Editing Yoda (section)

==Appearances==
===Original trilogy===
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Yoda was introduced in ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (1980), in which he is puppeteered and voiced by Frank Oz. In the film, Luke arrives on Dagobah to seek his guidance at the behest of {{No wrap|Obi-Wan's}} Force spirit. At first, Yoda does not identify himself to Luke and instead tests his patience by provoking him. Luke is shocked when he discovers that this small, eccentric creature is the powerful Jedi Master he was seeking. Finding Luke to be impatient and undisciplined, Yoda is reluctant to mentor him in the ways of the Force, but agrees to the task after conferring with Obi-Wan. Before finishing his training, Luke chooses to leave Dagobah to confront [[Darth Vader]] and help his friends in [[Bespin|Cloud City]]. Yoda and Obi-Wan warn that he is not ready, but Luke leaves anyway. When Obi-Wan laments that Luke is their "last hope", Yoda reminds him that "there is another".

Yoda appears briefly in ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' (1983), again performed and voiced by Oz. Now sick and frail, he tells Luke that his training is complete, but that he will not be a Jedi until he confronts Darth Vader. Yoda also confirms that Vader is Luke's father, something Vader had told Luke in the previous film. Yoda then peacefully dies at the age of 900, his body disappearing as he becomes "one with the Force". He leaves Luke with the knowledge that "there is another Skywalker." Soon after, Obi-Wan's spirit helps Luke realize that the "other" is his twin sister, [[Princess Leia]]. In the film's final scene, Yoda's spirit appears on Endor alongside the spirits of Obi-Wan and Anakin Skywalker.

===Prequel trilogy===
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A younger Yoda appears in the prequel trilogy, beginning with ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace|The Phantom Menace]]'' (1999). In the film—which is set 35 years before ''The Empire Strikes Back''—Jedi Master [[Qui-Gon Jinn]] brings the young Anakin Skywalker to the [[Jedi Council]].<ref name=":13" /> Convinced that Anakin is the "Chosen One" of Jedi prophecy who will bring balance to the Force, Qui-Gon requests that the boy be trained as a Jedi. Yoda senses great fear in Anakin, especially in regards to his attachment to his mother [[Shmi Skywalker|Shmi]], and foresees "grave danger" in his training. The Council, led by [[Mace Windu]], rejects Qui-Gon's request. When Qui-Gon is mortally wounded in a duel with the Sith Lord [[Darth Maul]], his dying request is that his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi train Anakin. Obi-Wan tells Yoda that he will train the boy, even without the Council's approval. Yoda reluctantly gives his blessing to Anakin's training.[[File:Yoda Attack of the Clones.png|thumb|A computer-generated Yoda was achieved in ''Attack of the Clones'', which allowed him complete freedom of movement for the first time.|left]]''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones|Attack of the Clones]]'' (2002) is set a decade after ''The Phantom Menace''.<ref name=":13" /> Yoda is now the Master of the High Council in addition to his position as Grandmaster. He and many other Jedi are concerned about the emergence of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, a [[Secessionism|secessionist]] movement seeking independence from the Galactic Republic. After the first attempted assassination of Senator [[Padmé Amidala]], [[Palpatine|Chancellor Palpatine]] suggests that she be put under the protection of Obi-Wan, who is training Anakin. At the climax of the film, Yoda saves Obi-Wan and Anakin from the Separatists and defeats his former apprentice, [[Count Dooku]], in a lightsaber duel.

In ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith|Revenge of the Sith]]'' (2005), Yoda and the Jedi Council pursue the mysterious Sith Lord Darth Sidious. Palpatine has now amassed near-dictatorial emergency powers, and begins interfering in Jedi affairs. The Council orders Anakin to spy on Palpatine, whom he considers a friend and mentor. Anakin seeks Yoda's counsel about his prophetic visions that someone close to him will die. Yoda, unaware that Anakin is referring to Padmé, tells him to train himself to let go of everything he fears to lose. Unsatisfied, Anakin turns to Palpatine, who then reveals himself as Darth Sidious. The Sith Lord manipulates the young Jedi into becoming his apprentice, suggesting that the dark side of the Force can save Padmé from dying.

