Star Wars just revealed a crucial part of Grogu's backstory in the most unexpected way: a Jar Jar Binks comic book

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We now know more about Grogu's past

Grogu in The Mandalorian season 3 episode 6
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Of all the ways you might expect to learn more about Grogu's mysterious past, a Jar Jar Binks comic book probably wasn't top of your list. And yet, that's exactly where you'll find a fresh revelation about Baby Yoda's backstory, and how he survived Order 66.

The Mandalorian season 3 revealed in a flashback that it was none other than Ahmed Best's Jedi Kelleran Beq who saved the youngling from the Jedi Temple, whisking him away in a Naboo cruiser with help from the Naboo Royal Guard.

While it's not spelled out, you can fill in the gaps and guess why Naboo was so involved in the rescue of Grogu – Jar Jar sent the cruiser and Naboo Royal Guards to try and save who he could during Order 66, since the Gungan is from Naboo himself, and was a representative in the Senate for the planet. Plus, The HoloFiles points out that the ship Kelleran and Grogu flee Coruscant on looks like it could be The Heyblibber Duck, which is Jar Jar's own cruiser.

Next up for Star Wars is Maul – Shadow Lord, which will fill in some gaps in Darth Maul's story between The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels. After that, we'll see Grogu again in The Mandalorian and Grogu, which will bring Star Wars back to the big screen for the first time since 2019.

Molly Edwards
Molly Edwards
Deputy Entertainment Editor

I'm the Deputy Entertainment Editor here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site's Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.

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