Why Yoda REFUSED to Join The Rebellion - Star Wars Explained

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Composer: Whitesand (Martynas Lau)
Year: 2017
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[elijahlunt]

That actually makes the line "failed I have" hit a lot harder.

[noahwattel]

I think honestly the biggest "hope" they had at the time were people like Dooku and Qui-gonn looking to change the order by analyzing the past.
Sadly one died which well probably caused the other to turn.
Had they been alive and on the jedi counsel, sidious would have failed.
And the jedi would have been reborn in a much less radical way but by gradually changing it which would have hopefully even prevented Anakin's turn to the Darkside.

[epa]

He was afraid of the Emperor’s boss, Darth Binks.

[jacineyatrakos]

The Empire outlawed ketamime so Yoda didn't have the stuff to do the crazy frog leaping anymore

[andrewpaige]

I ALWAYS wondered why he admitted defeat so easily, and just called it quits after dueling palpatine, like that. There was no way he would have been unable to fight, and I didn’t understand how he wasn’t willing to sacrifice himself, or even RISK sacrificing himself* in order to kill palpatine, cause that could have ended it right there, but I’m really glad to finally get some “closure” on the subject, and understand WHY! Now it really makes sense.

*he had no idea yet, that he was needed down the line for any reason, to train another jedi. Actually, It seems like it wouldn’t have even been NECESSARY if he killed palpatine and revived the Jedi order. Even if Anakin was killed or executed or something, Luke and Leia would have been trained from birth, and would POSSIBLY have been more powerful, although the outlook they had, and the people they became, may have been totally necessary for them to become the correct, needed versions of themselves.

[abigotez]

I feel that having yoda been present throughout so many struggles within the galaxy, he must have recognized a principle within the force, that said there would be another time. It is an idea parallel to the Buddhist wisdom of the samsaric wheel, which marks the existence of life cycles in which the tendencies of the universe favor darkness or light, according to the changing conditions that influence outcomes. Instead of taking things into his own hands, he knew it best to trust in the force, and wait for the right moment to achieve the right action. Had the rebels acted accordingly, they would not have been involved in the loss of so many lives.

[starlordprime]

They are multiple reasons of why yoda can’t Join the rebellion one He felt like he failed his order Even though he could’ve saved it in the first place To even if he did Defeat the emperor It wouldn’t really change that much on the publics opinion on the Jedi or save the image it’ll be very difficult to do so in the first place anyway And The public would think yoda was the aggressor that attack the Emperor a while he’s doing other things the public will take the emperor aside way more than yoda They don’t really know Personally and how much he has done for the galaxy 600 years before the the prequel Error If those people were around They’re either in the far outer rim if not are all dead The last thing is to that He doubt himself a lot on And the order and he also thought it wouldn’t make a difference even if he joined the fight With the rebellion Because He very much knew deep down that the chosen one had a child that can save the galaxy and he thought also again the galaxy will be better off him not around and + He was also slowly dying as well so He really couldn’t Fight like he used to be when he was in the prequel’s or His youth days what do you guys think

[Jim-Tuner]

There is another way to look at it. Yoda just didn't believe in the rebellion. Any military rebellion, no matter how well intentioned, would simply end up being a repetition of the clone wars. And fighting the clone wars had been what destroyed the Jedi in the first place. Fighting wars in that way simply increased the overall darkness and played into the overall Sith strategy.
Even at the start of "a new hope", Obi-Wan has no particular interest in the rebellion. His interest is in saving Leia.
Obi-Wan and Yoda's plan seemed entirely focused on raising a new Jedi in secret strong enough to first defeat Vader and then (presumably) the emperor after. They had no interest in a political or military victory. Their only interest seemed to be in defeating the Sith.

[PsyKotyK]

I think yoda feels alot of guilt and is somewhat defeated inside due the quick destructiin of the jedi under his term or grand master

[StefanWinchester]

It wasn't his mission he saw the rebels as a good thing yet he knew they couldn't succeed without one of the Skywalker children becoming a jedi his mission was to play the long game not the day to day battles

[Torbarian]

This kinda gives more credit to how Luke acted in episode 8. Like he pulled a Yoda and not using that as a pejorative he understood that with Light there is Dark and the brighter the light the deeper the dark and he wanted to try and do something different to kinda of get out of the loop of Jedi and Sith causing great wars engulfing the entire galaxy.

[kamalmanzukie]

Yoda knew that the only thing he had which could defeat the emperor was his yodussy and he wasn't willing to give it up

[offworlder]

He was old, his ship was not functional, and he felt his shame in failing in the PT meant his exile was to last the rest of his life.

[trevorsrq]

“Rest I need. Yes. Rest. 3:33 AM, it is”.

[chainsawdodge]

The timing of "Yoda does everything to broker peace" *shows Yoda decapitating 2 clones* couldn't be more perfect lol

[yun.mp]

I think Yoda genuinely just believed he failed, he gave all he had against Sidious and still kinda lost or at least knew he couldn’t match him 1 on 1.

He obviously being a 900 year old being was happy to play the long game and simply just wait out Sidious’ rule over the galaxy and when Luke showed up I believe he genuinely spent the last few years of his life being more active training Luke which ultimately led him to get tired and pass away?

[noahwattel]

There is an alternate universe in which he *does join* for if we look at the battlefront 2 some of his lines are "come to see your empire I have" (to vader)
And
"Long has it been since I fought with a student" (to luke)
Etc.

[danmarusan]

The problem with Yoda is that he is so powerfull in the force that Sidious and Vader would feel his presence across the galaxy. He would make everyone around him a target for Vader and the imperial forces.

He's also very old and near the end of his live. He isn't in the necessary shape of fighting this kind of battle anymore. Even if Yoda would confront an defeat Vader there's still Sidious and the empire. Even Yoda can't defeat the entire galactic empire by himself.

[stevenbaumann]

I believe even if Yoda had beaten the emperor in Revenge of the Sith, it would not have stopped the empire. Darth Vader would have simply taken over. Darth Vader was against the death star from the very beginning along with Admiral Thrawn. I believe it was Palpatine's own arrogance that doomed the empire.

[burrgren]

I always find it kinda funny that Yoda is 900 years old but still was kinda at his peak in episode three just to die of old age only some 30 years later.