Baby Yoda stole everyone's heart during Season 1 of The Mandalorian, but the revelation that
Moff Gideon wields the dark saber is what had everyone talking during the season one
finale.
Even though Moff Gideon is in possession of the Darksaber, there's a new Star Wars Theory
claiming that Luke Skywalker is the rightful owner of the Dark Saber.
What's up Star Wars Fans?
My name is Prince, and I am an Urban Acolyte.
In this video I'm going to break down the latest Mandalorian Theory that claims that
the darksaber belongs to Luke Skywalker.
Now this theory started out as a Reddit post, but it was soon picked up by sites like Screen
Rant and Inverse.
I knew things had gotten out of hand when I saw that We Got This Covered, or We Got
This Clickbait, as I call it, was running with it, too.
So you guys know how I do-- I'm going to explain the theory and then I'll give my thoughts--
or well, if you're new here, you didn't know that -- but hey, new person to my channel
-- This is Star Wars discussions for grown-ups.
I like to debunk theories circulating in the fandom, and I try to use that as a method
to teach folks about Star Wars.
So this Theory about Luke Skywalker being the rightful owner of the darksaber comes
to us from Impulsive Bettle on the Star Wars Theories subreddit.
Impulsive Bettle says, "This is less a theory and more just an observation, but since the
Darksaber is passed down via inheritance, or through killing another one in a duel,
then eventually that means it belongs to Luke.
Pre Viszla got it because it was passed down from his ancestors and Maul got it from slaying
Pre Viszla.
So that means since Obi-Wan slayed and killed Maul in Rebels, then it is technically his.
Darth Vader then killed Obi-Wan in a duel, making him the rightful owner.
Since Darth Vader wasn't killed in a duel and technically died on his own by taking
off his mask, then that means that the darksaber passed down to his son, Luke.
This makes Luke the rightful owner and heir to the Darksaber."
I'm actually surprised at the number of people who agree with this theory and say that the
dark saber should be in Luke Skywalker's possession.
The thing is everyone seems to be overlooking a few details here.
So the articles on Screen Rant and Inverse attempted to elaborate on this theory as they
claim that Sabine Wren broke the process of succession for the dark saber.
What do y'all think?
Did Sabine break the chain of possession for the dark saber?
Let's break this down -- so in Season 3 of Star Wars Rebels, Maul called Ezra to Dathomir
so that he could eventually locate Obi-Wan Kenobi on Tatooine, and it's interesting because,
according to the theory, that's when Obi-Wan became the inheritor of the dark saber.
That did not happen because after Maul left Ezra on Dathomir, Sabine Wren found the dark
saber.
Sabine gave the dark saber to Kanan Jarrus for safe keeping, and that's when we learned
the history of the dark saber.
It was a weapon created by Tarre Viszla, the first Mandalorian to be inducted into the
Jedi Order.
This happened during the time of an Older Republic that may have existed before Darth
Bane's Order of the Sith.
The lightsaber was stored in the Jedi Temple after Tarre Viszla became One with the Force,
and it remained there until members of House Viszla snuck into the Temple and stole the
dark saber.
The saber was used to unite the Houses of Mandalore, and House Viszla also used it to
strike down anyone who would oppose their rule.
If you're a regular here, remember how I have been speculating that The Mandalorian series
is going to be like Game of Thrones set in Star Wars?
Think of House Viszla as like House Targaryen and the dark saber is like their dragon.
The dark saber actually functions as Excalibur for Mandalorian culture.
Outside of Mandalore, it's just another lightsaber that does not hold any special meaning for
anyone else.
Maul kept the dark saber as a momento of the time he held power on Mandalore, but it had
no other meaning to him.
Obi-Wan defeated Maul on Tatooine, but what meaning would the dark saber have held for
him?
It would have been a reminder of his lost love, Dutchess Satine Kryze, who was killed
by Maul on Mandalore.
