Tag: Star Wars: The Clone Wars

The Mandalorian: Everything you need to know about Moff Gideon’s mysterious Darksaber

Wow, this thing has a lot of history.

There are spoilers from this point on, but if you haven’t seen season 1 of The Mandalorian and are planning on watching season 2, what are you doing? Go get that done.

When we last left Baby Yoda and Mando, they’d beaten Moff Gideon by blowing up his ship and leaving him in the wreckage. They flew off into the galaxy on their quest to find the perfect home for our young, green, adorable friend as they escaped the clutches of the empire.

But, of course, that wasn’t the end of Gideon. He had a trump card, as all villains do. The final season of season 1 was him cutting a hole through the scraps of his ship with this mysterious lightsaber looking thing.

That, my friends, is the Darksaber. And it’ll probably play a pretty pivotal role in this upcoming season.

Whoa, whoa whoa. Slow down. The Darksaber?

Yup. It’s the mysterious, black lightsaber that Moff Gideon is holding in that scene.

Wow so that’s a lightsaber?

Absolutely. And it’s probably the coolest looking one you’ve ever seen.

If you’re not a fan of the extended Star Wars universe outside of the movies, you probably didn’t know about it. But it has more history behind it than any lightsaber you’ve seen before.

So where did it come from?

Alright, here’s the breakdown. The legend of the Darksaber goes back thousands of years in Star Wars lore to the time of Tarre Vizsla — the first Mandalorian Jedi Knight.

It was unlike any lightsaber before or after his time because of its flat blade and dark energy.

THERE WAS A MANDALORIAN JEDI?!?

Yes, that’s right. And after he passed, the Jedi Order kept the saber in their temple for safe keeping because of how special it was.

That is, until members of his clan — house Vizsla — snuck in and stole it. From there, they passed it down from generation to generation of Mandalorian leaders. It was a weapon used for unification. Whoever wielded was seen as the sole leader of Mandalore.

Here’s a quick breakdown from Mandalorian warrior Fenn Rau.

So this isn’t the first time we’re seeing this thing?

Absolutely not. It’s appeared in the animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars series as well as Star Wars Rebels.

Some users have been force wielders like Tarre Viszla and some haven’t. Big names like Darth Maul and Sabine Wren have used it in the past. Wren was the one who discovered it on Dathomir — Maul’s home planet — after it went missing for a time.

She used it to help drive the empire away from Mandalore and unite the planet before giving it to Bo-Katan Kryze, making her the true leader of Mandalore. Kryze was the last person we saw with the saber before Gideon.

So how did Gideon get it then?

That, we don’t know. And that’s what we’re probably going to find out this season. The events of Rebels are from before Rogue One and A New Hope. The Mandalorian is set in a time period after The Return of the Jedi. 

Basically, there’s a lot of time between then for a lot to happen.

So, Mando has to get this thing right?

That would be so cool to see! But we really just don’t know yet. Who knows? Maybe Baby Yoda wields it at some point.

We just have to wait and see.

I can’t wait.

Join the club.

6 things we learned from the Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 7 trailer

Here’s the definitive breakdown of every detail you need to see in the trailer.

It’s finally time. The trailer for season seven of Star Wars: The Clone Wars has arrived.

Disney is about to put a bow on the Star Wars: The Clone Wars series a full five years after the series’ sixth season premiered on Netflix.

Season six, better known as “the lost season,” was effective in setting the table for Revenge of the Sith and everything that followed it after. Yoda began to sense the shift in the force, Order 66 had been firmly established as a thing by rogue clones and Ahsoka Tano left the Jedi Order.

The table is perfectly set. We essentially know what comes next, but this season looks like it’s going to walk us right up to the breaking point for everything in the Star Wars universe.

Take a look.

Obi-Wan! Mace Windu! DARTH MAUL!?!? Fam, they’re pulling out all the stops for this one. There’s so much to take in here and we have so many questions.

I did my best to sort through it all for you. Here are the six biggest takeaways from the new trailer.

6. Mandalore seems to be important here

In the very first scene of the trailer, there’s a ship approaching a pale-yellowish planet that appears to look very similar to what we know Mandalore looks like.

Then we get a quick shot of former Death Watch lieutenant and future leader of Mandalore Bo-Katan Kryze, looking at some sort of rubble and destruction.

Kind of an eerie scene, honestly. Maybe we finally get an in-depth look at the fall of Mandalore? Hopefully so. It’ll teach us so much more about the planet. Perfect timing, too, with The Mandalorian heading into season two later this year.

5. The Jedi know something is going down

Mace Windu and Yoda are seen talking to Obi-Wan Kenobi about a plot to destroy the Jedi, so they know what’s going on. They obviously don’t know that it’s Order 66, but they know something is about to go down.

This makes a ton of sense. If you remember, in the Revenge of the Sith movie, Mace Windu and some members of the Order got the jump on Emperor Palpatine and had him dead to rights before Anakin stepped in and… well… Anakin’d.

4. The clones actually don’t like the war they were made for

There’s a revelation in the trailer that the clones have “mixed feelings” about the war. This is extremely fascinating on a few levels.

The first and most important one is that these clones were actually manufactured for the war by the Republic. We knew some clones avoided carrying out Order 66 and defected from the Republic, but we didn’t know they had these feelings about the war while they were fighting it.

Second, this all happens right before Order 66 takes out the Jedi Order. In the Lost Season, Fives, who was one of the clones, suffered from a malfunction that revealed Order 66 — though no one believed him. You have to wonder if some of these mixed feelings stem from that incident.

I hope they dive deep into this part.

3. Darth Maul is back after taking a massive L

The last time we saw Maul, he got his butt kicked by Emperor Palpatine, who also killed both his brother (Savage Opress) and his mom (Talzin).

Apparently, he’s back with some post loss clarity. His voice is first in the trailer. The first words he says are “Soon, the galaxy will be remade. The Jedi and the Republic will die.” The next time we hear him, he says “Part of the plan, THE plan. Everything is going to change.”

Extremely accurate. It seems like he plays some part in it all — I’m just curious as to what.

2. MORE EVIL ANAKIN

We only saw but so much of the Darth Vader come out of Anakin Skywalker in the first six seasons of the Clone Wars. There seems to be quite a bit of him in this one, judging by this trailer.

Here he is pulling up on some evil looking Harch (spider person) with the saber out. Looks downright sinister.

And this is him after chopping off a droid’s head.

Wouldn’t mess with that dude, yo.

1. Ahsoka Tano begins the walk down her path

“Every choice you’ve made has led to this,” Darth Maul tells Tano as they prepare to fight. There’s some battle going on outside of wherever they are.

It’s tough to figure out what they’re fighting about. Could it have something to do with Mandalore? The war in general? The future of the empire? No idea. What I can tell you is that this is going to be good.

This could be the moment where Tano gets set to become a leader in the rebellion. Maybe she’s trying to prevent the Empire from taking over. This could be how she lands on the “Fulcrum” mantle she took on in Star Wars Rebels. We’ll see.

This season is sure to be a treat for any Star Wars fan. You miss The Mandalorian? Well, Mandalore is definitely a subject here. You hate Revenge of the Sith? This probably fills some of those gaps for you. You want more Ahsoka Tano? You’ve got it here.

It’ll be exciting to watch. I’ll be glued to Disney+ waiting for this to drop in February.

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