How Din Djarin Visiting Grogu Sets Up His Darksaber Journey
Spoilers for The Book of Boba Fett episodes 1-5.
The Book of Boba Fett episode 5 closes with Din Djarin intending on visiting his adoptive son and member of his clan, Grogu, and this might set up his Darksaber journey. At the end of The Mandalorian season 2, Grogu goes off with Luke Skywalker to be trained in the ways of the Jedi. Din Djarin himself now seems to have more in common with the Jedi than initially thought, now being the rightful owner of the Darksaber, originally a Jedi weapon.
The season 2 finale of The Mandalorian saw Din Djarin beat Moff Gideon in combat, winning from him the Darksaber and becoming its rightful owner. The Mandalorian who created the Darksaber was Tarre Viszla, both a Mandalorian and a Jedi, as well as the ancient ancestor of Paz Viszla, the one surviving member of Din Djarin's original sect. Now, with Din’s journey taking him to visit Grogu, who is in the care of a Jedi master, Din Djarin’s journey with the Darksaber is starting to move at a rapid pace.
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Din Djarin’s use of the Darksaber in episode 5 was less than graceful, inflicting a wound on his own leg, and struggling to duel with both the armorer and Paz Viszla. While the armorer gives Din a brief breakdown of how and why the Darksaber gets heavier in combat, as Star Wars has previously shown, there is perhaps only one way to efficiently train yourself in lightsaber combat. While visiting Grogu is Din's immediate goal, this ultimately bears a greater significance. Being in the presence of Luke Skywalker—nearing the peak of his abilities, no less—presents the opportunity for Din Djarin to learn the ways of lightsaber combat from an actual Master, and there is
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