{"id":275899,"date":"2024-03-20T04:27:29","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T11:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=328481"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:54:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:54:01","slug":"finally-we-know-why-the-empire-is-searching-for-baby-yoda-in-star-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/finally-we-know-why-the-empire-is-searching-for-baby-yoda-in-star-wars\/","title":{"rendered":"Finally, we know why the Empire is searching for Baby Yoda in Star Wars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five years have passed since Grogu&#8217;s debut in The Mandalorian, and it had to be the series Star Wars: The Bad Batch that finally gave Star Wars the opportunity to explain why he is being sought after by the Empire.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Disney+\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/246b1fd4-6164-4c6f-9318-27e1cb587dc6\/489019137\/disney-plus-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Disney+<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/disney-plus.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/disney-plus.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although The Bad Batch focuses on Clone Force 99 and the events that directly followed the rise of the Galactic Empire after Order 66, <strong>the animated series has been connecting with The Mandalorian since the first season<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, season 3 of The Bad Batch (in English) has doubled down on these connections and <strong>is helping to explain vital aspects of the live-action series, especially when it comes to cloning.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adorable Moments of The Child in The Mandalorian | Disney+\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mAA0hJp5MvU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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