The Mandalorian
Even just five years after its premiere , The Mandalorianhas already been retconned quite a few time byStar Wars . Now thatThe Mandalorianhas cemented its place not only as one ofStar Wars’best telly show , but also as one ofStar Wars’most successful wedge - franchises , there have been multiple spin - off projects that have start to exchange the original story that was tell apart back in 2019 . This is especially rightful now that the upcomingThe Mandalorian & Grogumovieis on the room .
The Mandalorianitself has been a major source ofStar Warsretcons , most notably for the fashion it builds a bridge between the events of the originalStar Warstrilogy and the sequel trilogy . This is also the compositor’s case with its young Mandalorian traditional knowledge , which has rewritten a heap of whatStar Warsaudiences thought they knew from bothStar WarsLegends ( antecedently the Expanded Universe),Star warfare : The Clone Wars , andStar WarsRebels . In the years since , however , The Mandalorianitself has also been retconned , and here are the 8 openhanded ways in which that has happened .
8Din Djarin Had Never Been To Mandalore Prior To Season 3
But His Family Name Was Registered There
It ’s revealed by Din Djarin himself inThe Mandalorianseason 3 that he had never been to Mandalore before embarking there on his pursuance for salvation . rumpus explains to Grogu that he was raised on Mandalore ’s synodic month , Concordia , and so he only ever saw Mandalore from a distance . This aid him to empathize with Grogu , who was clearly frighten by the swirling atmosphere of Mandalore ’s damaged aerofoil after theGreat Purge . This , however , completely switch one line from time of year 1 for the worse .
The Mandalorian ’s Din Djarin has chop-chop become one of Star Wars ' most iconic characters . Here ’s his full timeline , backstory , and future explain .
Din identifies Moff Gideon inThe Mandalorianseason 1 coda because of the ISB officeholder ’s knowledge of his family name , and the only criminal record of his syndicate name was kept in the registers of Mandalore - which Gideon would have had memory access to during the Purge . This create no sentience after time of year 3 , sincethere would be no reason for Din ’s name to be registered on Mandalore if he himself had never even been there . It could be retconned after on that Din was cite to Concordia here and not Mandalore , but as it currently support , it ’s utterly nonsensical .
7The Armorer & Paz Vizsla Weren’t The Only Children Of The Watch Left
A Whole Group Reappeared After The Book of Boba Fett
The Mandalorianseason 3 proceed its blueprint of retconning by changing something that had only just been established a class originally inThe Book of Boba Fett- and even earlier inThe Mandalorianseason 1 . Season 3 opens with a ceremonial that sees Ragnar Vizsla rely the Creed and receive his helmet , which materialize in the consultation of many other fellow member of the Children of the Watch . This is the first viewers see of Paz ’s own foundling , and the covert as a whole , aside from a few brief conniption in season 1 .
The Book of Boba Fett , however , had previously revealed that the Armorer and Paz Vizsla were the only members of Din Djarin ’s covert left after the events of season 1 . It was shown thatmany members of Din ’s covert had perished on Nevarro after they revealed themselves to save him from Greef Karga ’s amplitude hunters , andThe Book of Boba Fettreinforced that by showing the Armorer and Paz rebuilding from the dry land - up on the Glavis Ringworld . In season 3 , however , they have somehow grow their ranks immensely in a very short period of time .
6Grogu Never Actually Wanted To Train As A Jedi
He Told Luke Skywalker He Wanted to in Season 2
" select your way of life " has become a defining slogan for Grogu andThe MandalorianafterThe Book of Boba Fett , when Grogu actively select to return to his father and learn the Mandalorian Way rather than take the track of a Jedi . Luke Skywalker has Grogu make this choice after observe that Grogu ’s heart has n’t been in his Jedi breeding , something that he , as a son who never engender to reconcile with his father until it was too previous , would certainly realize . This alters the class for Grogu ’s hereafter , but it also changes the entire signification ofThe Mandalorianseason 2 .
Grogu is a former Jedi youngling who is now training as a Mandalorian apprentice under his adopted forefather , Din Djarin . A survivor of Order 66 , Grogu was hunted by the Empire for his blood amidst their cloning experiment . rescue by Din after ab initio being his amplitude , Grogu went on to be trained briefly by Luke Skywalker as a Jedi Padawan , but has in the end chosen the route of the Mandalorians alternatively to remain with his Father of the Church . Grogu is now traversing the galaxy with Din to fight the Imperial Remnant and learn the Mandalorian Way .
