Top Ten Most Powerful, Skilled Jedi and Sith From the Star Wars Films

Note this is only from the six films, not from the books or games.

1. Yoda

   

   Yoda is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. He first appeared in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back and serves as a wise and powerful Jedi Master with deep knowledge of the Force. Yoda was originally performed by Frank Oz, who provided the character's voice and... read more

   Yoda is the best. Some things he did are: he defeated Darth Bane, he was more powerful than emperor Sidious, he is one of the 8 Jedi Grandmasters ever, he can freeze people with the force, he defeated Dooku, one of the best swordsmen with almost no effort, he unlocked the path to immortality with the light side of the force, he doesn't even need a lightsaber to stop force lightning, he could tell when order 66 was happening, in episode 2 he saved a lot of important people in the jedi order by saving them with the gunships. That is only the last around 100 years of his life. Think what he he might have done in his first 800 years when in his prime.

2. Darth Vader / Anakin Skywalker

   

   Darth Vader is a Star Wars character who serves as the main antagonist of the original Star Wars trilogy and as the central figure in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, where he is known by his original name, Anakin Skywalker. Initially trained as a Jedi Knight, Anakin defects to the Sith under the influence... read more

   Even Darth Sidious says in Episode III before his battle with Yoda "Vader will become more powerful than you or I." He is the chosen one, more force sensitive than anyone ever before him, he killed Sidious (accomplishing a feat that even Yoda couldn't, defeating the Emperor), Dooku (which Obi-Wan was unable to do on multiple occasions), Windu and could have easily killed Luke multiple times during their battle on Cloud City in Episode V. He let luke defeat him in Episode VI because he couldn't bring himself to kill his own son and he ended up saving him in the end. Yes Obi-Wan did defeat him in Episode III but there are a few problems with that, one Obi-Wan had the advantage of higher ground, two Anakin was not at his prime yet, he was still young, confused and over confident in himself, had Anakin been at his peek he would have won. Many people believe that Yoda could defeat Vader, that is wrong, I personally own a book of Star Wars "What if? " battles pitting different characters who never actually battled against each other. One of those duels is Vader vs. Yoda, it says that Vader's strength would over power the small Jedi master and despite his agility, he would still lose. Last but not least, Anakin is the Jesus of Star Wars, Qui-Gon asks his mother "Who is the father? " to which she replies "He has none" the conclusion is that Anakin was born of the Force. The Force is Anakin's father, like God was Jesus' father, he is the Chosen One who had to die to prove to us that there is good in this world.

3. Darth Sidious

   

   Sheev Palpatine, also known by his Sith identity Darth Sidious, is a fictional character and one of the primary antagonists of the Star Wars franchise. Publicly, he appears as Senator Palpatine, then Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, and later as Emperor Palpatine. He is mainly portrayed by Ian McDiarmid... read more

   Although it seems as though he lost to Mace Windu, he was clever enough and not driven so much by arrogance so to appear weak in order to manipulate Anakin. He remained hidden as a Sith Lord to the entire Jedi order until he revealed himself of his own accord. While many will argue that in the films he appeared to be lacking in power and unable to survive being thrown down a shaft, I think this is purely because it is a film and most if not all of the lore would have been made after the movies, which I guess would have explored the force to a greater extent than what was apparantly within Sidios' grasp, making him seem underpowered. However, much of the way that sith work is though manipulation, which could explain why Sidious didn't want to destroy Luke entirely if he had the chance to lure him into to killing his father and draw closer to the dark side.

4. Luke Skywalker

   

   Luke Skywalker is a fictional character appearing as the central protagonist of the original Star Wars film trilogy and as a supporting character in the sequel trilogy of the Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. He is portrayed by Mark Hamill. Luke is a Jedi Knight who plays a crucial role in... read more

   Okay, people:

   1. George Lucas is the creator of Star Wars.

   2. So basically, he is the god/supreme being/omnipotent force/ultimate

   Arbitrator of whatever goes down in Star Wars.

   3. So basically, whatever he says is official, canon material that no

   Other source can rebut, disprove, or otherwise naysay in any way

   Whatsoever.

