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| Yoda | |
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| Portrayed by | Frank Oz (puppeteer, voice) John Lithgow (Radio) Tom Kane (Clone Wars) Ichiro Nagai (voice, Japanese dub) |
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| Position | Jedi Master, Jedi Council Member, Jedi High General, Grand Master of the Jedi Order |
| Homeworld | Unknown |
| Species | Unknown |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Jedi Order, Galactic Republic |
Yoda is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe, who appears in all of the franchise's films except for Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded Frank Oz (born May 25, 1944) is a British-born American Film director, Actor and Puppeteer. John Arthur Lithgow (ˈlɪθɡoʊ̪ born October 19, 1945) is an American Actor perhaps best-known for his starring role as Dr For other people named Tom Kane see Thomas Kane Tom Kane (born April 15, 1962) is a prominent American Voice actor ( May 10, 1931 -) is a male Seiyū from Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture. is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities The Jedi are members of a fictional monastic order in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy, created by George Male (♂ refers to the sex of an organism or part of an organism which produces small mobile Gametes called spermatozoa. The Jedi are members of a fictional monastic order in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy, created by George History The Republic itself was formed on or near 25000 BBY when the first "Galactic Constitution" was signed on Coruscant, after the Corellian Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded A fictional universe is a self-consistent fictional setting with unique background elements such as an imaginary history or geography and possibly fantasy or science A media franchise is an Intellectual property involving the characters, setting, and Trademarks of an original work of media (usually Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope (originally released as Star Wars) is a 1977 Space opera Frank Oz provided Yoda's voice in each film and lent his skills as a puppeteer in the original trilogy and The Phantom Menace. Frank Oz (born May 25, 1944) is a British-born American Film director, Actor and Puppeteer. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded Star Wars Episode I Phantom Menace is a 1999 military sci-fi film written and directed by George Lucas. For the radio dramatizations of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, Yoda was voiced by John Lithgow, while Tom Kane voiced him in the Clone Wars animated series and several video games. An expanded radio dramatization of the original Star Wars trilogy was produced in 1981, 1983, and 1996. Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 Space opera Film directed by Irvin Kershner. Star Wars Episode VI Return of the Jedi is a 1983 Space opera Film directed by Richard Marquand and written by George Lucas John Arthur Lithgow (ˈlɪθɡoʊ̪ born October 19, 1945) is an American Actor perhaps best-known for his starring role as Dr For other people named Tom Kane see Thomas Kane Tom Kane (born April 15, 1962) is a prominent American Voice actor A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. In the Japanese dub of the franchise, he is voiced by Ichiro Nagai. is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities ( May 10, 1931 -) is a male Seiyū from Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture.
Yoda first appears in the saga in The Empire Strikes Back as a Jedi Master, and trains Luke Skywalker in the ways of the Jedi. The Jedi are members of a fictional monastic order in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy, created by George Luke Skywalker is the main protagonist of the Star Wars universe portrayed by Mark Hamill in the films Star Wars Episode IV The Jedi are members of a fictional monastic order in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy, created by George In the prequel trilogy, he serves as Grand Master of the Jedi Order. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded Additional fiction in the Expanded Universe fills in more details of his life. The Star Wars Expanded Universe encompasses all of the officially licensed fictional background of the Star Wars universe outside of the six feature films
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Yoda is portrayed as a wise and powerful Jedi Master in the fictional Star Wars universe. The Jedi are members of a fictional monastic order in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy, created by George Series creator George Lucas originally wished Yoda to follow his other characters in having a full name: Yoda Minch, but instead opted to have many details of the character's life history remain unknown. George Walton Lucas Jr (born May 14, 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer, Screenwriter Yoda's race has never been stated in any media, canonical or otherwise, and he is merely stated to be of a "mysterious species" by the Star Wars Databank. This is a list of sentient Races from the Fictional universe of Star Wars. The Star Wars canon consists of the six Star Wars feature films along with all officially licensed non-contradicting spin-off works to the The Star Wars Databank is the official Star Wars site's reference on characters locations and technology His race has been called a "tridactyl species" but this simply means that they have three fingers.
