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Could Maul Come Back?
Maul Died.
However. It’s not like he was decapitated or lost anything serious. He didn’t even get stabbed though the chest. He’s survived worse. Not to mention, he was ‘killed’ on Tatooine.
Now, these events happen around 11 years apart, but remember the other person who was killed on Tatooine.
Granted a shot to the stomach is different from a lightsaber to the chest, but hear me out. The Modifier on Tatooine was able to save her.
Maul would probably be easier to modify anyway because you don’t have to match it up to organs, he’s already mostly machine.
Also, The Modifier and The Mods having links to Maul kind of makes sense. Boba Fett isn’t a crime boss, it makes no sense that he could just take over and start running Mos Espa (and his operation doesn’t really take off until The Mods join).It would make much more sense if they are really on loan to him from Maul and Maul is the puppet master behind Boba’s sucsess. (Maul who has ties to Cad Bane don’t forget)
Finally, Maul survived for years because his hate for Kenobi kept him going. He spends the rest of his life tracking Kenobi down and when he is defeated by him, he can finally let go and die.
Unless.
It wasn’t the hate for Kenobi that was keeping him alive. It was his hatred for Palpatine the whole time. Palpatine took more from him that Kenobi ever did, and seeing as Palpatine burns through apprentices like they’re toilet paper, chances are Maul has figured out Palpatine planned for, if not orchestrated, his ‘death’ on Naboo.
By the end of The Clone Wars Maul has become obsessed with stopping Palpatine, and if he has a feeling he is still alive, I imagine Maul would stay alive long enough see to him gone for good.
But of course, he can’t defeat Palpatine without his Maulalorians…and wouldn’t you know it, the Maulalorians are returning…
#star wars theory#Darth Maul Theory#Maul lives#darth maul#the book of boba fett#the mandalorian s3#maulalorians#Mandalorian speculation
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Wild Mandalorian Theory/Speculation time:
Is Ragnar Vizsla a replacement Din Djarin?
Like...on purpose, I mean.
I mean, you see the similarities too, don’t you? We had the helmet ceremony in the first episode, which I actually assumed was a flashback until Din himself showed up.
There’s something similar about the attitude as well, isn’t there? I can’t really put my finger on it, but something about the way the kid was when Din made him socialize with Grogu. That attitude. And then of course the kid gets fucking eaten. Because he would.
The kid doesn’t seem to know Din personally. And Din seemed surprised when Paz said this was his son. When we saw Paz with the Armorer in Book of Boba Fett, he didn’t seem to have a kid with him.
Now, there’s that recent reveal that Grogu studied with Luke for two years. Folks have commented that this didn’t make sense. Why would it take Din so long to find his covert?
...but I’m wondering now if maybe that scene with Din, Paz and the Armorer took place much earlier than the scene where Din goes to Tatooine and then to find Grogu. How long would it have taken Din to find the Jedi “temple”?
It’d be a lot harder to find a temple than a covert, right? When the temple is made up of one person whose name you don’t even know? At least, with the covert, Din has some idea of what his people would look for and what they’d need. Where would you even start to find a single Jedi and a baby?
It COULD maybe take two years, right?
We’ve talked before about Din’s very very weird mix of knowledge and ignorance, and particularly his bizarre gaps when it comes to the Mandalorians themselves.
He knows the creed, the “Ancient Ways of Mandalore” by heart, and seems to truly embody all of that stuff. But he knows jack shit about anything that Mandalorians really SHOULD know: Bo-Katan, the Darksaber, that there are Mandalorians who take off their helmet. I can only imagine the blank stare we’d get if anyone tried to tell him about Satine...
But it doesn’t seem uniform to the covert, does it? Paz Viszla knows about the darksaber at least. He knows what Nite Owls are, who Bo-Katan and her clan are. The people with him don’t seem shocked.
It’s ONLY Din Djarin who doesn’t know. And that’s really fucking weird, isn’t it? Din isn’t stupid or oblivious. He learns and adapts quickly. It doesn’t seem likely that he slept through every history lesson.
