What is The Way, anyway? The Mandalorian's religion and creed explained
What is the Way? It’s a fair question, given how many times The Mandalorian himself, Din Djarin, says it throughout the course of the Disney Plus series. Far from being just a catchphrase for Star Wars fans to parrot, "This is the Way" is actually a gateway into learning about Mando’s history, his culture, and his religion – and how it affects future internal and external conflicts. So, worth knowing then. And we’re here to explain what it all means.
"The Way" refers to two things. Firstly, there’s The Way of the Mandalore which is more akin to a religion that some more hardcore, fanatical Mandalorians follow. It’s also shorthand for the rules and creed that Mandalorian cults – such as Mando’s Children of the Watch – follow.
The creed and The Way are very much one and the same; The Way is just the religion they follow. Think of the creed is their unwritten Bible.
There are certain rules Mandalorians must adhere to: never take their helmet off in front of someone, always help other Mandalorians, and whoever wields the Darksaber (currently held by Din Djarin after defeating Moff Gideon in battle) is allowed to lead all of Mandalore.
One of those main rules is that someone following The Way should never remove their helmet – and it’s something Din Djarin has followed most of his life, only removing it on certain occasions throughout the series: to eat, to receive treatment from the droid IG-11 in the season 1 finale, and to comfort Grogu in the season 2 finale.
Another decree that’s been handed down from one Mandalorian generation to another is that you must also protect other Mandalorians.
That’s especially timely, given that Mandalorians have been on the receiving end of the Great Purge just a decade prior to the events
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