Empire Strikes Back-skriptet behandlar Yoda som manlig:
LUKE: I'm not looking for a friend, I'm looking for a Jedi Master.
CREATURE: Oohhh. Jedi Master. Yoda. You seek Yoda.
LUKE: You know him?
CREATURE: Mmm. Take you to him, I will. (laughs) Yes, yes. But now, we
must eat. Come. Good food. Come.
With that, the creature scurries out of the clearing, laughing
merrily. Luke stares after him. All he sees is the faint light from
the small power lamp moving through the fog. Luke makes his decision
and starts after the creature.
Wookieepedia säger att Yoda är manlig, citing Den nya väsentliga guiden till tecken . Jämför i jämförelse med Yoda till Yaddle , en kvinnlig av hans art.