So what the fuck?
But let’s say for a moment that this awesome theory is true. Let’s say for a moment that Din is some kind of social experiment to create an Ur-Mandalorian. It can’t have been easy to keep him ignorant for so long. And how aghast would the Armorer (and maybe Paz Viszla?) have been when he went apostate?
When Din appears at the covert in episode one, they shun him, but there’s no “we JUST kicked you out!” type of reaction. It definitely seems as though a significant amount of time had past. Long enough for Din to find evidence that the planet was not completely poisonous.
It’s long enough for the covert to get established in their new home. Long enough...to find a new foundling and trying the same experiment again? Maybe with a little more direct, fatherly, supervision?
And a very recognizable name...
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Maybe dinluke-it The Kiss, 1859 by Francesco Hayez ?
big heart eyes for how your brain works @cutoutthepoetrywatson
#dinluke#the mandalorian#digital art#dinluke art#master work#painted 1BBY by coruscanti artist during sabbatical on tatooine#later purchased by current mand'alor leading to speculation on the couple's identity; no comment forthcoming from mandalore#museum title: the kiss#alternate title: when your guy won't let you leave without a kiss even tho you needed to be in your ship an hour ago#so you gotta find an alleyway to sneak a smooch in#the original artwork's scenery reminded me of tatooine and i wanted to put luke in lighter clothes for contrast so early meeting au!!#also some sneaky original armor din
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Theory:
Clone Force 99, Omega, and Emerie Karr are the 6 Null ARCs embryos that "died" from Republic Commando.
Note: This post will be connected to another theory post I'm writing about Palpatine's failures in cloning.
Proof:
1. CF99 refused Order 66. Crosshair shot Lt. Nolan. Emerie helped release Crosshair. We don't even need to talk about Omega.
Null ARCs are well known to be independent thinkers and resistant to command.
From Wookipedia:
When the Kaminoans began cloning, they produced twelve prototypes, designated as Null-class Advanced Recon Commandos. Their extreme physiological modifications killed half of the prototypes during gestation. The "enhancements" to the Fett genome handicapped the survivors with erratic behavior and an inclination toward disobedience, making their loyalties unpredictable. Kal Skirata, a Mandalorian warrior who had been brought to Kamino to assist in the training of a special unit, concurred with the Kaminoans' rationale behind "modified" troopers; an "unaltered" Jango Fett was not the ideal infantry soldier. Disappointed with the unsatisfactory results of their wayward creations, the Kaminoans deemed 12 of the first 100 prototypes complete failures and intended to kill them
They're also very loyal to those who are loyal to them.
Other regular commandos followed Order 66.
2. In Republic Commando, the Kaminoan scientist Orun Wa created the Null ARCs. This is what he said about them:
Highly intelligent, deviant, disturbed—and uncommandable.
In Season 1, Episode 1, Tech says this when AZI says they're defective clones:
We're more deviant than defective.
3. The living Null ARCs numbers and the "dead" Null ARC embryos' numbers.
N-5 ("Prudii")
N-6 ("Kom'rk")
N-7 ("Mereel")
N-10 ("Jaing")
N-11 ("Ordo")
N-12 ("A'den")
Missing are Ns 1-4, and Ns 8 & 9.
Clone Force 99s designations are likely CT-9901-9904. We know that Crosshair is CT-9904. They are Ns 1-4, respectively.
Omega is N-9. She's the last experimental clone Nala Se took for her experimental unit.
That leaves Emerie Karr as N-8.
4. Omega is a defective clone, and it has nothing to do with her being an unaltered clone.
Nala Se also says she's a defective clone to Tarkin. She specifically tells him that five genetically defective clones are all that remain. This excludes Echo. He wasn't genetically defective. This also excludes Emerie Karr. She's with Dr. Hemlock by this point in time.
If Omega is one of the Null ARCs, she wasn't created unaltered. She was created with accelerated aging like all the others.
