In what part did Yoda die? Small and smart. "Episode I: The Phantom Menace"

Yoda later says that he is in contact with the spirit of Qui-Gon Jinn. Although the film pays little attention to this, the book shows that Yoda actually becomes the student of the Jedi Master who died in The Phantom Menace and found the path to immortality. He subsequently passed this knowledge on to Obi-Wan.

He also plays a key role in resolving the issue of the Skywalker children after Padmé dies in childbirth, advising that Luke and Leia be hidden from Darth Vader and the Emperor where the Sith would not sense their presence. In addition to the elderly Jedi Master, Bail Organa, Owen Lars and Obi-Wan knew about the whereabouts of the children (at the same time, it is unlikely that the Owen family knew about Leia's existence). Initially, Obi-Wan wanted to take the children with him to, like Yoda, teach them the Jedi skills, but Yoda realizes that in addition to the ability to handle the Force, they need to be taught something else if they are going to destroy the Empire. Moreover, it was necessary to keep the names of the twins secret in order to be able to protect them in case the Sith suddenly discovered the remaining Jedi Knights before Luke and Leia grew up. As we learn from subsequent episodes, this strategy more than paid off.

Yoda then travels to the desolate and swampy planet of Dagobah, where he patiently awaits the emergence of a New Hope.

"Episode IV: A New Hope"

Yoda is not in the film, but his name is mentioned in the script.

"Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back"

22 years after Yoda's exile, in 4 p.i. b., Luke Skywalker travels to the Dagobah system in order to find Yoda and undergo Jedi training, as he was told by the spirit of Obi-Wan Kenobi, who died in a fight with Darth Vader in A New Hope. A little stubborn, Yoda finally agrees to teach him the ways of the Force. Before completing his training, Luke, however, is faced with the choice of leaving Dagobah and going to save his friends from Darth Vader and the Empire, or staying and finishing his training. After making a promise to Yoda to return and complete his preparations, he sets off.

"Episode VI: Return of the Jedi"

Returning to Dagobah at 4 p.m. b., Luke finds Yoda sick and greatly weakened by old age. Yoda tells Luke that he has completed his training, but will not become a Jedi until he "meets his father," Darth Vader. Yoda then dies at the age of 900 and is finally fully fused with the Force. Yoda's death is unique within the universe." Star Wars", since she is an example of a Jedi dying peacefully due to his age. After all, every death of a person wielding the Force, occurring before and after him, was violent.

In the end, Luke heeded all of Yoda's teachings, which saved him from anger and falling on dark side: He controlled his emotions even when he was one step away from killing Darth Vader and becoming the Emperor's new apprentice. When the Emperor attempts to kill Luke with lightning bolts, Vader returns to the light side and becomes Anakin Skywalker again, killing his master to save his son. Anakin dies from damage to his suit in the collapse of the Empire surrounding him (according to another version, he died due to the fact that his vital functions were supported dark force Emperor and after the death of the latter he could no longer exist normally). Later that night, Anakin's spirit, surrounded by Obi-Wan and their eternal mentor Yoda, looks at Luke with pride and gratitude.

In Galactic Prime, Yoda speaks by inverting word order (the order he uses is object-subject-verb, OSV). A typical example of Yoda's statement can be taken from Return of the Jedi: “When you are 900 years old, you will not look young either.”

Without using the Force for a long time, old Yoda was forced to lean on a stick when walking. In the expanded universe, it can be found that one of his luggage is a memento from a Wookiee, and his cane is made from a certain plant called gimera, which contains nutrients so that Yoda can chew the cane during his long journey.

Master Yoda prototype

According to one version, the prototypes of Yoda were two Japanese masters martial arts Research into this assumption points to Sokaku Takeda and Gozo Shioda. Takeda was a member of a famous family of samurai who dedicated their lives to military struggle. Their skill, called Daito-ryu, is considered to be the basis of Aikido. Master swordsman Takeda, identified simply as number "4'11", earned himself the nickname Aizo is not Kotengu, which translated means “undersized dwarf.” Likewise, Gozo, the founder of Yoshinkan Aikido, was under the same number - “4’11”. Like Yoda, they were extremely small in stature, but nevertheless this did not prevent them from mastering the power of martial arts to perfection. Their art was based on the teachings of Aiki, or simply Ki (Strength). Moreover, like Yoda, they were natural teachers who dedicated their lives to following the path of the art of war.

Master Yoda is often compared to the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, who mastered the technique of non-contact combat. Perhaps he served as a prototype for the Master, and the Jedi Order itself is a fantastic film embodiment of the Aikido school, since many principles of the Jedi code are similar to the canons of Aikido.

There is also an opinion that the prototype of Yoda was Shimazu Kenzi sensei, the patriarch of the Yagyu Shingan Ryu school (school of the Shogun's bodyguards).

Another possible prototype is Dersu Uzala, a Nanai hunter and tracker from the novel by V.K. Arsenyev, who thoroughly studied nature in its entirety. George Lucas is familiar with this character from the film by Akira Kurosawa, filmed in the USSR in 1975.

Yoda Animation

Yoda's appearance was originally created by British stylist Stuart Freeborn, who depicted Yoda's face as a mixture of his own and Albert Einstein's, as a photograph of the latter inspired his final image. Yoda was voiced by Frank Oz. In the original Star Wars trilogy, Yoda was a simple puppet (also controlled by Frank Oz). In the Russian dubbing of Star Wars, Yoda was voiced by actor Boris Smolkin.

In The Phantom Menace, Yoda's appearance was altered to make him look more youthful. His likeness was computer-generated for two deleted scenes, but he was again used as a puppet.

Using computer animation in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, Yoda appeared in previously impossible ways, such as in a fight scene that was very labor-intensive to simulate. In Revenge of the Sith, his face appears in several large sequences that require very careful computer digitization.

On September 15, 2011, a blu-ray re-release of the entire Star Wars saga was released. In the first film, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, the Yoda doll was replaced with a computer model.

