Baby Yoda balloon arrives at Macy’s Thanksgiving parade in 2021

One day, when the Statue of Liberty was replaced by a giant Funko pop; when figures with large heads and black eyes figure in all our religious iconography; When these vinyl toys are made legally available for public office, remember this: the beginning of the end came on November 25, 2021, when a huge Baby Yoda Pop has taken to the skies of New York.

Yes, a giant balloon of Yellow, a.k.a child, will be one of the balloons featured in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. But not the already adorable version we saw playing with pieces from the Razorcraft and eat unborn children in The Mandalorian. Instead, it’ll be a new, specially crafted Funko Pop version of the character, where he reaches out with a three-fingered hand towards his favorite toy, much like God reaches out to Adam in the famous Michelangelo movie. The creation of Adam The painting.

According to StarWars.com, “the balloon is set to measure 41 feet high, 29 feet long and 37 feet wide as it travels through Manhattan—a memorable tribute to modernity Star wars fan favorite.

Although it was designed by Funko Art Director Reis O’Brien especially for the show, it should be the least surprising thing in the world that you can soon buy a full-size Funko Pop. And not alone a vinyl toy, of course. Sure!

“Funko has collaborated with Lucasfilm to develop a line of action figures, luxury figures, key chains and clothing based on the Grogu-inspired balloon, as well as a limited edition series of Pop! products available exclusively at Funko.com. Macy’s will also carry a selection of Funko items available for purchase at Macy’s Herald Square in New York City this fall.

Yep, a balloon-based clothing line that is itself toy-based. Which, and I want to stress this again because of its confusing, is sort of the very first star wars balloon to appear in Macy’s Thanksgiving parade despite the franchise’s 44-year domination of pop culture. We could have had R2-D2, Darth Vader, an Ewok, damn it, even Jar Jar Binks or BB-8, but no. It’s a Funko Pop.

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