As he and a squadron of ARC-170 starfighters flew over the bridge cities following their victory, he perished in the crash when he was shot down by his troops during the issuance of Order 66, during which the Jedi were massacred across the galaxy by their own soldiers.

May 29, 2023 · During the Star Wars: The Clone Wars 15th anniversary panel at Star Wars Celebration 2023, Filoni revealed that one of the Jedi he wanted to retcon Jedi Master Plo Koon as an Order 66 survivor.

Mar 14, 2024 · Not all Jedi Council members survived Order 66, with some dying heroically like Depa Billaba and Stass Allie in tragic missions. Mace Windu, Yoda, and Ki-Adi-Mundi were key figures in the Council, facing betrayal, death, or exile after the fall of the Jedi Order.

Order 66, also known as Clone Protocol 66, Protocol 66, or simply "the Order," was one of top-secret contingency orders that identified all Jedi as traitors to the Galactic Republic and, therefore, subject to summary execution by the Grand Army of the Republic.

Apr 2, 2020 · If someone knows anything about Plo Koon, it makes his execution all the more tragic. An ace pilot, Plo was often sent on missions with a spaceship and his fighter squadron to cover unique missions. Ergo, being shot out of the sky, Plo Koon was destroyed doing the exact thing he was best at.

Feb 23, 2018 · What the movie failed to showcase is how close the Jedi were to their Clone Troops, some had been fighting together for years, also of note is the fact the cloned had a neural chip to force to comply with order 66.

Sep 16, 2024 · Plo Koon was killed during Order 66 when his clone troopers, following Palpatine’s command, shot down his starfighter over Cato Neimoidia, marking the tragic end of the Jedi Master.

Dec 24, 2024 · Plo Koon’s survival, like most other Jedi, was unlikely, but if he did survive, he could have possibly prevented the completion of Order 66 and the Great Purge. He may have gone with Ahsoka, and maybe Anakin, to thwart the rising Empire.

Mar 7, 2025 · Plo Koon’s tragic fate during Order 66 signified one of the numerous devastating defeats during the fall of the Jedi Order. His respect for clone troopers made him one of the most beloved characters of the saga.

Jun 3, 2022 · Fighting in countless battles with the men who had come to respect him, Plo Koon was eventually betrayed by them when the newly proclaimed Emperor Palpatine executed Order 66, a directive that ordered all clone troopers to kill the Jedi, labeling them as …