Lucasfilm has just confirmed that a Younger, more agile Master Yoda will appear in the
High Republic era, set around 200 Years before the events of the Phantom Menace.
Master Yoda will be appearing as a prominent member of the Jedi Order at the prime age
of 660 years old.
So I’m going to break down everything we know about the Young Yoda that will appear
in the High Republic comics and books, and how it will tie in to the High Republic trilogy
of films.
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With the release of a statement from the author of the High Republic comic series, we now
know that Yoda will be making an appearance in the High Republic books, comics and probably
even films when Taika Waititi’s movie is released, which is rumoured to revolve around
the High Republic.
The author confirms that Master Yoda will not only still be a Jedi master, but will
be a prominent member of the Jedi council at the time, who holds high respect amongst
the other members of the order.
This makes master Yoda’s seat on the high council one of the longest ever held in Canon,
with Yoda being on the council for over 200+ years, possibly even longer.
They also confirm that Master Yoda will be at the absolute peak of his lightsaber combat
and force abilities, travelling the galaxy with a group of Young Jed padawans, helping
them to learn the force.
He will play the same teacher role that he did to the Younglings in the Jedi temple before
the Clone Wars, but will be much more energetic and take a much more hands-on approach with
his teaching.
Let me know down below how excited you are to see master Yoda in his prime.
I definitely think we’re going to see some massive lightsaber battles go down, with Master
Yoda absolutely shredding his opponents.
As far as we know at the moment, there are no Sith around during the time of the High
Republic, so it will be interesting to see who Yoda will come against in combat, apart
from the Nihil, which we know don’t use lightsabers.
Another interesting note that the author confirms about this period of the high Republic is
that Master Yoda is not the Grand Master of the Jedi Order at this time.
It’s going to be incredibly interesting to see who takes on the role of Grand Master,
and how they eventually are replaced by Master Yoda later on.
We’ll probably see this happen right as the High Republic era stories are coming to
end, to solidify the transition between the High Republic and the Phantom menace.
At the moment, I think Avar Kriss is the most likely bet for the position of Grand Master
as we know that she was a very senior member of the Order and has already achieved great
accomplishments around the galaxy.
But its definitely still possible that they haven’t revealed the Grand Master yet.
The author also says that Master Yoda will be getting a similar, but completely new look
in terms of his iconic Jedi robes and cloak.
The wise Green Master will be seen in two different outfits at the beginning of the
High Republic stories, with more to come later.
The first is a very traditional Jedi Robe and cloak, which will be used when Master
Yoda is outside of the Jedi temple on various intense missions, roaming the galaxy.
The robe does look very similar to the robes he wore when he fought Count Dooku and Chancellor
Palpatine, although slightly darker.
Maybe this is telling us something about his character at his peak.
Maybe he became so wise during the time of the Phantom menace and the Clone Wars, because
he had to overcome his own inner darkness and arrogance, with his immense power.
The robe does look very similar to his Phantom menace outfit, but features more intricate
designs on the brown fabric, symbolising his position of authority within the order, but
also it’s utility and durability for when he will be teaching young Jedi Padawans on
real-world missions.
The second is a more ornate and luxurious Jedi robe, which will primarily be used during
his time inside of the Jedi temple itself and on simple peacekeeping and diplomatic
missions.
It will also likely be used for traditional Jedi ceremonies, like Knightings and funerals,
but won’t see much use when Yoda is placed into high risk situations, which will hopefully
be a lot more than we’ve ever seen before.
The robe has a golden outer cloak, with a white and gold trimmer inner tunic, symbolising
that he is living in both the absolute peak of the Republic’s wealth and dominance,
and also the height of his own power.
I absolutely love both of these designs so far, so I can’t wait to see how they look
in the comics and potentially films.
The authors and artists of the comic also confirmed that Yoda is using a unique, High-republic
era Lightsaber holster in the comics, which has never been seen before, and will carry
significant Utility and special functionality.
Can’t wait to see that one.
But let me know what you think about the announcement of a Younger Yoda being featured in the High
Republic, releasing in 2021.
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