As the leader of the Jedi, Yoda’s responsibilities are enormous. While the occasional misstep is understandable, Master Yoda should have gathered enough information over the years to prepare the Jedi for an upcoming attack by the Sith. Beyond the Sith, the Jedi also faced a growing skepticism from the senate. Yoda’s failure to explore the possible threats to the Jedi’s security put them at risk of collapse. A hundred years later, that’s exactly what would happen.
Master Yoda Had Hints Of The Sith For A Full Century
He Didn’t Use That Time Wisely
If Yoda had known the Sith were active a hundred years before, why would he have kept that information from them? For some reason, Yoda neglected to heed any warnings he might have gleaned from the other Jedi at the time of The Acolyte. Instead of using that time to train the Jedi to fight against powerful agents of the dark side, Yoda allows them to continue their belief that the galaxy is at peace and their power in the Force is uncontested.
Yoda Discounted Warnings From Senators Who Were Right To Fear The Jedi
The Jedi Would One Day Intertwine With The Senate
Image via Disney+Even an entire century before the events of the prequel trilogy, Republic senators were beginning to become wary of the Jedi and their power. Senator Rayencourt specifically points out that their desire to control their own emotions would one day have terrible consequences. He reminds Master Vernestra Rwoh that the Jedi are only human (in the non-literal sense), and that it would only be a matter of time before one of them eventually snaps under the pressure that the Jedi put on themselves.
It becomes all too easy for him to convince the rest of the Republic that the Jedi had become the enemy.
Rayencourt is right, of course. Only a century later, Anakin Skywalker will self-destruct as a direct result of the Jedi’s strict code. Despite the years of warnings from senators like Rayencourt, Yoda still neglects to direct Anakin correctly. Anakin’s downfall takes the entire Galactic Republic down with him because the Senate lost its faith in the Jedi’s ability to prioritize their best interests. With Palpatine acting as the Supreme Chancellor, it becomes all too easy for him to convince the rest of the Republic that the Jedi had become the enemy.
Yoda Held The Jedi Back Worse Than We Thought
A Disaster In The Making
Yoda’s complacency and reluctance to believe that the Jedi could be threatened by not only the Sith, but the Senate’s confidence in them as well, would set them up to fall perfectly into Palpatine’s plot. As it turns out, the Jedi were beginning to develop those same weaknesses during the time of The Acolyte. Over the many decades between the prequel trilogy and The Acolyte, Yoda could have slowly and steadily empowered the Jedi to withstand the oncoming threats.
Unfortunately, the story of Star Wars could not exist if Yoda had actually taken steps to prepare the Jedi for the emergence of a powerful Sith Lord. The Acolyte brilliantly hides its story in a shadowed time in the Jedi’s history so as not to break canon, but it also puts more blame on Yoda’s small green shoulders. After all the time he had to prepare for Sidious’ attack, it’s no wonder the Grand Master elected to retreat into exile.
All episodes of The Acolyte are now streaming on Disney+.
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