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Who Is Yoda Based On?

Among his designs was the wise little green creature Yoda, whom he modeled after Albert Einstein and his own likeness—making him one of several Hollywood visionaries who had some fun creating their fictional doppelgängers. Who was Yoda’s character based on? In one of those random facts of the day that you can share over pints …

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Who Trained Yoda Yoda’S?

Legend had it that Yoda—a Jedi who became Grand Master—was trained by N’Kata Del Gormo. A Force-sensitive Hysalrian, N’Kata Del Gormo was trained in the ways of the Force and achieved the rank of Master within the Jedi Order. Who trained Mace Windu? Jedi Master Cyslin MyrMission to Mathas. Padawan Windu was trained in the …

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Is Dobby A Goblin?

Dobby was a house-elf, much shorter in stature than humans, standing only about 3 and a half feet (1.06 m). He had large, tennis-ball-like green eyes, a pencil-like nose and long, bat-like pointed ears. Are house elves related to goblins? House-Elves are relatives of Redcaps and Erklings, as well as, more distantly, Goblins. What’s the …

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Why Was Yub Nub Removed?

Well, George Lucas said in the 2004 DVD commentary this change happened because he wanted to revisit prequel-era planets, showing the Empire falling all across the galaxy. In that sort of sequence, “Yub Nub” doesn’t quite have the gravitas Lucas was looking for. What was Yub Nub replaced with? It was removed from the film …

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