Din Grogu

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Din Grogu

Din Grogu, known only asGrogu until being formally adopted byDin Djarin after theconflict on Mandalore, was amaleForce-sensitiveMandalorian belonging to the samemysterious species as the legendaryGrand MasterYoda. Grogu wasborn around the year41 BBY, and was raised at theJedi Temple onCoruscant as aJedi Initiate of theJedi Order. Grogu had survived theGreat Jedi Purge and was hidden away. Years later, he was rediscovered by aremnant of theGalactic Empire after itfell and led byMoff Gideon. At this point, Grogu became known to many simply asthe Child, during theNew Republic Era. However, Grogu was rescued byDin Djarin, a Mandalorianbounty hunter where he became afoundling. Sharing many adventures together, Djarin was eventually able to find aJedi to train Grogu and he rejoined the Jedi Order underJedi MasterLuke Skywalker. Later on though, Skywalker sensed that Grogu's heart was not in learning the Jedi path, thus he subsequently gave in to his attachment to the Mandalorian and was returned to him upon which he would start to train to become a Mandalorian himself.

Grogu wasborn around41 BBY and was raised at theJedi Temple onCoruscant as aJedi Initiate of theJedi Order. With thebeginning of the Jedi Purge anddawn of theImperial Era, he was taken into hiding by Jedi MasterKelleran Beq. Eventually, he was held at ahideout run byNiktomercenaries onArvala-7 during the era of theNew Republic, having survived thesiege of the Jedi Templedecades prior. While still an infant at the age of fiftyyears, he wassought by the "the Client," on behalf ofMoffGideon andDoctorPenn Pershing, by anImperial client who hired Djarin toretrieve him.

However, Djarin chose not to leave Grogu with the remnant and rescued him from theImperial Remnant safe house. After attempting to hide with Grogu along the fringes ofthe galaxy, Djarin returned toNevarro to deal with the Imperials chasing Grogu in hopes of keeping him safe. In the process, Grogu became a Mandalorian foundling and the single other member ofDjarin's newly created clan. As a result, Djarin took up a quest to deliver Grogu back to the Jedi. Djarin, alongside Grogu, would then travel across thegalaxy, searching for the few remaining Jedi who were left. As advised by former JediAhsoka Tano, Djarin would eventually travel with Grogu toTython, where he could reach out throughthe Force to find another member of his kind. However, Grogu wascaptured by Imperial forces, and Djarin was forced to lead a mission torescue him. After being reunited with Grogu, Djarin delivered him toLuke Skywalker, a Jedi who agreed to take the child into his care andtrain him in the ways of the Force.

Grogu renewed his training under Skywalker and spent a relatively short period training with Skywalker onOssus, where Skywalker was building aJedi Academy. However, Skywalker sensed that the child'sheart was not in learning the Jedi path. After Djarin visited theplanet bearing a gift ofchain mail armor for Grogu, Skywalker presented the child with a choice: accepting the gift and returning to the Mandalorian, or takingYoda's lightsaber and continue with his Jedi training. Grogu chose to return to Djarin and was reunited with him onTatooine in the middle of agang war betweenBoba Fett'sforces, whom Djarin was aiding, and thePyke Syndicate.

Afterward, he and Djarin would travel the galaxy in hopes of restoring their home planetMandalore, and the people as well. With the aid ofBo-Katan Kryze and theChildren of the Watch working together, they were able to establish an alliance with the with otherMandalorians in retaking their home planet, only to discover in horror that it was being occupied by Imperial remnants lead by non other thanMoffGideon. Working together, Grogu and the Mandalorians defeated Moff Gideon. With this, the Mandalorians reclaimed their homeworld and Grogu would go on to be adopted by Din Djarin.

Biography

Jedi Order

Training

Born in approximately41 BBY,^[1] during theera of theGalactic Republic,^[10] the mysteriousalien^[14] known as Grogu was raised in theJedi Temple onCoruscant andtrained by severalmasters until theJedi Orderfell in theGreat Jedi Purge at the end of theClone Wars.^[10]

At some point during or after 41BBY,^[15] Grogu wasmeditating over a puddle ofwater withthe Force. While this happened, a group ofdust bunnies noticed him and begin to bounce and swing around him. One dust bunny caused Grogu to sneeze, making him fall into the puddle. As Grogu lifted himself from the puddle with the Force and slowly descended to his feet, he noticed the dust bunnies and began to back away. Grogu continued to walk away from the creatures as they followed, and when he noticed them still behind him, he began to run. When he turned to see if they were still pursuing, one of the dust bunnies collided with his face, knocking the youngling over. Grogu picked himself back up once again and observed the dust bunnies, which began to dance in front of him before presenting him with aflower. Grogu accepted the gift, bowing in appreciation. He and the dust bunnies then piled together.^[16]

Great Jedi Purge

As part of the Great Jedi Purge in19 BBY,^[17] during thesiege of the Jedi Temple, Grogu was defended by fourJedi^[18] who attempted to evacuate him from the Temple and take him to an extraction point where a shuttle was waiting for them;^[8] the three eventuallyperished at the hands of the501st Legion^[18] but not before managing to load Grogu'spram onto aturbolift away from danger. Grogu successfully escaped from the Jedi temple with the help ofJedi MasterKelleran Beq who evacuated him from the burning building aboard aBARC speeder. Despite being hunted by RepublicLAATs, Beq was able to lose them in the tunnels of thestation byMonument Plaza and reach a repulsor platform where sympatheticNaboo troopers were waiting with aH-type Nubian yacht to evacuate him and his companions. Ambushed by clones led byshock troopers, Beq took Grogu onto the ship under cover from the Naboo troopers and they successfully escaped the planet.^[8] After theGalactic Empirerose to power, Grogu, along with all other surviving Jedi, went into hiding. During theImperial Era, he remained undetected by concealing hisForce powers,^[10] which allowed him to be unnoticed by theInquisitorius.^[19]

Hunted by Gideon

Liberation

By9 ABY,^[1] Grogu had fallen into the hands of aNiktoencampment on theplanetArvala-7. TheMandalorianbounty hunterDin Djarin wasdispatched by a member ofGideon's Imperial remnant known as "the Client" and ImperialDoctorPenn Pershing to capture Grogu alive, though the Client gave Djarin the option to return Grogu dead for a lower price. Theassassin droidIG-11 was also dispatched to terminate him. Afterworking together to storm the encampment theinfant was being held in, Djarin and IG-11 found Grogu. Upon seeing the infant, Djarin was confused as he was told that the asset was 50 years old, but IG-11 explained that Grogu must have had a unique aging process. IG-11 then attempted to terminate the infant, but Djarin shot thedroid before he was able to do so.^[2]

