mo}}
*[[Knights of the Old Republic 35|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 35]] {{Mo}}
*[[Knights of the Old Republic 42|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 42]] {{Flash}}
*[[Knights of the Old Republic 49|''Knights of the Old Republic'' 49]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]'' {{Flash}}
*[[Red Harvest (novel)|''Red Harvest'']] {{Mo}}
*[[Red Harvest (audiobook)|''Red Harvest'' audiobook]] {{Mo}}
*''[[The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance (audiobook)|''The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance'' audiobook]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]''
*''[[The Old Republic—The Lost Suns 1]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Darth Bane: Rule of Two]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Darth Bane: Rule of Two (audiobook)|''Darth Bane: Rule of Two'' audiobook]] {{Mo}}
*{{Tales|7|Jedi Chef}} {{Mo}}
*{{Tales|5|Yaddle's Tale: The One Below}}
*''[[Jedi Council: Acts of War]]''
*[[Darth Plagueis (novel)|''Darth Plagueis'']] {{Mo}}
*[[Darth Plagueis (audiobook)|''Darth Plagueis'' audiobook]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Cloak of Deception]]''
*''[[Episode I Adventures 1: Search for the Lost Jedi]]''
*''[[Episode I Adventures 2: The Bartokk Assassins]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: Obi-Wan]]''
*''[[Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter]]''
*[[Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (novelization)|''Star Wars'': Episode I ''The Phantom Menace'' novelization]] {{1st}}
*[[Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (unabridged audiobook)|''Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace'' unabridged audiobook]]
*{{Film|I}}
*[[Star Wars: Episode I &mdash; The Phantom Menace|''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'' comic]]
*[[Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (junior novelization)|''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'' junior novelization]]
*''[[Episode I: The Phantom Menace Movie Storybook]]''
*''[[Episode I: Obi-Wan Kenobi]]'' {{Flash}}
*''[[Episode I: The Phantom Menace ½]]'' {{Flash}}
*''[[Jango Fett: Open Seasons]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: Republic: Outlander]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Republic: Emissaries to Malastare]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Republic: Twilight]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: Republic: The Hunt for Aurra Sing]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Republic: Darkness]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: Republic: The Stark Hyperspace War]]'' {{Flash}}
*''[[Star Wars: Republic: Rite of Passage]]''
*''[[Rogue Planet]]''
*''[[Jedi Quest: Path to Truth]]''
*[[Star Wars: Jedi Quest (comic series)|''Jedi Quest'' comic]]
*''[[Jedi Quest: The Way of the Apprentice]]''
*''[[Jedi Quest: The Trail of the Jedi]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Outbound Flight (novel)|''Outbound Flight'']]
*''[[Star Wars: Zam Wesell]]''
*''[[Jedi Quest: The Master of Disguise]]''
*''[[Jedi Quest: The School of Fear]]''
*''[[Jedi Quest: The Shadow Trap]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Jedi Quest: The Moment of Truth]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Jedi Quest: The Changing of the Guard]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Jedi Quest: The False Peace]]''
*''[[Jedi Quest: The Final Showdown]]''
*''[[Star Wars Adventures 1: Hunt the Sun Runner]]''
*''[[Star Wars Adventures 2: The Cavern of Screaming Skulls]]''
*''[[Star Wars Adventures 3: The Hostage Princess]]''
*''[[The Approaching Storm]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[The Approaching Storm (audiobook)|''The Approaching Storm'' audiobook]] {{Mo}}
*{{Film|II}}
*[[Star Wars: Episode II &mdash; Attack of the Clones|''Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones'' comic]]
*[[Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (junior novelization)|''Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones'' junior novelization]]
*''[[Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Movie Storybook]]''
*{{Hyperspace|url=hyperspace/member/fiction/f20080423/index.html|text=''Precipice''|int=Precipice|newurl=http://star-wars.suvudu.com/2012/10/star-wars-shorts-precipice.html|newhost=[[Unbound Worlds|Suvudu]]}} {{Mo}}
*{{Tales|17|Dark Journey (comic)|Dark Journey}} {{Mo}}