   So. following off that previous logic:

   1. George Lucas said that Luke Skywalker is the most powerful Jedi ever.

   2. Therefore, Luke Skywalker is the most powerful Jedi ever.

   As for the most powerful Sith, you can draw your own conclusions. However, if Luke Skywalker is the most powerful Jedi ever, that would render him more powerful than such notable Jedi as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Mace Windu, and Jedi Grandmaster Yoda. And if someone is more powerful than Yoda, then I'd be willing to bet that they can whip just about anybody's ass, just about anywhere, just about anytime in the Star Wars Galaxy.

   G'day, folks.

5. Obi-Wan Kenobi

   

   Obi-Wan Kenobi is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, portrayed by Sir Alec Guinness in the original trilogy and by Ewan McGregor in the prequel trilogy. The character is a Jedi Master who plays a pivotal role in the training of both Anakin and Luke Skywalker. Obi-Wan also appears in the... read more

   There is no way you can convince me that any other jedi or sith (from the movie franchise) is a better fighter than Obi. Sure, Yoda and Sidious maybe more force-adept, and Mace Windu may have been a stronger saber-fighter, but Obi-wan is still top tier in both categories. Just take a look at his accomplishments: Killed Darth Maul in one-on-one combat (becoming the first jedi to do so in 1000 years), defeated Count Dooku, killed General Grievous, defeated Anakin Skywalker who he trained and became one of the most powerful sith, and trained Like Skywalker, who defeated Darth Vader. Nobody else on this list deserves the #1 seat more than Obi-wan Kenobi.

6. Mace Windu

   

   Mace Windu is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, portrayed by actor Samuel L. Jackson in the prequel films. He is a high-ranking Jedi Master and member of the Jedi High Council. Windu is known for his purple lightsaber and his role in leading Jedi missions during the Clone Wars.

   His battles against Jango Fett in Attack of the Clones and Darth Sidious in Revenge of the Sith, are the only appearances that he makes fighting in the movies, and they do make him stand out because he could defeat Sidious, even though I think that Sidious could have sensed Anakin and gave up in order to make him believe that the Jedi were evil and fully turn him to the dark side. Mace's appearances in the Clone Wars make him the most bad-ass Jedi as he defeats his enemy without a problem. That is all canon material, about some legends mentioned material, he is the only Jedi that masters the 7th form of lightsaber combat, further refining his skills. Being able to borrow some dark side techniques, he can easily take down a sith lord.

7. Darth Plagueis

   

   Darth Plagueis is a fictional Sith Lord in the Star Wars universe. He was originally a Muun named Hego Demask and served as the apprentice to Darth Tenebrous. After killing his master, Plagueis trained a young Palpatine, who would later become Darth Sidious.... read more

   Darth Plagueis could stop who ever he wanted from dying and could create life. He has mastery of both the light and dark side. His mastery of the force is beyond what any other Sith Lord or Jedi Master has managed, even "The Chosen One" (having the most midichlorians means most potential, not that he necessarily used it; to get the full potential of his midichlorian level Anakin/Darth Vader would need to hone his skills for hundreds of years, but his life was cut short. By cheating death, Plagueis was able to make full use of his potential). Palpatine had to *try* to kill him while he was asleep because he knew he was no match for Plagueis, but Plagueis was aware of the attempt on his life and actually survived it (it was actually master manipulation, a sign of his power in the dark-side force). Presumably he was able to block his force from being sensed by Jedi such as Yoda as well.

   -yes, this is mostly conjecture

8. Count Dooku

   

   Count Dooku of Serenno is a fictional character from the Star Wars franchise. He appears as a major antagonist in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones and as a minor antagonist in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.... read more

   Dooku is one if the most skilled swordsman in the entire galaxy I consider him equals to yoda. And in the clone wars he faught Anakin Skywalker and Obi wan kenobi with one hand behind his back. And fought the night sisters lead by ventress while his senses were dimming has anyone else in the Star Wars universe done that, I think not.

