While the canon and lore of Star Wars has evolved and changed over the years, one thing that has been a constant is that the once-mighty Jedi was destroyed to near extinction at the end of the Clone Wars. The overarching theme of both the classic and sequel trilogy is a young protagonist slowly bringing the Jedi back.

That catastrophic event was brought onto film in 2005 with the last movie of the prequel trilogy, Episode III: Revenge of The Sith, with Emperor Palpatine's infamous line "Execute Order 66." The reason why Order 66 was so successful was because the clones who had been allied with the Jedi were instead programmed to hunt and kill the knights who stood by them. By the end of the movie, the Empire was born with Darth Sidious and Darth Vader standing alongside one another and the Jedi almost entirely purged.

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However, not all the Jedi were killed following Order 66. There are two obvious ones who were crucial to the original trilogy, but not as many know that there were other Jedi who survived the purge. None of the various Star Wars TV series have taken place around the time during and in the immediate aftermath of Order 66. That will change with the final season of Clone Wars on Disney+ when the series will crossover into the events of Episode III.

What will be interesting about this last season is if they show Order 66 from a different perspective and see how the surviving Jedi made it out. To prepare for what should be an epic final season of Clone Wars, here's a list of every Jedi who survived the purge in Star Wars canon.

Obi-Wan Kenobi

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The first of the two most obvious survivors of Order 66 is Obi-Wan Kenobi. Played by Alec Guinness in the original Star Wars, Kenobi (under the pseudonym Ben) introduced Luke Skywalker and the audience the backstory of the Jedi and the Empire's destroying of them. Kenobi taught Luke Skywalker the ways of the force. He led the crew of Luke, Han Solo and Chewbacca to the Death Star where they rescued Princess Leia. Kenobi gave himself up in the rematch to Darth Vader to save Luke and company.

In Episode III Obi-Wan was in the middle of solo missions during Order 66 and thus survived the attack. This set up his epic duel with Anakin Skywalker, now Darth Vader, on Mustafar where Kenobi would win, leaving Vader with his severed limbs and severe burns. Perhaps his biggest mistake was leaving him alive.

Yoda

The second obvious Jedi who survived Order 66 was the master Jedi Yoda. Obi-Wan Kenobi's spirit introduced Yoda while Luke was stranded in the middle of Hoth. When Luke found his home base, he traveled the Dagobah system with R2-D2 to look for the master who taught Obi-Wan all that he knew. In the dark and swampy system, Luke was harassed by a wild small creature. That small creature turned out to be Yoda. What ensued were some of the best scenes in Star Wars history in which Yoda implemented his wisdom with memorable lines and moments. Despite learning a lot from the small green creature, Luke had to leave unprepared to save his friends and confront Darth Vader for the first time ever. Yoda died of natural causes in Episode VI, leaving Luke as the new leader of the Jedi.

When Order 66 occurred, Yoda survived and fought Darth Sidious to a draw. Yoda would plant the seeds for the events of the classic trilogy before escaping to the Dagobah system.

Ahsoka Tano

Ahsoka Tano is arguably the most recognizable Star Wars character to have not been in any of the feature films. Instead, she featured mainly on the small screen as the main character in the Clone Wars television series as a Jedi student to Anakin Skywalker in-between Episodes II and Episode IIIIn the television series, Tano leaves the Jedi after being framed for treason and murder, and the Jedi Order turning their backs on her despite being innocent.

Although she's no longer a Jedi when Order 66 happens, Ahsoka was targeted because she was a part of the Republic military. However, she faked her own death. The former Jedi became a Rebel informant during the Galactic Civil War, as seen in Star Wars Rebels, and dueled with her former master in a legendary event of Star Wars animation. Tano's voice was also one of those that called out to Rey in Episode IX.

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Kanan Jarrus

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The Obi-Wan of Star Wars Rebels, Kanan Jarrus (born Caleb Dume) survived Order 66 and swapped his lightsaber for a blaster. Jarrus became a smuggler and led a small rebel group called the Ghost crew. Things changed in the series once he met a force-sensitive teenager named Ezra Bridger and embraced his Jedi past once again. Kanan's voice was also among the many past Jedi to empower Rey in the climax of Rise of Skywalker.

Quinlan Vos

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A fan-favorite the Clone Wars series, Quinlan Vos was a Jedi who spent plenty of his time doing undercover missions. His background as a part of a group known as the Kiffar gave him the unique force power to witness pass events by touching objects that were involved in them. In canon, Vos's fate isn't 100% confirmed but his name did appear in Star Wars Rebels on The Grand Inquisitors list of possible surviving Jedi. It would make sense for him to live because he was on an undercover mission during Order 66 and was not near any clones. Vos also makes a brief cameo in Episode I.

Jocasta Nu

In legends continuity, the librarian of the Jedi Temple perished in Order 66, but in the new Disney canon, she appears in the comics. Her knowledge of the Jedi Order along with mind tricks helped her evade the clones.

The Inquisitorius

The easiest way for a Jedi to survive Order 66 is to turn to the Dark Side. Led by the Grand Inquisitor, the group known as the Inquisitorius are fascinating villains for Star Wars Rebels. The Grand Inquisitor was a former guard of the Jedi temple who lost his faith and aligned with the Empire, leading a group of turncoat Jedi on a mission to eliminate the Order in the aftermath of Order 66.

K'Kruhk

The survivor of all survivors, K'Kruhk in legends canon managed to outlast everyone from Anakin to Luke Skywalker. The Jedi who was featured in the original Clone Wars cartoon benefited from lengthy hibernation when wounded and appeared dead.

Streaming on Disney+, the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars stars Matt Lanter as Anakin Skywalker, Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano, Dee Bradley Baker as Captain Rex and the clone troopers, James Arnold Taylor as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Katee Sackhoff as Bo-Katan and Sam Witwer as Maul. A new episode arrives each Friday.

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