The Truth About Yoda’s Origin From George Lucas! 🤔

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  • Here is an old interview with George Lucas where he talks about the origin of Yoda and why he created him.
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  • @simsfamily298
    @simsfamily298 Před rokem +7049

    Imagine playing your role so well that the director says we need to kill you off

    • @hestonpuckett3866
      @hestonpuckett3866 Před rokem +161

      Wtf was George on 🤣

    • @simsfamily298
      @simsfamily298 Před rokem +113

      @@hestonpuckett3866 probably a little psychedelic, some weed maybe a beer or whisky 🤔 he was definitely on some

    • @XAMAKA...
      @XAMAKA... Před rokem +87

      The same with Qui Gon

    • @CC-ge5fo
      @CC-ge5fo Před 11 měsíci +76

      @@hestonpuckett3866did you listen? He did it for better storytelling

    • @Excalis3344
      @Excalis3344 Před 11 měsíci +23

      ​@@simsfamily298yet still better than most clowns running arouns nowadays.

  • @Claire-tk4do
    @Claire-tk4do Před rokem +8863

    He really said I had to kill the character because he was just too awesome, we couldn't handle him

    • @ImBrockatron
      @ImBrockatron Před rokem +493

      And it was the right decision.

    • @Claire-tk4do
      @Claire-tk4do Před rokem +124

      @@ImBrockatron Maybe. It's still pretty funny and ironic!

    • @granadosvm
      @granadosvm Před rokem +233

      More like it became too awesome to make sense of Luke becoming the hero of the story.

    • @lolookphor
      @lolookphor Před rokem +24

      Except that's not what he said at all

    • @johnlloyddy7016
      @johnlloyddy7016 Před rokem +131

      More like he created a side character, but the award winning stage actor who played the character portrayed it in such a way that it became a powerful indespensable character. But that actor had also only taken the job as an afterthought to make extra cash on the side and never really planned on taking the role seriously. So expecting him to do the whole franchise with plenty of action scenes would be a problem, especially if he asked for bigger pay. So they killed him off and replaced him with a puppet.

  • @sixfoursoul2538
    @sixfoursoul2538 Před rokem +1840

    It’s amazing how the most iconic figures and memories from our childhood comes from inside this man’s mind ..

    • @ollie2244
      @ollie2244 Před rokem +26

      Like Jesus.

    • @chrismarple
      @chrismarple Před rokem +46

      @@ollie2244Jesus is real and trying to deny His exist is like convincing yourself that Aristotle and Plato didn’t exist.

    • @peterclarke7240
      @peterclarke7240 Před rokem +12

      Prove it.

    • @thomasjefferson6334
      @thomasjefferson6334 Před 11 měsíci +3

      ​@@chrismarplesome people are so disrespectful.... smh

    • @VBQX
      @VBQX Před 10 měsíci +3

      Except star wars is a blatant rip off of "The Lensman" books series by E. E. "Doc" Smith in the 1940's. Instead of "The Lens" he made "The Force"

  • @Necronlord2011
    @Necronlord2011 Před rokem +460

    Man just pulled one of the most iconic characters and an entire species out of his a**

    • @nickbuysman1869
      @nickbuysman1869 Před 11 měsíci +19

      That goes for every iconic fictional character

    • @brianegendorf2023
      @brianegendorf2023 Před 6 měsíci +14

      @necronilord2011 George ate a lot of fiber that day, and that's why Yoda came out green.

    • @swirvinbirds1971
      @swirvinbirds1971 Před 6 měsíci +4

      They literally just created a Muppet with no background.

    • @commenter3847
      @commenter3847 Před 6 měsíci

      It’s a magic muppet

    • @jamesgoossens7572
      @jamesgoossens7572 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Imagine being such a fan of George Lucas excrements

  • @BitigoBlack
    @BitigoBlack Před rokem +14136

    May the answers to Yoda's background remain unanswered.
    Edit: to all 13k of you....I also hope for brighter days in Star Wars. ✌️❤

    • @bluewhale2846
      @bluewhale2846 Před rokem +149

      Execute like 66

    • @Redman2910
      @Redman2910 Před rokem +160

      Unanswered remains to my background it must.

    • @CataclysmiCCalyx
      @CataclysmiCCalyx Před rokem +425

      Disney will ruin that

    • @jeremy4375
      @jeremy4375 Před rokem

      I just finished Picard S3. WTF Disney
      What the fucking fuck!!??!

    • @Limbo_Lingo
      @Limbo_Lingo Před rokem +25

      Mystery grows tedious which means it’s working - some guy

  • @JonnyLin7
    @JonnyLin7 Před rokem +2724

    Basically:
    1. Creates Obi-Wan as a wise mentor and teacher for Luke
    2. Kills off Obi-Wan because he was too cool of a character
    3. Realizes Luke still needs a mentor and teacher, so he brings him back as a ghost.
    4. Realizes Luke's mentor still needs to be able to physically interact with him for certain things, so creates another mentor, but makes him green and small.

    • @Reaper8989
      @Reaper8989 Před rokem +281

      6. *shrugs shoulders*
      7. Profit

    • @miniaturherkules3848
      @miniaturherkules3848 Před rokem +153

      So he creates yoda, but he was also too cool of a charakter, so he had to kill him off...

    • @wadereynoldsdeadpool5768
      @wadereynoldsdeadpool5768 Před rokem +41

      Don't forget he's not just small and green but he smokes stuff small and green

    • @sal2988
      @sal2988 Před rokem +33

      He also copied the old Japanese trope of the most powerful character is the most unassuming. Like in dragon ball z, the god of the multi verse looks like a child's doll. Yodas appearance is meant to belie his power.

