The Mandalorian

The Mandalorian is a Space Western television series on the Disney+ streaming service, set in the Star Wars universe after Return of the Jedi and before The Force Awakens. The first live-action TV series in the Star Wars franchise, it premiered in November 2019, with a second season starting in October 2020. It has been renewed for a third season with a Boba Fett spin-off called The Book of Boba Fett set for release in December 2021.

It was created by Jon Favreau and featured Pedro Pascal as Din Djarin, better known to the people he encounters as just The Mandalorian. The first two seasons featured him alongside Grogu, an infant of Yoda's species. It also featured characters from The Clone Wars and Rebels making their live-action debuts such as Ahsoka Tano (played by Rosario Dawson).


 * 24-Hour Armor: This is enforced by the Creed followed by the Children of the Watch, who follow the old ways of Mandalore. Under their dogma, a Mandalorian must never show their face or remove their armor around others. While it can make eating and bathing complicated when in other people's presence, it's nevertheless enforced with an iron fist. And those who fail to adhere to this rule are banished until they can redeem themselves through an arduous journey to Mandalore's holy waters.
 * Absurdly Spacious Sewer: Nevarro's home to one of these, and it's where the Children of the Watch are stationed.
 * Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene: A lot of the show relies more on visuals than dialogue, kind of like Star Wars: Clone Wars. This is at its most prevalent in the first season, where there are extended sequences of Din exploring or flying in complete silence while he contemplates the mission at hand, or steels his nerves for battle.
 * Actor Allusion:
 * Giancarlo Esposito plays another manipulative mastermind who
 * Unsurprisingly, mixed-martial artist Gina Carano gets plenty of moments to literally and metaphorically flex her muscles as Amazonian powerhouse Cara Dune.
 * Aerith and Bob: As usual for Star Wars. Case in point, the main hero is a man named Din Djarin while his Arch Enemy is a man named... Gideon.
 * The Alleged Car: Din's ship, the Razor Crest, is The Alleged Spaceship. It's a crusty old tub that predates the Empire, and suffers very visible signs of wear and tear coming from its old age. It's also completely taken apart and repaired several times before ultimately being put out to pasture later in the show.
 * Always Chaotic Evil: Surprisingly, this is averted with the Tusken Raiders. Instead of being portrayed as violent savages that brutalize anyone unfortunate enough to wander into their line of sight, the Tuskens encountered in this show are portrayed as territorial, but well-meaning folk whose attacks on innocent people are either a result of overzealously protecting land that they claim as theirs, or are misunderstandings altogether. One episode even has Din forge a lasting peace between a tribe of Tuskens and the citizens of a Tatooine city!
 * Amazonian Beauty: Cara Dune, who's a tall, bulky physical fighter played by the gorgeous Gina Carano.
 * American Accents: Bill Burr doesn't even attempt to downplay his thick Boston accent while playing Migs Mayfeld. And as far as most fans are concerned, that's partly why he's such a memorable character.
 * And Now For Something Completely Different: The main focus of Episode 19 isn't Din, Bo-Katan, Grogu, or even someone like Greef Karga. Instead, its central character is, who finds himself caught up in a net of political intrigue and espionage not unlike an episode of Andor.
 * Back from the Dead: Season 2 reveals that much like in the original Extended Universe,
 * Badass: Din Djarin, Cara Dune, Fennec Shand,, pretty much any Mandalorian (named or otherwise)... but what would you expect from a World of Badass?
 * Badass Adorable: Little Grogu may be a baby, but he's a baby with Jedi training. And on top of that he's a member of Yoda's species, and the few we've seen in the movies and EU are all extremely formidable force-wielders. He can force-lift rampaging beasts, force-choke people who try to hurt his dad, and as of Season 3,
 * Bad Guy Bar: Din visits a few such hives of scum and villainy, usually in pursuit of a bounty.
 * Beware the Silly Ones: The Jawas that Din encounters in the very second episode may be the usual goofy, mischievous little space gypsies you know and love, but they take full advantage of their sandcrawler's status as a mobile moving fortress. When Din tries to board it, he quickly finds himself playing against a stacked deck as he tries to navigate the vehicle's hostile environment.
 * Big Bad: Moff Gideon, the man overseeing the cloning project that requires Grogu as a test subject. He's also this to all Mandalorians as a whole, as he's the one responsible for the destruction of Mandalore and near-genocide of its people.
