Star Wars Turns Obi-Wan Into Yoda's Greatest Success
Star Wars has turned Obi-Wan Kenobi into Yoda's greatest success. There's a sense in which Star Wars hasn't been kind to Master Yoda. Luke Skywalker may have venerated the aged Jedi Master, but the prequel trilogy revealed just how flawed Yoda's leadership really was. During Yoda's time on the Jedi Council, the Jedi lost their way; their philosophy of the Force itself became diminished as Yoda's understanding came to dominate, and they became so devoted to non-attachment they forgot to love.
The flaws in the Jedi are perfectly displayed by their troubled relationship with Qui-Gon Jinn. Yoda held that the future is always in motion, and so discouraged study of ancient Jedi prophecies because he felt they would lead Jedi to try to impose their own wills upon the future. In contrast, Qui-Gon was fascinated by these ancient texts, and it is telling that the Chosen One was discovered by one of the few Jedi learned enough to recognize him. Qui-Gon felt the Council was too close to the Senate, specifically to the office of the Chancellor, and he believed their disdain for politics meant they were vulnerable to manipulation. He was certainly right, with the Sith using the political arena against the Jedi to undermine and ultimately destroy them.
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Kiersten White's novel, Padawan, finally shines a light on something Yoda did right, however. This story is focused on Obi-Wan Kenobi's time as a Padawan, and in one striking scene he learns Qui-Gon did not want to take him on at all. He was encouraged to do so by Yoda, with Obi-Wan's fellow Padawans believing it was mainly an attempt to prevent Qui-Gon following Dooku and leaving the Jedi. If this was indeed the reason for Yoda's
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