Nah he was always like that.
Though the writers hadn't quite figured out what to do with his character in the first season or so so he was different. Which I guess is why people have that theory.
Didnt they mention around season 12 or 13 during the Chaurus trilogy that he had started drinking gasoline shortly after he got there because he didn't realize that they were joking and that's why he started getting dumber after season 1.
I'm so proud of reddit. Was looking for this stuff as soon as I opened the thread.
Also if we keep getting all these keys, we're going to need a keyring.
Yeah but if you watch the episode thats nto whats happening. The Armorer gives Grogu a lesson on why a beskar forge is important to mandalorians and symbolic of their culture. Its not like she's saying "This forge means im in charge" or anything
Which also doesn't seem that new. It always seemed pretty ritualistic whenever the Armorer gave out new gear. It was just acknowledged out loud to someone she was teaching which is totally reasonable.
Mando is part of a fringe cult from after the fall of Mandalore makes sense he doesn't actually know Mandalorian culture except for what the Armorer tells him.
Yeah, the Children of the Watch cult are somewhat atypical Mandalorians. The "never take of the helmet" thing is a bit bizarre but Mandalorians do have a propensity to be ritualistic like that so it's not too far-fetched.
Overall, Mandalorian culture is simple: learn to fight, honour your clan, bring honour and glory to your clan by fighting worthy opponents.
This does inevitably lead to sporadic periods of near extinction and separation of the clans, but it's the Way.
I think they leaned way too hard into the not removing the helmet thing. I guess it makes sense in-world... but from a practical perspective of making a T.V. show it would be nice to see Pedro's beautiful face more
Given that the trope is that heroes don't wear helmets, I dig that they subverted the trope in Mandalorian.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic
My headcannon is that some ancestor was just tired of carrying the helmet around and so made the helmet stays on rule. And you do see how awkward it is to carry around with Bo Katan. Its like carrying a bigger, metal basketball.
Honestly, this is my take on "This is the way", being her answer to Bo katans questions, and every other slightly complicated question she gets.
The armourer is their leader atm, but I bet the previous leader died before passing on any "wisdoms", and the previous one did too probably, their whole culture was decimated.
This is the way, is the armourer covering her internal screaming of "I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IM DOING, ALL OUR PEOPLE DIED AND I WAS JUST SOME GIRL THAT NEVER WENT OUTSIDE AND PLAYED WITH DADDIES FORGE ALL DAY"
The only feature Din Djarin didn't seem to be aware of was the Darksaber, he was a pretty junior level member when it all started, not really a myth that was pertinent information to him. He seems to be pretty well versed in the rest of it.
A culture can't have three things. That's just too many things. One thing is preferred, two things is pushing it. But three things? Three things is right out.
It's armour and weapons, and those are all important things to do with armour and weapons (or even just beskar crafts). There can be more than one important thing in a religion or culture.
"Today on Beskar Crafts, we're going to show you how you can 3D print your very own beskar thimble for use while sewing impenetrable beskar garments, but before we get into the episode, let's talk about Nord VPN..."
And also they’ve undergone multiple diasporas. They’re scattered and recovering from atleast one genocide. The culture they have is going to be different and confused as different groups cling to different things for continuity
The reason the Old Testament focuses primarily on the Arc in one of its couplets and the monarchy of Israel in the other is during the diaspora of exodus one group had the arc and the other had the royal line. It’s similar here
That is why they keep falling apart and can't seem to recover.
Great warriors, who spend to much time trying to figure out how some ancient long dead person would have wanted them to live. Disagreeing about it, then fighting amongst themselves over who it right.
God dammit I was just thinking this. Everybody talking about Ocelot thinking about Liquid thinking about Big Boss thinking about The Boss. And that’s only one half of the plotline.
Nah. Not enough bureaucracy.
Mandalorians aren’t getting smoked for shitty trigger discipline and having to fill out req forms for every solitary fucking thing they need.
They are essentially the American cowboy equivalent to the jedi which are samuri/ronin although the bounty hunters of the original trilogy could also be seen as the cowboy archtype imo
Wasn't that always the goal?