Criticism and reviews

Awards

Yoda, along with Christopher Lee, received an MTV Movie Award for best scene battle - in Episode II "Attack of the Clones". Yoda personally "appeared" at the ceremony to receive the award and gave a speech thanking George Lucas and many others.

Parodies

Comedy singer "Weird Al" Yankovic parodied the song "Lola" in the remake of "Yoda", included on the album "I Have the Right to Be Stupid" (1985). This also includes Downing’s parodies of Ricky Martin’s song “Livin” La Vida Yoda.” Less successful “ The Great Luke Ski" parodied the song "Y.M.C.A." performed by the Village People and titled the remake "Y.O.D.A", included on the albums Fanboys 'n Da Hood (1996) and Carpe Dementia (1999).

In the Mel Brooks film Spaceballs, the character Yogurt, played by Mel Brooks himself, is an obvious parody of Yoda, but there are also opinions that he is similar to Obi-Wan Kenobi. Yogurt trains Lone Star in the ways of Schwartz (a parody of the Force, "Schwartz" being a common surname among Ashkenazi Jews).

In Goblin’s comedic translation of “The Hidden Menace” - “Storm in a Teacup” the character is renamed Cheburan Vissarionovich.

In the episode “Love Conquers All... Almost / Love conquers... almost everything” (1.13) of the animated series “Flattened Space” the crew of Jupiter-42 meets a creature that is a parody of Yoda: it is small in stature, green in color, and the word order used is - OSV.

In the cartoon "Kung Fu Panda" Master Oogway dies in the same way as Yoda.

Notes

Links

• Yoda's page on the official starwars.com website
• How much power can Master Yoda develop using the Force?
• Yoda (Russian) on Wookieepedia: Wiki about Star Wars

Literature

• Susan MacKey-Kallis The Hero and the Perennial Journey Home in American Film. - University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001. - ISBN 0812217683

He takes part in all episodes of the saga, with the exception of Episode IV: A New Hope. Like many Star Wars names, the name "Yoda" is taken from ancient language- most likely from Sanskrit, where the translation is “ yodha" means "warrior", from Hebrew " yodea"translates to 'I know'.

Hero's Speech

Master Yoda's speech is rich in various inversions, which are found in almost every sentence. On Galactic Prime, Yoda speaks by inverting word order. His preferred order is "object-subject-predicate", OSV. However, sometimes a character speaks using the less exotic subject-predicate-object order. A typical example of Yoda saying: "Your apprentice Skywalker will be."

In honor of this feature of speech, the programming technique “Yoda’s Conditions” was named, which consists in changing the order in which the value of a variable is written and the variable itself.

Story

Early years

Yoda, who stands 66 cm tall, is one of the oldest members of the Jedi Council and most likely the wisest and most powerful Jedi of his time; such a high position, of course, was based on Yoda’s very advanced age. Perhaps Yoda's Master was N'Kata Del Gormo. Yoda trained such outstanding Jedi as Count Dooku, Qui-Gon Jinn, Mace Windu, Obi-Wan Kenobi (only for a while, until he was accepted as a student by Qui-Gon Jinn), Ki-Adi-Mundi and Luke Skywalker . In addition, he led preparatory classes with almost every young Jedi in the galaxy at the Jedi Temple before they were assigned to a master (from 800 MY to 19 MY). It should be clarified that a padawan was assigned to a mentor, and even earlier the padawan was a youngling (they don’t have a mentor yet). They can be found in the second episode, when Obi-Wan asks Master Yoda about the planet Kamino, then one of the younglings helps to figure out why it is not on the map, and in the third, where they are killed by Anakin Skywalker, who has turned into Darth Vader. From the novelization of "Attack of the Clones" it follows that all the Jedi called Yoda their teacher, even those who were not directly his Padawans in the past.

George Lucas deliberately kept Yoda's race a secret (Yoda, Yaddle, and Vandar Tokare were sometimes mistakenly referred to as the Wills, despite Lucas not classifying them as that species). In fact, very little was reported about Yoda's life before the events of Episode I: The Phantom Menace. From sources in the expanded universe (setting), information came that he received the rank of Jedi Knight at the age of 50, and was awarded the rank of Master by his centenary. Following his teachings, Yoda was tasked with going into self-imposed exile to learn more. high levels understanding of the Force. He was one of the Jedi Masters who established a traveling academy aboard the interstellar starship Chu'unthor during the period 200 BP. b.; then in the on-board computer data there was a record that he went in search of one of the missing passengers of the ship when it crashed on Dathomir.

"Episode I: The Phantom Menace"

At 32 d.b. I. Qui-gon Jinn brings a young slave boy named Anakin Skywalker to the Jedi Council, claiming that the boy is the Chosen One, capable of bringing balance to the Force, and asked to be taken as a Padawan once Obi-Wan passes all the necessary tests to receive the title of knight. -Jedi (as you know, a Jedi can only have one padawan during the training period). Yoda, as the most experienced teacher on the council and the most respected and honored Jedi Master, plays a key role in the initial solution to this problem and refuses the request. Yoda believes that the years of slavery did not pass unnoticed for the young boy and his too close attachment to his mother will interfere with successful studies and training. The future of this boy, according to the master, is uncertain.

Following Qui-Gon's death at the hands of Darth Maul, the council nevertheless reverses its previous decision, although for what reasons is unknown. Presumably, such changes are explained by Kenobi’s intransigence - the newly initiated knight certainly wanted to take young Skywalker into training, even contrary to the opinion of the Council, and the members of the latter had no choice but to agree to this risky step, otherwise such disobedience could lead, firstly, to a decrease in authority Jedi Council, and secondly, to Skywalker Padawan’s formal non-involvement in the Jedi. However, Obi-Wan was warned that the consequences of training the boy could be fatal both for the future of the Republic and the entire Galaxy, and for Kenobi himself.

