We knew Rosario Dawson would make her debut as Ahsoka Tano at some point during this second season of The Mandalorian, and the title of Friday's episode all-but confirmed that she'd be introduced in Chapter 13.
However, "The Jedi" did feature a surprise none of us saw coming: The Child's real name is Grogu.
Tano dropped this information to Din Djarin after communing with the little fella via the force, and the big reveals didn't stop there. We also found out that "Baby Yoda" had been trained by several Jedi masters at the Temple before being rescued during the purge and hidden away for his own safety.
During an interview with Vanity Fair, Dave Filoni was asked about the origin of the name and the decision to reveal it during this particular episode.
"The name has been around for a while. Jon [Favreau] told me early on in Season One what it would be, which made me start to think about how people could learn the name. This gave me the idea that Ahsoka, who is very compassionate, would be able to connect with the child, and that without words they could probably communicate through memories and experiences. Through that connection, she learns the name and then tells Mando and the audience."
Ahsoka also mentions Yoda for the first time in the show, and the score changes ever so slightly to accommodate a very familiar piece of music.
"She sees this child and names the name Yoda for the first time in our show," says Filoni. [Composer] Ludwig Göransson does a really masterful thing where the music, just for a moment, becomes John Williams’ “Yoda's Theme." Those are those little overlapping moments that I just love, and it's why I've always insisted on using Star Wars music so fleetingly because you don't want that them unless you're talking about that character. It's their music. We had an opportunity to just it a little grace moment."
It remains to be seen if the name Grogu catches on, as many fans still seem to be referring to our little green friend as Baby Yoda.
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