The following contains spoilers from Star Wars: Yoda #1, on sale now from Marvel Comics.

In the annals of Star Wars history, many believe Obi-Wan Kenobi was the key to saving Anakin Skywalker's soul before his fall as Darth Vader. However, as Kenobi's recent Disney+ series showed, that was never really the case. Anakin lost himself to the Dark Side way before Obi-Wan's intervention. For example, he became gradually disconnected from a Jedi Order he couldn't relate to anymore and lost Qui-Gon Jinn as a father figure in The Phantom Menace.

Couple this with him going back to Tatooine to rescue his mom, Shmi, only for her to die, it's easy to see why he'd lose himself to anger and hatred. Supreme Chancellor Palpatine also skillfully manipulated his fears over losing his wife, Padmé Amidala, and promised him the secret of immortality. Well, come the first issue of Star Wars: Yoda, Marvel has revealed the pint-sized, green Jedi Master was indeed the key to Anakin's maturation as a young Jedi Knight. However, he made the decision to stay away -- perhaps to the ultimate detriment of the galaxy.

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Star Wars Confirms Yoda's Connection to Anakin Skywalker

Star Wars: Yoda has him cutting an Anakin Skywalker-like figure

Anakin's mission was always to liberate worlds in service of the Republic and Jedi Order. The issue's storyline sees Yoda in a parallel situation years before the ewvents of the prequel trilogy. He gets word of a planet, Turrak, needing help after a tribe, the Scalvi, came under attack. Yoda could not stand to hear stories of the Scalvi being killed, oppressed, and enslaved. He chided the Jedi Council for their inaction and rashly left for the planet in order to help the tribe.

There, Yoda used his iconic green lightsaber, cutting up the Crulkon army of pirates that wanted to raid and seize the region. Yoda even allied himself as a mentor to youngsters such as Bree, making it clear he'd be staying for a bit. He cut a roguish attitude, sending confirmation to Coruscant that he'd be living with the locals to protect their home until the threat was fully gone. Yoda displays selfless, heroic qualities but also shows he did not hesitate to break brules for the greater good. This was also later hinted at on Dagobah, too.

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Yoda Could Have Been Instrumental in Guiding Anakin Skywalker

Star Wars: Yoda has him cutting an Anakin Skywalker-like figure

Yoda's journey in this flashback puts him in a similar place as Anakin who ultimately went home and slaughtered Tusken Raiders who took his mother hostage. Many of the Jedi Council, including Mace Windu, judged these character traits as the mark of a stubborn disciple. Yoda should have been there to work through Anakin's grief and share a moment of empathy. Emotional attachment, after all, is not welcomed by the Jedi. And yet, Yoda's actions on Turrak demonstrate that it is nearly impossible to live up to such lofty standards. Yoda would have been an excellent role model for Anakin in his time of vulnerability.

Yoda even displayed a healthy reactino to strong emotions like anger. He counseled the Scalvi youth not to let violence get the better of them -- lessons Ani desperately needed as he lost his faith in the Jedi's principles. Instead, Yoda followed seemingly archaic protocols and left him alone. Sadly, like Master Windu, Yoda sensed something was off but wasted the chance to have a conversation with the young Jedi Knight. Yoda and Anakin had seemingly more in common that the movies only barely hinted at. They both risked everything for justice. Ultimately, this would have added humanity to their relationship and possibly pulled Anakin back to the Light at a time he thought he had no one like him around.