“Episode II.  Attack of the Clones »

At 22 d.b. I. Yoda serves as the Republic's top general at the Battle of Geonosis, when the Republic's clone stormtrooper army was first tested in combat. He leads a team tasked with rescuing Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Padmé Amidala Naberrie from execution by the Separatist Confederacy of Independent Systems. In the midst of the battle, Yoda engages in a lightsaber battle with the Separatist leader and Sith Lord Count Dooku, who was once his apprentice. This confrontation ends when Count Dooku, deciding to flee, puts the wounded Obi-Wan and Anakin in danger. Sluggish and old in appearance, Yoda demonstrates unprecedented mastery of a lightsaber (IV form of lightsaber use, distinctive features which is the use of the Force to perform incredible acrobatic feats).

Clone Wars

The Battle of Geonosis, despite the victory of the Republic forces, opened a bloody war that would last for about three years. Like all Jedi, Yoda became a general during the Clone Wars, personally participating in some battles (notably the Battle of Axion, where he personally led troops of clone troopers on a kibuk steed).

During the Battle of Muunilist, Yoda, along with Padmé Amidala, came to the aid of Luminara Unduli and Barriss Offee, who were trapped in the Crystal Caverns. Yoda learned that the attack on the caves with lightsaber crystals was staged by the former Jedi Count Dooku.

Yoda later says that he is in contact with the spirit of Qui-Gon Jinn. Although little attention is paid to this in the film, the book shows that Yoda actually becomes the student of the Jedi Master who died in The Phantom Menace and found the path to immortality. He subsequently passed this knowledge on to Obi-Wan.

He also plays a key role in resolving the issue of the Skywalker children after Padmé dies in childbirth, advising that Luke and Leia be hidden from Darth Vader and the Emperor where the Sith would not sense their presence. In addition to the elderly Jedi Master, Bail Organa, Owen Lars and Obi-Wan knew about the whereabouts of the children (at the same time, it is unlikely that the Lars family knew about Leia's existence). Initially, Obi-Wan wanted to take the children with him to, like Yoda, teach them the Jedi skills, but Yoda realizes that in addition to the ability to handle the Force, they need to be taught something else if they are going to destroy the Empire. Moreover, it was necessary to keep the names of the twins secret in order to be able to protect them in case the Sith suddenly discovered the remaining Jedi Knights before Luke and Leia grew up. As we learn from subsequent episodes, this strategy more than paid off.

Yoda then travels to the desolate and swampy planet of Dagobah, where he patiently awaits the emergence of a New Hope.

An interesting fact is that in the novel by Matthew Stover, the battle between Yoda and Sidious was slightly changed. Yoda knocks Palpatine down with a kick rather than a push. Lightning Sidious, the Jedi with a slight wave of his hand, takes them to the guards, killing them. There was no explosion of force, as Palpatine jumped to another platform, and Yoda jumped after him, but was a millisecond too late and was struck by force lightning, causing him to fall to the floor of the Senate. However, Lucas said that in the final version of the script the battle was a draw, and Stover simply did not wait for the final version. Since the script is the main canon, the version of the battle from the film is considered the main and main one. Lucas also claimed that the original version of the duel was a victory for Yoda, not a draw, but the script was changed.

"Episode IV: A New Hope"

Yoda is not in the film, but his name is mentioned in the script.

"Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back"

22 years after Yoda's exile, in 3 p.i. b., Luke Skywalker travels to the Dagobah system in order to find Yoda and undergo Jedi training, as he was told by the spirit of Obi-Wan Kenobi, who died in a battle with Darth Vader in A New Hope. A little stubborn, Yoda finally agrees to teach him the ways of the Force. Before completing his training, Luke, however, is faced with the choice of leaving Dagobah and going to save his friends from Darth Vader and the Empire, or staying and finishing his training. After making a promise to Yoda to return and complete his preparations, he sets off.

"Episode VI: Return of the Jedi"

Returning to Dagobah at 4 p.m. b., Luke finds Yoda sick and greatly weakened by old age. Yoda tells Luke that he has completed his training, but will not become a Jedi until he "meets his father," Darth Vader. Yoda then dies at the age of 900 and is finally fully fused with the Force. Yoda's death is unique within the Star Wars universe, as it is an example of a Jedi dying peacefully due to his age. After all, every death of a person wielding the Force, which occurred before and after him, was violent.

In the end, Luke heeded all of Yoda's teachings, which saved him from anger and falling to the dark side: he controlled his emotions even when he was one step away from killing Darth Vader and becoming the Emperor's new disciple. When the Emperor attempts to kill Luke with lightning bolts, Vader returns to the light side and becomes Anakin Skywalker again, killing his master to save his son. Anakin dies from damage to his suit in the collapse of the Empire surrounding him (according to another version, he died due to the fact that his life was supported by the dark power of the Emperor and after the death of the latter he could no longer exist normally). Later that night, Anakin's spirit, surrounded by Obi-Wan and their eternal mentor Yoda, looks at Luke with pride and gratitude.

Without using the Force for a long time, old Yoda was forced to lean on a stick when walking. In the expanded universe, it can be found that one of his luggage is a memento from a Wookiee, and his cane is made from a certain plant called gimera, which contains nutrients so that Yoda can chew the cane during his long journey.

"Episode VII: The Force Awakens"

Yoda's voice was heard in Rey's visions as she picked up Anakin Skywalker's sword. This happened 30 years after Yoda's death.

"Episode VIII: The Last Jedi"

Yoda appears as a force ghost on the planet Ahch-To.

Master Yoda prototype

According to one version, Yoda was based on two Japanese martial artists. Research into this assumption points to Sokaku Takeda and Gozo Shioda. Takeda was a member of a famous family of samurai who dedicated their lives to military struggle. Their skill, called Daito-ryu, is considered to be the basis of Aikido. Master swordsman Takeda, identified simply as number "4'11", earned himself the nickname Aizo no Kotengu, which translated means “undersized dwarf.” Likewise, Gozo, the founder of Yoshinkan Aikido, was under the same number - “4’11”. Like Yoda, they were extremely small in stature, but nevertheless this did not prevent them from mastering the power of martial arts to perfection. Their art was based on the teachings of Aiki, or simply Ki (Strength). Moreover, like Yoda, they were natural teachers who dedicated their lives to following the path of the art of war.