   Count Dooku was extremely old for his species and he was able to defeat several Jedi at a time. He could hold his own against the legendary Master Yoda and defeat Obi-Wan with Anakin in Attack of the Clones. Dooku could also project force lightning which few Sith could accomplish in the Star Wars movies.

9. Darth Revan

   

   Revan is a fictional character from the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic video game developed by BioWare. While players can choose the character's gender, Revan is canonically a male who follows the light-side path. He is also the main character of the novel Star Wars: The Old Republic - Revan... read more

   Revan had experienced both the light and dark side which very few had. He defeated Madalore the Ultimate and nearly killed The Emporer who (I personally think was th real most powerful) ruled the entire Empire and all of the sith. His connection the force was incredible, likely on par with Yoda. He was one of the best strategists in the Old Republic Era, if not ever. Very few (likely no) others this list can do any of these things, which proves that he is easily among most powerful/skilled Jedi or Sith ever.

   Darth Revan is not the most powerful Jedi/Sith to exist, no sources can prove otherwise yet. However, his military strategies remove the need for even Battle Meditation, he has a deep understanding of both the Light and the Dark side that no other Jedi or Sith is known to have, he has a vast array of skills other than force-use and lightsaber skills and would be a tremendous asset to both the Jedi or the Sith, as he has proved. So overall power no, but overall skill, yes.

10. Qui-Gon Jinn

    

    Qui-Gon Jinn is a fictional character in the Star Wars saga portrayed by Liam Neeson. He is one of the main protagonists in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. Qui-Gon was a Jedi Master and mentor to Obi-Wan Kenobi.

    My opinion is he's one of the bests. He could of easily defeated Maul. He let Maul win to teach Obi-Wan a lesson, which Obi-Wan repeated for Luke. I'm not saying he's the number one most powerful Jedi but I am saying he's definitely wise, extremely smart for studying the Living Force, and there's no denying that he's a badass. He's a maverick who does what he needs to do, even if it means disobeying the Jedi council if he feels it's the right thing to do. Without Qui-Gon, Luke wouldn't of been able to become a Jedi so rapidly, nor would any Jedi have knowledge of becoming one with the force after death. Once again, just my opinion.

    Qui Gon Jinn discovered the Chosen One, discovered the way to retain your identitity even after death, and trained yet another of the greatest Jedi ever, Obi-Wan Kenobi. Even though he was killed by the first Sith Lord he ever encountered, in the same movie he debuted in, he did set the course for the rest of the saga. Even though it may be a mistake he would have regretted, he did discover Anakin and brought him to the Jedi temple, leaving Anakin's mom to later die on Tattooine, causing Anakin's first to drift ever closer to the Dark Side, and later reject the Dark Side and bring balance to the force. Without Qui Gon, there would be no story! He also was a rebellious Jedi who had very unorthodox methods and beliefs, and he ultimately became one of the most powerful and knowledgeable force users ever, even after death. If it wasn't for him, Obi Wan wouldn't have became a ghost and been able to tell Luke Skywalker to go to Degobah. That's another reason Qui Gon is very important to the story. Now that you actually read my entire rant, hopefully you too will agree that Qui Gon deserves a spot in the Top Ten, not 11th place.

The Newcomers
11. ?

    Padme Amidala

    

    Padmé Amidala is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. She appears in the prequel trilogy and is portrayed by actress Natalie Portman. Padmé is the Queen and later Senator of Naboo and the mother of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa.... read more

    She may not have a lightsaber, but she has a force connection.

12. ?

    Princess Leia

    

    Princess Leia Organa, later known as General Leia Organa, is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. She was portrayed in the films by actress Carrie Fisher. Leia is one of the central characters in the original Star Wars trilogy and plays a prominent leadership role in the Resistance in the... read more

    Since when is she a Jedi?

    Dgmw, I like Leia, and Carrie Fisher was amazing and still so hawt at like 60.

    Also, RIP Carrie Fisher, you where awesome as Leia.

