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We know Yoda as the wise Master Jedi he's 900 years old he kicks butt and trains Jedi younglings and Luke and Obi-wan.

But who is Yoda really where did he come from what is type or people did they get killed when Siths ruled the Galaxy.

Where is his home? is it that planet he trains Luke on

Who trained him ? and how did he become a Jedi ?

We know he was trained in Jedi temple but where ?

And how dose he know so much ? Did he become wise through years?

Did he learn these things? or did he just read alot and discovered these things him self.?

I hope the prequal tells us if they make one

read EU if you wanna hear someone elses perspecitve.

I dont like EU

Personally, I can't see the benefits of knowing the answers to those questions...

There is an element of mystery, that is who he is and what he is - mysterious.

"Never touch your idols, the guilding will come off on your hands..."

i cant answer all but only reason why he knows so much is that he lived into 900 years old remember.

WHO IS YODA! WHO IS YODA! well GL said he never thought of where Yoda came from or what his homeworld is. He said himself Yoda has no backround(exept for what we already know). BUT who cares where he is from. All that matters is he is a wise 900year-old jedi who kicks A**.

Originally posted by green dude
We know Yoda as the wise Master Jedi he's 900 years old he kicks butt and trains Jedi younglings and Luke and Obi-wan.

But who is Yoda really where did he come from what is type or people did they get killed when Siths ruled the Galaxy.

Where is his home? is it that planet he trains Luke on

Who trained him ? and how did he become a Jedi ?

We know he was trained in Jedi temple but where ?

And how dose he know so much ? Did he become wise through years?

Did he learn these things? or did he just read alot and discovered these things him self.?

I hope the prequal tells us if they make one

a)did you watch rots or not? it was pretty obvious he lives in new york..

b)i trained him of course why do you think hes so damn good?

c)on the fourth level, take the first left turn, keep going til you reach the door with the funny handle. THATS where he was trained.

d)he read a lot of books but also occasionaly watched the news headlines

if GL wanted us to know such things, he would have told us.

Good point "Lord Yoda"! Yea I do think it would be interesting to know about Yoda's past and other Jedis as well, but the most inportaint thing is Yoda is 900 years old and can do some whoopage!

halloza i,m very dis- -pointed cause I know who yoda is

well... he was birth 100 years after the year when the sith disappeared, and he died 900 years later, the same year the sith where destroyed.

What's "halloza", that's the second time I read it. (Jar Jar talk, by any chance?)

But I agree that Yoda doesn't need any more revelation.
He works mainly as an expositional character (someone who flat out tells the audience what they need to know) and the reason for him to work is because we don't have a background.
You simply believe him, because he is this wise old blob who "just knows".
If you had a detailed rundown of his life, you couldn't use him for that because you can always question his motives, his background, his origin, his knowledge.

But as it is, you can just assume things.
And I prefer to interpret a little bit on my own anyway, some things you don't need to know, and in Yoda's chase you mustn't know.

Yoda works better as just an eccentric green frog...

Directly from StarWars.com for the noobi who does not know who Master Yoda is... Do also need to know who Darth Vader is too? (j/k)



Yoda, the ancient and revered Jedi Master, lived his final years hiding on the swamp planet of Dagobah. Nine hundred years old, Yoda had trained Jedi for eight centuries, and was very powerful in the Force. Among his last pupils were the most important (and reckless) Jedi in recent history, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker.

In the waning days of the Republic, Yoda was a respected senior member of the Jedi Council. Serving alongside such luminaries as Mace Windu and Ki-Adi-Mundi, Yoda was present during the turbulent events that would eventually unravel the centuries-old Republic and seal the fate of the Jedi order.

Yoda served an important role in the Jedi Council. When young Padawans began their first foray into Jedi training, they did so under Yoda's guidance. Many of the Republic's greatest Jedi trained under Yoda when they were children -- schooled in groupings called clans. Once the Jedi hopefuls grew older, approaching their teenage years, they would then be paired to an elder Jedi Knight or Master to continue training one-on-one.

