During the blockade of Naboo, one Jedi, named Bil-Li Reinharth, grew concerned. He sensed a growing presence of the dark side of the force, along with some unknown man's plot to destroy the Jedi. If the Jedi were destroyed, the galaxy would be openly vulnerable to the dark side, the Sith, and the evil that would conquer the galaxy.
Thinking hard, Bil-Li got an additional idea (with his Jedi-Droids), Jedi clones. He followed Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas to the planet Kamino, where Sifo-Dyas asked the Kaminoans to create a clone army to protect the Republic. Earlier that day, Bil-Li got samples of DNA from the order's greatest Jedi; Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Mace Windu, Ki-Adi-Mundi, Aayla Secura, Luminarra Undulli, Shaak Ti, and Kit Fisto. He spoke with the Kaminoans that he wanted the Jedi clones made with growth acceleration, but no tampering to be more dercile. He'd also hooked devices up to each Jedi he got DNA from to read their memories and made devices hooked up to them wirelessly so that the clones could be given the memories of the original hosts.
For the 2nd half of this idea, Bil-Li spoke to the council and told them about it, including the evil presence and plot he foresaw. During which, he told them that once the clones were ready, they would be frozen in carbonite to put them in suspended animation. So that when the mysterious evil wiped out the Jedi, it would destroy the clones, while the real Jedi were in carbonite, awaiting the day when they would one day be truly needed again.
After much discussion, the council realized they needed every possible precaution that presented itself. So they agreed with Bil-Li, froze themselves in carbonite at the time when the Republic and Separatists were going at it, and the clones took their places. Meanwhile, the frozen Jedi were then hidden across the galaxy in pre-designated places, so they'd be safe and eventually found by the right people.
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