Best Star Wars Character of All Time Series (Yoda Character Analysis) Star Wars Video Essay
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- In the Sixth Episode of The Best Star Wars Character of All Time Series, I go over the "The Wise Mentor", Yoda. In this Yoda Character Analysis, I talk about the qualities and events that make Yoda such a special character in the Prequels and Original Trilogy.
I'm sure everyone has someone they picture as the Best Star Wars Character, and I know I have quite a few. My goal in this Star Wars Video Essay is to show how many great characters there are and why any one of them could be considered the greatest star wars character of all time.
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What's your favorite Yoda quote and why?
“Fear is the path to the darkside, fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, and hate...leads to suffering”
“Do or do not, there is no try”
@ShoryukenPunch Yup! Although I believe Anakin is still a good Character without TCW series but I’m curious on learning more about Kazi’s perspective though on Anakin.
@ShoryukenPunch Yup I love these videos too, I knew some of the stuff about Mace Windu but I didn’t know he was as deep as he was.
"The greatest teacher, failure is."
@@Pomoscorzo Agreed
I like how Yoda in the prequels is a more unwise and ignorant Yoda then we saw in the originals. It shows that people are not born with wisdom but learn wisdom.
Yes, and even someone 900 years old hasn't learned everything.
exactly, the prequels really help showcase where all his wisdom came from, it just adds another great layer to an already great character
A wise person learns from their mistakes. An even wider person learns from the mistakes of others
He also had a better sense of humor. Was cracking jokes, and what not.
He was still wise before that, it’s just that he was too passive as a grandmaster to do anything about what was happening with the Jedi. He knew they were heading down a dark path with some of their choices but never spoke about it. If you watch the clone wars, he knows about order 66 before it happens but doesn’t do anything about it because he knows it has to happen for balance to be brought. Watch yoda’s arc in season 6. It explains a lot about him and brings a lot of character development for him
-I don't think Vader was playing with his food. He was training him...differently
- I love that PT never exactly copied OT. PT showed us in which ways Luke is stronger than his father.
Great video, you're underrated
That's a good point with Vader, I like that. Also thanks, I appreciate it!
I don't know how accurate this might be, but remember how anakin trained ahsoka in the clone wars show?
he made his clone soldiers, who also were ahsoka's friends and family, shoot her (with their blasters in stun mode, ofc. he wasn't keen of letting them hurt her) to train her reflexes. even if it was with the intention of teaching her to sense danger and motives within other living beings of the galaxy, it doesn't take off from the fact that it's pretty messed up jjsvd.
back to the point, that particular teaching method that anakin had proved to be efficient and practical, because ahsoka became one of the best force users in the galaxy, and her unusual training helped her survive order 66.
so taking that into account... the idea of vader teaching luke with those same weird methods seem pretty on point with his personality :>
One thing I have always loved about Yoda is how we can see that he has adopted the mindset of Qui-Gon during the time between ROTS and TESB. Above any other Jedi, Yoda's concern was always the future. Always looking ahead and yet not able to see what is so clearly right in front of him. It gives him wisdom, yet it prevents him from letting the force guide him. The council agrees for Obi-Wan to train the boy, but Yoda senses grave danger ahead in his training. The Jedi believe that the clones have led them to victory, but Yoda believes that the clone wars will lead to worse things down the line. The jedi want to immediately remove Palpatine from office, but Yoda is thinking about the long-term effects that will have.
He never focuses on the immediate problems: How will Obi-Wan train Anakin with that lack of experience and how will that affect him? What immediately consequences will arresting or forcibly removing him have? None of that was clear to Yoda because he was being mindful of the future at the expense of the moment. But when he delivers his speech to Luke about how he "looked to the horizon," he talks about how Luke needs to focus exactly on what he's doing, and not focus so much on that horizon.
Well said
I agree, one of my favorite parts of all of Star Wars. Through all this destruction and death and suffering, the once dead Maverick, outcast Jedi becomes the teacher, and the wise, once seemingly all powerful and all wise Jedi becomes his humble student.