Shortly after, Djarin took Grogu back to hisship, theRazor Crest. On the return journey, they were attacked by a trio ofTrandoshanbountyhunters, who attempted to kill Grogu. After Djarin defeated them, he and Grogu camped out in thedesert for thenight. While Djarin sat by thefire, Grogu got out of his pram and then approached the bounty hunter, raising his hand up to the Mandalorian's wounds. Djarin stopped him and placed him back into his pram twice. The next day, the pair made it to theRazor Crest only to find it beingscavenged byJawas. Djarin attacked theirsandcrawler for the scavenged parts and attempted to climb it while Grogu followed in his pod. However, Djarin was knocked to the ground.^[6]

The duo then sought help from the only other known living local. While Djarin was explaining the situation, Grogu chased some frogs meant for the localBlurrgs and eventually ate one of the creatures. Eventually, Djarin got the assistance of the localUgnaughtMoisture farmerKuiil to try to convince the Jawas to give back the parts peacefully. The Jawas wanted Grogu andDjarin's armor, but eventually Djarin agreed to retrieve amudhorn'segg in return for the parts. Djarin fought the mudhorn, but was quickly sprawled across the mud while the infant just watched. Just as the mudhorn was about to charge at Djarin, who only had avibro-knife to defend himself, Grogu then used the Force tolift the beast into the air long enough for Djarin to get up and kill it. After using the Force, Grogupassed out from Force exhaustion. When Grogu eventually awoke, theRazor Crest had been repaired, and they were enroute toNevarro.^[6]

Into hiding

Nearing their destination, Grogu left his pod to take aknob off one of the controls for theRazor Crest. Just when he was about to put it in hismouth, Djarin took it from him stating "That's not a toy", and then put him back in his pod. Upon returning to Nevarro, Djarin took Grogu tothe Client's facility. The Client and Dr. Pershing were excited at their arrival and immediately began examining Grogu. Pershing then took him away, and the bounty hunter left wondering what the Client wanted with him, especially when Grogu let out a cry for help. However, shortly before leaving Nevarro to carry out a new bounty, Djarin, having a change ofheart, returned torescue Grogu. Shortly after Djarin stormed the facility, he found Grogu sedated with Pershing. After taking Grogu back, he was forced to defend him from theBounty Hunters' Guild, who attempted to take him back. However, Djarin'stribe came to his assistance, resulting in Djarin escaping from the Bounty Hunters' Guild with Grogu.^[3] Just as they were about to leave the planet, Grogu once again tried to take the knob from the control switch. Thistime Djarin unscrewed it and handed it to a delighted Grogu.

As the duo was traveling the galaxy, Grogu kept flipping switches to the annoyance of Djarin. After flipping one that caused the Razor Crest to shake uncontrollable, Djarin reset the control and took Grogu into his lap. Djarin took Grogu to the backwater world ofSorgan, where he intended to lie low for severalmonths and avoid the guild. Upon their arrival, the Mandalorian told Grogu to stay put and not touch anything. When Grogu refused to leave his side, he accepted his company. The pair traveled to a settlement and walked through it. Grogu was startled by aLoth-cat which growled at him. Djarin and Grogu stopped at acommon house, and Grogu had somesoup. One customer, though, caught Djarin's attention, and he exited the common house to find her when she seemingly disappeared. The customer, namedCara Dune, ambushed Djarin, and they fought with Grogu watching them by quietly. Grogu then interrupted their fight by slurpping his soup when they had drawn theirblasters.^[20]

Djarin talked to Dune, who assured him Sorgan was "taken." Thus, he took Grogu back to theRazor Crest, where twokrill famrers awaited. They brokered with Djarin for protection of theirvillage againstKlatooinianraiders in exchange for residence at the village. Bringing Dune and Grogu with him, Djarin defeated the raiders with the help of Dune and the village. He continued to live there for severalweeks, and Grogu became extremely popular with the children, although they were not fond of his attempt to eat a Sorganfrog. This however didn't stop them from playing with and feeding him their harvestedkrill. Djarin considered leaving Grogu behind in the village where he could have a childhood. However, aKubaz bounty hunter came searching for Grogu and attempted to shoot him. After Dune killed the bounty hunter, Djarin changed his mind, and both he and Grogu left Sorgan behind.^[20]

Tatooine

Sometime after leaving Sorgan, Djarin encountered fellow bounty hunterRiot Mar, who engaged him in adogfight. Grogu, who sat at thecockpit with Djarin, watched him evade his opponent and was thrust forward, as his guardian maneuvered theRazor Crest behind Mar and destroyedhis ship. Djarin then took Grogu to thespaceportMos Eisley onTatooine. He left Grogu to sleep on theRazor Crest as he looked for work to gaincredits for repairs. Grogu later awoke at the initial alarm of thehangar manager,Peli Motto, who took a liking to the child and fed him, she then decided to watch Grogu in exchange for an increasedpayment from Djarin upon his return.^[4]

After learning of the Mandalorian's actions on Nevarro, inexperienced hunterToro Calican kidnapped both Motto and Grogu in an attempt to blackmail Djarin. When Djarin arrived, he confronted Calican, who held his captives at gunpoint. Using aflare to blind his foe, Djarin flanked and shot him. Grogu hid in fright, but was immediately found again by Motto and Djarin. Djarin then left Tatooine with Grogu.^[4]

The mercenaries' mission

In search of credits, Djarin took on another assignment for an oldmercenary friend namedRanzar Malk to rescue aTwi'lekprisoner namedQin, who had been arrested by theNew Republic. Requiring theRazor Crest to complete the mission, Ranzar collected a crew of mercenaries made up of a former Imperialsharpshooter namedMigs Mayfeld, aDevaronian namedBurg, a skilledpilot droidQ9-0, nicknamed "Zero," and Qin's sisterXi'an. While en route to theNew Republic Correctional Transport, theBothan-5, Djarin hid Grogu within a compartment, which was discovered by the mercenaries accidentally when Burg opened up the sleeping quarters. Dumbfounded at what it was, Mayfeld was very curious about the child and even wondered if it came from the past relationship between Xi'an and Djarin. Mayfeld picked up Grogu jokingly claiming that he could keep it as a pet before pretending to drop it. As this happened, theRazor Crest exitedhyperspace, and its current pilot, Zero, performed a risky docking maneuver that tossed the crew members around the vessel, including Grogu, who fell face first onto the deck of theRazor Crest before being protected by Djarin and placed back into his compartment before Djarin left with the other mercenaries to board theprison ship.^[21]