Master Yoda is often compared to the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, who mastered the technique of non-contact combat. Perhaps he served as a prototype for the Master, and the Jedi Order itself is a fantastic film embodiment of the Aikido school, since many of the principles of the Jedi code are similar to the canons of Aikido.

There is also an opinion that Yoda’s prototype was Shimazu Kenji-sensei, the patriarch of the Yagyu Shingan Ryu school (school of the Shogun’s bodyguards).

Yoda Animation

Yoda's appearance was originally created by British stylist Stuart Freeborn, who depicted Yoda's face as a mixture of his own and Albert Einstein's, as a photograph of the latter inspired his final image. Yoda was voiced by Frank Oz. In the original Star Wars trilogy, Yoda was a simple doll (also controlled green by Frank Oz). In the Russian dubbing of Star Wars, Yoda was voiced by actor Boris Smolkin.

In The Phantom Menace, Yoda's appearance was altered to make him look more youthful. His likeness was computer-generated for two deleted scenes, but he was again used as a puppet.

Using computer animation in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, Yoda appeared in previously impossible ways, such as in a fight scene that was very labor-intensive to simulate. In Revenge of the Sith, his face appears in several large sequences that require very careful computer digitization.

On September 15, 2011, a blu-ray re-release of the entire Star Wars saga was released. In the first film, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, the Yoda doll was replaced with a computer model.

In 2015, a Yoda figure appeared at Madame Tussauds.

Criticism and reviews

Awards

In 2003, Yoda, along with Christopher Lee, received an MTV Movie Award for Best Battle Scene in Episode II of Attack of the Clones. Yoda personally "appeared" at the ceremony to receive the award and gave a speech thanking George Lucas and many others.

Parodies

Comedy singer "Weird Al" Yankovic parodied the song "Lola" in the remake of "Yoda", included on the album "I Have the Right to Be Stupid" (1985). This includes Downing's parodies of Ricky Martin's song "Livin" La Vida Yoda." Less successfully, "The Great Luke Ski" parodied the song "Y.M.C.A." by Village People and called the remake "Y.O.D.A", including it on the albums Fanboys 'n Da Hood (1996) and Carpe Dementia (1999).

In the Mel Brooks film Spaceballs, the character Yogurt, played by Mel Brooks himself, is an obvious parody of Yoda, but there are also opinions that he is similar to Obi-Wan Kenobi. Yogurt trains Lone Star in the ways of Schwartz (a parody of the Force, "Schwartz" being short for "Schwarzenegger", and also "Schwartz" being a common surname among Ashkenazi Jews).

In Goblin’s comedic translation of “The Hidden Threat” - “Storm in a Glass”, the character is renamed Cheburan Vissarionovich.

In the episode “Love Conquers All... Almost / Love conquers... almost everything” (1.13) of the animated series “Flattened Space,” the crew of Jupiter-42 meets a creature that is a parody of Yoda: it is small in stature, green in color, and the word order used is - OVS.

In the cartoon Kung Fu Panda, Master Oogway dies in the same way as Yoda.

Eminem parodies Yoda in the song Rhyme Or Reason.

The first episodes from the fourth season of the cartoon The Legend of Korra can also be considered a parody. Avatar Korra also arrived in the swamp in search of a teacher, by then already elderly, Toph Beifong.

Notes

1. No one is like Darth Vader
2. Star Wars comic will tell Yoda's backstory
3. 8 incredible things you didn know about Yoda
4. Yoda (undefined) . Retrieved February 18, 2012.

Source: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.

Interesting facts

According to Lucas's plan, Yoda should remain a mysterious, not fully revealed personality. He forbade the description of his origin and past in all books, cartoons, games and works in the Star Wars universe, although some information about the Jedi Master is still known.

Personality

Master Yoda (896 b.c. - 4 p.b.), voiced in the films by Frank Oz, is fictional character, created by Lucasfilm. He takes part in all episodes of the saga, with the exception of Episode IV: A New Hope. Like many Star Wars names, the name "Yoda" is taken from an ancient language - most likely from Sanskrit, where "yoddha" means "warrior" and "yodea" means "one who knows" in Hebrew.

Early years

Yoda, who stands 66 cm tall, is one of the oldest members of the Jedi Council and most likely the wisest and most powerful Jedi of his time; such a high position, of course, was based on Yoda’s very advanced age. Perhaps Yoda's Master was N'Kata Del Gormo. Yoda trained such outstanding Jedi as Count Dooku, Mace Windu, Obi-Wan Kenobi (only for a while, until he was accepted as an apprentice by Qui-Gon Jinn), Ki-Adi-Mundi and Luke Skywalker. In addition, he taught training to almost every young Jedi in the galaxy at the Jedi Temple before they were assigned to a master (from 800 BA to 19 BA). It should be clarified that a padawan was assigned to a mentor, and even earlier the padawan was a youngling (they don’t have a mentor yet). They can be found in the second episode, when Obi-Wan asks Master Yoda about the planet Kamino, then one of the younglings helps to figure out why it is not on the map, and in the third, where Anakin Skywalker (then Darth Vader) kills them.

George Lucas deliberately kept Yoda's race a secret (Yoda, Yaddle, and Vandar Tokare were sometimes mistakenly referred to as the Wills, despite Lucas not classifying them as that species). In fact, very little was reported about Yoda's life before the events of Episode I: The Phantom Menace. From sources in the expanded universe (setting), information came that he received the rank of Jedi Knight at the age of 50, and was awarded the rank of Master by his centenary. Following his teachings, Yoda was tasked with going into self-imposed exile to gain higher levels of understanding of the Force. He was one of the Jedi Masters who established a traveling academy aboard the interstellar starship Chu'unthor during the period 200 BP. b.; then in the data of the on-board computer there was a record that he went in search of one of the missing passengers of the ship when it crashed on Dathomir.

