Most Powerful Women Jedi In Star Wars

In much of Star Wars media, it is shown that male Jedi are more common than female. However, more recently, this has slowly been changing. Projects such as Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Ahsoka have aimed to put the spotlight on the most powerful women Jedi in the modern Star Wars universe.

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By  Cameron Swan

While some of the female Jedi introduced to the Star Wars Universe came in minor prequel roles or in The Clone Wars series, others are only a part of the Extended Universe or other media. Either way, there is great female representation in the franchise that many fans forget.

Updated on January 14, 2025, by Chris Harkin: The Star Wars franchise seems to have slowed down slightly in 2024, but there are still plenty of exciting projects on the horizon. Between individual new stories from Star Wars: Visions, to the endless future potential from more films and live-action series on Disney Plus. It is likely that fans will have an opportunity to see more great female Jedi brought to live-action, but there is still plenty to explore through the history of the Star Wars franchise. From heroic female Jedi on the big screen to comic books and the expanded universe, fans have many different favorite female characters that have proven their worth and strength in the force.

16 Stass Allie

A General And Leader In The Clone Wars

• First Appearance - Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones
• A Jedi Master & General In The Clone Wars
• Fought During The Battle of Geonosis

The story of Stass Allie's creation is quite an amusing one, as the creators of the Star Wars prequel trilogy swapped actresses for Adi Gallia, another female Jedi Master, between The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones. They then quickly realized, however, that the two looked very different, and changed the new character to Stass Allie, Adi Gallia's cousin.

This amusing piece of history led to Stass Allie being named as another major character, who was later revealed to have been added to the Jedi High Council after the death of her cousin, and subsequently she became a General in the Clone Wars, and unfortunately met her fate during Order 66, as one of the first wave of Jedi to be killed, her own clones turning on her as they fought on Saleucami.

15 Satele Shan

The Champion Of The MMO World

• First Appearance - Star Wars: The Old Republic
• Leader Of The Jedi Council During The Cold War
• Worked Alongside The Sith, Searching For Peace

It seemed a crazy idea to bring MMO games to the Star Wars Universe, but The Old Republic was successful in doing so, and it introduced some new mighty warriors on both sides of the Force in the era where the Sith and Jedi attempted to forge something of a truce, leading to an eventual Cold War between the sides.

Satele Shan led the Jedi Council after surviving a Sith surprise attack which almost restarts hostilities. She is proven to be a capable warrior and leader, controlling a hugely difficult situation for years and leading the final assault against the Emperor of the Sith. She continued to lead the Jedi for years, eventually going into a self-imposed meditative exile after losing heart due to the many casualties the Jedi had suffered, but she remains a fantastic leader.

14 Jocasta Nu

Keeper Of Knowledge

• First Appearance - Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002)
• Gifted With Jedi Mind Tricks
• Owned A Lightsaber Rifle

Despite not often being seen in combat, Jocasta Nu was an incredibly wise female Jedi Master who was placed in charge of the archives at the Jedi Temple. This hugely important position could only be attained after many years of study, and Jocasta proved on multiple occasions that she had a lot of bravery in addition to knowledge.

When the Jedi Temple was attacked during Order 66, Jocasta initially managed to escape, which was hugely impressive given her location. She was later tracked down by Darth Vader personally and didn't survive the ensuing battle, though she did manage to trouble Vader and his clones using her unusual lightsaber rifle.

13 Sabine Wren

Mandalorian, Vandal, Jedi

• First Appearance - Star Wars: Rebels Episode 1x01 (2014)
• Gifted Artist & Bounty Hunter
• Explosives Expert

One of the characters who has been around for years, at least for fans of the animated Star Wars: Rebels series, Sabine Wren finally became a Jedi when she returned to her training under Ahsoka in their recent live-action series on Disney Plus. Sabine's greatest accomplishments as a Jedi are likely still ahead of her.

But that doesn't mean that Sabine didn't accomplish great things prior to her official Jedi training in Ahsoka. During her time as part of the Ghost's crew, she helped engage in various activities for the Rebel Alliance that proved key, while also playing a major role in the events and future of Mandalore throughout. Fans are expectantly waiting to see if she can also help Ahsoka, Ezra Bridger, and more in taking Grand Admiral Thrawn down once and for all.

