Several days after Obi-Wan Kenobi sacrifices life aboard the Death Star, he appeared before Yoda as a force goes for the first time and requested that his old friend train Luke Skywalker as his padawan. Yoda did not initially agree with this request, instead informing Obi-Wan that he much preferred to train Leia and for several reasons. Yoda wondered if Leia could be the one to turn Anakin back towards the lights out of the force and help restore balance. Additionally, Yoda believed that Leia's strength, will, and clarity had the markings of a great Jedi, whereas Luke was unruly, inattentive and headstrong. Furthermore, Yoda worried that with Obi-Wan now dead and not able to fully train Luke, the boy's impatience and anger would be too big hurdles in his path to become a Jedi, as these were traits also seen in Anakin. Yoda also believed Luke wasn't ready to become a Jedi, that Luke wouldn't fully commit to the task and that he was reckless. In Yoda's mind, he believed Leia was the opposite of Luke, and that she was ready to take on the challenge of training to be a Jedi Knight through much convincing. Obi-Wan eventually got Yoda to agree to take on Luke as an apprentice, telling his fallen friend to send Luke to him on Dagobah.