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Last Updated: February 6th, 2005

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Yoda

No rematch between Yoda and Dooku though both will have their own fights. - SW Insider
"Yoda will be seen in action sequences again." - RC
Yoda has a scene on a gunship with Mace and Obi-Wan. - OS
Yoda has a scene where he will receive a hologram message from Mace. - OS
Scenes of Yoda will include his private quarters, as seen in Ep2. - OS
One scene will include Yoda walking and talking with Obi-Wan and Bail Organa. - OS
In a Jedi Council scene, we will see Mace Windu discussing new assignments with Hayden and Ewan. Yoda, Agen Kolar, Stass Allie, and Saesee Tiin are among those present. - OS
Yoda will be in a scene with Bail Organa in a conference room that features blinking lights and buttons that hark back to the OT settings. The scene is all dialogue and the characters are discussing crucial events of the galaxy.
We will see Yoda fighting again. - RM
One scene in another new section of Jedi Temple will feature a conversation between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda. Yoda will walk across the frame. - OS
Yoda will be featured in a spectacular action sequence. -DG
Yoda went to Dagobah to hide. -PE
One shot shows Mace Windu and Obi-Wan Kenobi lit by the slotted blinds of Yoda's quarters. This shot will last 8 seconds. - OS
There is no Dagobah cave explanation or involvement in Ep3. It served its purpose in Ep5. - PH
George likes some things to be left open to interpretation, or mystery -- don't ever expect to find out Yoda's species or homeworld. - PH
Some of Yoda's scenes will include him sitting in the Council and walking alongside Bail and Obi-Wan. The proper texture of the woolen Jedi robes has been reproduced in digital form, with the tiny clumpy balls that sometimes form on sweaters and the like convincingly reproduced. - OS
Yoda will not fight the new villain. - PH
Yoda will be involved in more than one action sequence. - PH
Yoda will still not know "the answers" by the beginning of Ep3. - PH
Yoda and Mace are not involved in the opening space battle sequences. - PH
As the principal Wookiees, it's Chewie and Tarfful who interact the most with Yoda, who is the Jedi protector stationed on their world. - OS
In some shots, only the Wookiees' knees are seen behind Yoda. - OS
Going counter-clockwise from the Jedi Council chamber entrance, there is Plo Koon, Mace Windu, Yoda, Ki-Adi-Mundi, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Agen Kolar, a new appointee, the Ongree Jedi Master, Saesee Tiin, Kit Fisto, a yet-to-be-determined Jedi, and Stass Allie. - OS
As Yoda checks in with the Jedi Council from Kashyyyk, he sees his 11 fellow Council members as a miniature hologram. - OS
There is a scene in the Tantive IV's cockpit as it approaches Coruscant. Two Alderaanian crew members helm the ship. Behind them is Obi-Wan Kenobi, Bail Organa, and Yoda, with Yoda sitting between Bail and Obi-Wan. - OS
Five Jedi extras fill out a scene with Obi-Wan and Yoda. In this scene, Yoda says, "The time for attack has come, Commander." - OS
In one scene, Anakin sits in Yoda's quarters, talking about matters pressing heavily upon his shoulders. Yoda's advice is very similar to his original speech to young Anakin in Episode I. Yoda speaks to him about attachment, possession, premonition and mortality. Anakin sits on a big circular chair. Shadows are cast on their faces from the blinds. - OS
Jedi younglings undergoing training by Master Yoda have already learned an important lesson: Never go anywhere without your lightsaber. - OS
Jedi Master Yoda is deep in thought as the battle for the fate of the galaxy takes surprising turns. - OS
Yoda heads to Kashyyyk in Episode III because he is said to have good relations with the Wookiees. - OS
The Republic General in charge of the Kashyyyk battle is the greatest Jedi Master in the order, Yoda. - OS
Yoda has been the easiest project for ILM animators to finish so far, simply because they know the character so well. - RC
Yoda has a much bigger part in this movie, and he will kick some butt. - RC
Rob believes Yoda will be the CG character with the most audience-satisfying performance; George [Lucas] has written some very powerful scenes between Yoda and the other characters. He gets to share his screen as an actor and we believe that he's a thinking, breathing creature. - RC
Yoda comes very close to shedding a tear in Episode III. - RC
Much like Obi-Wan winced when he felt the destruction of Alderaan in A New Hope, a sudden catastrophe stops Yoda dead in his tracks. Greatly unsettled, he grimaces, disturbed by a dark and distant turn of events. George says to think of it as emotional pain, not physical pain, the heartbreak of betrayal and loss. To try and convey his vision to animators, George also suggests, "Think of it like...finding out your sixteen-year-old son has been arrested for dealing drugs, after all you've done for him. And he's a mass-murderer." - OS
Wat Tambor does not interact with Yoda nor any of the other Wookiees. - PH
Only Yoda, Obi-Wan, and later, Anakin seem to figure out the force-ghost trick. - PH
Yoda does not discover anything about the Sith or the Force on Kashyyyk. - PH
Yoda will be seen as a hologram in Episode III. - PH
Yoda definitely gets a few scrapes in Episode III. - PH
In a conference room aboard the Tantive IV, Obi-Wan and Yoda discuss the dark road ahead. - OS
The Wookiee warrior Chewbacca battles beside fellow warrior to save their home planet from the invading Separatist forces. Yoda leads the courageous fight to save Kashyyyk from domination. - AFCB
Aboard a Republic cruiser, Obi-Wan and Yoda make plans for the future following a crushing betrayal. - THC
In the Jedi Archives, Yoda learns the painful truth behind recent events, including who's responsible for the Jedi Order's most devastating loss. - THC
During the Yoda shots in the teaser trailer, the red guards are not dead. - PH
Yoda does not fart in Episode III, nor is there a place in the film's cut where it could possibly be true. - PH
"...there is a scene between Anakin and Yoda, wherein Yoda again tells him about how a Jedi shouldn't have personal attachments, such as love." - RM
In the Jedi levels of lightsaber fighting, Obi-Wan is an eight, while Anakin, Yoda and Darth Sidious are nines. - Homing Beacon
Level nine, the highest level of lightsaber fighting, is occupied by a small number of capable sword masters, including Yoda and Darth Sidious. At so high a ranking, it comes down to individual fighting styles as well as the circumstances of the surroundings that make a difference. - Homing Beacon