    • @igodreamer7096
      @igodreamer7096 Před rokem +1

      "that is how I say, we make all along the way" 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸

  • @cogthegreat
    @cogthegreat Před rokem +345

    And this is why Yoda is such a beloved character. Having a mysterious past is what makes Yoda so cool 👍

    • @hackman669
      @hackman669 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Well in Legends there were other members of Yodas species going back to High Republic era. The audience does not know his origins, but in film Yoda's species is well known and respected. 😆

    • @theonlyairconditioner
      @theonlyairconditioner Před 6 měsíci +3

      Same with Boba Fett. Being tall, dark, and mysterious is why he is such a great character. It sucks that disney made a series bringing him back from the dead.

    • @richardrichard688
      @richardrichard688 Před 5 měsíci +1

      People in the SW universe would know where he's from and his species etc though because further works stopped him being unique by adding Yaddle and Grogu.

    • @yevgeniyaleshchenko849
      @yevgeniyaleshchenko849 Před 4 měsíci +1

      ​​​@@hackman669They were talking specifically about audiences, not the SW universe/characters...🙄

    • @yevgeniyaleshchenko849
      @yevgeniyaleshchenko849 Před 4 měsíci +1

      ​@@richardrichard688They were talking about audiences back in the day, not the SWuniverse

  • @sixmag7756
    @sixmag7756 Před rokem +447

    The fact that Disney bought this property from George Lucas and didn't consult him on a damn thing is hubris of the highest caliber. This man has an entire galaxy worth of stories and characters just floating around in his head, the kind that make BILLIONS of dollars, and Disney thought they could do it better.
    We all know how THAT worked out for them.

    • @kimshlongunnhh9994
      @kimshlongunnhh9994 Před rokem +10

      Yep 3 movies that made billions 🎉

    • @brayden6466
      @brayden6466 Před rokem +15

      except it DID make them billions lol, still very disappointing

    • @pierre-lucdumas3006
      @pierre-lucdumas3006 Před rokem +2

      They buy the franchise so what was already done cannot be undone but why Disney should ask if it's OK he have no words to say because he sell is franchise... Didn't say it's a good things but only a fact.. When you own somethings you can ruin it or polish it or do whatever you want the original franchise will never be mess by Disney it's the only positif

    • @christocanoid
      @christocanoid Před rokem +14

      As the critical drinker would edit in "sheer fucking hubris"

    • @sixmag7756
      @sixmag7756 Před rokem +1

      @@christocanoid lol kind of where I stole that from, actually 😂

  • @Ven0m1999.
    @Ven0m1999. Před rokem +4773

    Somehow there's probably gonna be a season of Mando where they figure out his species

    • @drigondii
      @drigondii Před rokem +832

      "Somehow" IS the Disney Star Wars motto...

    • @jeremy4375
      @jeremy4375 Před rokem +400

      Turns out his species is retroactively created by Rey everytime she sharts out some force lightening because she ate too many "portions" the night before. AAARRRGGGHHHH
      ⚡ 💩 👽

    • @cloudmaster182
      @cloudmaster182 Před rokem +268

      Nah,in the contracts, George specified they could never come up w that. So if ANYTHING happens to reveal the species name, origins, anything, Star Wars immediately goes back to George Lucas and Disney loses ownership

    • @0rien_
      @0rien_ Před rokem +19

      @@cloudmaster182 ^

    • @Cortanakya
      @Cortanakya Před rokem +179

      ​​@@cloudmaster182 you know that the contracts are private, right? Nobody has seen them except for the people involved in them. Wherever you heard that was lying to you. Think about it... It doesn't even make sense. You don't just do "take backs" on a multi-billion dollar deal because of a single detail in the story. Yoda's mysterious background is not worth four billion dollars to Lucas, there's no way he'd risk the whole deal being cancelled by Disney because of a random single detail. When you buy something you own it - that includes changing or adding things to it. Disney owns Star Wars so they can do whatever they want with it.

  • @3dpprofessor
    @3dpprofessor Před rokem +1426

    "He needed a physical body to do things"
    Until the sequels let force ghosts call down lighting and carry lightsabers.

    • @owendang4421
      @owendang4421 Před rokem +83

      George Lucas is mad asf rn probably

    • @HelplessTeno
      @HelplessTeno Před rokem +154

      @@owendang4421 I bet he's just tired. It's been decades of hate and other people ruining his work. He's probably over it all by now.

    • @pandaman1677
      @pandaman1677 Před rokem +2

      FN Ridiculous

    • @MultiSoftE
      @MultiSoftE Před rokem

      When? I literally have seen that

    • @RobBrogan
      @RobBrogan Před rokem +7

      @@HelplessTeno true but he also created Ep 1,2,3 all on his own 😂

  • @jl.4563
    @jl.4563 Před 6 měsíci +11

    That's what makes the Star Wars community so great, 22 years of George Lucas leaving the franchise alone. The fans came together and helped expand the universe for him with books, TV Shows, action figures and video games.
    There is no greater community than the Star Wars community that continously takes care and Shows more passion in their franchise even with it's ups and downs.
    Celebrating 50 years of Star Wars in 2027, let's continue it for another 50 years and beyond for our children and children's children.

    • @shingtome2179
      @shingtome2179 Před 2 měsíci +2

      But disney star wars sucks

    • @mawash0309
      @mawash0309 Před 9 dny

      yet people hate star wars Disney so much from the butt pulls but love that Lucas can pull the same butt pull .

  • @Erebos931
    @Erebos931 Před rokem +5

    I like how he openly admits that he sees characters and interaction as mostly a means to an end. That's how the dialogue reads.

