Yoda
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| Birthplace | Unknown |
| Birthdate | 896 BBY |
| Age | Unknown, approx. 900 at death |
| Height | 2'2 |
| Blood type | Unknown (Midi-chlorian Count: 17,700) |
| Weapon | Short Lightsaber |
| Fighting style | Form IV: Ataru, Light Side of the Force |
| Family | Unknown |
| Appears in | Soulcalibur IV |
| English voice actor | Tom Kane |
| Japanese voice actor | Ichiro Nagai |
Yoda is a character from the Star Wars franchise, appearing exclusively as a playable character in Soulcalibur IV for the Xbox 360.
Yoda fights using the Fourth form of Lightsaber combat, Ataru, Way of the Hawk-Bat. It is a style that heavily relies on Force-enhanced acrobatics.
What lies in his soul is Hope.
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[edit] Story
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...
Jedi Master Yoda, who was considered to be a living legend, remained hidden on the planet Dagobah in order to evade persistent pursues after the rise of the Empire.
For many years Yoda had lived on that planet of mud and swampland. One day, he notices a faint wave of power that shook the very foundations of the universe. He looked up into the sky to try to see what was happening, but had no means of discerning it. The wave of power was weak and quickly became undetectable. Though it had been an unmistakable disturbance, he surmised that it was not a huge problem. The movements of the Galactic Empire were of more concern. The Empire had taken control of the galaxy, and many suffered under its tyranny.
However, as the days passed, the strength of the wave increased. It could now be felt constantly as a distortion in the universe. Soon after, Darth Vader, the Empire's Dark Lord, made his move. Yoda sensed that it was time for him to act as well, for if the Empire was becoming involved, then so must he.
Leaving Dagobah meant that his safety would be compromised, but there were no Jedi left with the power to stop Darth Vader.
In the course of his journey, Yoda sensed that Darth Vader had become involved with the disturbance. Vader's motive was now clear. There was something on the other side that created the disturbance, and the Empire was attempting to gain control of that power, if left unchecked. Vader may return to their universe with a huge calamity.
Without hesitation, Yoda made his decision and jumped into the disturbance himself. No matter what may lay waiting for him, he knew he had to stop the Empire's scheme.
[edit] Soulcalibur IV Ending
Yoda releases the energy of Soul Edge and Soul Calibur from within the defeated Algol, who disappears without a trace, leaving both swords behind. His mission complete, Yoda returns to Dagobah in his escape pod. The text-only epilogue then says Yoda took a quiet breath, but this was not the end. The battle against the Empire would still continue.
[edit] Fighting Style
Being a user of the Ataru Style, Yoda's using a lot of jumping attacks. He is capable of executing surprising moves due to his small size and acrobatic talent. Unlike Darth Vader or The Apprentice, Yoda does not use the force to attack with, but to enhance his jumping and fighting.
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[edit] Trivia
- The real gameplay reason that Yoda's attacks throw him into the air is to counter the immense advantage of having high attacks go right over his head. In addition, because the animations would have to be altered for his small size, Yoda is completely immune to grab attacks.
- All Critical Finishers performed on Yoda are different than the character's original finisher because of his extremely small size.
- On October 23, 2008, Yoda became available as downloadable content to PlayStation 3 owners in Japan and North America.
