--- title: George Lucas Cradling Baby Yoda in His Arms Photo description: If there's anyone in the world who absolutely deserves the privilege of holding Baby Yoda, it's probably Star Wars creator George Lucas. canonical: https://time.com/5767226/george-lucas-baby-yoda/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2020-01-17T17:12:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:01:13.344Z og:title: This Looks Like the Right Guy to Softly Cradle Baby Yoda in His Arms og:description: "No, *I* am your father" og:url: https://time.com/5767226/george-lucas-baby-yoda/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1d8bc3349943955a/698a07b64ee2629727316ceb/cute-star-wars-characters-02.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Disney-plus-what-to-do-at-home-coronavirus og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Looks Like the Right Guy to Softly Cradle Baby Yoda in His Arms twitter:description: "No, *I* am your father" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1d8bc3349943955a/698a07b64ee2629727316ceb/cute-star-wars-characters-02.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Looks Like the Right Guy to Softly Cradle Baby Yoda in His Arms  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 17, 2020 5:12 PM CUT  Disney+  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 17, 2020 5:12 PM CUT If there’s anyone in the world who absolutely deserves the privilege of holding [Baby Yoda](https://time.com/5748961/cutest-star-wars-characters/ "undefined"), it’s probably [George Lucas](https://time.com/4119022/george-lucas-revealed-favorite-star-wars-character-jar-jar-binks/ "undefined"). And thanks to [_The Mandalorian_](https://time.com/5717734/mandalorian-star-wars-timeline/ "undefined")showrunner Jon Favreau, _Star Wars_ fans everywhere are getting to witness the moment that Lucas cradled the Child in his arms. Presented without caption, Favreau took to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Jon%5FFavreau/status/1217993455487475712 "undefined") on Thursday night to share a behind-the-scenes photo of the _Star Wars_ creator clutching Baby Yoda that has since been liked nearly 500,000 times and retweeted nearly 93,000\. The picture has prompted a wave of adoration from the internet, with some commenters finding ways to express their love for the somewhat blurry shot that only true _Star Wars_ fans could. > [](https://twitter.com/Jon%5FFavreau/status/1217993455487475712) “No, \*I\* am your father,” Twitter user Dave Itzkoff replied to Favreau’s tweet, riffing off Darth Vader’s famous revelation in _The Empire Strikes Back_. “Always two, there are. A master, and an apprentice,” added user Austen Bundy in reference to the [Sith Rule of Two](https://time.com/5752494/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-ending/ "undefined"). > [](https://twitter.com/ditzkoff/status/1217994468982509568) > [](https://twitter.com/AustenBundyDC/status/1218058745474879488) See some of the best reactions below. > [](https://twitter.com/JoonasSuotamo/status/1217994854367625216) > [](https://twitter.com/KXP23/status/1217993966366470152) > [](https://twitter.com/FutureBoy/status/1218001928153485312) > [](https://twitter.com/ObsKenobs/status/1217995196996227072) > [](https://twitter.com/planetcameron/status/1217995256383397889) > [](https://twitter.com/JayM%5FPourBaby/status/1218058338677616640) > [](https://twitter.com/Chillguydraws/status/1217998612262793218) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5767226/george-lucas-baby-yoda/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5767226/george-lucas-baby-yoda/"},"headline":"This Looks Like the Right Guy to Softly Cradle Baby Yoda in His Arms","datePublished":"2020-01-17T17:12:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:01:13.344Z","description":"\"No, *I* am your father\"","url":"https://time.com/5767226/george-lucas-baby-yoda/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","Star Wars topic","TV","onetime","clickmonsters"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1d8bc3349943955a/698a07b64ee2629727316ceb/cute-star-wars-characters-02.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1d8bc3349943955a/698a07b64ee2629727316ceb/cute-star-wars-characters-02.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Disney-plus-what-to-do-at-home-coronavirus","caption":"Disney-plus-what-to-do-at-home-coronavirus","creditText":"Disney+","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5767226/george-lucas-baby-yoda/","name":"This Looks Like the Right Guy to Softly Cradle Baby Yoda in His Arms"}}]}] ```