  • @kenm2709
    @kenm2709 Před rokem +2157

    I love how George openly admits that he just never bothered to make up any information about yoda because he didn’t care and it didn’t matter. When the creator of the lore and character says this how do you even argue with him? It’s wonderful and I love it!

    • @stt.9433
      @stt.9433 Před rokem +49

      that's why the prequels are shit, because it's entirely ad hoc. And he jsut makes shit up on the go, doesn't relaly think of the implications and then some guy writes a 400 book as to why mace windu had a purple light saber. This is kind of what I hate about Star Wars. I think it's time actually well written stories got more screen time like Dune.
      I love Star Wars but it should have never gone further than a cute trilogy from the 80s.

    • @slyfox3333
      @slyfox3333 Před rokem +98

      ​@St T. Lmao he literally just explained how he did that for the original trilogy as well. Did you even watch the clip?

    • @stt.9433
      @stt.9433 Před rokem +13

      @@slyfox3333 very different things, one is a trilogy about emotion, adventure, family the other is about fleshing out an entire universe. You can do approximation for the first but not for the second. Hence why the ip became hot garbage after the prequels.

    • @keenfire8151
      @keenfire8151 Před rokem +71

      @@stt.9433 That's how ideas flourish. If we went off of your idea all ideas would stop at the first iteration.

    • @GonzoA211
      @GonzoA211 Před rokem +2

      Absolutely. I know so many peoples heads just exploded lol

  • @mfundomzolo4498
    @mfundomzolo4498 Před rokem +853

    The story grows in the telling - JRR Tolkien

    • @gore0802
      @gore0802 Před rokem +11

      Great quote, thanks for sharing 😁

    • @evanairnomad4361
      @evanairnomad4361 Před rokem +19

      LOTR is such a masterpiece

    • @sheflashedus
      @sheflashedus Před rokem +24

      jrr tolkien not only would had given us a background to yoda but spent 5 years creating Yodish, which would had been the language of yoda race. then another book on the treebranch of Dagobah

    • @newyorkranger169
      @newyorkranger169 Před rokem +8

      ​@@sheflashedus I disagree. Yoda would have been unpacked to be in a certain tribe of a planet his race settled speaking a particular dialect of a language that had evolved from the people that oppressed Yoda's intermixed with a crude form of their original language. And yes, there would also be a book about the branch. Tolkien doesn't play around lol.

    • @iggydeohgee
      @iggydeohgee Před rokem +6

      Why does that quote seem to say "Lucas was making this 💩 up as he went along" to me?

  • @johnstriker480
    @johnstriker480 Před rokem +3

    WOW, this interview brings back A LOT of memories ^_^

  • @ReadyFreddyYT
    @ReadyFreddyYT Před 6 dny

    I love that he talks about star wars as if he is just listening and relaying what the universe tells him, not as if he is creating the universe. His creativity is unmatched.

  • @charliehinde1701
    @charliehinde1701 Před rokem +1028

    "He was too noble...so I had to kill him off"😂😂

    • @motasch241
      @motasch241 Před rokem +55

      said like a true sith

    • @Reavan07
      @Reavan07 Před rokem +35

      So... Obi-wan was the original Ned Stark?

    • @akilisimm
      @akilisimm Před rokem +3

      I dont get what he meant by that

    • @JayJay-kq8ol
      @JayJay-kq8ol Před rokem +13

      ​@@akilisimm in storytelling the characters must keep presenting purpose and they should act and be presented as that character till the end, he felt the options he had for obi wan werent good for the character specially and the story also

    • @akilisimm
      @akilisimm Před rokem +3

      @@JayJay-kq8ol still dont get why kenobi couldnt be the teacher

  • @BlueGoblin1
    @BlueGoblin1 Před rokem +1893

    Guys, you have to understand how rare this is for George. He wrote pages and pages of backstory for everything. He has documents on Darth Vader's armor alone. So yeah this is a interesting fact.

    • @AckzaTV
      @AckzaTV Před rokem +20

      ehh so what hes just crazy and liked darth vader and didnt care about yoda lol

    • @musicmane4146
      @musicmane4146 Před rokem +11

      @@AckzaTVanakin just is darth Vader but I guess he didn’t have yoda even written lol wtf

    • @benparsons4979
      @benparsons4979 Před rokem +30

      Yoda the Tom Bombadil of Star Wars

    • @iyziejane
      @iyziejane Před rokem +24

      After the success of the first Star Wars, Lucas launched into busy business man mode and hired other people to flesh out his ideas. He didn't write or direct Empire, he took an advisory role as executive producer and made a good choice to trust other creatives who showed passion and understanding of Star Wars. He gave the writers an outline for Yoda's purpose in the story but the character was evolved into the version we know by Lawrence Kasdan (screenplay) and Frank Oz (puppeteer).

    • @disguisedcentennial835
      @disguisedcentennial835 Před rokem +8

      Nah George really changed a LOT as he went along lol

  • @Finraen
    @Finraen Před rokem +2

    I remember having a sense of awe about him because his species wasn’t known and he was a mystery and a magical character. Thanks Disney for running roughshod over my childhood.

  • @JohnDonovanDotBiz
    @JohnDonovanDotBiz Před rokem +3

    Grogu doesn’t appreciate being generic.

  • @Xenthorx
    @Xenthorx Před rokem +50

    The 30seconds during which Yoda pulls the X-Wing out of water is peak Star Wars out of all movies. Music Picture and morality all come together so perfectly during those 30 seconds, it’s beautiful and really moving.