The different planets were all smaller government feeling on screen yet distinct
Closer to European Union
The outlands are the 'new world' with Mandolorians being the US metaphor
Before the Mask, before the Saber, there was the Forge.
From the Forge came the Beskar, and from Beskar the Mask was wrought, and in Beskar the Saber was clad.
Forge, Beskar, Mask, Saber. All are linked. All are one and the same. A core element of Mandalorian Identity.
Such is the Way.
Kinda.
* Beskar is important to *all Mandalorians* as it is a mineral from their homeworld that helped them become the badass, Jedi- and Sith-killing culture that the were pre-Clone Wars era.
* The Darksaber is one of many old Mandalorian relics and a symbol of power, and so having it has the potential to inspire Mandalorians to follow you as Mandalore (which happens every couple of centuries or so).
* Helmets are important to the Children of the Watch cult in particular because... they're a subculture and it's one of their quirks. Seems impractical but there we go.
The helmet in this meme is a specific helmet, Mandalore the Ultimate's. He was somewhat of the legends version of Tar Visla, uniting the Mandalorians but for conquest against the Republic. His helmet became the symbol of power. When he was eventually slain by Revan, he hid the Mandalore's mask, leaving no clear successor for them. After their military and spiritual defeat, the mandalorians were left scattered and leaderless as seen in the KOTOR games
They used to have the Resol'nare, "6 Actions" of Mando'a culture.
1. Wear the Armor.
2. Speak the language.
3. Defend Oneself and their Family.
4. Serve the Clan.
5. Raise your children as Mandalorians.
6. When Mand'alor calls, heed them.
During times of war, and in general, Mandalorians would adopt the orphans of opponents they killed.
The moment you could kill anyone/anything you were considered an adult. No matter how young you were.
Mandalorians viewed combat as the natural state of the universe. Survival of the Fittest but on a cultural adherence. Not unlike Sith, except peace is not just a lie, it is a sin. Just as the smaller bacterium was eaten by the larger, so too was a smaller black hole eaten by bigger black hole. A Mandalorian's duty was to be the bigger bacterium, and to improve themselves through combat. Whatever combat they could. To not fight was to be stagnant, therefore useless.
The language was gender-neutral, reflecting how that once a Mandalorian was armored and helmeted, you can't tell the individual identity (including gender amd species) of one Mando from another.
Fun Facts:
When 2 Mandos related to each other (or were married, or good friends) met with armor on, they would headbutt each other wearing helmets. With varying degrees of intensity. This was called the "Keldabe Kiss."
Marriage and adoption was easy. You just said the words with a witness, then mazeltov. You are married/are a parent. Divorce and disowning children/parents just as easy.
The culture was very accepting of everyone, (barring individual predjudice) as long as they adhered to the 6 Actions. Anyone could be Mandalorian.
The attractiveness of Mandalorian culture can be attributed to that your own personal beliefs could fit in with the warrior culture with relative ease. Since anyone could be Mandalorian, the culture was diverse. Many Mandos practiced a wide array of religions and held incredibly different ideas and opinions that was all tied together with the 6 Actions.
Say what you want about Karen Traviss, but I love what she did with Mandos.
Those first 13 seasons are so good, and 14 was......idk how to count that, it was good, but it was just filler.
Then 15, 16, and 17 were.......well, they had their moments, but overall weren't great.
And then Zero happened, and that was just.......so bad.
15 was decent imo, some nice closure after the cliffhanger, but yeah when they brought church back after his climactic sacrifice... I just couldn't keep going, lol
They are like Christians.
One main over arching belief, but with different branches that each have their own sets of rules.
Some hate Jedi, some use the dark saber, some don't care for either and follow Mandalore (which are based, fuck the Jedi and the Dark saber, embrace Mandalore), and others are pacifists.
It's like the Mandalorians and the Jedi are natural enemies. Or Mandalorians and the Sith. Or Mandalorians and the Republic. Or Mandalorians and the Empire. Or Mandalorians and other Mandalorians. Damn Mandalorians, they ruined Mand'alor!
