The Mandalorian Creator Feared Baby Yoda Would Be Too Cute

There's no doubt that the biggest surprise of Star Wars: The Mandalorian is Baby Yoda. The adorable creature wasn't featured in any trailers prior to the show's release and was only introduced in the first season's pilot episode. Since then, both fans and the general public have fallen in love with The Child. And while he is seen as a really cute character, the series creator actually tried to make him less "cutesy."

"All the drawings originally were very cute," Jon Favreau told Vanity Fair. "Even with the merchandising, they were always trying to soften the rough edges on him. We really tried to look at how much we could ugly up all the different individual features."

Favreau and showrunner Dave Filoni even rejected designs that make Baby Yoda's cheeks pink or making the character's teeth look cuter. The pair insisted on The Child having "weird little hair growing out of him," as well as a design that features "jagged and sharp" teeth.

"We wanted to make sure The Child wasn't just going to be a comic relief," Favreau added. "What George had established with Star Wars was that no matter how fantastical these characters are, how weird they looked, the characters within the world always treated them as normal citizens of the world."

Obviously, while Favreau and Filoni intended for Baby Yoda to be less cute, fans certainly find the creature adorable, making him popular amongst Star Wars fans and viewers.

Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 2 is set for release this October on Disney+.

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