Sidious transforms the Republic into the [[Galactic Empire (Star Wars)|Galactic Empire]], proclaiming himself emperor and ordering the clone troopers to kill their Jedi generals. Through the Force, Yoda feels the deaths of each of the Jedi as they are betrayed by their own troops. After killing the clone troopers instructed to assassinate him, he escapes with the Wookiee leaders [[Tarfful]] and [[Chewbacca]] to [[Coruscant]], where he and Obi-Wan fight their way into the [[Jedi Temple]]. They discover that all the Jedi inside have been slaughtered, including the children. Yoda and Obi-Wan find a recording revealing that Anakin—now known as Darth Vader—was the assassin. Yoda decides to face Sidious, and sends Obi-Wan to kill Vader. When Obi-Wan protests, Yoda tells him that the Anakin he knew no longer exists. Yoda battles Sidious in a lightsaber duel in the Senate. In the end, neither is able to overcome the other and Yoda is forced to retreat. After Padmé dies in childbirth, Yoda recommends that her infant twins Luke and Leia be hidden from Vader and Sidious; he sends Leia to [[Alderaan]] and Luke to [[Tatooine]]. At the end of the film, it is revealed that Yoda has been learning the secret of immortality from Qui-Gon's spirit and passing it on to Obi-Wan.

===Sequel trilogy===
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Oz reprises the Yoda role in the sequel trilogy, both as a puppeteer and as a voice actor.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<br><ref>{{cite news |last=Bryant |first=Jacob |date=December 21, 2015 |title=Obi-Wan, Yoda Secretly in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/star-wars-the-force-awakens-obi-wan-yoda-1201666121/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203231442/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/star-wars-the-force-awakens-obi-wan-yoda-1201666121/ |archive-date=December 3, 2017 |access-date=November 8, 2016 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Crislip |first=Anthony |date=2024-01-27 |title=Star Wars: The Last Jedi's Yoda Backlash Never Made Sense To Frank Oz |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1493188/star-wars-the-last-jedi-frank-oz-never-understood-yoda-backlash/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=SlashFilm |language=en-US |archive-date=May 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520161239/https://www.slashfilm.com/1493188/star-wars-the-last-jedi-frank-oz-never-understood-yoda-backlash/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Britt |first=Ryan |date=2019-12-20 |title=All the Easter Eggs and Hidden References in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-easter-eggs-and-references.html |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Vulture |language=en |archive-date=January 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108045602/https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-easter-eggs-and-references.html |url-status=live }}</ref>}} The first film of the trilogy, ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens|The Force Awakens]]'' (2015), takes place thirty years after Yoda's death in ''Return of the Jedi''.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Travis |first=Ben |date=June 12, 2024 |title=Star Wars Timeline: Every Movie, Series And More |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/star-wars-timeline-chronological-order/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=Empire |language=en |archive-date=March 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323122442/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/star-wars-timeline-chronological-order/ |url-status=live }}</ref> When the scavenger Rey has a Force vision and discovers Luke's lightsaber, she hears Yoda's voice. In ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi|The Last Jedi]]'' (2017), Yoda appears to Luke as a Force spirit. As Luke considers whether to burn down a tree storing sacred Jedi texts, Yoda reminds him that a Jedi must always be sure of his path. When Luke decides to burn down the tree, Yoda summons a lightning bolt and sets it ablaze. Luke is suddenly concerned about the loss of the texts, but Yoda assures him that they contained no knowledge that Rey does not already possess. Yoda's voice is heard again in ''[[Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker|The Rise of Skywalker]]'' (2019) when many deceased Jedi are speaking to Rey during her battle against the resurrected Darth Sidious.

