Star Wars Makes Mace Windu's Rarest Jedi Power Canon Again
Star Wars has made Mace Windu's rarest Jedi Force power canon again. Played by Samuel L. Jackson, Mace Windu was one of the most formidable Jedi of the prequel trilogy. He fought on the front lines of the Clone Wars, and in Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith, he was the Jedi who seemed to come within a hair's breadth of defeating Palpatine — reflecting the Sith Lord's Force lightning back at him.
Mace Windu was heavily developed in the old Star Wars Expanded Universe, with author Matt Stover giving him a rare Force power known as "Shatterpoint." This allowed Mace Windu to perceive the weak spot in an opponent or circumstance, making him a shrewd tactician in battle and a devastatingly effective lightsaber duelist. The power's canonicity has been debatable ever since Disney purchased Lucasfilm in 2012, with the old EU now branded as "Legends." Mace's Shatterpoint power is mentioned in Stover's novelization of Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith, but even the canonicity of this novelization is still uncertain. Shatterpoints were again mentioned in Chuck Wendig's Disney canon «Aftermath» trilogy, but they were oddly defined, leaving contemporary readers unsure what to make of them.
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Mike Chen's new Star Wars novel Brotherhood finally addresses the issue head-on, confirming Mace Windu does indeed possess the Shatterpoint power in the Disney canon. During one conversation with Anakin Skywalker, Palpatine gently mocked Mace's trademark power; "Master Windu can go on for hours about Shatterpoints, but perhaps that lack of empathy is his very own Shatterpoint," the secret Sith Lord quipped. It's only a throwaway comment, but it's sure to
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