It is still unknown how Grogu got from the Nubian Starship during Order 66 to Arvala-7 in Mando and what he was doing throughout that time. I like the theory that he was frozen in Carbonite, perhaps by the efforts of Kelleran Beq or another Jedi in an attempt to preserve his species throughout the Empire’s rule. 

I theorise however, that he was captured by the Empire and taken to either Mt Tantiss or Fortress Inquisitorius. The Empire would want to conduct cloning-related experiments on him, however since destroying Kamino I don’t think they had the technology at that time to do so. I think he would have been frozen in that amber coloured liquid we saw other Jedi frozen in (in Kenobi), until they were ready to conducts tests on him. He would have then obviously been stolen and taken to Arvala-7 where I believe they were trying to protect Grogu from the Empire. This would explain why his 'mind went dark', apart from just having order 66 PTSD. I think it would also be good to find out in a later season who those people were in Chapter 1 and why they were holding Grogu.

I noticed in Mando Chapter 20 that Grogu didn’t look much younger during order 66 than he does in Mando, despite being more than half his age. I would assume (according to my theory) that was because when he was frozen it stopped him from ageing. If he was cloned, it would bring up the possibility of him aging at double speed like the clones, or even faster. This may be a way Jon can get around having to wait hundreds of years until we see an older Grogu. 

It may be difficult to explain this in Mando, so I think it would make for a great arc in Tales of the Jedi Season 2. One episode for how he was created (perhaps some conflict with Yoda, Yaddle and/or the Jedi council), one episode about his training and one about what happened to him between order 66 and Mando. 

Due to Yoda being the Grand Master, I don’t think he and Yaddle are Grogu’s parents because that would be super hypocritical and despite that Clone Wars Season 6 arc with the Whills, Yoda isn’t typically one to break the rules. I think he is either a direct replica of Yoda or created by mixing Yoda and Yaddle’s genes, using the method Dr Pershing was describing in Mando, a method the Kaminoans created and was lost during the destruction of Kamino. 

I hope we’ll get more of a resolution by the end of the season…

Thoughts?