You Can Own This Incredible Realistic Animatronic Grogu Puppet For $100,000

By July 25, 2022 8:58 PM EDT

As I was walking on the San Diego Comic-Con floor for the few minutes I had the courage to do it (even with a mask on), I passed a tiny little green guy waving arms, leering and cooing at the crowd. It was an animatronic Grogu! There were too many people around for me to feel comfortable going there, but he was so realistic, squirming around in his little egg-shaped pram that it was very hard to resist.

If you didn't make it to Comic-Con this year, you can still hang out with Grogu...if you have enough spare credits. You might want to sell any Beskar you have, as this animatronic creature from EFX Collectibles will set you back between $85,000 and $100,000, according to The Gamer.

If you're worried you'll have to take on an extra contraband job or five on the side to afford it, I'm happy to let you know that there's a video that gives you a glimpse of the baby, and let's listen to him gurgle. "Adam Savage's Tested" sent Norman Chan to interview the people behind the project and get all the information. Grogu is in the plan for almost everything, so you'll have plenty of baby time ahead of 'The Mandalorian' season three on Disney+.

This little creature was made with the help of Legacy Effects, who created Grogu for the series. They gave EFX Collectibles the pattern for the dress, fabric swatches, eye paint masters, and master patterns for the head, ears, and hands, according to CEO/President Bryan Ono. He is incredibly precise, up to and including his widdle fingernails.

EFX Collectibles has partnered with Garner Holt Productions for the project. Garner Holt is known for creating animatronic figures for theme parks, and Bill Butler, the company's vice president of creative development, says it was a big challenge. The main reason is that Grogu is so small. They had to fit 15 servos into a head the size of a cantaloupe, he explained. They ended up finding a solution by hiding several of them in his little pram.

These are made to order, so they can do up to 25 servos which allows Grogu to do more things... for more credits, of course. One possibility (which they show in the video) is that you can make him move the little silver button on Mando's ship that he loves so much from hand to hand. One of the reasons Garner Holt was called up was longevity. Theme park animatronics aren't just there for a few shots in a series. They have to run all day, as Butler explains.

It looks so real! I very much regret my lack of disposable income at the moment.