"Episode I: The Phantom Menace"

At 32 days old. b. Qui-Gon Jinn brings a young slave boy named Anakin Skywalker to the Jedi Council, claiming that the boy is the Chosen One, capable of bringing balance to the Force, and asked to be taken as a Padawan as soon as Obi-Wan passes all the necessary tests to receive the title of knight. -Jedi (as you know, a Jedi can only have one padawan during the training period). Yoda, as the most experienced teacher on the council, and the most respected and honored Jedi Master, plays a key role in the initial solution to this problem and refuses the request. Yoda believes that the years of slavery did not pass unnoticed for the young boy and his too close attachment to his mother will interfere with successful studies and training. The future of this boy, according to the master, is uncertain.

Following Qui-Gon's death at the hands of Darth Maul, the council nevertheless reverses its previous decision, although for unknown reasons. Presumably, such changes are explained by Kenobi’s intransigence - the newly initiated knight certainly wanted to take young Skywalker into training, even contrary to the opinion of the Council, and the members of the latter had no choice but to agree to this risky step, otherwise such disobedience could lead, firstly, to a decrease in the authority of the Council Jedi, and secondly, to the formal non-involvement of Skywalker Padawan in the Jedi Order. However, Obi-Wan was warned that the consequences of training the boy could be fatal both for the future of the Republic and the entire Galaxy, and for Kenobi himself.

"Episode II. Attack of the Clones"

At 22 days I. b. Yoda serves as the Republic's top general at the Battle of Geonosis, when the Republic's clone stormtrooper army was first tested in combat. He leads a team tasked with rescuing Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Padmé Amidala Naberrie from execution by the Separatist Confederacy of Independent Systems. In the midst of the battle, Yoda engages in a lightsaber battle with the Separatist leader and Sith Lord Count Dooku, who was once his apprentice. This confrontation ends when Count Dooku, deciding to flee, puts the lives of the wounded Obi-Wan and Anakin in danger. Looking hulking and old, Yoda demonstrates unprecedented mastery of the lightsaber (IV form of lightsaber wielding, the hallmarks of which are the use of the Force to perform incredible acrobatic maneuvers)

Clone Wars

The Battle of Geonosis, despite the victory of the Republic forces, opened a bloody war that would last about three years. Like all Jedi, Yoda became a general during the Clone Wars, personally participating in some battles (notably the Battle of Axion, where he personally led troops of clone troopers on a kibuke steed).

During the Battle of Muunilista, Yoda, along with Padmé Amidala, came to the aid of Luminara Unduli and Barriss Offee, who were trapped in the Crystal Caverns. Yoda learned that the attack on the caves with lightsaber crystals was staged by the former Jedi Count Dooku.

In the first episode of the first season of the 2008 animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Yoda and 3 clones defeated an entire battalion of droids and destroyed 4 tanks. He then used the force to save King Kotunko from Asajj Ventress, taking her lightsabers.

"Episode III. Revenge of the Sith"

At 19 days I. b. Chancellor Palpatine, who at that moment was closer than ever to absolute power over the Galactic Senate, appoints Anakin to the Jedi Council as his own representative. After which the Council, wary of Anakin's temperament, reluctantly agrees with this decision. However, Yoda and Mace Windu, who still commanded respect from the young Jedi, did not want to disrupt the order of Jedi development and did not award him the title of Master. They assume that being a Master will give him the ability to vote in all Council meetings, which would mean the same thing as if that vote were given to Palpatine, which they would not want to allow.

Just at this time, Yoda is holding a council about the mysterious Sith Lord Darth Sidious. Yoda, using his incredible sensitivity and mastery of the Force, senses the presence of the Sith Lord and finally comes to the conclusion that Sidious is one of Palpatine’s associates (according to M. Strover’s novelization, he even admits that it is Palpatine himself. Literally: “ Is the Chancellor himself above suspicion?”). Even with all his skill, Yoda nevertheless does not see Anakin's fall to the dark side of the force.

When Palpatine, now the self-proclaimed Emperor of the Galactic Empire, orders Order 66 to be carried out, Yoda is on Kashyyyk observing the battle between Separatist forces and a mixed army of clone troopers and Wookiees. He senses the death of every Jedi who has fallen at the hands of their own squads. Sensing danger, Yoda quickly kills the clone troopers who were about to attack him, then, with the help of the Wookiee leader Tarfull and Chewbacca, he goes to Coruscant, where he and Obi-Wan make their way to the Jedi temple to stop the trap for every Jedi who might become a victim. Order 66. Upon discovery of a holographic recording showing Anakin as brutal killer, Yoda instructs Kenobi to kill his last student. Kenobi tells Yoda that he cannot fight Anakin, and that he would like to kill Sidious instead. But Yoda insists, saying that “...your strength is not enough to fight Sidious.”

Duel with Palpatine

Yoda himself enters into a titanic battle with Palpatine in the Galactic Senate building. The forces of the parties seem equal, because two patriarchs of both sides of the Force entered the battle; one cannot defeat the other. In an attempt to end this duel, Palpatine moves to a higher position and uses the Force to throw heavy Senate stocks at Yoda, who easily dodges and sends one back to Palpatine, forcing him to jump to higher ground. low level. Once again on the same level as Palpatine, Yoda uses his acrobatic abilities and activates his lightsaber. Palpatine calls upon a surge of the Force and fires a bolt of lightning at Yoda, knocking out his lightsaber in the process. Without his weapons, Yoda uses his palms to absorb dark energy, and even sends some of it back at a rather surprised Palpatine. It would seem that Yoda has gained some advantage in the battle, the fight ends in a draw, since an explosion of clashing energies was caused, throwing Yoda and Palpatine into different sides. Both masters grabbed the edge of the Senate rostrum, and only Palpatine barely managed to hold on. Yoda, unable to hold on, falls to the floor of the Senate chamber. After being killed by clone troopers and the near destruction of the Jedi Order by the Sith, a weakened Yoda realizes that he cannot defeat Palpatine. Yoda then goes into exile to hide from the Empire and wait for another opportunity to destroy the Sith.