*[[Republic 49|''Republic'' 49]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Jedi: Mace Windu]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Republic 54|''Republic'' 54]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Jedi: Aayla Secura]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Legacy of the Jedi]]''
*''[[Jedi: Count Dooku]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Republic Commando: Triple Zero]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: Republic: The Battle of Jabiim]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Republic 61|''Republic'' 61]]
*[[Republic 62|''Republic'' 62]] {{Mo}}
*''[[The Cestus Deception]]''
*[[Secrets of the Jedi (novel)|''Secrets of the Jedi'']] {{Mo}}
*''[[Jedi Trial]]''
*{{TCW|The Hidden Enemy}} {{Flash}}
*[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (novelization)|''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' novelization]] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (audiobook)|''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' audiobook]] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (junior novelization)|''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' junior novelization]] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)|''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' film]]
*''[[The Clone Wars: Decide Your Destiny: Dooku's Secret Army]]''
*{{TCWUKCite|6.2|Keep the Faith!}} {{Mo}}
*{{TCW|Supply Lines}}
*{{TCW|Ambush}} {{Mo}}
*{{TCW|Rising Malevolence|Rising ''Malevolence''}} {{Hologram}}
*''[[The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 1: Breakout Squad]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 2: Curse of the Black Hole Pirates]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 3: Duel at Shattered Rock]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Shatterpoint (novel)|''Shatterpoint'']]
*''[[The Clone Wars: Wild Space]]''
*[[The Clone Wars: Wild Space (audiobook)|''The Clone Wars: Wild Space'' audiobook]]
*''[[The Clone Wars: No Prisoners]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[The Clone Wars: No Prisoners (audiobook)|''The Clone Wars: No Prisoners'' audiobook]] {{Mo}}
*{{TCW|Cloak of Darkness}} {{Mo}}
*{{TCW|Lair of Grievous}}
*{{TCW|Dooku Captured}}
*''[[The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 4: Guardians of the Chiss Key]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{TCW|Trespass}} {{Mo}}
*{{TCW|Blue Shadow Virus (episode)|Blue Shadow Virus}} {{Hologram}}
*''[[Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth (audiobook)|''Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth'' audiobook]] {{Mo}}
*{{TCW|Holocron Heist}}
*{{TCW|Children of the Force}}
*''[[The Clone Wars: The Valsedian Operation]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Jedi Alliance]]''
*[[The Clone Wars 11|''The Clone Wars'' 11]] {{Hologram}}
*{{TCW|Senate Spy}}
*{{TCW|Grievous Intrigue}}
*{{TCW|The Deserter}} {{Flash}}
*{{TCW|Sphere of Influence}} {{Mo}}
*{{TCW|The Mandalore Plot}} {{Mo}}
*{{TCW|The Academy}} {{Mo}}
*{{TCW|Assassin (episode)|Assassin}}
*{{TCW|Evil Plans}} {{Flash}}
*{{TCW|Hostage Crisis}} {{Mo}}
*{{TCW|Hunt for Ziro}} {{Flash}}
*{{TCW|Heroes on Both Sides}} {{Mo}}
*{{TCW|Pursuit of Peace}} {{Mo}}
*{{TCW|Witches of the Mist}}
*{{TCW|Overlords}} {{Flash}}
*{{TCW|Counterattack}}
*{{TCW|Citadel Rescue}}
*{{TCW|Water War}} {{Hologram}}
*{{TCW|Gungan Attack}}
*{{TCW|Darkness on Umbara}} {{Mo}}
*{{TCW|Kidnapped}}
*{{TCW|Deception}}
*{{TCW|Friends and Enemies}}
*{{TCW|Crisis on Naboo}}
*{{TCW|Revenge (episode)|Revenge}}
*{{TCW|A War on Two Fronts}}
*{{TCW|Front Runners}} {{Mo}}
*{{TCW|The Soft War}} {{Mo}}
*{{TCW|Tipping Points}} {{Mo}}
*{{TCW|A Test of Strength}} {{Mo}}
*{{TCW|Secret Weapons}} {{Flash}}
*{{TCW|The Lawless}}
*{{TCW|Sabotage (episode)|Sabotage}}
*{{TCW|The Jedi Who Knew Too Much}}
*{{TCW|To Catch a Jedi}}
*{{TCW|The Wrong Jedi}}
*{{TCW|Conspiracy}}
*{{TCW|Orders}}
*{{TCW|The Disappeared, Part I}}
*{{TCW|The Lost One}}
*{{TCW|Voices}}
*{{TCW|Sacrifice}} {{Mo}}
*[[Republic 64|''Republic'' 64]] {{Mo}}
*''[[MedStar I: Battle Surgeons]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{InsiderCite|83|MedStar: Intermezzo}} {{Mo}}
*''[[MedStar II: Jedi Healer]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: General Grievous]]''
*''[[Yoda: Dark Rendezvous]]''
*{{CW|21}}
