Star Wars Black Series Mace Windu — Every Figure Across All Eras

Mace Windu is the Jedi Council’s most formidable warrior — the master of Vaapad, wielder of the only purple lightsaber in the Order, the man who came within one moment of ending Palpatine’s plan before Anakin made the choice that changed the galaxy. Five figures cover him across the prequels and the Tartakovsky Clone Wars animated series, with the Force FX Elite lightsaber covering his distinctive weapon as a separate prop piece.

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Mace is human — a senior Jedi Council member whose specific combat style, Vaapad, channels his natural connection to the dark side’s energy into aggressive precision rather than letting it corrupt him. It’s a dangerous Form that only he has mastered fully, and it makes him the most dangerous lightsaber duellist in the Order. When he corners Palpatine in the Chancellor’s office in Revenge of the Sith, he wins. He defeats the most powerful Sith Lord in a thousand years in direct combat. The intervention that ends the fight isn’t Palpatine recovering — it’s Anakin stepping in.

His purple lightsaber is the result of a specific production decision: Samuel L. Jackson, cast as a senior Jedi, requested a purple blade so he could spot himself in the large battle sequences at Geonosis. Lucas approved it. The in-universe explanation — that a Jedi’s kyber crystal reflects their relationship with both the light and dark sides, and Vaapad’s practitioners lean closer to the edge than most — developed around the production choice rather than preceding it. The colour became one of the most distinctive in the franchise.

His death in the Senate chamber — thrown through the window after Anakin’s intervention, falling dozens of stories — is the prequel trilogy’s most consequential single moment. That choice is what triggers Palpatine’s “Execute Order 66” call to the clone commanders. Without Anakin intervening, the war ends differently. The entire final act of Revenge of the Sith pivots on the decision made in that room.

The Tartakovsky 2003 Clone Wars micro-series gave Mace a sequence that is arguably his finest animated moment — a solo battle against the Separatist army on Dantooine where he defeats hundreds of droids while barely moving, the Force channelled into precise destruction. The Tartakovsky figure covers this specific stylised version of the character.

The Standard Figure

The Red Line Phase 3 Mace Windu from 2019 is the primary display figure — Photo Real Samuel L. Jackson likeness, standard Jedi robes, purple lightsaber. This is the Mace for the Geonosis Arena, Order 66, and Coruscant Jedi Temple displays. The 2019 Photo Real production captures Jackson’s distinctive features accurately, and the purple lightsaber at 6-inch scale is one of the line’s more visually striking accessories.

The TPM Figure

The 50th Anniversary TPM Mace Windu Best Buy exclusive covers his Phantom Menace appearance — the specific robes of his earliest film appearance, before the Clone Wars configurations that define him most completely. For collectors building the full TPM Council scene, this is the era-accurate version. The Best Buy exclusivity makes it a channel-specific purchase.

The Tartakovsky Figure

The 50th Anniversary Tartakovsky Clone Wars Mace Walmart exclusive is the most visually distinct figure in the range — stylised in the 2003 Genndy Tartakovsky micro-series aesthetic, which is significantly more exaggerated and dynamic than either the film-accurate figures or the CGI Clone Wars animation style. This is Mace as a 2D animation design: angular, expressive, built for action poses.

The Tartakovsky series is important context for this figure. The 2003 micro-series was produced before Revenge of the Sith, bridging Attack of the Clones and the final film, and its visual style was deliberately distinct from the CGI that George Lucas was developing simultaneously. The figure exists alongside the Tartakovsky General Grievous and ARC Trooper figures in a small but dedicated nod to that specific animated era. For collectors who know the micro-series, the figure is immediately recognisable. For those who don’t, it looks like a very different Mace Windu.

The 187th Legion Two-Pack

The Mace Windu and 187th Legion Clone Trooper Hasbro Pulse exclusive follows the same format as the Yoda and Commander Gree Clones of the Republic two-pack — a Jedi commander paired with the specific clone unit that serves under them. The 187th Legion’s purple-marked clone troopers are Mace’s battalion, and the two-pack places the commander and his soldier together in the same purchase.

For the Order 66 display, this is the specific pairing — Mace with his unit, the relationship that the order will eventually weaponise against him. The Hasbro Pulse exclusivity is the sourcing consideration.

The two-pack format is worth noting as a collecting approach. Where most Black Series purchases are individual figures, the Clones of the Republic two-packs create built-in commander-and-unit pairings that reflect how those characters actually appear in the films and animation. Mace doesn’t fight alone — his 187th is with him. The two-pack acknowledges that, and for a scene display that wants to show the relationship rather than just the individual, it’s the purchase that makes the most narrative sense.

The Force FX Elite Lightsaber

The Mace Windu Force FX Elite Lightsaber is the purple blade as a dedicated prop piece — the most distinctive lightsaber colour in the franchise at prop scale. For a display anchored around Mace, or for a complete Force FX Elite collection, it adds the weapon dimension that a figure alone can’t provide.

All Mace Windu Figures in the Black Series

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