Baby Yoda from The Mandalorian is now available as a Disney+ profile icon. Disney launched its new streaming service in early November and it was immediately met with a rush of subscriptions. In turn, those new subscribers were all met with a variety of iconic characters to choose from for their profile icon. However, Baby Yoda was not one of them.

When Disney+ launched it did so with the first episode of its new original show, The Mandalorian. The show itself focuses on a bounty hunter in the Star Wars universe and is set a few years after the fall of the Empire. However, the breakout star of the show has most certainly been Baby Yoda. Since entering the show, Baby Yoda has become the subject of multiple memes, fan-art, and was featured in TIME’s Person of the Year for 2019. In fact, once Baby Yoda has drank some soup it wasn’t that long before a recipe for the same soup came through.

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The addition of Baby Yoda as a profile icon was confirmed by Disney on Twitter. The announcement was specific to Baby Yoda, as there were no other new character-based icons announced, further highlighting just how much importance is now being attached to The Mandalorian’s most beloved fan favorite character.

While the wait for the official merchandise goes on, there’s no need to wait any longer to change the profile icon. To make the change, head to the main “Who’s Watching” page showing all the profiles and select “Edit Profiles.” Once the correct profile has been selected for editing, smartphone users can tap directly on the profile image to change it, while TV and set-top box users will have to navigate down and select “Profile Icon.” Whether on a smartphone or the TV, The Mandalorian’s Baby Yoda icon is one of the first shown under “Featured.”

Due to the level of mania currently surrounding The Mandalorian’s Baby Yoda, it seems a given Disney+ would make the decision it has today. Not only is it good for those subscribers who want a Baby Yoda profile icon, but it’s also good for Disney in general. Baby Yoda is very quickly turning into a strong marketing tool for the service. In addition, Disney is already preparing for a barrage of “The Child” themed merchandise next year. The fact that official merchandise is not already available to coincide with the show’s release is likely evidence of how much Disney underestimated the appeal of Baby Yoda. That is, not only the appeal with Star Wars and The Mandalorian fans, but with pretty much the entire internet.

Source: Twitter

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