'Yoda' Set To Return In Upcoming Episode Of Disney XD's STAR WARS REBELS
Star Wars Rebels has been a hit for Disney XD, and now another fan-favourite character is set to make their debut in the animated series as Yoda has been confirmed as making an appearance...sort of! Hit the jump for details on that, and which episode he'll first turn up in.
It has been revealed by TV Guide that Yoda will appear in the January 5th episode of Star Wars Rebels, "Path of the Jedi". Well, sort of. Despite being in hiding, he'll offer Kanan and Ezra some counsel on the planet of Lothal. He hasn't left Deobah however as Yoda will only appear as a "disembodied voice" according to the site. On the plus side, that voice will be provided by original voiceover artist Frank Oz! "I felt personally to keep Yoda as this disembodied thing it would confuse the audience less," says executive producer and "Path of the Jedi" director Dave Filoni. "I didn't want you to think Yoda could be teleporting from planet to planet. What's great about Frank, by keeping the voice very present and active, you do feel that it's a watchfulness and that he's speaking to you from afar. And I didn't want anyone to think that he had left Dagobah [the planet where Yoda first trains Luke Skywalker]. It was on the outer rim of what we do, but I think we were able to pull it off." Are you looking forward to the return of Yoda? Sound off below!