===''The Clone Wars''===
Yoda appears in the 2008 animated film ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)|The Clone Wars]]'' and the [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|television series]] of the same name. He is voiced by Tom Kane in both productions.<ref name="Kane">{{Cite web |title=Tom Kane (visual voices guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Tom-Kane/ |access-date=May 7, 2024 |website=Behind the Voice Actors |archive-date=July 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709155958/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Tom-Kane/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the film, he assigns Anakin an apprentice, [[Ahsoka Tano]], believing the responsibility will help him grow as a Jedi and mature as a person. Throughout most of the series, Yoda is on Coruscant with the Jedi Council, but he occasionally leaves for certain tasks, such as negotiations with King Katuunko on Rugosa and a confrontation with [[Asajj Ventress]]'s droid army. Yoda also watches over Anakin and Ahsoka, pleased that they are both maturing with each other's influence. In season five, Ahsoka is framed for a crime she did not commit, and Yoda and the Jedi Council turn her over to the Republic military. Before a verdict is read in Ahsoka's trial, Anakin reveals the true culprit, the fallen Jedi Barriss Offee. Yoda, Anakin, and the Council then invite Ahsoka to rejoin the Order, but she refuses.

In the sixth season, Yoda hears the voice of the deceased Qui-Gon Jinn. He travels to Dagobah to find answers. He sees cryptic visions of the fall of the Jedi, and learns that he has been chosen to manifest his consciousness after death as a Force spirit. A group of spirit priestesses then gives him various tests, including facing an illusion of the ancient Sith Lord [[Darth Bane]]. His final challenge is to resist an attempt by Sidious and Dooku to lure him to the dark side. Yoda engages in a metaphysical battle with Sidious and seemingly sacrifices himself to save Anakin, only to awaken and discover that the battle was merely a vision, and that he passed the test. The priestesses inform Yoda that his training will resume in time.

===''Star Wars Rebels''===
Yoda returns in the animated series ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]'' (2014–2018).''<ref>{{cite web |date=December 15, 2014 |title=Exclusive: Yoda Returns for Star Wars Rebels |url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Yoda-Return-Star-Wars-Rebel-1090906.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216015611/http://www.tvguide.com/news/yoda-return-star-wars-rebel-1090906.aspx |archive-date=December 16, 2014 |access-date=January 4, 2017 |work=TV Guide}}</ref>'' In the season one episode "Path of the Jedi",  he telepathically communicates with the Jedi apprentice [[Ezra Bridger]] and his master [[Kanan Jarrus]], helping the pair to understand their true motivations.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sands |first=Rich |date=December 15, 2014 |title=Exclusive: Yoda Returns for Star Wars Rebels |url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Yoda-Return-Star-Wars-Rebel-1090906.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216015611/http://www.tvguide.com/news/yoda-return-star-wars-rebel-1090906.aspx |archive-date=December 16, 2014 |access-date=January 4, 2017 |work=TV Guide}}</ref> In the season two episode "Shroud of Darkness", Yoda appears to Ezra in a vision.

===''Tales of the Jedi''===
Yoda appears in two episodes of [[Tales of the Jedi (TV series)|''Tales of the Jedi'']] (2022), although he has no dialogue. In the third episode, he attends the funeral of Jedi Master Katri, and in the fifth episode he observes the training of Ahsoka.

