Why won’t the battle of Sith and Jedi commit in every Star Wars movie be in The Mandalorian series? The subject will be much richer than that, according to Jon Favreau’s statement. Some wild west theme and some samurai air will be in the series. George Lucas’ comment on this is that The Mandalorian is a mixture of Star Wars and Mad Max.
The Mandalorian is a warrior alone. Its location is in an area that the New Galactic Republic cannot control. The Mandalorian’s path crosses Cara Dune. Cara Dune is known as one of the soldiers attached to the Republic. When Cara crosses the path with The Mandalorian, she is busy trying to get used to where she is. The Mandalorian’s task is to fulfill the task given by a head hunter. The Mandalorian will fill the gap of Star Wars movies. Finally, thanks to Luke, Leia, Han Solo, the Galactic Republic was rebuilt. However, in the last trilogy, this system was directly destroyed, and the process of Supreme Leader Snoke’s capture of the galaxy was skipped. Now, this space will be filled with The Mandalorian, and the 30-year period between Episode VI and Episode VII will be clarified. The start date of the series is exactly five years after the Return of Jedi.
Mandalorians
The Mandalorians, one of the oldest tribes in the Star Wars universe, are known for their warrior identities. Known throughout the galaxy as capable and ruthless warriors, Mandalorians often appear in the Star Wars universe as mercenaries or bounty hunters. The Star Wars comic book and the Mandalorians, whose stories are in-depth, are known to be a strong enough community to prevail at times in their battle with the Jedi they faced during the Old Republic era. Although the history of the Mandalorians has not been mentioned much so far in the series, Kuiil, voiced by Nick Nolte in the first episode, reminds Mandalorian that he rode the mythical creature Mythosaur in the time of his ancestors, suggesting that the Mandalorian legend described in the comics and books is also true in the series.
Beskar Steel
In the first episode, the Beskar Steel, which Mandalorian receives as payment from Werner Herzog’s character, is an important part of the Mandalorian legend created in books and comic books over the years. Armors made of Beskar Steel, which even rely on the lightsabers used by the Jedi, are far more than items used for protection for Mandalorians. Mandalorians, who see Beskar armor as part of their cultural heritage, pass it on from generation to generation as sacred heirlooms. The shapes of the armors and the patterns on them represent different groups and clans within Mandalorian culture.
Boba Fett
When it comes to Mandalorians, of course, the first character that comes to mind is Boba Fett. In the original Star Wars trilogy Boba Fett who is one of the bounty hunters who oppose us, and much talk with his helmet off, caught the attention of Star Wars fans in subsequent years had become one of the most popular characters of the Star Wars universe. The character was not expected to appear in this series, as Boba Fett died in Return of the Jedi. However, the appearance of a character quite similar to Boba Fett in the first episode of the series in the background caused the emergence of different theories about the character. Although the fact that the character was not shown to be dead in Return of the Jedi somehow led to theories that the surviving Boba Fett would return with this series, it is far more likely that this was just a small nod to the likes of Boba Fett.
References to Star Wars Holiday Special
In 1978, a year after the debut of the first Star Wars film, The Star Wars Holiday Special, a televised spin-off film, was so bad that Lucasfilm did its best to make it forget the existence of the film in the intervening years. So it was one of the biggest surprises in the series that there were some references to this film in the Mandalorian. At the beginning of the first episode, Mandalorian mentions the criminal he has captured, life day, a feast celebrated by the Wookiler in the Holiday Special. Besides, this isn’t the only Holiday Special to send in the Mandalorian. In the first two episodes of the series, the weapon used by Mandalorian first appeared in the Holiday Special.
Baby Yoda
Perhaps the most remarkable moment of the first episode was the scene where we first encountered baby Yoda. Of course, this character we see in the series is not Yoda’s infancy. But this character was dubbed “Baby Yoda” by viewers, as George Lucas specifically avoided giving Yoda’s genre a name. We don’t know if this character has any ties to the deceased Yoda in the original trilogy-although he continues to exist in power. But the fact that we haven’t seen too many of Yoda’s kind of characters in the Star Wars films that have come out to date suggests that this baby may be connected to Yoda in some way. The fact that the character is able to use the force in the second part makes this possibility even stronger.
A Western in Space
In particular, the original Star Wars trilogy was described as “a western passing through space.” Even though the films that follow do not fit this definition very much, The Mandalorian, which is much closer to the original trilogy, restores the western atmosphere of the series. The fact that Kuiil thanked Mandalorian for bringing peace to the valley at the end of the second part brings to mind Shane, one of the most important examples of the western genre. Because this quote of Kuiil brings to mind the phrase “There are no weapons in the valley anymore” at the end of Shane.
Jaws and Other Star Wars Genres
Jaws, which appeared in the first Star Wars movie and was among the most well-known genres of Star Wars in the universe, also appeared in The Mandalorian. Jaws, a loot species living on desert planets, was just one of the familiar Star Wars genres that we came across in the series. At the beginning of the first episode, the character we see while playing a flute-like instrument is a Kubaz. It is the same type of character that shows Obi-Wan and Luke’s location to Stormtroopers in the original trilogy. The Trandoshan, where Mandalorian fought in the second episode, is also of the same genre as the Bossk character in Empire Strikes Back.
IG-88
IG-88, who appeared in the first episode of the Mandalorian and is voiced by Taika Waititi, is a droid familiar to Star Wars fans. The IG-88 droids, designed as assassins, first appeared in the audience in the Empire Strikes Back and were among the bounty hunters we saw with Boba Fett.
In the first episode, a character featured in the scene where Werner Herzog meets the life-giving character Mandalorian showed that clones could play an important role in the series. This character brought to life by Omid Abtahi comes across as a doctor who insists on a vivid take on “Baby Yoda.” Although not much detail about the character is shared, the emblem on his uniform indicates that this character has a connection to the Clones because we see the same emblem on the clones of Jango Fett in the prequel trilogy. The fact that this character is connected to the Clones also leads to interesting theories as to what plans he might have for “Baby Yoda.”