The Contenders

13. Darth Maul

    

    Darth Maul is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. Trained as Darth Sidious's first apprentice, he serves as a Sith Lord and wields a distinctive double-bladed lightsaber. Darth Maul first appeared in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace and later featured in Star Wars: The Clone Wars... read more

    Darth Maul was a badass. He used flashy skill sets and survived a 2v1 against Kenobi and Jinn. Shortly after he killed the jedi master and had the "higher ground" against Kenobi. He could've killed him but waited leading to his down fall... literally. But somehow he survived and was his usual badass self again.

    Darth maul was the only Sith to molest young anikin without getting caught. He was the only one that was able to defeat Captain Kirk and Spock before the clone wars even started. Darth maul was also the only master that could shuffle a deck of cards with one hand.

14. Darth Bane

    

    Darth Bane is a legendary Sith Lord from the Star Wars universe. He is best known for creating the Rule of Two, which established that there should only be one Sith Master and one apprentice at any given time. This system was designed to ensure that the Sith would grow stronger through constant challenge... read more

    Darth Bane was the first unite in his being the knowledge of the dark side and the power of the dark side of the force.

    Also he was the most intuitive/receptive of his time to the way of the dark side, which prove his powerful and profound connection with the force.

    He negated a full legion of sith, just because he felt inside it self the power of the dark side. That's awesome.

    He knew he was right, unlike Vader, and this gives him the power to break the ice and to negate the current sith ideology.

    Darth Bane stopped at nothing for knowledge of the dark side. Survived the thought bomb. All while learning it on his own through the neglect of the sith academy. Bane is by far the strongest physically hands down.

15. Galen Marek/Starkiller

    

    Galen Marek, codenamed Starkiller, was a male Human apprentice of the Sith Lord Darth Vader. A powerful Force-user who lived during the era of the Galactic Empire, Marek came from the Wookiee home planet of Kashyyyk and was the only child of two Jedi Knights, Mallie and Kento Marek, who left the Jedi... read more

    Starkiller, Darth Plagueis and Marka Ragnos are certainly the most powerful of all time. Starkiller was able to use the force with unimaginable strength and power he could crush most if not any that opposed him with a force choke. on the other hand there is Marka Ragnos, who was a giant, he wielded a large lightsabre and it took the entire jedi academy at one stage to defeat him. then there is Darth Plagueis who was the most skilled force user known. he could use it to resurrect loved ones or anyone he wished. it made him immortal, he had the highest midichlorian count of all time and handed it down the his son Anakin who if had not been defeated by obi wan, would have eventually unleashed his full potential and became possibly even more successful and all together more powerful than Darth Plagueis. which meant he would have been the most powerful sith lord of all time and practically a GOD.

16. Satele Shan

    

    Are you kidding me not should be this low on the list she should be number 3 not 14 you guys are crazy she is the second most powerful jedi ever. The only jedi that would defeat her is Yoda.

    She was the Jedi Grand Master during the Old Republic era and had tremendous connection with the force linked to her mother Bastila Shan and the all powerful Revan. Enough said about that.

    A Shan, doesn't get better than that does it?

17. Jek-14

    He defeated yoda, mace windu, darth sidious, count dooku, and 30 other versions of himself. I guess the original is the best. He partly trained luke skywalker and saved the " group of hero's " countless times. This is why he should be in the top 10.

    In Lego Star Wars, the Yoda Chronicles, episode 1, The Phantom Clone, he took on Yoda and Mace Windu at the same time and won.

    Jek- 14 is the best clone trooper I no even he's a clone trooper l still love his arm he has!

18. Shaak Ti

    

    Shaak Ti is a fictional Jedi Master who appeared in two films from the Star Wars prequel trilogy and the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. She is a Togruta from the planet Shili. Shaak Ti served on the Jedi High Council and played a key role during the Clone Wars.

    " Shaaki TI is one of the wises jedi ever. She was able to make wise decisions for many clones and the jedi Order. However she did have her faults. Like being one of the closes jedi to clones and yet she didn't except Order 66. Not all Jedi are perfect and honestly. I would have placed her around 11.

    Shaak Ti was remembered as the guardian of Felucia, the hero and pride of Shili, and best female jedi in history, considered the fourth most powerful member of the jedi council, and a wise jedi, besides being considered by Anakin a great and true master jedi.

