To make it possible for Yoda to engage in lightsaber duels in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, the team switched Yoda to a CGI character. Many viewers did not like this change though, so Yoda returned as a puppet in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. However, Yoda's original design did not involve a puppet or CGI.
That is because of the different advancements and techniques they used to make this. The original trilogy one obviously looks a lot like a puppet. The prequels one looks much more realistic and has more dynamic expressions using computer technology.
While things like Yoda never laughing in the prequels may seem like small details, they made this Yoda iteration different from the original. Just the fact that Yoda was a CGI character, not a puppet, was enough to make Yoda feel quite different to the one seen in the original trilogy.
Yoda stays in one place for reasons puppeteers would be sympathetic to, being cheaper and easier on the production crew, especially since his appearances here are limited. But the froggy shape of Yoda was a way for the Rebels team to honor McQuarrie's massive contribution to the legacy of Star Wars.
The Jedi Master Yoda was the best-known member of a species whose true name is not recorded. Known in some sources simply as Yoda's species, this species of small carnivorous humanoids produced several well-known members of the Jedi Order during the time of the Galactic Republic.
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.
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.
While Grogu may not actually be "Baby Yoda," his story bears a striking resemblance to that of the former Grand Jedi Master's. Until disproved, Grogu could still be related to Yoda. One theory states that Grogu is Yoda's son who he abandoned as part of his process of foregoing emotional attachments to become a Jedi.
Because of Grogu's relationship with Din, he simply couldn't justify leaving him to become a Jedi. Luke made it clear that Grogu would likely never see Din again if he chose to walk the path of the Jedi, and this was enough for Grogu to reprioritize his plan in life.
To make it possible for Yoda to engage in lightsaber duels in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, the team switched Yoda to a CGI character. Many viewers did not like this change though, so Yoda returned as a puppet in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
A perfect example of this is in the Original Trilogy, where two powerful characters, Yoda and Darth Vader, are introduced but never encounter one another.
Star Wars Confirms Yoda Turned to the Dark Side - and Almost Became the Most Powerful Sith Lord. With the aid of Count Dooku, Yoda could have potentially destroyed the universe if he had gone to the dark side in Star Wars.
Social media quickly named him Baby Yoda, but Pascal recently revealed that people who work on the show are instructed to avoid using the nickname at any cost. Unfortunately for him, he only did so after slipping up and using the forbidden moniker during a high-profile interview.
*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.”
Darth Vader acts like he doesn't even know C-3PO or R2D2. They were with him since he was a child. He did everything he could to forget his past. Also, his plating had been replaced many times, and protocol droids all look very similar.
The base assumption of why Obi-Wan doesn't remember R2-D2 -- in light of the prequels -- is that Obi-Wan is feigning ignorance in A New Hope to downplay the importance of the droid's arrival. That explanation holds the most water for a number of reasons.
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.
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.
