A senior member of the respected Jedi Council, Mace Windu now rarely leaves the Jedi Temple. His wisdom and experience are remarkable, and so his words, softly spoken within the chambers and hallways of the Temple, bear great weight throughout the galaxy.
Jedi Master Windu regularly confers with Yoda and the ten other members of the Council on the balance of the Force and the general affairs of the Jedi Knights. His authority is as high as that of Master Yoda, which makes his opinion, during debates, greatly revered.
Although nowadays he almost never picks up his blue-bladed lightsaber to face an enemy in battle, Mace Windu remains a fearsome warrior with a perfect mastery of the Jedi fighting techniques.
Iain McCaig commented, "This initial design [for Mace Windu] is based on ILM modeler Steve Aplin's face. Samuel L. Jackson had yet to be cast." Interestingly, Mace Windu was a character in the first drafts of the screenplay for the original 1977 Star Wars. With Episode I, George Lucas was finally able to introduce this intriguing character to the Star Wars Universe.