

In canon, we have seen different sides of this event play out in Revenge of the Sith, the Kanan comics, the Jedi: Fallen Order video game, and, more recently, the end of The Clone Wars TV series. The clones, having been given genetic chips that would cause them to obey the order, obeyed.

Order 66 is, of course, was Palpatine’s order to exterminate the Jedi at the end of the Clone Wars. Just a few days ago, the popular YouTube channel Star Wars Theory released a fanfic video titled, “What if Order 66 Failed?” As explained in the video, the idea for this video came about in December 2016, when the YouTube channel was in its infancy. Of course, outside of the officially licensed releases, there is also fanfiction.ĭepending on the writer’s execution, the quality of fanfiction can vary wildly. Star Wars has dabbled in such scenarios via the Infinites comics in the past that were published by Dark Horse Comics, such as what would have happened if Luke Skywalker’s proton torpedoes had missed at the end of A New Hope. When Luke returned to Dagobah a year later, Yoda confirmed that Darth Vader was in fact Anakin Skywalker, Luke's father.The Star Wars franchise is so big that we, as fans, sometimes wonder, “What if?” kind of in the vein of Marvel’s What If…? Not just from a behind the scenes perspective, but also from an in-universe perspective. Yoda helped the young rebel, hoping he could continue the Jedi tradition. He also spent his years in hiding watching over various surviving Jedi in the galaxy, at one point aiding Kanan Jarrus, Ezra Bridger, and old friend Ahsoka Tano in escaping the Jedi Temple during the rule of the Galactic Empire, sending the rebels to Malachor to discover that revenge against the Sith was not the way to victory.Īs his twilight years dawned on him, Yoda was approached by Luke Skywalker, who wanted training in the ways of the Force. There, he conversed with fallen Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn about retaining his identity even after death, as a Force Ghost. Yoda realised it was too late to stop what was happening, because Palpatine was too strong, and he decided to go into hiding in the swamp-ridden planet, Dagobah.

Joining forces with Obi-Wan Kenobi, he plotted to destroy Palpatine - finally revealed as Darth Sidious - once and for all, but the epic confrontation ended in a stalemate.
