Disney Is Giving Us Baby Yoda Toys For Christmas

Fear not, Mandalorian fans everyone's favorite 50-year-old infant will be on shelves in time for Christmas, in some form or another.

Disney has announced that merchandise featuring "The Child" — or, as viewers of the Disney+ series have affectionately nicknamed it, "Baby Yoda" — will be on sale in the weeks leading up to Christmas. According to CNBC, the merch will include "apparel and accessories," and while no specific mention was made of plush toys… we simply can't imagine that there won't be Baby Yoda plush toys sitting under Christmas trees this year, even if they might hit shelves a little later in the holiday season.

In case you've been hiding under a rock since The Mandalorian's debut, the Star Wars series focuses on the titular bounty hunter, who is tasked with bringing in a target that has proven ridiculously difficult for members of his nefarious Guild to get their scummy hands on. Said target is located under heavily armed guard at a remote fortress on the harsh desert planet of Arvala-7, and with the help of a bounty hunting droid, IG-11, the Mandalorian is able to nab it.

To his surprise, the target is a half-century old, infant member of the same unnamed race as the iconic Jedi Master Yoda. Rather than allow IG-11 to terminate it, the Mandalorian dispatches the droid — setting off one of the oddest interplanetary buddy adventures of all time.

The silent, contemplative, Force-sensitive "Child" instantly captured the hearts and minds of viewers, because it is — in a word — adorable. Its reveal at the conclusion of The Mandalorian's debut episode was a heck of a surprise, so it's no wonder that merch centered around the floppy-eared tot wasn't made available prior to its premiere. But there's no way Disney didn't know the extent to which the character would captivate the series' viewers, so it seems pretty likely that the House of Mouse will do its best to make sure that under every household's tree, a Baby Yoda there will be.

Of course, Hasbro — which holds the license to produce Star Wars toys — has had no comment on when actual plush toys will be available. In the informed opinion of one industry insider, though, failing to exploit that market would be akin to tearing up a license to print money. Keep watching the video to see that Disney is releasing Baby Yoda merchandise for Christmas!

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