And if Star Wars is an empire built on cheering crowds and merchandise sales, then Baby Yoda is classic Star Wars through and through.
For many, Baby Yoda was the point of no return – Disney had broken down a piece of classic Star Wars iconography and rebuilt it in its own cherubic image.
Leave aside the fact that the saga was always written with children in mind, and there are still plenty of reasons why Baby Yoda fits right into the classic Star Wars tradition.
You could hardly scroll through Twitter without coming across a picture of Baby Yoda swaddled in his oversized robes; a picture of Baby Yoda eating a frog; a picture of Baby Yoda holding a cup.