Honestly, I feel like the Obi-Wan on Tatooine had transcended those old desires.
His sole focus was to protect Luke and to embrace the mystircal side of the Force by
deepening his training with Qui-Gon Jinn.
The same goes for Vader who struck down Obi-Wan -- We don't exactly know how long the Mandalorian
Civil War lasted, at this time, but Vader had no interest or desire to get involved
in the affairs on Mandalore.
We can say the same for Luke Skywalker.
The dark saber may have begun as a Mandalorian Jedi's weapon, but it was basically an antique
sitting in the Jedi's archives collecting dust.
The dark saber actually meant something to the Mandalorians.
It was viewed as a symbol to unite the houses of Mandalore and show that it's wielder was
the rightful ruler.
What did Luke, Anakin, or Obi-Wan have to do with the story on Mandalore?
Nothing-- which is why Sabine was the legtimate owner, and this is what everyone who agrees
with the theory that it belongs to Luke Skywalker overlooks.
Ursa Wren, Sabine's mother, told Sabine that she did not come into posession of the dark
saber through legitimate means.
She did not slay Maul in combat, he basically dropped it, and she found it.
Just a side note -- that's also how Maz Kanata came into possession of Luke Skywalker's lightsaber
that eventually found its way to Rey.
I talked about in a video about 3 years ago.
Check it out if you haven't seen it.
So Ursa took the dark saber from Sabine, and she gave it to Gar Saxon, believing that she
could clear her daughter's name as a traitor to both Mandalor and the Empire.
Now Gar Saxon was a member of Death Watch who was loyal to Maul.
When the Empire came in and established itself, Gar Saxon was named The Emperor's Hand and
the Imperial Governor to Mandalore.
If the dark saber was the ceremonial weapon of Mandalore's ruler, then Gar Saxon actually
would have been the rightful owner.
Sabine faced Saxon in combat, and she defeated him.
She forced him to yield, and refused to take his life.
Saxon was gunned down by Sabine's mother, Ursa Wren, when Saxon attempted to shoot Sabine
in the back as she walked away from him.
At the news of Saxon's defeat, Mandalore was sent into chaos, and Sabine led House Wren
and the clans loyal to her House against House Saxon and those loyal to the Empire into civil
war.
Now, those who were loyal to House Kryze viewed Bo Katan-Kryze as the rightful ruler to Mandalore,
and she was given the dark saber by Sabine Wren.
So I need to remind everyone -- the dark saber was viewed as a ceremonial weapon used to
unite the Houses of Mandalore.
How did it come into their possession?
They stole it from the Jedi.
It's in the history of the dark saber to be stolen and used for purposes of uniting Mandalore.
Remember why I said it's literally Excalibur for the Mandalorians?
Sabine defeated the person who could have made a legitimate claim to the weapon, and
then she gave it to the person who was viewed as "The People's Champion" in Bo Katan-Kryze.
So why would Luke Skywalker be the legtimate owner of the dark saber?
Luke has his own story.
Uniting Mandalore is not part of his journey.
Why didn't Sabine keep the dark saber if she actually earned it?
Starting the Mandalorian Civil War and freeing her father from imprisonment was part of her
personal arc, but her journey, during the Galactic Civil War was to stay on Lothal to
keep things safe for Ezra Bridger.
What Sabine's arc will be moving forward, we will have to wait and see when the sequel
to Rebels returns.
Could it involve the ongoing story with the dark saber and Dinn Djarin's involvement with
Mandalore?
I'm not sure, we will have to wait and see.
For now, the only thing we know is that the Mandalorian Civil War took a turn for the
worst if we are to go by what we have seen in season 1 of the Mandalorians.
Mandalorians have all gone underground, and their culture appears to be near extinct.
Moff Gideon, an ISB Agent on Mandalore wields the dark saber, and he is basically a warlord
in a sector of the Outer Regions that has been ignored by the New Republic under Mon
Mothma.
