Editing Yoda (section)

==Reception==
Yoda was well-received by several prominent critics when he debuted in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' in 1980. [[Vincent Canby]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' called him "delightful" and "the hit of the movie", but felt he was only a success when used sparingly.<ref>{{cite web |first=Vincent |last=Canby |author-link=Vincent Canby |title=''The Empire Strikes Back'' strikes a bland note |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/061580empire.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 15, 1981 |access-date=August 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525193727/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/061580empire.html |archive-date=May 25, 2021 |url-status=live |url-access=limited}}</ref> Joy Gould Boyum of ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' praised the "exquisitely constructed" Yoda puppet, and said that Oz "so finely put together [the character]{{nbsp}}...{{nbsp}}as to make us wonder continually if he isn't real."<ref name="RevWSJ">{{cite web |last=Gould Boyum |first=Joy |date=May 27, 1980 |title=''The Empire Strikes Back'' |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB111653069458538291 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801030307/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB111653069458538291 |archive-date=August 1, 2016 |access-date=August 30, 2021 |website=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref> [[Arthur Knight (film critic)|Arthur Knight]] of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' and Gary Arnold of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' similarly felt that Yoda was incredibly lifelike, with Arnold comparing his face to that of a human actor.<ref name="ReviewTHR">{{cite web |last=Knight |first=Arthur |author-link=arthur Knight (film critic) |date=November 28, 2014 |title=''Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back'': THR's 1980 review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/empire-strikes-back-review-1980-movie-752672/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829041917/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/empire-strikes-back-review-1980-movie-752672/ |archive-date=August 29, 2021 |access-date=August 30, 2021 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref name="RevWaPoGaryArnold">{{cite news |last=Arnold |first=Gary |date=May 18, 1980 |title=Darth Vader's surprise attack |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/review97/empirestrikesbackarnold.htm |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528051212/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/review97/empirestrikesbackarnold.htm |archive-date=May 28, 2020 |access-date=August 30, 2021 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> [[Gene Siskel]] of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' called Yoda the highlight of the film, while ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine called him a pivotal character.<ref name="ReviewSiskel">{{cite web |last=Siskel |first=Gene |author-link=Gene Siskel |date=May 20, 2005 |title=''Star Wars Episode VII'' |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-05-20-0505200368-story.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020174433/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-05-20-0505200368-story.html |archive-date=October 20, 2018 |access-date=August 30, 2021 |website=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Hauptfuhrer |first1=Fred |last2=Peterson |first2=Karen |date=June 9, 1980 |title=Yoda Mania: America Falls in Love with the 26–Inch, Green, Pointy-Eared Sage and his Master Puppeteer, Frank Oz |url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-yoda-mania-vol-13-no-23/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927192013/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0%2C%2C20076674%2C00.html |archive-date=September 27, 2013 |access-date=December 17, 2012 |website=People}}</ref> In his review of the 1997 re-release of ''The Empire Strikes Back'', [[Roger Ebert]] praised the range of emotions conveyed by Yoda, and said his acting was possibly the best in the film.<ref name="Ebert Review">{{cite web |author=Roger Ebert |date=February 21, 1997 |title=The Empire Strikes Back |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19970221%2FREVIEWS%2F702210302%2F1023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116065857/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19970221%2FREVIEWS%2F702210302%2F1023 |archive-date=November 16, 2012 |access-date=February 29, 2012 |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]}}</ref>

Yoda has been a popular character since his introduction more than forty years ago.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sherlock |first=Ben |date=2019-07-05 |title=Star Wars: Yoda's 10 Greatest Moments, Ranked |url=https://screenrant.com/star-wars-yodas-best-moments-ranked-movie/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=ScreenRant |language=en |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110234559/https://screenrant.com/star-wars-yodas-best-moments-ranked-movie/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Brandon Katz of ''[[New York Observer|Observer]]'' has called him an icon of cinema.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Katz |first=Brandon |date=2020-05-15 |title=40 Years Ago, Yoda Showed Us the Truth of the Force in 'Empire' |url=https://observer.com/2020/05/star-wars-the-empire-strikes-back-yoda-anniversary/ |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Observer |language=en-US |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110225146/https://observer.com/2020/05/star-wars-the-empire-strikes-back-yoda-anniversary/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine claimed that after the droids C-3PO and R2-D2, Yoda is the "most beloved" character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise.<ref name=":0" />