While many Jedi remain aloof and distant, Kelleren Beq was a beloved teacher and an exception to the unemotional visage typical of the masters of the Force. He served under the Jedi Order for most of his career and guided countless students through their first Jedi trials. His abilities with the Force were impressive, but he's best known for his skills with a lightsaber, which earned him the nickname The Sabered Hand.
Kelleren Beq currently appears as a character on the children's game show Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge with his droid assistant AD-3. In the lore, he has a second droid companion, an astromech droid LX-R5 that helps him aboard his starship, the Athylia.
He wasn't just a revered and respected member of the Jedi High Council during the last days of the Galactic Republic. Mace Windu was also the Jedi General of the Grand Army of the Republic and became renowned for his military prowess along with his Force powers.
This Jedi Master was largely successful in his roles of both warrior and diplomat, but he was distracted by the turmoil outside the Senate and didn't confront Sheev Palpatine in time to head off his increasing power. Even though he was more powerful in combat than Palpatine, Anakin Skywalker intervened and insured Darth Sidious would live on.
An important historic figure in Jedi lore, Satele Shan served as the Jedi Order's Grand Master during the war between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire. She was one of the Jedi studying on Korriban when the Empire retook the planet and was able to escape and warn the Republic.
Satele Shan led various forces into battle successfully as a Jedi Knight, and by the time she has earned the rank of Master, she was renowned as a hero of the Republic. She's also credited with rediscovering the Jedi homeworld of Tython. Her son, Theron, was raised and trained in secret by the Jedi Order.
Nomi's story as a Jedi begins as the wife of one. Her husband, Andur, was in Jedi training when he was killed by a gang connected to Bogga the Hutt. This strengthened Nomi's resolve to become a Jedi Knight herself, and she trained under Jedi Master Thon and was the most valuable warrior in several battles.
It was not until after the Great Sith War that Nomi Sunrider became the Grand Master of the Jedi Order. It was under her leadership that the Order and its knowledge were preserved and passed down to future generations.
Master Adi Gallia served with Anakin and Obi-wan as a leader of the Republic forces. She wasn't only a Jedi Master but also a member of the Jedi Council. She was Tholothian, originally from the planet of Thoth, and has been in various Star Wars mediums including novels, games, and comics. Her most notable appearances were in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones and the Star Wars: Clone Wars television series.
After a number of heroic exploits during the Clone Wars, some of them which involved both Anakin Skywalker and Obi-wan Kenobi, Adi Gallia fell in a battle on Planet Florrum. She was spared the fate of the other Jedi Masters, who were either betrayed by their own former clone armies or hunted down by Emporer Palpatine, and her legacy was not over. One of the Jedi voices that spoke to Rey during the Battle of Exegol was Adi Gallia.
Some lore surrounding the early life and training of Master Yoda has been revealed in either books, comics, or references to him in related Star Wars media. When he first appeared in The Empire Strikes Back, however, he was thought to be the only one of his race and the last Jedi Master to survive Order 66.
Yoda served as a respected member of the Jedi Council as a Master for hundreds of years and was present at several important moments in Jedi history. He survived Order 66 by hiding as just another swamp creature on the planet of Degobah until another force-sensitive student sought him out years later.
Luke Skywalker was just a kid living in the desert, dreaming of flying off into the horizon, when a funny little R2 unit dropped on his doorstep. He would evolve into one of the greatest Jedi Masters in Force history and is famous for destroying the Death Star and defeating Darth Sidious, Darth Vader, and the Galactic Empire, among other exploits.
Luke Skywalker was trained by Master Yoda on Dagobah, after some preliminary instruction from, Obi-wan Kenobi, and did not become a Jedi until he defeated the Emperor. His adventures after the fall of the Empire included founding the New Jedi Order, which he eventually led as the Grand Master, and defeating a powerful dark entity called the Abeloth with the help of his son, Ben.
A native of the planet Mirial, Master Luminara Unduli only trained her fellow Mirialans in the ways of the Force because of a special agreement her people had with the Jedi Order. This is one of the reasons that the legends of her exploits not only include her but also her apprentice Padawan Barriss Offee.
As a team, they were almost unbeatable on any Clone Wars battlefield, but it all fell apart when Barriss betrayed the Order and bombed the Jedi Temple. Luminara Unduli was captured after the Battle of Kashyyyk and executed according to Order 66. Her connection to the Force was so powerful that the Empire used her remains to lure and trap other Jedi.
Master Shaak Ti had a career very similar to that of Mace Windu. She also served as a successful general for the Republic during the same tumultuous period, surviving a fight with General Grievous and taking charge of the Jedi Temple during the final days of the Clone Wars. She had a reputation as a clever tactician with a unique ability for quick thinking.
After the rise of the Galactic Empire, she fled Coruscant with a Padawan learner, Maris Brood. They found refuge on the planet of Felucia, where Shaak Ti trained Maris and other force-sensitive locals. Eventually, Darth Vader tracked her down and sent his apprentice, Starkiller, to end her life.
Most fans know her as the wife of Luke Skywalker, but Mara Jade had a whole history with the Force before she met her Jedi Knight. As a child, she was a servant of Emperor Palpatine, and when he recognized she was Force-sensitive, he trained her and made her an assassin.
When Darth Sidious died, she was given one last command: to kill a Jedi Knight called Luke Skywalker. She worked as a smuggler for a while, living covertly, and was forced to work with Skywalker at one point or risk blowing her cover. After a few more adventures in which the two enemies became friends, they got married, and Mara Jade Skywalker devoted herself to doing the work of the new Jedi Order. It was during this time that she officially became a Master and one of the most powerful Jedi ever.