Star Wars: What Happened To EVERY Jedi That Survived Order 66

18. Yoda

Starting with the most legendary of all Jedi, Yoda was leading his men in the Battle of Kashyyyk when Order 66 was given. Clone Commander Gree attempted to kill the Jedi Master (drawing the short straw) but Yoda had already sensed what has happened through the Force and he managed to escape alive.

Joining forces with Obi-Wan Kenobi, he plotted to destroy Palpatine - finally revealed as Darth Sidious - once and for all, but the epic confrontation ended in a stalemate. Yoda realised it was too late to stop what was happening, because Palpatine was too strong, and he decided to go into hiding in the swamp-ridden planet, Dagobah.

There, he conversed with fallen Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn about retaining his identity even after death, as a Force Ghost.

He also spent his years in hiding watching over various surviving Jedi in the galaxy, at one point aiding Kanan Jarrus, Ezra Bridger, and old friend Ahsoka Tano in escaping the Jedi Temple during the rule of the Galactic Empire, sending the rebels to Malachor to discover that revenge against the Sith was not the way to victory.

As his twilight years dawned on him, Yoda was approached by Luke Skywalker, who wanted training in the ways of the Force. Yoda helped the young rebel, hoping he could continue the Jedi tradition. When Luke returned to Dagobah a year later, Yoda confirmed that Darth Vader was in fact Anakin Skywalker, Luke's father.

He died peacefully at Luke's side.