It’s become glaringly clear in the last 6 years thatThe Mandalorianfranchise is one of the biggest thingsStar Warshas launched ever since its inception, which makes these untold stories fromThe Mandalorianand other titles absolutely vital - especially with upcoming projects likeThe Mandalorian and Grogumovie.The Mandalorianmarks the first time inStar Warsthat a movie will be created out of a TV show, as the opposite is typically the case.
ThisStar Warsfranchise has been treading new ground for 6 years now, with no signs of stopping. It’s even more important, then, that untoldStar Warsstories fromThe Mandalorianand other Mandalorian-related properties are finally told. There’s no shortage of fascinating stories that could be told from all overMandalorian history, but these 10 regarding specific characters, events, and other storylines are the ones thatStar Warsought to prioritize, listed in no particular order.
10Greef Karga’s Rise To Magistrate Of Nevarro
Exploring His Past Would Honor Carl Weathers' Legacy
Greef Karga, portrayed by the late Carl Weathers, began as a character who was meant to be killed off inThe Mandalorian’s third episode. Weathers' performance, however, convinced showrunner Jon Favreau and executive producer Dave Filoni that Greef was a character who absolutely had to stick around. This choice was for the better, asGreef Karga has since become one of the TV show’s most iconic and beloved characters, having appeared in allThe Mandalorian’s 3 seasons.
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Sadly, due to Weathers' tragic passing in 2024, Greef Karga’s story will end withThe Mandalorianseason 3, but that doesn’t mean it cannot be expanded further into the magistrate’s past. If anything,an exploration into how Greef became the magistrate of Nevarro would honor Weathers' legacy. Recasting would be easy with a younger version of Greef’s character, and given his history with thePirate King Gorian Shard, Greef’s past and rise to magistrate could make for a fascinatingStar Warsadventure.
9Tarre Vizsla Creating & Wielding The Darksaber
The Darksaber Has Played A Key Role In The Mandalorian Franchise
While theDarksaberwas introduced inStar Wars: The Clone Wars, it wasThe Mandalorianthat brought the famed Mandalorian weapon to live-action for the first time and added some context to the ancient blade that neitherThe Clone WarsnorStar Wars Rebelshad previously discussed.The Mandalorianseason 2 introduces the concept that the Darksaber must be won in combat, or else any claim made to it and Mandalore’s throne is ruled invalid. This made the Darksaber absolutely crucial toThe Mandalorianseason 3.
Despite the heavy weight the weapon carries inThe Mandalorian’s story (literally, asDin Djarin could never properly wield the Darksaber), there’s still little known about its actual origin and its creator, the Mandalorian Jedi Tarre Vizsla. What little we do know comes fromRebels, but ever since then,there have been no new developments in his story and the lore around his famed Darksaber. The ancient weapon may be destroyed now, but this missing history is still absolute gold thatStar Warsneeds to strike.
8Satine Kryze’s First Meeting With Obi-Wan Kenobi
These Two Star-Crossed Lovers Are Essential To The Clone Wars
It’s hard to believe that Satine Kryze has yet to be mentioned inThe Mandalorianfranchise, especially with her sister,Bo-Katan Kryze, playing such an important role in the story, but that doesn’t mean the former duchess' story isn’t still important toThe Mandalorianitself. Satine was created forThe Clone Warsanimated series, and fascinatingly enough, it’s revealed that she and Obi-Wan Kenobi are former lovers who are still secretly harboring their feelings for one another.
Satine Kryze has yet to be mentioned in The Mandalorian franchise, but that doesn’t mean the former duchess' story isn’t still important to The Mandalorian itself.
This relationship becomes a key part of the Clone Wars themselves, as it motivates Obi-Wan to assist Satine and Mandalore on various occasions, despite the fact that Mandalore is a neutral planet during the conflict. In one ofThe Clone Wars’best episodes, “The Lawless” (season 5, episode 16), Obi-Wan even ventures to Mandalore on his own to rescue Satine - though it tragically ends with Satine dying in his arms. It’s Bo-Katan, however, who helps Obi-Wan to get away from Mandalore safely.
That makes it very surprising that Satine hasn’t been mentioned at all inThe Mandalorian, but what’s even more shocking is thatthe origins of Satine and Obi-Wan’s relationship have barely been explored, and certainly haven’t been seen. Given how important the two become to one another, witnessing their first meeting is not only a cool story opportunity, but is also an essential one. The honorary royal couple of Mandalore’s origin story must be seen eventually.
7Bo-Katan Kryze’s Whereabouts After The Mandalorian Purge
What Was She Doing Between Then & Trask?
