Recently, we reviewed the 10 most hated Jedi. Pong Krell topped the list for his betrayal of the Jedi and treatment of the clones who fought under him. Others like Ki-Adi Mundi were disliked for their role in the downfall of the Jedi. Yet, who is the worst Jedi in all of Star Wars for their character attributes and shameful actions? Here are 5 Jedi who could claim that title.
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1. Jorus C’Baoth
The top post in this discussion gets us to think about Jorus C’Baoth as the worst Jedi. C’Baoth falls under the definition of a Jedi who “violate[s] all the rules about compassion and mercy for others.” We may well agree that he is “arrogant, authoritative, [and] prideful”, steering him into the worst category.
During the Outbound Flight project in 27 BBY, C’Baoth displayed these awful attributes and even went so far as “to take Force-sensitive children away from their parents” to be converted to Jedi. Timothy Zahn’s novel Outbound Flight delves into these developments and C’Baoth’s “personal vision” for the Jedi Order and galaxy based on his controlling ideas. Ultimately, C’Baoth’s arrogance led to his downfall.
2. Lucien Draay and the Jedi Covenant
Another post from the above Reddit discussion tips us off to the Jedi Covenant, a group that bears responsibility for the death of many Padawans. Lucien Draay’s mother, Krynda Draay, was the founder of this covenant, and Lucien takes the lead blame for the Padawan Massacre, a horrendous act that places him on the list.
Lucien Draay became “the Hand to the Covenant’s First WatchCircle,” a group within the large group of Jedi seers on the lookout for the return of the Sith. This First WatchCircle had a vision of one of their Padawans bringing down the Jedi Order. So bent on stopping this possibility, Draay ordered the execution of all the apprentices, earning him and the groups he led a spot on this list of worst Jedi.
3. Nahdar Vebb
This Jedi brings us back to attributes as grounds for being the worst. Not only is Nahdar Vebb arrogant, but he is also “impatient and emotionally unstable,” as this video explains (at 6:45). We can recognize his lack of wisdom and impetuousness as other qualities that make him the worst.
Vebb challenged his former master and recklessly engaged General Grievous in battle, seeking glory, not Jedi peace and stability. In this collection of scenes, Vebb demonstrates his pride and lack of foresight, which ultimately cost him his life.
4. Luminara Unduli
Luminara Unduli makes many lists as the worst Jedi for her cold, uncaring nature. As stated in this article, fans think of her “as one of the more cold and emotionally unavailable of the Jedi.” Perhaps her detached manner is due to following the Jedi Code too rigidly, but it left her without feeling and too attached to the Republic.
Luminara Unduli’s worst actions include quickly abandoning her Padawan Barriss Offee under a droid factory and not doing anything to prevent Offee’s fall to the dark side. Unduli effectively brings together faulty characteristics and poor actions.
5. Atris
Similarly, Jedi Master Atris’s commitment to the Jedi Code cast her on the worst list. Atris was “extremely dedicated” to the Order and “believed in their righteousness to the point of arrogance and fanaticism,” a terrible combination. She was also known to be impatient and then later sullen and withdrawn before succumbing to the dark side.
This video portrays Atris as the worst for her descent into evilness. Atris became entrapped in a cycle of self-righteousness and self-doubt while the Jedi Civil War tore into her and placed her on a fallen trajectory. It may have been circumstances that brought out the worst in her, but she did not demonstrate much Jedi will to resist or return herself to a better path.