obikal said:
NeverarGreat said:
Yoda's philosophy seems to be rather indifferent to the suffering of others, or rather views their suffering as a necessary sacrifice, and to help them would cause more problems than it solves. He basically says this to Luke, and it's an understandably difficult pill to swallow. The Masters aren't traditional superheroes, and they certainly don't vow to uphold Truth, Justice, and the American Way. In the OT, Masters were not simply the most powerful Knights, but a different Force user entirely. They were Force gurus, able to train the Knights who were more traditional keepers of peace and justice.
Hmm, I agree that Yoda sees suffering as a 'potentially' necessary sacrifice, for sure. But what reasoning would there be for allowing Sidious to become an Emperor?
If Yoda just takes a non-violent stand against Sidious, that would be totally acceptable and quite cool to see. I guess it's just a fine line between passivity and hypocrisy.
I don't see Yoda being anywhere near able to defeat the Emperor in the OT. Extrapolating back to the PT era, I don't think that Yoda would be powerful enough to oppose the Emperor. After all, he presumably trained Luke simply to confront and defeat Vader. He may have had no idea that Luke would be brought before the Emperor. I imagine a scenario where Luke confronts Vader and defeats him, and upon taking the title of Jedi Knight, trains Leia to be a Jedi. Together they may just have the wherewithal to defeat the Emperor. Or Luke could turn Vader, but Obi-wan doesn't see this as an option.
I just had an idea, if Yoda is still involved in the Prequels. He would literally use the Force for knowledge and defense, alerting the galaxy to the plans and aspirations of this dangerous Chancellor. However, instead of backing down and becoming embroiled in scandal, Palpatine moves more quickly and unilaterally to stifle the Jedi and form the Empire, where it otherwise may have taken decades. Because of this failure, Yoda retreats in shame for 20 years to Dagobah.