We know cloning technology exists, thanks to Kamino and the clone army. In theory, Baby Yoda could be a clone of Yoda. Is Baby Yoda a literal sleeper agent? Image: Lucasfilm What if Baby Yoda is actually Baby Clone Yoda? On the other hand, since Yoda and Yaddle are both extremely Force sensitive, it explains where Baby Yoda’s fantastical Force powers came from. It would mean that he, like Anakin, had broken his Jedi vows, and even more importantly, that he just shipped his kid off to The Outer Rim almost 10 years before The Phantom Menace even started. If true, it would change the way we have to view Yoda. So, we’re forced to ask: is Baby Yoda the child of Yoda and Yaddle? She was a female member of Yoda’s species, and until The Asset showed up, the only other member we’d seen. One of the most intriguing and mysterious of the additions to Star Wars canon from the prequel films, Yaddle was a Jedi Master and sat on the Jedi council. So, Baby Yoda isn’t Baby Yoda, since regular Yoda would have been very much alive at that time. Since we know “The Asset” (Baby Yoda) is 50 years old in the show, we’ll assume it was born 41 BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin) - which also happens to be the birth year of Anakin Skywalker. The Mandalorian is set somewhere around 9 ABY (After the Battle of Yavin), which after cross-checking with various Star Wars timeline resources, puts it about six years after Yoda’s introduction in Empire. We later see him appear as a Force ghost, letting us know that he has indeed passed on from the realm of the living. (“When 900 years old, you reach… look as good, you will not!”) That means he’s the same age when he dies shortly after training Luke.
In Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Yoda is about 900 years old.
In fact, the First Order could even be connected to Warner Herzog’s The Client character, who sends The Mandalorian on his mission to find Baby Yoda to begin with.īut what exactly does this mean for Baby Yoda? Baby Yoda isn’t really Baby Yoda. This puts it around the time of the rise to power of the First Order, the main antagonists from the new trilogy.
The Mandalorian picks up five years after the events of Return of the Jedi and 25 years before The Force Awakens. When does The Mandalorian take place in the Star Wars saga? Let’s break it down why The Mandalorian’s big mystery might be a little confusing to viewers who aren’t devoting hours to EU content and Wookieepedia. The tiny, “ heartbreakingly beautiful,” puppet in Disney Plus’ flagship Star Wars show is the object of “aIt’s not probably “Baby Yoda” - but does that mean it’s not “Baby Yoda.” People like The Mandalorian, but people love Baby Yoda.