Yoda was one of the most renowned and powerful
Jedi Masters in
galactic history, who was known for his legendary wisdom, mastery of
the Force and skills in
lightsaber combat. Yoda served as a member of the
Jedi High Council in the last centuries of the
Galactic Republic and reigned as
Grand Master of the
Jedi Order before, during and after the devastating
Clone Wars. Following the
Battle of Geonosis Yoda held the title of
Master of the Order in addition to that of Grand Master. In his centuries of service to
the galaxy and the Force, Grand Master Yoda had a hand in the training of near to all the
Jedi in the Order, including such luminaries as
Obi-Wan Kenobi,
Ki-Adi-Mundi and
Oppo Rancisis; all of which would come to serve on the Jedi Council along with him.

Though Yoda was, arguably, the most highly Force-attuned member of the Order, he was not flawless. It was partially due to his failure to recognize that
Supreme Chancellor Palpatine was actually responsible for the outbreak of the Clone Wars, and was in fact the
Sith Lord Darth Sidious, that the Republic was overthrown and the Jedi Order decimated. The Grand Master was among the few Jedi to survive
Emperor Palpatine's
Great Jedi Purge, after the beginning of which, he went into exile on the swamp planet of
Dagobah.

Later, before becoming one with the Force in
4 ABY, the exiled Jedi Master was responsible for the instruction of
Luke Skywalker who would use Yoda's training as a basis for the creation of a
New Jedi Order, after defeating the Sith. Following his death, Master Yoda
retained his identity within the Force and was revered as among the most legendary Jedi Master's of all time by Skywalker's reconstituted Order.
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