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With just a few weeks till the second season ofThe Mandalorianpremiers on Disney+, the anticipation can hardly be contained. As Pedro Pascal’s Din Djarin/Mando returns with Baby Yoda to explore new frontiers, the latest trailer of the second season ofThe Mandalorianmight have hinted at someclassicStar Warselements.
Created by Jon Favreau,The Mandalorianis a bold and heretical approach towardsStar Wars. An unlikely candidate to revive the failing franchise,The Mandalorianhas won 15 Emmy Awards nominations, including Best Series and Visuals. As the billion-dollar franchise is yet to find solid ground, Jon Favreau’sThe Mandalorianmight just be the push it needs.
Set in a simpler time when the Jedi were still a myth and the Galactic Empire was burnt to the ground,The Mandalorianhas adopted a different path, unlike mostStar Warsprojects. By deciding to leave the Skywalkers, Sith-Lords, and Solos behind, the show just focuses on a laconic and fearsome Mandalorian and aForce-sensitivemysterious child from Master Yoda’s race.
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In the first season ofThe Mandalorian, Din Djarin develops a paternal relationship with the Child (Baby Yoda) after he finds him as a part of his bounty hunting mission. However, the Child is wanted by sinister forces all across the galaxy, including a former Galactic Empire officer turned warlord, Moff Gideon. Played byBreaking Badalumnus Giancarlo Esposito, Moff Gideon is a diabolical characterwho wishes to have the Child for himself.
In the season finale of the first season ofThe Mandalorian, the primary antagonist of the show, Moff Gideon revealed a major artifact in his possession which dates back to thousands of years inStar Warshistory. After the destruction of his TIE fighter plane, Moff Gideon emerged out of the debris wielding the legendary darksaber, which originally belongs to the Mandalorian tribe.
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Though it is yet to be established how the ancient darksaber came into Moff Gideon’s possession, the second season of the show will feature its first lightsaber battle. As Moff Gideon wouldface-off against an unknown opponent possessing a lightsaber, it is safe to assume thatThe Mandalorianis gradually picking up on the myth of the Jedi.
In the fifth episode of the first season (Chapter 5: The Gunslinger), Din Djarin paid a visit to the desert planet of Tatooine. Though the planet might be the farthest from the bright center of the universe, Tatooine is the closest to theStar Warsmythos. The home planet of both Anakin and Luke Skywalker, Tatooine is a special place with spectacular sunsets in the galaxy far, far away.
In the trailer for the second season, Din Djarin and Baby Yoda once again visit Tatooine for unknown reasons. In of the scenes, WWE superstar turned actor Sasha Banks also makes her appearance as a mysterious cloaked woman who vanishes like a wisp of air. As Sasha Banks’ character in the show is yet to be revealed, her attire did remind us of the Jedi.
The trailer also focuses on an ice planet, which we believe is the planet Ilum. Featured inStar Wars: The Clone WarsandJedi:Fallen Order, the icy planet also plays a major role in establishing the Jedi threat inThe Mandalorian. The planet Ilum was an important place for the Jedi Masters as it had Kyber Crystals which were essential for making lightsabers. The icy planet was also featured inStar Wars: The Force Awakensas it was turned into Starkiller Base by the First Order.
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However, the Jedi who might actually appear inThe Mandalorianis actually a former member of the Jedi Order, a Force-Sensitive Outcast, and the charismatic leader of the Rebel Forces, Ahsoka Tano. The primary protagonist ofStar Wars: The Clone Wars, Ahsoka Tano is a formidable leader and a warrior who has been rumored to appear in the second season ofThe Mandalorian. Rumored to be played by Rosario Dawson, the leader of the Rebel Forces might make her first live-action appearance against Moff Gideon for the darksaber. Though news of the casting has been kept under wraps, it is safe to assume that the Outer Rim will be having a few more new faces this season.
The Mandalorianreturns on 30th October 2020 exclusively on Disney+.
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Akash Senapati
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Akash is the Lead Content Strategist for FandomWire. Having started as a writer for FandomWire back in 2020, he now manages a global team of writers who share the same passion for motion arts, from Martin Scorsese to the latest MCU flick. He loves DC Comics, Anime, Pink Floyd, and sleeping in no particular order. His favorite graphic-medium writers are Grant Morrison, Chris Claremont, Christopher Priest, Garth Ennis, and Eiichiro Oda. Prep time > Aliens.
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