Honestly, Bo Katan fighting Axe was more interesting to me than fighting Din. Din is on a different path and I like that he is.
Exactly. While it's probably been a temptation at the back of her mind this whole time; if she were going to challenge Din for the sabre, she'd have done it already.
Also defeating Axe wasn't really the point of that scene; that was mostly to get their attention.
I don't actually think they're going to do a 180 and make Sabine the new boss, I just think she's going to be more involved in the story next season.
Possibly. I've been operating under the assumption that she'll show up on this show first ever since they announced her casting for 'Ahsoka' so far in advance of release. But at the same time I wouldn't put money on it. it all depends on how the 'Ahsoka' show is going to play out.
Because, in the long run, I don't think the saber itself really matters. It's just a material object with a lineage that's so convoluted at this point. The custom is just there for the sake of the custom, and we've already seen Armorer give an inch here. So there's definitely a thematic through-line.
Well yes and no. Yes it's mostly just a symbol of authority, but it's also physical proof that the person in charge is both the strongest and wields the deadliest weapon (to foe and owner alike.) It seems half the reason Clan Vizla stole it from the temple in the first place was precisely because it was a lighsaber, giving whoever wielded it a clear edge in combat over most warriors since only pure beskar can really block it (albeit temporarily) where lesser beskar alloys wouldn't even slow it down.
You'd think that wouldn't matter in a large scale fight between armies, and you'd be right, it wouldn't. But as this episode should have reminded everyone; settling disputes with duels is a corner stone of warrior culture. It's the very thing Maul exploited to cease power, and it's hold on the minds on Mandalorians is strong enough that it turned comrades into enemies in a matter of seconds depending on who did and did not respect the outcome of the duel. Bo fled that throne room under a hail of blaster fire from people she called friend not 2 mins prior.
So one would assume that all whoever that Vizla was that twisted his Jedi ancestor's legacy into a means to dominate had to do was challenge enough clan leaders to single combat until he'd amassed a large enough army to seize the throne. One would also assume eventually someone challenged him and won, either way; thus began the thousand year long tradition of fighting over it's ownership.
So long as that thing exists, it'll always be a temptation for the next jealous, would-be tyrant.
So what I'm really saying that Bo realizes she doesn't actually need the sword to lead her people (because leading a raid to defeat the beast is a greater unifying event), and so she gives it back to the one person who has any kind of actual "legal" (for lack of better) claim of ownership to it. Not to mention, it's a pretty safe assumption that as Ahsoka continues into later seasons, they'll start combating more force-ish users. So it makes sense for her to have a weapon with which she can properly defend herself.
I think the only way they'll be able to put aside the Darksaber as a culture is if it's finally destroyed and it's beskar forged into something else. Giving it to Sabine just puts a target on her back, and guarantees that sooner or later; maybe in a decade, a generation, or a century, it'll again fall into the wrong hands and the whole cycle will start all over again.
Yes, of course. His mannerisms during his confession were spot on!
And he wouldn't have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for those snooping Mandalorians!
The movies and Clone Wars cartoons made them seem like lumbering hulks. In the old Star Wars Battlefront 2 (the Pandemic one, not the EA one), they were the basic infantry class, and they could sprint and roll like the basic clone trooper. I guess that's why it didn't seem so weird to me when I saw that B2 Battledroid start running. Maybe those nano-droids enhanced their abilities.
They seem to be able to get up to a good brisk jogging speed
here.
