Star Wars lost a lot of lore when it shed its original Legends canon following the Disney buy-out. One of these was a member of Yoda's species, Vandar Tokare, who lived during the era of the Old Republic. He stood as the head of the Dantooine Jedi Enclave Council, one of the Jedi Orders separate from the main Jedi Council. This was before the Jedi Council on Coruscant consolidated its power.

In Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Vandar helped bring an end to the Jedi Civil War by training the amnesiac Darth Revan in the ways of the force. The event showcases the innate qualities of Yoda's species in a way no canonical lore has yet done.

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Who Was Vandar Tokare?

As mentioned previously, Vandar Tokare was the head of the Dantooine Jedi Enclave Council. He lived between 4225 BBY and 3952 BBY. During this time, he garnered a massive deal of respect from the Dantooine Jedi Council by taking on Padawans and fighting during the Mandalorian Wars, where his wise judgement and planning led to many successful operations.

However, Vandar was tested shortly after the Mandalorian War when the Sith Darth Revan was stripped of his memory. Rather than kill Revan, Vandar taught him in the ways of the Jedi to do good for the Order. He saw a peaceful alternative to the violence. This decision would push Revan down the path of goodness, which would lead to Revan's active participation in the Jedi Civil War.

Vandar was ultimately slain when Darth Nihilus, hungry for power, fed upon the planet Katarr, where several Jedi had gathered together following the First Jedi Purge. Using his Force Draining abilities, Nihilus sucked the life out of everything on the planet. Vandar was yet another victim upon the masses, though his legacy lived for thousands of years to follow.

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Yoda's People are Redeemers

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It is thanks to Vandar that Revan ultimately redeemed himself and saved the galaxy from the wrath of the Sith multiple times over. But why did Vandar have so much faith in Revan? It is possible that Yoda's race, either due to some cultural mindset or coincidentally, seek out those who are struggling and push them on the righteous path.

Yoda himself did this twice, with first Anakin and then Luke Skywalker. It was Yoda who consented to Anakin becoming a Jedi despite him being too old. Yes, Obi-Wan swore a debt to Qui-Gon Jinn to train Anakin, but it was Yoda who relented. Years later, when Anakin's son Luke came to him, despite Luke's wavering loyalty to the Light Side of the Force, Yoda trained him and trusted him to make the right decisions. Even when Luke failed Yoda's lessons, he still had faith in his ultimate success.

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However, it isn't just Yoda; Grogu in Star Wars: The Mandalorian embodies this quality as well. The fifty-year-old child has unwavering faith and trust in Din Djarin. He constantly encounters people who have either proven untrustworthy or failed in some way. He heals Greef Karga, despite Karga giving Grogu little reason to trust him. As a result, Karga turns on the Empire and helps Djarin force the Empire off Nevarro. The titular Mandalorian almost leaves Grogu for dead, yet Grogu's unwavering faith in Djarin is rewarded when, in Season 1, Episode 3, the bounty hunter throws away everything in order to save the Child's life. Grogu's faith in Djarin and Karga is similar to that of Vandar's in Revan.

Yoda himself states in The Last Jedi that people learn most from failure. It seems as though Yoda's race understands that failure can lead to greater triumph. Vandar just showed how, even when centuries removed from Yoda, he understood this philosophy incredibly well.

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