George Lucas saved Yoda from Disney doing something stupid

According to Chris Snellgrove
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Fittingly, 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 after the original trilogy ended. Love him or hate him, though he did make one very important story decision that carried over into the final era of the franchise. In particular, George Lucas actively prevented other creators from exploring Yoda’s origins, a decision that continued in various Disney films and shows.

The origin of Yoda

Interestingly, George Lucas’ decision to keep Yoda mysterious is one of many decade before Disney acquired Star Wars. While the man seemingly planned countless aspects of the franchise long before filming, he made an exception for the second Jedi Master, Luke Skywalker. Dating until The Empire strikes backLucas refused to develop any real story Yodainsisting that it was important for him to have a “secret” and serve as the franchise’s resident “magical character”.

When filming began on the Prequel Trilogy, George Lucas apparently cooled Yoda, but still enforced certain restrictions that Disney apparently he maintains it to this day (more on that soon). For example, he introduced Yaddle as a fellow Jedi Master of Yoda’s species, with whom he regularly works, and allowed other writers to develop their own Yoda-like creatures. However, we still never got any definitive Yoda origin story, and only recently did we learn about Yaddle’s fate. Namely, that she was killed by Count Dooku as part of his bloody initiation into the Sith.

It’s obvious that George Lucas was very valuable in preserving Yoda’s story back when he controlled the franchise, but what’s most interesting is how little Disney has done with the character since acquiring the Star Wars rights. Strictly speaking, House of Mouse could do whatever it wanted with any of the characters, but there was no attempt to flesh out Yoda’s story or explain his species. The second part is especially interesting when you consider it The Mandalorian prominently features Grog, a member of Yoda’s species who serves as Din Djarin’s adopted child.

George Lucas’ Yoda’s Law is intact

The only real explanation is that George Lucas’ old Yoda rules still apply, at least in the eyes of modern Disney creators like Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni. That is most likely why The Mandalorian didn’t delve into Grogu’s connection to Yoda, despite fans questioning what that connection might be since the first episode. Interestingly, Lucas actually visited the set early to help Favreau celebrate his birthday, a visit that caused persistent rumors that the new “Baby Yoda” character had the Star Wars creator’s full blessing.

In short, George Lucas is the only reason we don’t have some horrible series of Yoda origin stories on Disney+. He proposed the backwards-talking Jedi master as the franchise’s biggest mystery, and once went so far as to destroy all copies of the trading card that gave the lore to Yoda’s kind (it showed Yoda-like creatures worshiping what looked like much like yogurt from Spaceballs). Now, even though Disney has the reins of the franchise, they continue to honor the Creator’s wishes and given how average Boba Fett book In the end, we were eternally grateful that Lucas spared us another crappy solo series.