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poppasketti
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Rey and Jedi Training
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18-Feb-2019, 6:56 PM

SSBB1123 said:

Sorry, I’m probably forgetting some line of dialogue, but when does yoda confirm in ROTJ that luke going to help leia and han(on bespin I presume), was a good thing? Doesn’t he actually say that it was unfortunate that he went there because his training was incomplete?

You know, I just watched it again and it’s actually very strange.

In ROTJ, Luke return to Dagobah and says he’s come back to complete his training, to which Yoda replies:
“No more training do you require. Already know you that which you need.”

However, after Luke has Yoda confirm that Darth Vader is his father, Yoda says that it’s unfortunate that Luke rushed off to face Vader without completing his training. So which is it?!
He also adds “Not ready for the burden were you.”

I had always interpreted Yoda’s first response as being to condone Luke’s fortitude in following his moral compass (to Bespin) despite the objections of his mentors. That it may have even been a test of his character that he passed. With the “unfortunate” dialogue a few lines later, I’m not entirely sure anymore what Yoda really thinks about whether Luke was ready or not.