Honestly Yoda is the more well known teacher, but Qui-Gon feels like the mentor or teacher to all of Star Wars, not just Anakin and Obi-Wan. Without his ideals the jedi would have never course corrected and survived through the Imperial Era and later
Even when Yoda is wrong, he's still right. That's the beauty of the character. His wisdom shines through even when he's ignorant or mistaken or hypocritical. And in the end, he grows and learns and achieves a step beyond. That's what makes him such a good teacher for Luke; he made the same mistakes himself, and knows what he should have done and how Luke can surpass him.
46:00 "And with this confirmation, Luke is shook." Bruh that caught me so off guard.
Same lol
“If no mistake you have made, losing you are. A different game you should play.”-Yoda 10/10
A Yoda classic
What is this quote from? I don’t recall
@@fredjones2170 Star Wars.
@@lordofthered1257 lol which one? One of the movies?
I don't think he ever actually said this. At least I could not find a source for where he said it.
I suspect this is another fake quote in the same vein as "Beam me up Scotty"
"The greatest teacher failure is" like you said it encompases his life journey he failed as an arrogant and blind jedi, but succeeded as a wise and humble teacher.
Throw seatpods to assert dominance
-Darth Plagueis the Wise Circa 62 BBY
This is the type of Star Wars CZcams content that deserves all the views.
"Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering."
What do you fear? Be honest.
Bees. I hate them. Lol
@@kevmasengale6903 Then Suffer you must.
Bees are just like any other animals they can be afraid angry confused. Animals mostly think like Kill or be Killed.(Imagine meeting someone 1000 times bigger than you who can't understand what you want)
The fall of my republic through the death of a thousand cuts from within. A constant decentralization of power into the hands of unelected officials and corporations.
@@lordofthered1257 me too man :(
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I don’t know why but Yoda’s lines in Empire make me tear up sometimes. He is so wise at that point in his life, but only due to how much pain he’s felt in his long life. His lessons to Luke are so impactful too. When he lifts the X-Wing out of the swamp, Luke, amazed, says “I don’t believe it”. And Yoda replies “that is why you fail”. Yoda’s power comes from his trust in the Force and what it tells him. Which he learned from Qui-Gon as you pointed out. He’s really an incredible character.
You deserve 1 mil bro
Thanks, I appreciate it, I'll keep making the best videos I can and maybe someday we'll get there
@@KraziKazi you really deserve more views and subs than you do. You are underrated in the realm of the star wars community
One day this guy's gonna get a shit ton of views/subs. I love these videos, man
Who Knows maybe one day, "Always in motion the future is"
One thing that always struck me while watching episode one was no one asked Anakin what he wanted to do with his life. There seemed to be no interest in his wishis.
The Jedi were child snatchers
That's because Jedi should be selfless. Anakin could leave if he wanted.
the only one who took his feelings into account was qui gon, since he asked shmi about what to do with anakin, and he waited when they were leaving and anakin was saying goodbye to his mother so if he changed his mind, he could stay.
but we know what happened to qui gon, sooooo
@@blksheep176 They were not democrats.
Yoda isn't just a iconic character in Star wars he's a iconic character in movie history EMPIRE STRIKES BACK is one of if not the Greatest film ever made in every way soundtrack script screenplay and its not just wow its a experience every viewing no matter how many times
I liked how Obi-Wan spent his exile on a desert planet, Yoda on a swamp planet, and Luke on a misty, green island - something in between. He truly was the balance. Thank you for the video 😊
No problem, glad you enjoyed it. And wow that's a really good point, never thought about that before
What misty green island and when did he hide
@@kaidenhall2718 In "The Last Jedi".
@@Pomoscorzo what’s that
@@kaidenhall2718 One of my favorite movies. Don't kill me. 😉
Can't believe how few views these have. Love your writing man can't wait to see what's next
Thanks for the compliment, writing is the most challenging part of these videos for me so I appreciate it.
It is very clear how much work you have put into this. It's excellent and I really enjoyed watching your essay. Great job friend. My favourite SW character is Luke, but Yoda holds a different, very special place in my heart. 'Cause if it wasn't for Yoda's wisdom, Luke would've never achieved the very things that make him my favourite.
