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Star Wars Creator Had One Major Concern When It Came To Baby Yoda

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Published 15:26 18 Feb 2022 GMT

Star Wars Creator Had One Major Concern When It Came To Baby Yoda

Executive producer Dave Filoni has revealed Star Wars creator George Lucas had reservations prior to introducing Baby Yoda to the universe

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

Dave Filoni, executive producer on The Mandalorian, claims Star Wars creator George Lucas had reservations prior to introducing Grogu, aka Baby Yoda, to the universe.

The ridiculously cute Jedi first hit screens in November 2019 in the first season of the Disney+ series The Mandalorian.

However, while Baby Yoda has since gone on to became extremely popular, and featured on a multitude of merchandise, Lucas was initially said to be hesitant about the character.

Baby Yoda in The Mandalorian. (Disney+)
Baby Yoda in The Mandalorian. (Disney+)

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In the book Star Wars: The Art of The Mandalorian, published on February 15, executive producer and creative director Dave Filoni reflected on past conversations he had with Lucas about the formation of Baby Yoda, Uproxx reports.

He said: 'I had a talk with George, at one point, about The Child, and his main concern was that the kid has to have a proper amount of training.'

However, thankfully Grogu does receive some training, by none other than Luke Skywalker, which is shown in Jon Favreau's 2021 series The Book of Boba Fett.

The art book also explains reasons behind some of the costumes, such as those of the Imperial drivers.

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'An early idea was that the Imperial drivers were wearing the same armor as the AT-AT commanders [from The Empire Strikes Back]. Ultimately, we decided to go with the tank troopers from Rogue One [a design chosen by George Lucas on a Rogue One pre-production set visit],' it notes.

The book also reflects on what makes the design for Star Wars so recognisable.

Baby Yoda in The Mandalorian. (Disney+)
Baby Yoda in The Mandalorian. (Disney+)

'So, what makes a strong Star Wars design? The guidelines established by George Lucas are simple: Design as if a child could draw it. Design for the silhouette. Design for the iconic logo. Keep it simple. Give it personality and make it believable.'

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Lucas's concerns hadn't been put to bed in season one and two of The Mandalorian, instead they were allayed when the first season of The Book Of Boba Fett was released, which was a surprise to fans. The moment came in the sixth episode, when Grogu was seen to train with a young Luke Skywalker, before leaving and returning to the side of Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal).

Season three of The Mandalorian has been announced but a date has not yet been released for its premiere.

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Featured Image Credit: TCD/Prod.DB/PictureLux/Alamy/Disney

Topics: Star Wars, Baby Yoda

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

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