22 Important Things You Should Know About Yoda

Or if he does, he's not telling. Yoda's race and home world have never been revealed, and he is merely said to be of a "species unknown" by the Star Wars Databank.

They found that "Yodic" has object–subject–verb syntax, which is rare in the real world, but is a feature of some Amazonian languages, such as Xavante.

According to the British magazine:

"That there's barely a kid in the known universe who can't identify Yoda's quirky syntax speaks volumes. It's a stroke of genius to introduce the Jedi master, a two-foot high alien with what appears to be mild dementia (although you try keeping it together living alone of Dagobah for 20 odd years), well before revealing who he actually is, and he quickly goes from being cute, to integral, to unforgettable. A perfect cinematic creation."

At least, according to the artist Peter De Seeve. Makes sense: they're both green, are puppets, and live in swamps.

There is a species of ocean-dwelling acorn worm named after Yoda. Yoda Purpurata, to be precise. It lives a mile beneath the surface. Scientists named it after the Star Wars character when they realized its floppy appendages reminded them of Yoda's ears.