Yoda has been portrayed as one of the most powerful Jedi to have ever lived, with the capacity to employ a variety of uncommon and special Force powers, throughout the whole Star Wars saga. Yoda, who first appeared in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, quickly gained popularity as Luke Skywalker’s eccentric Jedi master. Yoda’s character and narrative arc have since been substantially developed in subsequent Star Wars works. Yoda presided over the Jedi Council as the Grand Master of the Jedi Order during the Republic Period. Yoda demonstrated his ability to use a range of Force abilities, such as telekinesis, mind tricks, sensing humans and droids, and even interpreting future visions.
Yoda was also skilled in a number of uncommon Force abilities; for instance, he was one of the first Jedis to understand how to converse with the living after death. Qui-Gon Jinn, the former teacher of Obi-Wan Kenobi, was the first Jedi to develop this ability. To study this skill, Qui-Gon dispatched Yoda on a mission throughout the galaxy, even to the Sith homeworld of Moraband, in Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 6, episode 11, “Voices.” In both Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Yoda was able to appear to Luke as a Force ghost as a result. Star Wars Battlefront II and other video games made Yoda’s use of the Force to heal apparent. In battle, Yoda used the Force to heal his own wounds and those of his warriors, just like Grogu and Rey did.
Yoda’s sophisticated abilities make one wonder, nevertheless, how he was able to employ so many diverse Force powers. One explanation for this was that Yoda was already 896 years old when he passed away, allowing him plenty of time to hone his abilities. Yoda was a teacher, but he also continued to study under other Jedi throughout his life, including Qui-Gon Jinn. Yoda’s extensive life span allowed him to learn from numerous Jedi generations and receive training. Additionally, Yoda’s species had a strong affinity to the Force by nature. The few Yoda’s nameless species that did exist were all Force-sensitive, albeit little is known about them. This included Grogu, who was born with exceptional Force abilities and a high midi-chlorian count. Yoda had already developed his innate skills as an old adult. These factors account for Yoda’s mastery of both ordinary Force abilities as well as his aptitude for using both physical and mental Force abilities not displayed by any other Jedi.
