Top 10 Baby Yoda Moments

#10: Baby Yoda Reveals Himself to the Mechanic "Chapter 5: The Gunslinger"

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Top 20 Baby Yoda Moments

With a price on his head and the entire Bounty Hunters’ Guild out to get him, Mando needs to keep a low profile. Unfortunately, the Child also seems to be on their most wanted list. Given that Baby Yoda sticks out like little green thumb, Mando wants him to keep a low profile. Unfortunately, the Child loves him some attention, and so while Mando is away in Mos Eisley, Baby Yoda introduces himself to Peli Motto and her droids. His strange noises put the jumpy mechanic on edge at first, but once he steps out of the shadows, he instantly endears himself to surly local. And honestly, who can blame her?

The Child might be small, but his youthful curiosity, trusting nature, and bold attitude mean that he rarely displays obvious signs of fear. For this… we should all be thankful, because in episode 3, on one of the rare occasions in which he appeared genuinely frightened, it was unbearable. To see such a precious little creature visibly scared is enough to break your heart. And his little cry as he’s taken away? That’s how you shatter even the coldest heart into a million little pieces. Thankfully, the Child’s cry appeared to have just that effect on Mando, and he ultimately goes back to rescue the little guy from the Client and Dr. Pershing.

Whenever you see Baby Yoda walking, it’s an incredibly slow shuffle. And yet he’s constantly popping up in unlikely places! We can’t figure out whether he has a quicker mode of getting around that he keeps to himself or if he’s just so quiet that nobody hears him coming. Either way, he’s clearly far more capable than he lets on. Of his various disappearing and reappearing acts, this is arguably the best to date. Left on the ship with Q9-0 while Mando assists in a prison break, the Child unexpectedly pops up behind the droid. As soon as Zero reaches for his rifle however, the Child is gone! A deadly game of hide-and-seek ensues; but by the time droid finds him, Mando’s come home. [shoots the droid]

#7: Baby Yoda Wants to Come Too! "Chapter 4: Sanctuary"

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It’s something of a running gag throughout the first season of the Mandalorian that Baby Yoda does what he wants. No matter how many times Mando tells him to stay put, there’s nothing that Baby Yoda likes more than to follow the big guy around! When the unlikely duo land on Sorgan, Mando gives the Child clear orders to remain on the Razor Crest. Cut to an exterior shot of the ship’s door opening and sure enough… Baby Yoda is standing right there beside him, ready to explore! Only four episodes in and Mando has already developed a serious soft spot for his young ward, as made clear by the way he almost immediately caves and lets Baby Yoda tag along.

If you’ve ever been around a toddler, you know all too well just how much they like playing with things that they’re not supposed to touch. Every button, switch, and random object is something new and exciting. It’s as if the entire world is their playpen! But it’s safe to say that a spaceship - especially one belonging to a bounty hunter - is not the sort of place where a child should be playing around. Safety concerns be damned, though, Baby Yoda loves to push button aboard the Razor Crest. And while Mando is initially frustrated by the Child stealing the ball from a lever, he eventually gives in and lets Baby Yoda play with it. Hey, it beats him pushing buttons with real consequences!

Baby Yoda is so freaking cute that even when standing perfectly still, he elicits awwws from those around him - not to mention the millions of Disney+ subscribers. But when he turns on the charms like he did episode 4? Well… it’s enough to make you weep. On Sorgan, it seems that Mando and Baby Yoda have found themselves a safe place where they can let their guard down. In a rare moment of peace and quiet for the mismatched pair, Mando leans back in the bed of a speeder and allows himself to just appreciate the night sky. And wouldn’t you know it, the impressionable little green guy mimics his de-facto guardian. It’s a fleeting moment, but a beautiful one.

Baby Yoda threw viewers a curveball in the second episode when, after adorably chasing after a frog, he proceeded to gobble up the amphibian whole. Talk about an appetite! It was a hilarious gross out moment, and one that made quite an impression on fans. Arguably even better however, was the throwback that occured two episodes later on Sorgan. While playing with the local kids, the Child manages to catch his favorite snack. When his new friends see him with frog legs hanging out of his mouth however, they both amused and disgusted, causing the little dude to become visibly embarrassed. It’s an emotion we hadn’t seen from the Child up to this point, and the way he spits out the frog is priceless.

He might be small and slow moving, but Baby Yoda has a knack for showing up in the most unexpected places and getting there quicker than you’d expect. After following the mysterious Cara Dune outside, the Mandalorian and the former Rebel shocktrooper wind up in a nasty brawl that - if we’re being totally honest- didn’t seem to be going well for our titular hero. Their fight ends in a stalemate with pistols drawn, and it’s in this moment of silence that they see (or rather hear) that they’ve got an audience. We suspect that the stalemate could have quickly evolved into “round 2” had the Child not cut the tension in such a hilarious and effective way.

We’ll be talking more about Baby Yoda’s Force abilities later, but first, let’s discuss this adorable bit of foreshadowing. In “Chapter 2,” the Mandalorian has been put through the ringer, first against the Nikto mercenaries from whom he liberated the Child, and then in his rumble with the Trandoshans who ambush them en route to his ship. As night falls, the Mandalorian attempts to clean and patch up a nasty wound on his arm, only to discover that Baby Yoda has snuck up on him. The Child’s arm is stretched out towards the wound and his brow is furrowed in concentration. It’s an adorable effort, and the fact that he tries not once but twice is a real testament to the little guy’s can-do attitude. Of course, the Child *really* puts this skill to use in “Chapter 7,” when he heals a seriously wounded Greef Karga. Hmmm, we wonder if force healing is gonna be important to “Star Wars” going forward...

When any member of Yoda’s mysterious species shows up in the Star Wars universe (canon or legend), Force-sensitivity is one of the very first questions that comes to mind. And after planting the seed earlier in the episode when Yoda tried heal Mando, all signs pointed towards this adorable creature having a connection to the Force. Yet, even with that foreshadowing, few viewers out there could have expected such a remarkable display from such a small creature who, regardless of age, still appears to be an infant. The Mandalorian is undeniably a great warrior, but the Mudhorn seemingly had him beat. Had the Child not pushed his Force abilities to the point of exhaustion, this show would have ended after just two episodes!