Speaking of the Kryzes, Satine isn’t the only one with a missing story.The Mandalorianintroduced theGreat Purge of Mandalorein season 1, an event that not only drove all Mandalorians from their homeworld, but also managed to nearly wipe out their entire kind. Bo-Katan is actively trying to reclaim Mandalore when we first see her inThe Mandalorianseason 2, but given that this event presumably occurred during the originalStar Warstrilogy, there are a lot of years there to make up for.
Obviously, Bo-Katan wasn’t going to be able to take back Mandalore right after it happened, especially not until theGalactic Empirewas ultimately defeated. Still, however,there’s an approximated 6-year gap between the Purge and Bo-Katan’s first appearance inThe Mandalorian. Season 3 told us that Bo-Katan was still safe to reside in her palace on Kalevala, which only makes things even more confusing in retrospect.
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What was Bo-Katan up to, and why didn’t she move in to reclaim Mandalore directly after the end of the war,especially when she had such close proximity to the planet whilst living on Kalevala? This doesn’t have to remain an unanswered question; filling in those missing years would make for an absolutely thrilling Mandalorian story. It could also help to enrichThe Mandalorianseason 3, an installment met with overall mixed reviews, in retrospect.
6Younger Din Djarin Working For Ranzar Malk’s Gang
This Would Make Mando’s Character Arc Even More Meaningful
Despite now being considered one ofStar Wars’best characters, and certainly one of its most recognizable,there’s actually not a lot we know about Din Djarin’s backstory. Of course, the titular Mandalorian has certainly received a due amount of attention in his TV show, but that only chronicles a small window of his actual life. There are, as yet, no other additional resources that fill in the gaps of his past, aside from a few off-handed mentions in the TV show itself.
One such mention was an important part ofThe Mandalorianseason 1, episode 6 “Chapter 6: The Prisoner,” which sees Din Djarin reunite with his former business partner, Ranzar Malk, to earn credits while on the run with Grogu.Ranzar Malk’s ganginThe Mandalorianis different than it was when Din and Ran worked together in the past, but Xi’an is the one constant who helps us to understand more of their past. It seems the two of them may have even had a romantic relationship at some point.
Exploring this part of Din Djarin’s past would be such a rich way ofshowing how far he’s come since meeting Grogu. This is especially true given one key reference in “The Gang.” Xi’an speaks of a past job on the planet Alzoc III that presumably saw Din Djarin doing something quite dark and drastic, as he lowly proclaims he “did what I had to” there. Perhaps a comic, or even a novel, about this time in Din Djarin’s life would be a welcome way to tell what seems to be an absolutely fascinating story.
5The Shattering Of Death Watch Into Warring Factions
How Many Different Groups Exist?
TheDeath Watchis a key part of Mandalorian history, chronicling an era when some of Mandalore’s own warriors used terror and violence as a way to bring back their people’s ancient ways. This group plays a vital role inThe Clone Wars, opposing Duchess Satine Kryze and her pacifism to the point of allying withDarth Maulto give themselves a chance to swoop in and win back both the throne of Mandalore and its people. It worked, until Maul ultimately took the throne for himself - and Death Watch began to shatter.
The Armorer tells us inThe Mandalorianseason 3 that the Death Watch “shattered into many warring factions,“which led to the creation of Din Djarin’s group, the Children of the Watch. Other than them and Bo-Katan’s Nite Owls, however, we have no context for how many other offshoot groups there are, nor how this dispersion of various factions fully happened. Given Death Watch’s importance inStar Warshistory, this seems to be an especially crucial story to tell.
We have no context for how many other offshoot groups there are, nor how this dispersion of various factions fully happened.
This is particularly the case with the Children of the Watch. There’s so little we actually know about them still, including why they even went to Din Djarin’s original homeworld of Aq Vetina to save him from the Separatist battle droids as a child. Considering that Death Watch, at some point during the Clone Wars, staged attacks to make themselves look heroic,this could have a heartbreaking twist in Din’s future. For now, however, it’s a mere mystery that ought to be solved.
4Din Djarin’s Earliest Years In The Children Of The Watch
What His Own Apprentice Journeys Looked Like
Speaking of Din Djarin’s history with the Children of the Watch, there’s even more we could potentially explore beyond his rescue.The Mandalorianseason 3 planted some interesting seeds of what Din’s own childhood in the Children of the Watch might have looked like, including him embarking on his Mandalorian apprentice journeys with his as-yet-unnamed mentor, but that’s all we have to go off of at present. Otherwise,we have no idea what Din’s adolescence was really like.