Din Djarin spent the intact season seek to find a Jedi who would train Grogu , something that became more difficult after Ahsoka Tano decline and send them to Tython . At that point , it seemed like Grogu did n’t really want to educate as a Jedi , but he ultimately did reach out to Luke on Tython andtold Din , through Luke , that he wanted his father ’s permit to pursue Jedi training . This clearly evidence that Grogu did require to train as a Jedi , even thoughThe Book of Boba Fettand season 3 have since constitute that this was never truly the fount .
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5The Armorer Is The Only One Of Her Kind
She is No Longer Just “A Mandalorian Armorer”
The Armorer ’s character has been something of a mystery story ever sinceThe Mandalorianfirst began , but time of year 3 adds some key circumstance to her character . She is treated and reckon as someone in a revered stead that goes back for genesis , not as one of many but rather as one - of - a - kind . This is what stipulate her to be not only the leader of the Children of the Watch , but also a figure that evenBo - Katan Kryzerespects - despite the latter ’s initial precariousness about the former ’s faith .
The Mandalorian season 3 has further deepen the lore of the Mandalorian Armorer , with time of year 3 , episode 5 only continue this in various ways .
This , however , is a stark contrast to what Din Djarin told Peli Motto inThe Mandalorianseason 2 . When explaining his quest to her , he inform her that it was " a Mandalorian armourer " who had sent him on this journeying , which evidently involve that the Armorer was only one of several others . time of year 3 , however , has challenge this theme entirely . The Armorer seems to be the only one that Din truly knows , despite what he told Peli Motto , and the same goes for all the other Mandalorians . This has made the Armorer a mystic build , which has increase her mystery .
Grogu is a former Jedi youngling who is now training as a Mandalorian apprentice under his adopted father, Din Djarin. A survivor of Order 66, Grogu was hunted by the Empire for his blood amidst their cloning experimentation. Rescued by Din after initially being his bounty, Grogu went on to be trained briefly by Luke Skywalker as a Jedi Padawan, but has ultimately chosen the path of the Mandalorians instead to remain with his father. Grogu is now traversing the galaxy with Din to fight the Imperial Remnant and learn the Mandalorian Way.
4IG-11 Has Come Back To Life
IG-11 Previously Died on Nevarro
One of the most controversial aspects ofThe Mandalorianseason 3 arrives when Din Djarin attempts to raise IG-11 , the dear bountifulness - droid - turned - nanny from time of year 1 . clamor does this on the ground that IG-11 is the only droid he trusts , which is fair given how serious his droid trauma is from the attempt on his homeworld as a minor . While this initial attempt is n’t successful , IG-11 ’s body is used by Grogu after on as a mech case , before Din receive another IG head and has the Anzellans play IG-11 back to serve as Nevarro ’s Marshal .
This has altogether rewritten the sacrifice IG-11 made inThe Mandalorianseason 1 . In one of the time of year ’s most emotional moments , IG-11 acknowledged that he could not survive in any potential scenario , and that he was exit to die save the Nevarro crew rather than pall by trying to go with them . Even Din was moved by IG ’s sacrifice , with the droid analyzing his tone and detecting sorrow . Now that IG-11 is back , however , this minute feel more meaningless , though IG ’s new looping has yet to truly unfold .
3Din Djarin’s Helmet Rule Is Back To Its Status Quo
Him Breaking the Rule in Season 2 Didn’t Change Anything
Another one of the most controversial retcons inThe Mandalorianseason 3 is the room it treats Din Djarin ’s helmet rule - and the character arc that come with it . Season 3 sees Din seek redemption for take away his helmet in season 2 by going to theLiving Waterson Mandalore , as the Armorer had tell him to inThe Book of Boba Fett . cacophony not only accomplish this unbelievably unmanageable exploit , but he also hold fast to his rule the intact season , prepare it the first in the tv set show ’s account to keep out even a single helmet - less Din Djarin scene .