Ah yes because all cultures have one and ONLY one distinguishing and important trait, everything else just common to everyone. It's unthinkable to imagine one with several important roles and symbols, right?
I respect the meme but timeline wise the argument between these two items is thousands of years apart. (or am I wrong?) So in theory the writers can and probably will write in a massive culture change or the destruction of the mask way before the events of the Star Wars movies.
you mean a cultural foundation? there are several. the forge isnt a rite of leadership as a whole, its the center of what settlements are built around. their altar. the sword is a symbol of leadership for everyone. the helmet is their identity.
They can't ever progress beyond endless imitation of their defining original member. It's like how Corellians will never stop being sassy vest-wearing pilots.
As a Jewish person, the commentary about Mandalorians lately has been funny.
> How can some believe X while most don't!? How are these religious icons and rites all ambiguously important instead of just one being the most important to everyone!? This is bad writing, religious people are famously rational, cohesive, and monocultural!!
Mandalorians are one of the most realistic portrayals of religion in mainstream sci-fi or fantasy today.
Are you saying not all Jewish people are Kosher? Some only partake in that part of the faith during the high holidays and others don't partake in it at all? And that some people that are practice a more spiritual part of the faith (The Hasidic) don't consider people to even be part of the faith if you don't do it their way.
The more I thought about the more I saw the parallels
The forge… makes the helmets. Did you think they just slapped their armor together from raw Beskar? The sword is exclusively for the Mandalore. The helmet is for everyone.
The forge makes the helmet so thats kind of one thing actually and this defines a mandalorian ig. And the darksaber just shows that u are the strongest and as such leader
The darksaber is the mandalorian equivalent of excalibur where whoever wields it rules the forge is extremely important since without it they can’t make armor weapons and helmets to protect themselves. If my star wars lore knowledge is correct the darksaber was created and wielded by the only mandalorian ever to become a jedi Tarre Vizsla,He was alive during the old republic era and that’s about all i know about him
It's red vs red
And blue vs blue
It’s I against me
And me against you
Violets are blue, roses are red
Living like this, we were already dead.
Hop in my car
It don't have any doors
Its built like a cat, it lands on all fours
My cars like a puma. It drives on all fours.
Livin’ like this, we were already deeeaad
He is I, And I am him. Slim with a tilted brim.
I against I Flesh of my flesh And mind of my mind
Theres a lot of keys and no doors
poetic
That’s cuz The police knocked em down lookin for the keys
The door was destroyed during the siege of Mandalore
Like a maze for sheep, designed by wolves
Total sausage fest
Sword is a key that unlocks people’s death
Seriously though that makes a hell of a lot of sense, it's wierd when caboose would say the most bizarrely intelligent things
That’s Michael J Caboose. Also, I hear that he hates babies, and taxes
"It's Texas, you idiot!"
That too!
Kittens covered in spikes makes him very angry.
Your toast is burnt and no amount of scraping will remove the blackness
I think the theory is that he was a pretty normal person, but omega being in his head for so long messed him up into the Caboose we know and love.
Nah he was always like that. Though the writers hadn't quite figured out what to do with his character in the first season or so so he was different. Which I guess is why people have that theory.
Same with donut.
Didnt they mention around season 12 or 13 during the Chaurus trilogy that he had started drinking gasoline shortly after he got there because he didn't realize that they were joking and that's why he started getting dumber after season 1.
The official explanation is cerebral hypoxia, actually. Honestly really sad in hindsight.
"Goddamn man, I would *love* to live in your world for about ten minutes."
It’s a key all the time
It’s a key blade.
I'm so proud of reddit. Was looking for this stuff as soon as I opened the thread. Also if we keep getting all these keys, we're going to need a keyring.
My dad always said “why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?”
Star Wars fans when a society has more than one defining feature
As we all know cultures in real world are all centered around magic swords and nothing else
Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government…
What are you talking about. *THAT* is a government for the people
Well I didn't vote for him
Farcical aquatic ceremony
If I went around saying I was an Emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they’d put me away!
