Grogu trivia | 53 facts about the famous “Baby Yoda”

Grogu is the name of the famous “Baby Yoda”. The character that made its debut on the new Disney+ show “The Mandalorian”.

So let’s find out some trivia and facts about the character.

1. Grogu was a male Force-sensitive Mandalorian foundling
2. It belonged to the same species as Jedi Grand Master Yoda and Jedi Master Yaddle
3. Grogu was born around 41 BBY
4. He was held at an encampment run by Nikto mercenaries on Arvala-7 during the New Republic Era
5. While still an infant at the age of fifty years old, he was sought by an Imperial who hired a Mandalorian bounty hunter named Din Djarin to retrieve him
6. However, Djarin chose not to leave Grogu with the Imperials and saved him from the Imperial remnant facility
7. After attempting to hide with Grogu along the fringes of the galaxy, Djarin returned to Nevarro to deal with the Imperials chasing Grogu in hopes of keeping him safe
8. In the process, Grogu became a Mandalorian foundling
9. He is the single other member of Djarin’s newly created clan
10. Born in approximately 41 BBY, during the era of the Galactic Republic, Grogu was raised in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant
11. He was trained by several masters until the Jedi Order fell at the end of the Clone Wars
12. Grogu survived the siege of the Jedi Temple
13. He was taken into hiding after the Galactic Empire rose to power
14. During the Imperial Era, he remained undetected by concealing his Force powers
15. By 9 ABY, the Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin was dispatched by “the Client” and Imperial Doctor Pershing to capture Grogu alive
16. Though the Client would allow Djarin to return Grogu dead for a lower price
17. The assassin droid IG-11 was also dispatched to terminate him
18. After working together to storm the encampment the infant was being held in, Djarin and IG-11 found Grogu
19. IG-11 then attempted to terminate Grogu
20. Djarin shot the droid before he was able to assassinate Grogu
21. Shortly after, Djarin took Grogu back to his ship, the Razor Crest
22. Grogu formed an attachment to Din Djarin, who became a father figure to him
23. Ahsoka Tano sensed Grogu’s bond with the Mandalorian as well as his fear
24. Grogu was initially uncooperative with Tano’s attempts to test his connection to the Force
25. Djarin believed it was due to Grogu’s stubbornness
26. Though Grogu survived by concealing his powers, he occasionally utilized his connection to the Force to obtain what he wanted, whether it was food or a control knob
27. He was also willing to use the Force to protect his Mandalorian caretaker
28. Even to the point of harnessing the power of the dark side
29. Grogu’s diet was influenced by his taste for a variety of meals, including living creatures
30. In his time with Djarin, Grogu devoured frogs, unfertilized frog eggs, a spider egg, a creature with tentacles, and cookies
31. Grogu was a male alien who belonged to the same species as Grand Master Yoda
32. Grogu was a child despite being approximately fifty years old when Din Djarin discovered him
33. Standing at 0.42 meters
34. Grogu had white hair, brown eyes, and green skin
35. Grogu was able to harness the mystical energies of the Force on account of being Force-sensitive
36. One notable display of power in it being telekinetically lifting a giant Mudhorn into the air for a brief time to save Djarin
37. However, Grogu was greatly mentally straining while performing this feat, eventually falling unconscious for several hours afterward
38. Grogu could also use the Force when he became angry, such as when he telekinetically strangled Carasynthia Dune because he believed she was harming Djarin while they were arm-wrestling
39. He later revealed the ability to heal serious injuries and even cure poisoning by touching the injured and then using the Force
40. Though the act, similarly to what happened in the scenario with the mudhorn, greatly strained him
41. In another notable display of telekinesis, Grogu created a strong barrier, protecting his companions by both blocking and redirecting a stream of fire coming from an Incinerator trooper
42. Grogu first appeared in the first episode of the 2019 Disney+ television show The Mandalorian, which aired on November 12, 2019
43. The character was inspired by a sketch by executive producer Dave Filoni
44. The character was developed into a design by members of the art department
45. Filoni and co-executive producer Jon Favreau intended to film Grogu as a puppet and then as a blank to add CGI (in case the puppet was not convincing enough)
46. Werner Herzog, who played “the Client” in The Mandalorian, told the pair to leave it, calling them cowards
47. During the show’s production, Grogu was puppeteered by a team of people
48. Jason Matthews puppeteered the eyes, Trevor Hensley controlled his gross body moves and head, Hiroshi Ikeuchi controlled the ears and mouth, Mike Manzel puppeteered a majority of the gross body moves, and Tamara Carlson Woodard worked as a standby operator who also created the costume
49. It was referred to as “the Being” by the actors during filming
50. News reports and social media have widely and affectionately referred to Grogu as “Baby Yoda”
51. According to an article from Vanity 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
52. Despite the nickname, Disney has been careful to refer to the character only as “The Child” in merchandising
53. Jon Favreau told off Disney CEO Bob Iger for using the name Baby Yoda