    • @JUST1CE22
      @JUST1CE22 Před rokem +6

      Cinematic magic at its finest

    • @jesustovar2549
      @jesustovar2549 Před rokem +4

      Luke: I can't believe it
      Yoda: that is why you fail

    • @priestesslucy3299
      @priestesslucy3299 Před rokem +3

      It's really _moving_ that ship anyway

    • @cheesecrumpets
      @cheesecrumpets Před rokem +3

      I tear up and get emotional every single time I watch that scene. It's just pure Star Wars

  • @samdoo1433
    @samdoo1433 Před rokem +105

    "He needed a physical body to do things"
    Too bad the sequel creators didn't see this before...

    • @icepicjoey
      @icepicjoey Před rokem

      They didnt bother to do any research. Remember when kkk said We have no material to work with?

    • @dani4ever
      @dani4ever Před rokem

      Oh just quit it already. You people have been crying for almost a decade now.

    • @billolsen4360
      @billolsen4360 Před rokem +2

      I can just the averaged-iq sequel creators in a story conference hearing about everyone's ideas about this scene and that and telling each other, "That is SO cool!."

  • @krumplethemal8831
    @krumplethemal8831 Před 6 dny +1

    Yoda: "From the force, I come, hrrm."
    Also from Yoda
    "Knows nothing.. Lucas does.."

  • @chriskiczula5717
    @chriskiczula5717 Před 6 měsíci

    That's an incredible aspect in my opinion. Adding the intrigue and mystery into an established story

  • @mistersylliboy2690
    @mistersylliboy2690 Před rokem +326

    Yoda was the bearded wizard passing out quests.

    • @hardmcshaft7931
      @hardmcshaft7931 Před rokem +2

      Not until you work the shaft while someone punches the tip

    • @lordcerrousV
      @lordcerrousV Před rokem +1

      uh no

    • @soflopathik
      @soflopathik Před rokem

      Smoke the sacred herbs n give kisses

    • @jeffreyhayes5089
      @jeffreyhayes5089 Před rokem

      Yoda is cousin of Dungeon Master in Dungeons and Dragons , both midgets .

  • @bensonjarvis5025
    @bensonjarvis5025 Před rokem +217

    Master Yoda is so mysterious that the creator of the galaxy does not know.

  • @el_baz00ka10
    @el_baz00ka10 Před 4 měsíci +1

    „He has no background“
    And I love it

  • @jassijoanna3466
    @jassijoanna3466 Před 10 měsíci

    I love that he’s honest about just not coming up with anything, but actually it fits so well for someone like Yoda to be a mystery character. It just adds to the magic of an ancient wise being if nobody even knows what he is and where he came from.

  • @senormarston
    @senormarston Před rokem +53

    Amazing how much care and love for his characters caused him to create one of the most iconic characters in cinema

  • @dankgankster4100
    @dankgankster4100 Před rokem +641

    This man has more creativity in his morning shit than everyone at Disney combined

    • @anthonyconvery4331
      @anthonyconvery4331 Před rokem +20

      George Lucas knew he created a character that fit the role needed (yoda) and didn't down play the past (obi-wan)and continued to help the main character who was Luke. Amazing story telling

    • @CrniWuk
      @CrniWuk Před rokem +18

      Star Wars was still a joint effort by a lot of very talented and creative people. It's often overlooked how much his wife helped him in the proper writing of dialogues. Lukas had some great ideas and he was very skilled in some areas. But he also had people which would give him opposition on some decisions and make important changes. For example Lukas is not exactly a great script writer.

    • @dankgankster4100
      @dankgankster4100 Před rokem +9

      @@CrniWuk for sure. he's got a lot of ideas and you can see where he drew a lot of inspiration from tons of different things, but he often needed others around him to keep his vision from being too batshit crazy. Which is why the prequels turned out a little wonky for some people compared to the original trilogy

    • @sexobscura
      @sexobscura Před rokem

      What he does in the morning is unfortunately all that comes out of his mouth

    • @HappyCynic
      @HappyCynic Před rokem +3

      ​@@CrniWukThat's why the prequels stunk. He had too much power over the film. There was no one to tell him no.

  • @mattweber6505
    @mattweber6505 Před 6 měsíci

    Talk about the ultimate compliment! I had to create the most badazz most loved character in all of star wars because Alec was such an amazing actor.

  • @dalesmith4669
    @dalesmith4669 Před rokem

    Interesting dialog from the Wonderous Master of thriller adventure features. Thank you from a fan 'far far away'...😊

  • @guatechapin22
    @guatechapin22 Před rokem +441

    Yoda’s species needs to forever stay a mystery

    • @otakonlover10
      @otakonlover10 Před rokem +4

      Why?

    • @zachall101
      @zachall101 Před rokem +14

      Yep I agree it really does

    • @morturiom9651
      @morturiom9651 Před rokem +35

      ​@@otakonlover10 because who can trust disney these day's?

    • @otakonlover10
      @otakonlover10 Před rokem +2

      @morturiom9651 at this point I don't care who owns star wars I just wanna fucking move on from the fucking skywalkers

    • @MLBlue30
      @MLBlue30 Před rokem +12

      ​@@otakonlover10 I'm burned out on Star Wars. A combination of badly handled movies and a toxic fandom that ruined it for everyone.

  • @234cartmanrules
    @234cartmanrules Před rokem +58

    Disney is gonna ruin that mystery at some point I think we’ve all been content with the fact that yoda is yoda

    • @nateword
      @nateword Před rokem +2

      that's what I've always thought.he's so powerful that when he "dies" his life just starts over

  • @DuoXCity
    @DuoXCity Před 11 měsíci

    I've been listening to this guy talk about this my entire life, and his story and the story surrounding various circumstances all change. By the time this man dies his story will be that he acted everything himself and Harrison Ford loved his scripts and didn't insult them at all!