I do think this video shows a great deal of insight on Yoda's character throughout the main 6 star wars movies, even making use of a good lesson by Yoda in the last jedi movie. This was a good informative video on Yoda, and I do think Yoda is one the best star wars characters, if not the best.
Maybe use information in TCW aswell for the videos, the yoda arcs are really meaningfull
I've considered it, I just haven't cause it adds a lot of time to the process, if enough people want to see it then I might do it. Or I can always make it it's own video in the future, like a "Best TCW Arcs" Series or something
I love your videos and how there are so many more themes connected with the prequels and original trilogy that you point out
A friend once pointed out that Yoda‘s form of speech is actually more logical than conventional English and Germanic grammar. The artificial language Esperanto works very similarly to Yoda‘s speech.
As a linguist, I'd love to hear this articulated..
object-subject-verb is Yoda's speech pattern. which is used in 19 languages (0.3%). while Subject-Object-Verb is used in 2275 languages (43.3%) and Subject-Verb-Object are used in 2117 languages(40.3%) . they gave yoda this speech pattern as a reference to klingon since that speech pattern was associated with aliens via startrek
33:51, nice quoting that when Luke is swinging lol
This channel is criminally underated. Great stuff!
I think it was missed opportunity to not talk about Yoda during the Clone Wars, especially with his arc in season 6
also his appearance in TLJ
Your videos are literally the best thing in the world right now.
Thanks, you just made my day
Your videos deserve more views!
I really like your series and thanks for doing this! Mace Windu and Yoda are my favorite Jedi Grand Masters
May the Force be with you.
To me Yoda is THE mentor. I always think of him as the mentor archetype, and like most great mentors he to learns overtime.
Obi Wan and Ahsoka are my favourites, but honestly I’m a bit of a Yoda fan boy now too😅
Really excellent videos man, I've just watched your entire channel and they're all great
love these videos man, great quality. keep it up :)
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it! I'll definitely keep grinding
Your channel it's pure gold❤❤ May the Force be with you, Master
Man, your analysis is amazingly thorough. I love it. Thank you for posting it
these are so good why so few views
Another great video!!!! Who’s next? Anakin/Vader? Obi Wan? Luke? I can’t wait!!
Not sure yet, but I will say I'm leaning towards a political dark sider for the next one
@@KraziKazi ahhhhh well I hope you “DO IT!!”
@@KraziKazi yessss
“Seagulls stop it now!…hmghmmm!”
My real favorite is “do or do not… there is no try”
Bc it shows how wise and brave he is
I'm so greatful for these videos, you are doing immense amounts of work. Thank you for making these! I subscribed on yt and Patreon as well, you absolutely deserve it. I hope your channel will blow up, I can't imagine the quality and quantity of videos you could make with this being more than just a hobby for you. Can't wait!
Thank you so much, your kind words and contribution, they genuinely mean the world to me. I'm glad you've been enjoying the videos ad will do my best to keep up the quality. And I'll be sure to give you a mention in the next video for joining the Patreon community. May the force be with you my friend!
I'm loving this channel
Great video man
A really beautiful video about the great Jedi master.
Its evident that the clone wars made him a very cold and cynical man. He was previously arrogant and dogmatic, but in ep 3 he barely shows sympathy.
Goes into show how he looks down on being seen as a warrior, because him being a warrior made him worse.
absolutely luv master yoda :) u, my friend, earned urself a sub as i luv ur series
"Do not be afraid. Fear - anger - hate/violence - suffering!"
Yoda is incredibly wise but flawed. He really exemplifies how being capable of and open to learning no matter how much you already know is a strength.
Great video, really
Excellent video.
well done
Ironically when yoda lets dooku go to Save anakin and Obi wan he fails to meet his own advice of letting go of those you are afraid to lose.
The jedi code informs us of this idea in that it allows a jedi to take the most utilitarian view and do the most good. If hed stopped dooku hed have saved countless lives and most likely prevented the military expansion of the republic as well.
