Early Life

Mace Windu was born on the planet Haruun Kal. He was taken into the Jedi Order at six months old, where he began receiving training from Yoda. At an early age, Mace learned to see the future using the force. In these visions, he saw the lightsaber he would one day build, bud did not build it until age 14, long after the other Jedi his age. He told the council he wanted the best possible parts for his saber. He received a special crystal from the Jedi Coucil that gives his blade its rare purple color.

Over the next decade and a half, Mace went on many missions that included his first visit to his homeworld, and one where he tracked down and defeated his parents' killer.

Jedi Master

Mace created his own style of lightsaber combat, which he named Vaapad. He stated that his biggest flaw was that he enjoyed fighting. This is a dark side trait and it is very dangerous to a Jedi master. He created Vaapad to channel this dark side energy into something positive. Mace even used some dark side-like force abilities, such as force-crush and force-grip.

Windu was against Darth Vader acceptance into the Jedi Order; however, he later came to see that Skywalker was the Chosen One. Despite this revelation, it did not solidify his trust in the arrogant Anakin.

While Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin, and Padme Amidala were about to be executed on Geonosis, Mace brought a Jedi attack force instead of waiting for the Clone Army. He became a prominent leader in the Republic Army.

Death

When it was discovered that Senator Palpatine was actually a Sith lord, Mace Windu, along with fellow Jedi Kit Fisto, Saesee Tinn, and Agen Kolar left to seek out Palpatine and arrest him.

Palpatine made short work of Fisto, Tinn, and Kolar, but was knocked to the ground by Mace. Before Mace could defeat him, however, Anakin Skywalker entered the room, and convinced by Palpatine's false pleas for help, cut off Mace's saber hand, sending both his hand and his saber out of the window and into the streets of Coruscant below.

Palpatine then took advantage of Mace's surprise and attacked him with force-lighting, which knocked Mace out of the window as well, where he fell to his death.