The pall of the dark side fell over the Republic during its twilight years, and Yoda grew increasingly concerned. The emergence of the dark side created a disturbance in the Force strong enough to cloud the Jedi's insights into important matters. Sensing the grave uncertainty of the future, Yoda recognized the need for answers. The Jedi Council dispatched Obi-Wan Kenobi to investigate an assassination attempt apparently carried out by Separatist forces. What he found was all the more troubling.



An entire clone army had been secretly created for the Republic, by decree of a late Jedi, Sifo-Dyas. None in the Council knew of this development, nor had they foreseen it. Further investigation revealed that the Separatists were gearing up for war. Count Dooku, one of Yoda's former Padawans, was consolidating a military force out of the droid armies of the commerce guilds. Something needed to be done.

Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, newly granted emergency powers, took possession of the Clone Army, and ordered the Jedi into action. Yoda voyaged to the distant world of Kamino to gather the newly created Republic Military, and arrived on Geonosis to rescue the survivors of an ill-fated Jedi taskforce.

As Republic clones engaged Separatist droids, the Clone Wars began. Yoda, acting as general, oversaw the battle from the forward command center. The clones handily defeated the Separatists on Geonosis, but many escaped. Yoda followed his instincts to a darkened hangar where Count Dooku had grievously wounded Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker.

Yoda and Dooku engaged in battle. First, their powers in the Force were put to test, as Dooku attempted to crush the tiny Jedi Master with hurled debris. Yoda easily deflected such assaults, and even repulsed Dooku's Force lightning attacks. The contest came down to a duel of lightsabers. In a climactic battle, the two master combatants displayed amazing speed and agility. Yoda, empowered by the Force, leaped through the air, twirling and battering at Dooku's defenses. Dooku only managed to escape by using the Force to once again jeopardize Anakin and Obi-Wan. Knowing that Yoda's nobility would buy him time, Dooku fled as the ancient Jedi Master saved his younger compatriots.

This first battle of the Clone Wars was a victory for the Republic, but Yoda was troubled. Too much had been clouded by the dark side, and the judgment of the Jedi order was perhaps sullied by complacency and arrogance. Not only had many Jedi died on Geonosis, but the very nature of death itself was now unclear to the wise old master. While meditating, Yoda had felt a traumatic event befall young Anakin Skywalker. At that very moment, he also heard the voice of Qui-Gon Jinn, a Jedi Master slain a decade previous. It was impossible for a Jedi to retain his identity after becoming one with the Force, yet he had heard it.

It was another dangerous and disturbing puzzle for Yoda to solve while the Republic collapsed around him.

When the Empire arose from the ashes of the Republic, the Emperor's agents set out to slaughter the Jedi. Yoda went into hiding on the distant swamp world of Dagobah. There, he waited patiently for a new hope to arise and end the dark side threat to the people of the galaxy.

Three years after the Battle of Yavin, that new hope arrived. Guided to Dagobah by a vision of his former mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi, Luke Skywalker discovered Yoda without even knowing it. Stranded on the swampy world, Luke met a comical elfin creature that promised him aid. The creature's antics wore thin on Luke's short patience, but it was the first of many tests -- tests that Luke would fail.

Revealing himself to be Yoda, the Jedi Master began Luke's training in earnest. Telekinetic challenges, challenges of the will and body, more challenges than Luke had ever faced before helped mold the reckless youth into a Jedi. Still, Luke failed to "unlearn" his preconceptions. When asked to raise his sunken starfighter from the Dagobah swamps with the power of his mind alone, he responded he would try. "No," scolded Yoda. "Do, or do not. There is no try." Luke did not believe the Force could lift such a massive object. He was proven wrong when Yoda telekinetically lifted the X-wing fighter and placed it on dry land. Again, Luke was incredulous -- he did not believe; that is why he failed.

