![]() ![]() He was strong in the Force, and when a massive space rhinoceros was inches from killing the Mandalorian, Baby Yoda levitated the beast into the air, giving our hero enough time to kill it. November 15, 2019: Strong in him, the Force isīy the end of the second episode, it was clear why Baby Yoda had a bounty on his little, green head. After a solid hour of wall-to-wall action and dimly-lit spaces, this was our first glimpse at the main character's deeply buried humanity. The final shot, of The Child reaching out to grasp the Mandalorian's finger, was heartwarming and sentimental in the best way. But as the bounty hunter droid helpfully pointed out, different species age at different rates (Yoda was over 900 years old, so a 50-year-old child doesn't seem too odd in that context). So naturally, we were expecting some middle-aged, hardened criminal we weren't expecting a pre-literate infant. We were told that the Mandalorian's target was 50 years old. November 12, 2019: A legend is bornīaby Yoda debuted as a twist at the end of the first episode. As it turned out, he needn't have worried the Baby Yoda on the show is almost entirely a practical effect. Filmmaker Werner Herzog, who played The Client in The Mandalorian, called Favreau and his executive producer "cowards" for their overly safe approach. ![]() Werner Herzog is a fanĭuring filming, Favreau had the director shoot two shots of the same scene: one with the Baby Yoda puppet, and another 'blank slate' shot, just in case they decided to use a completely digital baby Yoda post-production. He chose Yoda's alien race for this character, because so little is known about it, and it adds to the characters' mystique. Making Baby Yoda a puppet guarantees that he'll be just as cute a decade from now as he is today.įavreau says that he deliberately kept Baby Yoda out of pre-release marketing and the first wave of toys, so that the Mandalorian audience could experience the character in the context of the story. Whenever the franchise has leaned on CGI (particularly in the prequel trilogy), the resulting effects lack weight, and they age poorly as technology improves. ![]() It continues a strong Star Wars tradition of using practical effects when possible. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, series creator Jon Favreau discussed the construction of Baby Yoda. Here, for your enjoyment and education, is a brief timeline of Baby Yoda, the most beloved, new Star Wars character since BB-8. And that contrast makes us fear for his safety-although it seems like he can probably take care of himself. Baby Yoda seems like one of the only things worth saving in this hellscape. The planets are barren or overrun with hostiles. The Mandalorian himself is a faceless terror to the criminals he rounds up, a Clint Eastwood badass with a spaceship instead of a horse. He has a tiny, floating space crib.īaby Yoda is a necessary counterpoint to the overall dark tone of the series. He can use The Force, but owing to his youth, he tuckers out easily. He's a small, 50-year-old baby with big ears and big, bright eyes. And as excited as most fans are to learn the identity of the mysterious, cloaked man in the spurs ( good money is on Boba Fett), we already have something else that we can always look forward to: the cuteness overload that is The Child, better known as Baby Yoda.īaby Yoda is objectively adorable. Despite mixed reviews, The Mandalorian is getting massive views on Disney+. ![]()
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