A surprising Star Wars character returns in the premiere of ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’:
is about a decade removed from the point in the story where Carrie Fisher first played her in 1977’s ; the 10-year-old Leia is portrayed by child actor Vivien Lyra Blair. And you could cynically suggest that this is a “Baby Leia” to serve the role of “Baby Yoda” in’s story: The precocious, adorable, wise-beyond-her-years child who warms the heart of a cynical warrior and teaches him some valuable lessons about life.
But the comparison that’s even more crucial here — and suggests just how influential Baby Yoda has been since his debut in the first episode of — is the way these characters were revealed. Instead of using their presence to hype the show, Lucasfilm hid them until the series actually premiered on . The involvement of a Baby Yoda or a young Princess Leia would definitely be a selling point to a big segment of the audience. But rather than promote the show that way, they allowed these characters’ roles to be total surprises.The Mandalorianwith Leia, these are central characters; arguably the second-most important people in both series. Grogu and Leia each give their respective show’s heroes their mission and their purpose.
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