As their mission continued, Zero uncovered ahologram fromGreef Karga regarding Grogu's initial capture. Possibly realizing the value of Grogu, Zero became intrigued by Grogu. Around this time, the mercenaries had rescued Qin, betraying Djarin in the process, although Djarin retaliated by attacking each of the mercenaries one by one and disabling Zero's ability to contact the crew. While attempting to make sense of the situation, Grogu left his compartment and was encountered by Zero, who attempted to apprehend him. Eventually being chased back into his compartment, Grogu attempted to use the Force in self-defense by raising his hand to Zero, who was aiming his blaster at Grogu. Before anything could happen, Djarin arrived aboard theRazor Crest and shot Zero in the back, destroying the droid.^[21]

With his mission accomplished, Djarin returned toRanzar's station and delivered Qin, receiving his full payment. As Djarin and Grogu left thestation aboard theRazor Crest, Ranzar prepared to deploy agunship to destroy the ship, but as it prepared to launch, threeX-wing starfighters exited hyperspace following a New Republictracking beacon that had been activated during the mission, and which Djarin had planted on Qin. As theX-wings assaulted the station, theRazor Crest jumped to hyperspace, and during travel, Djarin comforted Grogu by giving him a knob from one of his control sticks.^[21]

Return to Nevarro

Locating allies

Following the extensive manhunt for the Mandalorian, Karga contacted the hunter with an offer: return to Nevarro and help rid it of the Empire, and in return, keep Grogu. After brief consideration, Djarin decided to take Karga up on the offer. Djarin returned to Sorgan, where he picked up Cara Dune to help with the assault. While the two were speaking, Grogu was left alone in the cockpit and briefly attempted to play with theRazor Crest's controls, causing the ship to go out of control.^[22]

To have someone to keep aneye on Grogu, Djarin, and Dune returned to Arvala-7 to pick up Kuiil, who had also repaired and reprogrammed IG-11. Djarin was hesitant regarding IG-11's presence, afraid he would harm Grogu despite his reprogramming. While the entire crew was on theRazor Crest, Grogu attempted toForce choke Dune as she arm-wrestled with Djarin wrongly thinking she was trying to harm him, much to both Djarin and Dune's horror.^[22]

During the mission, Kuiil helped to care for Grogu, even constructing a new mobile pram for him. Grogu was to be used as bait to lure the Imperials into the trap and on the way to the city on Nevarro, the two groups stopped for the night to eat dinner. Karga noticed Kuiil was feeding Grogu meat and commented on how such a small and delicate creature was worth a fortune. Then the two groups were attacked by group ofnative reptavians which caused the Djarin's group to lose two blurrg and Karga was injured as a result. As Kara tried to stabilize the dying Karga as they were short onmedpacs Groguhealed Kargapoisonous injury. Karga, having originally intended to betray Djarin, reconsidered after witnessing Grogu's power, and murdered the bounty hunters who were with him.^[22]

When creating a new plan, Djarin decided that he would pose as a prisoner, under the guise of having been captured by Karga and Dune. Under suggestion that Grogu still be used as bait, Djarin refused, asking Kuiil to take Grogu back to theRazor Crest, to safety. Later, as the plan fell apart, a pair of Imperialscout troopers discovered Kuiil and Grogu, killing theUgnaught and kidnapping the infant just as they reached theRazor Crest.^[22]

Rescue

Realizing that the infant had been kidnapped and Kuiil was dead, IG-11 left theRazor Crest to fulfill his programming "to nurse and protect." The ImperialScout troopers stopped at the outskirts of the city while they awaited orders fromMoffGideon, the Imperial leader that wanted Grogu in the first place. In the meantime, they harassed Grogu. IG-11 arrived and rescued the infant by taking out the pair of troopers. The droid, carrying Grogu with him, rode one of the74-Z speeder bikes that belonged to the troopers, making its way to the city. As IG-11 drove through the city shooting thestormtroopers that had taken hold of Nevarro, Grogu laughed in delight.^[7]

IG-11 and Grogu regrouped with Djarin, Dune, and Karga. Though they held back the Imperial remnant at first, after Djarin was gravely wounded by Moff Gideon they retreated into thecantina. While trapped inside the building, Gideon sent anIncinerator trooper to eliminate them. Grogu used the Force to contain the flames before throwing them back at the stormtrooper, killing him. However, this weakened Grogu, and he collapsed afterwards, preventing him from helping heal Djarin's wound.^[7]

Djarin asked Dune to take Grogu with her while she and Karga escaped through thesewers to theMandalorian covert. Djarin, after being healed by IG-11, caught up with them later. At the desolated enclave, the group met theArmorer. As Djarin told his full experience with the infant, the Armorer declared Grogu to be afoundling. As such, Djarin was from then on seen as Grogu'sfather, until he could train him or otherwise return him to his kind. The Armorer declared Djarin and Grogu to be aclan of two, before branding the Mandalorian's shoulder plate with his newsignet: a mudhorn, recalling when Grogu saved him on Arvala-7.^[7]

The group headed further into the sewer system onto alava river to escape. At the end of the river, Imperial stormtroopers awaited them, so IG-11 sacrificed himself to comply with his programming and save Grogu. When they were attacked by Gideon piloting hisOutland TIE fighter, Karga asked Grogu to do the "magic hand thing," referring to the Force, to save them from Gideon. Not knowing what he meant, Grogu just smiled and wave his hand to the request. Eventually, Djarin defeated Gideon, causing him to crash his TIE fighter. While the three adults were discussing the future of Nevarro, Grogu hugged Djarin's leg and Djarin picked him up, before stating that while he would love to continue bounty hunting he had to return Grogu to the Jedi. Taking Grogu away from the scene using hisjetpack, Djarin then buried Kuiil and parted ways with Karga and Dune, leaving Nevarro aboard theRazor Crest, with Grogu as his foundling. As such Djarin allowed Grogu to keep hismythosaur necklace, which Grogu kept nibbling on.^[7]

Search for the past

Searching for other Mandalorians

Djarin and Grogu went to anunknown planet to meet withGor Koresh who, Djarin was hoping, could tell them about another Mandalorian. Koresh, however, only wanted Djarin'sbeskar armor and turned on Djarin. As the spectators hurried out of the stadium, Djarin activated hiswhistling birds, prompting Grogu to close his cradle. After Djarin killed all his associates, Koresh tried to flee, but was captured by Djarin. Koresh revealed he had heard of a Mandalorian residing inMos Pelgo on Tatooine. Satisfied with the information, Djarin left Koresh at the mercy of somelocal creatures and then left with Grogu.^[23]

Return to Tatooine

Grogutraveled with Djarin to get some information about a Mandalorian who resided on Tatooine. Upon returning to the desert planet, Peli Motto was happy to see Grogu again. Motto quipped that she wished she could have more of Grogu's kind. Djarin explained that he needed her help to find a Mandalorian that lived on the planet. Motto offered to look after Grogu while he went adventuring, but Djarin responded that he was on a quest to bring Grogu back to his kind. Motto replied that she couldn't help him with that because she had never encountered a member of Grogu's kind.^[23]