19. General Grievous

    

    General Grievous is a fictional character and antagonist in the Star Wars franchise. He served as the Supreme Commander of the Confederacy of Independent Systems' Droid Armies during the Clone Wars. Grievous is voiced by Matthew Wood and first appeared in Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) before appearing... read more

    The reason this guy's a beast? I'll let you dwell on this. He has no force powers. All his Jedi opponents DO have force powers. His fellow Sith friends have force powers, and those Jedi aren't shy to use those powers on Grievous. Regardless of that fact he's killed skilled Jedi left and right and as such is bar none the most powerful character in Star Wars who can't use the force.

    He has four arms for Lightsabers FROM DEAD JEDI which means he has killed loads. In the Clone Wars he beats the crap out of Anakin 'The Chosen one' every time they meet until Jar Jar and Dooku screw him over also he survives longer than Dooku in the films hehe. After Dooku's Demise he becomes the commander of the separatist the biggest army in the galaxy.

20. Darth Malgus

    

    Darth Malgus is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was a Sith Lord active during the time of the Old Republic and serves as a major antagonist in the MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic. Known for his brutal tactics and distinctive breathing mask, Malgus plays a pivotal role in key battles... read more

    Malgus is described as being able to merge with the darkside and in such a state being unstoppable.

    He was only beaten twice- once by Satele after a trooper had detonated a grenade 2 feet from his face... and the other by a four man strike team consisting of either the jedi knight who single handedly defeated vitiate, the baresenthor, the best smuggler, and the leader of havoc squad- the most elite commando team, OR (empire version) the emperors hand, a lead member of the dark council, the empires best agent, and the best bounty hunter in the galaxy. And they didn't even manage to kill him so much as knock him off down a cliff where he apparently survived frozen in carbonite somehow.

    He also has an impressive jedi kill list.

21. Kit Fisto

    

    Kit Fisto is a Jedi from the Star Wars universe. A Nautolan Jedi, Kit Fisto appeared in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, and the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which originally ran from 2008 to 2014 and returned in 2020. He is known for his... read more

    Hey at least he fought of for about 10 more seconds then those other jedi such as Agar Kolar and some other guy.

    And also is awesome ill tell you that and how is he not in the top 20 at least. Last thing he lead the clones when Count Dooku was in that sphere in Attack of the Clones.

    He is usually a good humored, calm guy. I mean, look at the look on his face when he sees Battle-droid-3po! When he isn't happy, he's calm, collected, and unstoppable.

    I don't know what he is but I like him. He holds the lightsaber and fights with it unlike any other jedi. Also you gotta love his smile.

22. Jacen Solo/Darth Caedus

    

    I don't see how he isn't even in the list? I know he was killed by his sister in the end but only because of bombs fetts training and being distracted by lukes mind games and the fact his daughter was about to be assassinated. Luke even said defeating him would mean he had to turn to the dark side! With some of the people on that list it's a madness haha he was a bad ass even as a Jedi, but as a sith he had the power to live up to his grandads potential if he hadn't become robo-vader. I mean the guy could flow walk? Who's gonna beat him in a saver fight really?

    -he ends the vong war, save the galaxy... He starts a second civil war by trying to save the galaxy for the second time (not sure it has been a success however)

    - his force abilities are amazing (combat meditation, flow walk, jedi trick on a whole palnet, invisibility in the force,... )

    -he really think what the force is and try to improve the role of the force users

    -He made grat mistakes because he made great deeds

23. Ki-Adi-Mundi

    

    Ki-Adi-Mundi is a fictional Jedi Master in the Star Wars franchise who appeared in the prequel trilogy and Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He is a Cerean Jedi and a member of the Jedi High Council. He is known for his distinct tall head and his role in major Clone Wars battles.

    He was so wise that he could locate an enemy's weakness in second. Plus, he was the only jedi besides Mace Windu to wield a purple lightsaber.

