So, what is Baby Yoda’s fate? What’s the most likely route his story will be taken?Ĭonsidering the popularity of the character, I am sure that Baby Yoda will not leave the Razorcrest anytime soon. But having seen the skill of the team behind The Mandalorian, I am sure they can achieve this. This in itself is basis enough for developing him as an independent character.īut the point remains: this will be difficult. Characterizing a child, and an alien puppet one at that will take some real storytelling ingenuity to ensure he does not fall into the trap of remaining a cute novelty forever. We’ve seen him interact with the world around him, seen him express concern for the Mando, and seen him distressed when on Dr. Even if Baby Yoda stays mute, his puppet is just so well-engineered and fantastically merged with CGI that there is so much personality and life in him and thus room for characterization. Personally, I’m rooting for the former option, as to have such a unique character as Baby Yoda roaming the galaxy would be a fascinating thing to see.Īnd it’s not impossible to achieve. The creative team behind the show faces the decision of whether to continue his story and develop him as an independent character, or let him remain as a means of developing Din’s character. Indeed, in season one of The Mandalorian he serves as a means to develop the character of Din Djarin rather than an autonomous character in his own right. There’s no doubt about it: it is hard to flesh out an infant, nameless alien character who does not speak, such as Baby Yoda. Baby Yoda: The difficulty of characterization Luckily, we saw the beginnings of this when he embraced the dark side and force-choked Cara Dune, so let’s hope the minds behind the show can follow through on this. If we see a change in character or maybe uncover a new secret about him, this would be a fantastic way of keeping the character fresh and retaining audience interest in the long-run. This is, of course, is potentially risky as the character is so popular as he is and changing this might alienate viewers, but Star Wars storytelling has always been about taking risks ( just look at the prequels!), and, what’s more, a change of character will draw in viewers more than keeping him as a static novelty will. Change is needed, and it’s better this change occurs sooner than later. There are only so many cute, meme-able actions Baby Yoda can do before the formula becomes old and no longer an asset to the story. The Mandalorian season 3 finale follows Filoni’s “good feeling” footstepsįirst and foremost, Baby Yoda is cute – from the moment his big ears appeared onscreen to his playing with the children of Sorgan, his adorability knows no end.īut, as much as we want to see this on-screen forever, the storytellers must face the fact that he cannot stay ‘just cute’ forever.Mando season 3 finale finally allows Din and Grogu’s bond to shine.Director explains how Pedro contributes to the narrative of The Mandalorian.Executive Producer promises Mandalorian Season 4 is coming, isn’t sure of when.Here’s why Din Djarin should learn about the force from Grogu.
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