*''[[Star Wars: Republic: Dreadnaughts of Rendili]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Republic: Trackdown]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: Obsession]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Republic: Siege of Saleucami]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: Republic: Hidden Enemy]]'' {{Hologram}}
*{{Film|III}}
*[[Star Wars: Episode III &mdash; Revenge of the Sith|''Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith'' comic]]
*[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (junior novelization)|''Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith'' junior novelization]]
*''[[Star Wars: Republic: Into the Unknown]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison 2|''Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison'' 2]] {{Hologram}}
*''[[The Last of the Jedi: Against the Empire]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{Tales|12|Once Bitten}} {{Mo}}
*''[[The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Tatooine Ghost]]'' {{Mo}} {{ID|Jedi Council}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic I: Remnant]]'' {{Mo}} {{ID|Jedi Council}}
*''[[Dark Nest I: The Joiner King]]'' {{Mo}} {{ID|Jedi Council}}
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Betrayal]]'' {{Mo}} {{ID|Jedi Council}}
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===Non-canon appearances===
*''[[LEGO Star Wars: The Phantom Menace]]''
*''[[LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
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*''[[Cracken's Threat Dossier]]'' {{Imo}}
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*''[[Star Wars Episode I: The Data File]]''
*''[[Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles: Prima's Official Strategy Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Illustrated Companion]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary]]'' {{1stm}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary]]'' {{1stm}}
*''[[Living Force Campaign Guide]]''
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*{{WizardsCite|url=starwars/article.asp?x=sw20020530cdarkblue&c=rpg|text=Dark Blue|int=Dark Blue|archivedate=20090602013038}}
*''[[Power of the Jedi Sourcebook]]''
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20030814trasaa|text=T'ra Saa|int=T'ra Saa (article)|archivedate=20090925211805}}
*{{FFCite|85|JED5-6, ''Jedi High Council''}}
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20050728a|text=Heroes of ''Revenge of the Sith''|int=Heroes of Revenge of the Sith|archivedate=20091016033515}}
*''[[The New Essential Chronology]]''
*{{InsiderCite|87|Order 66: Destroy All Jedi}}
*{{HasbroCite|set=Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collection|altlink=https://www.rebelscum.com/tacBPmygeeto.asp|pack=Battle on Mygeeto}}
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[The Clone Wars Campaign Guide]]''
*''[[Galaxy of Intrigue]]''
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/FringeStatPack|text=Fringe Stat Pack|int=Fringe Stat Pack|archivedate=20100228185551}} {{ID|Jedi Council}}
*[[The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force (real-life book)|''The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force'']]
*{{SW|url=news/essential-atlas-extra-the-knight-errant-gazetter|text=''Essential Atlas'' Extra: The ''Knight Errant'' Gazetteer|int=The Knight Errant Gazetteer}}
*{{DB|location|jeditemple|Jedi Temple|archivedate=20100719111522}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic Explorer's Guide]]''
*''[[Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Beware the Sith]]''
*''[[The Essential Guide to Warfare]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Updated and Expanded]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi Knight]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Legendary Yoda]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Force Collection]]'' {{C|Card: Qui-Gon Jinn (★★)}}
*''[[Star Wars: Force Collection]]'' {{C|Card: Master Yoda (★★★)}} {{Po}}
*''[[Star Wars: Force Collection]]'' {{C|Card: Pablo-Jill (★★★)}}
*''[[Star Wars: Force Collection]]'' {{C|Card: Qui-Gon Jinn (★★★)}}
*''[[Star Wars: Force Collection]]'' {{C|Card: Adi Gallia}}
*''[[Star Wars: Force Collection]]'' {{C|Card: Ki-Adi-Mundi}}
*''[[Star Wars: Force Collection]]'' {{C|Card: Kit Fisto}}
*''[[Star Wars: Force Collection]]'' {{C|Card: Mace Windu}}
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[[Category:Jedi Councils]]
[[Category:Jedi Councils]]

