Why Plo Koon Was the ONLY Jedi To Ever Beat Yoda In a Lightsaber Duel 

Plo Koon is by far the most underrated Jedi ever. 1. One of the Greatest duelists 2. Amazing Pilot 3. Great Master. 4. Force Lighting but good 5. All around chill dude. 6. And he found Ahsoka (everyone mentioned this in the comments and yea I can't ignore this)

The fact he got killed while piloting is beyond me such a wasted death.

Plo would have been a formidable opponent to the empire if he wasn’t gunned down in the air. Things would have played out much differently if he were to survive order 66 and helped train Luke with the aid of old Ben.

If only Plo Koon had been there when Mace confronted Sidious

I always felt Plo Koon was by far the wisest and most exceptional member of the Jedi Council. He knew when rules were too stagnant and should be bent to achieve true victory as he did many times with Anakin and Ahsoka in the Clone Wars. He was able to guide and advise against rash actions, able to understand others decisions and thoughts when they tried to explain their own reasonings. He was exceptional in combat, let alone as a Master. Take his use of Force Lightning for example. He is one of the only Jedi permitted to use it, for much the same reason Mace Windu is approved to use Vaapaad the aggressive Lightsaber style that feeds on battle revelry.

THIS dude was amazing by just about any standard. - Amazing pilot - Duelist with several arts under his belt - Incredible force user - Looks cool and IS cool - We have him to thank for Ahsoka...the list goes on Yet again, an incredible character is killed off with the stroke of a pen....

Great breakdown SW. I would have liked to have seen Plo Koon attack Sidious in the throne room along with Mace Windu.

See, this is why I wanna see some SW content before and after The Phantom Menace. All of the Jedi council in their primes dueling and whatever else.

I wish this was the version of Plo you got to play in Jedi Power Battles. The yellow lightsaber is cool but he's so slow.

so his fighting style is essentially "the best offense is a good defense"

I fucking love Plo Koon! He's my favorite "background" Jedi but he deserves his own series. I did not know he bested Yoda until this video so that just reinforces my thoughts on him

This is the reason why Anakin calls Plo his equal

Sometimes, style matters. As a BJJ guy, I have seen person A destroy person B, person B destroy person C, and then see person C beat on person A.

I love how we see Yoda training Luke in form 4 on Degobah, making him leap and somersault as he runs. Then Luke uses it perfectly on the sail barge fight. Proper SW ( 1 - 6 ) is so awesome.

Despite the fact that Plo Koon is a master duelist and has his own version of force lightning he is still a chill guy

“Behold Master Yoda, for I have been trained in the Jedi arts by Master Filoni.”

Plo koon was the mixed martial arts equivalent of lightsabre combat. Keep it up mate these videos are awesome.

Wow. So...that title was a bit misleading. I was interested in learning about an actual DUEL between Yoda & Plo Koon at one point. I wanted to know why that happened and how he beat Grand Master Yoda.

Plo "Electric Judgment" Koon was such a Awesome character. I was glad we got to see the bit we did in clone wars. From what I heard, Lucas didn't want individually centered episodes for the other Jedi characters of The Clone Wars after season 1. There were a couple here and there, but there should have been more. He wanted to keep it centered around Kenobi, Skywalker and Tano. Shame because I loved some of those other episodes.

Always good to see a video about Plo. I actually think he could make for an interesting animated series, starting when he was a youngling and working for his padawan trials. So maybe the series could start when he was around 8 or 9 human years? Then evolve into his knighthood and becoming a master. There could be a shit ton of content to make him into his own animated series, or even a non animated series.

I don't know why I love Plo Koon so much but I do. He seems like a very reasonable person, and jedi sometimes are a little extreme. He was very powerful too.. and look cool!

Dude has lowkey been one of my favorite Jedi since one of the videogames where you can play as him. Can't think of the name at the moment.

So imagining PK ejecting his ship to deflect oncoming fire, force crushing a ship, throwing it into another, landing on a nearby ship whilst failing then stabbing it’s pilot before his death really doesn’t sound too far fetched. >_

A video that's 100% content?!? That's what I value! Great work on your deep dive into Plo Koon. Very informative!

I always wish we got to see more in lore behind the scenes kind of stuff. Like characters are always in a battle or doing something with the plot but it would be cool to see everyone in their down time like Jedi dueling in the temple and clones talking in the barracks that kind of thing.

My boy Plo getting some props. Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles.

It's funny how there are So Many " The only to be able to beat Yoda." .... makes it something very unspecial

I love that you can make an 11 minute video on just this one question. Gotta love classic Star Wars lore.