 * Bigger Bad: Grand Admiral Thrawn is implied to be Moff Gideon's master.
 * Big Red Devil: Berg, the Devaronian that's a part of Mayfeld's crew. He's especially intimidating thanks to being played by Clancy goddamned Brown.
 * Breakout Character: Grogu. The very second he showed up he was a massive hit among fans, and it didn't take long for the little guy to become a merchandising giant.
 * The Cameo:
 * The second season premiere ends with a shot of
 * The second season finale features returning.
 * For a non-spoilery example, EV-9D9 (a.k.a the Droid Torture Technician on Jabba's sail barge) makes an appearance as a bartender in Mos Eisley.
 * Catchphrase:
 * "This is the Way," is the catchphrase of the Children of the Watch. It's usually used in an affirmative, approving context, but is also used to politely, but firmly enforce the Creed.
 * "I have spoken," is Kuiil's catchphrase, and is almost always used to shut down any attempts at arguing with the old-timer.
 * The Coats Are Off: To show how serious she is, ditches her robes before fighting the tyrannical magistrate of Corvus.
 * Cool Old Guy:
 * Kuiil, an elderly Ugnaught moisture farmer who's as gruff as he is wise, and is both a skilled mechanic and expert animal tamer (specifically, of blurgs).
 * Peli Motto is a cool old (or at least on the north end of middle-aged) gal, and is easily the spunkiest mechanic in all of Tatooine.
 * Cool Sword:
 * Cyber Cyclops: A creepy cyborg cyclops lurks within the mines of Mandalore, where it lies in wait for people to kidnap so it can harvest their blood for some ungodly reason. Its design borrows a lot of cues from General Grievous, but whether or not there's a more concrete connection between the two is a mystery for the ages.
 * Dark Is Not Evil:
 * Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons: While no stranger to fighting hostile creatures, Din gets to be a dragon slayer when a vicious Krayt Dragon acts as the Starter Villain of Season 2.
 * Knight of Cerebus: Moff Gideon. While the show's a fairly light-hearted Space Western adventure (albeit not without some grit and edge), things get a lot more dire whenever this man rears his ugly head. When he first shows up in Season 1, recurring characters start dying,, and.
 * Morlocks: A race of degenerate alien cavemen lurk in the ruins of Mandalore's cities, and viciously attack anyone unfortunate enough to cross paths with them. For bonus points, they bear a strong resemblance to the trope namer as a deliberate Shout-Out.
 * Mythology Gag:
 * The first episode has a few nods to the much maligned Holiday Special of all things. For one, Din's gun looks a lot like the stun baton wielded by Boba Fett in the animated segments. And not only that, but Life Day gets a name-drop from the Mythrol that he's hunting.
 * Super Star Wars veterans are bound to sympathize with Din as he's forced to navigate his own sandcrawler platforming section from hell in the second episode.
 * Din's backstory hearkens back to Jango Fett's in the original EU: he's orphaned by a war spearheaded by terrorists (albeit by their Droid lackeys, in Din's case) and is rescued and carried off by a sympathetic adult Mandalorian who welcomes him into his civilization. Interestingly, it was a member of Death Watch that saved Din, while the very same organization was responsible for orphaning Jango!
 * The bar that wouldn't serve droids in Mos Eisley? Now it's ran by droids, with the bartender being the droid torturer that worked for Jabba the Hutt.
 * Several jokes are made at the expense of Stormtroopers and their marksmanship skills - or lack thereof. When Din makes a snarky comment about Migs Mayfeld's status as the best sharpshooter in the Imperial Army, his response is a flippant "I wasn't a Stormtrooper, wiseass!". And in the Season 1 finale, two Stormtroopers are shown testing their blasters out on a tin can. They miss every single shot.
 * Incinerator Stormtroopers from The Force Unleashed are recanonized after Disney's acquisition of Star Wars led to the entire EU being thrown out.
 * The HK-87 droids employed by Magistrate Elsbeth double as a reference to the HK series of assassin droids from the KOTOR games as well as Ralph McQuarrie's concept art designs for a droid bounty hunter in The Empire Strikes Back.
 * No True Scotsman: When Din meets Bo-Katan and her Nite Owls, they butt heads over what it means to be a true Mandalorian. Due to the strict culture he was bought up in, Din is not impressed by the casual way she and her clan take their helmets off.
 * Oh Crap: has a glorious one in the Season 2 finale.
 * Papa Wolf: Do not mess with Grogu. That is unless you want Din Djarin to put a blaster bolt in your skull, of course.
 * Praetorian Guard:
 * Scary Black Man: Moff Gideon, a crafty Imperial war criminal and Darth Vader wannabe played by the same guy as Gus Fring.
 * The Stinger: The second season finale has a scene where.