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- "To live without spears. Without war. For man and mountain. This I can teach you. As my Master once taught me."
- ―Yoda
A member of the Jedi Order took on Yoda as a Padawan when Yoda was young,[1] more than eight hundred years before the reign of the Galactic Empire. At some point, Yoda's teacher told their apprentice an insightful story about two Jedi named K'ungfu and Chuang,[3] and taught him how to live in peace.[2] While Yoda eventually became arguably the greatest Jedi Grand Master in history, the information on his Master's identity was lost.[4]
During a mission to the planet[2] Vagadarr Prime around the year 40 BBY,[5] Yoda swore to pass on his Master's teachings and end the war between local human tribes and giants of living stone. When Yoda had become the last Jedi Master in existence, he told his Master's story about K'ungfu and Chuang to Luke Skywalker during the latter's Jedi training on the planet Dagobah[3] in 3 ABY.[5]
Behind the scenes[]
- "Frank Oz told me once that Yoda speaks that way specifically in honor of his own master. That was what he had thought about it."
- ―Dave Filoni
Jedi Master N'Kata Del Gormo training his apprentice, Yoda
Yoda's old Master was first mentioned, albeit unnamed, in the current Star Wars canon in The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi?, a young-readers book which retells the events of[3] the 1980 film[7] Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. The book was written by Adam Gidwitz and published in 2015.[3]
Within the Star Wars Legends continuity, Yoda's Jedi instructor was N'Kata Del Gormo, a Hysalrian Jedi Master,[8] according to an in-universe legend.[9] The character was created by Chuck Hamilton, a Star Wars fan, for the backstory of his Hysalrian entry in the "Design An Alien" contest held in the Star Wars Galaxy Magazine. Hamilton's entry was given an honorable mention in the ninth issue of the magazine,[8] released on October 1, 1996.[10]
According to Star Wars veteran Dave Filoni, Frank Oz,[6] who provided both the voice and puppet work for Yoda in the Star Wars saga,[7] believed that the character famously spoke in an unusual, backward manner in honor of his Master.[6]
Appearances[]
- Master & Apprentice (Mentioned only)
- Master & Apprentice audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars (2015) 30 (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
- The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi? (First mentioned, simultaneous with audiobook)
- The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi? audiobook (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Master & Apprentice
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars (2015) 30
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi?
- ↑
Star Wars Helmet Collection 77 (Databank A-Z: Grand Master Yoda)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars: Timelines
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Dave Filoni on casting Bryce Dallas Howard as Yaddle in TALES OF THE JEDI by Amy Ratcliffe on Nerdist (October 26, 2022) (archived from the original on October 28, 2022)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition
- ↑ 8.0 8.1
"Design An Alien" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 9
- ↑
Leland Chee (@HolocronKeeper) on Twitter (April 12, 2013): "Galaxy magazine 'Design an Alien' N'Kata Del Gormo being Yoda's Master, when mentioned, is treated as in-universe legend." (content now obsolete; screenshot)
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxy Magazine #9 in the StarWars.com Cargo Bay: "Release Date: 01 Oct 1996" (content now obsolete; backup link)
