Yoda, a smart cookie if ever there was one, doesnt trust the young Anakin Skywalker at first, and vetoes training him as a Jedi. Its instinct, backed up by Force-based premonition and at eight hundred and sixty-odd years old, youd think hed have learned to trust those by now. Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobis mentor, is determined that Yoda is wrong, and that he will train Anakin himself. When he dies, he entrusts this task to Obi-Wan, who takes it on out of love for his fallen master, and effectively sways the Jedi Councils vote on the matter through relaying Jinns wishes. Yodas capitulation on the subject is a major error. Its difficult to know what might have happened to Anakin without Jedi training and direct access to Palpatines manipulations, but the best guess available says it wouldnt have resulted in Darth Vader. Who knows how Palpatines plans might have proceeded without Skywalker on his team? Would there even have been an Empire to rebel against? Of course, if Yoda had refused Qui-Gons dying request, Anakin wouldnt have reunited with Padmé Amidala and Luke and Leia would never have been born. Tangled web, this what if stuff. Still! Stick to your guns, you elliptical little muppet and when everything goes pear-shaped, dont shuffle off to hide in a swamp and go senile.
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