Despite being The Mandalorian’s breakout star, the fuzzy green “Baby Yoda” puppet that had fans tuning in weekly during the show’s first season still doesn’t have an official name. Hence the “Baby Yoda” fan nickname, which while succinct, does imply a greater connection between the creature and the old Jedi master than the show might have intended. Unfortunately, Yoda’s species still stands out from a thousand others in the Star Wars universe in that it doesn’t have a name of its own yet- go figure- so it’s the best we’ve got for now. Unless, it turns out, someone doses Mandalorian season 1 finale director Taika Waititi with truth serum.
Speaking to the New York Times’ Kyle Buchanan on the Golden Globes red carpet on January 5, Waititi revealed that the team behind The Mandalorian does in fact have a name reveal planned for the creature at some point, and spoilers, it’s not “Baby Yoda.”
I also asked Taika about Baby Yoda, since he directed the MANDALORIAN finale. “He’s not named Baby Yoda!” Taika insisted. There is a name yet to be revealed, and Taika knows it but won’t hint. “I’ll wait for Favreau to give that away.”
— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) January 6, 2020
“He’s not named named Baby Yoda!” Taika told Buchanan. “I’ll wait for Favreau to give that away.”
Here, Waititi (who also voices nurse-assassin droid IG-11) refers to series writer and producer Jon Favreau, who also took to the Golden Globes red carpet on the 5 to share his own scoop on the unnamed alien. Speaking to USA Today, Favreau officially confirmed that, despite the nickname, Baby Yoda is not the Yoda character as a baby.
“The series timeline takes place after ‘Return of the Jedi,’” Favreau told the outlet. “And fans of the original trilogy will remember that Yoda not only passes away but actually disappears. So Yoda exists as a force ghost.”
This confirmation is not surprising given the actual content of the show, but is still helpful, as the widespread “Baby Yoda” fan nickname has lead to some confusion among more casual fans. Still, there goes the reincarnation theory, I guess. However, I wouldn’t rule out cloning just yet. When the outlet asked Favreau if Baby Yoda is related to Yoda in any way, he said “Well, now you’re getting into spoilers. I can’t say. But there are a lot of theories about that.”
Unfortunately, Favreau did not drop that name reveal Waititi passed the buck on, leaving the New Zealand filmmaker to drop a bombshell on Twitter:
I think it’s Nigel. https://t.co/SWw6Z3RllR
— Taika Waititi (@TaikaWaititi) January 6, 2020
Jokes aside, it seems like we’re going to be calling the character “Baby Yoda” a while longer. Or maybe forever. I know I don’t remember Mando’s canon name (Din Jarin?) even after it was dropped in the finale. But hey, seems like we’ve got Disney CEO Bob Iger for company.
You know what, Bob? It’s still better than “The Child.”
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