Yoda has had enough. The diminutive Jedi Master strides into Chancellor Palpatine's outer office, ignoring the Emperor's "Royal" Guards, to confront Palpatine. - Insider #80

In one scene, Obi-Wan and Yoda discover the devastation brought about by Darth Vader, the newest Dark Lord of the Sith. - Homing Beacon #127

When the Separatists invade the Wookiee world of Kashyyyk, Yoda leads the Republic's clone army into battle. Assisted by the mighty Wookiees Chewbacca and Tarfful, Yoda barely escapes a surprise ambush when the Clone Wars take a fateful turn. - MR

Upon his return to Coruscant, Yoda learns the terrible truth. With the Jedi decimated, and the Republic reorganized into the first Galactic Empire, Yoda must face the new Emperor in the ultimate confrontation between the greatest wizards of the Force in the galaxy. - MR

Acronym Key:

GL = George Lucas (Director)
OS = Official Site (starwars.com)
RM = Rick McCallum (Producer)
CF = Colin Fletcher (First Assistant Director)
NP = Natalie Portman (Actress)
HC = Hayden Christensen
RB = Roger Barton (Film Editor)
IM = Ian McDiarmid (Actor)
GT = Genndy Tartakovsky (Clone Wars Animated Series Creator)
C2 = Celebration II
BB = Ben Burtt (Sound Editor)
JEJ = James Earl Jones (Voice Actor)
JK = John Knoll (Visual Effects/ILM)
PE = Paul Ens (Official Site)
GB = Gavin Bocquet (Production Designer)
JE = Joel Edgerton (Actor)
PM = Peter Mayhew (Actor)
RC = Rob Coleman (Visual Effects/ILM Supervisor)
AA = Amy Allen (Actress)
BS = Bruce Spence (Actor)
BL = Bai Ling (Actress)
CSC = Caroline de Souza Correa (Actress)
NG = Nikki Gooley (Makeup Supervisor)
JB = Jon Berg (Modelmaker)
EL = Euisung Lee (Animatics Artist)
LP = Lorne Peterson (Modelmaker)
DW = David Weitzberg (Visual Effects Artist)
MR = Master Replicas (Prop Replica Company)
DE = Dave Elsey (Creature Shop Creative Supervisor)
AD = Anthony Daniels (Actor)
MW = Matthew Wood (Supervising Sound Editor/Voice Actor)
TB = Trisha Biggar (Costume Designer)
SLJ = Samuel L. Jackson (Actor)
PH = Pablo Hidalgo (Official Site, Webcam)
RC = Ryan Church (Concept Artist)
DG = Dan Gregoire (Pre-Visualization Effects Supervisor)
DB = Don Bies (Droid Unit Supervisor)
NG = Nick Gillard (Stunt Coordinator/Swordmaster)
THC = Topps Heritage Card
AFCB = Action Figure Card Back
MK = Michael Kingma (Actor)
CL = Christopher Lee (Actor)
JL = James Luceno (Writer)
BG = Brian Gernand (Model Supervisor)