Hmmm... I suppose it could be argued that Yoda had to save the Chosen one in that moment in order to defeat the Sith later on.
@gumdeo I don't disagree that this was potentially the best or required outcome; however, Yoda could not have known this at the time, he didn't even trust Anakin or the prophecy, we hear him say as much in episode 3.
I like your videos. They're great. One criticism, if you are open to it: I think it is folly to so readily assign intent to the symbolism and metaphors you are recognizing. Often, things are just thematically appropriate for a given situation for reasons other than symbolism or metaphors. And although symbolic parallels are very often a product of intention, or even just subconscious, I feel like it is arrogant presumption to state it in a factual way unless strongly evidenced. I think it would be better to phrase it with "My belief is that" or "It is possible that the writers intended this to mean" or something like that.
Will you ever cover Luke, Vader, and Obi-Wan? Great videos!!
He was still wise before episode 4, it’s just that he was too passive as a grandmaster to do anything about what was happening with the Jedi. He knew they were heading down a dark path with some of their choices but never spoke about it. If you watch the clone wars, he knows about order 66 before it happens but doesn’t do anything about it because he knows it has to happen for balance to be brought. Watch yoda’s arc in season 6. It explains a lot about him and brings a lot of character development for him. The clone wars has very important information that you should’ve included
Yoda to me seems to be so unbearable in the Prequels at times, not too much like Mace, Seeing this video makes so much scene of how he became what he is in the OT and the Clone Wars. and I love your analysis of the Star Wars characters and they are deep in-depth nothing i have ever seen.
I like how in this series you point out what I think a lot of fans tend to forget; the dark side isn’t strength. Oh sure the Sith can claim they’re stronger because they aren’t as “restrained” as the Jedi, but that usually means they aren’t as patient as them. The Dark Side is like a drug, it gives you an initial high and makes you feel great, but constant use of it causes problems for you physically and mentally
The dark side is in a sense stronger but the dark side controls them not the other way around as much as the sith claim
Personally I like Obi-wan Kenobi and Darth Mauls conversation in the Clone Wars
Kenobi : “It takes strength to resist the dark side, Only the Weak embrace it.
Maul: it is more powerful than you know.
Kenobi: and those who resist it are more powerful
Palpatine was arguably the most patient character in the series
The dark side is quicker.
Yoda's Personality:
Wise
Intelligent
Determined
Sage-like
Heroic
Kind
Helpful
Grateful
Grandfatherly
Strict
Just
Moral
Caring
Funny
Brave
Kind-hearted
Brave
Selfless
Leaderly
Powerful
Protective
Mysterious
Cryptic
Erudite
Resourceful
Slightly arrogant
Self-righteous
Honorable
All the traits that make for a great teacher
Good traits I have
please do Anakin next
People like to claim the jedi were too dogmatic but had Anakin or even Mace been more dogmatic then they might not have fell, had Anakin managed to avoid letting his emotions cloud his judgement or Mace didn't try to kill Palpatine but idk about the 2nd one
I like how the videos get longer every episode
It seems like there's only one wise jedi: Qui-Gon Jinn.
And the ultimate villain after the Emperor is Darth Maul. He killed the only wise jedi.
The rest is just a tragedy unfolding. As sure as the river reaches the sea
Qui Gon was actually wrong about not considering the future, if he had maybe they wouldn't have fought with the trade federation
Great video, but there was no need to reference TLJ at the end, I think we all need to forgot that insult to George Lucas and fans exists
To my knowledge Yoda is the only major character in Star Wars that just died of old age. No sacrifice, not duel, no last minute to try to change someone. He died in peace and lived a great life. Only to come back as a force ghost and live in eternity
Destroy our legacy, the Sequels will.
Just a bad dream, the sequels are.
What is the intro music from?
Do one on kenobi ben
I hate yoda in the prequels but love em in the originals. Awesome video bro
This is more like it
From a linguistic perspective, i think Yoda deliberately uses his "backwards talk" to evoke thought in his students. The guy has been in the order for hundreds of years, and still can't speak Basic vernacular with a modicum of fluency. That's weird. As an English teacher and Mandarin speaker myself, this creates confusion with the learner (obviously), but in the long run could aid them in mastering the subtleties of the language and give them an insight into the philosophy of the Jedi culture. Not the best strategy for education, but you do you Master Yoda.