After Peli pointed them in the direction ofMos Pelgo, Djarin and Grogu traveled there using herspeeder bike. Upon arriving there, Djarin left Grogu in his side pocket and headed into a smallcantina. Grogu was quick to follow him inside and saw Djarin andCobb Vanth about to fight. Before the two men could fight, they heard a rumbling outside. Grogu hid in a pot as the rumbling intensified. The rumbling turned out to be akrayt dragon that had been terrorizing the village of Mos Pelgo.^[23]

Grogu traveled with Djarin and Vanth, who had agreed to work together to slay the krayt dragon that was terrorizing Mos Pelgo, with Vanth promising Djarin his salvaged Mandalorianarmor if they succeeded. As they traveled through a canyon, they encountered a pack ofmassiffs. Grogu hid from the animals until Djarin was able to communicate and made peace with them and theTusken Raiders that they traveled with.^[23]

The following day, Djarin, Grogu, and Vanth accompanied the Tusken Raiders onbanthas to confront the krayt dragon, as they had forged an alliance the previous night. While Din, Vanth, Grogu, and the Tuskens watched from a cliff, a lone Tusken and his steed rode into a large cave, which one of the Tuskens explained is the home of the krayt dragon. The krayt dragon emerged and soon devoured the Tusken Raider, leaving the bantha. As Grogu scurried away in fear, the Tuskens reacted in horror as one of their kind was eaten.^[23]

Djarin volunteered the citizens of Mos Pelgo to aid the cause. Working together, the citizens of Mos Pelgo and Tuskens laid explosives as a trap. During the battle with the krayt dragon, Grogu watched from afar as Djarin eventually slew the dragon. After the battle, Grogu eyed a piece of meat from the dragon that Djarin was loading onto thespeeder. Djarin and Vanth said their goodbyes before Djarin and Grogu rode off on the speeder bike.^[23]

Traveling to Trask

On his way back to Mos Eisley, Djarin and Grogu were intercepted^[24] during their relaxed speeder bike ride^[25] by bounty hunters seeking to capture Grogu. Grogu was taken hostage by one of the hunters, but after Djarin traded the hunter his jetpack for Grogu, Djarin remotely controlled the jetpack to cause the bounty hunter to fall to his death. Djarin reclaimed his jetpack and carried his gear back to Mos Eisley on foot, with Grogu riding in a cloth. Djarin collaborated with Motto to find another lead on Mandalorians, agreeing totransport "Frog Lady" to the estuarymoon ofTrask, where Frog Lady insisted herhusband had seen Mandalorians.^[24]

While traveling sublight toward the planet, Grogu's interest was greatly piqued by the Frog Lady'seggs. Shortly after leaving Tatooine, he began discreetly snacking on them until Djarin caught and reprimanded him, stowing him in the bunk. Later, after crash landing on anice planet to escape a New Republic patrol, Grogu yet again consumed a number of eggs before Djarin stopped him again. As Djarin attempted to assess the damage, he gave some food to Grogu and the Frog Lady. Though Grogu was greatly disappointed in his meal and was constantly looking at the Frog eggs. When Djarin suggested the group get some shut eye, Grogu gladly cuddled next to his caretaker by the hip. After the Frog Lady fully explain her situation with the help of the help ofQ9-0 head to translate her speech, Djarin reluctantly agreed to repair the Razor Crest as Grogu too was had a pleading look on his face.^[24]

While Djarin fixed theRazor Crest, Grogu noticed that Frog Lady had wandered off and the duo went to look for her, finding both her and her unfertilized eggs at a nearby hot spring. Grogu attempted to take one but was stopped by Djarin. Noticing several different eggs nearby, Grogu's snacked experimentally on one of thespiders cocooned inside, and consequently woke all of the icespiders up. Fighting their way back to theRazor Crest, the trio were nearly overwhelmed by the spiders until the New Republic pilots that pursued them earlier arrived to save them. With the spiders no longer a threat, Djarin managed to repair theRazor Crest just enough for them to escape the planet. As the trio were leaving the planet, Grogu took out one of the Frog Lady's eggs that he hid inside hisrobes and ate it.^[24]

Meeting more Mandalorians

Upon arriving on Trask, Djarin, Grogu, and Frog Lady managed to enter the planet'satmosphere, only to crash-land in the spaceport's harbor. After witnessing the reunion of Frog Lady and her husband, Grogu accompanied Djarin and the couple to a tavern. Before discussing his deal with aQuarrencaptain, Djarin ordered some soup for Grogu, who was surprised when a smalltentacled creature attacked him from the broth as he ate. Luckily, Djarin casually removed the creature and told Grogu not to play with hisfood.^[26]

Later, Grogu accompanied Djarin on a trawler owned by the Quarren, who claimed to know the location of more Mandalorians. This turned out to be a ruse, however, as Grogu was knocked into the mouth of theirmamacore and they prepared to kill Djarin for hisbeskar armor. Fortunately, the duo was rescued by three members of theNite Owls, led byBo-Katan Kryze. Grogu was saved from the mamacore, though his crib was damaged beyond repair. Not believing Kryze's claim that he was from a cult-like faction of Mandalorians known as theChildren of the Watch, Djarin returned with Grogu to the port.^[26]

That evening, after being saved again from another group of Quarren by the Nite Owls, Djarin and Grogu agreed to hear them out, and discussed their plan at the nearby tavern. Knowing the mission would be too dangerous for him, Djarin left Grogu in the care of the Frog couple, just in time to see their first child hatch. Once hisbusiness with Bo-Katan was concluded, Djarin returned for Grogu and they departed Trask together, despite Grogu wanting to keep the new born hatchling. Din then commented that he wasn't going to take it as "he already had enough pets" referring to Grogu.^[26]

Pit stop on Nevarro

The Mon Calamari hired to repair theRazor Crest did a less-than-perfect job. At Djarin's instruction, Grogu tried his best to help with the ship's maintenance, only to electrocute himself by crossing two wrong wires. Taking a break from maintenance work Djarin served himself and Grogu some soup. Afterwards, Djarin decided to stop at Nevarro for some proper repairs and set a course for the planet.^[27]

Upon arrival, Djarin and Grogu were both welcomed by Greef Karga and Cara Dune, who had since become the town's newmarshal. Following a tour of the settlement, Grogu was enrolled in the new school while Djarin accompanied Dune and Karga on their mission to destroy the last Imperial base on Nevarro. Rather than listen to theprotocol droid's lecture, Grogu asked for acookie from thestudent sitting next to him. When the boy refused, Grogu drew on the Force to move thecookie package from the boy's desk to his own before snacking on one of them.^[27]