Her accelerated aging is broken. She's not older than the rest of CF99. She's the same age.
I suspect she started out aging rapidly, like 99. That was Omega's genetic defect. She remembers everyone else in the tubes but being outside of them herself.
Omega was an experiment too. Nala Se figured out how to turn off accelerated aging to keep her from aging too fast.
This also mirrors Republic Commando. The Kaminoans at one point knew how to slow aging. Kina Ha is proof of that. She was engineered for long hyperspace journeys, but those never came to pass. That particular trait wasn't really needed anymore after that and was abandoned.
Slowing down the aging of clones isn't a good idea for the Kaminoans financially, after all. You want your buyers to keep buying.
(I also find it interesting that both Nala Se and Ko Sai had hidden underwater research labs).
All of Ko Sai's research was destroyed by Ordo (to Ko Sai's knowledge, anyway. They kept a copy). Nala Se's research would have been destroyed with Kamino, except a living copy remains. Omega.
Omega only appears unaltered because her broken genetic defect was fixed.
Nala Se theoretically knows how to slow/stop aging, and Omega is a genetic template for that.
5. Probably the flimsiest proof. Delta Squad exists in canon.
It's not out of the question to believe that Omega Squad and the Null ARCs could be pulled into canon as well.
I'm personally interested to see if Bo-Katan gathers any Legends Mandalorian clans. If any Clan Skirata members show up that could help this theory.
#tbb speculation#star wars speculation#tbb theory#star wars theory#star wars#the bad batch#the mandalorian#tbb spoilers#mandalorian spoilers#republic commando#repcomm
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I’ve had a very stupid little dincobb TBOBF comic idea in my notes since that show dropped, & i’m a bit cowboy brained again rn so I might have to go back to it...
#bz bz#it’s fennec speculating on din & cobbs love life to boba who does not care & is like why r u being so vulgar damn#fennec shand#the mandalorian#tbobf
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Poll time because I just saw a theory on Instagram that made no sense to me whatsoever
#at the risk of skewing the poll results#the Instagram theory was that Thrawn was at Kalevala specifically to attack Din and Bo because they helped take down Moff Gideon#which makes no sense to me because A) how would Thrawn know that B) if he cared why would he anticipate they both would be there#and C) why would he go after them and not like the New Republic#thrawn#grand admiral thrawn#ahsoka show speculation#star wars polls#the mandalorian
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What is it with recent Star Wars content and hallway killing spree scenes?
First we had Darth Vader doing it in Rogue One.
Then Darth Maul in the last episode of the Clone Wars series.
Then again with Luke Skywalker in his cameo appearance in the S2 finale of The Mandalorian.
Obi Wan had one in the Kenobi series when he broke into the Inquisitorius HQ building/aquarium. Tbf that was more in self defence as he was leaving but still.
And now again with Baylan Skoll in the Ahsoka series. (RIP Ray Stevenson)
It seems to be something of a pattern.
Or an odd coincidence.
#dougie rambles#star wars#personal stuff#hallway#hallway scene#slaughter#killing#darth vader#darth maul#luke skywalker#baylan skoll#rogue one#the mandalorian#ashoka series#ahsoka#coincidence#idk#maybe#possibly#speculation#obi wan kenobi#kenobi series#ray stevenson
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Caught up on the Mandalorian (I know, I'm slow) and I am increasingly convinced that everyone is making a mistake in treating Grogu like he's preverbal.
I think the kid is just straight up nonverbal.
In fact, I think there's a decent argument to be made that his species depends on other modes of communication, probably Force-based, and have difficulty acquiring spoken languages at all; Yoda seems to have struggled with Basic syntax and while I think he leaned into being cryptic as fuck I suspect he may have also had difficulty clearly expressing complex concepts.
