Yoda ran away?

It's not that he can't block it with his lightsaber at that close range, but if you see how he's holding the lightsaber, he's not exactly in a position to bring his saber to block, or is he prepared when Sidious intentionally disarms him with the lightning.

Thank you Captain Rex and Lord Mader if GS sucks at making movies than why do alot of people like them and buy them?. You try it. But back on topic, if you have not seen the clip in slow motion he wasn't expecting a powerful attack, also I think you would run for your life.

Fact is Sidious tried to run from yoda, a three foot green guy
but he stood his ground with 4 big jedi masters, and why??
because he knew yoda would whup him, the lightning that knocked the lightsaber out of his hand was a desperation move,

when yoda was fightning dooku he fired his lightning back at him yoda could use lightning too,
yoda could fight just as well (if not better) than sidious unarmed
yoda left because there were clonetroopers on thier way. with bigass guns,

Sidious won by chance, in a decent match yoda would have won!

Of course he could.
The jedi code should inclue this line:

"
There is no emotion - there is peace
I could - But I won't
"

Its because all Prequel lightsaber combats end abruptly, when the choreographer doesnt know what else to do... ALL OF THEM. (on Anakin VS Obi Wan they try to give us a LAME explanation, but they could have continued if they ehm... wanted)

Instead, on the classic trilogy you know when the combat seems to be ending. On a New Hope, becuse Ben sees Luke; on Empire Strikes Back we see how Luke is no match for Vader, it isnt suddenly; On Return of the Jedi, after Vader got Luke angry we see the end coming...
You know why? because Lightsaber combats werent ACTION secuences

retreat NOT runaway

yoda is no coward. hes a cool jedi too cool.

Originally posted by lawman
Fact is Sidious tried to run from yoda, a three foot green guy
but he stood his ground with 4 big jedi masters, and why??
because he knew yoda would whup him, the lightning that knocked the lightsaber out of his hand was a desperation move,

when yoda was fightning dooku he fired his lightning back at him yoda could use lightning too,
yoda could fight just as well (if not better) than sidious unarmed
yoda left because there were clonetroopers on thier way. with bigass guns,

Sidious won by chance, in a decent match yoda would have won!

Indeed....

He wasn't exactly running from the clones right away.
If he just could've kept balance on the platform which he was sliding from, he would have finished Sidious off and THEN run from the troopers which arrived soon after the duel.
So yeah....Yoda DID NOT run away from Sidious...(as most people prefer to see it).

Again....this has been discussed many times before!

Yoda did not exactly run away. Firstly, according to the Episode III novelization, he knew he could not defeat Sidious. The next part contains pieces of what I think: He decided it would be best to leave to help train one who COULD defeat Sidious. He also had faith in Obi-Wan to defeat Vader.

Now, in the movie, Yoda's saber was blasted away. Both Sidious and Yoda were flung away. Yoda landed heavily on the bottom of the Senate Chambers floor (ouch that must have hurt), while Sidious was still clinging onto one of the pods. Sidious then had the high ground, and if Yoda realized that, without his lightsaber, could not defeat the Sith Lord in a combat with the Force. It would take too long to attempt to reach the Emperor again, and in that short time, Palpatine could summon the Clones. Yoda, weaponless, would not last very long

Yes.

Yoda ran away.

And you know why? Because he's smart enough to know that he couldn't beat Palpatine and a squad of Clones after plummeting 50 feet from a podium in which he had exhausted himself.

Originally posted by Council#13
Yoda did not exactly run away. Firstly, according to the Episode III novelization, he knew he could not defeat Sidious. The next part contains pieces of what I think: He decided it would be best to leave to help train one who COULD defeat Sidious. He also had faith in Obi-Wan to defeat Vader.

Now, in the movie, Yoda's saber was blasted away. Both Sidious and Yoda were flung away. Yoda landed heavily on the bottom of the Senate Chambers floor (ouch that must have hurt), while Sidious was still clinging onto one of the pods. Sidious then had the high ground, and if Yoda realized that, without his lightsaber, could not defeat the Sith Lord in a combat with the Force. It would take too long to attempt to reach the Emperor again, and in that short time, Palpatine could summon the Clones. Yoda, weaponless, would not last very long

Yeah, oke that´s what the novel says yes.
I´ve read that particular scene over and over, but correct me if I´m wrong>> IN THE MOVIE it is Yoda who eventually redirects the Sith-lightning to Sidious with more power. Palpatine´s face goes like `o shit` and then just blocks it hard enough to bounce them both away(although that wasn´t probably his intention).
So it has nothing to do with Yoda `could NOT defeat the Sith-Lord in a combat with the Force` no matter what the novel says.
The Force IS with Yoda at exactly THAT moment, not the other way around...unfortunatly Sids has the highground in the end(that much is true, I agree).
Or Yoda would have been blasted in mid-air with Sith-lightning and take the plunge>>according to the novel<<<.
It is on screen what eventually is the real deal!!!!!!!!!!

Nice comment 😉

Uh... thanks 🙂