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The Mandalorians in The Mandalorian

Published: Oct. 30, 2021, 3:34 p.m.

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Hyperspace Theories returns with another discussion of Season Two of\\xa0The Mandalorian. In this episode, Tricia Barr and B.J. Priester analyze how\\xa0The Mandalorian\\xa0series advances the story of the Mandalorians: a people, a culture, and a feared faction in galactic war and peace. We also speculate about how the information revealed in Season Two may provide clues to what else we\\u2019ll learn about Mandalorians in\\xa0The Book of Boba Fett\\xa0at the end of the year and Season Three of\\xa0The Mandalorian\\xa0later in 2022.

Before looking to future stories, though, we start with how the Mandalorians were introduced in the franchise\\u2019s past. Revealed in fiction and nonfiction paratexts, the lore surrounding Boba Fett\\u2019s armor and its mysterious connection to the equally mysterious Mandalorian super-commandos predates even the conclusion of the Original Trilogy in\\xa0Return of the Jedi. In the era of Star Wars Expanded Universe (now Legends) tales, the Mandalorians appeared in a wide variety of popular story formats, including novels, comics, and videogames, as well as fan cosplay groups. A major shift occurred in the second season of\\xa0The Clone Wars\\xa0animated series, when George Lucas began to unfold his own version of Mandalorian culture, politics, and role in the galaxy. Dave Filoni subsequently evolved those ideas further in the\\xa0Star Wars Rebels\\xa0animated series and the Siege of Mandalore arc of\\xa0The Clone Wars\\u2018 seventh season, as well as the ongoing\\xa0The Mandalorian\\xa0series.

What these stories portray, over roughly thirty years of in-universe events, is the Mandalorians collectively undergoing a story of their own. Like the Jedi, the Mandalorians face tragedy by the end of the Clone Wars, and then a slow attempt to rebuild. As with the Jedi, we watch the story unfold through the eyes of key characters like Duchess Satine, Bo-Katan Kryze, Pre Vizsla, and later Sabine Wren, Din Djarin, and Moff Gideon. In the Disney+ series, perhaps the Mandalorians may have a more optimistic fate ahead.

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