At any rate, according to wookiepedia Grogu is already fully half Yoda's height, he's got good hand-eye (and Force-eye) coordination, and he clearly understands the vast majority of what people say to him, including complicated or abstract ideas. He's a child, but he's not an infant. He also, by this reading, has so far been content to let the misunderstanding stand, because it makes people want to protect him and also because he's a little twerp who enjoys being fawned over. But I think he's also starting to see the downsides of letting everyone think he's a toddler - especially when it negatively impacts his standing with his new people.
Maybe next season they can find him a sound board that's more complex than "yes" and "no" - and in the long run, I wouldn't be surprised if his helmet has some kind of built in voice synthesizer.
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Bo-Katan does deserve the Darksaber.
If the true standard for deserving the Darksaber is "it should belong to the one who doesn't want it" then that also applies to Bo-Katan.
After Din wins the Darksaber, she does not want it anymore. She refuses to fight him for it. She had 2 perfect opportunities to take it in "The Mines of Mandalore". The first when she uses it to save Din from the cyborg creature. And then again when he removes it and falls into the Living Waters. Both times, she never considers letting Din die and taking it. She does not hesitate to save him.
She was perfectly content to keep her helmet on and be a part of the covert. And because she no longer wants it, that is when she becomes most worthy of it.
Din winning the Darksaber was incredibly important to both him and Bo-Katan. It's important for Din because he learns so much about Mandalorians. He's no longer alone. Now he's got his son and a community around him. He's helped lay the foundation for the Mandalorians to reunite. He's working to make sure Grogu has a safe future.
It's important to Bo-Katan because she went on a journey that renewed her faith in the Mandalorian Way. She learned from Din and his covert; she is learning how to do this the right way.
They are both playing an important role. That's why he's right next to her in this shot:
He's not facing her, like the other Mandalorians. He's right beside her.
#The Mandalorian#Din Djarin#Bo-Katan Kryze#Grogu#Star Wars#The Mandalorian spoilers#the mandalorian speculation#Darksaber#just my opinion on it
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nvm just heard that pedro pascal's stunt double said the finale might 'hurt', boba baby it's all good, keep minding your own business king, do NOT get in that mix, be safe, love you ❤
#im getting season 2 finale speculation flashbacks#remember ppl saying boba was gonna sacrifice himself for din n grogu and now ppl are saying it AGAIN!!!#gonna have an aneurysm at this point#boba fett#din djarin#the mandalorian#bobadin#the mandalorian spoilers#star wars
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So in my last post, I talked a lot about what I think they’re doing with the New Republic. Or at least, what I think the point is. (I think ultimately, we’ll see a move toward getting rid of the Imperial elements entirely.)
But I didn’t really get into why I think it’s happening in the Mandalorian. After all, it’s not like Din Djarin will be out to fix the New Republic.
I think there are two reasons: first, Moff Gideon is still a factor. He’s out there, and he’s going to be making trouble. My guess is that Elia’s working for him, and that Pershing will be fair game once he’s had his sessions.
But I think there’s a second reason too. And that’s the Children of the Watch.
Disclaimer: I ALSO still haven’t gotten around to watching the Clone Wars Mandalorian episodes (I really hate 3d animation! Sorry!) so I may be utterly flubbing up details.
As always, take me with a grain of salt.
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So, Bo-Katan Kryze. I love her. I think her plot right now is fascinating. I really never expected to see her welcomed into the covert, or, at least for now, actually making a genuine attempt to live according to their customs. (Did Din realize that she’d be welcomed in? Is that why he’d recommended she not take off her helmet?)
I remember seeing some fan complaints about a twitter timeline that really seemed to white wash Bo-Katan and her past with the Death Watch, and presented both as opponents rather than allies/subordinates to Darth Maul.
It’s particularly interesting because in the first episode of the season Bo-Katan attacks the Children of the Watch, and other similar groups, for tearing apart Mandalore. She conveniently forgets to mention that she was part of one of those groups. Then we have that aforementioned twitter thing that mentions the Death Watch, but glosses over what they actually did.
