*I would suggest that any 'darkness' or inner violence attributed to Mace Windu is projected onto him by the viewer, partly because it is Samuel L Jackson, and partly because an EU writer has determined it so.

This is the only thing you guys have said that i'd heavily disagree with. Cause I saw the movies before really getting into maces backstory (the movie introduced mace, so this is obvious ) and most of my friends arent into the EU, and we all agree he has an aggressive tone. As I said, his tone of voice, his intensity in battle, he DOES APPEAR aggressive, I guess its just what you consider aggressive that makes the decision. Aggression to you guys is hostility, and I've already posted my definitions.

The discussion in the gunship, also, does not back up this idea that he is upset with Anakin. "I don't trust him.... I don't think the boy can handle him.." - he shows here a level of understanding of Anakin's naivity and weakness, not anger or chagrin at his behaviour. And when Anakin comes to him with the "terrible truth", he explains to him why he should not go with them. "I sense much confusion in you Skywalker..... for your own good, stay out of this.". This isn't darkness, or inner violence, this is insight - as we see, he is correct in his reading of the situation.

When Anakin enters the Chancellor's office, Mace has it about him to tell Anakin "Don't listen to him Anakin...", he explains exactly why he is going to cut the Chancellor down.

He obviously left the planet without killing all of the clones.

But no one, either, could blame the Wookies for help Yoda. The bodies could demonstrate Yoda killed them.

Of course I think he would... and obviously he did.

Then, it makes no sense to kill two guards when hundreds of clone troopers could be there before the knocked guards would wake up.

There was nothing wrong with the statement "Take a seat".

It's not the statement itself, it's the way he said it, his voice, his face, the passion he put in the statement.
Mmm. Maybe I understand it this way because I'm Latin.
No. his reaction was very different from the other Masters'.

*The situation in Kashyyyk and the situation in Coruscant were very different, IMO. If wouldn't have killed the clones in Kashyyyk, the wookies would have suffered the consequences. They would have been punished for helping Yoda. The Jedi was trying to protect his friends. *

Order 66 was directed towards the Jedi, not the Wookies. Yoda killed Gree to
spare his own life, not that of the Wookies. He obviously left the planet without
killing all of the clones.

But in Coruscant he had to protect no one.

Yeah, he was trying to protected himself.

Remember they were in the Senate Building and Yoda let Mas Amedda go away.

Yoda was knocked out cold when Mas Amedda left.

*Do you think Mas Amedda wasn't going to alert more guards and clone troopers? *

Of course I think he would... and obviously he did.

The situation in Kashyyyk and the situation in Coruscant were very different, IMO. If wouldn't have killed the clones in Kashyyyk, the wookies would have suffered the consequences. They would have been punished for helping Yoda. The Jedi was trying to protect his friends. But in Coruscant he had to protect no one.

Why risk them waking up during their duel?

I can't believe he thought the fight was going to take too much time. Remember they were in the Senate Building and Yoda let Mas Amedda go away. Do you think Mas Amedda wasn't going to alert more guards and clone troopers?

*I think any Jedi would choose the first option. They would never kill if there were another way. *

Sure... killing is a last resort. But Yoda was now on the run. He did outright
kill Commander Gree and his associate on Kashyyyk, because his life was
in danger. The two guards in Palpatine's office posed the same threat to him.

Why risk them waking up during their duel?

That?s exactly the whole point. If Mace would have gone to arrest any other person who weren?t a Sith Lord, he would have done and he would have looked the same. It?s his nature.

Am I the only one who sees an implicit threat in the way Mace crossed the office?

An *"implicit threat"*? What does that mean, given this context? he is there to arrest the Sith Lord, who he knows is unlikely to come quietly and drop the plotting that he has worked at for over ten years. How is one supposed to arrest a Sith Lord?

My point to this is that his level of aggression depends on your meaning of aggressive. I was using the absolute MINIMUM requirements for "aggressive", as in someone pushy.

*AND YES, MACE IS BAD A***

Not if the were unconscious. All what Yoda needed was to put them out of his way for a while. Two unconscious guards can recovery, in time. Two dead guards can?t. I think any Jedi would choose the first option. They would never kill if there were another way.