What was The Yoda Chronicles?

It was a series of animated LEGO Star Wars shorts released in 2013, set during the prequel era.

Why does the set have so few unique parts?

As a promotional set focused on a single scene, it relies on repeated elements, so 52 unique parts are enough to make up its 413 pieces.

Was this set sold in regular shops?

No, promotional sets like this were typically distributed through special offers rather than kept in the standard retail range.

Set YODACHRON Yoda Chronicles Promotional Set

Star Wars

LEGO® Yoda Chronicles Promotional Set

The YODACHRON-1 Yoda Chronicles Promotional Set was released in 2013 to accompany the LEGO® Star Wars animated short series The Yoda Chronicles. It includes 413 pieces but only 52 unique elements and three minifigures, giving it noticeably less part variety than a regular Star Wars set of similar size. Light bluish grey, trans-dark blue, black and dark bluish grey suggest hologram and droid-style elements.

Set number: YODACHRON
Year: 2013
Pieces: 413
Minifigures: 3
Theme: Star Wars
Different parts: 52

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Parts list 52

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Minifigures 3

Yoda, Sand Green Head with Gray Hair, Dark Orange Sash (Clone Wars) fig-0044833 pieces × 1
Padawan, Female fig-0044844 pieces × 1
Holocron Droid fig-01045615 pieces × 1

Description

A promotional tie-in to the animated shorts

The Yoda Chronicles was a series of animated LEGO Star Wars shorts that ran in 2013, filling in moments around the prequel-era films. This promotional set accompanied that series and, unlike a standard retail release, was distributed through special promotions or pre-order offers rather than general stores, which makes sets like this particularly sought after by collectors. Three minifigures cover key characters from the shorts and slot directly into an existing Star Wars collection without any extra conversion work at all.

Few shapes, heavy repetition

With only 52 unique elements across 413 pieces, the repetition rate here is noticeably higher than in most regular Star Wars sets from the same year, which is typical of promotional sets built around a single scene or troop formation. The trans-dark blue colour points to hologram or energy-effect pieces, while light bluish grey, black and dark bluish grey suggest droid or armour parts. The full parts list on this page shows exactly which of the 52 elements are included and in which colours.

Rare and sought after by collectors

Because promotional sets were usually produced in limited numbers and distributed through specific channels only, they're harder to find today than regular retail sets from the same period. For collectors of The Yoda Chronicles shorts, this set represents a distinctive piece of Star Wars merchandising outside the main film releases. The parts list on this page makes it easier to identify individual missing pieces from an incomplete copy and track them down.

Where it fits in the LEGO Star Wars universe

Although The Yoda Chronicles is less well known today than the mainline films, the short series told its own stories with its own characters and scenes outside the main saga. This set captures a small but distinctive slice of that material and works well as an addition for collections that cover the wider Star Wars media landscape and its merchandise alongside the main films.

FAQ

What was The Yoda Chronicles?: It was a series of animated LEGO Star Wars shorts released in 2013, set during the prequel era.
Why does the set have so few unique parts?: As a promotional set focused on a single scene, it relies on repeated elements, so 52 unique parts are enough to make up its 413 pieces.
Was this set sold in regular shops?: No, promotional sets like this were typically distributed through special offers rather than kept in the standard retail range.

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