10 Star Wars Characters SAVED By The Expanded Universe

10. Plo Koon

The Jedi High Council were introduced as something of a committee in The Phantom Menace as they sat in their chamber discussing all things the Force and judging prospective Padawan learners, but it did seem as though it was Master Yoda and Mace Windu taking the lead on things.

With this in mind, Jedi Master Plo Koon never actually says a word in any of the prequel movies and the only action we see from him is some background gestures, a few glimpses at the Battle of Geonosis and his death at the hands of his battalion of Clone Troopers in Revenge of the Sith.

So how can what is effectively a background character be saved exactly? Well, Plo Koon's appearances throughout the Clone Wars series shed some light on what an exceptional Jedi he truly is, as one piece of dialogue paints a picture of the most compassionate Jedi of them all.

In only the second episode of the series, Plo Koon and his clone squadron are stranded above Abregado and his clone troopers state they do not believe they will be rescued as they consider themselves 'expendable' - Master Plo responds simply with: "Not to me".

Granted, this act of compassion is somewhat undermined by Plo Koon's decision to expel Ahsoka from the Jedi Order towards the end of the series, but he is humble enough to apologise for his mistake - manners maketh the man.