Pop culture phenomenons can’t be created ahead of time or predicted, especially in the modern age where social media trends are just as unexpected as they are fleeting, and the current big thing can often end up being forgotten about in a matter of days when the shiny new object of everyone’s fascination comes along.
Star Wars lucked out big time when it came to Baby Yoda, even if they sacrificed a huge amount of merchandising revenue under instructions from Jon Favreau. Grogu became an instant icon, spawning thousands of memes and launching a one-alien empire that’s spawned every imaginable tie-in under the sun, something that’s lined the pockets of Disney and Lucasfilm while giving fans of The Mandalorian something to coo over every time the little green guy appears onscreen, even if he’s puking on himself or being accused of genocide.
In fact, the entirety of Season 2 kept on throwing out cult heroes, from Timothy Olyphant’s Cobb Vanth in the premiere to the surprisingly massive fanbase gathered by the Frog Lady, and Jeans Guy even got his own character poster after capturing the imagination of Disney Plus subscribers everywhere when he was caught lurking in the background.
We’ve now heard from our sources – the same ones who told us Ahsoka Tano would appear in The Mandalorian‘s second season long before Rosario Dawson was cast in the role – that the brain trust behind Star Wars are actively trying to come up with another character than can replicate the appeal of Baby Yoda.
Of course, it goes without saying that these things are entirely organic and dependent on the fanbase, and any attempt in trying too hard to replicate the formula could come off as transparent and cloying, but Star Wars at least has plenty of previous for conjuring such beloved figures.
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