Later, once Djarin returned to fetch Grogu, the two took off in theRazor Crest and proceeded todestroy the last threeTIE fighters that had been pursuing their friends. All the while as Grogu enjoyed the experience and ate another cookie. Djarin successfully took down the TIEs in a dogfight, but his piloting caused Grogu to regurgitate the cookies he ate, which Djarin had to clean up. Once Karga and company were safe, Djarin and Grogu left the planet in a fully repairedRazor Crest.^[27]

Meeting Ahsoka Tano

Djarin and Grogu arrived on theforest planet ofCorvus, acting on a tip from Bo-Katan that a Jedi, namelyAhsoka Tano, was lodging there. Before entering the planet however, Grogu used The Force to take theshifter knob with him, but Djarin took it away and stowed in on of his pouches. Grogu accompanied Djarin inside the planet'scapital,Calodan, as he asked the residents for information, and was present when Djarin "agreed" to find and kill Tano for the localMagistrate,Morgan Elsbeth, in exchange for aspear of pure beskar. On their way out of the city, Elsbeth's main enforcer,Lang, asked what Grogu was, to which Djarin simply replied he kept him around for luck.^[10]

Djarin and Grogu proceeded to search the surrounding forest for Tano. Djarin set Grogu down as he scouted ahead, only to be quickly ambushed by the Jedi. Grogu witnessed them briefly fight until Djarin assured her he was a friend. Seeing Grogu behind him, Tano in turn realized why he had come looking for her. That evening, she connected with Grogu through the Force, revealing his name and history to Djarin for the first time. Ahsoka said that she wanted test Grogu's connection to The Force but had decided to let Grogu sleep.^[10]

The next morning, Tano tried to instruct Grogu by using the Force to move astone, but he refused to follow her command. When Djarin had more success using the knob from his ship, Tano decided not to train him because she felt that Grogu had developed too strong of a connection to Djarin, and worried that the fear and attachment inside of Grogu would cause him to suffer the same fate as her ownmaster. Grogu stayed on theRazor Crest while Tano and Djarin worked together toliberate Calodan. After the city had been freed, Tano instructed Djarin to find the ruins of anancient temple on the planetTython, where Grogu would be able to choose his own destiny, before wishing them both goodbye.^[10]

Meditation on Tython

While on their way to Tython, Djarin called Grogu's name multiple times, finding the child's reaction to his name humorous. Djarin then asked for the control knob from Grogu, who was hesitant to give it back; however, Djarin offered it back to Grogu, who used the Force to pull it back. Djarin then landed theRazor Crest, flying Grogu to the temple via jetpack afterwards.^[28]

Grogu was placed on theseeing stone by Djarin, where Grogu contacted a Jedi^[28] who was later revealed to beLuke Skywalker.^[13] Djarin asked Grogu to do his job, with some confusion as to how the process worked due to his lack of understanding of the Force. Grogu simply sat on the stone for a few moments, much to Djarin's annoyance, until theSlave I entered the atmosphere nearby, forcing Djarin to investigate. By the time Djarin spottedBoba Fett exiting his ship, Grogu had begun to meditate, creating anaura around himself, blocking Djarin from reaching him. Djarin eventually gave up trying to retrieve Grogu to escape and left to confront the newly arrived ship. When Djarin confronted Fett, the older bounty hunter threatened Djarin, stating that his accomplice,Fennec Shand, would shoot Grogu if Djarin refused to givehis armor back.^[28]

As Grogu continued meditating, stormtroopers of Gideon's remnant arrived on Tython, attempting tostorm the temple to reach and capture Grogu. TheRazor Crest was also bombarded by Gideon's ship fromorbit, destroying their present means of escape. Djarin attempted to reach Grogu once more before the force field around Grogu temporarily incapacitated him. Fett and Shand, however, continued to hold off the Imperial forces in defense of Grogu. Djarin eventually woke up, attempting to reach Grogu once more to no avail, then instead joining Fett and Shand in defense of the child.^[28]

After the Imperial forces were forced to retreat, Gideon ordered that a squad ofdark troopers be sent to apprehend Grogu by force. At this point, Grogu was no longer meditating and was incapacitated. Despite Djarin and Shand's efforts to reach Grogu before thedark troopers, the child was nonetheless captured and taken to Gideon'scommand cruiser. Fett briefly followed the dark troopers in theSlave I to rescue Grogu, but fell back after Djarin requested for Fett to refrain from harming him.^[28]

After Gideon's escape with Grogu, Fett and Shand agreed to help Djarin rescue Grogu. The group first went to Nevarro, where Djarin asked Cara Dune, now a marshal of the New Republic, for assistance. Djarin also requested that Dune help him spring Migs Mayfeld from prison, in hopes that the sharpshooter would help him rescue Grogu.^[28]

While on Gideon'scommand cruiser, Grogu was held in a containment cell, where he tossed around two stormtroopers using the Force; however, this act weakened him. Gideon entered Grogu's cell, taunting him with theDarksaber; as Grogu reached for the blade, Gideon pulled back, telling him he was not yet ready to play with such things. Gideon then ordered his troops to place Grogu inbinders, before exiting the cell, ordering a nearbyofficer to contact Doctor Pershing and inform him of the asset's return.^[28]

Rescue from Gideon

Djarin, Fett, Shand, Dune, and Mayfeld soon went on amission to discover the coordinates of Gideon's ship. The mission was a success, but not without Djarin sacrificing his creed and removing hishelmet in front of other living beings to recover the coordinates, showing how much he had come to care for Grogu as a son. Djarin then contacted Gideon and informed him of his intentions to recover Grogu, twisting Gideon's own words back upon him.^[29]

Djarin, Fett, Shand, and Dune captured anImperial shuttle to board Gideon's ship, where Grogu was being held. In capturing the ship, they took Doctor Pershing as prisoner. Bo-Katan Kryze andKoska Reeves joined in the rescue mission, so that Bo-Katan could take the Darksaber from Gideon in combat. Successfully boarding the Imperial ship, Djarin found Grogu in thebrig of the ship with Gideon holding the Darksaber over him. Gideon allowed Djarin to approach Grogu after telling Djarin he already had theblood he needed from the child. Gideon then attacked Djarin with the Darksaber upon him picking up Grogu. Djarin bested Gideon incombat using his beskar staff while Grogu remained in his cell.^[13]

Djarin took Gideon and Grogu to the ship'sbridge, which had already been secured by the others in the boarding party. Once on the bridge, the ship was boarded by dark troopers who made their way to theblast doors protecting the bridge and began to break them down. Gideon then informed Djarin that the dark troopers would only spare himself and Grogu. Before the dark troopers could break through the blast doors, a mysteriousX-wing starfighter landed on thelight cruiser.^[13]

