Mace Windu’s Unique Lightsaber Form Shows How Close He Was To The Dark Side

Samuel L. Jackson’s Mace Windu was easily one of the most accomplished Jedi in all of Star Wars, and his lightsaber form proves it. Windu stands among some of the best lightsaber duelists of all time. Not only was he nigh-unbeatable, but he was also one of the few Jedi to have invented their own lightsaber form, something even Grand Master Yoda hadn’t done in his 900 years of life. When both Windu and Yoda were pitted against a Sith Master like Palpatine, Yoda was defeated, while Windu prevailed. Of course, Windu’s success—and failure—in battle was partly due to how his lightsaber form worked.