Latest revision as of 01:54, 17 February 2023

The Jedi High Council, simply known as the Jedi Council, was the primary Jedi Council of the Jedi Order during the rule of the Galactic Republic. The High Council met in the southwest tower of the Jedi Temple on Coruscant.

The High Council was a group of twelve wise and powerful Jedi Masters who were elected to guide the Order as well as to serve as an advisory body for the Office of the Supreme Chancellor. The Council was made up of five lifetime members, four long-term members, and three limited-term members. This organizational structure had evolved from the earlier assemblies of Jedi Masters, and during the Great Hyperspace War may have been nothing more than an "inner circle" within the assembly. The Council originally had no set meeting place and met irregularly on planets such as Ossus and Alderaan. With the relocation of the Order from Ossus to Coruscant, the Council was permanently established in that world.

History of the High Council

Early history

The origins of the High Council could be traced back to the founders of the Jedi Order who assembled on Tython, with Jedi Masters Rajivari and Garon Jard holding week-long Jedi Councils with many peers to work out the best way to defend the Order from the dark side of the Force, but also to develop the Order's wisdom. This guiding body was structureless and fluid in nature, and had authority over the recruitment and training of new Padawans. Over time, this early Council evolved, and the notion of High Council took shape, more and more as the Jedi tied themselves to the Galactic Republic.[5]

The Council was established as meeting of several trusted Jedi Masters, to create a loose hierarchy in the Jedi Order.[6] As of the time of the Great Droid Revolution, a High Council had been formally created, making pertinent decisions by the time of the fall of Exar Kun.[7] Following Kun's death and the end of the Great Sith War, Jedi Nomi Sunrider was acknowledged as overall leader of the Jedi Order at the Conclave at Exis Station and held the title of Councilor on Coruscant, indicating she may have served on the High Council.[8]

Centuries later during the New Sith Wars, the High Council created and served in the Army of Light; a military organization designed to combat the Brotherhood of Darkness. Under the leadership of Lord Hoth, the Army of Light was successful in defeating the Brotherhood and brought lasting peace to the Republic. In the following months, the Galactic Senate ordered the disbanding of the Army of Light as one of the stipulations of the Ruusan Reformations. [source?]

The end of the Council

"The Jedi believed in shades of gray...when there is only what benefits the Empire, and what does not."
―Darth Vader[9]