A robed figure disembarked the X-wing and drew agreenlightsaber, which he used alongside Force powers to defeat all the dark troopers and reach the bridge. Grogu reached out to the footage of this figure on a monitor on the bridge. Djarin recognized the robed figure as a Jedi and opened the blast doors to let him through. The Jedi entered the bridge and removed his hood to reveal himself as Luke Skywalker. Djarin bade an emotional farewell to Grogu, in which he took off his helmet to let Grogu see his face. Grogu was initially hesitant to go with Skywalker until he saw hisastromech droid,R2-D2 accompanying him, at which point he walked towards the droid and was picked up by Skywalker. Skywalker left the ship with Grogu to begin training him in the use of the Force.^[13]

The Jedi Academy

Grogu spent a relatively short period of time training with Skywalker onOssus, where Skywalker was building aJedi Academy. While there, Luke told Grogu that he reminded him of MasterYoda and even carried him while he climbed a bambootree to show him the landscape of the planet they were on. The two also meditated while Skywalker told Grogu that he will find balance through the Force. Though initially Grogu was more focused on using the Force to capture and eat some local frogs, Luke was able to a stop to this bad habit quickly. During their time together Luke also helped Grogu remember parts of his past and training, including memories of Order 66. After a great display of using the force during their time together,Ahsoka Tano commented to Luke about how great of a teacher he was to Grogu, though Luke stated that it was more Grogu remembering his training than of Luke's teachings that are to be praised. However, Skywalker sensed that the child's heart was not in learning the Jedi path. After Djarin visited the planet bearing a gift ofarmor for Grogu, Skywalker presented the child with a choice: accepting the gift thus giving into attachment, therefore forsaking the Jedi way and returning to the Mandalorian. Or takingYoda's lightsaber to continue with his Jedi training thus forsaking attachment, and maybe never seeing his Mandalorian caretaker ever again.^[18]

Returning to the Mandalorian

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.... Thisin-universe article, or parts of it, should beedited to be in past tense to conform to thestyle ofWookieepedia.

Grogu chose the armor, thus giving in to his attachment to the Mandalorian. R2-D2 flew Grogu in Skywalker's X-wing to Tatooine where Djarin found himself in the middle of agang war betweenBoba Fett's gotra, whom Djarin was aiding, and thePyke Syndicate. Grogu first found himself back at Peli Motto's hangar, where she learned his name from R2-D2. She stated that not only was it a terrible name, but also that she wasn't planning on ever calling him that. She noticed his armor underneath his robes and commented on him being all fancy. Despite R2's insistence that Grogu needed to be brought to Djarin immediately, as R2 was in a rush to return to his master, Motto instead instructed herpit droids to bring Grogu somedung worms to eat. After having his fill that night she took care of him and promised R2 that she would take Grogu to Djarin the next day.^[31]

She did just that, only to find out that he was being chased by aScorpenek annihilator droid. While avoiding the droid, Motto revealed Grogu, hiding underneath ablanket. Once Grogu saw his friend, he jumped into his arms for a hug. While Djarin was delighted to be reunited with his ward, and even noticed that Grogu was wearing the beskar shirt, he told Grogu to hide. Unfortunately, therickshaw droid that was pulling theirride was damaged and the carriage got turned over. Djarin then caught Grogu midair and the two landed safely, only to hear the loud screeching and stomping of arancor, being ridden by Boba Fett. Djarin then hid Grogu in a nearby house, only for the little guy to come out of it. As the Scorpenek droid was about to stomp on Djarin a second time, Grogu used the Force to pull anarticulation pin from one of its legs to him. He caught it, but was sent rolling back several inches. Afterwards he dropped the pin and was picked up by Motto. After therancor successfully destroyed the droid, Djarin took Grogu from Motto and would continue carrying him during the rest of the fighting.^[31]

Cad Bane scared the rancor with hisflamethrower, causing the rancor to destroy parts of the city. Djarin handed Grogu over to Motto, again, for his safety along with his favorite knob, Djarin tried to take control of the rancor by landing on its back and taking hold of the chains. However, Djarin failed, and the rancor threw him to the ground, unable to eat him due to his beskar armor. Grogu escaped from Motto's grasp to stand before the rancor, placing himself between it and the fallen Djarin. Using the Force, hecalmed it down and put it to sleep, before curling up beside, exhausted from the feat.^[31]

Before the duo left Tatooine's exosphere, Grogu leaned forward on his seat to theglass pit ofDin Djarin's N-1 starfighter. Using his knob, he repeatedly tapped on the glass. While Djarin was reluctant at first, he eventually gave into Grogu's demands but told him it was the last time he would do so. Djarin then switched on thestarfighter'ssublight thrusters. This caused Grogu to fall back in his seat and squeal in delight.^[31]

At some point, Grogu was on^[32] the planetBatuu^[33] with Djarin in itsBlack Spire Outpost.^[32]

Learning the Way of the Mandalore

Path to Mandalore

Sometime after the Tribe changed their hideout, and were about to welcome a newfoundling into their ranks, they were attacked by alake monster. While the tribe were desperately trying to kill the creature, Djarin used his starfighter to kill the creature. Afterwards, he and Grogu went to the Armorer. She welcomed Djarin coldly, and reminded him of his exile. As he and Grogu sat down, Djarin then produced a shard from their home planet ofMandalore. He then told the Armorer of his intent to bathe in the Living Waters in the mines, removing his exile status. The Armorer then acknowledged him and sent the pair out. As the two traveled throughHyperspace and Djarin slept at the pilot's seat, Grogu was in his cockpit marveling at his surroundings when he noticed a pod ofpurrgils flying nearby. Soon after, Grogu left his cockpit to be with Djarin.^[35]

The duo soon reached their destination, Nevarro. After Djarin landed the ship, Grogu got inside his hovering pram. As the duo walked the streets, both were amazed at the major changes and how lively the planet had become. Then, the duo stopped at thestatue of IG-11, to which Grogu looked at with great interest.Greef Karga, now HighMagistrate, greeted the duo with enthusiasm. Karga then took the duo to his new office. As the two friends get reacquainted, Grogu sat on the chair and used the force to rotate the chair. It was at this time that Karga learned Grogu's name from Djarin. When Karga showed a map of a proposed location for Djarin to settle down, he refused and stopped Grogu from spinning the chair. Just then Grogu noticed some snacks in a bowl on Karga's desk. Using the force, Grogu took one and ate it. As Grogu continue to eat more of the snacks aprotocol droid came in to inform the High Magistrate thatpirates had appeared in front of the school.^[35]