  • @jesse_cole
    @jesse_cole Před rokem +45

    Don't worry, George. Disney will eventually suck all the mystery out of it by releasing never-ending prequels and sequels about it.

  • @vincenthernandez2242
    @vincenthernandez2242 Před rokem +20

    I love how George isn't afraid to just say that he never thought that deeply about the characters he was creating and he just wanted to create something magical and fantastic that served the story

    • @jsharp3165
      @jsharp3165 Před rokem +1

      That's not what he said 40 years ago. Back then he was pretending he'd mapped out everything beforehand and had the prequel trilogy all set up in his head. He did not.

    • @tandava-089
      @tandava-089 Před 10 měsíci

      @@jsharp3165 well, whatever he said got us to... a good place before the dark times... before feminisney

  • @flyingaviator8158
    @flyingaviator8158 Před rokem +831

    Meanwhile Disney: BABYYODA🤑

    • @mrminkman952
      @mrminkman952 Před rokem +75

      To be entirely honest, we haven’t really learnt anything new about yodas species other then how they look as children.

    • @juicy0k148
      @juicy0k148 Před rokem +59

      don’t forget he introduced yaddle in the prequels

    • @mrminkman952
      @mrminkman952 Před rokem +18

      @@juicy0k148 for like a split second she didn’t even speak.

    • @professormancaptain4210
      @professormancaptain4210 Před rokem +44

      Disney called him the child though. Society dubbed him baby yoda

    • @gamerbeans7445
      @gamerbeans7445 Před rokem +15

      Grogu!!

  • @Jordan_C_Wilde
    @Jordan_C_Wilde Před 6 měsíci

    Guy had one of the most successful franchises on his hands and really said "Fuck it, we're doing it live!!"

  • @doseofdion9667
    @doseofdion9667 Před rokem

    “He was too noble……. So I killed him off”
    😂😂😂

  • @bignick2k215
    @bignick2k215 Před rokem +8

    That’s part of yoda. He’s just this magical mysterious character that is incredibly powerful and incredibly kind and humble. Who is a force for good.
    It allows us to come up with what we think his origin and species is.

  • @imyray1178
    @imyray1178 Před rokem +10

    I was recently plagued by the mystery of yoda(his species, surname, parents,etc) but this has satisfied my need to find for answers. Thank you George Lucas

  • @bayleewinkler8920
    @bayleewinkler8920 Před 10 měsíci

    A masterpiece. A master with everything he touched. And now, his apprentice...Dave Filoni 😊 just like the Jedi!

  • @dhova_2113
    @dhova_2113 Před rokem

    I love hearing George Lucas's explanations to his movies. It really helps me understand the movies at a deeper level

  • @FenyxBlaiseAsche
    @FenyxBlaiseAsche Před rokem +12

    It made sense to kill off Obi Wan at that right time. Luke needed to be taught by the ultimate Jedi master (Yoda) and then learn the concept of the "force ghosts" for guidance. Luke's importance in the prophecy to bring balance to the force couldn't have translated well without these events. George Lucas set this up really well.

    • @Mster_J
      @Mster_J Před rokem

      But George Lucas is fat

  • @Rob2068
    @Rob2068 Před rokem +7

    Wow, quite a confession. I always figured Lucas made a lot of the story up as he went along. This is certainly a good example.
    I always wondered about the sith as well since they were never mentioned until episode 1. But they were in the story all along. Check out the cut scene where Vader was referred to as a Sith Lord in episode 4. That blew my mind.

    • @jesustovar2549
      @jesustovar2549 Před rokem +1

      There were also toys and I think some poster and cards that had Vader referred as "Dark Lord of the Sith".

  • @123benley
    @123benley Před 6 měsíci

    Yoda has become a legend thank you for creating Yoda & for creating Starwars
    It is a amazing and was paet of my childhood and now my middle aged life with Mando and Grogu bringing back Boba too lived my Boba figure as a child.

  • @t0mapl3xe
    @t0mapl3xe Před 2 měsíci

    I actually enjoy the mystery behind Yoda's species. all we know is they are very force sensitive and in touch with the force and it's so wonderful to see like a
    physical avatar of an etherial entity

  • @Zephyr_Weiss
    @Zephyr_Weiss Před rokem +23

    I love how a great character is made with no plan or idea. They would be mysterious with no origin like yoda

    • @Nay-kp6uu
      @Nay-kp6uu Před rokem

      You do? So you must like the sequels then? No plan or idea

    • @dani4ever
      @dani4ever Před rokem

      ​@@Nay-kp6uu what is your point? Lucas is literally saying that he didnt plan it in advance.
      Having a plan doesnt mean something is good and not having one doesnt mean it's bad.
      You don't like the sequels, ok, move on. They're here to stay and lots of us love them.

  • @udontseethetruth
    @udontseethetruth Před rokem +41

    back then George really just wanted to make everything as simple as it could be. Now we need massive backstories to justify how or why characters can do the things they do. Don't take everything so seriously, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

    • @quantumprodigy9009
      @quantumprodigy9009 Před rokem +7

      I think the reason that Yoda not having an actual backstory works is because it's Star Wars. Everything in the beginning was mysterious and unknown, not just Yoda. For instance, we didn't know what the Clone Wars was until the prequel trilogy, and we still had to have an entire animated show to completely understand what the Clone Wars actually was. On top of that, Yoda was the epitome of what a Jedi was supposed to be. He was arguably the most powerful Jedi of all time and had been alive for 900 or so years. Plus, George honestly could have made Yoda just forget what/where his homeplanet was called because he'd been around for so long, and I'd bet money people would have accepted that answer since he's roughly 900 years old.
      What I'm trying to say is that Yoda's background being all mysterious and unknown to us fans works because it's Star Wars. Like I said before, everything was mysterious in the beginning, and as time has gone on, we've slowly been shown more of the amazing SW universe. This tactic allows characters like Yoda to remain mysterious indefinitely.
      Sorry for the long paragraph. I just love SW sooooo much. Lol.

