Disney CEO Bob Iger debunks a theory we didn’t even know was a theory - Baby Yoda’s real name is George Lucas. The mystery surrounding The Mandalorian’s Baby Yoda - officially known as The Child, and don’t call it anything else in the presence of Jon Favreau - has only grown with each episode. As of The Mandalorian season 1 finale, Baby Yoda is safely back with Din Djaren following a nasty encounter with the series villain, Moff Gideon. What exactly comes next is unknown, but as Djaren is now tasked with returning the Child to its home, The Mandalorian season 2 might reveal a lot more about the Child, its species, and possibly even its real name.
Ever since its debut in The Mandalorian’s season 1 premiere, Baby Yoda has taken the world by storm. The character has starred in countless memes, parodies, and more. Baby Yoda even showed up in a SNL skit. In the final weeks of 2019, some are trying to steal Baby Yoda’s thunder (looking at you, Baby Sonic), but given the incredible reception to The Mandalorian and the excitement already building for season 2, Baby Yoda’s place as a cultural icon is certainly safe for now. However, while the masses are enthralled with Baby Yoda, Star Wars creator George Lucas might be less enthused about the character seeing as he never wanted to reveal anything about Yoda’s species.
So what’s the deal with Baby Yoda’s real name being George Lucas? It’s unclear if any such theory actually exists, but in an interview on The Star Wars Show, Bob Iger was pressed to make some sort of Star Wars-related announcement, to which he responded: “The baby’s name is not George.” And unless Iger is using a Star Wars interview to make reveals about some other baby, it stands to reason he’s referring to Baby Yoda and some assumption that the character’s real name is George, presumably in reference to Lucas.
Iger’s answer is a weird one, to be sure, and it’s most likely the result of him trying to come up with something funny to say on the spot. But then again, maybe some people have come to Iger with the theory that Baby Yoda’s name is George in honor of the Star Wars creator? It really isn’t the most ridiculous idea. Just recently, a student who was slain while stopping a shooter at UNC-Charlotte, Riley Howell, was honored by having a Jedi character named for him in the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary. This was clearly a very special instance and a wonderful tribute paid to a brave man who also happened to be a massive Star Wars fan, but it means that Baby Yoda’s real name in some way evoking George Lucas isn’t entirely outside the realm possibility, either.
Still, it’s extremely unlikely that Baby Yoda’s name is some riff on George Lucas (no matter how hilarious that’d be). After all, the only other known members of Baby Yoda’s species have very simple names - Yoda and Yaddle. And this is also assuming Baby Yoda even has a name. The Mandalorian only ever refers to it as The Child or The Asset, and if it turns out that Baby Yoda is, in fact, a clone as some theories suggest, then there’d be no reason for him to have a name. It may be that Djaren will come to give him a name, or that The Child will name itself once it reaches a certain maturity. At this point it’s all very up in the air, but to us, they’ll always be Baby Yoda.
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Source: The Star Wars Show
