Yaddle is a minor character in the Star Wars franchise, appearing as a background character in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and a minor or supporting character in several other works.
She was a legendary Jedi Master during the final years of the Galactic Republic, maintaining a seat on the Jedi High Council during the Naboo Crisis. Notably, Yaddle was a member of the same enigmatic species as Grand Master Yoda.
Biography
Yaddle was present on the Jedi Council when Master Qui-Gon Jinn claimed he found a boy named Anakin Skywalker who believed to be the destined Chosen One. Yaddle and the Council tested the boy and found that he was incredibly gifted in the ways of the Force but close to the dark side.
Four years before the Clone Wars, she, along with Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker were sent to Mawan to attempt to restore peace. Yaddle sacrificed her life to save the people there, absorbing a deadly chemical weapon unleashed by Granta Omega. She was then succeeded by Shaak Ti on the Council, and then given a tradition Jedi funeral at the Jedi Temple.
Personality
One of the most revered members of the Jedi Order, Yaddle's fellow Jedi would often consult her for her wisdom and knowledge on many subjects. She came to be known as one of the most compassionate and thoughtful Jedi Masters. Yaddle was so compassionate that she helped the people of Koba rebuild their society even though they had trapped her in a cave for a century.
Yaddle was also a mentor to many of the students in the Jedi Order, offering advice to troubled students. She was also known to have turned a blind eye to any pranks the younglings would make, and even to have slipped sweets in their pockets.
Yaddle rarely spoke, but when she did, she spoke in anastrophe, the same unusual way as fellow council member Yoda. Yaddle used as few words as possible when speaking on the Jedi High Council, and had the habit of summing up conclusions that the other Council members would have reached eventually.
