Yoda

Now, I know what you're thinking, another history of Yoda thread? Well you're wrong!

I'm asking a simple question. Yoda's limp, and his walking stick, I've always wondered why, if it was just age, or he was wounded, because, it seems that when the time is right, he can drop the stick and whoop ass.... Thoughts, serious or Humor...

 

Probably age. When 900 years old you reach, walk as good you will not.

Yes, he could call upon the Force to walk/run/flip out/etc. ... but why? The Force is something you're a part of, not a tool you can use whenever you like. If he needed to get around faster, he could use his flying chair (on Coruscant)... and he probably wasn't in much of a hurry to get anywhere on Dagobah.

By not using the Force to get him to walk right, he is showing respect for the Force, for the natural process of aging, for his own physicality.

Compare with Vader, who sullies his Force-given body with machinery and robotics to benefit himself.


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Probably age. When 900 years old you reach, walk as good you will not.

Anyway, I basically would say that little quote sums up my view on the whole thing. On the other hand, I also think it is somewhat like why Palpatine uses a walking stick even though he doesn't need to - just to extend an air of ancientism (ooh, making up words here ) to throw off possible opponents on your actual skill. It certainly seemed to have worked on Dooku.

Aunecah

 

I agree with you, but I don't think that "age" is just it. I think there's something to do with a certain "humble image" he wants to pass. And remember, in ESB he simply wanted Luke to believe he was just and old annoying creature (or do you really believe Master Yoda needed to fight for his food with R2D2?)

Anyway, Yoda rules.

 

I think that Yoda is physically 'weak' and requires a stick to help him walk. This is age related.

However, he can use the force to manipulate his body like it were any other object. So when he appears to 'jump' it is his mind using the force to manipulate his legs and arms to 'jump'.

I agree that he shows respect to the force by using it when required - like holy people eat only what they need.

 

Well, I'm not dumb, but I can't understand how he can lift me in the air just by rasin' his hand, ah, my Yoda...

 

It's definately just down to age as far as I am concerned and Yoda would never use the force for trivial matters or to avoid a little discomfort.

 

900 years is alot of time to collect dust on the ole' bones

 

(or do you really believe Master Yoda needed to fight for his food with R2D2?)

Come to think of it, how does Yoda feed himself on Dagobah? Is it all gathered from the wild? Does he have a garden? I can't see Yoda hunting...

 

"I thought about that.It looks like his limping gets worse in Star Wars 4 or5?
Maybe its just me,but he also grunts alot more in the older movies.Maybe he gets wounded?We wont know till Epi. 3 comes out."

 

I think the limp and the cane are just old age. It also provides a great contrast when he does fight Dooku, that he just drps his cane and goes crazy then as soon as he's done he has to go back to the cane. Very nice touch from LFL, I thought

And I think that he feeds himself on Dagobah by gathering stuff from the swamplands. The whole theme of Yoda on Dagobah in ESB and RotJ is the mystical power of nature so I figure that kinda ties into it pretty well, living in harmony with his surroundings etc.

 

I figured the cane was a cover so he could catch his enemies by surprise when he does the whole jumping around with the lightsaber thing.

But I guess it makes sense that he decides not to use the Force to comfort himself.

 

I agree with the idea that Yoda's limping is a result of his age; and that he only uses the Force to negate those effects when necessary.

The one thing I was surprised by, aside from the whole "YO-DA MAN!" thing, was when Yoda/Mace/Obi-Wan are walking through the jedi temple...Yoda using a repulsor chair to get around the jedi temple. As a fan of Farscape, I've seen another creature use a chair like that, but it was cool to see Yoda getting around the jedi temple.

Imagine if he had to walk all over the place, that's why he limps so much...da man is tired for crying out loud!

 

I actually hated the idea of Yoda using a repulsar chair. It just seemed wrong for his charachter.

 

Well, let's just put it this way - Yoda would have to keep running to keep up with his taller components, and I'm sure that would be even more wrong for his character.

Aunecah

 

It just seemed wrong for his charachter

I have to go with Aunecah_Skywalker on this, it would look worse for his character to be running all over the jedi temple...like a freshman late for his first class!

 

LOL Krash!

Which makes me wonder ... how was he like when he was that age ... after all, he is, ehem, kind of hard to imagine at that age.

Aunecah

 

He probably kills the Snakes and creatures that crawl around inside of his hutt when hes hungry.

 

I'd imagine it's just age. But obviously he can use the force to not need the cane sometimes.

 

I agree it is due to his age. Not only does he limp in his old age but by the time the OT comes he's a bit senile and looney too.

Jag29

 

That is also the question I have been asking. Why does Yoda walk with a walking stick, but can kick %!& with a lightsaber perfectly fine with it lying on the ground eight feet away?

 

When he fought Dooku he really dipped into the force. He can't always do that.

 

I suppose part of it could be age, but the first thing that popped into my head was 'old injury'. I mean, if it was just age, why would he limp? One side is acting up more than the other?? But even that could imply an old injury, which shows up when he's older and frailer.

 

Yoda walks with a limp to DECEIVE people. He wants them to think he's crippled when he is really in great shape!

joined the dark side he has
lies DeCEIT creating mistrust are his weapons now

 

Are you serious?