I'm fairly certain that Obi-Wan also used Ataru as a Jedi Knight. He only really ditched the form to some degree when he lost his duel against Count Dooku. He began to focus on Soresu so that he would never be beaten in that manner again. Of course he still gets rag dolled in Ep 3, but still. At least he didn't lose another saber duel after that lol

Definitely my favorite older generation Jedi along with Qui Gon. Cool analysis to nerd out on.

I had an idea for what might have occured if Plo Koon had been on Coruscant during Sideous' revelation to Anakin: Plo would probably not have moved to arrest Palpatine the way Windu did. That was far too rash, and gave Palpatine the final piece of ammunition he needed to condemn the Jedi, as well as forced Anakin to choose between the Jedi and his wife. That was a bad move. Plo would have been much more tactical I believe he had the empathy that Windu lacked to be able to sense the deep turmoil within Anakin. Windu's problem is that he was sure of himself to the end, always was focused on things in the distance, like the enemy, and not the people around him like Anakin. Master Plo would stay with Anakin and counseling and reassuring him, keeping him from Sideous while putting his faith in Anakin to help him take charge of securing the safety of the Jedi Temple. He would be treated like a Master. Together they would have put all Jedi on notice, preparing for an attack. They would secretly contact trusted allies - the faithful senators at the head of the Delegation of 2000. Particularly Padmé Amidala, Mon Mothma, and Bail Organa, who alone, would be informed of the full situation, and instructed to petition the Senate to revoke Palpatine's emergency powers immediately. They would, of course, be gaurded by reliable Jedi the entire time, reassuring Anakin of Padmé's saftey. This motion from the senate would give the Jedi the ammunition they needed should Palpatine refuse or delay, especially when backed by the support of the Delegates - though it would also move the timetable up on his plan, making him more hasty and eager - Especially when combined with his prolonged seperation from Anakin after their prior confrontation and Anakin's declaration to oppose Palpatine - which would cause Palpatine to begin to suspect that the Jedi had begun their own plot, and go into meditation in order to uncover it. The timer would essentially be how long the slow-moving Senate would take to come to a decision. In this time, neither side would want to strike for risk of making an error, revealing their hand, or falling to the other side's yet unknown trap. It would essentially be a standoff - a game of chicken perhaps. How long is the other side willing to postpone their strike? Will they pull the trigger on their plan first? The first to strike doesn't necessarily win, but waiting is equally risky. With these events, the balance begins to shift towards the Light's favor. Palpatine loses insight through the Force while the Jedi gain it. He tries to discern the future, but the balance is ever shifting, and destiny rapidly flickers between outcomes. He would be stunned by the cloudiness he hasn't experienced for many years, and lose track of the situation, still trusting that he will be able to see through the veil. And this would perhaps create enough time for the Jedi to regroup slightly, which may give Yoda and Obi Wan the time they needed to complete their objectives, or at least stabilize the situations (Yoda's campaign on Kashyyk was a bit more complicated), and if the two of them were able to return, even only briefly to attend to the emergency, it would be over for Palpatine, as Anakin, Obi Wan, Yoda, Plo Koon, Mace Windu, and Kit Fisto would all abruptly move to arrest Palpatine for his treason - beating Palpatine to the punch. By the time he sensed it, it would be too late. His plan was extremely time-sensitive from the start, and Master Plo's patience, tactics, and faith in Anakin would fatally disrupt that time-table.

Really wish in canon they would have kept his yellow lightsaber he had in Legends. While yellow tends to be the color for Sentinels I actually believe Plo Koon fits a Sentinel more than a Guardian. Guardians tend to be singularly focused on combat and while Plo Koon was a terrific swordsman he also was wise, and an exceptional pilot. I think given his background personality he would want to broaden his knowledge of the Force, combat but also non-Jedi related skills. Just my thought.

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Plo koon has been my favorite jedi of the republic era and second favorite overall since I play jedi battle and had his figure with the yellow lightsaber. He is the reason why if I had a lightsaber it would be yellow (god I hat Rey has one that’s just Disney trying to make her more unique and it sloppy as hell) anyway even with him being my favorite I’m still learning more and more about him. Thanks man please keep it coming

It’s strange how anakin says that plo was his only equal since Anakin would be absolutely owned by mace kit fisto and Yoda.

Plo loon also used Electric judgment /Force Lighting What a Power house!

So a practice session is not a duel. Pissed me off that they killed him the way they did. Bunch of BS he should have survived Order 66 and survived period. Plo Koon was awesome.

