Dave Filoni gives an in-universe explanation for why Yaddle speaks differently than Yoda in Tales of the Jedi. Filoni first ed Lucasfilm in 2008 as the director of the animated feature film Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He now serves as the executive creative director of Lucasfilm and currently oversees several Star Wars productions, including The Mandalorian season 3. His most recent project is the animated Star Wars anthology Tales of the Jedi, which was released on Disney+ on October 26.
In its six-episode first season, Tales of the Jedi tells short stories involving the Jedi during the Star Wars prequel trilogy era. One of the Jedi who is featured is Jedi Master Yaddle, who belongs to the same mysterious species as Yoda and Grogu. Yaddle first appears in the Star Wars universe in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as a member of the Jedi Council, but she is noticeably absent from the following film, Attack of the Clones. Tales of the Jedi reveals more of her story and explains why Yaddle left the Jedi Council. Bryce Dallas Howard voices the Jedi Master in the anthology series, and viewers were quick to note a big difference between Yaddle and her fellow Master Yoda: She doesn't invert her speech.
Yoda and Yaddle's differing speech patterns now have an in-universe explanation. When speaking to Nerdist, Filoni explains why Yoda speaks backward and Yaddle doesn't, citing original Yoda puppeteer Frank Oz as his source. Check out Filoni's full explanation below:
“Does she speak backwards? I’m like, ‘No, I don’t think so. I think that’s a Yoda thing'. Frank Oz told me once that Yoda speaks that way specifically in honor of his own master. That was what he had thought about it. I try to keep moving forward these thoughts. And Bryce on her own made a great Yaddle.”
Everything We Know About Yoda's Species in Star Wars
Although Yoda is one of the iconic alien characters to come out of the original Star Wars trilogy, much about him remains a mystery, including his species' name. In appearance, of this species have green skin, pointed ears, and three-fingered hands. They are much shorter than humans, as seen when Luke carries Yoda in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, and shown to be carnivorous. of Yoda's species also live very long; Yoda died at age 900 while Grogu is still considered an infant in The Mandalorian at age 50. However, it's possible that some of their longevity is due to the Force because all of Yoda's species who have been named in Star Wars appear strong in the Force. It is unclear whether this trait is inherent to the species or not.
While little information about Yoda's species is known, there's a possibility that more will be unveiled in future Star Wars projects. Before Tales of the Jedi, many assumed that Yoda's inverted speech pattern was common to his species, but now Filoni confirms it is a personal quirk. Perhaps, even more will be revealed in The Mandalorian season 3 as Grogu makes his long-awaited reappearance.
Source: Nerdist