The Child, colloquially known as "Baby Yoda" among fans and the
media, is a character from the Star Wars Disney+ original television
series The Mandalorian. is an infant member of the same unnamed alien
species as the Star Wars character Yoda, with whom he shares a strong
ability in the Force. In the series, the protagonist known as "The
Mandalorian" is hired to track down and capture the Child for a
remnant of the fallen Galactic Empire, but instead becomes his
adoptive father and protects him from the Imperials.
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