There are very few Jedi more powerful in these Star Wars canon like YodaAnd some of his best moments can only be found in the comics. Yoda served as the Grandmaster of the Jedi Order for hundreds of years, and played a crucial role in the survival of the Jedi after Order 66, having trained Luke Skywalker to become the galaxy’s new hope and bring back the Jedi. He also trained countless Jedi Knights before the Jedi Purge that marked the dawn of Palpatine’s empire. That said, some of his most important moments have been seen only on the page, rather than on the screen.
While he didn’t have as much time as others Star Wars Characters, Yoda has appeared many times in the official canon Star Wars comics. His stories also take place across the wide range of his centuries-long life span, from his days traveling the galaxy during the High Republic era to his final days in exile on Dagobah. However, some of his best moments came from outside the canon. To that end, here are 10 of Yoda’s best Star Wars Moments that fans can only get from the comics.
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Yoda’s Last Jedi Dagobah trial
Right before Luke’s arrival
As seen in Marvel’s canonical Age of Rebellion In particular, Yoda is featured alone on Dagobah, hunting for food while dwelling on his existence as the last known Jedi in the galaxy. Yoda is prey to a ruk-ruk, who temporarily buries him, thinking about all his weaknesses and failures in recent years, specifically the pride and hubris he held during the days of the Republic with the Jedi Order. However, Yoda chooses to embrace and forgive his failures, reminding himself that failure can be a Jedi’s greatest teacher.
With his newfound strength in the Force, Yoda was able to free himself from the rocks that threatened to trap him indefinitely, just moments before Luke Skywalker landed his X-Wing on the swamp world as seen in The empire strikes back. how so Yoda’s renewed strength as a Jedi was quickly rewarded as he was provided with the hope that he would not become the Last Jedi after all. It’s a deeply introspective yet powerful moment for the Jedi Grandmaster, one that serves as a dynamic prelude to Luke’s training in Episode V (and even Yoda’s teachings to Luke in the sequels. The Last Jedi).
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Yoda destroys the Death Star and Palpatine
Star Wars Infinities – A New Hope
Released in 2001, Dark Horse’s Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope was a four-part series imagining what the original trilogy would have been like if Luke’s torpedoes failed to destroy the first Death Star. While Leia is captured by the Empire and taught to Darth Vader, Luke and Han escape and are taught by Ben’s Force Ghost to visit Yoda on Dagobah. After five years where both Luke and Leia grow up in the Force, Han discovers that Leia is still alive. This prompts a daring mission to the Imperial core world of Coruscant, and Yoda joins in the final showdown with the Sith.
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Much like Ben Kenobi, Yoda departs from the other heroes and infiltrates the Death Star on his own, using the Force to bend Tarkin’s mind to give him control of the battle station. Not only does Yoda uses the Death Star to attack the Imperial fleet, but he also crashes it into the Imperial Palace, killing both himself and Palpatine. While leaving enough time for the Rebels to escape (after a major duel between Luke and Leia before Vader saves his children from Palpatine’s wrath). Despite its non-canon status as a “what if?” story, it is undoubtedly one of Yoda’s most amazing feats of all time.
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Yoda vs General Grievous
An epic Clone Wars showdown
In Marvel’s canonical Yoda series, It is revealed that the Grandmaster once dueled none other than General Grievous himself During the Clone Wars. Although Yoda never faced Grievous directly on screen, their comic duel is quite impressive as Yoda easily handles the villainous cyborg, despite the general’s greater height and multiple lightsabers. Eventually, Yoda proved to be far too powerful for Grievous, who naturally called in his druid reinforcements to gain the upper hand. Nevertheless, Yoda managed to best Grievous, taking back one of the General’s stolen lightsabers he had taken from a fallen Jedi.
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Yoda is teamed up with Anakin Skywalker
Defeat the megadroid
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The same mission that featured the encounter with Grievous also included Yoda joining forces with Anakin Skywalker, another rare pairing barely seen in The Clone Wars animated series, and certainly not on the battlefield. As such, the Grandmaster of the Jedi Order fights side by side with the Chosen in Marvel’s Yoda is a sight to see. This is especially true considering that together they were able to destroy a deadly Separatist factory that was working on an incredibly powerful prototype droid, one that could have quickly turned the tide of the Clone Wars.
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Yoda defends a remote village
End of a major civil war
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During the High Republic era, Marvel’s Yoda Series revealed the true benefits of Yoda’s impressive age and life. Discovering a remote village in the galaxy that was at war with a rival tribe, Yoda spent years defending the village and also leading it to more peace and understanding. He is even able to mentor a young boy named Bree who eventually grows into a mature leader of his village.