It’s particularly interesting given that it’s very obvious that the Children of the Watch ARE Death Watch. Or at least a splinter group from them. They have a Vizsla. Din lived on Concordia. They could definitely be described as “embrac[ing] their history in combat” though they seem to avoid outright war.
That said, the Children of the Watch are also NOT the Death Watch. They’re, by Mandalorian standards anyway, practically pacifistic. They train to fight and defend themselves, but they don’t make war with anyone. They live by a fairly draconian creed, but there’s no indication that they seek to force it on others. Leaving aside the ethics of having a child swear to a binding oath before he’s fully able to understand (see also, the pre-Imperial Jedi), the punishment for breaking said oath is exile, not death. They can choose to leave at any time.
It is rather fascinating how much that description fits the Jedi as well, but that’s another meta.
But they do seem to keep the trappings of the Death Watch, don’t they? And how much do those trappings really mean? We see the Children of the Watch through Din Djarin’s eyes, but we’ve established that there’s a fuck-lot that Din doesn’t know that he really should.
Is everyone on the same page about the Children of the Watch? Does everyone want to be on the same page?
And then there’s Bo-Katan Kryze. This is where my knowledge of the Clone Wars fails me, but I feel like the Children of the Watch probably are really attractive to her. They’re traditionalists, but not terrorists. She might find the helmet thing a little silly, but they seem to have some pretty compatible values deep down. And after all her experiences, it might even feel good to strip away all the cosmopolitan trappings and feel the essence of being Mandalorian.
But she’s not a child. She’s not Din Djarin thirty years ago or Ragnar Viszla now. She has a past, and it’s a pretty bloody one. And there’s a good chance that at least some of the people in that covert remember that.
I’m not sure how old Paz Viszla is, but let’s assume he’s Din’s age or a little older. But where did he come from? Din kept his own name, though he hadn’t heard it in years. Paz’s name is spoken all the time. Dare we assume that he comes by it naturally? And if so, then did he know Pre Vizsla? Did he ever see Bo-Katan way back when?
And of course, there’s the Armorer, who wears Rook Kast’s colors and zabrak horns. Have we ruled out that theory yet? Would Bo-Katan recognize her? Thirty years is a long time, and it’s easy to be blind to things we wouldn’t want to see. Either way, the Armorer definitely knows Bo-Katan’s past.
(There’s an interesting CBR article that theorizes that Bo will expose the Armorer, which is fair. Rook Kast’s crimes far exceed Bo-Katan’s. But Bo is still keeping her own secrets.)
At any rate, the Armorer is the one who issued the invitation to Bo-Katan, in the same episode that Elia Kane lured Doctor Pershing into a trap. In a society that appears idealized, but still holds onto a lot of elements of its darker heritage.
Would an “it’s a trap” gif be appropriate here? Because I kind of think it might be.
#mandalorian speculation#problematic princess who pegs#(I really do love Bo-Katan - I find her fascinating in her flaws - so much fun)
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Anyone else absolutely terrified about the Mando S3 finale?
So much is going around the internet (as it tends to do) about people wanting/expecting Bo-Katan to die in the finale. Vague and/or Cryptic comments from actors and producers and directors are fueling the flames and it's getting me all kinds of nervous.
Some root for her to die because they hate that she is 'taking the spotlight' or 'sidelining Din' or fill in the blank generic "i don't like having more than one main character" type of schtick. Other say it's the 'logical conclusion' to her story arc. That she needs to be redeemed for being a terrorist and they only way to do that is for her to die.
On this second point, I have to push back hard on this. Rewatch the Clone Wars. Rewatch fucking Rebels. She owned her bad choices and mistakes. Demonstrated massive guilt and regret. Refused leadership several times until Sabine convinced her through the rallies clans who chose to support her. And then, as she did the first time after the Siege, she was crushed by the Empire as all others were. This time was just 10000x worse than Gar Saxon betraying everything Mandalorian and throwing in with the Empire. So, what's the redemption she needs?
Anyway, I could go on a rant for AGES about this particular point. So I'll stop myself here.
