Baby Yoda
Fictional Character
Date Of Birth:
2019
Best Known As:
The cute breakout character from the 2019 series The Mandalorian
Baby Yoda is the hugely popular character from the Disney TV series The Mandalorian, which premiered in 2019. His fate is a driving force of the series as he is first captured, then rescued and protected by the bounty hunter called the Mandalorian. Known only as "the Child" in the first season of the show, the character was dubbed Baby Yoda by fans due to his close resemblance to Yoda, the wizened Jedi master from Star Wars films. With his big ears, wide eyes and wrinkled brow, he is clearly from a similar species, although the story does not suggest directly that he is himself a young Yoda or is related to him. In season 2, the Child's name was revealed to be Grogu. Although Baby Yoda appears to be an infant or toddler, he is described in the series as being 50 years old. At points in the story he uses his mind to incapacitate a beast as it attacks the Mandalorian, or to snitch cookies from a schoolchild, suggesting that he is familiar with the magical power known as the Force.
Extra Credit:
Baby Yoda was created by Jon Favreau, who wrote and directed the first episodes of The Mandalorian.
4 Good Links
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The big Star Wars encyclopedia has all the Baby Yoda backstory
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2019 Forbes story about the PR embargo on the character
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The Hollywood Reporter interviews Baby Yoda's creator and director
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From the official site of Disney's big franchise
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