1/5/2023 0 Comments Star wars eclipse yoda![]() ![]() Ian Bowie: It’s very interesting to compare the mentor relationship with Yoda to the relationship in Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series. : What can we expect from our interactions and relationship with Yoda as Ady Sun’Zee? Jose Perez III: There was too much waggle at one point and someone that had worked on the prequels mentioned that they also had the same issue. John Nguyen: Oh, also his ears waggle when he walks. So we really dove into all the source material we have at Lucasfilm and ILM, going back to all the original films and talking with Frank about what the essence of Yoda is and bringing all of that into these new headsets. Jose Perez III: From a pure character design perspective, we’re trying to make sure he matches the era that the tale takes place in. He’s your mentor through this tale and it’s really great to get to experience that mentor/Padawan relationship with him. He could speak for however long and you’re just standing there enamored with him because he has such a presence. Hearing him talk with Frank Oz’s voice, he has such a Yoda-ness about him. He has such a commanding presence no matter his size. It’s just great fun to get to be in VR and see and look at Yoda. John Nguyen: Yoda is so much smaller in VR when you’re standing there with him than you imagine when you see him on the 2-D screen. : How did you approach bringing Yoda into the VR world? What changes did you make to the character design? He was also just really excited about seeing it all in VR and getting to be a part of these new technologies that we’re playing with. Yoda’s character has a lot of weight and history to it so we needed to make sure we’re staying as true to that as possible and Frank was there to make sure that was happening 100%. We really dug into the subtext about what we were really trying to say. Jose Perez II: We would talk through every line, some for half an hour. : Did Frank have any input on the dialogue? ![]() ![]() That manifests in Yoda, in the way he walks and talks because that’s something he’s always doing, striving to do the right thing. There’s something really beautiful about this idea that it’s not always easy to do the right thing. I thought Frank’s response was really beautiful: for him, the character was all about the struggle - the struggle of being old and wary and living through generations of battles, constantly pushing for the right thing. He immediately started quizzing us on things like, “What do you think Yoda is all about?” or “What’s one word that you think encompasses Yoda?” It was really interesting to go around the room and hear everyone’s responses. From the second Frank showed up, he had a commanding presence, it was truly like having the wise master in the room. No, it was awesome - that was surreal childhood dream stuff. What was it like getting to work with him and hear that voice again? : We now know that Frank Oz will be reprising his role of Yoda for this project. gathered director Jose Perez III, producer Alyssa Finley, and lead experience designers John Nguyen and Ian Bowie on a video conference call to gain some insight into the all new tale and this first installment of Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge. As told by barkeep Seezelslak, players will experience the tale through the eyes of young Padawan Ady Sun’Zee as she joins Yoda in exploring a mysterious Jedi temple on Batuu. It’s only been a week since ILMxLAB revealed that Frank Oz is reprising the role of Yoda in Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge and this morning we learned even more about what we can expect from this story with the release of a never-before-seen trailer. ![]()
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