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Din Grogu ( / ˈɡroʊɡu / ), colloquially referred to as Baby Yoda, is a character from the Star Wars Disney+ original television series The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. He is a toddler member of the same species as the Star Wars characters Yoda and Yaddle, with whom he shares a strong ability in the Force.
- Din Djarin / The Mandalorian (adoptive father)
- Overview
- Background
- Appearances
- Disney Parks
- Trivia
Din Grogu, also known as The Child or better known by the unofficial pseudonym Baby Yoda, is the deuteragonist of the Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian.
He is a Force-sensitive 50-year-old infant of the same species as Yoda who is sought after by the Bounty Hunters' Guild on behalf of the Imperial remnant. He is taken in by Din Djarin as a Mandalorian foundling and adoptive son. He is later briefly taken by Luke Skywalker to be trained in the ways of the Force, but he ends up rejecting the Jedi path and decides to return to his adoptive father.
Din Grogu is a Force-sensitive being who was born around 41 years before the Battle of Yavin. He was raised in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant and trained by several Jedi before surviving the end of the Clone Wars and Order 66. During Anakin Skywalker's massacre at the Jedi Temple, Grogu was taken offworld and hidden away by Jedi Master Kelleran Beq, ...
The Mandalorian The Book of Boba Fett
After Din parts ways with Grogu, he goes back to bounty hunting, now armed with the Darksaber. He meets back up with the Armorer and Paz Vizsla, who learn that he met two Jedi and won the blade. The Armorer melts Din's beskar spear into a gift for Grogu. After Din is expelled from the tribe for removing his helmet, he returns to Tatooine, where Peli sells him the parts to a Naboo starfighter to replace the 'Razor Crest'. They build the ship and Din replaces the droid socket with a domed cockpit for Grogu. Fennec arrives and tells Din that Boba Fett needs muscle for his upcoming war with the Pyke syndicate. Din agrees to help but declines payment. He then says that he must first go and see Grogu. Din visits Luke's planet and is greeted by R2-D2. He asks R2 to take him to Luke, so the droid leads him to the beginnings of Luke's Jedi temple. He falls asleep on a bench while he waits for Grogu to return. Meanwhile, Luke trains Grogu and tells him about Yoda. He uses the Force to unlock Grogu's memories of Order 66, in which he witnessed his fellow Jedi being killed by their own clone troopers. The master and apprentice continue to train, with Grogu riding in Luke's backpack just as Yoda did while training Luke. Djarin is awoken by Ahsoka, who explains that she is visiting as she is "an old friend of the family". Ahsoka takes Din to a hill overlooking Grogu and Luke, where he can see Grogu but the child cannot see him. Din shows Ahsoka the gift he made for Grogu and insists that he should give it to Grogu, saying it is his right as a Mandalorian foundling. However, Ahsoka explains that seeing Din will increase Grogu's attachment, which he must be free of. He eventually decides to give the gift to Ahsoka so she can give it to Grogu. Grogu later watches Din leave the planet in his new ship. After Luke has a brief conversation with Ahsoka, he reveals that he is in possession of Yoda's lightsaber. He then shows the gift, a set of chainmail armor. Luke tells Grogu that he must either choose the lightsaber to continue his training, or choose the armor, therefore giving into attachment and returning to Din. Grogu ultimately chooses the armor and he is sent back to Tatooine in Luke's X-wing piloted by R2. He is found by Peli, who takes him to Mos Espa right in the middle of Din and Boba's battle with the Pykes, during which he saves Din from one of the Scorpenek droids and helps him destroy it. When Boba's rancor goes on a rampage a little later, Grogu uses the Force to put it to sleep and falls asleep next to it. After the Pykes are dealt with, Din and Grogu depart Tatooine in their ship.
Season Three
Grogu accompanies Din Djarin to the hidden enclave of his Mandalorian Tribe in his quest for redemption for removing his helmet. Grogu is present when Djarin saves the Tribe from an attacking dinosaur-turtle, a large alligator-like reptile. He also accompanies his adoptive father to Navarro to meet with Greef Karga, when he prepares for his attempt to land on Mandalore so he can bathe in the living waters to cleanse himself of his sins. When Djarin attempts to have IG-11 repaired to help them test if Mandalore's air is toxic, he accompanies him to the Anzellans ' workshop, where they learn he can't be repaired without the rare and discontinued parts he requires. Grogu, perhaps thinking the Anzellan head mechanic is cute, tries to hug the smaller alien, only to be scolded by him as a "bad baby", and gently (and repeatedly) admonished by Din Djarin, who tells his adoptive son that Anzellans aren't pets. He also accompanies Din Djarin back to Tatooine to find R5-D4, whom Pelli Motto gives them to aid in their quest, and later visits Bo-Katan in her castle, where they learn she has been abandoned by her warriors for not returning with the Darksaber.
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
A Grogu photo-op was created in Galaxy's Edge with Grogu appearing in-person within his floating cradle on Batuu. He and Din Djarin later began making walk-around appearances in Black Spire Outpost.
Trader Sam's
The secret-menu drink, "The Child" or, "The Bounty" in Trader Sam's bar is named and made to resemble Grogu.
•Grogu has been colloquially nicknamed "Baby Yoda" by fans, due to his name as well as the name of Yoda's species still remaining undisclosed in the franchise.
•Bob Iger was allegedly told off by Jon Favreau for accidentally calling him "Baby Yoda".
•Grogu's existence was kept secret until the series premiered at the request of Jon Favreau. He also requested for the initial merchandise line for the series (released alongside merchandise for The Rise of Skywalker and Jedi: Fallen Order) to not have any depictions of the character in case the merchandise got leaked early and spoiled the reveal at the end of the first episode.
•Grogu is the first non-human to be inducted as a Mandalorian introduced in the Star Wars canon. Chronologically, he is the second non-human in the canon to become a Mandalorian after Darth Maul, though Maul was viewed as an outsider by all Mandalorians except his loyalists.
Baby Yoda is the breakout character of the Disney Plus series The Mandalorian, a small green alien with Force-sensitive powers. Learn about his name, species, origin, powers, and more in this FAQ.
- Gael Cooper
Despite this, the product description for the LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar 2021 states that Grogu is "affectionately known as Baby Yoda." [53] Swallow stated in 2024 that the higher ups had given up on trying to stop them from calling the character Baby Yoda.
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Feb 28, 2023 · The Mandalorian's best friend Grogu is the real true star of the show. Here's everything we know about the character most people just call Baby Yoda.
Learn about Grogu, the Force-sensitive child who became a Jedi and a Mandalorian, and his journeys with Din Djarin and Ahsoka Tano. Find out how he became a baby Yoda, a Force-sensitive alien who trained with the Jedi Luke Skywalker and the former Jedi Ahsoka Tano.
