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 Since The Mandalorian began, followers have circulated theories about Grogu’s origins. He is one of the uncommon species in Star Wars that doesn’t have a name, and solely two others of his kind, Yoda and Yaddle have been viewed in the Star Wars canon. The assumption was once that Grogu was once these days stolen from his homeworld of pressure touchy people, however it turns out he’s no stranger to the pressure or the Jedi. Ahsoka exhibits that Grogu used to be at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant and, alongside with different younglings, was once taught the approaches of the pressure by way of many masters. Presumably this even consists of Yoda himself. But when Order sixty six occurred and the Jedi had been mainly wiped out, which consists of Anakin infamously killing the Temple’s younglings, Grogu used to be secreted away with the aid of a Jedi who sought to conceal him from the Empire. Ahsoka exhibits that Grogu’s reminiscences all through this time are darkish and full of fear, his use of the pressure weakened by means of his blocked memories.

It’s already acknowledged that Grogu is about 50 years old, and used to be born the identical yr as Anakin Skywalker, complicating the Jedi Prophecy that haunts Anakin for the length of his life. Yet, given the sluggish getting old method of his species, and that Order sixty six took vicinity about 30 years earlier than The Mandalorian, it appears surprisingly apparent that Grogu hasn’t developed plenty in that time, elevating questions of how lengthy Jedi coaching takes for species that don’t age at a human rate. It appears Grogu solely has a preliminary information of the force, however possibly his untapped recollections are the key to similarly skills. It’s especially humorous to imagine Grogu, at his size, wielding a lightsaber, however Ahsoka expresses deep difficulty that Gogru is too old, and too ate up via worry to commence Jedi education again, mainly after Anakin fell to the darkish facet after comparable concerns.

But Ahsoka tells Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) of an historical Jedi Temple thru which Grogu can attain out via the pressure and possibly join with every other Jedi inclined to teach him, even though there are very few left.

Ahsoka’s lack of willingness to teach Grogu isn’t simply about the similarities she feels can also lead him down the equal route as Anakin, however additionally due to the fact she noticed the failings of the Jedi Order up shut as they grew to be political puppets, inflicting her to depart the Order at some stage in the Clone Wars. Though she is nevertheless known as a Jedi, her white lightsabers replicate neutrality, neither mild aspect nor dark. She is some thing else, an choice route perhaps. But the route to the Jedi nevertheless remains. Luke Skywalker is out there somewhere, and no matter it being 5 years due to the fact that the destruction of the 2nd Death Star it appears he has no longer begun constructing a new Jedi Order.

It’s viable his course crosses with Grogu’s, however Filoni has talked about The Mandalorian being a sequence that doesn’t use the largest toys in the chest, making Skywalker’s look appear unlikely. As for the different Jedi, if Ahsoka is nonetheless searching for Thrawn then she may additionally now not have discovered Ezra yet. It looks like a sure bet given the large title drop close to the give up of the episode that Thrawn, Ezra, and Sabine will make their live-action appearances eventually.

There’s additionally the opportunity that Grogu may want to attain out and locate Cal Kestis, the Jedi from the canon video sport Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, who with any luck managed to stay via the occasions of the unique trilogy. But it’s additionally simply as in all likelihood that The Mandalorian introduces a new Jedi figure. What looks obvious even though is that for Grogu’s Jedi education to work, he can’t be separated from Din, as the two have fashioned a father-son connection.

It appears the ancient methods of the Jedi, isolating youth from their parents, has to be left in the previous if Grogu is to attain his full potential. So the query then becomes, who will be the Jedi inclined to be part of Grogu and Din? And what occurs when Grogu is confronted with the pull of two parents, one Mandalorian and one Jedi, whose human beings have traditionally been at battle with one another? For as many questions as the most current episode of The Mandalorian answered, it additionally left viewers with infinitely extra questions about Grogu’s fate, and the direction he will pick out with the threats of Gideon, Fett, and Thrawn on the rise.