Is Bo-Katan The Mandalorian Season 3 Villain?
Bo-Katan Kryze could be the main villain of The Mandalorian season 3. Din Djarin's life has changed dramatically after the events of The Mandalorian season 2 and The Book of Boba Fett. He has unwittingly gained ownership of the Darksaber, an ancient blade whose owner is traditionally leader of all Mandalorians. Not that Din Djarin wants the role; rather, he simply wants to be accepted back into the Mandalorian group he was once part of. He was banished from the order in Book of Boba Fett by the Armorer for the crime of letting someone else see his face during his mission to rescue Grogu from the Empire.
But the Armorer's Tribe are extremists even among the Mandalorians, as Din Djarin learned in The Mandalorian season 2. There, he encountered another group led by Bo-Katan Kryze, a Mandalorian rebel who opposed the Empire — and whose rebellion led to an event known as Star Wars' Great Purge, in which Mandalore was left uninhabitable. Bo-Katan had scoured the galaxy hunting for Moff Gideon, aiming to win the Darksaber from him in a duel so she could become the ancestral leader of the Mandalorians and reunite her people. Unfortunately for Bo-Katan, Din Djarin defeated Moff Gideon first.
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Lucasfilm released footage from The Mandalorian season 3 at Star Wars Celebration 2022, and it showed one shot of Bo-Katan apparently ruling Mandalore and another with her locked in a duel against Din Djarin. This raises the possibility the two will be enemies rather than allies, with Bo-Katan attempting to undermine Din Djarin and ultimately defeat him in combat so she can regain the Darksaber. Din Djarin has already offered the blade to her, but she insisted it
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