Anakin, meanwhile, loses both legs and left hand(the right one is cybernetic after the battle on Geonosis), and receives severe burns in the battle with Obi-Wan. The cybernetic implants installed with Palpatine's consent to keep him alive left him little more than human. His transformation into a terrible machine became a terrible personification of the fateful words spoken by Yoda to Obi-Wan, who did not believe that his student had gone over to the dark side of the force: “The boy that you taught is no longer there, Darth Vader devoured him.”

Yoda later says that he is in contact with the spirit of Qui-Gon Jinn. Although the film pays little attention to this, the book shows that Yoda actually becomes the student of the Jedi Master who died in The Phantom Menace and found the path to immortality. He subsequently passed this knowledge on to Obi-Wan.

He also plays a key role in resolving the issue of the Skywalker children after Padmé dies in childbirth, advising that Luke and Leia be hidden from Darth Vader and the Emperor where the Sith would not sense their presence. In addition to the elderly Jedi Master, Bail Organa, Owen Lars and Obi-Wan knew about the whereabouts of the children (at the same time, it is unlikely that the Owen family knew about Leia's existence). Initially, Obi-Wan wanted to take the children with him to, like Yoda, teach them the Jedi skills, but Yoda realizes that in addition to the ability to handle the Force, they need to be taught something else if they are going to destroy the Empire. Moreover, it was necessary to keep the twins' names secret in order to be able to protect them in case the Sith suddenly discovered the remaining Jedi Knights before Luke and Leia grew up. As we learn from subsequent episodes, this tactic more than paid off.

Yoda then travels to the desolate and swampy planet of Dagobah, where he patiently awaits the emergence of a New Hope.

"Episode IV: A New Hope"

Yoda is not in the film, but his name is mentioned in the script.

"Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back"

22 years after Yoda's exile, in 3 p.i. b. Luke Skywalker travels to the Dagobah system to find Yoda and undergo Jedi training, as he was told by the spirit of Obi-Wan Kenobi, who died in battle with Darth Vader in A New Hope. A little stubborn, Yoda finally agrees to teach him the ways of the Force. Before completing his training, Luke, however, is faced with the choice to leave Dagobah and go save his friends from Darth Vader and the Empire. After making a promise to Yoda to return and complete his preparations, he sets off.

"Episode VI: Return of the Jedi"

Returning to Dagobah at 4 p.m. b., Luke finds Yoda sick and greatly weakened by old age. Yoda tells Luke that he has completed his training, but will not become a Jedi until he "meets his father," Darth Vader. Yoda then dies at the age of 900 and is finally fully fused with the Force. Yoda's death is unique within the Star Wars universe, as he is an example of a Jedi dying peacefully due to his age. After all, every death that occurred before and after him was very cruel and tragic.

In the end, Luke heeded all of Yoda's teachings, which saved him from anger and falling to the dark side: he controlled his emotions even when he was one step away from killing Darth Vader and becoming the Emperor's new apprentice. When the Emperor attempts to kill Luke with lightning bolts, Vader returns to the light side and becomes Anakin Skywalker again, killing his master to save his son. Anakin dies from damage to his suit in the collapse of the Empire surrounding him (according to another version, he died due to the fact that his life was supported by the dark power of the Emperor and after the death of the latter he could no longer exist normally). Later that night, Anakin's spirit, surrounded by Obi-Wan and their eternal mentor Yoda, looks at Luke with pride and gratitude.

In Galactic Prime, Yoda speaks by inverting word order (the order he uses is object-subject-verb, OSV). A typical example of Yoda's statement can be taken from Return of the Jedi: “When you are 900 years old, you will not look young either.”

Without using the Force for a long time, old Yoda was forced to lean on a stick when walking. In the expanded universe, it can be found that one of his luggage is a memento from a Wookiee, and his cane is made from a certain plant called gimera, which contains nutrients so that Yoda can chew the cane during his long journey.

Master Yoda prototype

According to one version, Yoda was based on two Japanese martial artists. Research into this assumption points to Sokaku Takeda and Gozo Shioda. Takeda was a member of a famous family of samurai who dedicated their lives to military struggle. Their skill, called Daito-ryu, is considered to be the basis of Aikido. Master swordsman Takeda, identified simply as "4'11", earned himself the nickname Aizo no Kotengu, which translates to "undersized dwarf". Likewise, Gozo, the founder of Yoshinkan Aikido, was under the same number - “4’11”. Like Yoda, they were extremely small in stature, but, nevertheless, this did not prevent them from mastering the power of martial arts to perfection. Their art was based on the teachings of Aiki, or simply Ki (Strength). Moreover, like Yoda, they were natural teachers who dedicated their lives to following the path of the art of war. Through martial arts they sought to convey to people the ideas of peace and harmony.

Master Yoda is often compared to the founder of aikido, Ueshiba Morihei, who mastered the technique of non-contact combat. Perhaps he served as a prototype for the Master, and the Jedi Order itself is a fantastic film embodiment of the Aikido school, since many of the principles of the Jedi code are similar to the canons of Aikido.

There is also an opinion that the prototype of Yoda was Shimazu Kenzi Sensei, the patriarch of the Yagyu Shingan Ryu school (the school of the Shogun's bodyguards).

Another possible prototype is Dersu Uzala, a Nanai hunter and tracker from the novel by V.K. Arsenyev, who thoroughly studied nature in its entirety. George Lucas is familiar with this character from Akira Kurosawa's film, filmed in the USSR in 1975.

Yoda Animation

Yoda's appearance was originally created by British stylist Stuart Freeborn, who depicted Yoda's face as a mixture of his own and Albert Einstein's, as a photograph of the latter inspired his final image. Yoda was voiced by Frank Oz. In the original Star Wars trilogy, Yoda was a simple puppet (also controlled by Frank Oz). In the Russian dubbing of Star Wars, Yoda was voiced by actor Boris Smolkin.

