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Star Wars has many intriguing organizations in its vast sci-fi galaxy, but none are quite as interesting as the Jedi Order. Comprised of thousands of Jedi Knights during its height, the order was ruled by a council of their most powerful masters at any given time. The High Council was of the utmost importance to the Jedi Order during the days of the Republic, even until the government's collapse and reorganization into the first Galactic Empire.

Audiences first meet the High Jedi Council during the events of Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace. This lineup of powerful Jedi Masters unwittingly set a dark future in motion for the galaxy by allowing Anakin Skywalker into the order. Who were these Jedi and what happened to them after the events of The Phantom Menace?

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