Star Wars fans: get ready to see what's in store for the second chapter of The Mandalorian's
journey through that gritty galaxy far, far away. Here are some of the details you might
have missed in The Mandalorian's second season trailer.
Seeing comedian Bill Burr and other familiar faces make their Star Wars debut during season
1 was a pleasant surprise, and if the season 2 trailer is any indication, fans are set
to see at least a few more cameos in this second leg of Baby Yoda and Mando's space
odyssey.
While we don't know her character yet, WWE star Sasha Banks has been spotted lurking
in the shadows and wearing a black, ominous cloak. Nobody knows just yet, but she might
just might be a Jedi, as the force-wielding Order is mentioned as she makes her debut.
Fans are also speculating that she may be Sabine Wren, a Mandalorian rebel against the
Empire.
Whether a friend, foe, or frenemy, Banks' season 2 appearance brings a little SmackDown
swagger to The Mandalorian in the best possible way. Other notable actors, such as Rosario
Dawson, Timothy Olyphant, and Katee Sackhoff, are also set to join the live-action Star
Wars series. For the time being, let's hope the new season brings more than a fleeting
glimpse of each.
Season 2 could see foster father Din Djarin return his green-skinned son back to his homeland,
as the trailer voiceover by the previous season's Armorer suggests. No one is exactly rooting
for Mando to give up his highly entertaining babysitting gig, but fans should be excited
to learn more about Yoda's species - a mystery that has existed in the Star Wars universe
for decades.
As the trailer voiceover continues, we're reminded about Mando's quest, carried over
from the first season: he's expected to search the galaxy for a race of enemy Jedi sorcerers
and deliver The Child to them safely.
It's pretty likely we'll see Jedi or at least some other force-sensitive beings during season
2, and that the lineage of The Child will be peeled back in some way, revealing one
of the last great mysteries in Star Wars. No matter how Baby Yoda ends his journey,
wherever Mando goes, Baby Yoda goes.
Upon first glance, Mando's ship, the Razor Crest, appears to be in distress after a flight,
or another especially perilous journey. The cargo door is flapping open, lights are flickering,
and a damaged engine struggles to stay alive. While just about anyone could be chasing down
Mando and the treasured Baby Yoda, one thing is certain: the Razor Crest is in trouble.
Later in the trailer, the Razor Crest enters an atmosphere of an unknown planet and bursts
into flames, but not before flying in between two X-wing starfighters, marking another possible
close encounter with the Rebel Alliance.
Will Mando's trusted space vehicle reach the point of no return, forcing him to take the
controls in a new flying vessel? Mando and Baby Yoda are an undeniably unbeatable duo,
but ships typically aren't indestructible.
Finding Baby Yoda's homeland will likely take some planet-hopping. A spaceship careening
through the sky behind a Bantha would appear to prove that Mando is returning to Tatooine
again. The desert planet is home to the hairy mammals with spiraling horns, as well as their
bandaged riders, the Tusken Raiders. There are still some lingering questions about Boba
Fett as well, who famously carried out a mission to Tatooine when he delivered Han Solo to
Jabba the Hutt.
An icy planet is also featured in the footage, and could very well be Hoth, a frosty wasteland
that was seen in The Empire Strikes Back. But it could just as easily be another snow-covered
planet like Ilum, an important world for Jedi and force-sensitive aliens, once used to mine
for kyber crystals for lightsabers - and later overtaken by the Empire and transformed into
Starkiller Base.
The trailer also makes a stop at a boat dock that features both Quarren and Mon Calamari
aliens. You know, these guys.
Both squid-like species' share the same homeworld of Mon Cala. While the dock and surrounding
waters could be anywhere in the galaxy, Mon Cala is a fair assumption.
Mando escaping imminent danger with his fearless fighting style is a theme that runs through
just about every episode of The Mandalorian.
On top of being submerged by water with no clear escape, Mando also finds himself in
some kind of fight club, where two Gamorreans battle with vibro-axes below different-colored
flags. Mando is heard taking out pretty much everything that crosses his path - finishing
up with a couple of Zabraks, the very same species as Darth Maul. The trailer also features
a cycloptic alien from the fight-loving Abyssin species, and plenty of other interesting and
familiar aliens lurking in the shadows.
And this is just the tip of the iceberg. The Mandalorian season 2 will drop on Disney+
on October 30th.
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