In The Phantom Menace, Yoda's appearance was altered to make him look more youthful. His likeness was computer-generated for two deleted scenes, but he was again used as a puppet.

Using computer animation in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, Yoda appeared in previously impossible ways, such as in a fight scene that was very labor-intensive to simulate. In Revenge of the Sith, his face appears in several large sequences that require very careful computer digitization.

Awards

Yoda, along with Christopher Lee, won an MTV Movie Award for Best Fight Scene in Episode II of Attack of the Clones. Yoda personally appeared at the ceremony to receive the award and gave a speech where he thanked George Lucas and many others.

Parodies

Comedy singer "Weird Al" Yankovic parodied the song "Lola" on the remake of "Yoda", included in the album "I Have the Right to Be Stupid" (1985). This includes Downing’s parodies of Ricky Martin’s song “Livin’ La Vida Yoda.” Less successfully, “The Great Luke Ski” parodied the song “Y.M.C.A.” performed by the Village People and titled the remake "Y.O.D.A", included on the albums Fanboys 'n Da Hood (1996) and Carpe Dementia (1999).

In the Mel Brooks film Spaceballs, the character Yogurt, played by Mel Brooks himself, is an obvious parody of Yoda, but there are also opinions that he resembles Obi-Wan Canobi. Yogurt trains Lone Star in the ways of Schwartz (a parody of the Force, "Schwartz" being a common surname among Ashkenazi Jews).

In Goblin’s comedic translation of “The Hidden Menace” - “Storm in a Glass,” the character is renamed Cheburan Vissarionovich.

Yoda's voice in the films was provided by Frank Oz, who starred in the original trilogy and the prequel Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace") was also responsible for the movement of the puppet Jedi. The very image of Yoda, a brown-eyed, gray-haired old man, with green skin, three-fingered, 66 cm tall, was invented by artist-stylist Stuart Freeborn. The story goes that Freeborn mixed his face with that of Albert Einstein, who served as the inspiration for Yoda's final image.

In The Phantom Menace, the character was redesigned to appear younger. A CG Yoda was used for two deleted scenes, but a puppet was used for filming. new design for which Nick Dudman came up with the idea, starting from Stuart Freeborn's original version.

Thanks to computer animation in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith "), Yoda was able to appear where before it was simply unrealistic. We're talking about complex fight scenes with his participation, as well as the possibility of showing Yoda's face in several scenes in Revenge of the Sith close-ups, which required detailed computer digitization. Rob Coleman was responsible for the new incarnation. In the blu-ray edition of The Phantom Menace, the Yoda doll was replaced with a computer image.

In the Star Wars universe, Yoda is a Jedi Master. At first, George Lucas wanted to introduce a character named Minch Yoda with his full description, but subsequently decided to leave many gaps in the hero’s life story. Yoda's race and the name of his home planet were not revealed, and only in the Star Wars setting it is reported that at the age of 50 he rose to the rank of Jedi Knight, and became a Jedi Master closer to his 100th birthday. The syntax of Yoda's speech is a separate issue. Each of his remarks in the "Galactic Basic Language" is replete with inversions. This stylistic device is called the term “object-subordinate verb”: object – verb – subject.

From films and other materials, it appears that Yoda trained several Jedi, including Count Dooku, named Yoda's old Padawan in Attack of the Clones. His students also included Mace Windu, the Cerean Ki-Adi-Mundi, Kit Fisto and, in fact, Luke Skywalker. Yoda also trained Obi-Wan Kenobi for a time until the latter was accepted by Qui-Gon Jinn. In the Star Wars: Clone Wars animated series, it is mentioned that Yoda was the teacher of the Thisspiasian Oppo Rancisis.

Yoda first appears in 1980's Episode 5, when Luke Skywalker arrives on the harsh planet Dagobah at the behest of the spirit of Obi-Wan Kenobi. At first, Yoda does not reveal his identity, presenting himself as a comedian-old man in order to take a closer look at Luke. When Luke finds out that this small, elderly creature is the Jedi Master he was looking for, he is simply indignant. Yoda sees in the young man the same anger and recklessness that led to the fall of his father Luke, and believes that Anakin's son also does not understand the way of the Force. Yoda takes him on as an apprentice only at the behest of Obi-Wan.

In 1983, in Episode 6, when the second Death Star is being created, Yoda appears sick and infirm. He informs Luke that his training is complete, although he will not become a Jedi until his battle with Darth Vader. Yoda also confirms that Vader is Luke's father. The Jedi Master then dies peacefully at the age of 900; his body disappears, becoming "one with the Force". IN final scene Luke sees Yoda's spirit looking at his former student with pride.

In the prequel, in episodes 1999, 2002 and 2005, Yoda appears younger. When Anakin is named as the "chosen one" who will bring balance to the Force, Yoda sees "grave danger" in training the boy, sensing him great fear. In Attack of the Clones, Yoda appears at the climax, demonstrating amazing flexibility and swordsmanship in his battle with Count Dooku. In Revenge of the Sith, Yoda has a lightsaber duel with Palpatine and goes into exile on Dagobah.

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Called "Star Wars". Yoda appeared on screen three years later, in the second part of the trilogy, and has since become one of the most legendary and recognizable characters of all time. Hardly in modern world There is at least one person who has never heard of the great Jedi Master, and all kinds of paraphernalia with his image, as well as a great variety of toys, continue to go on sale for more than thirty years.

Characteristics

The characteristic feature of the character is green his body and extremely short stature- only 66 centimeters. However, in terms of his mental and physical abilities, of all the characters in the film "Star Wars", Master Yoda is the most outstanding and many times superior to many others. By creating your own appearance the hero owes his make-up artists Nick Dudmand and Stuart Freeborn. Thanks to his longevity, accumulated experience and wisdom, Yoda heads the most ancient order - the Jedi Council. He first became a member at about the age of one hundred. His track record includes many victories in serious battles, battles, wars, as well as other achievements.

