The Child

"Thank you for bringing peace to my valley. And good luck with The Child."

- Kuiil, to the Mandalorian

"The Child" was a male Force-sensitive individual that belonged to the same species as Jedi Master Yoda. The Child was born around 41 BBY, and was held at a compound run by Nikto mercenaries on Arvala-7. While still an infant at the age of fifty years old, he was sought by an Imperial who hired a Mandalorian bounty hunter to retrieve him.

Biography
"The commission was quite specific. The asset was to be terminated."

- IG-11

The bounty hunter known as "the Mandalorian" was dispatched by "the Client" and Imperial Dr. Pershing to capture the Child, preferably alive. The assassin droid IG-11 was dispatched to terminate it. After working together to storm the compound the infant was being held in, The Mandalorian destroyed IG-11 before the droid was able to fulfill its mission.

Shortly after, the Mandalorian took the Child back to his ship, only to find it being scavenged by Jawas. The Mandalorian attacked their sandcrawler for his scavenged parts but was defeated. Eventually, the Mandalorian got the assistance of Kuiil to try to convince the Jawas to give back the parts peacefully. The Jawas wanted a mudhorn's egg in return for the parts. The Mandalorian fought the mudhorn, only surviving by the Child using the Force to lift the beast into the air long enough for the Mandalorian to get up and kill it. After using the Force, the Child fell asleep. When the Child eventually woke back up, the ship had been repaired and they had left the planet.

Powers and abilities
The Child was Force-sensitive and capable of using telekinesis to lift a mudhorn into the air.

Behind the scenes
This character first appeared in "The Mandalorian Chapter 1". It was referred to as "the Being" by the actors during filming. The Child has been referred to widely and affectionately in news reports and social media as "Baby Yeed."