The duo then went to confront the pirates, lead by aNikto namedVane. A disagreement led to all the pirates except for Vane, whom Karga let live in order to spread the word that Nevarro was a respectable place now, being killed. When Djarin questioned why the New Rebublic couldn’t do anything to help, Karga explained that Nevarro was now an independent system, and had updated their law enforcement. After the explanation, Djarin then said that he and Grogu were on Nevarro for business. Djarin then explained that he needed a droid that he could trust to explore Mandalore, with IG-11 being his first pick. Afterwards, IG-11's upper body was taken back to Karga's office. While Djarin was able to restore IG-11's circuits and motor function back online, IG-11's original bounty hunting program was also restored. This caused the salvaged IG-11 to attack Grogu. While the group attempted to terminate IG-11 and they also tried to protect Grogu as well. Karga's protocol droid was able to by causing a copper head statue of Karga to fall on IG-11's head and thus damaging thememory circuit.^[35]

Karga then explained that restoring IG-11 was beyond Djarin's skills, so the group went to the bestdroidsmiths of theOuter Rim Territories: TheAnzellans. Upon seeing one of the Anzellans, Grogu was delighted. As the Anzellans worked on IG-11, Grogu wandered around the workshop, observing the Anzellans work. After Djarin had promised to bring a memory circuit to the Anzellans, Grogu crept behind one of the Anzellans and grabbed him. Fortunately, Djarin was able to take the Anzellan away from Grogu and placed him just out of reach of Grogu. Disappointed, Grogu made one more attempt at capturing the Anzellan to no avail.^[35]

The duo then departed from Nevaro and bid farewell to Karga. As they left the planet, Djarin showed and explained to Grogu how the ship's interior worked, including the mapping system, fuel, and enemy proximity warning system. At that moment, a trio of pirate ships lead by Vane tried to force Djarin to their captain'sship. Djarin refused, and more pirates were brought into the space battle. After destroying all but Vane's ship, the duo soon learned that Vane had lead them toPirate KingGorian Shard. Shard demanded that Djarin surrender himself and his ship in exchange for his safety. To this, Djarin told Grogu to never trust a pirate, before he flipped on the ship's sublight thrusters, which caused the ship to escape the target lock and jump into lightspeed.^[35]

After which the duo went toKalevala. On the way there, Djarin explained that the planet was also located in theMandalore system. The duo then landed onKryze Castle to join Bo-Katan’s crusade at retaking Mandalore. Upon arriving, they were informed by Bo that the fleet she once had abandoned her, as she no longer had the rightful means to lead the group, due to Djarin now possessing the Darksaber. She then told Djarin that the fleet would obey him, but she would not fight him for control of the blade. Djarin, however, refused to lead and instead vowed to go to Mandalore and be cleansed of his sins by bathing in theLiving Waters. Bo then told the duo that theMines of Mandalore was located beneath theCivic Center ofSundari. Djarin then left for their next destination.^[35]

Mission on Mandalore

Returning toTatooine onBoonta Eve, they once again landed in Peli Motto's hangar. Upon seeing Peli, Grogu leapt out of the cockpit into her arms in delight. Motto began fussing the young alien, who made infant noises, prompting Motto to believe Grogu had said her name. Din Djarin then told Motto that he had business here on Tatooine. Motto then recounted their adventures as she tried to guess his business, even wonder if eitherThe Twins orBoba Fett were his target. Djarin then said that he needed an IG droid memory circuit, as he was going to the surface of Mandalore, and needed a droid suitable for spelunking. Motto passed the request to a group of Jawas nearby, however they stated that currently they did not have one available, so Peli soldR5-D4 to Djarin. After an oil bath and modifying the N1 to hold R5, the new trio left Tatooine enjoying the fireworks that showered the night.^[34].

Entering theMandalore system, Djarin explained to Grogu about its history and the fact that he has never been to the planet before. He then pointed to the moon ofConcordia telling his foundling that is where he grew up after being taken in by the Mandalorians. Djarin then shows Grogu where on the star map Kalevala is, before descending toward the planet's surface. Despite the terrible weather and turbulence, the N1 was able to make it onto the planet. Finding a safe place to land, Djarin then instructed his new astromech droid on what to do.

Reclaiming Mandalore

Eventually, Djarin and Grogu joined a successful assault to reclaim the planet of Mandalore, from Gideon's forces. The battle was successful, resulting in the death of the Moff, and Grogu's formal adoption as the son of Djarin.^[9] The two would continue their adventures together.^[36]

Personality and traits

Grogu formed an attachment to Djarin, who became his adopted father.^[9] Ahsoka Tano sensed fear and anger within Grogu as well as his emotional bond to the Mandalorian. Grogu was initially uncooperative with Tano's attempts to test his connection to the Force; Djarin believed it was due to Grogu's stubbornness. Tano wanted to see if Grogu would listen to Djarin, to which Djarin responded that would "be a first."^[10] Because of his stubbornness, Grogu had a tendency to get in many mishaps; such as eating vendor food without paying, hugging anAnzellan without consent, and causing many icespiders to attack him and his group.

Though Grogu survived by concealing his powers, he occasionally utilized his connection to the Force to obtain what he wanted, whether it was food^[27] or the control knob from theRazor Crest.^[10] He was also willing to use the Force to protect his Mandalorian caretaker.^[6][22]

Grogu'sdiet was influenced by his taste for a variety of meals,^[24] including living creatures.^[6] In his time with Djarin, Grogu devoured frogs,^[6][20] unfertilized frog eggs, a spider egg,^[24] acreature with tentacles, blue macarons,^[27] worms, and many different kinds of soups/broths.^[26]

Grogu was a male alien who belonged to thesame species asGrand MasterYoda.^[10] Although he was fifty standardyears old when Djarin found him, Grogu had the appearance and behavior of a toddler. At that time, he was a wide-eyed youngling^[37] who stood 0.34meters tall.^[5] He also had small strands ofwhitehair over his wrinkled head,^[6] brown eyes, green skin, and two longears that could move with his emotions.^[2] He also wore a baggy youngling's robes as his main attire, which contains pockets allowing him to hold smaller things than him, like eggs or his favorite control knob. Since choosing to return toClan Mudhorn, he wore his chain mail armor underneath his robes.