There are others who want/expect her to die so Din will be motivated to take up the dark saber, take revenge, and then rule.
I'll only say this once: STOP KILLING WOMEN TO FURTHER THE PAIN AND/OR STORY OF MALE CHARACTERS. See Satine Kryze's murder as case-in-fucking point.
So, I guess the whole point of this post is to ask: is there anyone else out there nervous/terrified that they are going to kill Bo-Katan off in the finale? I just...I can't shake the onslaught of posts and speculation and rooting for her to die. It's so depressing and disheartening.
I need a hug.
#mando season 3 speculation#the mandalorian#bo katan kryze#story telling tropes#Din doesn't even want to fucking rule anything#bo katan#star wars#toxic star wars fandom#bodin#din djarin#killing strong women characters off just because it will drive another character forward is infuriating#same goes for POC and LGTBQA+ characters
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people who hate bo-katan 🤝 people who love bo-katan
not wanting to see her and din in a romantic relationship
#i do not know where this speculation came from but i'm glad we're all on the same page about it#he's literally aroace#and she's literally a lesbian#a romantic relationship between them is on the top 5 of the things i do NOT want to see in this show#reluctant allies turned friends at most pls#which i actually do really want to see tbf#but no romance i'm begging#the mandalorian#din djarin#bo katan kryze#also i am aware that this is a generalization#i know there are some people who ship them#and while i do not understand it i support you
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who did the spies in the episode title refer to?
at first i thought it was referring to the recon mission, but moff gideon was ready for them so that could mean that someone on the mission had to have tipped him off that they were coming and what their plan was, right???
#just spitballing here#the mandalorian#the mandalorian spoilers#the mandalorian season 3#the mandalorian season 3 spoilers#the mandalorian speculation#what if it’s the armorer!#and that’s why she took the sick mandos#again just speculation#the mandalorian season 3 speculation
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My most recent fic has me putting more thought into Ketsu’s past than I would have expected. We know she’s Mandalorian, but her armor and her helmet in particular doesn’t match with what we’re used to seeing for typical Mandalorian armor.
It nagged on me for a long time until I realized what her helmet reminded me of: Boba Fett’s helmet from Clone Wars. It’s not a 1-1 comparison, but I’m not imagining the the similarities, right? Similar shades of red, narrower eye slits; it feels like they’re cousins, distinct but related.
Though I’m not sure where it stands in Disney’s new Canon, I did some digging and found out Boba got that helmet during a heist, where it was part of a collection of ancient Mandalorian artifacts. The fact that it’s even strong enough to withstand a direct blaster bolt without a scratch testifies to its pedigree.
While it’s been officially confirmed Ketsu is Mandalorian, it’s important to note that she’s not from Mandalore itself. She’s from one of dozens small moons orbiting a gas giant in the Mandalore system, a place that was settled by Mandalorians but isn’t considered the part of the homeworld.
If Boba’s helmet is indeed of an older Mandalorian design, then it could very well be the case that Ketsu’s helmet is of a style that is unique to where she’s from. It could even be based on a more antiquated design that fell out of fashion by mainstream Mandalorian culture but persisted in smaller communities on its fringes.
This just makes me all the more fascinated at her and Sabine’s dynamic. Sabine from the powerful, well-to-do clan with its own fasthold while Ketsu is from a small moon and doesn’t even have a set of armor to call her own save for an antiquated helmet. It surely made them an odd pair in the Academy, but probably explained why Ketsu was fine with being her friend, when a lot of the abuse Sabine had been getting from the other Mandalorian cadets had to do with her family history and politics. A thing a politically non-involved kid from a small clan on the fringes wouldn’t care about.
At this point this post has devolved into a nerdy rant over a very minor detail from a side character that barely saw use in Star Wars: Rebels. I just find all the hints about Ketsu and Sabine’s past fascinating and really think it’s a real shame they didn’t include Ketsu in the series more. I really believe she deserved more attention, considering her close ties with one of its central characters.
