What if Yoda Was Sent To Rescue Palpatine? Let’s explore the depths of it in the video.
The battle for Coruscant rages beyond the viewport, streaks of turbolaser fire illuminating the darkness. Inside the towering bridge of the Invisible Hand, Count Dooku stands and observes it. At his side, bound in durasteel restraints, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine feigns helplessness.
But they both know the time for acting is almost over. The Jedi are, no doubt, sending a rescue party to free him. If all things go according to plan, then Obi-Wan and Anakin will be the ones to confront him
As the droids report a ship arriving, the two prepare themselves. But then, something seemed wrong. The presence in the Force appears different. It is a different sensation, too powerful. Ancient.
They share a look just as the doors slide open and the Jedi emerges. Master Yoda steps forward, his small form at odds with the towering battle droids flanking the chamber. But with the sweep of his hand, the droids come flying, throwing them across the room in a shower of sparks.
Dooku: So the Jedi sends their greatest champion. I was hoping for Skywalker, but I suppose you will do.
Yoda does not waste words. His sharp eyes flicker to Palpatine, then back to Dooku. He feels it—the darkness in the room. It lingers thick in the air.
Yoda: Darkness, much here there is, not just from you… but deeper.
Dooku responds with his lightsaber, closing the distance and slashing his lightsaber towards him in a graceful thrust. Yoda bats it aside, his green blade flashing to life and then stepping back as he prepares to intercept each attack. The movements are slow but build up quickly as both men find their rhythm.
Despite his age, the count moves with flawless finesse. His thrusts and slashes are all met with a solid defense, and Yoda leaps through the attack, dodging the thrusts and then finally going on the offensive as he lunges behind him. His lightsaber flashes against Dooku’s cloak and scores a narrow gash.
He hisses in pain, but Yoda continues to press against him, his lightsaber moving faster than Dooku would have expected from his old master. Rather than slowing down, Yoda only gains momentum, and even his vaunted defense begins to fail.
Each thrust is easier to push back and even when he unleashes a burst of lightning, Yoda does not falter. Dooku parries, retreating step by step as he struggles to match his former master’s relentless assault.
Sparks fly as their blades clash. Yoda twists, darting low beneath a sweeping strike, then flips onto a pillar, springing off with inhuman speed. He lands hard, his blade knocking Dooku’s saber aside. The Sith staggers, his breath coming in sharp gasps.
Yoda presses forward, his saber slashing through the air, forcing Dooku onto the defensive. With a final, powerful strike, he disarms the Count, sending his lightsaber skittering across the floor. Dooku collapses to one knee, gripping his wrist in pain. Yoda follows with a powerful Force Push and throws him against the wall.
Palpatine: Bravo, Master Yoda. Bravo. Now free me and let us get out of here.
Yoda does not lower his weapon. Instead, he turns to the Chancellor. And that is when he feels it.
The darkness surges. With Dooku defeated, the anger around him dissipates, replaced with something else. A presence unlike any Yoda had ever felt, deeper and more insidious than even Dooku’s treachery.
Since his mission in Moraband, where he searched for answers, Yoda has always been on edge about this mysterious Sith Lord and who he might be. He wondered how he would find him and how he could stop him. But as he looks at the chancellor, bound up and cheering him on and he realizes he is here now.
Yoda: Sith, you are.”
Palpatine: Ah… at last, you see.
The air trembles as the Dark Side erupts from the Chancellor in an invisible wave. His bonds snap apart as if they were mere illusions. His lightsaber flies into his hand, and lightning flashes from his fingertips. Yoda is ready. He raises his hands, absorbing the energy, bending it, redirecting it back toward the Sith Lord. Palpatine snarls, barely deflecting the attack, but Yoda is already upon him.
He is a blur of green energy, flashing towards the Sith Lord, but Palpatine blocks the attacks and counters with an overhead slash, though Yoda rolls forward. He tries to lunge at Palpatine, but the Sith blocks again and shoves him aside with his hand.
As he skids on the ground, he rights himself but moves into a roll and sweeps his lightsaber towards him. Palpatine is strong, but the Dark Side has not yet consumed the galaxy. The Force teeters on the verge of it, but it has not fallen yet, and Yoda makes the most of it.
He sweeps his lightsaber and smacks his clawed foot toward his chest. The air is knocked out against Palpatine, and for the first time, he begins to feel the pressure of this battle.
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