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Cameos—like Yoda and Darth Plagueis—are thrown in, but serve little purpose beyond superficial fan service. Fans found these appearances distracting and poorly handled, often reducing the characters to mere visual Easter eggs rather than meaningful plot points. The portrayal of Yoda, in particular, was criticized as betraying the character’s dignity, with some viewers claiming that he’s either clueless or complicit in a Jedi cover-up, which contradicts Lucas’s original depiction.