30:16
14:55 "With Anakin's compassion is one of his greatest strengths, Yoda fails here by telling him to suppress those feelings and accept the consequences. It's Yoda's inability to show sympathy and overall detached nature in this moment that pushes Anakin further towards Palpatine - a man that has always shown him trust and compassion."
I greatly disagree with you on several points:
1) Anakin isn’t there because of compassion, he is there because of his selfish fear of losing Padmé (note that in RotS, when Anakin joins Palpatine, it’s not because “Padmé deserves to live” but because “I can’t live without her.”).
2) Yoda doesn’t fail at all - even if what he tells Anakin is not what Anakin hopes to hear. Yoda’s response is both sympathetic and reasonable (being as old as he is, Yoda would have lost many that were dear to him): it consists of a gentle warning that the fear of loss leads to the dark side (which it does in Anakin’s case) and a reminder that death is an inevitable part of life, and the way to cope with that fear is by training himself to let go of the things he fears to lose so that the fear has less power over him - or in other words, he needs to learn acceptance and relinquishing his possessiveness.
It is perfectly sound advice (especially considering the very limited and vague information to work with) because death is a natural part of life, loosing those we love is a natural part of life. And if we spend our lives fearing when/if that will happen, we can’t function as human beings.
3) No, what pushes Anakin towards Palpatine is the fact that Yoda didn’t pull out some kind of special Jedi power that could be used to “save” Padmé.
15:22 "Anakin's trust in Yoda and the Council is further severed when the Council denies him the promotion he's always wanted. This is a slap in the face for Anakin as the Council has again shown him a lack of trust, and the fact that Anakin has shown that he places his faith in Yoda but doesn't receive the same gesture in return only adds to his frustrations. And worst of all, Anakin is put into the position not because of his merit but because of his relationship with Palpatine."
You present this part as if the discord between Anakin the Jedi Council falls back on Yoda and the Council when in truth it is Anakin that is being completely unreasonable and an utter hypocrite:
First of all, it is not Council’s job to stroke Anakin’s inflated ego (Palpatine doing so is more than enough) nor cater to his sense of entitlement. The Council appoints their own members, and the title of Master is something a Jedi is granted by his peers when he has earned it by mastering himself (something Anakin isn’t even close to in RotS) and the Force.
Secondly, everything Anakin is angry with the Council about regarding his appointment to their circle applies to Palpatine as well: Palpatine want’s Anakin to be on the Council because he needs a spy there, the Council accepts Palpatine’s meddling because they need someone to spy on him. The only difference is that the Jedi actually have a valid reason for needing a spy in Palpatine’s inner circle because his actions and unwillingness to relinquish power are worrying. Sadly, Palpatine has successfully blown so much smoke up Anakin’s arse, that he has no qualms about spying on the Jedi for Palpatine, or that he is directly interfering with Jedi affairs, but heaven forbid he should do his duty and spy on his dictator friend.
Regardless, even if the Jedi Council had welcomed Anakin into their midst with open arms and grated him the rank of ‘Master’, it does not change the fact that he has gained that position not “because of his merit but because of his relationship with Palpatine”.
And no, Anakin hasn’t placed his faith with Yoda because he does not spill the beans and instead reveals to him only the bare minimum of the truth. Advice and/or help will only ever be as good as the basis on which it is given.
Wow this has to be the biggest the Jedi did nothing it was all anakin’s fault comment I ever seen
@@-Nekron It is Anakin's fault: he is the one who chose to be selfish, he is the one who decided that he was willing to commit atrocities as long as he got what he wanted (in fact, he was even willing to commit genocide and slaughter innocent children on a vague promise made by a well-known liar and megalomaniac)
@@Fark2005 uh huh yess he did all that yes but what you’re not understanding is Anakin’s fall is the biggest prime example of how bad/flawed parenting can lead your child to listen to terrible influences if you can’t see how the Jedi was flawed in their ways good for you
And you clearly don’t read between the lines or know anything about Anakin’s character at all
@@-Nekron .Everything I have said about Anakin (and Yoda) is supported by the movies. I know it has become popular in these past few years to blame the Jedi for Anakin's turn, but this is not at all what is shown in the PT - RotS even spells it out why he joins the Sith:
"I will do whatever you ask."
