# Polls: Will Grogu be a prominent character in season 3? \[The Mandalorian\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, disney-hulu\ **Created:** [August 28, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-will-grogu-be-a-prominent-character-in-season-3-the-mandalorian/949675 "2021-08-28T15:24:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-will-grogu-be-a-prominent-character-in-season-3-the-mandalorian/949675/1 "2021-08-28T15:24:06Z")
Two polls for the price of one! Will Grogu be a prominent character in season 3? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-will-grogu-be-a-prominent-character-in-season-3-the-mandalorian/949675/1))_ Do you want Grogu to be a prominent character in season 3? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-will-grogu-be-a-prominent-character-in-season-3-the-mandalorian/949675/1))_ I very much want him back but the show is called “The Mandalorian” and not “Grogu.” On the other hand, Disney loves its money and Grogu merchandising has to be a cash cow for them. I’m voting yes to both. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-will-grogu-be-a-prominent-character-in-season-3-the-mandalorian/949675/2 "2021-08-28T15:29:50Z")
I don’t see how they could do it without have Luke Skywalker also being a main character, and I don’t think they can deepfake that much content. There’s been fan-talk of getting Sebastian Stan to play the role, which I’d be fine with. ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-will-grogu-be-a-prominent-character-in-season-3-the-mandalorian/949675/3 "2021-08-28T20:47:24Z")
I hate Grogu. Easily the worst thing about the show. I think the show is moving on to the taking over Mandalore and there will be no room for Grogu aside from maybe an episode or two to check on him before Kylo Ren cuts his head off. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-will-grogu-be-a-prominent-character-in-season-3-the-mandalorian/949675/4 "2021-08-29T13:38:12Z")
Who the hell is Grogu? It’s Baby Yoda, nickname Cutiest Maximus And no, that story is done. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-will-grogu-be-a-prominent-character-in-season-3-the-mandalorian/949675/5 "2021-08-29T13:51:37Z")
I’m glad that the title clarified that it was about Grogu in _The Mandalorian_–otherwise I would have thought it was about Grogu in _Cobra Kai_ and as I write this I realise that I want Grogu in _Cobra Kai_. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-will-grogu-be-a-prominent-character-in-season-3-the-mandalorian/949675/6 "2021-08-29T13:57:53Z")
I’d say no. I think that was wise to wrap up that story and move on. Mando is cool enough without the Grogu storyline. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-will-grogu-be-a-prominent-character-in-season-3-the-mandalorian/949675/7 "2021-08-29T14:42:47Z")
Season 3 will be about ruling Mandalore, dealing with the conflict of Bo-Katan wanting to secure the DarkSabre formally via combat. Grogu will return at the end to set up season 4. Before then we have the _Book of Boba Fett_ show, where Din Djarin will also be appearing. So he’s got plenty of non-Grogu-related story yet to tell. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-will-grogu-be-a-prominent-character-in-season-3-the-mandalorian/949675/8 "2021-08-29T15:56:01Z")
As for “will he”, in everything Disney does, money trumps all. Grogu is worth a heck of a lot of money, and there’s no way they’ll give that up. How he’ll appear, I have no idea: Maybe the Mandalorian goes to visit him sometime, maybe we’ll see flashbacks, maybe Grogu will use the Force to manifest astrally; whatever. For “should he”, I’m less sure, but I think also yes. All of the remaining conflicts in the show are things that the Mandalorian (and hence the audience identifying with him) just doesn’t care about. His attitude towards the Darksaber is “OK, it’s yours”. His attitude towards Mandalore is “It’s destroyed”. If Bo Katan does try to come after him and kill him, I’m sure he’ll defend himself, but that’s boring. They need something to make the show compelling, and for the first two seasons, that was Grogu, and it’s not clear what they could replace him with. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-will-grogu-be-a-prominent-character-in-season-3-the-mandalorian/949675/9 "2021-08-30T19:00:49Z")
Money-wise and for the widest audience, yes Grogu should be in every episode. But I’m hoping Filoni and Favreau can keep that from happening. Best case, he’s gone for most of the season and comes in dramatically towards the end. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2021, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-will-grogu-be-a-prominent-character-in-season-3-the-mandalorian/949675/10 "2021-08-30T19:58:40Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > Best case, he’s gone for most of the season and comes in dramatically towards the end. I think that’s exactly what’s going to happen. Grogu is just as much a part of the show as Din is, so they aren’t going to cut him out entirely. But they need to have him away for a while otherwise there’s no impact from the Season 2 finale. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-will-grogu-be-a-prominent-character-in-season-3-the-mandalorian/949675/11 "2021-08-30T20:43:38Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > Best case, he’s gone for most of the season and comes in dramatically towards the end. So like Giles with Dark Willow? “Like to test that theory, I would.” ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-will-grogu-be-a-prominent-character-in-season-3-the-mandalorian/949675/12 "2021-08-31T02:35:08Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > All of the remaining conflicts in the show are things that the Mandalorian (and hence the audience identifying with him) just doesn’t care about. Then you create some new conflicts. He didn’t care about helping his bounty targets at one point, either. Returning to the well of “protect the child” would just be a terrible idea. Move on, tell another story. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-will-grogu-be-a-prominent-character-in-season-3-the-mandalorian/949675/13 "2021-08-31T11:26:03Z")
You need something that a person could very quickly decide, without prior history, is high priority, and you need something that would be an escalation from what you’ve already had. I don’t think anything other than “protect the child” can do that. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2022, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-will-grogu-be-a-prominent-character-in-season-3-the-mandalorian/949675/14 "2022-09-11T00:55:02Z")
I guess we have our answer. [https://twitter.com/themandalorian/status/1568661229111226369](https://twitter.com/themandalorian/status/1568661229111226369) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2022, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-will-grogu-be-a-prominent-character-in-season-3-the-mandalorian/949675/15 "2022-09-11T15:18:19Z")
Wasn’t this already settled by Mandalorian Season 2.5, AKA those couple of episodes of Book of Boba Fett?