In my last argument There are differences between a sparring match in a real battle

It was smart of them to execute Plo Koon while he was mid ship travel. I like to believe that Order 66 was done at the most opportune time regarding every single jedi and their current activities

Plo Koon was my favorite Jedi since the Jedi Power Battles game on Play Station. I’m thoroughly enjoying all the love he’s gotten the past few years 😂😂😂

Hey man, I’ve been subbed since you had 900 subscribers. Remember the days when you used to post JW content and had a Skype group chat with like 30 fans in it. Well I was in that group chat. Good times.

He was probably my favorite Jedi he looked sic and was badass.

I hope to god that they bring plo koon back. There is a slight chance he could have maybe survived the impact in his starfighter with a lot of bad wounds of course, and I would so love to see him again since he had so little screen time overall

Doesn’t Ahsoka use form four of lightsaber combat? Because I think she’d used this form while dueling Maul in season 7 of the clone wars

My guy said the exact same 3 things for 11 minutes

Plo koon sitting there at a council meeting thinking "take me off the council Yoda, see what happens."

I love these breakdowns. It astounds me you compiled this info and presented it in such a engaging and digestible way!! You rock Bro! Got me re-interested in the Star Wars story line - something the movies failed to do recently. I was 9 When Star Wars came out and saw it in the Big Screen. Have not been so excited until I saw this. Keep them coming.

Great video. Similar to why Kenobi got the better of Anakin. Outside of Anakin’s overconfidence, styles and forms make fights. They could face common opponents (like Dooku) and Anakin would look much more impressive but Kenobi knew all his moves and could keep it close enough to take advantage of Anakin’s weaknesses when the opportunity presented itself (overreaching for the High Ground).

Make part 3 for qui gon training anakin

I really enjoy the internal consistency of this structure. It is very real in the way that each specialty has its wekness in another one and even the most proficient users have their kryptonite.

and also plo koon was close friend to qui gon so if he trained anakin everything would be okay right because they have things in common form 5 clones and ahsoka

Qui Gon was above them all in the spiritual sense . He knew that the balance of the force required one to move away from the Jedi train of thought and appreciate a more balanced way with non Jedis etc . wish they made a series on him.

And every one talking bout qui gon Jin listen anakin would of had training great training but it would of cause maul to even more powerful and even ruling and defeating palpatine

If Plo Koon wasnt trapped in a fighter ship when order 66 happened, he would've definitely survived it.

Exceptionally well researched and thorough. Really enjoyed this.

Wish we could get a star wars game, where you could either master one style or pick 3 styles and blend their forms together

Anakin calling Plo Koon his equal reminds me of how Britain viewed Horatio Nelson. Anakin was defeated by Yoda, Plo Koon DEFEATED Yoda. Anakin's response? "Oh wow, this guy is as good as me!" Nelson was good, but did suffer losses in his career and was brought up in the Navy. Admiral Yi Sun Sin, on the other hand, was trained in warfare on land, was undefeated despite being outnumbered (sometimes as many as 25 to 1), and basically stopped the Japanese invasion of Korea when no other Admiral or General could. British sources said he was "possibly" Nelson's equal.

The clones were lucky Plo was in his fighter and not in ground combat during order 66

fun fact: In the Mandalorian series in season 2, he was meant to be seen in the season 2 finale as the rescue jedi to meet Grogu. But they had a better idea which is ok.

Plo Kloon as been my favorite Jedi since I was 11 in 1999. I'm 34 now and that has not changed.

Imagine a movie where we follow a Jedi training at the Jedi Temple, actually going into detail, seeing what life was like for a Jedi. Yes we have some idea what life was like and the rules they had to follow but I peronally think it would be something cool to see in detail.

It's always annoyed me how the cartoons portrayed him with a blue lightsabre instead of his iconic yellow one

But if Yoda wanted to kill PLO koon he could. A friendly duel can't tell the truth, you have to want the blade to actually hit yo opponent to tell the truth. Meaning Yoda had to be holding back a little. Just like sidious didn't hold back against windu because if you an enemy of the Jedi , you have to want windu dead and out the picture. His power was rising just like Anakin's over the clone wars.

I love Plo Koon 🥺 He really represents the best qualities, and the greatest downfalls, of the Jedi. He is like Ned Stark.

Outrageous this is!

