Yoda: The Great Jedi Master
"The greatest teacher, failure is. Luke... we are what they grow beyond. That is the true burden of all masters."
- Yoda
Early Yoda concept art took inspiration from garden gnomes and old gnarled wizards.
Stuart Freeborn sculpted the final model of Yoda's character, and modelled the character after his own face.
Frank Oz came from the world of puppeteering and voice acting in Jim Henson's work, lending his skills to bringing Yoda to life. He is also an accomplished director.
In the theatrical release of The Phantom Menace, Yoda's character was seen as a puppet, puppeteered yet again by Frank Oz. In later releases of the film, Yoda's appearances were replaced with CG, arguably as a more recognizable Yoda.
Rob Coleman was the "digital puppeteer" behind the digital version of Yoda seen in the final version of Episode 1.
In Rian Johnson's Last Jedi, Yoda appears again as a puppet, carefully recreated from the original design of 1976.
Voiced by Tom Kane, Yoda faces the dark side in season 5 of the Clone Wars.
Phil Eason puppeteered the character Yaddle in Attack of the Clones. She is a member of the Jedi Council of the same species as Yoda.
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