#also I swear I'm still working on next chapter of that fic#unemployment is kicking my ass#Ketsu Onyo#Star Wars Rebels#Mandalorians#speculation#fan theory#Star Wars#Nerd Rant
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What is a Mandalorian?
I don't know about you, but do you ever think of the scene where Bo-Katan accuses Boba Fett of not being a Mandalorian, and he goes, "I never said I was." And you, as the viewer are like, "Well, what does it take to be a Mandalorian?"
Okay, so let's talk about that. (I'm not going to claim to be an expert on Mandalorian culture because there are plenty of people who truly are and I deeply admire them. And keep in mind that some parts of the Mandalorian culture are still Legends/EU and other parts are canon.)
This is a crash course on Mandalorians. Buckle up.
For those of you who are not obsessed with Mandalorian culture, there are these rules/guidelines all Mandalorians follow to keep the culture alive. It's called The Resol'nare, Mandalorian Code, the Supercommando Codex, etc. There are six pretty simple rules from the Resol'nare, a Legends/EU text. The Mandalorian Mercs and others use this to understand Mandalorian culture due to a lack of written rules/guidelines and information from canon.
Wear Beskar Armor
Speak Mando’a (The Mandalorian language)
Defend the family (Create a family, foster the culture, protect each other)
Help the clan to succeed. (Contribute to your broad, extended family so everyone can benefit from the clan)
Raise children as Mandalorians (through adoption and offspring)
Rally to the cause of the Manda’lor (the leader of the Mandalorians
All Mandalorians are familiar with these rules and seem to follow them to whatever extent they interpret them.
The cult Din Djarin is in, The Children of the Watch, is incredibly traditional. The Children of the Watch are probably an offshoot of Death Watch, but they're also super religious, and through Din Djarin, we know they call their idea of the Resol'nare "The Way," which is also called "The Way of the Mandalore." It has a tie-in of rules that dictate how a Mandalorian acts called the Mandalorian Creed, but honestly, it sounds like the Boy Scout's Scout Law, a list of values/code of honor everyone should follow but doesn't always.
We don't really know much about the Creed/Way, but we know it includes keeping your word, having a very superstitious view of how the Darksaber and leadership structure is passed down, and not taking off your helmet. And obviously, in super religious fashion, breaking one of these rules means "no longer being Mandalorian." AKA, try to break these rules and you'll lose the entire structure you have only ever been familiar with. Which is the position Din is in at the moment.
But not all Mandalorians believe in this strict interpretation of what a Mandalorian is, especially not people like Sabine Wren or even Bo-Katan, who is apparently very stingy with the title.
This is because the term "Mandalorian" means way too many things:
A language- Mando'a
A planet- Mandalore
A network of planets conquered by previous Mandos- Mandalorian Space
A religion- The Way of the Mandalore
A belief system- the Code
A culture/way of life
A leader- Mand'alor
The first leader of Mandalore was literally named "Mandalor the Great"
A series of wars and factions
A person- Mando
Manda literally means like "soul/spirit of Mandalore," to lose it means you have no soul and is also what Mandalorians call Heaven
A type of bounty hunter/mercenary who wears distinct armor
A TV show
Din Djarin to most people IRL
It's a lot! It's confusing, intentionally, and I've spent a lot of time learning about it. I guarantee I've missed at least one concept that falls under the list. So, again, what is a Mandalorian?
And by that, I mean, what is a person who follows the specific way of living called Mandalorian?
Is it a bounty hunter? Probably not; that's more of an optional profession. There are multiple examples of Mandalorians who never were bounty hunters, some who once were, and others who have always been. Boba Fett is/was a bounty hunter, and he's not Mandalorian, but Din Djarin, who collects bounties to support his clan/cult, is not.
Is it a person who was distinctly born on Mandalore or its conquered planets? No, the Mandalorian code encourages its people to adopt others and teach them what it means to be a Mandalorian. Din Djarin was not born on a Mando planet, was adopted, and then found someone to adopt later on.
