A Mind-Blowing Star Wars Fan Theory About Grogu's Force Powers Has Officially Been Confirmed

Grogu delighted fans of The Mandalorian from the moment he appeared onscreen. Even before we knew his name, and referred to the wrinkly green critter only as Baby Yoda, he was an instant favorite and a perfect comedic counterpoint to Pedro Pascal's terse bounty hunter, Din Djarin. Grogu's innate Force powers grew over the course of three seasons to include healing abilities and the strength to stop a raging mudhorn in its tracks (he also picked up a few combat tricks and some Beskar armor from Mando along the way). The character revealed a new ability in his big screen debut earlier this year, and it's one with connections to the original Star Wars trilogy. In The Mandalorian and Grogu, Din is captured by the Hutts and poisoned by a Dragonsnake. He tells Grogu to flee the planet, but Grogu chooses to stay behind and hides the unconscious Din in a mud hut that the little critter constructs by hand. At the time, some fans wondered how Grogu knew how to build a hut so similar to the one Yoda lived in on Dagobah in The Empire Strikes Back. Was it coincidence? Instinct? The power of the Force? Now, in an interview with Polygon ahead of the film’s Disney Plus release on Sept. 2, visual e