When Star Wars fans think of Jedi Masters Yoda and Mace Windu, words like “wise,” “powerful,” and “peaceful” come immediately to mind. But in at least one comic book story, fans got to see a dream come true for Samuel L. Jackson, as his Star Wars character shows he has more in common with Pulp Fiction's Jules Winnfield than most realize.
The scene also includes Yoda, cast in the role of John Travolta's 'Vincent Vega' (the Jedi Master has had a very long life, after all, meaning he must have done a number of unorthodox things over the centuries). Unbelievable as it may seem, both Yoda and Mace Windu found themselves in the Star Wars universe version of Tarantino's tense diner scene, with Windu taking the role of Winnfield, recreating dialogue as Yoda reveals an unexpectedly jaded side reminiscent of Travolta’s Vincent.
The story takes place in Star Wars Tales #7 in a short parody tale written by Kevin Rubio with art by Lucas Marangon and Michelle Madsen. Occurring shortly after the events of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, it finds Mace Windu and Yoda having lunch at a fast food restaurant on Coruscant. In a shockingly unethical move, Yoda uses a Jedi Mind Trick to get their meal comped – arguing that he is merely “defending my wallet… from the evil price hikes.” Just as Jules and Vincent argue over the reality of miracles in Pulp Fiction, Yoda and Mace mull over the idea that Anakin Skywalker could be the Chosen One to bring balance to the Force. until they're interrupted by an armed robbery.
The two Jedi Masters take the situation with bemused nonchalance, immediately disarming the thugs with the Force and their lightsabers. When it comes time to administer punishment by possibly chopping off some limbs, however, Mace notes that “you’ve caught my friend and I in a transitional period." The world may have changed around the scene and its dialogue, but the homage is impossible to miss (sadly, no confirmation of Mace Windu's wallet revealing he is or isn't a "Bad Mother******"). Letting the thugs go (after Mace mind tricks them into giving back the money and turning themselves in), Yoda and Mace continue with their discussion, using food-based analogies to determine Anakin’s future -- with Mace stirring cream into his coffee to symbolize the light and dark sides of the Force coming into balance, and Yoda blowing a pile of salt to show how two Sith can wipe out all but two of the Jedi. Ultimately, their discussion is ended when newly-elected Chancellor Palpatine stops by and agrees that training Anakin Skywalker to be a Jedi would be “a most excellent idea.”
Both a funny parody of Pulp Fiction and an examination of some of Yoda’s less-scrupulous characteristics (his tendency to brainwash others into comping his meals seems oddly in keeping with his mischievous personality), “Force Fiction” is a fun story for those interested in the more lighthearted side of the Star Wars universe.
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