So why not the rich text of a beloved Star Wars video game?Ĭlearly, there are “gamers” among The Mandalorian staff.
Even if lore was decommissioned after Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm, there’s a chance that Favreau could recanonize characters and history for the new timeline, like Filoni did for Thrawn in Rebels (and again in Mandalorian). From the very first episode, which answered an age-old, ice-cream-related Star Wars question to the introduction of Ahsoka Tano herself and the season 2 premiere’s overt reference to the awkward, bent-over way the old Boba Fett Kenner toy would shoot rockets, anything remotely beloved by longtime fans can (and probably will) make it into Disney Plus’ series.
The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau and his phantom associate Dave Filoni have made it clear: There is no sector of the Star Wars galaxy to which they won’t go.