George Lucas reveals whyStar Wars' Yoda speaks differently.

Because if you speak regular English, people wont listen that much.

He was basically the philosopher of the movie.

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I had to figure out a way to get people to actually listen especially 12-year-olds.

However, unlike Yoda, she speaks with normal Galactic Basic syntax.

Her existence also didn’t replace Yoda’s role in the franchise.

Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in Return of the Jedi holding his green lightsaber in front of a blue image showing Darth Vader’s helmet

As Lucas explained, Yoda is the philosopher of the movie, which makes himirreplaceable in theStar Warsuniverse.

Ahsoka Tano from Star Wars: The Clone Wars in the center, with Jacen Solo wielding a green lightsaber on the left and Grogu on the right.

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Master Yaddle sitting in her Jedi Council seat in The Phantom Menace

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