We saw a young Din Djarin narrowly survive a Clone Wars battle that claimed the lives of his parents. How The Mandalorian Connects to The Clone Wars and the Siege of MandaloreThe Mandalorian's Season 1 finale revealed the real name and origin story of Pedro Pascal's titular character. It may be that because Sabine took the easy way once and watched her world fall to the Empire, she may be determined to win back the Darksaber through honorable combat the second time. We're certain to learn more about the Darksaber's history and the previous encounters between Gideon and Bo-Katan in The Mandalorian Season 3, although it remains to be seen why Bo-Katan was willing to accept the Darksaber from Sabine but refuses to take it from Mando without fighting him for it. In The Mandalorian Season 2 finale, Moff Gideon implies that he himself may be responsible for overthrowing Bo-Katan and robbing Mandalore of its rightful ruler, which would explain the animosity between the two of them hinted at in Bo-Katan's first Mandalorian appearance in episode 203. Unfortunately, The Mandalorian has repeatedly hinted at a dark fate for this planet, with several characters alluding to the Empire's purge of Mandalore and the survivors being forced into hiding. That act seemed to open a brighter future for Mandalore and its people. Sabine then bestowed the Darksaber to Bo-Katan Kryze, sister of the late Duchess Satine. Sabine used the blade to rally her people against Viceroy Gar Saxon, the Imperial-appointed ruler of Mandalore. It was then claimed by Sabine Wren, a Mandalorian expatriate and member of the Rebel Alliance.
At some point during the waning days of the Clone Wars, the Darksaber fell into the possession of the Nightsisters of Dathomir. Pre Vizsla made the mistake of forging an alliance with ex-Sith Lord Darth Maul, who killed him in ritualistic combat and became the new leader of Death Watch. During the Clone Wars, Tarre Vizsla's descendant Pre Vizsla (voiced by The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau) used the blade to rally his Death Watch recruits against Mandalore's political leader, Duchess Satine Kryze. YES NO Learn even more about the history of the Darksaber in our Star Wars wiki guide! How Did Moff Gideon Get the Darksaber in The Mandalorian?Unfortunately, the Darksaber has a habit of trading hands again and again. That event happened at least 1000 years before the time of the movies, with Vizsla's existence forgotten by all but the most devout Mandalorian warriors and historians. It was created by an ancient warrior named Tarre Vizsla, the first (and as far as we currently know, only) Mandalorian to be inducted into the Jedi Order. The Darksaber is one of the most important artifacts in Mandalorian culture. Even its color is unlike any other - deep black with a bright white halo. It has a flat, katana-like blade rather than the traditional saber shape. What is the Darksaber in The Mandalorian?The Darksaber is unique among all the lightsabers in the Star Wars universe.
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Here's everything you need to know about the Darksaber and how it ties the series back to the events of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. If you're confused as to why everyone seems so fixated on a black lightsaber, fear not. And with the darksaber now in the hands of Mando himself following the Mandalorian Season 2 finale, it's safe to say this blade will continue to play a big part in the series. The Darksaber returned in the hands of Moff Gideon in the Season 1 finale, with Season 2 subsequently introducing one of the Darksaber's previous owners in the form of Katee Sackhoff's Bo-Katan Kryze. The Mandalorian Season 1 introduced a weapon with a major legacy in the Star Wars universe.