Five Times Yoda Was A Complete Dumbass
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Five Times Yoda Was A Complete Dumbass

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Five Times Yoda Was A Complete Dumbass
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We all remember Yoda from "Star Wars" as a small, but powerful and wise Jedi. He taught Luke everything he knew so he could defeat Darth Vader and even trained Obi-Wan while he was in exile on the planet Tatooine. But there were some times (mostly in the prequels) where Yoda didn't come off as very wise. In fact, sometimes he was a complete moron. So without further ado, here are five times Yoda acted like a complete dumbass in the "Star Wars" films.

Letting Jar Jar Binks Grant Palpatine Emergency Powers

When the Republic needed to approve a clone army to fight off the Separatists, they did not get approval from the senate, so one senator suggested that Jar Jar should make a speech to grant Chancellor Palpatine emergency powers to approve the army. Now, we can blame Jar Jar for giving the speech that led to the approval of the army, the clone wars, the Great Jedi Purge (Order 66), which led to Palpatine declaring himself emperor of the galaxy because fuck Jar Jar, but it's really Yoda's fault more than Jar Jar's. Yoda was standing right next to Palpatine when it was suggested that he should be granted emergency powers! He should have sensed that something was up and the fact that Palpatine was all too happy to step into an even higher position of power. Nice going, idiot.

Choosing to deny Anakin the rank of Master and the chance to fight Grievous

If Yoda and the council gave Anakin the rank of Jedi Master and let him go with Obi-Wan to fight Grievous and end the Clone Wars, Anakin wouldn't have gotten pissy and go to Palpatine, who told him to join the dark side! The only reason why Anakin becomes Darth Vader is because he went off to vent about his rejection to Palpatine and was unable to have Obi-Wan keep an eye on him since he was off on a different planet. Yoda, buddy, if you know Anakin is kind of sensitive and unstable, maybe just give him the rank of Master since he has already proven himself throughout the war. Nah, but you'd rather risk the fate of the galaxy and hide out on Dagobath right?

Expelling Ahsoka Tano from the Jedi Order

When Anakin's apprentice, Ahsoka, was framed for the bombing of the Jedi temple, she was stripped of her title as padawan and expelled from the Jedi Order by Yoda and the council even though there wasn't enough proof to convict her of the crime. Though Anakin eventually found the real culprit and cleared her name, Ahsoka was so turned off by the Jedi and the way that she was treated that she decided not to come back to the Order. This crushed Anakin so much and caused him to be even more angered and distrustful of the Jedi that it may have very well been one of the final straws to turn him over to the dark side when the temptation finally came about. Even though Ahsoka survived the Jedi Purge due to no longer being associated as a Jedi, Yoda still messed up an important relationship of Anakin's that added to his eventual turn into Vader. Is Yoda that dumb or does he just love stirring up shit?

Facing Count Dooku head on with a lightsaber

Yoda is way too small to be using a lightsaber, but chooses to use one anyway and still fights Dooku even though he was way bigger and more competent with a saber. Yoda, you may not think that sizes matters, but when you constantly have to jump around to fight your opponent leading to his escape later on, then maybe don't use a lightsaber next time, okay stupid?

Totally wrecking Luke Skywalker's stuff

The only dumb thing Yoda does in the original trilogy is act like a child throwing around Luke's gear and eating all of his food when the two first meet. Even though Yoda is trying to test Luke, he just comes off as a senile asshole. Don't be a dick, Yoda.

There you have it, Yoda ain't so smart after all. It almost makes you like Jar Jar Binks a little more. Nah just kidding, Jar Jar sucks.

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