10 Awesome Star Wars Characters Only In One Scene

5. Yaddle - The Phantom Menace

Yaddle Jedi Council
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Yaddle is one of those Star Wars characters who is absolutely fantastic, just many may not know it.

Of the same race as Yoda, this Jedi Master is only ever seen in The Phantom Menace as part of the Jedi Council - most famously being one of those to run the rule over the young Anakin Skywalker when Qui-Gon Jinn requested to train the boy.

By the time of Attack of the Clones, Yaddle had already stepped away from her role on the Jedi Council and so was not present in that movie or in any further big-screen features. But do some digging on Yaddle and it soon becomes apparent that this is a phenomenal character with some truly unique abilities.

This is a figure who is revered in folklore as one of the greatest Jedi Masters of all-time, and other non-movie Star Wars projects explained how Yaddle had the power to actually slow down someone's bodily functions and reflexes to the point of near-death.

In a fun fact, the character design for Yaddle was originally intended to be used for a younger version of Yoda before the decision was made to turn this design into a completely new character for The Phantom Menace.

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