===Other===
Yoda is voiced by [[John Lithgow]] in the [[Star Wars (radio)|radio dramatizations]] of ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1983) and ''Return of the Jedi'' (1996).<ref name="Bilodeau 2022">{{Cite web |last=Bilodeau |first=Matthew |date=2022-07-21 |title=Did You Know John Lithgow Voiced Yoda In The Star Wars Radio Dramas? |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/935096/did-you-know-john-lithgow-voiced-yoda-in-the-star-wars-radio-dramas/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=SlashFilm |language=en-US |archive-date=May 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513185007/https://www.slashfilm.com/935096/did-you-know-john-lithgow-voiced-yoda-in-the-star-wars-radio-dramas/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He is featured in the audio drama ''[[Dooku: Jedi Lost]]'' and the novel ''Master and Apprentice'', both released in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Liptak |first1=Andrew |date=20 July 2018 |title=The next Star Wars novels will flesh out the prequel era |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/20/17596512/star-wars-novels-padme-obi-wan-qui-gon-claudia-gray-ek-johnston-san-diego-comic-con-2018 |access-date=25 July 2018 |website=The Verge |archive-date=October 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019130109/https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/20/17596512/star-wars-novels-padme-obi-wan-qui-gon-claudia-gray-ek-johnston-san-diego-comic-con-2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> He appears in the web series ''[[Star Wars Forces of Destiny|Forces of Destiny]]'' (2017–2018),<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVVa2g4X4MU&list=PLR4qvTE1cSnoICGM_gfSedDPp18c3FluC&index=1 |title=Star Wars Forces of Destiny |date= |last=Disney |access-date=2024-06-20 |via=YouTube |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622003857/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVVa2g4X4MU&list=PLR4qvTE1cSnoICGM_gfSedDPp18c3FluC&index=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> the children's television series ''[[Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures|Young Jedi Adventures]]'' (2023–present)<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=February 9, 2023 |title=Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Will Premiere May the Fourth |url=https://gizmodo.com/disney-star-wars-young-jedi-adventures-may-4-premiere-1850095740 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212231957/https://gizmodo.com/disney-star-wars-young-jedi-adventures-may-4-premiere-1850095740 |archive-date=February 12, 2023 |access-date=February 17, 2023 |website=Gizmodo |language=en}}</ref> and the 2021 comic ''[[Star Wars: The High Republic|The High Republic Adventures]]'', which takes place 200 years before the prequel trilogy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brooks |first=Dan |date=September 1, 2020 |title=Inside Star Wars: The High Republic: Meet Yoda |url=https://www.starwars.com/news/inside-star-wars-the-high-republic-meet-yoda |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904085651/https://www.starwars.com/news/inside-star-wars-the-high-republic-meet-yoda |archive-date=September 4, 2020 |access-date=September 5, 2020 |website=StarWars.com |language=en-US}}</ref> He also makes a non-speaking [[Cameo appearance|cameo]] appearance in the final episode of the television series ''[[The Acolyte (TV series)|The Acolyte]]'' (2024).<ref name="YodaAcolyte">{{Cite web |last=Declan |first=Liz |date=July 17, 2024 |title=The Acolyte's Surprise Cameo Fixes A 25-Year-Old Phantom Menace Problem |url=https://screenrant.com/star-wars-the-acolyte-yoda-cameo-explained/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717113541/https://screenrant.com/star-wars-the-acolyte-yoda-cameo-explained/ |archive-date=July 17, 2024 |access-date=July 17, 2024 |website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref> In 2012, Yoda was featured in a series of [[Vodafone]] commercials, which were broadcast in the United Kingdom.<ref name="YodaVodafoneDigitalSpyfirstref">{{cite web |last=Laughlin |first=Andrew |date=January 19, 2012 |title=Yodafone: Jedi Master signs up for Vodafone TV ad campaign - video |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tech/a360813/yodafone-jedi-master-signs-up-for-vodafone-tv-ad-campaign-video/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416170812/https://www.digitalspy.com/tech/a360813/yodafone-jedi-master-signs-up-for-vodafone-tv-ad-campaign-video/ |archive-date=April 16, 2023 |accessdate=April 16, 2023 |publisher=[[DigitalSpy]]}}</ref><ref name="YodaVodafoneDigitalSpysecondref">{{cite web |last=Nissim |first=Mayer |date=July 30, 2012 |title=Yoda Strikes Back: Star Wars returns in new Vodafone ad - video |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/fun/a395970/yoda-strikes-back-star-wars-returns-in-new-vodafone-ad-video/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416170802/https://www.digitalspy.com/fun/a395970/yoda-strikes-back-star-wars-returns-in-new-vodafone-ad-video/ |archive-date=April 16, 2023 |accessdate=April 16, 2023 |publisher=[[DigitalSpy]]}}</ref>