


2.3.3 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)įranchise creator George Lucas has stated that he originally had Obi-Wan Kenobi training Luke Skywalker, but decided that it would not make sense to have him standing around watching Luke do all the fighting in the films and not help him, so he killed him off in the first film.2.2.3 Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005).2.2.2 Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002).2.2.1 Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999).Yoda's spirit appears again in the sequel trilogy, advising an older Luke on his training of Rey. Yoda is one of the few Jedi to survive the events of Order 66 at the end of the war, when he battles Emperor Palpatine and is forced to go into hiding.

When the Clone Wars breaks out, he becomes a general in the Galactic Republic's army and leads several legions of clone troopers. In the prequel trilogy, Yoda leads the Jedi High Council and trains the young generations of Jedi until they are assigned to a master. He trains Luke Skywalker in the ways of the Force until his death at the age of 900 in Return of the Jedi, though he later returns as a Force spirit. In his first appearance in the original trilogy, Yoda is described as the mentor of Obi-Wan Kenobi, and lives in exile on the swamp planet of Dagobah.

Yoda is an iconic figure in popular culture due to his distinct pattern of speech and role as a wise mentor. Outside of the films, the character has been mainly voiced by Tom Kane, starting with the 2003 Clone Wars animated television series. In The Empire Strikes Back, Yoda was voiced and puppeteered by Frank Oz, who reprised the role in Return of the Jedi, the prequel trilogy, and the sequel trilogy. He is a small, green humanoid alien who is powerful with the Force and is a leading member of the Jedi Order until its near annihilation. Yoda ( / ˈ j oʊ d ə/) is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, first appearing in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back. General in the Grand Army of the Republic (Episodes II–III) Grand Master of the Jedi High Council (Episodes I–III)
