Lucasfilm just fully leaned into an iconic meme and decided to officially canonize it by including it in The Mandalorian and Grogu. In the ever-expanding Star Wars universe, non-characters from the Star Wars Legends continuity and Expanded Universe regularly make the jump into official Star Wars canon. Notable examples include Grand Admiral Thrawn, Cad Bane, and Asajj Ventress, who have successfully crossed over from non-canon Star Wars Legends stories into Star Wars canon projects like Star Wars Rebels, The Clone Wars, The Bad Batch, and Ahsoka. Even more beloved Legends figures have been making headlines lately, such as the return of Luke Skywalker's wife, Mara Jade, in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes and the Black Series figures of Jacen and Jaina Solo (Han Solo and Leia Organa's twin children from Star Wars Legends). This long-running tradition of elevating deep-cut Star Wars Legends characters into modern Star Wars media is exactly what inspired the iconic Glup Shitto meme. Coined by Star Wars fans, "Glup Shitto" became the playful shorthand for any obscure, oddly named background character from Star Wars lore that suddenly reappears and sends the fandom into celebration. Lucasfilm has taken the joke to its ultimate conclusion by including it in canon through a poster seen in The Mandalorian and Grogu. As pointed out by Star Wars Holocron, a background fight poster officially introduced "Glop Shdo", a brand-new character set to battle Rotta the Hutt in the movie. Read full article on The Direct.