Grogu found affection to a specific knob on a control lever, originating from theRazor Crest.^[3]

Powers and abilities

Grogu was able to harness the mystical energies of the Force on account of beingForce-sensitive. One notable display of his power was when he telekinetically lifted a giant mudhorn into the air for a brief time to save Djarin from the charging beast. However, performing this feat was very strenuous for Grogu as he subsequently fell unconscious for several hours afterward.^[6] He could also use the Force when he became angry, such as when he telekinetically strangled Cara Dune because he believed she was harming Djarin while they were arm-wrestling. He later revealed the ability to heal serious injuries and even cure poisoning by touching the injury and then using the Force, though the act, much like levitating the mudhorn, was incredibly draining.^[22] In another notable display of telekinesis, Grogu created a strongbarrier using the Force to protect his companions by both blocking and redirecting a stream of fire from an attacking Incinerator trooper.^[7]

Grogu had grown more skilled in his use of the Force, as Moff Gideon observed, by the time of his capture on Tython. By then, he was capable of tossing around two stormtroopers with telekinesis until his Force powers ran out.^[28] He could also manipulate small, nearby objects with ease, such as pulling cookies towards himself^[27] or unscrewing a knob from one of theRazor Crest's levers.^[10]

After spending some time training with Master Skywalker, Grogu was able to use the Force to enhance his reaction times, as well as use it to swiftly jump large distances (relative to his size).^[18] He was also able to calm down a rancor that attacked Djarin inMos Espa.Taming therancor exhausted Grogu, and he fell asleep cuddled with the beast.^[31]

Behind the scenes

Conception

Grogu first appeared in thefirst episode of the2019Disney+ television showStar Wars: The Mandalorian,^[2] which aired onNovember 12, 2019.^[39] The character was conceived byJon Favreau, who wanted to explore a new character from Yoda'sspecies at the beginning of his journey while being in training, in contrast to Jedi Master Yoda ending his own journey in the1983 filmStar Wars: Episode VIReturn of the Jedi. When Favreau discussed the character with executive producerDave Filoni,^[40] it caused a debate between the two because Filoni wanted to protect the mystery^[41]Star Wars creator^[2]George Lucas built around Yoda.^[41] Filoni drew a rough sketch of the Child on cocktail napkins.^[40] Another drawing by Filoni showed the Child's hand reaching out of a floating bassinet toward his protector.^[41]

Favreau thought that the Child would have a name that denoted how he is cute and a little ugly, leading him to come up with the name Grogu.^[42] Early in production of Season One, Favreau told Filoni that the Child's name was Grogu, prompting him to think about how the audience could learn this. His idea was that Ahsoka Tano would connect with Grogu and communicate through memories and experiences, letting her learn Grogu's name so that she could inform Djarin and viewers.^[43] Favreau wanted the character to have a lot of wrinkles, that the sclera in his eyes would not be too visible, and that he would not look too cute. Multiple members of theLucasfilm art department worked to refine the image created by Filoni.^[40]Christian Alzmann's drawing of the Child was the first one that finally clicked.^[41] His design was inspired byJ. C. Leyendecker's baby designs and oldWarner Bros. cartoon characters, which had massive cheeks on babies.^[38] Favreau said on Alzmann's design: "It looked cute, but it also looked a little weird. That's part of Yoda. It can't just be cute. It can't just be a straight-upDisney baby, it has to be a little bit tweaked."^[40]

Grogu is also^[10] not the first infant member of Yoda's species to be featured in aStar Wars story: an infant member of the species appeared in a single panel of theStar Wars Legends comicChildren of the Force, which was included inStar Wars Tales 13^[44] in2002.^[45]

Portrayal

Filoni and Favreau intended to film Grogu as a puppet and then as a blank to later add CGI (in case the puppet was not convincing enough), butWerner Herzog, who played "the Client" inThe Mandalorian, told the pair to leave it, calling them cowards.^[47] During the show's production, Grogu was puppeteered by a team of people.Jason Matthews puppeteered the eyes,Trevor Hensley controlled his body moves and head,Hiroshi Ikeuchi controlled the ears and mouth,Mike Manzel puppeteered most of the body moves, andTamara Carlson Woodard worked as a standby operator who also created the costume.^[48] It was referred to as "the Being" by the actors during filming.^[49] According to "the Armorer" actressEmily Swallow, people on set, like herself, want to interact with Grogu, despite knowing he is a puppet, because of how cute his design is. The puppeteers developed a habit of moving Grogu about as people spoke to him on set.^[50]

News reports and social media have widely and affectionately referred to Grogu as "Baby Yoda."^[51][52] According to an article fromVanity Fair, fans were desperate for "Baby Yoda" merchandise, although Favreau had wished to hold off on it in case Grogu had been leaked before the release of the first episode.^[47] Despite the nickname, Disney was careful to refer to the character only as "The Child" in merchandising, and Favreau told off Disney CEOBob Iger for using the name Baby Yoda.^[53] Indeed, Swallow remembered higher ups telling her and others to never refer to the character as "Baby Yoda," with official policy instead being to use Grogu's name.^[50] Despite this, the product description for theLEGOStar Wars Advent Calendar2021 states that Grogu is "affectionately known as Baby Yoda."^[54] and the term entered Canon in the same year with the release ofThe Mandalorian Junior Novel(audiobook).^[55] Swallow stated in2024 that the higher ups had given up on trying to stop them from calling the character Baby Yoda.^[50]

Grogu and Djarin arrived atStar Wars: Galaxy's Edge inNovember2022.^[32] "The Journey of Din Djarin," an article byKristin Baver inStar Wars Insider 216, stated that Djarin became Grogu's adoptedfather prior to the events ofThe Mandalorian Season Three.^[56] However "Chapter 24: The Return" featured Djarin adopting Grogu during Season Three, not before.^[9]

Non-canon history

OnDecember 12, 2019, a statue of Grogu was added toThe Sims 4, following the ongoing release ofThe Mandalorian's first season. The item is merely a decoration and does not function as either a playable or non-playable character and has no special properties in the game.^[57] Grogu was also featured in twoLEGO animated products; in "Snowflake Snack," he escapes theRazor Crest to play in the snow, but he accidentally buries himself in a large snowball he created using the Force. He is then rescued by Din Djarin.^[58] He also makes a brief appearance inThe LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special whileRey Skywalker duelsDarth Vader. The pair, along with other characters in the scene, pause their fighting to admire Grogu's cuteness.^[59]

A small reference to Grogu was included in the 2021 shortMaggie Simpson in "The Force Awakens From Its Nap", a crossover betweenStar Wars andThe Simpsons, but Grogu himself didn't appear.The Simpsons showrunnerAl Jean credited Grogu's absence due to him being the most demanded character in Disney+, feeling that Lucasfilm Ltd. didn't want Grogu to be overexposed.^[60]

Grogu appears in the non-canon LEGO comic "The Droid Defenders," where Grogu and Djarin make their way to the world ofShihan, which is mainly inhabited by droids.^[61] In the subsequent comic "Flight of the Fireflies," both make their way to the planetAsanak to secure a piece from a junk dealer, only to be attacked by the localfireflies.^[62]

Appearances

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Non-canon appearances

Sources

Non-canon sources

• Star Wars: Visions Filmmaker Focus — "Lop & Ochō"
• SWCA 2022: 7 Things We Learned from the Summer of LEGOStar Wars Panel onStarWars.com(backup link)
• LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia Updated Edition

Notes and references

External links

• Grogu onWikipedia
• Grogu onWikisimpsons