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.
Grogu chose to become a Mandalorian rather than a Jedi, and The Mandalorian season 3 finale even hinted he will eventually fulfil an ancient Mandalorian prophecy and ride the fabled Mythosaur.
Now that Din Djarin has officially adopted Din Grogu as his son, he has graduated from being a Mandalorian foundling to becoming Din's Mandalorian apprentice. He is still too young to speak the Creed, so he isn't a true Mandalorian yet.
Tarre Vizsla and a few other Mandalorians have also become Jedi. This shows that the crossover between the two cultures is not unheard of. While the story of the Mandalorian Knights is considered Legends, there may be instances of Jedi becoming Mandalorians in current canon, as seen with Grogu in The Mandalorian.
Over the last few years, Grogu has taken the world by storm after appearing in "The Mandalorian." The young Jedi was affectionately named Baby Yoda by viewers until his real name was revealed in season two. Here's everything you need to know about Grogu's fictional history.
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How is Grogu related to 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.
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.
Grogu's mother is either Yaddle or some other female member of Yoda's species, but he has no father. Because just like Anakin, Grogu was born off the Will of the Force, with no dad, and that explains why he's so powerful at an age that's considered an infant for Yoda's species.
Grogu appears to be the youngest known member of Yoda's species. He is only 50 years old, and he is still developmentally an infant. For the whole first season of The Mandalorian™, they referred to him only as the Child. It seems that the species is, for whatever reason, quite slow to age.
Grogu Is a Member of Yoda's Force-Sensitive Species
Despite his pop culture sobriquet, he is in fact not the baby version of Yoda. This is due to the fact that the alien toddler is introduced in a series that takes place after the events of Return of the Jedi, in which the 900-year-old Yoda passed away.
Luke Skywalker eventually had the lightsaber in his possession after Yoda's death in 4 ABY. Five years later, he offered the weapon to Grogu in a choice against obtaining beskar armor. However, Grogu chose the beskar armor over the lightsaber and went back to Din Djarin.
One popular fan theory says Grogu is a clone of Yoda. While there is circumstantial evidence to support that possibility, Grogu's age would seem to contradict that idea. The Jedi Council didn't even know about Kamino's clone army until Attack of the Clones set in 22 BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin in A New Hope).
Yes, in the Mandalorian, Grogu's age is revealed to be 50 in human years, Djin Djardin's age is never revealed but from the final scenes of the final episode of Season 2 of Mando, where Mando removes his helmet, an estimate of his age would be around 35-40 years. By the time of The Mandalorian, Grogu is 50.
Because the Darksaber's sentience intertwined its fate with the rulers of Mandalore, Mando's rejection of that role meant that their wills could never align. That's why he has so much trouble wielding the weapon: it doesn't want to be wielded by a selfish bounty hunter who doesn't care about Mandalore.
The black lightsaber, or Darksaber to give it its proper name, is one of the rarest lightsabers in Star Wars canon. Despite its rarity in canon, anyone who has seen the second season of The Mandalorian is likely to be familiar with the Darksaber.
Why Is the Darksaber Heavy for Din? The Armorer mentions in passing during The Mandalorian that the difficulty related to wielding the Darksaber is driven by its user fighting against the blade itself rather than letting themselves go with the natural flow of combat.
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.
It seems that the warriors who rely on honor and traditional ways of combat couldn't comprehend the force of nature (no pun intended) that the Jedi were. Eventually, the tension between the two resulted in battles, likely started by the aggressive Mandalorian people.
While fans don't know the state of Grogu's well-being in the sequel trilogy, his ties to Mandalore might explain why Kylo Ren doesn't kill him. It's likely Grogu stays with Din Djarin and the Mandalorians, and never returns to embark on his training with Luke.
Coupled with the fact that the only other members of his species to have been seen in Star Wars canon were also especially powerful Jedi, this may begin to explain Grogu's true significance. Grogu may be the child of Yoda and Yaddle, potentially conceived purely to help preserve their incredibly rare species.
Summary. The reunion of Grogu and Din Djarin in The Mandalorian was a controversial decision, but it was necessary for the show to continue with both characters together. Din Djarin needs Grogu because he provides emotional contrast and gives him purpose, while Luke Skywalker only saw Grogu's potential in the Force.