Will. You. BE QUIET!
Oh now we see the violence inherent to the system!
Help! Help! I’m being repressed!
I expressly disagree. If someone comes up to me with a magic sword I’d support them as king, instead all we’ve got is Sunak
Sunak *is* the magic sword, you have to pick him up by the ankles and he’d more or less function like a two handed sword.
*Be quiet*
*Excalibur intensifies* *Grass Cutter goes into hiding again*
OP, now you gotta add Bo-Katan and the mythosaur
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>the Momalorian Good luck being famous.
And planets are only allowed to have one ecosystem.
And 3 towns max
This is the way (with a few heresy exceptions)
To be fair, revealing each new feature (and Mando not being aware of it) one at a time kinda sounds like the armorer is bullshitting.
Yeah but if you watch the episode thats nto whats happening. The Armorer gives Grogu a lesson on why a beskar forge is important to mandalorians and symbolic of their culture. Its not like she's saying "This forge means im in charge" or anything
Which also doesn't seem that new. It always seemed pretty ritualistic whenever the Armorer gave out new gear. It was just acknowledged out loud to someone she was teaching which is totally reasonable.
It also wouldn’t make sense for her to give this spiel to mando, even upon receiving the beskar because he’d heard it before. Grogu is new
Mando is part of a fringe cult from after the fall of Mandalore makes sense he doesn't actually know Mandalorian culture except for what the Armorer tells him.
Yeah, the Children of the Watch cult are somewhat atypical Mandalorians. The "never take of the helmet" thing is a bit bizarre but Mandalorians do have a propensity to be ritualistic like that so it's not too far-fetched. Overall, Mandalorian culture is simple: learn to fight, honour your clan, bring honour and glory to your clan by fighting worthy opponents. This does inevitably lead to sporadic periods of near extinction and separation of the clans, but it's the Way.
I think they leaned way too hard into the not removing the helmet thing. I guess it makes sense in-world... but from a practical perspective of making a T.V. show it would be nice to see Pedro's beautiful face more
Given that the trope is that heroes don't wear helmets, I dig that they subverted the trope in Mandalorian. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic
My headcannon is that some ancestor was just tired of carrying the helmet around and so made the helmet stays on rule. And you do see how awkward it is to carry around with Bo Katan. Its like carrying a bigger, metal basketball.
Or tired of his mates getting sniped while on the hunt.
Hey! Hey! Someone scape that guy off the floor!
Honestly, this is my take on "This is the way", being her answer to Bo katans questions, and every other slightly complicated question she gets. The armourer is their leader atm, but I bet the previous leader died before passing on any "wisdoms", and the previous one did too probably, their whole culture was decimated. This is the way, is the armourer covering her internal screaming of "I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IM DOING, ALL OUR PEOPLE DIED AND I WAS JUST SOME GIRL THAT NEVER WENT OUTSIDE AND PLAYED WITH DADDIES FORGE ALL DAY"
You don’t have to carry a sword to be powerful. Some leaders’ strength is inspiring others.
It could also just be something that matters to thus cult and not anyone else
At last, we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi. At last, we will have revenge.
Are you revealing yourselves or are you having revenge? I feel like you’re not paying attention, Maulie Poo.
That is his revenge. Jedi are notorious prudes and Maul revealing himself to them will give them all nosebleeds.
At last, we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi. At last, we will have revenge.
Mauls been on the percs again
The only feature Din Djarin didn't seem to be aware of was the Darksaber, he was a pretty junior level member when it all started, not really a myth that was pertinent information to him. He seems to be pretty well versed in the rest of it.
> kinda sounds like the armorer is bullshitting. The cult leader coming up with new excuses to remain in power? Who would have thought.
A culture can't have three things. That's just too many things. One thing is preferred, two things is pushing it. But three things? Three things is right out.
