Star Wars: All 10 Yoda’s Movies (& TV Shows) Appearances in Order

Known as one of the greatest Jedi Masters of all time, Yoda has always been a favorite among different Star Wars fans due to the fact that he has never been the most conventional Jedi in terms of his appearance. While that may be true, Yoda is strong in the Force and is one of the strongest Jedi in the history of the Jedi Order. And if he wasn’t showing his power, he was showing his wisdom.

In that regard, Yoda has appeared in a lot of different movies and shows in the storyline of Star Wars because he has always been one of the characters who have had significant contributions to the larger Skywalker Saga. Of course, let’s not forget that Yoda was 900 years old at the time of his death, and that means that he was alive throughout the first two-thirds of the Skywalker Saga. So, with that said, let’s look at all of Yoda’s movie and show appearances.

1. ‘Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures’ (2023)

Set during the High Republic era, which is at least a hundred years before the Skywalker Saga, ‘Young Jedi Adventures’ follows the journey of a group of Jedi younglings trying to make their way up the Jedi ladder. The series has always been marketed as a children’s show, although adults are welcome to enjoy it.

Yoda is one of the characters often featured in ‘Young Jedi Adventures’ because his role was to serve as the mentor of these younglings. Of course, because he died at the age of 900, he was still a lot younger in this series.

2. ‘Star Wars – Episode I: The Phantom Menace’ (1999)

Yoda’s first appearance in the Star Wars movies in terms of chronological order is in ‘The Phantom Menace.’ However, Yoda played a smaller role in this movie as most of his appearances were in line with the job of the Jedi Council. He first appeared in a meeting involving Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi’s findings regarding the Trade Federation’s actions on Naboo. Yoda also tried to check whether or not Anakin Skywalker was fit to be a Jedi.

During this time, Yoda said one of his most famous quotes about how fear leads to the dark side. At the end of the movie, he also introduced the Rule of Two concepts when he said there were only two Sith Lords at any given time.

3. ‘Star Wars – Episode II: Attack of the Clones’ (2002)

In ‘Attack of the Clones,’ Yoda took on a more active role. On top of the fact that he still served the Jedi Council as one of its leaders, he was also someone whom Anakin Skywalker went to for guidance regarding his fears and how he had been dreaming of his mother’s death.

During the latter portion of the movie, Yoda goes to Kamino to investigate the clone army that Obi-Wan Kenobi found there. He eventually took the clone army to Geonosis to rescue the Jedi, who were about to get killed by the Separatist droids. Yoda eventually dueled with Count Dooku and forced him to flee.

4. ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ (2008)

In 2008, a movie about the Clone Wars was released to jumpstart the entire Clone Wars animated storyline created by Dave Filoni. The movie continued in the series entitled ‘The Clone Wars,’ which spanned seven seasons. Like most of the Jedi, Yoda was often featured in this series.

Yoda’s best moment in ‘The Clone Wars’ happened during the latter portion of season 6 when he heard Qui-Gon Jinn’s voice inside his head. The voice guided him to go on a spiritual journey that allowed him to learn the nature of the Living Force and how to continue to live after death. This bridged the ‘Revenge of the Sith events, wherein he told Obi-Wan that he communicated with Qui-Gon from the grave.

5. ‘Star Wars: Forces of Destiny’ (2017)

‘Forces of Destiny’ is a short animated web series set across multiple eras in the Star Wars universe. It was released on Lucasfilm’s YouTube channel in 2017. The series follows an anthology format that allows us to see short stories that bridge the small gaps between the different events of the Star Wars movies and shows.

There were some episodes that featured Yoda. One such episode was when he taught Ahsoka the basics of Jar’Kai lightsaber combat. Then, in another episode, he was featured together with Luke Skywalker while they were on Dagobah.

6. ‘Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith’ (2005)

‘Revenge of the Sith’ shows the final days of the Clone Wars, which allowed us to see Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker succeed in rescuing Chancellor Palpatine from the Separatists and killing Count Dooku in the process. Yoda was featured in several meetings with the Jedi Council before he agreed to go to Kashyyyk to help the Wookiees out in their fight against the Separatists.

When Order 66 broke out, Yoda survived the Clones’ attempt at his life on Kashyyyk. He returned to Coruscant to rendezvous with Obi-Wan as they planned to try to prevent the return of the Sith by killing Palpatine and Anakin. Yoda took on the task of fighting Palpatine, only for him to decide to go on a self-imposed exile after failing in his mission.

7. ‘Star Wars Rebels’ (2014)

Around 15 years after the events of ‘Revenge of the Sith,’ a small band of Rebels called the Spectres operated in the sector close to the planet called Lothal. These Rebels were problems for the Empire, especially because it had two Jedi: Kanan Jarrus and Ezra Bridger. And these two Jedi often had to face the Inquisitors in their many missions.

Tired of always running into the Inquisitors, Kanan and Ezra went to the Jedi Temple on Lothal to seek answers on how to defeat their enemies. Ezra entered into a Force vision involving Yoda, who told him to go to the planet called Malachor V. This was his most important role in the series.

8. ‘Star Wars – Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back’ (1980)

Yoda’s first appearance in the Star Wars universe took place during the events of ‘The Empire Strikes Back.’ Obi-Wan’s Force Ghost told Luke to go to a planet called Dagobah so that he could seek training from a Jedi Master named Yoda.

Upon reaching Dagobah, Luke saw a little green fellow who was following him around and messing with him. He didn’t think that this person was Yoda until the old Jedi Master revealed himself as the one who Kenobi told Luke to find. Despite his reluctance to train Luke due to his impatience, Yoda still trained him.

He was the one who cautioned Luke that he shouldn’t leave Dagobah to help his friends on Bespin, only for Luke to leave the planet to rescue his allies from Darth Vader himself.

9. ‘Star Wars – Episode VI: Return of the Jedi’ (1983)

After the events of ‘The Empire Strikes Back,’ Luke returned to Dagobah to resume his training with Yoda despite the fact that the old Jedi Master cautioned him from leaving the planet in the previous movie. In ‘Return to the Jedi,’ Luke has completed his training and is now a true Jedi.

However, Yoda was already on his deathbed. He was now ready to die after 900 years of living and 800 years of teaching Jedi. Luke was there by his side when Yoda died and disappeared to be one with the Force. Yoda appeared as a ghost alongside Obi-Wan and Anakin at the movie’s end.

10. ‘Star Wars – Episode VIII: The Last Jedi’ (2017)

While Yoda was already dead during this era, he returned one last time. Luke was in the middle of one of the worst times of his life when he had all but given up after Ben Solo turned to the dark side and became Kylo Ren. Luke’s Jedi Order was now gone, and that was why he decided to live in exile on Ahch-To, where Rey found him and tried to convince him to return.

When Rey left the planet to help her friends out during their time of need, Luke struggled to decide what he needed to do. That was when the Force Ghost of Yoda appeared to offer him guidance. Yoda even called a lightning bolt to burn the temple wherein Luke had been hiding the sacred texts of the Jedi. However, Yoda knew that Rey had taken the sacred texts, as all he needed to do was to offer Luke one last piece of advice before his final moments.