Early in the development of Episode IV, Lucas included a species called the Whills, a distant, omnipresent race who were to take the story-teller perspective. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. It has been postulated by fans that Yoda, Yaddle and Vandar Tokare are Whills; recently, there has been passing reference to a Shaman of the Order of the Whills in the novelization of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, confirming their continued canonical existence in the Star Wars universe. Star Wars Revenge of the Sith is a Novelization of Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith written by Matthew Stover and Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 Space opera Film written and directed by George Lucas. However, Lucas has firmly denied that Yoda's species is in fact that of the Whills. In fact, very little is reported of Yoda's life before the events of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Star Wars Episode I Phantom Menace is a 1999 military sci-fi film written and directed by George Lucas.
The films and Expanded Universe reveal that he had trained several notable Jedi, including Count Dooku, who is identified in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones as Yoda's old Padawan Learner; Mace Windu; Obi-Wan Kenobi (partially, before Qui-Gon Jinn takes over Obi-Wan's training); Ki-Adi-Mundi, Kit Fisto and eventually Luke Skywalker. For the Robert A Heinlein short story collection see Expanded Universe (Heinlein. Count Dooku is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe. Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones is a 2002 Film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales The Jedi are members of a fictional monastic order in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy, created by George Obi-Wan Kenobi is a Fictional character in the Star Wars universe. Qui-Gon Jinn is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, principally portrayed by Liam Neeson in Star Wars Episode I Ki-Adi-Mundi is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe. Kit Fisto is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. Luke Skywalker is the main protagonist of the Star Wars universe portrayed by Mark Hamill in the films Star Wars Episode IV (In between here, during the animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars, he mentions that he trained another one of the leaders on the Jedi Council, Master Oppo Rancisis. ) The Star Wars prequel films explain that he instructs all younglings in the Jedi Temple before they are assigned to a master. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded The Jedi are members of a fictional monastic order in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy, created by George The Jedi Temple is a building in the Star Wars Fictional universe. This was displayed in a scene in "Attack Of the Clones. "
In the films' timeline, Yoda first appears in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Fans of the Star Wars Fictional universe keep track of the "dates" of key events within the storyline according to narrated time and chronology Star Wars Episode I Phantom Menace is a 1999 military sci-fi film written and directed by George Lucas. In that film, Qui-Gon brings the young Anakin Skywalker to the Jedi Council, claiming that the boy is the "Chosen One" who will bring balance to the Force, and requests to train him once Obi-Wan has completed the trials necessary to become a Jedi Knight. See also Darth Vader Anakin Skywalker (often called Ani by his friends and loved ones is the main Protagonist / Antagonist and The Jedi High Council (or Jedi Council) is a fictional institution from the Star Wars The Force is one of the main concepts in the fictional Star Wars universe, created by George Lucas. Yoda senses great fear in the boy, and tells him "Fear is the path to the dark side. The dark side of the Force is a prominent moral and Psychic concept in the Star Wars universe. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. " Yoda plays a key role in that body's initial decision to deny the request; he believes that Anakin is clearly affected by his years as a slave, and that he still clings too tightly to the memory of his mother to be trained safely. As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another This article is about minor characters in the Fictional Star Wars universe, who do not fit into any other category Yoda thinks Anakin's future is clouded.
After Qui-Gon's death at the hands of Darth Maul, however, the Jedi Council rescinds their previous decision, despite Yoda's misgivings. Darth Maul is a Fictional character in the Star Wars universe and a villain in Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace.
In Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, set 10 years later, Yoda is one of the many Jedi who are concerned about the emergence of the Separatists. Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones is a 2002 Film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales After the second attempted assassination of Senator Amidala, Yoda orders that she be put under the protection of Obi-Wan's apprentice Anakin.