"Just help me save Padmé's life. I can't live without her." (Anakin, RotS)
Anakin knows what he is doing is wrong, that is why we are shown him crying in two scenes, but does it anyway because he can't bear the thought of losing Padmé. Anakin is 100% responsible for his own choices and actions.
But by all means, if you think I'm wrong, I would like to hear your proposition and how it is supported up by the PT.
Yoda is clearly a Taoist Chinese Jew from Wudang mountain, kicked out by Michelle Yeoh to a galaxy far, far away for not doing the dishes. His body is green because, like the Qin emperor, in trying various elixir of immortality, now has mercury poisoning. Yoda's grammar shows unmistakably his many years of training in a land which spoke no English.His height shows the lack of protein consumption in China when China was in extreme poverty. "YoTai" means "Jew" in Mandarin. The large number of roles he gets in expensive epic Hollywood movies confirms his connections with the Jewish diaspora. Heck, he may be a rabbi himself.-Sherlock Holmes
Funny thing is, if Anakin had taken Yoda's advice and trained himself to let go then he wouldn't have turned evil
phenominal video
Good video, but Luke didn’t defeat The Emperor, Vader/Anakin did, but Luke was the catalyst that pulled him back to the light to do it.
Best character in Star Wars, I am.
The best character I am
Sooooo.. Dirth Vadar next?
Hopefully Anakin Skywalker is next
@@skywalkerorder2170 No vader is better, I don't think Anakin can compete for the best character.
@@bertrambachmann1743 I consider Vader and Anakin to be the same character, however I’m more interested in the Prequel Anakin side of the character, but the Vader side is good too though.
@@skywalkerorder2170 Anakin was just not very well portrayed in the prequels.
@@bertrambachmann1743 I disagree, and from what I can tell from him talking about Anakin, I think he might agree too. Anakin is a good a bit complex character to me. Anyone who thinks that he's too emotional and whinny so no reason is seriously misunderstanding his character in my opinion. Kid Anakin is good too. Revenge Anakin is great though and I love seeing Anakin go through the conflict in that film. Anakin is very misunderstood as a character in my opinion and if you think TCW 2008 series "fixes" him then I would really disagree and think that you weren't looking deep enough into the prequels.
Ahsoka is the best
Make more videos bro
I think George Lucas would be proud of you
Yoda ain’t wise…at all…he fudged up in the EQ part
What is Luke want to croissant? What if he visited the temple? That would be really cool or seeing at least what was left of it
I kind of wish the prequel‘s happen first it would be more impactful. That way you know like I dislike the order the release order and I wish it was the prequel‘s first and then the original maybe things could’ve been different maybe all those Jedi maybe the Jedi temple and everything everything could’ve survived released I wish, maybe they could’ve prevented their downfall if they had done better if they had left the Senate and everything if they had since the Sith if they had stopped Palpa teen before he could rise to power, we can only wish damn, the Sith
Send leads to the Darkside send leads to anger anger leads to send send leads to hate hate leads to send send leads to the dark side
But if you don’t never learn from his mistakes Yoda, what if they kept the fit, falling and failing, maybe that one failure wasn’t enough for them I’m still so mad at the events of the prequel‘s, and everything that happened in the all the terrible things all the losses is because Yoda couldn’t see Yoda and why we’ve lost everything from that time. Because it was all his fault. He couldn’t see past the Darkside and the clouded vision that I gave him he couldn’t see through if only somebody could’ve told him the events to prevent all of this.
Yes, because we know what happened the last time a try was used it killed Anakin never do try it will kill you. It’s either do or do not because the tri will kill you if you try to do the try.
Now here is the real best character.
What if you are I did not accept his feet Yoda