When Yoda taught Luke how to "farsee" into the future, a chilling vision of his friends in danger caused the young Skywalker to abandon his training. Luke promised he would return, and rocketed off to rescue his friends. In the end, Luke failed, having to be rescued himself. Yoda feared all would be lost in the effort to stop Vader and the Emperor.

About a year later, Luke did return to conclude his training. Having faced the hardship of confrontation with Vader, and having learned that Vader was actually his father, Luke learned from Yoda that his training was complete. In Luke's absence, Yoda had become quite ill. As he lay dying, Yoda shed some light on Luke's distant past: there was another Skywalker. Yoda died shortly thereafter, disappearing as his body became one with the Force.

Luke would learn that Leia Organa was his sister, and he would also reclaim his father from the dark side. At the celebration after the Battle of Endor, Luke saw the specter of Yoda, joined by ghostly images of Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Anakin Skywalker, his father, who had died in the light.


If you want to know more go to StarWars.com and check out his EU profile... it's interesting stuff.

Here is part of his history from EU.....


When Yoda was 700 years old, he served on a council of Jedi Masters instructing new students aboard the massive Jedi training vessel Chu'unthor. The starship crashed onto the planet of Dathomir. The Jedi Masters attempted to free the vessel from its swampy confines but they were repulsed by the Dathomirian Nightsisters.

Much of Yoda's history is unknown. Just prior to the dark times that accompanied the fall of the Republic, Yoda trained the Gannathan royal King Empatojayos Brand in the ways of the Force. Another student of his was the powerful and stern Qu Rahn.

Another tale of Yoda's past involves stopping a swath of destruction cut by Dark Jedi from Bpfassh. One of these dark siders had gotten as far as Dagobah, were Yoda bested him in direct confrontation. The Bpfasshi Jedi died, his dark Force absorbing into and twisting a nearby tree -- forming a dark side nexus. It is believed that Yoda chose Dagobah as his hiding place due to the dark side energies emanating from the tree. From a distance, Force-users like the Emperor would not detect Yoda since the master's bright light side presence would be canceled by the Bpfasshi dark side presence.

star wars isn't about Yoda its about anakin why would GL go on about Yoda where he came from etc its not relevant, not every movie needs answers, everyone seems to take everything too seriously as if its real life its a story you don't need to know the details in and out

Kermit the Frog's retarded uncle.

Well before Yoda was a jedi, he visited hundreds of planets on his own... Mysterious this one is, wise he has become...

Well hearing about this prequal we might find out maybe it's not about Anikan but will never know ? i was just curious can blame someone for that plus i got to read a lot of good answers thnx people

I found something on the internet, I don't know if this real but I think I found Yoda's master; his name is Bontu Sitmus... But I don't know for sure...

Mantis, I think I read that some where too... Yeah on SuperShadow... that's a real source on Star Wars... Supershadow is a lying crock of s.h.i.t.

But the person that said the movie is about Anakin... Yeah you can say that but the story and myth of Star Wars is bigger than just the movie...

Besides there are tons of people that would like to know how the Jedi Order started, if it was indeed started by Yoda, and so on... So go suck a lightsaber... lol

Yoda is the love child of Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy... from the mouth of Lucas himself.

That's just because Jim Henson made Yoda for Lucas.

Originally posted by Jedi Styles
Mantis, I think I read that some where too... Yeah on SuperShadow... that's a real source on Star Wars... Supershadow is a lying crock of s.h.i.t.

But the person that said the movie is about Anakin... Yeah you can say that but the story and myth of Star Wars is bigger than just the movie...

Besides there are tons of people that would like to know how the Jedi Order started, if it was indeed started by Yoda, and so on... So go suck a lightsaber... lol No it wasn't from supershadow... I don't believe the bull information he has... I bet that name I posted is not even real anyway... Just saying what I found...