Talk Smack on ESPN, Yoda Does: 'This Is Madness' Returns

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Lance Ulanoff
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Talk Smack on ESPN, Yoda Does: 'This Is Madness' Returns
ESPN's SportsNetwork Max Kellerman and Jedi Master Yoda (right). Credit: Star Wars / Screen Shot

Yoda dominated last year's Star Wars Universe "This is Madness" character tournament. Take that, Vader.

The 900 year-old Jedi master reminded ESPN's SportsNation viewers that "took care of business, I did" in the bracket event. And to help kick off the second edition of the March Madness-inspired tournament, Star Wars revived the CGI-version of Yoda -- who recently starred in the final episodes of The Clone Wars, released on Netflix -- for a conversation with SportsNation host Max Kellerman.

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The elimination-style tournament pits dozens of Star Wars film and TV characters against each other. Highlights include Yoda recalling his final "battle" with Darth Vader, the little green guy responding poorly to Kellerman's lackluster Yoda impression and a bit of on-air Jedi mind-control.

The tournament runs from March 17 through April 7. Winners are decided by votes on StarWars.com, where you can track the official full bracket (or see it by "Light Side" and "Dark Side" divisions). Fans can create their own brackets on the Star Wars Fan Wiki (mine is below) and submit them to StarWars.com until March 17.

May the Force be with your favorite character -- even if it isn't Yoda.

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Star Wars this is Madness Fan Bracket Credit: Star Wars Wiki / Screen Shot

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