Yoda (TSC)

"Learned many things i have. To realize that not always right you are, the hardest thing it can be. Too sure i was that infallible the Jedi Order were, that inflexible i had become. Diversity and change, a natural part of life it is. Yet forgotten that i had."

- Yoda to Anakin Skywalker while training on Degobah.

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

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. However after the redemption of Anakin Skywalker, Yoda was given an opportunity to fix the mistakes made with teh Chosen One. To that end, Yoda was sent back into the past to prepare Anakin Skywalker for his true destiny.

Given A Second Chance
After the redemption and death of Anakin Skywalker, Yoda and several others realized the mistakes that were made with the Chosen One. Seeing Anakin who by all rights was nothing but a Sith Lord sacrifice himself out of his love for his son changed Yoda's views.

While in the Netherworld of the Force, Yoda had spent a lot of time thinking on the past and realized that in many ways the Jedi Order had failed Anakin. He knew that the entire council knew that Anakin was struggling before his fall. They had all sensed his great pain but had ignored it, ignored it because it was inconvenient to their agenda.

It was after this realization that Yoda was given an opportunity that he could not turn down. A chance to go back into the past to ensure that Anakin was trained properly.

Sending Yoda back into the past however would come at a price. Qui-Gon Jinn would be severely weakened by this action meaning that Yoda would not be able to contact him for some time after his return to the past.

Behind The Scenes
This version of Yoda is a character in the The Skywalker Chronicles fan fiction series.