    • @udontseethetruth
      @udontseethetruth Před rokem +3

      @@quantumprodigy9009 Never apologize for loving Star Wars :) Nice perspective.

    • @jesustovar2549
      @jesustovar2549 Před rokem

      ​@@quantumprodigy9009 It's like the universe, at first there was nothing until light was created, things became clearer and we discovered more things, more planets, more solar systems, but some things seem to always remain a mystery or can never be understood by humans as a whole.

  • @OllieByGolly
    @OllieByGolly Před 6 měsíci

    Having Yoda jump around like a spastic jumping bean with his baby-size lightsaber killed EVERYTHING Irving Kirshner did to develop the character in "Empire".

  • @lemaobruh4787
    @lemaobruh4787 Před 7 dny

    "He was too noble, so i had to kill him off" Robespierre, probably

  • @eldridgejensen15
    @eldridgejensen15 Před rokem +150

    I will never accept an answer to where yoda is from. If Disney answers it, then it’s not cannon

    • @DavidRay39
      @DavidRay39 Před rokem +11

      *Canon*

    • @08prema
      @08prema Před rokem +3

      Strong with The Force you are.

    • @mrmoto66
      @mrmoto66 Před rokem +2

      Good….you all done? Have your little tantrum…let us all know that it’s not canon…you decide what canon is….you Star Wars “fans” are maniacal.

    • @igodreamer7096
      @igodreamer7096 Před rokem

      Good enough. Nothing that Disney pulls off from they back end I ever accept anyways 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @ronbloomberg
      @ronbloomberg Před rokem +1

      Yoda is from wherever George says he is from. George, and only George can say where he's from.
      And George ain't sayin'....

  • @sabreenahrochelle3989
    @sabreenahrochelle3989 Před rokem +6

    Ultimately it all worked out, especially with the lines he gave Yoda.
    Basically the lesson was the outward appearance is not what determines your abilities in the force. And “the least among you is the greatest”

    • @ewmegoolies
      @ewmegoolies Před 6 měsíci

      Yes, not this crude matter we are made of

  • @simonlervik5943
    @simonlervik5943 Před rokem +1

    Gorge Lucas was like. What's your source? I made the f*ck up

  • @666DARKFLAMES
    @666DARKFLAMES Před rokem

    That’s one way to have a powerful imagination. So powerful that the mystery character doesn’t have background information of themselves.

  • @DelightLovesMovies
    @DelightLovesMovies Před rokem +133

    George Lucas is so cool. I'll never understand all the hate for him.

    • @MLBlue30
      @MLBlue30 Před rokem +26

      Right? Even at his corniest, his movies still had charm. The horrible fans berated him for the prequels enough that he sold his ideas to Disney who were dumb enough to think that everyone was so Anti-Lucas they would be grateful for anything that didn't have him at the helm. Don't worry old man, we will take good care of the ol' gal. They were so condescending and too good/big to fail. But they didn't respect him or the fans, so we get the hot mess we deserved and Lucas gets to have the last laugh while he can hug his millions and we get to complain ourselves to sleep.

    • @DelightLovesMovies
      @DelightLovesMovies Před rokem +11

      @@MLBlue30 He sold Star Wars to Disney for 4 billion dollars and then gave all the money to charity.

    • @MLBlue30
      @MLBlue30 Před rokem +4

      @@DelightLovesMovies Dang, all of it??

    • @teto85
      @teto85 Před rokem

      The stupid is strong in the haters.

    • @tylerdakid8394
      @tylerdakid8394 Před rokem +28

      ​​​@@MLBlue30 so not ALL of it but most, George is actually very financially smart. He took about 2.6B in "cash" and 1.8B in Disney stock. On dividends alone from that stock, George makes about 25 million dollars a year. Not to mention that when he took that deal stock traded for about $55, and now transfer about 133. Making his total stock in Disney worth over $5B. So in short, by taking the socks he made more money than the entire Disney deal was even worth, and was still able to donate over 2 billion dollars to charity.( This was based on information from 2019/2020)

  • @MrVisde
    @MrVisde Před rokem +4

    I always thought Yoda looked like that because he was so old. As he got older his body shrank and his ears got bigger.

  • @masterbulgokov
    @masterbulgokov Před 4 měsíci

    I appreciate the George is being honest here that the characters and their stories are developing . . . he didn't have it all planned out in advance. Star Wars geeks talk about Star Wars lore as if it is homogenous story without devastating plot holes all over the place. I think it's safe to enjoy the story and ignore the holes without pretending they aren't there at all.

  • @nicholasslepnikoff9771

    And the rest is history!! Thank you Mr Lucas!!! Thank you for giving us these amazing masterpieces that have stood the test of time and been so formative in countless peoples lives (whether in their child or adulthood). You are for sure a G.O.A.T. kind of guy and we appreciate you for this. Amazing you are and thank you we must. Four through six were movies that inspired me to write and have been creative foundations in my life.

  • @DJB0X3R
    @DJB0X3R Před rokem +3

    Now we know about his son Grogu with Yaddle.