    In order 66 you could see how determined and loyal he was to kill in the clone wars and that was great. Look back and youll see

24. Ahsoka Tano

    

    Ahsoka Tano is a character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas and Dave Filoni. Introduced as the Padawan of Anakin Skywalker, she plays a central role in both the 2008 animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the subsequent TV series. Ashley Eckstein voiced Ahsoka in The Clone Wars... read more

    Ahsoka Tano was not the most powerful Jedi ever, but had potential to become very powerful had she not left the order. After all, she was trained by the chosen one himself. And we saw her power grow quite a bit in the clone wars series. So I don't think she was the most powerful, nor do I think she would become greater than most jedi greats (ie Yoda, Anakin, Luke) but she had great potential as a jedi and good character development. Plus I really love her fighting style and her green and semi-yellow lightsaber. So my vote is for Ahsoka.

    How isn't she higher on the list? She beat Darth Maul at 16 years old for crying out loud. She survived order 66 while trapped on a ship with perhaps the best legion in the galaxy. She was a brat when she was first introduced but she soon matured into a strong and independent woman that was capable of fighting powerful sith at an extremely young age. Sure, she's not number one, but she definitely deserves to be higher than Rey, Shaak Ti, and Maul.

25. Saesee Tiin

    

    Apparently he was the best jedi pilot. Shame that he couldn't defend from the emperor.

26. Rey

    

    Rey is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise and is portrayed by British actress Daisy Ridley. She made her first appearance as the central protagonist in the film Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

    Rey begins as a solitary scavenger on the desert planet Jakku, where she was abandoned as... read more

    She actually did what only Obi-Wan has done. Beat a Sith lord while in a padawan state (in training), moreover she was merely adapted to the force...She had no clue, just did things out of instict and anger.

    On the other hand Kylo, even as sith lord, wasn't as powerful as the older sith lords...far too unstable and it was stated that he was still in training.

    I believe she will be even more powerful than we expect and the same goes for Kylo Ren...

    Palpatine's granddaughter. Extremely powerful, but couldn't hold a candle to Kylo during their second duel. The only reason she beat him the first time was because Kylo got injured from Chewbacca's crossbow thing. That same weapon blow holes through storm troopers.

27. Anakin Skywalker

    

    Anakin Skywalker is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. He appears in the original trilogy as the main antagonist Darth Vader, serving the Galactic Empire, while his backstory and fall to the dark side are depicted in the prequel trilogy. Skywalker is portrayed by... read more

    Anakin Skywalker, deserves respect. Without him, we wouldn't have Luke as a great hero or ever have the but kicking Darth Vader. Despite his good looks, he still is one of the most skilled and bad ass jedi of his time.

    - Master of Djem So

    - Master of Shien

    - Notable practitioner of Ataru and Soresu

    - A level 9 duelist

    - Incredible physical feats without force augmentation

    - Amazing resilience

    - A focused mind

    - Natural talent

    - Unparalleled reflexes

    - Skill with telekinesis

    - Tactical genius

    - Fought numerous times against dark force users, gaining him a lot of experience in a dueling environment

    - Defeated numerous dark force users

    - Has access to strong emotions to gift him with exceptional power

    - Relentless determination

    - Seen by many among the jedi as the greatest warrior they had

    The list goes on. I honestly think Anakin Skywalker is underestimated amongst the Star Wars fan base. Maybe because he's disliked or simply because Obi Wan Kenobi defeated him on Mustafar. However, Anakin only lost to Obi Wan due to his unbalanced emotions during the battle. This allowed Obi Wan to seek a tactical advantage which Anakin was blind to; his rage prevented him from thinking smartly as he usually would during a duel.

    His dueling abilities were unparalleled in the star wars universe. Without force augmentations, Anakin was easily the finest duelist of his time. With force augmentations he was even stronger, capable of rivalling Master Windu in sparring practice.

    His force abilities were naturally strong, being able to push, choke and disarm many opponents before they could blink. Although he wasn't on thew level of Master Yoda in terms of force abilities, he was still a well respected force user with the potential to surpass Master Yoda.

    His experience allows him to calculate the best strategy for defeating an opponent in a duel. He can spot weaknesses and furthermore, move to exploit those weaknesses to give him the advantage.... read more