As the Order was forced to militarize once again, Master of the Order Windu stepped down as leader of the Council so that he could serve more of a role on the battlefield. Grand Master Yoda took over as head of the High Council, remaining on Coruscant to better interact with the Office of the Supreme Chancellor and coordinate war strategy.[6] During this time, the High Council kept secret the location of the Prism on the 6th moon of Diab from the Senate and a few Jedi.[10] The make-up of the Council was in constant flux throughout the war, as Masters died or retired. In the final days of the war, the Council became increasingly suspicious of the Supreme Chancellor's office as mysterious coincidences began to suggest a connection with the mysterious Darth Sidious. Leading the investigations, Master Windu and Shaak Ti traced a trail back to the basement of 500 Republica, the apartment complex of some of the most prominent senators, including the Chancellor. Before the investigation could continue, Coruscant was attacked by General Grievous, forcing the Jedi to the surface. The ensuing conflict and capture of the Chancellor postponed the investigation indefinitely as the events of the next few days prevented Windu or the Jedi from returning to the trail. As Coruscant recovered from the attack and Palpatine was returned to his office, the Council's power was limited with the passage of the Enhanced Security and Enforcement Act.[11] Due to their suspicions of the Supreme Chancellor at the very least being influenced by the Sith Lord, and also for ulterior motives of separating the then-recently and informally included member Anakin Skywalker from Palpatine's influence, the Jedi High Council also opted to use Skywalker as a means to spy on the Supreme Chancellor to determine his activities. Although Skywalker's master and fellow High Council member Obi-Wan Kenobi opposed using Skywalker in that manner, believing that Skywalker was not a good fit for spying on the chancellor, he ultimately relented on the plan due to being outvoted.[12]

High Council members in 19 BBY—Ki-Adi-Mundi, Plo Koon, Agen Kolar, Saesee Tiin, and Kit Fisto

Increasingly troubled, the High Council was given news of the death of General Grievous at the hands of one of their own members, Master Kenobi. Along with Count Dooku's death, the Council believed this sufficient grounds to ask the Chancellor to step down from office and allow an election to take place. Motivated by the fear that he was a puppet of the Sith Lord, Master Windu took three other members of the Council with him to encourage Palpatine's resignation. However, Windu was informed by Knight Anakin Skywalker that Palpatine and Darth Sidious were indeed the same man; with this knowledge, the Masters set out to arrest the Sith Lord. Arriving at his inner sanctum, the four Masters confronted the Sith, with Windu's comrades Kolar and Tinn falling within moments. Fisto put on a brave fight but was cut down soon after. Alone now, Sidious and Windu fought a vicious duel, with Windu gaining the upper hand and disarming the old man, also redirecting Sidious' Force lightning back at the Sith, deforming the latter. Before Windu could deliver the killing blow, Skywalker entered the fight and, both deluded by Sidious's promises of power and fearing that Windu's act was also an act toward the dark side, disarmed Windu, with Palpatine capitalizing on this to induce a lethal dose of Sith lightning on the Jedi Master and tossing him out of the window.[3]

With four Council members dead and one, Anakin Skywalker, fallen to the Sith, the other members were unaware of what had transpired on Coruscant, though Grand Master Yoda had sensed a disturbance through the Force. To circumvent an organized Jedi reaction, Sidious used his position as Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army to execute Order 66 across the galaxy. With all active clone commanders receiving orders to terminate their Jedi generals, nearly all Council members were wiped out in the sudden massacre. Meanwhile, Sidious had sent his new apprentice Darth Vader to the Jedi Temple to slaughter all within. With the Order in shambles, the High Council was disbanded with only three members surviving in exile.[3] Over the years, the last members of the Council were hunted down or otherwise died; Master Shaak Ti on Felucia,[13] Master Kenobi on board the Death Star,[14] and Grand Master Yoda on Dagobah. Yoda and Kenobi did not die before ensuring the continuance of the Order; both had a hand in training Luke Skywalker, the boy who would go on to take down the Galactic Empire and the Sith, and eventually, rebuild the Jedi Order.[15]

Known members

  • Known Masters of the Order and Grand Masters are listed in bold.

Old Republic era

Rise of the Empire era

The emblem of the Jedi High Council

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force
  2. ↑ Star Wars: The Old Republic
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
  4. ↑ Dark Nest III: The Swarm War
  5. ↑ Star Wars: The Old Republic Encyclopedia
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
  7. ↑ File:SWTOR mini.png Timeline 10: The Exar Kun War on The Old Republic's official website (article) (backup link)
  8. ↑ Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force
  9. ↑ Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison 2
  10. ↑ Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison 3
  11. ↑ Labyrinth of Evil
  12. ↑ Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith novelization
  13. ↑ Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
  14. ↑ Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
  15. ↑ Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
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