  • @SleekDiamond41
    @SleekDiamond41 Před rokem +5

    It’s interesting how both the OT and the ST killed off beloved characters, but did it in such absurdly different ways.
    Obi-Wan was killed off because his arc was complete and his sacrifice could inspire the next generation. Luke was there to witness it, and that tragedy drove him in his journey. Obi-Wan had reached his peak, and rather than letting it plateau or slip down the other side, Lucas let him die in a meaningful way.
    Luke’s arc was complete in the OT (or the EU, if you prefer). It was then kicked off a cliff, stomped, and spit upon. He was killed not to inspire a new generation, but to buy time for the idiots in the cave to look for a second exit. (TLJ tries to show the slave kids reenacting Luke’s grand final stand, but… did the First Order tell them about the Jedi that make them look stupid? It certainly wasn’t the Resistance, since they abandoned the slave kids)
    It’s almost like nobody has a problem with a beloved character being killed *in theory* . It’s all in the execution, so to speak.

    • @grubbyarmadillo9863
      @grubbyarmadillo9863 Před rokem

      Which is why I felt Han's death was stupid, cuz it was like a copy of Kenobi's death.

  • @90asdfghjkl
    @90asdfghjkl Před 3 měsíci

    Fun how such a magical character with a wise saying and I quote “ it surrounds us, luminous beings are we, not this crude matter” when talking about the force. He shows the viewer how “size matters not” that you don’t need to be someone who’s tall and full of muscles, that any one has this great ability inside themselves. However in the prequels we she him pull out a little lightsaber when it would have made more sense to us the force in a way we’ve never seen anyone else do before. It’s like seeing a fight between Dwayne The Rock Johnson and Wee Man

  • @lisabass7584
    @lisabass7584 Před rokem +2

    I love the way Yoda speaks 😊

  • @alessandromarini1228
    @alessandromarini1228 Před 11 měsíci +3

    "he has no background"
    the prequel left the chat

  • @stepha5926
    @stepha5926 Před rokem +8

    God he's brilliant. Wears his heart on his sleeve, so forthright and honest. 👌

  • @mr.tbutler4294
    @mr.tbutler4294 Před rokem

    I like it. Ambiguously Mysterious & better for it, as some who only mildly likes star wars..

  • @SolidKnight64
    @SolidKnight64 Před rokem

    the fact that he improvised the original trilogy, bravo

  • @Space_Rebel
    @Space_Rebel Před rokem +23

    George Lucas was deep and insightful about the story and characters he created. Shame Disney wrecked it.

  • @Colossal322
    @Colossal322 Před rokem +3

    I bet George was so mad with grogu until feloni told him they won't reveal anything g they will keep it a mystery.

  • @aohdan5713
    @aohdan5713 Před 6 měsíci

    I think of this characters as so deep and fleshed out but bro really just made them up on the fly

  • @Keabs
    @Keabs Před 4 měsíci +1

    I swear if disney start documenting yoda's species

  • @connoracker2513
    @connoracker2513 Před rokem +18

    It's great, one of the stipulations of Disney taking over Star Wars is that they're not allowed to disclose Yodas backstory or species.

    • @webkid4567
      @webkid4567 Před rokem

      Lol no it isn't

    • @Max-zu8xj
      @Max-zu8xj Před rokem +2

      ​@@webkid4567 You'd wish to see where Yoda came from?
      You know Disney would trash the character just like they did Luke?

    • @connoracker2513
      @connoracker2513 Před rokem +1

      @@webkid4567 Google it broski, it was one of George Lucas's biggest requests

  • @hiph0p0p0tamus9
    @hiph0p0p0tamus9 Před rokem +9

    If Favreau and Disney touch this and add anything to Yoda I will riot

  • @michaelwells9304
    @michaelwells9304 Před rokem

    "I didn't plan for or develop this character.... um, he's magical."

  • @gwendt63
    @gwendt63 Před 2 měsíci

    Yoda is the Greek mentor character, usually a centaur, who advises the Greek hero before his final journey.

  • @msim28
    @msim28 Před rokem +48

    Love how people come up with all these bulshit theories and he's just like ehh, I needed to continue my story...
    One of the most iconic characters of all time. Lol Even toddlers know Yoda.

    • @purplepianoist88
      @purplepianoist88 Před rokem +2

      My kids call Grogu "Baby Master Yoda" 😂 they're 4 & 2 so this is accurate

    • @ImBrockatron
      @ImBrockatron Před rokem +1

      ​@@purplepianoist88 why are you showing your children disney star wars?

  • @KidFresh71
    @KidFresh71 Před rokem +6

    I love Lucas. Wish he would’ve directed the sequel trilogy- or at least that Disney would’ve stayed true to his vision

    • @death-king1834
      @death-king1834 Před rokem +2

      Directed? Ehhh not so much. However he should have served as both creative and story consultant as well as executive producer overseeing the whole thing as well as hire a comptent screen-writer and director to help helm his vision.

  • @anthonyt219
    @anthonyt219 Před měsícem

    Smart decision by George. It makes Ben's sacrifice important for Luke's development as a hero.

  • @naderzein2435
    @naderzein2435 Před 12 hodinami

    Remember this when Disney kills the "magic" and makes some throwaway movie explaining his entire background, species, etc.

  • @isaiahtowers1865
    @isaiahtowers1865 Před rokem +6

    And also explains why grogu is so powerful at a young age, lifting a mudhorn, calming the rancor while on a rampage, deflected flames from a. Flame trooper, as well as many force pulls and pushes and jumps, and was literally able to force field around three people as a starship crashes just a few feet away from them. If grogu continues his way with the force he could be one of the most talented force users in the galaxy, on top of not having a weapon 90 percent of the time

  • @cmike.skywalker
    @cmike.skywalker Před rokem +4

    George Lucas is the perfect definition of an “organic” writer. He keeps a general idea of what he wants, but still allows the story to flow and change naturally as needed. He’s created one of the most iconic stories to ever exist, and it literally just came to him in such a casual way. I love it.

