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Silly Questions About 'Star Wars': Do you think Mace Windu is alive?

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Do you think Mace Windu is alive? Let’s see: When we last saw Mace Windu in 2005’s  Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith , his lightsaber hand had been amputated at the wrist, Darth Sidious was shocking him with Force lightning, and he was plummeting down from a skyscraper on Coruscant, courtesy of a mighty Force shove by the aforementioned Darth Sidious. Now, I know that  Star Wars  is a space fantasy. I also understand that the amputation of his hand was not fatal; lightsabers cauterize wounds, so Mace would not have bled out from that injury. Still, it’s not likely that Mace could have survived the double-whammy of being electrocuted  and  pushed off a high building that’s at least two miles high. In the 14 years that have elapsed since  Revenge of the Sith,  Mace Windu has only appeared in books, comics, and one TV series set between  Star Wars Episode II  and  Episode III.  Samuel L. Jackson reprised ...