The Mandalorian: 5 Burning Questions Season 2 Must Resolve
4. Why does Moff Gideon want The Child?
Speaking of The Child, what does Moff Gideon want with Baby Yoda anyways?
Perhaps the most important question left unanswered from season one, fans still don't know why Gideon is in hot pursuit of The Child. Disney's been slow to pump out merchandise sure, but Gideon doesn't seem like the kind of guy who would wear a Baby Yoda t-shirt anyways. His purposes for wanting The Child are almost certainly more nefarious.
Several theories have floated around the internet regarding the reason for Gideon's pursuit, including the eye-opening suggestion that The Child is somehow related to Yoda himself. While we now know that The Child isn't actually Yoda, a theory that never made sense besides the unlikely possibility of cloning anyways, The Child's true identity and powers remain a mystery. All we can say for certain is that he must be of immense importance to Gideon himself, or perhaps to some remnant of the empire that Gideon represents.
Regardless, fans can likely be assured that The Mandalorian will do anything it takes to fight off The Child's villainous pursuer, no matter why he might be after the lovable merch-mover.