Yoda leads an army of Jedi and clone troopers in the film's climactic battle scene. For the United States veterans organization see Grand Army of the Republic Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones is a 2002 Film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales He helps rescue Obi-Wan, Anakin and Padmé Amidala from execution at the hands of the Separatists, a group of systems rebelling against the Republic. Padmé Amidala Naberrie Skywalker (born Padmé Amidala Naberrie) better known as Padmé Amidala, is a Fictional character in George Lucas Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. At the climax of the battle, Yoda duels with Separatist leader and Sith Lord Count Dooku, who was once his Jedi apprentice. The climax (from the Greek word “κλῖμαξ” ( klimax) meaning “staircase” and “ladder” or turning point of a Narrative Count Dooku is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe. This confrontation ends with Dooku making his escape by threatening Yoda's injured comrades, Anakin and Obi-Wan. Although seemingly frail, the ancient Yoda demonstrates agility and mastery of lightsaber combat and acrobatics through the Force. Acrobatics (from Greek Akros, high and bat, walking is one of the Performing arts, and is also practiced as a Sport.
During the animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars, Yoda is made a General, like many of the Jedi Knights and Masters. Yoda escorts Padmé on their journey to a planet, but Yoda senses several Jedi in distress on Illum. Using the Jedi mind trick to convince Captain Typho to take them to Illum, Yoda saves two Jedi Knights and finds a message from Count Dooku giving orders to destroy the Jedi Temple. In the Fictional universe of Star Wars, a Jedi mind trick is a Force power.
In the series' final episode, Yoda fights alongside Mace Windu to defend Coruscant, which is under attack from the Separatists. Etymology and naming The word itself originates in the late 15th century from the Latin coruscant- 'vibrating glittering' from the verb coruscare. The two Jedi Masters realize that the battle is a distraction; Separatist leader General Grievous truly intends to kidnap Chancellor Palpatine. General Grievous is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe and was the chief antagonist in Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Palpatine is a Fictional character in George Lucas 's Science fiction saga Star Wars. Windu goes onto a Clone Hanger to try and prevent the kidnapping, but is too late.
In Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Yoda leads the Jedi Council in seeking out the mysterious Sith Lord Darth Sidious. Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 Space opera Film written and directed by George Lucas. Yoda uses his sensitivity and power with the Force to discover the Sith Lord's identity, ultimately concluding that Sidious is someone within Palpatine's inner circle. Palpatine himself sidetracks the mission, however; by now, the Chancellor has amassed near-dictatorial powers, and begins interfering in Jedi affairs. He appoints Anakin as his personal representative on the Council, which would effectively grant the Jedi Knight the rank of Jedi Master. The Council grants Anakin a Council seat, but denies Anakin the rank of Master, feeling that doing so would amount to giving Palpatine a vote in the Council. Embittered by the perceived snub, Anakin begins to lose faith in the Jedi.
Earlier, Anakin seeks Yoda's counsel about his prophetic visions that someone close to him will die (he does not identify the person as Padmé, his secret wife and pregnant with his child, as emotional attachments are a violation of the Jedi Code). Pregnancy ( Latin graviditas) is the carrying of one or more offspring known as a Fetus or Embryo, inside the Uterus of a Female The Jedi are members of a fictional monastic order in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy, created by George Yoda, unaware of the intensity of Anakin's love for Padmé, tells him to "Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose. " Unsatisfied, Anakin instead turns to Palpatine, who reveals himself as Darth Sidious, and manipulates the young Jedi into becoming his Sith apprentice — Darth Vader — with the promise that he can save his wife by embracing the dark side. Anakin Skywalker Darth Vader is a fictional character in George Lucas ' Science fiction saga Star Wars.
