grogu, also known as "the child" and "baby yoda" by fans and the media, is a fictional character from the "star wars" disney+ original television series "the mandalorian". he is a member of the same alien species as yoda, a popular character from the "star wars" movies. he is in the care of the mandalorian (din djarin) after din djarin found rescued him from the empire. on a mission to reunite grogu with the jedi, the mandalorian and grogu go on many adventures to achieve this goal and finally reach it when luke skywalker comes to retrieve grogu.