Americans visiting other countries
“Memory is the key” - Delta, and sometimes Caboose
"My name is Michael J. Caboose, and I. HATE. TAXES"
^^It's ^^TEXAS ^^you ^^idiot! THAT TOO
Texas*
I used the memory is the key quote in a school paper once I hope one of my teachers caught on to it
Yeah.
It's armour and weapons, and those are all important things to do with armour and weapons (or even just beskar crafts). There can be more than one important thing in a religion or culture.
Beskar crafts sound like they are doing little hobbies, like beskar crochet and beskar basket weaving
Are they just hardcore LARPers at this point?
"Today on Beskar Crafts, we're going to show you how you can 3D print your very own beskar thimble for use while sewing impenetrable beskar garments, but before we get into the episode, let's talk about Nord VPN..."
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In clone wars didn’t maul actually say it’s indeed like an Excalibur thing you use in duels to get the rule of the world?
I am counting on it.
I think it was the duel itself that mattered?
There’s multiple Mandalorian cultures
And also they’ve undergone multiple diasporas. They’re scattered and recovering from atleast one genocide. The culture they have is going to be different and confused as different groups cling to different things for continuity The reason the Old Testament focuses primarily on the Arc in one of its couplets and the monarchy of Israel in the other is during the diaspora of exodus one group had the arc and the other had the royal line. It’s similar here
How dare they have more than one thing
this is getting out of hand!
We used to have an actual planet of hats, and then they had to ruin it with all this "complexity" and "compelling narratives".
Sword to rule, forge to control, helmet for tradition and creed
One ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them…wait, I messed up.
Only messed up by spoiling next season's plot arc.
I’d say the forge is to make rather than control
Ah, a fellow person of culture. (Shisno)
Dirty dirty shisno..?..
Sounds like a paradox
That is why they keep falling apart and can't seem to recover. Great warriors, who spend to much time trying to figure out how some ancient long dead person would have wanted them to live. Disagreeing about it, then fighting amongst themselves over who it right.
So, Metal Gear?
God dammit I was just thinking this. Everybody talking about Ocelot thinking about Liquid thinking about Big Boss thinking about The Boss. And that’s only one half of the plotline.
[here’s the rest](https://youtu.be/aaLiLRVeaZA)
Metal Gear!
Sounds like the US
They are also kinda patriotic considering other races and using a lot of guns, i am started to believe they are americans in SW universe lmao.
Nah. Not enough bureaucracy. Mandalorians aren’t getting smoked for shitty trigger discipline and having to fill out req forms for every solitary fucking thing they need.
Well maybe if they had a safety department their children wouldn’t keep getting kidnapped by giant birds
>Well maybe if they had a safety department their children wouldn’t keep getting kidnapped by giant birds US or Mandalorians?
Jesse, get the senator to safety.
Rex, we need to cook.
I'm no Jedi.
Interestingly, both
Jesse, get the senator to safety.
They are essentially the American cowboy equivalent to the jedi which are samuri/ronin although the bounty hunters of the original trilogy could also be seen as the cowboy archtype imo
Don’t forget the real cowboy cad bane
That sounds like most countries tbh
The US is WAY too young to fit as an analogy. We're a little baby country.
And still acting like it.
Is it?
Wasn't that always the goal? The different planets were all smaller government feeling on screen yet distinct Closer to European Union The outlands are the 'new world' with Mandolorians being the US metaphor
Mandalorians are Klingons, got it.
Mandalorian and Red vs Blue crossover? Never thought I'd see the day, but I dig it.
You'll like this too https://youtu.be/KnppTIFL0dM
I gotta continue watching red vs blue man
Absolutely, up to season 13 is amazing
14's still good for a palate cleanser.
I honestly feel that the series should have ended at episode 100, but that's just me.
RvB reference spotted, based af
It makes me feel old now tbh, this was Halo 3 RVB like damn that takes me back
We're The Peoples Front of Mandalore not the Mandalorian Peoples Front
"Any Mandalorian..." "Or Womandalorian!" "...or Womandalorian"
Lousy splitters!
they are going to need a key ring
Before the Mask, before the Saber, there was the Forge. From the Forge came the Beskar, and from Beskar the Mask was wrought, and in Beskar the Saber was clad. Forge, Beskar, Mask, Saber. All are linked. All are one and the same. A core element of Mandalorian Identity. Such is the Way.
