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Some mythic creature Yoda was based on . . .

Discussion in 'Classic Trilogy' started by Lizardmonkey, Mar 11, 2006.

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  1. Lizardmonkey

    Lizardmonkey Jedi Master star 2

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    I remember that a while back some conspiracy nuts said that the 'Star Wars' trilogy was a templar/masonic legend and that Yoda was, rather than a derivation of several "sage" motifs in legend, almost exactly based on a little reptilian imp called "Toda" or something. This "Toda" - or whatever - was mentioned again in a "science of Starw Wars" doc. Any ideas or does anyone know what this "main inspiration" was?
     
    Lizardmonkey, Mar 11, 2006
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  2. plokoonkenobi77

    plokoonkenobi77 Jedi Youngling star 2

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    i've never heard that before
     
    plokoonkenobi77, Mar 11, 2006
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  3. jedi_master_ousley

    jedi_master_ousley Force Ghost star 8

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    If it is mentioned anywhere, it'd probably be in "The Philosphy of Star Wars." I never got around to finishing the book, though, so I have no idea. I have never heard of this particular reference/allusion at all, so I'm very skeptical as to the validity of it.
     
    jedi_master_ousley, Mar 11, 2006
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  4. orangefuzz

    orangefuzz Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Sounds like an urban legend to me. I'll call up my good friend George Lucas and ask him though.
     
    orangefuzz, Mar 13, 2006
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  5. nyjet10

    nyjet10 Jedi Youngling star 2

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    Who do you think you are, Supershadow?!?!?! HAHA
     
    nyjet10, Mar 13, 2006
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  6. Darth_Sidious-

    Darth_Sidious- Jedi Youngling star 2

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    Yoda was based on what George Lucas thought Kermit The Frog would look like in 800 years.
     
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  7. Leias_love_slave

    Leias_love_slave Jedi Knight star 5

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    Toda?

    Did he hang around with a guy called Tobey Wan Kenobi?[face_thinking]
     
    Leias_love_slave, Mar 14, 2006
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  8. Darth_Tweakpiece

    Darth_Tweakpiece Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    He was based on the wookalar tree iguana native to the rainforests of central america...I read that somewhere.
     
    Darth_Tweakpiece, Mar 16, 2006
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  9. Jaden-Skywalker

    Jaden-Skywalker Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    Any validity?

    I just googled it.

    No such thing.
     
    Jaden-Skywalker, Mar 16, 2006
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  10. Darth_Tweakpiece

    Darth_Tweakpiece Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    I read it in an issue of Starlog back in the 80's...google Starlog, maybe you'll find it there.
     
    Darth_Tweakpiece, Mar 16, 2006
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  11. Leias_love_slave

    Leias_love_slave Jedi Knight star 5

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    Yeah, but to be fair, the wookalar tree iguana...

    ...probably hasn't heard of google either.:p
     
    Leias_love_slave, Mar 16, 2006
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  12. VadersLaMent

    VadersLaMent Chosen One star 10

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    I'm sure the designers had impish like characters in mind for Yoda's appearance, but imps are demon-type creatures which Yoda certainly is not.
    Yoda's name has meaning in two ancient languages, Hebrew and Sandskrit(SP) which mean 'warrior' and 'wise one' respectively. I don't recall the spelling...yoddha or something.
     
    VadersLaMent, Mar 16, 2006
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  13. anakin_luver

    anakin_luver Jedi Knight star 5

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    Yoddha looks a lot like buddha ;)
     
    anakin_luver, Mar 16, 2006
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  14. darthzeppo

    darthzeppo Jedi Youngling star 3

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    Yoda looks alot like the little old chinese man who comes in almost every week to buy plants at the nursery where i work.
    Except for the green skin and ears that is...



     
    darthzeppo, Mar 16, 2006
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  15. Darth_Laudrup

    Darth_Laudrup Jedi Master star 4

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    I agree with Darth_Sidious-. Yoda was based on Kermit the Frog
     
    Darth_Laudrup, Mar 17, 2006
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  16. Raja_Io

    Raja_Io Jedi Master star 4

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    Google "yoddha"...

    [image=http://www.lokchhanda.org/home_files/slide0012_image023.jpg]

    [image=http://images.43things.com/profile/00/00/33/13071l.jpg]

    [image=http://paginas.terra.com.br/negocios/e.rafael/pessoal/classi/zip.jpg]



    I think the Kermit idea was better.
     
    Raja_Io, Mar 17, 2006
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