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This key hidden detail in The Mandalorian
is blowing fans' minds!
By now you've likely all seen the premiere
of the first ever live action Star Wars series,
The Mandalorian, now airing on Disney+.
It's chock full of deep Star Wars lore,
as well as twists, turns, sick gun fights,
and all manner of scum and villainy
that we've grown to love from the galaxy far, far away.
However, in between all the call-backs,
the gatekeeper droids and Kowakian monkey-lizards,
R.I.P. Salacious Crumb's friend,
there was at least one key hidden detail
that has huge implications for not only the series,
but the Star Wars galaxy at large.
And, it ties directly into the prequel trilogy,
and The Asset from Chapter One in a major way.
So, what was it?
Well, in case you're not one
of the over 10 million subscribers to Disney+,
I mean, hey, we get it, there's too many streaming services
out there these days,
we wanted to give you a spoiler warning
for Episode One of The Mandalorian
in case you haven't seen it yet.
So, turn away now if you haven't.
Seriously, turn your face.
I can see you through the monitor, like the FBI.
But, if you have seen it, I don't know,
just take this moment to like and subscribe, please.
(bell dinging)
You're my only hope.
All right folks, let's get into it.
When the titular Mandalorian, who's named Pedro Pascal
may have revealed to be Dyn Jarren
meets with ze client about capturing ze asset,
we meet Doctor Pershing, a real nerd
who makes it pretty clear he wants the wee baby Yoda
captured alive.
- Alive.
- Yes,
alive.
- However, right from the beginning,
there's something super shady about this job.
There's no puck like we see
for other official bounty hunting jobs
that The Mandalorian has taken,
and ze client doesn't have the entire chain code
to give to The Mandalorian, only the last four digits.
Yeah, seems legit buddy.
Now, pair that with the fact that IG-11
was hired specifically to kill the wee baby Yoda,
and that means that the bounty droid
is probably working for an entirely different group.
It almost feels like ze client and Doctor Pershing
aren't the originators of the bounty
since they don't have all the information,
and they probably just, like, intercepted the job
and hired someone to get the wee baby Yoda
before anybody else could.
But, you know, alive, if possible.
- Alive.
- Yes,
alive.
- Or, whatever.
But, what does this all have to do with Doctor Pershing?
Well, it turns out he actually might be
the key to all of this.
Our friends over at /Film
found some eagle-eyed Twitter users
who recognized the symbol on Doctor Pershing's shoulder
as being a Kaminoan symbol,
a symbol worn by the developing clones
in "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones".
Does this mean that Doctor Pershing
is perhaps a clone of someone?
It's possible, but probably not.
We think it's more likely
he's got a history of working for the cloners
as a genetic scientist, and if so,
it definitely starts to explain why
he wants The Asset alive.
- Alive.
- Yes,
alive.
- Now, despite his popularity,
we actually know very little about Yoda and his species.
George Lucas has been so tight-lipped about it,
we don't even have a name for them.
I just call them smooth boys,
if you've seen that image of smooth Yoda online.
I guess that's probably only me.
Anyway, moving on.
They're rare, and the only two previous members
that we've seen, Yoda and Yaddle,
were powerful enough in The Force
to be members of the Jedi Council.
Now, it seems likely that due to the secrecy
around Yoda's species as well as their power level,
and what appears to be a unique connection to The Force,
the Doctor Pershing probably wants to find a way
to exploit that
with science.
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Now, some are speculating that Pershing's ties to cloning
means that this baby may be a clone of Yoda himself,
or that Pershing would just want to clone more
of Yoda's species.
But, it seems a little too simple and not insidious enough
for a geneticist with ties to the Empire.
Like, that's about as sinister as you get.
You're like the Mister Sinister of the Empire!
Now, it feels much more plausible
that Doctor Pershing wants to find a way
to exploit that species' potential connection to The Force
by making normal people Force sensitive,
thus ensuring a steady supply of Force users
that can be used by one of the Imperial remnants,
or even the nascent First Order
that's secretly formulating in the unknown regions.
Now, maybe he does this by, like, I don't know,
injecting people with the baby's Midi-Chlorians,
or whatever's floatin' around the tiny baby Yode,
or maybe he's gonna create new clones with Force abilities.
We don't know, we're not space doctors!
You want that answer, I don't know, talk to Kyle Hill.
In person (chuckles).
Whenever, just walkin' down the street,
flag 'em down, ask 'em about what's inside o' Yode.
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But, since it appears that the Mando
doesn't want to turn the wee baby Yodes in,
well, he'll probably be chased by multiple factions,
including ze client and Doctor Pershing
when they realize they done been double-crossed.
We'll just have to wait and see more
as the season continues.
But, what do you think?
How do you think the cloning
could tie into The Mandalorian?
And, are we gonna see the wee baby Yoda
in Episode IX maybe as a taller baby?
Also, what do you think of The Mandalorian's name?
Dyn Jarren, how would ya spell it?
Let's discuss.
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