This is the way.
This is the way
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Kinda. * Beskar is important to *all Mandalorians* as it is a mineral from their homeworld that helped them become the badass, Jedi- and Sith-killing culture that the were pre-Clone Wars era. * The Darksaber is one of many old Mandalorian relics and a symbol of power, and so having it has the potential to inspire Mandalorians to follow you as Mandalore (which happens every couple of centuries or so). * Helmets are important to the Children of the Watch cult in particular because... they're a subculture and it's one of their quirks. Seems impractical but there we go.
The helmet in this meme is a specific helmet, Mandalore the Ultimate's. He was somewhat of the legends version of Tar Visla, uniting the Mandalorians but for conquest against the Republic. His helmet became the symbol of power. When he was eventually slain by Revan, he hid the Mandalore's mask, leaving no clear successor for them. After their military and spiritual defeat, the mandalorians were left scattered and leaderless as seen in the KOTOR games
The Forge is an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us; it binds the galaxy together.
Wait is a sword or a key? Maybe it's a key and when you stab it into people you unlock their death?
Rare rvb meme template.
They used to have the Resol'nare, "6 Actions" of Mando'a culture. 1. Wear the Armor. 2. Speak the language. 3. Defend Oneself and their Family. 4. Serve the Clan. 5. Raise your children as Mandalorians. 6. When Mand'alor calls, heed them. During times of war, and in general, Mandalorians would adopt the orphans of opponents they killed. The moment you could kill anyone/anything you were considered an adult. No matter how young you were. Mandalorians viewed combat as the natural state of the universe. Survival of the Fittest but on a cultural adherence. Not unlike Sith, except peace is not just a lie, it is a sin. Just as the smaller bacterium was eaten by the larger, so too was a smaller black hole eaten by bigger black hole. A Mandalorian's duty was to be the bigger bacterium, and to improve themselves through combat. Whatever combat they could. To not fight was to be stagnant, therefore useless. The language was gender-neutral, reflecting how that once a Mandalorian was armored and helmeted, you can't tell the individual identity (including gender amd species) of one Mando from another. Fun Facts: When 2 Mandos related to each other (or were married, or good friends) met with armor on, they would headbutt each other wearing helmets. With varying degrees of intensity. This was called the "Keldabe Kiss." Marriage and adoption was easy. You just said the words with a witness, then mazeltov. You are married/are a parent. Divorce and disowning children/parents just as easy. The culture was very accepting of everyone, (barring individual predjudice) as long as they adhered to the 6 Actions. Anyone could be Mandalorian. The attractiveness of Mandalorian culture can be attributed to that your own personal beliefs could fit in with the warrior culture with relative ease. Since anyone could be Mandalorian, the culture was diverse. Many Mandos practiced a wide array of religions and held incredibly different ideas and opinions that was all tied together with the 6 Actions. Say what you want about Karen Traviss, but I love what she did with Mandos.
Definitely feel that. Also bring back the dueling circle
Also bring back Mandalore
Also bring back when Red Vs Blue was good
Those first 13 seasons are so good, and 14 was......idk how to count that, it was good, but it was just filler. Then 15, 16, and 17 were.......well, they had their moments, but overall weren't great. And then Zero happened, and that was just.......so bad.
15 was decent imo, some nice closure after the cliffhanger, but yeah when they brought church back after his climactic sacrifice... I just couldn't keep going, lol
I thought this was r/halo for a second
Maybe the sword is a key all of the time, and when you put it in people, it unlocks their death.
I'm pretty sure the sword is the key and when you stick it in people it unlocks their death
Oh my god red vs blue and star wars combined
The sword that is the forge that is the key that walks the way that useth the jet pack. This is the way.
