Yoda from Star Wars

Since the alphabet is the building block of our language, the Powet Alphabet is the building block of what makes us geeks.

Yoda is a pretty cool guy. At first look he’s a gross looking green 900 year old hermit but in reality he’s a gross looking green 900 year old Jedi Master hermit! He is kind of the extreme personification of a wise old man in that his wisdom and age are both beyond anything a human could conceivably achieve. I guess this happens when you teach Jedi for 800 years.

Yoda on Luke's back in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Let’s take a look at Yoda throughout history as we follow him through his various appearances first in the real movies, then in the shitty movies. First let’s look a bit behind the scenes at how he works and what he’s about.

Frank Oz with the Yoda Puppet filming Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Yoda is a puppet controlled by the great Frank Oz. Check out this outtake of Frank fubbing a line:
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