From the little we know about Luke Skywalker during this time, he is off exploring the
galaxy looking for traces of the Jedi's history and other force sensitives who follow other
religions and philosophical views about the Force.
His story has nothing to do with the restoration of Mandalore because he will eventually attempt
to restore the Jedi.
So it might be cool to think about Luke having the dark saber, or Luke taking on Baby Yoda
as a student to teach him to use the dark saber as a force sensitive Mandalorian, but
Luke is not a part of this story-- the same way Obi-Wan Kenobi told Ezra Bridger that
he was not a part of the story relating to Obi-Wan, Luke, and Anakin.
I know I said this about the sequel saga, but everyone and everything in the galaxy
does not have to be related.
Rey was always going to be a Skywalker, by the end, but she was not always going to be
a Palpatine.
What this means is she was always meant to be the torch bearer to carry the Skywalker
legacy forward by fulfilling the prophecy of the Chosen One.
That's her story.
It's her path.
The dark saber and the future of Mandalore is someone else's story and someone else's
path.
It's not about Luke, Anakin, or Obi-Wan-- because if you guys really want to go that
route.
If y'all really want to take it there, then think about this -- Luke became One with the
Force after confronting his nephew there on Crait.
If you say that Kylo Ren defeated him, then Kylo Ren then becomes the heir to the dark
saber.
Does that sound cool?
Well Kylo Ren was defeated by Rey twice.
He turned to the light, and then he willingly gave up his life for Rey to live and carry
the Jedi, and his family's legacy forward.
That means if the dark saber belonged to Luke, it now belongs to Rey.
Rey Skywalker.
Are you okay with that?
I mean, I wouldn't have a problem with it, because I actually like Rey.
I think she's one of the most powerful Jedi that we've seen to date.
Actually, I think Rey is more powerful than Anakin and Yoda, too.
I'm going to tell y'all why in a future video, so be on the lookout for that one.
As for the dark saber -- I'm good with it where it is.
Instead of talking about how Luke should have it, why not figure out why Moff Gideon has
it.
How did he get it?
Did he steal it?
Did he win it?
What happened to Bo Katan-Kryze and how did the Empire really crush Mandalore and steal
all of their beskar?
That's the kind of stuff that I want to know.
And you know what else?
We have this dude running around with the dark saber and looking for Baby Yoda.
What does he know about The Child, and what does he know about The Force?
Like I can see a very interesting story around Moff Gideon that reminds me of a character
in a really bad Legends book, and I have some thoughts about him -- so I'm going to leave
you guys with this question that I plan to pick up in a future video--
Do you think Moff Gideon is force sensitive?
I can see people saying that if he was, Palpatine would have made him an Inquisitor, but the
Inquisitors were former Jedi.
There was a special academy on Arkanis where Imperial Academy students were to be trained
as Inquisitors, but y'all gotta look at Moff Gideon's age-- he would not have been a cadet
at any point during the Empire.
He was likely already serving in the military in some form or fashion, and just because
you're force sensitive does not mean you automatically became a Jedi or anything else.
Anyway, I think it would add something to Moff Gideon's character if he were Force sensitive,
and I would like to hear from you guys on that topic -- so let me know your thoughts
regarding Moff Gideon being force sensitive in the comments below, and I'll be checking
back to see what you all have to say.
Before I head out-- just want to say thanks for everyone who came through and saw the
video where I debunked that rumor about Disney telling Lucasfilm to use the World Between
World's to retcon the Sequal trilogy.
I'm actually working on a follow-up to that video because I have some more to say on the
topic that didn't make it into the video.
I also teased 2 other videos in this one about Moff Gideon and Rey.
While you wait on those videos, be sure to check out my response to Randy Overlord's
made up rumor about the retcon, or you can check out this other video about why Boba
Fett is going to be a big part of The Mandalorian.
Anyway, that's all I've got for this one, so thanks for watching.
Y'all keep on breathing, and May the Force of others be with you...Always.