Palpatine later proclaims himself Emperor of the Galaxy and orders the clone troopers to kill their Jedi generals. The Galactic Empire is one of the main factions in the Star Wars universe. At this time, Yoda is on Kashyyyk, overseeing the battle between the Separatist forces and a combined command of clone troopers and Wookiees. Kashyyyk (ˈkæʃik or /ˈkæʃɪk/ also known as Wookiee Planet C, is a planet in the Star Wars universe. Through the Force, he feels the deaths of each of the Jedi as they are slain by the very troops they commanded. He senses a couple of clone troopers creeping up to blast him from behind, and swiftly kills them with his lightsaber. He escapes with the help of Wookiee leaders Tarfful and Chewbacca, and returns to Coruscant, where he and Obi-Wan fight their way into the Jedi Temple to stop a trap for any surviving Jedi. The following is a list of characters from the Old Republic Era of the Star Wars Fictional universe, dating from 5000 BBY to the Chewbacca (or Chewie) is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. The Jedi Temple is a building in the Star Wars Fictional universe. Inside, they discover that every Jedi inside, younglings included, has been slaughtered. They then discover a holographic recording revealing Anakin as the assassin. A holograph is a document written entirely in the handwriting of the person whose Signature it bears Yoda decides to face Palpatine, sending Obi-Wan to kill his former Padawan. Obi-Wan tells Yoda he cannot kill Anakin, asking instead to go after Palpatine. However, Yoda insists, saying, "To fight this Lord Sidious, strong enough you are not. " He also tells Obi-Wan that the Anakin he knew no longer exists, having been "consumed by Darth Vader. "
Subsequently, Yoda battles Palpatine in a titanic lightsaber duel that wrecks the Senate House. The fight ends in stalemate, in which Yoda loses his lightsaber and the Jedi Master is forced to retreat and go into exile so that he may hide from the Empire and wait for another opportunity to destroy the Sith. Stalemate is a situation in Chess where the player whose turn it is to move is not in check but has no legal moves Exile means to be away from one's home (ie city state or country while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened by prison or death upon return
At the end, it is revealed that Yoda has been in contact with Qui-Gon's spirit. Although this is given little attention in the film, the novelization reveals that Yoda actually becomes Padawan to the deceased Jedi Master's Force ghost, learning the secret of immortality from him and passing it on to Obi-Wan. Star Wars Revenge of the Sith is a Novelization of Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith written by Matthew Stover and The Force is one of the main concepts in the fictional Star Wars universe, created by George Lucas. Immortality (or eternal life) is the concept of living in physical or spiritual form for an Infinite length of Time.
Yoda is also instrumental in deciding the fate of the Skywalker children after Padmé dies in childbirth, recommending that Luke and Leia be hidden from Darth Vader and Palpatine in remote locations. Childbirth (also called labour, birth, partus or parturition) is the culmination of a Human Pregnancy or Leia and Princess Leia redirect here For the Blackadder character see Princess Leia of Hungary. Other than the ancient Jedi Master, only the Organas, the Larses, and Obi-Wan know of their placement. The following is a list of families in the fictional Star Wars galaxy. The following is a list of families in the fictional Star Wars galaxy.
In Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, set 22 years after Revenge of the Sith, Luke Skywalker arrives on Dagobah to seek Yoda's guidance. Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 Space opera Film directed by Irvin Kershner. History After the extermination of the Jedi and his subsequent failure to defeat Darth Sidious and save the Republic a devastated Jedi Master This happens after Luke is instructed to do so, by the Force-ghost of Obi-Wan (Obi-Wan had sacrificed himself in a duel with Vader in A New Hope).
Rather than immediately identify himself, Yoda tests Luke by initially presenting himself as a comical, backwater individual, deliberately provoking both Luke and R2-D2. R2-D2 (called R2, or " Artoo " for short is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, an Astromech droid Finding that Luke exhibits many of the flaws that led to his father's downfall, Yoda is reluctant to teach him in the ways of the Force, but agrees to do so at the spectral Obi-Wan's behest. Prior to finishing his training, however, Luke chooses to leave Dagobah in order to confront Darth Vader and save his friends from the Empire's grasp at Bespin. Creation Ray Harryhausen and Richard Rickitt note that beautiful "matte paintings created Cloud City on Bespin Yoda and Obi-Wan insist to Luke that he is being lured into a trap, and that he must stay to complete his training. Luke refuses to forsake his friends, but gives Yoda his promise to return. As Luke departs, Obi-Wan laments that the boy is their "last hope," but Yoda reminds him that "there is another. "
Yoda's final chronological appearance is in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, set a year later. Star Wars Episode VI Return of the Jedi is a 1983 Space opera Film directed by Richard Marquand and written by George Lucas Yoda, sick and greatly weakened by old age, informs Luke that he has completed his training but will not be a Jedi until he confronts Darth Vader; he also confirms that Vader is Luke's father, which the Sith Lord had told a shocked Luke in the previous film. Yoda then dies at the age of 900 and becomes "one with the Force" (his body disappears). He leaves Luke with the knowledge that "there is another Skywalker. " Moments later, Obi-Wan's Force ghost helps Luke come to the realization that the sibling Yoda spoke of is none other than Leia. Eventually, Luke manages to defeat Vader in a lightsaber battle, but then gets attacked by Palpatine's Force Lightning, until Vader finally turns his back on his master, and throws Palpatine into the Second Death Star's reactor core, killing him.
