With Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker wrapping up the nine-movie Skywalker Saga, IGN is celebrating the occasion by looking back at one of our favorite parts of the franchise: the iconic lightsaber duels. Each episode of Star Wars: Breaking Down the Duels will focus on one of the many lightsaber fights as we catch up with the cast and crew members that created them. They share behind-the-scenes stories, offer insightful commentary, and even toss in some trivia you might not have known.

In this episode, Stunt Coordinator/Fight Choreographer Nick Gillard and VFX Supervisor John Knoll give some fascinating insight on the mulit-part battle at the end of Attack of the Clones where Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker fail to stop Count Dooku, only for Jedi Master Yoda to make his now-iconic surprise appearance to battle Dooku with an impressive display of Force powers and lightsaber skills.

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Source: IGN.com Yoda's Big Lightsaber Fight in Attack of the Clones Was… Unplanned?!