Summary
- Mace Windu, a Jedi Master in the Star Wars prequel era, was trained by a sapient tree named T'ra Saa in the Legends continuity.
- T'ra Saa is a member of the Neti species, a tree-like plant with shapeshifting abilities. She fought in the Clone Wars and was a close friend of fellow Jedi Master Tholme.
- T'ra Saa has no counterpart in Star Wars canon, but the Neti still exist, with one member of the species having constructed the Great Jedi Library in Luke Skywalker's Jedi Temple on Ossus.
The Star Wars prequel-era Jedi Master, Mace Windu, received his Jedi training from a sapient tree in Legends. Mace Windu is the last Master of the Order, or leader of the Jedi Council, in the original Jedi Order, having fought valiantly to protect democracy in the Clone Wars before tragically dying at the hands of Palpatine shortly before the Jedi Order and Galactic Republic were destroyed. Mace's earlier life was once discussed in the Legends continuity, an alternate branch of the Star Wars franchise since April 2014, which delved into the roots of the prequel trilogy’s Jedi and their respective masters – including Mace Windu’s mentor.
Mace Windu has long since been unique among the prequel-era Jedi not only for his position as Master of the Order, but also for his use of both the Force and his lightsaber. Windu mastered a rare Force ability called shatterpoint, heightening his ability to perceive and attack weaknesses. Windu also created a Jedi version of lightsaber combat Form VII called Vaapad, though the form put its users at high risk of falling to the dark side of the Force. Windu’s mentor was no less unique, as she was a sapient, shapeshifting, tree-like being.
