Yoda is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" universe. He is a small, green humanoid alien who is powerful with the Force and served as Grandmaster of the Jedi Order.

Yoda has become an iconic figure in popular culture due to his distinct pattern of speech and role as a wise mentor.

Yoda makes his first film appearance in "The Empire Strikes Back". Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) arrives on Dagobah to seek his guidance, having been instructed to do so by the Force ghost of Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness), who describes him as "the Jedi Master who instructed me."

Yoda makes a brief appearance in "Return of the Jedi", set a year after "The Empire Strikes Back". Now sick and frail, Yoda informs Luke that he has completed his training but will not be a Jedi until he confronts Darth Vader; he also confirms that Vader is Luke's father, something Vader had told Luke in the previous film. Yoda then peacefully dies at the age of 900, his body disappearing as he becomes "one with the Force".

Yoda returns as a younger version of himself in the prequel trilogy beginning with "The Phantom Menace".

In "Revenge of the Sith", Yoda leads the Jedi Council in pursuing the mysterious Sith Lord Darth Sidious.

In 2007, Yoda was selected by Empire magazine as the "25th greatest movie character of all time."

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