Filoni explained to Nerdist that the decision was due to something Frank Oz, the original puppeteer and voice actor for Yoda, had told him years before. He said, “Frank Oz told me once that Yoda speaks that way specifically in honor of his own master. That was what he had thought about it.”
The more likely explanation, however, is that Star Wars wants to keep Yoda as special and mysterious as possible – meaning that Yaddle shouldn't answer all the questions audiences have about Yoda. As such, there are both narrative and practical reasons why Yaddle doesn't speak like Yoda.
Some decided that this is just the way his species speaks (a species that is still draped in mystery), but now fans know it's not that simple. In the latest issue of his ongoing comic, Yoda proves that he can speak 'normally', but actively chooses to speak in his now-iconic fashion.
Thus, Yoda's bizarre way of speaking was designed to highlight what he was saying. Yet it was also designed to make sure that viewers weren't stuck reading subtitles the whole time. That way, Yoda could sound like an alien while still technically speaking English.
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.
*189 of the world's languages do not have a dominant word order (source). Yoda typically speaks in the OSV order, which is only found in 0.3% of languages. “Powerful (object) you (subject) have become (verb). The dark side (O) I (S) sense (V) in you.”
So for every 10 years of Yoda's species would equate to 1 human year. So Grogu would be the equivalent of a 5 year old human and Yoda would equate to an elderly 90 human years.
All the official Star Wars merch calls him The Child. On the show, they call him The Asset. What gives? The short answer is that “Yoda” is the name of a character, not a species, and the character we see on The Mandalorian is different from the Yoda we know and love from the Star Wars movies.
Although, the two didn't really like each other at first, Yoda and Yaddle eventually grew very close, and over time their relationship even blossomed into a long lasting romance until Yoda's own death. The two had one son, Yoder Minch, a Jedi Master who would have a profound impact during the Yuuzhan Vong War.
Although Yoda is known as one of the Star Wars franchise's most powerful Jedi, another member of his species, Yaddle, has a Force ability that even he never used.
Yaddle was a Force-sensitive female being of the same species as Grand Master Yoda and Din Grogu. She was a Jedi Master and was in charge of Jedi Initiates during the High Republic Era.
What she finds is Count Dooku conspiring with Darth Sidious, and after she confronts them, Count Dooku is ordered to cut her down by Sidious, which he promptly and brutally does. Count Dooku killed Yaddle, and when Yoda finds out through a Force vision, he blames himself for it.
Is Grogu Yoda? According to the events of "The Mandalorian" so far, Grogu and Yoda are not the same character. They are simply from the same species. The name of this species has never been revealed since "Star Wars" creator George Lucas wanted to give Yoda a sense of mystery.
Given the rarity of his species in the galaxy, along with the fact that the only other two known members of Grogu's species were both living in the Temple when he was born, it seems likely that Grogu is the child of Yoda and Yaddle and was born to help preserve their rare species.
But the creature originally wasn't supposed to have his unique speech pattern. In an interview (via The Guardian), Oz revealed there was a bit of odd syntax with Yoda's speech, but he went to Star Wars creator George Lucas and asked to do the entire character that way. "It just felt so right,” Oz said.
For three years Yoda led the Republic military's war effort as a Jedi General, determined to bring a swift and decisive end to the conflict. During this time he was approached by the spirit of Qui-Gon Jinn, who helped Yoda learn how to retain his identity as a spirit after death.
Yoda was one of the most powerful Jedi Masters to ever live, whose amazing abilities could have been terrifying if he had ever turned to the Dark Side of the Force. However, even without actually turning evil, Yoda was still able to inadvertently bring about the fall of the Jedi Order by the end of the Clone Wars.
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.
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.
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.
