And we'd like to reiterate, his name is "Grogu," and you should probably call him that if you don't want to get on Din Djarin's bad side. It turns out that calling him by any other name will make Mando get a tad hot under the collar. It's not "kid," "little one," or "the critter." It's not even "Baby Yoda"!
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.
Why does Disney call Grogu "The Child," and not Baby Yoda? Because “Yoda” is the name of the old Jedi Master who died during the events of Return of the Jedi. It is not the name of that person's species, which has not been named on-screen. Yoda is not, as far as we know, the father of Grogu.
To be clear, Grogu is not a younger version of Yoda since "The Mandalorian" is set after "Return of the Jedi," in which Yoda (played by Frank Oz) died. They are, however, of the same species — but that species has not yet been revealed. There are more similarities between Yoda and Grogu than just looks.
We learned he was a male after Doctor Pershing referred to Baby Yoda as "him" in the third episode. And we know he is 50 years old, but because his species ages slowly, he is still considered an infant.
What is he exactly? He's of the same species as Yoda, the Jedi Grand Master first introduced in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back. Problem is, Yoda's species never got a name or a backstory. They're just smallish green aliens who are extremely Force-sensitive.
Din Grogu, known only as Grogu until being formally adopted by Din Djarin after the conflict on Mandalore, was a male Force-sensitive Mandalorian belonging to the same mysterious species as the legendary Grand Master Yoda.
Given that Grogu, Yoda, and Yaddle are the only known canon members of their species, it makes sense why some would try to draw a connection between the three of them. While Star Wars hasn't disproved the theory, it's highly unlikely that Yoda or Yaddle were Grogu's biological parents.
It was believed that Grogu would eventually become a victim of Kylo Ren's destruction of Luke's Jedi Order. However, The Book of Boba Fett revealed that Grogu chose to follow the Way of the Mandalorian rather than become a Jedi, sparing him from Kylo Ren's wrath.
Minch Yoda, known by most as simply just Yoda, was a legendary Groglyn male who was regarded as one of the most renowned and powerful Jedi Masters in the history of the Jedi.
Grogu (pictured) melted the hearts of Mandalorian fans with his adorable baby face. But although this big-eyed toddler may look very young, he's actually 50 years old.
Yoda's age at death, a hasty 900 years old, reveals the absurd constancy of his species. This fantastic life span sheds ablaze on the mysteries of the Star Wars universe. His continued activity accustomed him to coach endless Jedi, including the allegorical Luke Skywalker.
Within "Star Wars" media, Grogu is the youngest known member of Yoda's species. He is one of three featured characters from this species. The other is Yaddle, the only other adult and female member of Yoda's species who appeared in "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" and "Tales of the Jedi."
'The Child' looks nothing like a child. But when you analyse individual features, some parts make Baby Yoda especially cute — most notably its exaggerated eyes, which are several times bigger than those of a human baby.
Yoda and Yaddle are the parents. They hid baby Yoda because its force powers were so terrifying and, of course, Yoda and Yaddle broke the Jedi code with their lovemaking. Little Yoda could easily be far worse than Anakin, and was sent away to a desert world.
Like most human children, The Child will eat the first thing he lays his eyes on whenever he's hungry. His particular idea of a delectable treat might be delightfully odd to some viewers, but his taste for amphibians and invertebrates has garnered Baby Yoda some hate in The Mandalorian season 2.
Rather than destroy his father, Luke sought to bring him back into the light. At 900 years old, Yoda passed away, telling Luke that there was another Skywalker.
Grogu (aka Baby Yoda) still doesn't speak on "The Mandalorian" despite being roughly 50 years old. Insider asked exec producer Dave Filoni what's up with that and whether or not they've discussed having him speak. Filoni told us it's a good question they definitely think about and how much it would change Grogu.
Yoda has a slightly croaky, throaty voice that occasionally cracks and breaks. Try forming your voice in the back of your throat to give it that throaty, gargling sound. Be mindful of Yoda's vocal cadence and tonality. Yoda's pace of speaking is very important to be aware of.
Even without this consideration, however, it's possible to find some in-universe reasons why Yoda referred to Luke as the last Jedi despite Ahsoka and Ezra, both people Yoda knew, being still alive.