Din Djarin was once a lonely bounty who has since tasked himself with raising his adopted son and Mandalorian prentice , Grogu . digest on Aq Vetina and raised on Concordia by the Mandalorian cabal the Children of the Watch , Din is an orphan and Mandalorian abandoned infant who has risk both his life and his Mandalorian Creed to protect Grogu . Djarin has become an important part of the galaxy ’s fight against the Imperial Remnant that lingers in the wake of the Empire ’s fall , as he is now working under - the - table for the fledgeling New Republic ’s ranger .
This would n’t have been a problem ifThe Mandalorianseason 2 had n’t imply that things were going to be different for Din after he chose to remove his helmet . This is because he did it not just once , but twice , both time putting Grogu ’s needs and wants forrader of his own . It was also after he met other Mandalorians for the first fourth dimension , those who could actually polish off their helmets without consequences . Rather than leaning into this variety and floor potential , however , the show went back to the helmet rule ’s condition quo , making these option palpate less important .
Grogu is a former Jedi youngling who is now training as a Mandalorian apprentice under his adopted father, Din Djarin. A survivor of Order 66, Grogu was hunted by the Empire for his blood amidst their cloning experimentation. Rescued by Din after initially being his bounty, Grogu went on to be trained briefly by Luke Skywalker as a Jedi Padawan, but has ultimately chosen the path of the Mandalorians instead to remain with his father. Grogu is now traversing the galaxy with Din to fight the Imperial Remnant and learn the Mandalorian Way.
2The Great Purge Happened During The Galactic Civil War
The Purge’s Date Has Been Retconned Several Times
While it wasThe Mandalorianseason 1 that introduced the Great Purge intoStar Warslore , it ’s time of year 3 and otherStar Warsproperties that have since gone into depth on what actually find , and when it happened . inquisitively , the video gameStar Wars Outlawsprovides the most late update on when the Purge convey place , affirm thatit occur at some point in 3 ABY - just a twelvemonth before the Battle of Endor . This means the Mandalorians were under military blockade and scattered during the events of the Galactic Civil War .
Star Wars at last reveals the Mandalorian Purge commit by the Empire known as the Night of 1000 Tears , and it ’s far more tragical than we think .
The Purge ’s timeline , however , has been retconned many times in the last five year . Though time of year 1 never established a firm date , it seemed as if it had certainly happened before the warfare , perchance just after Bo - Katan Kryze had been yield theDarksaberby Sabine Wren . It was in theAhsokaseason 1 finale that thedroid Huyangsaid the Purge had happened after the warfare , which vastly changed what audiences thought they knew about it . Now , it ’s been commit in the middle of these two extreme point , but there ’s case law for that being change again .
1The Mandalorian’s Timeline Has Been Retconned Several Times
Star Wars Cannot Decide When This Series Unfolds
The Great Purge is n’t the only crucial piece ofThe Mandalorianthat has been repeatedly retconned . Thetimeline forThe Mandalorianas a whole has been jolly infamously deepen prison term and time again , with creatives and officialStar Warssources constantly contravene one another . As it presently stands , according to theStar Wars : Timelinesbook , everything fromThe Mandalorianseason 1 throughThe Book of Boba Fettall happens in the year 9 ABY . This , however , can not maybe be the case .
Series creator Jon Favreau has put forward before that the aloofness between the events is the same , or at least very interchangeable , to that which the viewer experienced in actual - life , essentially meaning that each time of year ( includingThe Book of Boba Fett ) is just about a yr asunder from one another . This go much better with the show as a whole ; Nevarro ’s radical changes alone could n’t have consider place in just a single twelvemonth ’s time . Still , as it stands , The Mandalorianhas taken office entirely in 9 ABY , though it will hopefully be retconned again later on .
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Din Djarin was once a lone bounty who has since tasked himself with raising his adopted son and Mandalorian apprentice, Grogu. Born on Aq Vetina and raised on Concordia by the Mandalorian faction the Children of the Watch, Din is an orphan and Mandalorian foundling who has risked both his life and his Mandalorian Creed to protect Grogu. Djarin has become an important part of the galaxy’s fight against the Imperial Remnant that lingers in the wake of the Empire’s fall, as he is now working under-the-table for the fledgling New Republic’s rangers.
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The Mandalorian & Grogu
May 22 , 2026
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Released on November 12 , 2019 The Mandalorian follow a lone gunfighter navigating the galaxy ’s outer reaches after the Galactic Empire ’s fall . As a skilled bounty huntsman , he engage in a lawless universe , tackle various missions on the fringes of the New Republic ’s territory .
