Grogu Will Be Forging His OwnStar WarsJourney onThe Mandalorian

Groguwill not follow the pathof the Jedi . That much was well-defined after the character’sappearance onThe Book of Boba Fett , where he choose to pull up stakes with the Mandalorian rather than train with Luke Skywalker and wield Yoda ’s lightsaber .

So what happens next ? Mandaloriancreator Jon Favreausuggests that Grogu made the decision to get out Luke because it allow The Mandalorian to forge a new path for this Force - sensitive being . “ You have this interesting persona who has Jedi training to some extent , Force abilities , but also is joining the Mandalorian culture , which we ’ve found is something that you could prefer into . It demands a lot , it offers a lot , ” Favreau toldEmpire Magazine . “ Historically , Mandalorians developed all of those tools and armor and weapon system to be able to counteract the Force abilities of Jedi . So as a storyteller this offers tremendous opportunity . ”

That chance , we can deduce , will allow the show to explore things the Star Wars dealership has only ride before . What happens to a potential Jedi who does n’t require to be a Jedi ( a throughlinewe’re sure to see on Ahsokatoo ) , and how does a person who shoot for to become a Mandalorian go about doing that ? But here , both are in the same little , green software package .

Jedi training just wasn’t for this kid.

Jedi training just wasn’t for this kid.Image: Lucasfilm

“ I recollect you had to service both things , ” Favreau enunciate about Grogu ’s choice between the Mandalorian and Luke Skywalker . “ Just because this kid has the potential and had training , does he go away from the Mandalorian ? I saw it more like Paper Moon , where the whole matter is about fork over the kid to the blood relative , only to realize that , whether genetically through her father or just through bonding , Tatum O’Neal has to terminate up with Ryan O’Neal . That ending feels really unspoilt to me . And this little kid is given a decisiveness to select . And the kid chooses the emotional relationship and wants to be with the Mandalorian , and passing up Yoda ’s lightsaber . Part of you want to see him develop in that way , and part the other . ”

All of us want to see what comes next , and that ’s going to happen in just a few short weeks . The Mandalorian season three debuts on March 1.Catch up here .

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