Yoda

**Yoda** was one of the most renowned and powerful Jedi Masters in galactic history.

## Bio

He was known for his legendary wisdom, mastery of the Force and skills in lightsaber combat. Yoda served as a member of the Jedi High Council in the last centuries of the Galactic Republic and as Grand Master oversaw the Jedi Order before, during, and after the devastating Clone Wars. Following the First Battle of Geonosis, Yoda held the title of Master of the Order in addition to that of Grand Master. In his centuries of service to the galaxy and the Force, Grand Master Yoda had a hand in the training of nearly all the Jedi in the Order, including such luminaries as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ki-Adi-Mundi and Oppo Rancisis; all of whom would come to serve on the Jedi Council along with him.

Standing at about 66 cm tall, Yoda was a male member of a mysterious species,
 details of which he did not reveal. Yoda served as a member of the Jedi
 Order for centuries, eventually gaining a seat on the Jedi High
Council, before reigning as the Grand Master of the Jedi. He had
exceptional skills in lightsaber combat, most commonly employing
whirling and acrobatic Form IV techniques. Yoda was a master of all but the Vaapad subset of Form VII (he had mastered the *original* Form VII variant known as Juyo) of lightsaber combat, and was considered by many as a swordmaster.

Though arguably the Order's greatest master of the Force and most
 skilled warrior, Yoda believed most firmly in the importance of
instructing younger generations and never missed an opportunity to
ensure his students learn from their experiences. At heart, the
diminutive Jedi Master was a teacher; indeed, he instructed nearly all
the Jedi in the order, to some extent, during his reign as Grand Master.[10]

Though Yoda was, arguably, the most highly Force-attuned member
of the Order, he was not flawless. It was partially due to his failure
to recognize that Supreme Chancellor Palpatine was actually responsible for the outbreak of the Clone Wars, and was in fact the Sith Lord
 Darth Sidious, which led to the Republic being overthrown and the Jedi
Order being decimated. The Grand Master was among the few Jedi to
survive Emperor Palpatine's Great Jedi Purge, after the beginning of which, he went into exile on the swamp planet of Dagobah.

Later, before dying and becoming one with the Force in 4 ABY, the exiled Jedi Master was responsible for the instruction of Luke Skywalker who would use Yoda's training as a basis for the creation of a New Jedi Order, after defeating the Sith. Following his death, Master Yoda retained his identity within the Force and was revered as among the most legendary Jedi Masters of all time by Skywalker's reconstituted Order.

## Personality and traits

Yoda had spent eight centuries training and tutoring generations of Jedi,[2]
 he was reluctant to accept Anakin Skywalker or Luke Skywalker for Jedi
training, considering them unfit. In both cases, however, he allowed
Obi-Wan Kenobi to persuade him into accepting them as trainees.[7][57]

When Dooku triggered a partial room collapse during his duel with
 Yoda on Geonosis, the Jedi, confronted with the choice of pursuing the
fleeing Sith or protecting the hurt Obi-Wan Kenobi and unconscious
Anakin Skywalker from the falling debris, opting to save his comrades
instead of going after Dooku.[9] However, when fellow Master Plo Koon's fleet was destroyed by the Confederate superweapon *Malevolence*, Yoda forbade Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano to conduct a search for Koon, citing the danger posed by the Separatist vessel.[32]

As he neared his death before the Battle of Endor commenced, Yoda
 accepted his own mortality and imminent demise, and died becoming one
with the Force.[2]
Yoda's ears were expressive and would sometimes curl when he was expressing strong emotions like surprise.

## Powers and abilities

Despite his advanced age and small size, Yoda was very strong with
the Force and was an extremely skilled warrior. Wielding a green-bladed
lightsaber,[8][9] Yoda was capable of holding his own in combat against opponents such as the Sith Lords Darth Tyranus[9] and Darth Sidious.[8]
 He was also able to deflect the Force lightning of the aforementioned
Sith with his bare hands, a feat he demonstrated in both duels.[8][9] Yoda could also telekinetically toss aside metal pieces hurled at him by Tyranus, levitate stone slabs in mid-air,[9] or move Senate hoverpods around.[8] In order to teach Luke Skywalker that anything was possible with the Force, Yoda levitated his student's sunken T-65B X-wing starfighter out of the swamp of Dagobah and onto dry land.[5]

During a confrontation with Confederate forces on the coral moon
of Rugosa, Yoda annihilated an entire squad of droids without using his
lightsaber, and destroyed three assault tanks and their accompanying
infantry single-handedly.[29]

While physically isolated on Dagobah, Yoda was able to see other
Jedi that were active in the Force; he could not see one that had
forsaken the ways of the Jedi.[59] He could keep in mental contact with the Jedi Temples across the galaxy, and telepathically converse with any Jedi within them.[53]

Yoda was able to actively have Force visions,
 and was not limited to spontaneous visions. However, he understood that
 Force prophecy was not absolute and that the future was always in
motion.[5] His visions led him to foresee the fall of the Jedi in the Clone Wars and even his own death.[60]
In spite of all his abilities, the diminutive Jedi Master was
ultimately unable to defeat Darth Sidious during their final duel in the
 Galactic Senate chamber; they fought to a draw and Yoda was forced to
flee.