Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Summary
The net installment in theStar Warsprequel trilogy , Star war : Episode III - Revenge of the Sithdelivered a much - anticipated duel between Yoda and the Sith Lord Darth Sidious , but the Jedi Master was forced to flee from the fight . TheStar Warsprequels eventually gave viewers the opportunity to see Yoda in action , show just what he was equal to of with a lightsaber and the Force in combat . But while Yoda may have had the upper - mitt in his duel with Count Dooku inStar war : Episode II - Attack of the Clonesbefore his opponent fled , it was he who ran aside from his battle with Palpatine .
Up until Yoda ’s departure , the clash with Palpatine turn in much of what one would require from two of the most brawny military unit - substance abuser in all ofStar Warsgoing toe - to - toe . Force lightning was provoke , and even take in and shell back ; lightsaber blades clashed ; ambo swirled and fly through the air . But while Yoda and Palpatine seemed evenly matched for a clock time , it was the Emperor who gained the vantage , with Yoda send acrobatics to the bottom level of the Senate antechamber . Battered and bruise , Yoda decided to flee rather than continue facing Darth Sidious .
Yoda Knew He Couldn’t Defeat Palpatine
While on the storey of the Senate , face up at the cackling Emperor above him , Yoda clearly actualise that he could n’t perplex Palpatine in one - on - one combat . As considerable as his own exponent in the Force was , Palpatine ’s at that moment was even greater , and to continue fight would in all likelihood only leave in his demise . Not only would Yoda be weakened and forced to face Palpatine again , but reinforcements were arriving too , meaning he also would ’ve been significantly outnumbered by the Sith and his ringer .
Yoda was not only weakened physically , but mentally and emotionally he was swag from Order 66 and the death of so many Jedi . He may have had the wanton side of the Force with him , but at this moment it was no match for the dark side . Yoda himself insists that the drear side is n’t inviolable , but does note that it’s"quicker , easier"- in terms of this duel , that ’s important , as it permit Palpatine to more quickly gain the advantage . Yodachose to hide from the Empire in exile on Dagobah , accepting his loser to overthrow the Sith and make out he was needed alive , as the future of the Galax urceolata count on his knowledge . Light may win out in the long run , but the dark side rap harder first .
The Sith Were Destined To Win
The novelization ofRevenge of the Sith , written by Matthew Stover , supply further context for Yoda ’s decision to run out from the duel with Palpatine , put it not just in the light of his case-by-case failings , but that of the Jedi as a whole . During the duel , Yoda finally understood that the Sith had acquire and grown , whilethe Jedi had been stuck in their way and blinded to what was really happening . It was a example he did n’t learn until it was too recent , quickly clawing away at the Jedi Master ’s hope .
" Finally , he see the the true . This truth : that he , the incarnation of light , Supreme Master of the Jedi Order , the tearing , most implacable , most devastatingly muscular foeman the darkness had ever known … just did n’t have it . He had never had it . He had lost before he started … before he was born . The Sith had transfer . The Sith had produce , had adapted , had invested a thousand years ' intensive study into every aspect of not only the Force but Jedi lore itself , in provision for this exact twenty-four hour period . The Sith had refashion themselves . They had become new … The Jedi had spent the same millenary trying to re - push the last warfare . The new Sith could not be destroyed by a lightsaber ; they could not be burned away by any torch of the Force . "
The Sith had played the long game , and it paid off . Yoda knew in this moment that even if he were to defeat Palpatine - and that itself was unlikely - the Sith themselves would n’t be vex so easy . The Jedi , or what was left of them , had to re - group and get word how to be unlike , just as the Sith had . The old way that had serve them in helping protect the galaxy for so long were over , and Yoda understood that good than anyone inStar Warsas he watched Palpatine continue his ascendence , ineffectual to break the Sith from rising . All Yoda could do was await , accepting inRevenge of the Siththat patience would be the only thing that finally saw the demise of the Sith .