It wouldn’t be that important to explore if Din Djarin wasn’t such an importantStar Warscharacter now, and if he wasn’t about to repeat those days of his childhood by becoming Grogu’s adoptive father and Mandalorian mentor. We’ll no doubt get bits and pieces from Din as he trains Grogu, butwe should get to see even more of it. The added context of Din’s earliest years in the Children of the Watch would help us to see why he’s raising Grogu this way.
3What Happened To Grogu After Order 66
Where Did He Go, & Did He Stay With Jedi Master Kelleran Beq?
Ever sinceThe Mandalorianseason 1, we’ve been getting more and more bits and pieces about Grogu’s own past, most notably his experience duringOrder 66. The question of who rescued Grogu from the Jedi Temple, as indicated by Ahsoka Tano inThe Mandalorianseason 2, was largely speculated until season 3 revealed that it was none other thanJedi Master Kelleran Beq. The two were seen narrowly escaping with the help of the Naboo, but their destination is still unknown.
At some point, Grogu has to both part ways with Kelleran Beq and somehow fall into the hands of the Nikto mercenaries who are keeping him on Arvala 7 inThe Mandalorianseason 1, where Din Djarin ultimately finds him. There’s a lot of missing time to account for between these two events, but perhapsmost important is finding out where Kelleran and Grogu went immediately after Order 66, and how Grogu stayed safe during all those years.
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It wasn’t as if surviving as a Jedi during these times was simple. TheImperial Inquisitorswere quickly ready to scour the galaxy for any Force-sensitive beings, and many Jedi met their fate at their hands. This means thatthe orchestration of Grogu’s hiding had to be elaborate, because he’s not only a Force-sensitive Jedi youngling, but he’s also a member ofYoda’s species- an extremely rare and Force-adept species at that. This missing context is absolutely key to Grogu’sStar Warsstory.
2Din Djarin Making A Name For Himself As A Bounty Hunter
We’ve Actually Seen Surprisingly Little Of Mando’s Bounty Hunting Career
The Mandalorianwas intent on hiding its biggest secret ahead of the TV show’s premiere: Grogu. Because of the actual story’s dependency on Grogu and his relationship with Din Djarin, the show was mainly marketed as a spaghetti Western inStar Warsthat simply followed the bounty hunting adventures of Din Djarin, the titular Mandalorian. This isn’t really what we ended up getting, in thatwe really only saw Din go on maybe two bounty hunting jobs, but it was definitely for the better.
The show was mainly marketed as a spaghetti Western in Star Wars that simply followed the bounty hunting adventures of Din Djarin, the titular Mandalorian.
Now, however, it would be utterly fascinating to see how Din Djarin earned his title as “the best in the parsec.” This is especially true with regard to his Amban phase-pulse blaster rifle, a weapon that was likely endowed upon him by his covert as, seemingly, the primary bounty hunter within their tribe. To see more of Din in action with this incredible weapon would be a gift, and it would be hard to find anyone who wouldn’t want to see more of him in his prime bounty hunting days.
Of course, we’ll get a taste of this with him now working as a contracted bounty hunter for theNew Republicrangers, specifically hunting downImperial Remnanttargets, but it would still be cool to see how exactly Din Djarin made himself into one of the galaxy’s most effective bounty hunters. This would be especially thrilling if it took place mainly during the original trilogy era, which precedes the events ofThe Mandalorianby at least 5 years.
1The Purge & Fall Of Mandalore
The Most Devastating Moment In Mandalore’s History
There’s no doubt that the most important story we need to see based offThe Mandalorianis the fall of Mandalore during the Great Purge. Over the course ofThe Mandalorian’s 3 seasons, including its interlude inThe Book of Boba Fett, we have learned small pieces about this devastating event, but that is definitely not enough. Because this event is so pivotal toThe MandalorianandStar Warsas a whole,it really ought to be shown, too, not just told.
The Mandalorians were nearly wiped out during the Night of a Thousand Tears, due to the treachery of Moff Gideon and the other Imperials who led the charge against the galaxy-renowned warriors. His betrayal cost so many Mandalorians their lives, and forced those who survived to live in hiding for years until Bo-Katan restarted her effort to reclaim the planet.These events are way too large-scale to happen merely in text; this is devastating that we need to witness for ourselves.
This is especially true withThe Mandalorianmaking Mandalorian history so important in the greaterStar Warsgalaxy. We have seen Mandalore rise and fall before, namely inThe Clone WarsandStar Wars Rebels, but never the way it did during the Great Purge. If we’re going to witness Mandalore’s future inThe Mandalorianfranchise, then we absolutely need to explore more of its past, particularly this crucial event in its people’s history.
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