Yoda/Relationships

The relationships of Yoda from the Star Wars universe.

Mace Windu
Yoda trained Mace and he has always held him in high esteem. Mace also deeply respected Yoda and always obeyed him, though he did occasionally disagree with him.

Obi-Wan Kenobi
Like virtually all Jedi, Obi-Wan deeply respected Yoda and was trained by him as a young boy; prior to Obi-Wan becoming Qui-Gon Jinn's apprentice. He obeyed Yoda usually without question. Yoda held Obi-Wan in high esteem.

After Obi-Wan died, he entrusted Luke's training to a reluctant Yoda.

Qui-Gon Jinn
Though Yoda and Qui-Gon respected each other, they often disagreed with their respective beliefs; Yoda focused mainly on the future while Qui-Gon lived in the moment. After Qui-Gon was killed by Darth Maul, Yoda was saddened, but continued to disapprove of Qui-Gon's beliefs, regarding them as "defiant".

After he failed to defeat the Emperor, Qui-Gon's spirit taught Yoda the Shaman of the Willis. It was only then that Yoda finally and truly acknowledged the fact that Qui-Gon had been a great Jedi and apologized for not reconizing it.

Ahsoka Tano
Like all Jedi, Ahsoka deeply respected Yoda and would usually go to him for guidance when Anakin or Obi-Wan weren't around. Yoda seemed to have a mild fondness for Ahsoka and assigned her to be Anakin's apprentice.

However, when Ahsoka was accused of treason, Yoda, like most of the Jedi, believed she was guilty and sent Anakin and Plo Koon to capture her. When Tarkin demanded Ahsoka to be expelled from the Jedi Order and turned over to the Republic military for her so-called treason, Yoda seemed unsure about doing so, mainly because it was against Jedi tradition to expel one of their own without a fair trial, but ultimately agreed and had the young Togruta stripped of her status as a Jedi.

Like many of the Jedi, Yoda was present during Ahsoka's trial as presided over by Chancellor Palpatine and during Barriss Offee's confession, proving Ahsoka to be innocent. He was surprised that Ahsoka had been innocent the entire time.

Along with the rest of the Jedi Council, Yoda personally pardoned Ahsoka and invited her to rejoin the Jedi Order, even offering to promote her to the rank of Jedi Knight. However, feeling betrayed because the Council never believed in her and believing she could not trust them any-more, Ahsoka refused reinstatement and walked away from the Jedi Order, a decision that surprised all members of the Order, including Yoda.

Ahsoka's departure haunted Yoda for sometime afterwards; he felt extremely guilty and remorseful, partly for refusing to stand by her and partly for placing her on the path that led to her departure from the Jedi Order. In fact, his guilt was so great that the Dark side tried to use it against him, but failed.

Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader
Yoda first met Anakin when Qui-Gon Jinn brought him to the Jedi Temple. Though he was sympathetic with the nine year old, he refused to allow Qui-Gon to train him due to the fear that he was vulnerable to the Dark side. Even after the Invasion of Naboo was lifted, Yoda was reluctant about Anakin being made Obi-Wan's apprentice, but agreed.

Over the years, Anakin came to highly respect Yoda, while Yoda gradually outgrew his mild fear of Anakin and came to have faith in him. However, Yoda was aware of Anakin's fear of loss and after promoting him to the rank of Jedi Knight, assigned him an apprentice of his own; Ahsoka Tano, as he believed that by becoming a teacher Anakin would mature emotionally and understand that his excessive bonding to those he cared about was unnecessary once Ahsoka would be ready to go off on her own.

Unfortunately, that plan backfired when Yoda and the rest of the Jedi Council expelled Ahsoka from the Jedi Order and turned her over to the Republic for a crime she did not commit. Although Anakin ultimately succeeded in proving Ahsoka's innocence, she refused to rejoin the Jedi Order due to their lack of trust and support. The event shook Anakin's trust and respect for Yoda.

As the Clone War dragged on, Yoda secretly became wary of Anakin, sensing his fear of loss was increasing. Meanwhile, Anakin's faith in Yoda was shattered when the latter denied him the rank of Jedi Master when Anakin was placed on the Jedi Council, something Anakin perceived as an insult. Yoda also ordered him, via Obi-Wan, to spy on Palpatine, whom Anakin considered a friend and mentor, further fueling Anakin's anger.

When Anakin fell to the Dark side and became Darth Vader, Yoda firmly believed he was beyond redemption and ordered Obi-Wan to hunt down and kill him.

Sheev Palpatine/Darth Sidious
Yoda initially respected Palpatine for his clean slate. When Dooku revealed the existance of Darth Sidious and that hundreds of Senators were now under his control, Yoda accepted Sidious's existence, but dismissed the possibility that Sidious was controlling the Galactic Senate, stating that Dooku was a Sith Lord now and couldn't be trusted. When the CIS invaded Corosaunt, he began to suspect that Dooku was telling the truth. After the Execution of Order 66 and the Declaration of a New Order, Yoda learned that the now Emperor Palpatine and Darth Sidious were one and the same. Yoda vowed to kill the new Emperor, but failed.