It is known that he was an excellent teacher, perfectly combining severity and gentleness, but not all of his Padawans managed to become worthy people. A similar fate also befell Anakin Skywalker, whom Yoda allowed to train, but did not personally train. However, among them there are also worthy representatives, such as Qui-Gon Jinn, Mace Windu and Luke Skywalker. As George Lucas, the creator of the Star Wars saga, admitted, Yoda was deliberately presented to the public in such a way that no one would know about his true origin, so his story is still shrouded in various secrets.

Speech

Of course, the main difference between this character and others is his manner of speech, which is reflected in numerous jokes and witticisms from fans. In addition, most of the most famous phrases in the film belong to his authorship. Yoda's quotes from Star Wars have somewhat become popular. One of the most famous is the following: “Size is not important. What about me? Do you judge by size? Almost all of them are imbued with a subtle philosophy that reflects the teacher’s worldview. Like, for example: “We are creatures of light, not just matter.” It is inversions, that is, the mixed order of sentence parts, that make his words so memorable. Nevertheless, other characters understand him perfectly and taste these great words. By the way, as for the languages ​​of the saga, in addition to individual racial languages, such as those of the Ewoks, there is also a main galactic language, which is spoken by all the heroes. In fact, this is a kind of analogue of English in our world.

"The Phantom Menace"

In the Star Wars trilogy, which launched in 1999, Yoda was created entirely from computer graphics, which divided fans into two camps: adherents of the old and new. The character is introduced during a Council meeting. In this film, it becomes clear what undeniable influence the Master has on the decisions of the Jedi Order. When young Anakin comes under the tutelage of Qui-Gon Jinn to the elders, his request for further training to control the force is rejected precisely on the initiative of Yoda, who feels that the future of the racer from Tatooine is unclear. However, after Qui-Gon's death, Obi-Wan takes on the responsibilities of raising the boy and declares to the Council members his firm intention to take him into his Padawans. Thus, Skywalker manages to bypass the rank of youngling and immediately become a Padawan. And this time Yoda is no longer able to refuse Kenobi, but, as we know, later the subtle instinct will let the master down.

"Attack of the Clones"

In the second part of the Star Wars film, Master Yoda goes to Genosis, where he rules. There, on behalf of the Republic, he leads a rescue mission to rescue the condemned Padmé, Ani and Kenobi. Here viewers learn that once upon a time the Master trained Count Dooku, who has now gone over to the dark side. As the fire of battle grows, the former student and teacher enter into a duel. Yoda demonstrates highest professionalism possession deftly avoids blows and skillfully delivers his own. However, the battle ends with Dooku trying to escape, and in the next part he is killed by Anakin.

"Revenge of the Sith"

In the 2005 film, which concludes the new Star Wars trilogy, Yoda is one of central characters, and he gets quite a lot of screen time. This time he has to do difficult elections concerning the future of the Galaxy and the fate of its individual representatives. His main mistake is trusting Anakin, who has already taken the final step towards evil. However, the master failed to sense evil, which resulted in a great tragedy. Yoda is sent to the planet Kashyyyk, where he finds himself in the very center of a battle between clones and Wookiees and the Separatists. At the decisive moment, the stormtroopers turn away from the Republic and begin to kill their own people. At this very time, order number 66 comes from Palpatine, ordering to kill every last Jedi. The master, on a subtle energy level, senses the death of each of his students, which results in unbearable pain for him. He travels back to Coruscant and tells Obi-Wan to end everything by killing Skywalker.

"The Empire Strikes Back"

We will talk about the second part of the saga, since the first film of the old trilogy was the only one where Yoda does not appear. “Star Wars” (photo from the film is presented below) was filmed in 1977, so the creation of the film was difficult due to the lack of necessary technology. Due to the impossibility of large-scale use of computer graphics, Yoda appeared before the audience in a puppet variation. Some fans prefer just this, old and slightly crazy version of the character. It is known that he did not leave the abandoned planet Dagobah for 22 years, as a result of which he lost his mind a little. When Luke Skywalker arrives, it becomes clear that the Master has retained his former wisdom and skills, and only his behavior and way of life have suffered. At first, the teacher is not in the mood to take the heir of the greatest villain as his padawan, since he feels fear in him, just like in his father, but he still undertakes to train the young man. However, Luke soon decides to leave Yoda to help his friends, and promises to return and complete his training.

"New Hope"

IN last episode space epic "Star Wars" teacher Yoda in last time meets his student Skywalker. As promised, Luke returns to Dagobah, but this time the master is in poor health. This is due to the old and great age of the master; at that time he was already over 900 years old. He tells the Jedi that there is no longer a need for training, and now all that remains is to meet his father face to face, and he himself needs to go to his well-deserved rest. Before his death, Yoda reveals that Leia is Luke's sister, and the Force also flows in her. After this conversation, he falls into an eternal sleep, but later appears in the guise of a ghost along with Obi-Wan. There is a version that Qui-Gon comprehended the secrets of immortality and passed on his experience former teacher, as a result of which the audience saw the astral projection of the great Jedi.

Frank Oz

All of Yoda's lines from Star Wars were voiced by actor Frank Oz. He was born into a family of troupe members puppet theater, so it’s not surprising that in the future I decided to devote myself to voice acting. Since childhood, he was distinguished by his excellent manner of restructuring his speech. His voice captivated the creator of the show about the Muppets, as a result of which Oz was invited to work on television. For for many years Over the course of his career, he voiced hundreds of characters, a good number of which were on The Muppet Show and Sesame Street. In the 1980s, he is invited to voice Yoda, which he cannot refuse. In addition to all the Star Wars parts, he participated in some films as a supporting actor, and also voiced characters in such cartoons as Monsters, Inc. and Inside Out. He is currently back as Yoda in the Rebels animated series, which has been on the air since 2014. And this despite old age! Frank Oz turns 72 in 2016, and he continues to work actively, like his on-screen prototype, who devoted his entire life to one thing.