In the film's final scene, Luke sees his father's redeemed spirit looking at him with pride and gratitude, in the company of Obi-Wan and Yoda.
Yoda speaks "Galactic Basic" in a distinctive manner by using anastrophe, that is, placing verbs (and more frequently, auxiliary verbs) at the end of a clause, and inverting the object and subject. The Fictional universe of Star Wars is a multilingual one in which it is common to have either a passive or active fluency of many multiple languages from numerous alien races Anastrophe is a Figure of speech involving an inversion of the ordinary Western order of words for example saying "echoed the hills" to mean "the hills echoed" For English usage of verbs see the wiki article English verbs. In Linguistics, an auxiliary (also called helping verb, helper verb, auxiliary verb, or verbal auxiliary) is a Verb functioning In linguistic typology this is the "Object Subject Verb" format. Linguistic Typology is an international Peer-reviewed journal in the field of Linguistic typology, founded in 1997 Object Subject Verb (OSV or Object Agent Verb (OAV is one of the permutations of expression used in Linguistic typology. A typical example of this pattern is from Return of the Jedi: "When 900 years old you reach, look as good you will not. " Yoda also occasionally speaks in Object Verb Subject format. Object Verb Subject (OVS or Object Verb Agent (OVA is one of the Permutations of expression used in Linguistic typology, although it is rare among For example: "Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter," and "Your father? Powerful Jedi was he. "
Yoda's speech pattern has been the source of much parody. A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject He uses this style of language much less in the original trilogy, while he rarely speaks without anastrophe in the prequel trilogy. Anastrophe is a Figure of speech involving an inversion of the ordinary Western order of words for example saying "echoed the hills" to mean "the hills echoed"
Yoda's appearance was originally designed by British makeup artist Stuart Freeborn, who based Yoda's face partly on his own and partly on Albert Einstein's. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Stuart Freeborn (born September 5 1914, in London, England) is a British motion picture Make-up artist, perhaps best known Albert Einstein ( German: ˈalbɐt ˈaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n; English: ˈælbɝt ˈaɪnstaɪn (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955 was a German -born theoretical Yoda was voiced by Frank Oz. Frank Oz (born May 25, 1944) is a British-born American Film director, Actor and Puppeteer. In the original trilogy, he was realized as a puppet (controlled by Oz). Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded A puppet is a representational figure manipulated by a Puppeteer. Contrary to common belief, Yoda was never constructed as a Muppet; in fact he was designed almost entirely independently from Jim Henson's company, aside from minor consulting. The Muppets are a group of Puppet characters created by Jim Henson. For other uses of "Henson" see Henson. James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24 1936 &ndash May 16 1990 was one of [1]
In The Phantom Menace, he was redesigned to look younger. He was computer-generated for two distant shots, but remained mostly a puppet. Computer animation Computer-generated imagery (also known as CGI) is the application of the field of Computer graphics or more specifically 3D computer graphics The puppet was re-designed by Nick Dudman from Stuart Freeborn's original design.
Rendered with computer animation in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, Yoda appeared in ways not previously possible, including his participation in elaborate fight scenes. Computer-generated imagery Computer animation is the art of creating moving images with the use of Computers It is a subfield of Computer graphics In Revenge of the Sith, his face appears in several big close-ups, demanding highly-detailed CGI work. Despite the use of advanced technology, his performance was deliberately designed to match the puppet version, with some "mistakes" made such as the occasional ear-jiggling. Rob Coleman was responsible for the character's new incarnation to the series.
According to many Lucasfilm reports, Yoda has been redone in CGI for a later release of The Phantom Menace. Lucasfilm Limited' is an American Film production company founded by George Lucas in 1971, based in San Francisco California This edition will most likely be part of a future release of the Star Wars saga. A clip of the new CG Yoda from The Phantom Menace can be seen in the featurette The Chosen One, included in the DVD release of Revenge of the Sith. The new version of the film has yet to be announced.