In a recent interview, Giancarlo Esposito confirmed there will be “epic lightsaber action” in Season 2 of The Mandalorian. Here are five characters who he could cross sabers with.
At the end of the first season of The Mandalorian, we saw Moff Gideon escape from his crashed tie fighter by cutting his way out using the Darksaber. The Darksaber is an ancient Mandalorian weapon that had been handed down from generation to generation to the current leader of the Mandalorians.
It was last seen in Star Wars Rebels in the hands of Bo-Katan Kryze. Somehow Moff Gideon ended up with the legendary blade and the actor who portrays the ruthless Imperial, recently dropped a bit of a bombshell.
He said in the upcoming season of The Mandalorian there would be “epic lightsaber action”. That is a juicy bit of news right there but it brings up more questions than answers.
Does he mean that Moff Gideon will be just using the Darksaber more in Season 2? Or will he actually cross lightsabers with another? If he does engage in one-on-one combat with another lightsaber wielder, who could it possibly be?
We will list five of the most likely options of who exactly Moff Gideon could engage in epic lightsaber action with.
Mando
If there is indeed epic lightsaber action in season two of The Mandalorian the most likely suspect to commence in battle with Moff Gideon is Mando himself. Gideon will be trying to track down the Mandalorian and his little buddy Baby Yoda A.K.A. The Child, and will surely come across them at some point in the season.
If it is Mando who engages in a lightsaber duel with the wielder of the Darksaber it brings up one huge question. Where does Mando get a lightsaber?
That is a logical question but also an easy answer. With all the planet-hopping Mando does as he tries to keep The Child safe from other bounty hunters, there’s a good chance he could come across an old abandoned lightsaber. Maybe they travel to Geonosis and enter the old, abandoned Colosseum.
There could easily be multiple lightsabers buried in the sand. A very interesting twist would be if Mando and Baby Yoda ended up on Bespin and found a certain blue lightsaber that may or may not still have a hand attached to it. They could be the ones who bring it to Maz Kanata, who Mando almost assuredly would be familiar with. Before they do that, Mando could ignite the blade to fight off the crazy Moff and his black Darksaber.
While Mando could be clunky with a lightsaber in his hands at first, he is probably the most likely to end up in a lightsaber duel with Moff Gideon.
Ahsoka Tano
Ahsoka Tano is one of the few characters alive at the time of The Mandalorian that would still be wielding a lightsaber. When we last encountered the former Padawan of Anakin Skywalker, she was recruiting Sabine Wren to go on a mission to the Outer Rim to search for their friend Ezra Bridger.
It is very possible that in that journey they come across the path of the Mandalorian and maybe during that encounter they are ambushed by Moff Gideon, his Darksaber, and a small legion of still loyal to the Empire Stormtroopers.
If it was Ahsoka who engaged in epic lightsaber action with Moff Gideon, would one think it would be a pretty quick contest. Ahsoka is a gifted fighter who excels at using two lightsabers at once. She would make quick work of the Moff and surely cut him down quickly giving the Darksaber back to Sabine Wren or possibly Mando himself.
Though the battle would be short, it doesn’t mean it wouldn’t still be epic. The duel between Maul and Obi-Wan on Tattoine was brief, but also epic in it’s scope and meaning to the characters and the overall story of Star Wars. Moff Gideon could get destroyed in epic fashion with first Ahsoka slicing her way through his legion of Stormtroopers before taking him out.
Luke Skywalker
Luke Skywalker is a long shot to appear in Season 2 of The Mandalorian but he has to be included on the list of characters who could potentially duel Moff Gideon. He has to be included because he’s basically the only known lightsaber carrying Jedi in the galaxy. With The Mandalorian being set five years after Return of the Jedi, we know Luke is alive and well in the galaxy.
He’s either out hunting for Jedi and Sith artifacts or is busy training his sister Leia in the ways of the Force on the planet Ajan Kloss.
The Mandalorian, as stated above, will be on the run from Moff Gideon and could seek out asylum on this jungle planet. Luke would be able to sense Baby Yoda through the Force and that would bring the three face to face to face. Moff Gideon could track the duo to this planet where he would then confront Skywalker in a duel with the Darksaber.
Moff Gideon would be no match for the Jedi Master and Luke would make very quick work of the Imperial warlord. He could then give Mando the Darksaber and decide whether or not to train The Child in the ways of the Force. Again, it’s unlikely the biggest name in all of Star Wars ends up making a cameo on The Mandalorian but it is a possibility that would make sense story-wise.
Ezra Bridger
When we last saw Ezra Bridger he was being carried off into the Unkown Regions by some hyperspace whales after battling Thrawn. Whether or not he survived remains a mystery, but if he did, he’s one of the few in the timeframe of season two of The Mandalorian who would still be wielding a lightsaber.
With Mando and The Child still on the run, they could find themselves way out in the Unkown Regions. It is very possible they settle on a planet and cross paths with a mysterious old Force wielder. Ezra would sense the strong presence of the Force in Baby Yoda and surely seek him out. During their palaver, they could get tracked down by Moff Gideon. It is at this moment that the epic lightsaber action could ensue.
Bridger could be rusty with his blade, but would still make fast work of the Moff. It would be a surprise to be sure but a welcome one if Ezra Bridger’s story was continued in The Mandalorian. While unlikely, the show has already given us a bunch of twists we didn’t see coming so anything is possible.
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Baby Yoda
Next to Mando, Baby Yoda is the most likely to engage in a lightsaber battle with Moff Gideon. Fans would absolutely lose their minds if they saw the cute little green bugger pick up a lightsaber, ignite it, and take down the evil Moff.
The battle would actually be somewhat fair. Moff Gideon being much taller would have the high ground, but that would be neutralized by The Child’s ability to use the Force. Any fight involving Baby Yoda would be truly epic, and it would be interesting to see if his lightsaber fighting style is similar to what Yoda used in Episode II against Count Dooku.
Again the biggest question mark with having Baby Yoda dueling Moff Gideon would be where would he find a lightsaber and would he even be strong enough to lift it? It could be easily explained that he could lift it and it and wield it using the Force, but where would they get one?
With The Child and Mando’s travels taking them from planet to planet, perhaps they uncover one along the way. In fact, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the first episode of season two end with them discovering a long-forgotten lightsaber on some planet. With Mando apparently having little to no knowledge of the Jedi or the Force itself, it would be The Child who ends up figuring out how to use the ancieint and elegant weapon from a more civilized age.