Well, coming from that angle, a warrior who gets his ass handed to him and then has to retreat to a hermit-like existence for a generation and become a pacifist... I can buy that as character development. It happens all the time in stories. I just don't like the way it was handled. It was obvious it wasn't done for character development, only to be "cool." And I'm against Yoda using a lightsaber to begin with. Like I've said before, it seemed beneath him. Besides, as a kid, I always pictured the Jedi (or Force users in general) as being more diverse with their powers. There were some, like Ben, who channeled their powers into being able to duel with laser swords. Some, like Palpatine, channeled their power into using flesh-eating lightning. Others, like Yoda, used the Force to focus their wisdom and patience to a fine point. They all had different jobs. The prequels just turned them all into a bunch of spinning, lightsaber-wielding maniacs. And to make up for the homologous take on the Jedi? They made up a whole bunch of different lightsaber fighting styles to go along with the type of Jedi. Like the ambassador fighting style. Ambassador fighting style?! WTF, mate!