Yoda's Cane

I've never paid much attention to Yoda's came before, UNTIL NOW!

The other day I was watching TPM for my 162th time, when I observed Yoda's cane for the first time.

That is a dandy piece of driftwood there aint it? It's curvy and short and has lasted for probably like over 200 years. Any information on his cane would be greatly appreciated. Where did it come from?What is it made out of?Where can I get one? Does Wal-Mart stock them?

I would really like to know.

Peace out

 

I wish I knew. It does look pretty cool what we see of it doesnt it?

 

It's a gimer stick. Yoda chews on it when he's bored.

 

When Yoda chews on the cane, he gets nutrients that aid meditation.

 

Ah, reminds of the days before AOTC when people said Yoda's lightsaber would come out of his cane!

 

"Ah, reminds of the days before AOTC when people said Yoda's lightsaber would come out of his cane!"

That would be pretty cool though, wouldn't it. So it's a gimmer stick, eh?Mmmm.Veree intervesting.Did you guys get that of of Star Wars.com?Peace out.

 

It's listed as a "gimer stick" in multiple places. I'm sure the Official Site mentions it, and the POTF2 Yoda figure said "with gimer stick". The part about the gimer stick giving him nutrients can also be found in the Star Wars Encyclopedia.

 

strilo edit: Drug references are not allowed.

 

strilo edit: Drug references are not allowed.

 

From the Completely Unoficial Star Wars Encyclopedia:

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[link=http://www1.theforce.net/cuswe/search.asp?search=Gimer][b]Gimer[/b][/link]: this plant, native to the planet Dagobah, has a bark which provides succulent juice when chewed. Gimer sticks were favored by Yoda, who believed the plant's juice aided in meditation. Note that the Star Wars Customizable Card Game: Dagobah indicates that the gimer stick was a symbol of a Jedi Master's ancient wisdom.[hr][/blockquote]

Photo from the official site:
[blockquote][hr][image=http://www.starwars.com/episode-i/snapshot/2000/03/img/yodacane_bg.jpg][hr][/blockquote]

 

So this means Dagobah is Yoda's native home, or at least he has been there before Episode 3 since he has a staff made of some wood from Dagobah...?

 

Its possible that the Jedi know about the planet, or perhaps Yoda has studied it. He's been around for almost 900 years, so I'm guessing he knows a LOT about the galaxy. He may have been there for any number of reasons, or maybe he just read about the canes and thought they were nifty and decided to go get one. If you get into the EU, there's the whole dark Force nexus thing going on there, where supposedly something major happened, and the cane could have been discovered at that point as well. There are really a lot of possibilities on this one.

 

I always wondered why in the hell Yoda chose Degobah to hide out on. Thanx for the info!

Peace out.

 

strilo edit: Drug references are not allowed.

 

If you get into the EU, there's the whole dark Force nexus thing going on there, where supposedly something major happened, and the cane could have been discovered at that point as well

Ah yes, Tim Zahn's books, my fave EU.

 

- Has anyone been to them all?

- *chuckle* Not likely.


Yoda might have!

 

I hate to point this out, but the cane Yoda has in TPM and AOTC were different in appearance than the cane he had in ESB. Way back then in 83 is when the term gimmer stick was coined.

I've wondered about this myself. IIRC correctly the cane in TPM and AOTC is black and curvy. The cane in ESB is brown, has a curved almost hooked handle, and is brown and straight.

So, we know it's a gimmer stick in ESB, but is it a different cane althoghter in the PT or just a different colored gimmer stick?

 

It is obviously a pimp stick, I mean why else would he keep it so close to his heart.

 

I though that the canes were different!

Noteerhaps Yoda hitting Luke over the head with his stick changed its appearance?Hmm?

Plus, apologies about drug reference.
*Star Wars is good, drugs are bad!

Peace out

 

Well then, does Palpatine have a gimmer stick as well?
He could chew on that thing all day.

 

Just for reference, the pic posted above is the cane from ESB not TPM or AOTC. I can't remember TPM off hand but I watched AOTC a couple of days ago and Yoda's cane is black.