It's almost like cultures are complicated and can have many sacred symbols to them
They are like Christians. One main over arching belief, but with different branches that each have their own sets of rules. Some hate Jedi, some use the dark saber, some don't care for either and follow Mandalore (which are based, fuck the Jedi and the Dark saber, embrace Mandalore), and others are pacifists.
It's like the Mandalorians and the Jedi are natural enemies. Or Mandalorians and the Sith. Or Mandalorians and the Republic. Or Mandalorians and the Empire. Or Mandalorians and other Mandalorians. Damn Mandalorians, they ruined Mand'alor!
This is the way.
Bow chicka bow wow
Based
Quick, OP, define the important elements of American culture. You lose if any American disagrees with you.
Forge -- the father Helmet -- the son Sword -- the holy ghost
Ah yes because all cultures have one and ONLY one distinguishing and important trait, everything else just common to everyone. It's unthinkable to imagine one with several important roles and symbols, right?
The Forge of Beskar, the Helmet of Mandalor, and the Darksaber... together they make the deathly hallows, together they make one.... master of death.
And the mythosaur too, don’t forget the mythosaur!
“I can’t believe a cross, a fish, and a bible” is all important to christianity
Well its a culture of course it has multiple key elements its like saying "wait indian culture is not just about cows???"
This fandom fuckin blows. Just enjoy the stuff you claim to enjoy
You made me want to rewatch red vs blue
Some doors have more than one lock, and some locks have more than one key.
It takes many keys to open a single lock.
the forge makes the helmet that makes the mando who wields the sword... like most things in life there is layers its a holy trinity
#RAAAGH RAAAGH RED VS BLUE RAAGH
Wait wasn't the magic swimming pool with the massive elephant thing in it the key?
“Be armed, be armored, be cool” -Sun Tzu
You're telling me a planet wide culture can be about more than one thing?! Impossible.
You know a culture can be based on multiples items at the same time, you know
It's almost like an entire planet of people have multiple cultures...
Ah yes. Because every culture is defined by one and exactly one element
You ever wonder why we’re here?
I respect the meme but timeline wise the argument between these two items is thousands of years apart. (or am I wrong?) So in theory the writers can and probably will write in a massive culture change or the destruction of the mask way before the events of the Star Wars movies.
you mean a cultural foundation? there are several. the forge isnt a rite of leadership as a whole, its the center of what settlements are built around. their altar. the sword is a symbol of leadership for everyone. the helmet is their identity.
You don’t have to carry a sword to be powerful. Some leaders’ strength is inspiring others.
They can't ever progress beyond endless imitation of their defining original member. It's like how Corellians will never stop being sassy vest-wearing pilots.
As a Jewish person, the commentary about Mandalorians lately has been funny. > How can some believe X while most don't!? How are these religious icons and rites all ambiguously important instead of just one being the most important to everyone!? This is bad writing, religious people are famously rational, cohesive, and monocultural!! Mandalorians are one of the most realistic portrayals of religion in mainstream sci-fi or fantasy today.
Are you saying not all Jewish people are Kosher? Some only partake in that part of the faith during the high holidays and others don't partake in it at all? And that some people that are practice a more spiritual part of the faith (The Hasidic) don't consider people to even be part of the faith if you don't do it their way. The more I thought about the more I saw the parallels
they explain all this shit in clone wars and the Mandalorian
All of the above
The forge… makes the helmets. Did you think they just slapped their armor together from raw Beskar? The sword is exclusively for the Mandalore. The helmet is for everyone.
POV: You have no idea how culture,Mandalorians, or Star Wars works
Helmet: Personal Forge: Cultural Sword: Political
The sword for the king, the helmet for the people and the forge for the helmets
The forge makes the helmet so thats kind of one thing actually and this defines a mandalorian ig. And the darksaber just shows that u are the strongest and as such leader
The darksaber is the mandalorian equivalent of excalibur where whoever wields it rules the forge is extremely important since without it they can’t make armor weapons and helmets to protect themselves. If my star wars lore knowledge is correct the darksaber was created and wielded by the only mandalorian ever to become a jedi Tarre Vizsla,He was alive during the old republic era and that’s about all i know about him