Yoda's hut

Yoda's hut was both the home and final resting place of Yoda, Grand Master of the Old Jedi Order.

Construction


Yoda's hut was a dwelling made by Yoda during his self-imposed exile on Dagobah. The hut was simple, constructed of mud, but utilized his E3-standard starship lifeboat model escape pod energy source. Despite this, Yoda had to draw upon the Force at all times just to hold it together. Yoda salvaged most of the parts from his escape pod to build this hut. He utilized deck grating for a solid foundation, illumination panels for lighting, and thrust nozzles for shaping his windows and doorway. He then packed mud from around the area to form the outer "shell" of his home. Then, the only matter that remained to be built was the interior.

Interior
Yoda then tempered leftover scrap metal to form crude household wares such as his metal pot and sink. Another use of the excess metal was to train Luke Skywalker in the use of his lightsaber. Yoda had numerous metal bars constructed, which he flung at Luke to enhance the boy's reflexes and speed. It's possible that these poles were leftover means of support used in the construction of his hut.



Yoda also carved an intricate series of ducts through the tree which provided his sink with sluice water from Dagobah's torrential rainstorms. Hollowing out a niche near the tip of his hut, Yoda fashioned a small sleeping room complete with a light source salvaged, again, from remains of the escape pod.

Inside there were many Jedi relics that Yoda scavenged from the smoking ruins of the Jedi Temple, such as ancient Jedi manuscripts, at least two lightsabers, and at least four Marksman-H training remotes. He also had more mundane items made from Dagobah's natural resources that he stored on his walls, such as various poles crafted of wood (for varying purposes) and a handcrafted fireplace. Inventively, Yoda also carved out storage niches for the diverse amount of seeds, nuts, and plants that he found strewn around his swampy adopted homeworld.

Yoda also used glowing crystals to illuminate his home.

Exterior


Yoda's hut was constructed inside the base of a tree, though it's never been confirmed if it was a gnarltree or some other breed. It is evident that it probably wasn't the former as there was no visible root system, a trait commonly associated with the tree phase of the knobby white spider. He lived there from 19 BBY to 4 ABY. After the wise Grand Master of the Old Jedi Order's death, his hut deteriorated almost to the point of being unrecognizable from any other feature on Dagobah within days. However, when Luke revisited the remains of the dwelling it was still prominent enough to be noticed. It appears that without Yoda's Force influence to keep the building from falling down around him, the cobbled-together structure's overtaxed escape pod parts failed in their support duties quickly.

History


Though he was largely undisturbed in his humble abode, there were rare cases in which Yoda's privacy was intruded upon. For instance, sometime in 4 ABY Jabba the Hutt's foul stench permeated the swamps of Dagobah in the form of his underground demolitions contests. Yoda's hut was soon caught in a deadly contest between combatants, though thanks to his quick reaction he managed to erect a Force barrier which repelled blasters, proton torpedoes, thermal detonators, and concussion missiles alike. Luckily for Yoda, none of the contestants save for Boba Fett knew of the diminutive imp's hideout, and Boba still didn't care enough to report him to the Galactic Empire.

Arhul Hextrophon met Yoda here, although the scholar kept it to himself. Years later, he probably discreetly suggested that the New Republic base on Dagobah be christened Mount Yoda in honor of the Jedi Master of old.

Behind the scenes


Originally Yoda's hut was to resemble a mosque with stained glass windows, though this concept was abandoned to illustrate the Jedi's minimalist outlook. It was probably also deserted for purely practical reasons. Because of the combination of the hut's small quarters and the puppeteers operating Yoda, any action in the hut required the moves to be carefully plotted beforehand to allow for good camera angles. It had walls thick enough that insects took a long time to make their way in.

Appearances

 * Rebel Force: Hostage
 * Galaxy of Fear: The Hunger
 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back novel
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars 42: The Empire Strikes Back: To Be a Jedi
 * Star Wars Adventures Volume 3: Luke Skywalker and the Treasure of the Dragonsnakes
 * Star Wars 43: The Empire Strikes Back: Betrayal at Bespin
 * Star Wars: Demolition
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 2: The Emperor Commands
 * Heir to the Empire
 * Darksaber
 * Junior Jedi Knights: Anakin's Quest

Non-canon appearances

 * Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope
 * The Hidden
 * Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back
 * LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Visions of the Blade