U would think Yoda bein over 900 yrs old, he woulda mastered all styles

of course they killed him off in a starfighter doing nothing instead of elaborating on this awesome story

None of this is canon in canon he has 0 feats but in legends he is a beast

So plo Koon improved form 3 by adding and thinking of how he can characterize form 3 making it his own, like most other jedi, and it just suited well with him just as yoda work best with him

The in lore explanation for being shot down is that Palpatine knew he would be a grave threat and as such specifically had him killed when in a fighter

I remember a friend in highschool said that he thought i was kinda like that one jedi with the mask and i knew who he was talking about but forgot his name at the time now looking back i take that as a huge complement especially since he was my favorite jedi besides obiwan as a kid technically according to one of the test i did by layas lair i did get form 3 so maybe we are similar .... Im retaking that test to make sure

Amazing breakdown love this video

Pretty soon, Jar Jar is gonna be more powerful then Master Yoda

Anikan: you are my only equal Obi-Wan: hold my high ground

Having watched the OT probably hundreds of times from childhood I truly believe that Lucas did not originally envision Yoda ever having been a Lightsaber wielding warrior. People would naturally respond to that by going on endlessly about oh but the clone wars and the prequels, etc. but all of that stuff was added after the original trilogy was made. Speaking specifically only of the way the character was portrayed in the original trilogy, I think Lucas intended him to not need to be a physical jumping and running warrior at all. He is an unassuming Buddha-like character with mastery of the force itself not needing to use any physical skills for combat. I have read the well written explanations here about him being very old, having lost his light saber in the battle with Sidious, etc. but I think this is ignoring the original point of the character. Originally I truly don’t believe the character was intended to have fought with a Lightsaber. Lightsabers just became so immensely popular with fans and he wanted to wow people with Yoda has a little, whirling ball of lightsaber fury. The same goes for Darth Sidious/Emperor Palpatine. Palpatine is absolutely condescending towards Luke in ROTJ about him having a Lightsaber as the weapon of a Jedi. It seems clear that Lucas never originally intended Palpatine to have been someone to use a Lightsaber. It again had just become so popular among the fans that everyone fights with awesome lightsabers that he rewrote the character for the prequel to be such that all Sith have awesome lightsabers too. In the OT It really just seems like Vader has a light saber because he’s a fallen Jedi.

Plo Koon is my favorite! Him and Kit Fisto were my favorite Council members

They should use workd between worlds and bring plo back. He’s the only character I’d be open to that for other than asoka he’s just toooo cool

Plo Koon was my favorite Jedi in Starwars since I was 5 years old and until now.

Did Windu actually defeat Palpatine, as this video says? I have always perceived that Palpatine let Windu seem to defeat him in order to force Anakin to defend him and finally complete his fall to the dark.

Star wars should make what if stories. Really they need it. We will love it

I wish ya BOI Plo get better then what he deserved T_T R.I.P. man...

This man says the same thing over and over again in different ways

He won spar fight but in an actual fight yoda would win.

“Characterized by wide powerful attacks” What a great way to die with lightlnig fast swords that have no weight in the blade.

Anakin was so freaking arrogant. That bastard would have gone Dark Side for a Klondike Bar.

Plo Kloon and Obi Wan are my favorite Jedi. Very powerful indeed. Love the video and breakdown.

So it's Yoda/Mace Palpatine Plo koon Anakin Obi wan/Dooku In pure lightsaber combat no force.

I’m watching this video for the 3rd time this morning. I love these super in-depth saber forms. I love the explanations 👍🏾

Ploo Koon also knew force lighting

Plo Koon more like Plo Chad or Chad Koon. I'll walk myself out, anyway awesome video, Plo Koon is one of my favourite Jedi ever.

Imagine if he went with Mace to arrest Palpatine? 🤔

He was amazing and underrated. He also taught Ahsoka. His death was just unfair

Stupendous wave: why say it with 2 words when I can say it with 10? And then say the same thing again but with the words in a different order?

Make more videos like this one analyzing lightsaber styles and battles.

My boi plo should have went in with Mace to kill Palps

The end of the Clone Wars was structured in a way that the most powerful jedi were away from Sidious just in case they came after him. There’s no way he could get rid of Mace though since he was the high general and commanded everyone from the Temple anyway

Seems odd that Yoda defeated Windu, but couldn’t defeat Palpatine yet Windu defeated Palpatine 🤔🤔🤔🤔

I absolutely don’t “like” these types of videos- I love them :) awesome work bro- 1.2 million subs proves you’re doing something right :)

Hmmm could he weather the storm of palpatine

I love Plo koon he is one of my absolute favorites not just out of the jedi but out of all of star wars characters