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3. Yoda Was Almost A Monkey, Basically Speaking of things Yoda almost was, prepare to break out your memory wipe kit, because this one will give you nightmares. Before Yoda was a charming puppet and a creepily augmented CGI puppet, George Lucas intended Yoda to be played by an adorable monkey with an adorable cane. 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.
In the series, the protagonist known as " the Mandalorian " is hired to track down and capture Grogu for a remnant of the fallen Galactic Empire , but instead, he becomes his adoptive father and protects him from the Imperials.
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The character's real name was not revealed until " Chapter The Jedi ", which also explained that Grogu was raised at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant during the Clone Wars. Before this, the character's official name, used in subtitles and captions, was " the Child ". At the end of " Chapter The Return ", he is given the name Din Grogu after being formally adopted by the Mandalorian, whose family name is "Din". Grogu has appeared in every episode of the first three seasons, except " Chapter The Believer ".
He was created by The Mandalorian creator and showrunner Jon Favreau based upon his desire to explore the mystery around Yoda and his species. The character was further developed in early conversations between Favreau and executive producer Dave Filoni , and the character's imagery was defined by concept artist Christian Alzmann. Grogu is mostly a work of animatronics and puppetry , although accentuated with computer-generated imagery.
The puppet was designed by Legacy Effects. The character's voice and sounds were created using a combination of adult and infant vocals, as well as recordings of a bat-eared fox and kinkajou. The dynamic between the Mandalorian and Grogu embodies a theme of parenting and fatherhood prevalent in The Mandalorian , with the character also raising questions about good and evil and nature versus nurture in the series.
Grogu has received a positive reception from fans and reviewers, is widely considered the show's breakout character , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and quickly became a popular Internet meme. The Guardian called him "'s biggest new character", [ 4 ] and The Hollywood Reporter has said the character "represents the future of Hollywood". A member of the same species as the Star Wars character Yoda , [ 10 ] [ 11 ] he is 50 years old during the events of The Mandalorian " Chapter 1: The Mandalorian ", but still appears to be an infant because of the pace at which that species matures.
Grogu first appears in the series debut, " Chapter 1: The Mandalorian ", when the Mandalorian accepts a valuable commission from a mysterious man known only as " The Client " Werner Herzog , who works for a remnant of the now-fallen Galactic Empire. The assignment is to track down and capture an unidentified fifty-year-old target. As the beast rushes toward the Mandalorian for the kill, Grogu uses the Force to levitate the mudhorn, allowing a surprised Mandalorian to kill it.
Pershing Omid Abtahi , to "extract the necessary material" from Grogu. In " Chapter 4: Sanctuary ", the Mandalorian seeks refuge in the sparsely populated planet Sorgan. He plans to leave Grogu in a village there under the care of a widow named Omera Julia Jones , but after another bounty hunter tracks them down, he realizes the planet is not safe. Grogu and Peli are briefly abducted by a bounty hunter named Toro Calican Jake Cannavale , whom the Mandalorian kills.
The Mandalorian keeps Grogu hidden on his ship during the mission, but the other mercenaries eventually find him. One of them, a droid named Q Richard Ayoade , learns of the bounty on Grogu and tries to kill him, but is himself destroyed by the Mandalorian.
Greef proposes that the Mandalorian help him kill the Client and eliminate the Imperial presence from the planet, and in exchange, he and Grogu will be safe from any further reprisals from the Guild. The proposal is a trap, and Greef plans to ambush and kill the Mandalorian and return Grogu to the Client. After surviving an attack by Gideon's stormtroopers, during which Grogu uses the Force to deflect the fire of an attacking stormtrooper's flamethrower back against him, the group escapes with Grogu through a sewer grate.
They seek help from the hidden Mandalorian tribe, but it is revealed the Imperials wiped out the tribe after they revealed themselves in "Chapter 3: The Sin". Grogu accompanies the Mandalorian during his search for other Mandalorians who could help him find the child's people: the Jedi. The Mandalorian helps Vanth slay a krayt dragon which had been attacking Mos Pelgo, in exchange for his armor.
Along the way the pair arrange an uneasy alliance between the townspeople and a Tusken Raider tribe. The Mandalorian developed a deep respect for Vanth, to the point he entrusts him to look after Grogu, should he perish during his attempt to kill the dragon. During their journey, Grogu takes a liking to the eggs and eats a few of them despite being explicitly forbidden from doing so by the Mandalorian. Grogu's appetite also gets the group into trouble while stranded on Maldo Kreis, where he eats a spider-like creature's egg just as the rest of the swarm hatches.
In " Chapter The Heiress ", the group arrives on Trask and after bringing Frog Lady and her remaining eggs to her husband, the Mandalorian and Grogu encounter Bo-Katan Kryze Katee Sackhoff and two other Mandalorian warriors, who save them from a crew of Quarrens who wish to kill Grogu and steal the Mandalorian's armor. While the Mandalorian accompanies Bo-Katan's team on a mission in exchange for a lead on Jedi, Grogu is left with the Frog Man and Frog Lady, during which time the eggs hatch and Grogu bonds with the newborn tadpoles.
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This episode also provides a clue as to what the Empire's plans with Grogu are; while exploring the Imperial base, the Mandalorian and the others stumble upon cloning experiments performed by Imperial scientists, involving Grogu's blood, some of which has already been transfused to the clones to supposedly give them Force-sensitivity. In " Chapter The Jedi ", the Mandalorian takes Grogu to former Jedi Ahsoka Tano Rosario Dawson on Corvus, who communicates with him through the Force, learning his name and that he is a former Jedi youngling who was rescued from the Jedi Temple on Coruscant during the Great Jedi Purge and hidden for his safety, which is why he suppresses his Force powers.
In " Chapter The Tragedy ", the Mandalorian brings Grogu to said temple, where he begins meditating and a protective Force field rises around him. Moff Gideon's Imperial remnant, having tracked down the Mandalorian, soon attacks in an attempt to capture Grogu, who continues his meditation while being protected by the Mandalorian and the recently arrived Boba Fett Temuera Morrison and Fennec Shand Ming-Na Wen , who made a deal with the former to protect Grogu in exchange for Fett's armor which the Mandalorian obtained from Cobb Vanth.
Despite their best efforts, Grogu is captured by Gideon's Dark Troopers and taken to his Imperial cruiser, where he is imprisoned inside a holding cell. Later, Gideon witnesses Grogu using his Force powers on two stormtroopers to hurl them around the cell before collapsing in exhaustion. Gideon orders his troops to stun and cuff Grogu, and to take him to Dr. Pershing to complete the blood transfusion.