George Lucas Saved Yoda From Disney Doing Something Stupid

By Chris Snellgrove
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Fittingly enough, George Lucas is one of the most controversial figures in Star Wars history, with some fans worshiping him for creating this galaxy far, far away and other fans claiming he went off the rails on after the Original Trilogy ended. Love him or hate him, though, he made one very important story decision that has managed to continue into the latest era of this franchise. Namely, George Lucas managed to keep other creators from exploring Yoda’s origins, a decision that has continued to various Disney films and shows.

The origin of Yoda

Interestingly, George Lucas’ decision to keep Yoda a mystery is one that made many decades before Disney acquired Star Wars. Although the man apparently planned countless aspects of this franchise long before filming, he made an exception for Luke Skywalker’s second Jedi Master. Dating all the way back to The Empire Strikes BackLucas refused to develop any real backstory for Yodainsisting that it was important that he had “mystery” and that he served as the franchise’s resident “magical character”.

When the Prequel Trilogy began production, George Lucas apparently relaxed about Yoda, but he still imposed some restrictions and Disney probably still holds today (more on this soon). For example, he introduced Yaddle as a fellow Jedi Master of Yoda’s species that he regularly works with, and allowed other writers to develop their own Yoda-like creatures. However, we never got any sort of origin story for Yoda’s origin, and only recently did we learn Yaddle’s fate. Namely, that she was killed by Earl Dooku as part of his bloody initiation into the Sith.

Obviously, George Lucas was very appreciative of keeping back Yoda’s backstory when he was in charge of the franchise, but what’s most interesting is how little Disney has done with the character since acquiring the rights to Star Wars . Strictly speaking, the House of Mouse could do anything it wanted with any of the characters, but there was no effort to flesh out Yoda’s background or explain his species. The last part is particularly interesting when you consider that The Mandalorian prominent features of Grogu, a member of Yoda’s species who serves as Din Djarin’s adopted child.

George Lucas’ Yoda Law is intact

The only real explanation for this is that George Lucas’ old rules regarding Yoda still stand, at least in the eyes of modern Disney creators like Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni. That is most likely why The Mandalorian Grogu’s connection to Yoda has not been explored despite fans asking what that connection might be since the first episode. Interestingly, Lucas visited the set early to help Favreau celebrate his birthday, a visit that sparked persistent rumors that the new character “Baby Yoda” had the full blessings of the Star Wars creator.

Long story short, George Lucas is the only reason we don’t have terrible series of Yoda origin stories on Disney+. He designed the talking Jedi Master to be the franchise’s greatest enigma and once went so far as to destroy all copies of a trading card that gave legends to Yoda’s species (it showed Yoda-like creatures worshiping something that looks different. lot like Yoghurt from Space balls). Now, even though Disney has the reins of the franchise, they have continued to honor the wishes of the Maker, and consider how common. The Boba Fett book in the end, we are eternally grateful that Lucas spared us another crappy solo series.