Star Wars fans united over Mace Windu's true fate

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith marked the end of Mace Windu, or did it?

I’m not going to apologise for referencing a spoiler there; Revenge of the Sith was first released 20 years ago.

Those who have watched the film will have witnessed Windu’s apparent downfall.

The Jedi appeared to have gained the upper-hand in a fight against the evil Emperor Palpatine, but just as Windu prepared to deliver the final devastating blow, Anakin intervened, betraying Windu.

Of course, it was no real shock to the viewer that Anakin might carry out such an action, but it certainly was to Windu himself.

Anakin severed Windu’s arm, providing Palpatine with a window to blast the Jedi with force lightning, sending poor Windu tumbling to his death on Coruscant.

The problem is that these days, most people aren’t all that happy about accepting a character death unless a body is shown.

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“Every character who appears to die, or is terribly injured, AND THEN falls from a great height survives,” wrote Reddit user SethSpld2.

“Luke (ESB), Emperor (RotJ), Darth Maul (TPM), and Obi-Wan (RotS). Everyone who appears to die on stable ground - Obi Wan (ANH), Yoda (RotJ), Qui Gon (TPM) and so on - really is dead.”

It’s an interesting point to consider.

“He's dead until a writer decides they wanna bring him back, same thing happened with Boba,” replied lordvolkan.

“I hope not. Some characters should stay dead,” commented Creative-Cupcake-656.

“No because the thing is the fall didn't kill Mace Windu, Sidious' lightning did,” added mrstripperboots.

To survive the force lightning, the severed hand, and the fall would make Mace Windu a cat with nine lives and for that reason, I’m pretty sure he’s dead.

But look, if he surfaces in future years alive and well, I’m happy for you to stroll back and scream “I told you so” at me.