  • @puppetshack4931
    @puppetshack4931 Před 11 měsíci

    Love it yodas my favorite! And became even more famous when GROGU 😮came on the scene

  • @fohtheim9864
    @fohtheim9864 Před rokem

    This guy seriously just winged one of the most well knows series of all time. Legend

  • @Josh-hz8vz
    @Josh-hz8vz Před rokem +6

    The more you listen to interviews of George Lucas the more you realize that he had no clue wtf he was making or doing with Star Wars in the moment. He just had a vague sort of vision of the world he wanted to create and he tried to be as outside the box and innovative as he possibly could be, and that ultimately created such an original work of art it captivated the audience.

    • @movienerd202
      @movienerd202 Před rokem +1

      That's why it seemed so organic whereas Disney overthinks everything and that is why they fail.

  • @austinmedz98
    @austinmedz98 Před rokem +4

    They will give a background to Yoda’s species in the mandalorian at some point

    • @ranndomundead9112
      @ranndomundead9112 Před rokem +1

      ive always just gone with the running theory that they are creatures of the force. But they really dont need a background. itd kill the mystery

  • @sorrenblitz805
    @sorrenblitz805 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Some later sources have claimed his race are called Elves. It's probably not canon but i like it.

  • @Liam1992
    @Liam1992 Před 7 dny

    People don't give this man enough credit! He brought happiness to millions of people! Just invent yoda because he needed to thats amazing!!

  • @artisticskillz01
    @artisticskillz01 Před rokem +7

    The dude just made the story as he went a long

    • @Pascal5207_
      @Pascal5207_ Před rokem

      He probably came up with the concept of Yoda before episode 4 even released.

  • @zaielpr
    @zaielpr Před rokem +7

    Disney steps in the chat 💬 he comes from a planet of gay species yes Yoda is gay gay power lol 😂 pls kill me 😅

    • @shacochad7052
      @shacochad7052 Před rokem

      Id certainly would

    • @webkid4567
      @webkid4567 Před rokem

      All this from Disney having the audacity to write an open letter on behalf of their LGBTQ employees whose civil rights were/are being threatened...geez talk about beating a dead horse. You people bitch about gay characters being "shoved in your face" way more than I've ever even seen a gay character appear in film/tv

  • @shaneleonard7218
    @shaneleonard7218 Před rokem

    I saw Star Wars in the movie theater when I was 7 years old. I was blown away!

  • @Lyko5
    @Lyko5 Před rokem

    Yoda is a mistery and lets hope he stays like that: this kind of story needs some untold stories to keep the legend

  • @MatthewM575
    @MatthewM575 Před rokem +16

    Im sure Disney will make Yoda transgender in the very near future.

    • @abrahamromero3910
      @abrahamromero3910 Před rokem +1

      😂

    • @abrahamromero3910
      @abrahamromero3910 Před rokem +4

      Hope not I do

    • @webkid4567
      @webkid4567 Před rokem

      Yeah yeah everyone LGBTQ is definitely trying to take over ALL media, rather than just be represented even a little bit. It really must suck to be a grown adult with a child's brain, what's that like?

    • @jadjason6053
      @jadjason6053 Před rokem +3

      It‘s Disney Lucasfilm. Of course they will. Even though radical Feminism is in focus as long as Kennedy is still the president. 🤮

    • @troubledsole9104
      @troubledsole9104 Před rokem +1

      But what is Yoda’s gender?

  • @tegridyvideos4791
    @tegridyvideos4791 Před rokem +4

    They need physical body to do things..... Disney hold my beer

  • @darthnx9928
    @darthnx9928 Před 10 měsíci

    It should stay that way ! Good clip !

  • @Santabandicoot
    @Santabandicoot Před rokem

    Closest we ever got to Yoda's backstory was through the Design an Alien contest held way back when. A fan created a species called the Hysalarians and in the backstory for them, a Hysalarian named N'Kata Del Gormo trained Yoda in the Jedi arts. Leland Chee, Keeper of the Holocron, later said that the story of Gormo training Yoda was regarded as an in-universe legend.

  • @lucasd1646
    @lucasd1646 Před rokem +3

    And this my friends is how a really talented creative mind works and operates.
    Hollywood really needs to go back to the basics and stop hiring political activists to write their movies.

  • @Veneurr
    @Veneurr Před rokem +3

    Didn't Alec Guinness ask Lucas to kill off his character? Sounds like George takes credit for it to look smarter.

    • @darrinwarner4046
      @darrinwarner4046 Před rokem +1

      Guinness contradicted that at times as well saying he was aggravated his character was getting killed off. Probably after he figured out his 2.25% was gonna yield millions. He wrote in his diary the bread (money) was the only reason he stayed on in the first place.

    • @jadjason6053
      @jadjason6053 Před rokem

      That some people still think Lucas is a greedy, disingenuous villain lol.

  • @oldschool8330
    @oldschool8330 Před rokem

    Not every character needs a backstory. It’s the strength of the character and the performance of the artists involved, that make it special on screen.
    The mystery of what yoda is and how powerful he is, makes it so much more compelling and intriguing. When he raises the x wing out of the swamp..it’s one of the best moments in Star Wars. it’s perfect.
    Rian Johnson & JJ Abram’s aren’t fit to make Lucas’s coffee!

  • @theteleporters7420
    @theteleporters7420 Před rokem

    this is the essence of creativity. In Lucas' mind, he's just exploring the universe and discovering/creating as he goes along. The Star Wars extended universe is a beautiful result of this - Just fans exploring, creating, and developing lifetimes as they go.
    It really is a universe in its own right.