With Yoda’s help and frequent visits, the village was able to gain new levels of compassion and understanding with the rival tribe that had long been seen as nothing more than violent raiders. At the end of the arc in Marvel YodaBoth groups have learned to live together in peace thanks to Yoda’s impressive years of patience and teachings. However, the arc also has a truly dynamic beginning with Yoda putting a quick end to the initial violence as a true guardian of peace and justice.
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Yoda’s Secret War
“Size Doesn’t Matter”
In Marvel Star Wars In 2015, Luke Skywalker was able to learn about one of Yoda’s most impressive adventures before The Phantom MenaceWhat was written in the journals Ben Kenobi left on Tatooine. Yoda was mysteriously called to a distant world, and learned about rival tribes of children who had what they called “Stonepower”. Meanwhile, all of their parents are exiled to a massive blue mountain, the source of the unique rocks the children are able to wield as if they were Force-users.
Discover the truth that the rocks are parts of massive living stone creatures, Yoda is given the epic opportunity to truly prove that size doesn’t matter. Not only resists many of the mountain creatures on his own, but he also brings an end to the violence between the warring tribes that have long plagued the planet. Likewise, Yoda’s adventures also have some intriguing repercussions for both Obi-Wan during his Tatooine exile and Luke in the aftermath of a new hope, Both end up with Garro, the man who taught Yoda how to wield the stone power as a child.
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Yoda leads Younglings of the High Republic
During the Great Hyperspace Disaster
Although Yoda was often absent from the Jedi Temple during the High Republic era, it was because he was often traveling the galaxy to help where he was needed. He also spent much of his time training Jedi younglings. This includes the younglings he was with during the Great Hyperspace Disaster, the major High Republic event where a ship is destroyed in hyperspace, resulting in multiple pieces being shot at the speed of light, threatening a collection of various planets.
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In action, Yoda brought the younglings together to help those in need on Trymant IV. He also fought the Nihil Assassins who were responsible for the galaxy-wide tragedy. Serve as the opening issues of Dark Horse’s High Republic AdventuresThere was no better way to show what Yoda was in this new Star Wars Time as by teaching and leading the next generation of Jedi with real-world experience.
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Yoda’s greatest High Republic failure
Work with Azlin Rell
In the third phase of the High Republic stories and in the wake of Starlight Beacon’s fall into the hands of the Nihil, Yoda came up with what he believed was a solution to the name. Also known as Shrii-Ka-Rai, the Nameless are Force-predators under Nihil’s control that can paralyze and kill Jedi with ease. After finding the Dark Jedi Azlin Rell, Yoda believed he could rehabilitate the former Jedi who had been corrupted by the dark side in his mission to end the name threat when he first discovered them years before.
on the one hand, Yoda’s belief that a path can go in both directions is quite admirable. He believed that Rell could be helped and that in turn, Rell could help the Jedi defeat the Name despite his past darkness. However, Yoda was blinded by the fact that Rell was willing to do anything to end the Nameless, even if it meant embracing the dark side and killing an entire city to keep the secrets of the Nameless hidden from the rest of the galaxy. . This is one of Yoda’s biggest failings, despite his truly admirable intentions early on Star Wars Time.
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Yoda’s Darkest Dagobah Vision
Facing his failures
Marvel’s Yoda The series ended with the former Grandmaster experiencing a truly dark vision during Yoda’s exile on Dagobah. Facing undead versions of his past students and allies, Yoda was forced to reconcile with his past failures as a Jedi. While he was almost overwhelmed, Yoda was able to center himself in the light of the Force, remembering that every mistake was a lesson to be learned, one he could eventually hope to teach to Luke Skywalker when the time came..
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Yoda’s Hilarious Jedi Mind Trick with Mass Window
Certainly not the Jedi way
Another non-canon story (even before Legends was a concept) Dark Horse Star Wars Tales #7 featured a short story called “Force Fiction”A humorous tribute to Samuel L. Jackson’s role in Pulp fiction. In it, Yoda and Mace Windu are in a diner having lunch shortly after the events of The Phantom Menace. Hilariously sitting in a booster seat, Yoda uses a Jedi mind trick on the waitress to get their meal for free, something Mace greatly disapproves of.
Naturally, the real Yoda Would never abuse the Force in such a way. However, this is very funny in the context of some other jokes that have been made like the Grandmaster and Windu butterflies back and forth. There are also lots of references and Easter eggs that are fun to find (like George Lucas and the Beatles sitting in the other booths).