Really the only character people liked was Mace Windu, and that was mostly because he was played by the great Samuel L. Jackson, hung out with Yoda, and had a really cool purple lightsaber.
Entertainment Weekly asked Jackson about his theory and he confirmed that in the Samuel L. Jackson Phantom Edit of Revenge of the Sith, Mace Windu is alive and well.
Also I am not dead because I say I am not dead because I am Samuel L. Jackson and I am literally too cool to kill.”
Let this be a lesson to all of us: Do not try to kill Samuel L. Jackson.