Yoda’s Jedi Master from Legends, N’Kata Del Gormo, has been officially brought back Star Wars canon. Introduced in The Empire Strikes Back As Luke Skywalker’s enigmatic teacher, Yoda has always been a mystery. The old man Star Wars The Expanded Universe shed some light on his history, revealing that he was mentored by several former Jedi Masters centuries before the Skywalker saga. These stories are no longer considered canon – but now, one of the Legends of Yoda’s masterminds has indeed been restored.
As noted by Star Wars explained,Steven Barnes’ The Glass Abyss quotes Yoda’s former mentor, a Hysalrian named N’Kata Del Gormo. The book is told from Mace Windu’s perspective, and he reveals that N’Kata Del Gormo is rumored to be one of Yoda’s mentors; It’s interesting to note that Windu isn’t sure, but it at least appears that N’Kata Del Gormo was a Jedi Master of some repute. The indication of the name is charming, revealing Yoda’s Jedi Master is canon once again.
Everything you need to know about N’Kata Del Gormo
N’Kata Del Gormo was created by a Star Wars fan named Chuck Hamilton as part of a “design an alien” competition on Star Wars Galaxy Magazine. Lucasfilm liked the idea of ​​a four-armed, serpentine Jedi Master, and they wove the character into Star Wars tradition like the Jedi who taught Master Yoda. Even in Legends, however, N’Kata Del Gormo was a mythical figure.
George Lucas always intended some species to be extraordinarily Force-sensitive. He noted this when discussing midi-chlorians in 1977; “It is said that certain creatures are born with a Force consciousness greater than that of humans,“he wrote.”Their brains are different; they have more midi-chlorians in their cells.“All members of Yoda’s mysterious race appear to be Force-sensitive, and it is possible that the Hysalrians are similar. According to the EU, Yoda met N’Kata Del Gormo on a swamp world very similar to Dagobah.
Will we ever see Yoda’s early years as a Jedi?
Star Wars has always tended to jump around the timeline, so it’s entirely possible that Yoda’s early career as a Jedi will eventually be revealed. Adventures of Young Jedi saw Yoda present his first training lightsaber to a young man, and it was likely given to him by N’Kata Del Gormo. It is possible that some of the lessons contained in Adam Giowitz’s book So you want to be a Jedi? – an entertaining retelling of The Empire Strikes Back – were also transmitted to Yoda by N’Kata Del Gormo.
Still, whether Yoda’s early years as a Jedi are told or not, the easter egg in The Glass Abyss it’s delicious. Many of the Expanded Universe’s old stories have been referred to as “legends” of the universe, and N’Kata Del Gormo – no less than a fan-created character – is now officially one of them. That’s true, if the rumors he trained Yoda are accurate Star Wars canon or not.
Source: Star Wars explained