Star Wars: The Rise & Fall Of The Jedi Council, Explained
In between all the lightsaber battles and blaster shootouts, there's a lot of large-scale political turmoil going on in the Star Wars franchise's long history. Between the multiple eras and changing tides of war, there's a powerful order of peacekeepers whose history weaves throughout and affects everything.
There are so many important people, places, and governing bodies for fans to keep track of in the ever-expanding Star Wars universe. Even though the films, shows, video games, and more barely depict the Jedi Council directly, its actions among of the most important aspects of the narrative. Behind closed doors, the most powerful warriors in the galaxy made some of the toughest decisions, before war tore them apart.
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Though the franchise feels like it's depicting a long period of time, the films have only covered around 67 years of the galaxy's events. The Jedi Council predates the first film by an immense period of time. The first known event of the Jedi Council comes thousands of years before any event depicted on-screen. The Council is the ultimate governing body of the Jedi, and therefore, the most important peace-keeping force in the galaxy. As always in genre fiction, this means they engaged in an immense amount of armed conflict. Nothing is known about the initial formation of the Jedi Council, other than their purpose. They consist of twelve Jedi Masters who hold court and make the tough decisions. Over the decades, this led to their leadership over the galactic military, and their eventual dissolution.
The first known event in Jedi Council history came when a rogue Jedi decided they were done with the Council's rules. He determined that the best way to seek power was to
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