Yoda

**Yoda** is a 900-year-old Jedi Master and the namesake of *YODA STORIES*. As  Luke Skywalker's mentor, his job is to train Luke in the ways of THE FORCE, preparing him for his eventual confrontation with  Darth Vader.

Yoda generally appears on the planet Dagobah at the start of each World you play. When talked to, he gives Luke his Mission, along with a Quest Item to start him off. Yoda may be found at one of several locations on Dagobah, including inside his hut.

During the Lokondo mission, Yoda is kidnapped by  Boba Fett and handed over to Darth Vader. As such, he doesn't appear on Dagobah until the mission is over. Instead, he leaves instructions and an item on a table in his hut. Yoda can then be found on Vader's ship, and must be rescued.

At certain points during the game, Yoda will appear at a unique position on Dagobah and hand Luke a Dagobah Mission - a short assignment that is performed nearby. After completing the assignment, Yoda hands Luke a special item that will appear in his inventory at the start of every World played from that point on.

## Description and Lore

Yoda is one of the famous characters from the *Star Wars* universe, first seen in the 1980 film *The Empire Strikes Back*.

Yoda is an old Jedi Master, the most powerful user of THE FORCE to still survive, with the possible exception of the evil Emperor Palpatine. He is approximately 900 years old when we meet him.

Yoda has exiled himself to the planet Dagobah following the destruction of the Jedi Order, as seen in the film *Revenge of the Sith*. Here, he waits for the opportunity to restore balance to the force and depose the evil Emperor. This opportunity arises when  Obi-Wan Kenobi sends  Luke Skywalker to Dagobah. Luke quickly proves himself worthy of Yoda's training.

*YODA STORIES* covers a period of time between *The Empire Strikes Back* and the following film, *Return of the Jedi*, during which Luke was trained to become a Jedi Knight.

Yoda would later die of old age in *Return of the Jedi*, becoming a "Force Ghost" who appears to Luke at the end of that film, after the Emperor has finally been defeated by Luke.

## Yoda on Dagobah

In most cases, Yoda will appear on the planet Dagobah at the start of each mission, standing in one of four specific locations (selected randomly). Three positions are outside, in one of the Dagobah Cells, while the fourth is inside Yoda's hut at the north-eastern corner of Dagobah.

Speaking to Yoda prompts him to give Luke a Mission Briefing, explaining where he must go and what he must do to further his training. At the end of this briefing, Yoda hands Luke a Quest Item, which will come in handy at some point during the mission. If Yoda is spoken to again after this, he will only repeat the essential information.

Once the mission is completed, Yoda can always be found inside his hut. Luke can speak to him to receive his congratulations, and even hand over the Quest Item received at the end of the mission (if any) to receive some more dialog; however this is purely optional and grants no benefits.

There are two important exceptions to the above. One occurs during the Lokondo mission (in which Yoda is kidnapped by  Boba Fett), and the other occurs during the unique Dagobah Missions.

## Lokondo

*Main article: Lokondo*

One of the 15 main Missions the game can choose from at the start of a new World takes place on the planet called Lokondo. This mission involves rescuing **Yoda** from the clutches of  Darth Vader.

When this mission is selected, Yoda will not appear on Dagobah at all. Instead, Luke finds  Boba Fett's ship, Slave-1, parked outside Yoda's hut. Going inside, Luke finds Boba Fett, who explains that he has kidnapped Yoda. Luke can chase Boba Fett outside, but is too late - Boba Fett takes off with Yoda as his prisoner.

Since Yoda is not present, the Mission Briefing only occurs when Luke finds a note from Yoda on a table inside his hut. He also finds the starting Quest Item.

During the mission, Yoda can only be found inside the Imperial Base  Objective Cell, in the final Subcell, trapped behind a forcefield. Luke can converse with Yoda through the bars, but must find a way to turn the forcefield off in order to rescue his master. Once this is done, Yoda can be picked up as an Item, ending the mission. He can then be returned to his hut on Dagobah, if so desired (though there is no benefit to this other than a bit of extra dialog).

## Dagobah Missions

*Main article: Dagobah Missions*

After successfully completing a certain number of Missions, the next World begins with a unique scenario where  **Yoda** gives  Luke a short assignment to be performed on Dagobah. This is called a "Dagobah Mission".

When a Dagobah Mission is set to occur, Yoda appears at a different location than normal, and has different dialog than normal. He will not provide a regular Mission Briefing until the Dagobah Mission is accomplished.

The Dagobah Map is also slightly altered until the Dagobah Mission is completed, adding an exit to one of several new Subcells that are otherwise inaccessible.

Completing a Dagobah Mission may reward Luke with a new helpful Item, which will also automatically appear in his inventory at the start of every new World from that point onward.

Currently, only 4 Dagobah Missions are known to exist: