WhenThe Mandalorian & Groguwas first announced, it was exciting news due to the popularity ofThe Mandalorian.
First released in 2019,Star Wars’first live-action TV show was an instant hit.
This nickname has persisted even though his official name was revealed four years ago.
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Grogu’s Name Was Originally A Joke - We All Knew He’s Baby Yoda!
Grogu’s name was originally received by viewers as a joke.
The Mandalorian and Grogu is a Star Wars movie directed by Jon Favreau that continues Disney+’s immensely popular TV Show, The Mandalorian.
The memes mocking the name began almost the instant it was revealed.
Most viewers rejected it outright, insisting that his true name was “Baby Yoda.”
EvenThe Book of Boba Fettacknowledged the backlash.
This signals a change in viewers' attitude toward the name.
It also shows that the name has become more accepted in canon.
The Mandaloriancreators were always going to struggle with naming Grogu.
Because he was so identifiable as Baby Yoda, no name was going to be completely accepted right away.
Showrunner Jon Favreau explained why he chose the name Grogu over something cuter.
As Favreau explained, Grogu’s species live for an incredibly long time.
Yoda was 900 years old when he died.
As such, Favreau chose to give the boy a mature name.
Favreau has a valid point here.
The only other two canon members of Grogu’s species are Jedi Masters Yaddle and Yoda.
Both were mature, ancient, and formidable Jedi.
It is also good that Favreau didn’t give Grogu a name that starts with the letter Y.
It is already enough of a coincidence that Yoda and Yaddle had names that sounded so similar.
There’s no reason to believe that their entire species uses exclusively Y names.
Giving Grogu a Y name would feel contrived.
The MandalorianTV show is available to stream on Disney+.