Do you have to wear the armor? Maybe? Definitely not all the time, including the helmet. Satine Kryze and her followers don't, but some of them do. Alrich Wren is never seen wearing armor, but the rest of his family is.
Do you have to speak the language? Honestly, so little Mando'a has been spoken in the Star Wars universe that you can't even try to know if any Mandos know it. But there are examples of people reading it. Boba uses his chain code to show who he is and is descended from.
Do you have to be a warrior? Yes, for sure. Maybe not a violent person, but someone ready and willing to fight.
How important is family to a Mandalorian? EVERYTHING, family is everything. But, consider Sabine Wren, who left her family because she shamed them, or Bo-Katan Kryze, who was so against her sister's ideas she joined a group that wanted to kill her. And later is upset her sister was murdered (you can't have both, Bo). So, it's important, but it can be complicated. Boba Fett has a great attachment to family and continuously seems to be honoring his father. (This is also why they hate Jedi, who have no family/attachments.)
Do you have to have children? It's probably an important part, but let's remember that the only Mandos we know who have children are the parents of other Mandos. (Ursa and Alrich Wren, Jango Fett, maybe Satine Kryze) Bo-Katan literally says she's the last of her clan, so she's 100% failed on that part.
Do you have to follow the leader of Mandalore? Honestly, if they could just figure out who that person is and why, this would all be much easier. The debate about the Darksaber, how it's possessed, and who is a legitimate leader is too long to add to this post. Unfortunately, disrupting the governmental structure of the Mandalorians because no one can agree on anything is key to destroying them. That's why most Mandos are concerned about clans and families.
Do you have to hate Jedi? Debatable. Din Djarin does not seem to know he must immediately hate every Jedi he meets. Sabine Wren literally lives with two of them for six years despite other Mandalorians, her mother and Fenn Rau, advising her not to trust them. Ahsoka has so many ties to Mandalore even Bo-Katan likes her. Clones were taught to implicitly trust Jedi.
To put it frankly, Bo-Katan's statement probably has more to do with the fact that Boba is a clone and the looming yet unanswered question in Clone Wars, "Are clones beings with rights?" It's easy to think as a more traditional Mandalorian, Bo-Katan, who once led the terrorist group Death Watch, would be offended that the Kaminoans would pick someone from her close-knit, irreplaceable culture to create millions of disposable weapons. It doesn't matter that there were soldiers like Rex who believed in brotherhood and fought like Mandalorians because that's how they were trained (Rex is a Gen 1 Clone and would've been taught by Jango Fett) and knew Mando'a. Her culture was exploited over and over for other people's gain.
It's unclear how the range of Mandalorians (orthodox to unconventional) feel the same way, but it's something to keep in mind.
So, some defining parts of being a person who can call themselves a Mandalorian:
They have a complex family system that is supposed to be built to protect each other.
They wear distinct armor made from beskar to inform others of their origin and protect themselves.
They follow a leader, and how they are determined as a leader is extremely debatable.
They believe in a set of values that include maintaining honor in all circumstances (they are basically medieval knights).
They pass down the core parts of the culture, if possible.
Be badass (probably a part of the values).
They fight for distinct causes. Fighting for the protection of Mandalore and its way of life is the most important.
You can lose your identity as a Mandalorian, but not because of silly rules like exposing yourself to the elements. *I plan to elaborate in another post
These are what I've interpreted and are definitely not in any particular order. Because Star Wars limits the amount of information to know about Mandalorians, hopefully, there will be more when season 3 of The Mandalorian comes out. Although I expect most of the rules will be from The Children of the Watch or other traditional groups who are just trying to survive, it seems that Din will explore what a Mandalorian is in season 3.
Thank you for making it this far!
#mandalorians#the mandalorian#sw rebels#sw clone wars#resol'nare#it's complicated#the rules of mandalorians#sabine wren#bo katan kryze#din djarin#boba fett#the book of boba fett#satine kryze#star wars#star wars speculation#this is so long and I’m sorry for that#long post
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