12 Shaak Ti

Oversaw Clone Army Production

• First Appearance - Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002)
• Gifted With Telekinesis
• Able To Use Echolocation

Shaak Ti appeared in the prequel films and in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. A female Jedi General during the Clone Wars, Shaak Ti held the important role of being stationed on Kamino, where she was in charge of helping train new armies of clones. This important role showcased how much wisdom and trust the Jedi Council had in her.

Having survived the battles of Geonosis, Kamino, and Coruscant, Shaak Ti proved many times over that she was an expert Jedi, and she may even have survived the events of Order 66 had she not been stationed on Coruscant itself at the time. She was only finally slain by the hand of Darth Vader himself at the Jedi Temple.

11 Adi Gallia

Master Of Whispers

• First Appearance - Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999)
• Master Politician
• Ran A Covert Intelligence Network On Coruscant

The Jedi Council seemed to try during the High Republic Era to stay away from politics as much as possible, but the same couldn't be said for every individual Jedi. Adi Gallia was born on Coruscant to a diplomatic family and thus grew up being respected on both sides of the aisle. She was able to act as a bridge between the Jedi and the Senate on more than one occasion.

To ensure she knew what was going on with the politicians of Coruscant, Adi Gallia also fostered a huge network of spies that allowed her to keep tabs on everyone. During the Clone Wars, she stood alongside Obi-Wan Kenobi in more than one major battle, and even briefly tangled with General Grievous, showing she was a fierce warrior as well as a great diplomat.

10 Aayla Secura

Wartime General

• First Appearance - Star Wars (1998) #19
• Incredible Martial Artist
• Master Of Form IV Of Lightsaber Combat

A Twi-lek female Jedi, Aayla Secura was also on the Council during the time of the Clone Wars and also failed to survive the extermination of almost all the Jedi during Order 66. Prior to this, however, she was a notable General in the Clone Wars, in addition to fighting in and surviving the Battle of Geonosis that began the war.

Aayla survived something that many Jedi don't: the pull of the dark side. After the death of her uncle, Aayla nearly turned to the dark side during her hunt for those responsible, but with help from Master Yoda and by using her own inner strength and sense of morality, she managed to remain herself, proving herself as one of the strongest female Jedi.

9 Depa Billaba

Trained & Saved Kanan Jarrus

• First Appearance - Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999)
• Incredibly Gifted In Forms III & VII Of Lightsaber Combat
• Acute Force Control

Another female Jedi master who lived to see the final days of the Jedi Order, Depa Billaba was found as a force-sensitive child on the planet of Chalacta by none other than Jedi Master Mace Windu. Windu trained the youngling himself, teaching her the ways of the force and raising her as a future Jedi.

Billaba was already a member of the Jedi Council by the time The Phantom Menace took place, and she served as a Jedi General across various battles in The Clone Wars with her new Padawan all the way until Order 66. She sacrificed herself when her clone troopers turned on her to save her young Padawan, who went into hiding with the new name Kanan Jarrus.

8 Yaddle

In Charge Of Jedi Initiates

• First Appearance - Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999)
• A Member Of The Jedi Council
• Skilled In Deadly, Unknown Jedi Powers

One of the few other members of Yoda's race ever seen in Star Wars, besides Grogu, Yaddle was on the Jedi Council during the High Republic era and was in charge of the Jedi initiates during that time. She was a quiet Jedi Master but had some stunning and surprising talents.

Morichro is a terrifying and little-known Jedi ability that allows the user to slow the body functions of their opponent until they die, and Yaddle was a master of it. She was a master of the Force in many ways, being attuned to it on a level few Jedi achieve, able to use it to ignore pain, change what people hear and even understanding completely how and where the Force was guiding her.

7 Luminara Unduli

Led Armies In The Clone Wars

• First Appearance - Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002)
• Few Able To Match Her Lightsaber Skills
• Skilled In Unarmed Combat

Luminara was a well-known member of the Jedi Council during the final days of the Order. She was in charge of the 41st Elite Corps of the clone army and was a frequent side character in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars series due to the prominent nature of her role in the war. Additionally, she had a very capable Padawan, Barriss Offee, who had a strong friendship with Ahsoka Tano.

Luminara stood toe-to-toe with Asajj Ventress during the war, helped Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker bring down Geonosis and the new droid foundry, and was finally killed after being taken into custody on Kashyyk during Order 66. Unfortunately, rumors were spread about her survival to lead other Jedi into traps using her remains.