Sorry, But Baby Yoda Doesn't Grow Up To Be The Jedi Master We All Know

We all know and love Baby Yoda, although The Child's very name is very much a misnomer, according to The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau.


The adorable green tot has long been thought to be the younger version of the sage Jedi master we all know and love, however that isn't the case, Favreau confirmed to USA Today throughout the 2020 Golden Globe Awards on Sunday (January 5.)


Baby Yoda can't, case in point, be Yoda himself because The Mandalorian takes place following a point in the Star Wars timeline soon after which Yoda has passed away.


"The series takes place right after Return of the Jedi," Favreau mentioned. "Fans of the original trilogy will remember that Yoda not only passes away nevertheless actually disappears. So Yoda exists as a Force Ghost."


Favreau also noted that the Child is called Baby Yoda because there really is "no name for the Yoda species."


"It’s the simplistic, shortest, most hashtag-able way to figure out notice that character, which is identified in the episode as ‘The Child.’"


However just because this particular idea has been shot down straight from the horse's mouth, that doesn't mean there isn't another kind of connection between the two, though Favreau wouldn't confirm.


right now you’re getting into spoilers," Favreau teased. Nevertheless there really are a lot of theories about that." We know a few, naturally.


It's not only Favreau who's been dropping hints about the baby, though. Kyle Buchanan at The New York Times noted that he talked to Taika Waititi about Baby Yoda, who directed The Mandalorian's finale, who confirmed once more that, like Disney head Bob Iger said, The Child has a real name.


"I also asked Taika about Baby Yoda, since he directed the MANDALORIAN finale," Buchanan wrote. "He’s not named Baby Yoda!” Taika insisted. There really is a name however to be revealed, and Taika is aware it although won’t hint. “I’ll wait for Favreau to give that away."


Looks like we'll be waiting quite a while before someone finally spills the secret, along with Baby Yoda's true origin story. Hopefully by the time Season 2 drops this year, we'll get the real rundown on