Hey everybody and welcome to Leia’s Lair. In today’s video, we will be going over the
recently revealed Mandalorian poster and what it could mean for season 3.
An officially licensed poster based on The Mandalorian has been released that depicts
Luke Skywalker and Grogu building a lightsaber. The Mandalorian season 2 concluded at the end of
last year, with Mando handing off Grogu to Luke Skywalker to be trained in the ways of the Force.
Fans were elated to see a young Luke Skywalker in action once again, excited by the implications
that a Skywalker-trained Grogu presents for Star Wars lore. While the future of the child's
story is still up in the air, a newly released promotional poster offers an idea of what Grogu
may be up to with Master Skywalker. While the studio has yet to confirm a concrete release date
for the show's third season, there are reports The Mandalorian season 3 is currently filming.
The wall poster that depicts Luke and Grogu constructing what appears to be a lightsaber.
Grogu levitates a pile of cylindrical mechanical parts while Luke, dressed in a light Jedi robe,
presents a glowing kyber crystal. But what exactly could that mean for the third season?
While some fans were concerned whether Grogu would return at all, those fears
have been allayed somewhat over recent months as Dave Filoni confirmed the Force would play a
significant role in The Mandalorian season 3. Not to mention, Grogu constructing a lightsaber from
scratch in The Mandalorian season 3 could finally explore a process Star Wars usually glosses over.
If The Mandalorian season 3 does include Luke Skywalker helping Grogu with his lightsaber,
the show would finally touch upon a key part of the Jedi journey
that has thus far gone criminally underutilized.
Ever since the original trilogy era, lightsabers have been spiritually connected to their owners,
and the process of making one represents a vital step in a young student's Force training.
The skill and precision required in putting the weapon together serves as an early test for an
aspiring Jedi, and part of this ritual was shown in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Season 5 episode "The Gathering" which saw a selection of younglings taken to
Ilum to pick out their very own Kyber crystal for use in making their sword.
But while this ancient Jedi tradition has been told in animated form (as well as
novels and other wider media) live-action has routinely skirted around the issue.
Luke Skywalker built his green-bladed weapon off-screen between The Empire Strikes Back and
Return of the Jedi, while every time Anakin needed a new lightsaber in the prequels,
his trip to Ilum with the younglings went unseen. In the Star Wars sequels, lightsabers are tossed
around from person to person, but Rey's own yellow variant is, once again, constructed off-screen.
The Mandalorian feels like the perfect opportunity to do this ancient practice
justice in a live-action Star Wars setting. Showing how Grogu builds the weapon would
reveal how deeply a Jedi is connected to his weapon. We personally would love to see
this aspect of Star Wars explored further and really hope that we do indeed get to see not
only Grogu building his lightsaber, but also his entire training with Luke.
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