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[Star Wars] How did Yoda lose to Palpatine despite having centuries worth of experience over him?
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I told him to his face: Pride.

The Jedi had spent a thousand years resting on their laurels. Even by the time Yoda was born (or hatched, or budded, or what-the-fuck-ever), the Jedi had taken to bragging about how they had defeated the Sith forever, and nothing would challenge the peace they had brought.

They didn't train to defeat us. They trained to show off how they had defeated us. They were showboats. And they were completely unprepared for battle against an enemy that wasn't just sparring in their Temple.