Why Yoda Never Used His Lightsaber In The Star Wars Original Trilogy

Jedi Grandmaster Yoda is one of the most powerful Star Wars characters, but there is an in-universe reason why he never used his lightsaber in the original Star Wars trilogy. Yoda was initially introduced in The Empire Strikes Back and was the one who oversaw the bulk of Luke Skywalker’s Jedi training. During the time of the original trilogy, Yoda was one of Star Wars’ oldest characters, living to about 900 years by the time of his death in Return of the Jedi. However, this meant that Yoda was one of the wisest Jedi, and over time could see where the Order went wrong.