The Mandalorian's Early Baby Yoda Design Is Absolutely Terrifying | 22 Words

Ever since The Mandalorian hit screens, people have been gushing over baby Yoda. And it seems the world's obsession with the green baby has been sparked once again this week after The Mandalorian's early version of the character has been revealed.

It's absolutely terrifying. Keep scrolling to see for yourself...

Unless you've been living under a rock...

You'll probably know who Baby Yoda is.

The world is obsessed with him.

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 Ever since he popped up in Disney's Star Wars spin-off series, The Mandalorian, the world simply can't get enough.

It was an unexpected but welcomed appearance.

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 The baby version of the iconic character is one of the most adorable things we've ever seen. He's even become the subject of a meme craze - with hundreds of utterly brilliant memes being created surrounding the little guy.

The internet instantly gushed over the fifty-year-old baby.

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 The real Yoda died in Return of the Jedi, at about nine-hundred years old so while it may not seem it, fifty is pretty much newborn for this unknown species.

It's been the highlight of The Mandalorian for many.

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 Soon after the show dropped, people flocked to Twitter to announce how they literally cannot live without the adorable little creature.

And he's become an internet sensation.

The little guy has won over the hearts of Star Wars fans.

And, like these things always do...

Baby Yoda quickly became 2019's latest meme.

Baby Yoda well and truly got the viral treatment...

And his cute little face began popping up from all corners of the internet.

He even got crowned as the most popular baby of 2019...

Yep, really. The fifty-year-old green baby managed to race ahead of the likes of baby Archie, according to  Google’s ‘Year in Search 2019’.

Not to mention all the merch that's been released...

Which, of course, has pretty much sold out everywhere.

The obsession with baby Yoda has been sparked once again this week...

Why? Because the early version of the character has been released and it's absolutely terrifying.  Keep scrolling to see the picture...

The image was unveiled during an episode of Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian.

The show gives a behind the scenes looks at the making of the hit series.

Inevitably...

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 A lot of the BTS show focuses on baby Yoda.

The process of creating Baby Yoda is detailed during the episode...

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 As well as how "the baby" was filmed.

The episode also emphasized how a real puppet was used instead of CGI.

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 The decision to go old school with the character was apparently down to committing to the magic of it.

But when viewers saw what Baby Yoda was originally supposed to look like...

Well, they were suitably disturbed.

Baby Yoda's adorable appearance is part of the appeal.

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 So, let's just say, the certainty dodged a bullet with this one.

The early design shows Baby Yoda looking much older...

And much creepier.

He also has a much more bulbous design.

As well as extra hair.

Take a look at the early-version below:

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 Thank goodness the team landed on the right design for the green baby because that is nightmare-inducing. One woman claimed to be able to see Baby Yoda in the clouds and we have to say, the picture is pretty shocking. Keep scrolling to take a look for yourself...