#bd1 the mandalorian

[redpool]

best part of any star wars related media

[thelibrarian1895]

Mandalorians hate Jedi because...

"the Jedi are child stealers" NO

And again I say NO. I saw someone claim this and it absolutely infuriated me.

First point, THE JEDI ARE NOT CHILD STEALERS. That accusation is sithspit anti jedi propaganda. If a parent or guardian told the Jedi no, they didn't want their kid to be a Jedi, the Jedi respected that. They would, however, remove children from danger. But would you call a social worker who took children from environments where they were being molested, starved, beaten, or worse, a child stealer? No? Then don't call the Jedi child stealers for the same actions.

Second point, the average Mandalorian didn't really know or care too much about Jedi. In all honestly, most Mandalorians, like the rest of the galaxy, had no real idea about the difference between Jedi or other force sects like the nightsisters or general darksiders or even the sith except perhaps the color of their lightsabers. Some Mandalorians, like our beloved Din Djarin, knew nothing at all about Jedi and only cared when in became relevant and then did as much research as possible regarding the Jedi. Others, like Jango Fett, had very personal interactions with Jedi and formed their opinions of the Jedi as a whole based on those interactions with no further reason or desire to look further into the Jedi.

Third point, for Mandalorians who studied history or listened to old stories, they knew why the Mandalorians disliked the Jedi and it was for a very simple reason that they liked to avoid actively admitting. That reason? The Jedi kicked the shebs of the Mandalorian armies.

Twice.

Quite possibly there was another point when the Jedi suppressed the Mandalorian empire but there were two times for certain. Granted, the republic played a large part and the Jedi definitely didn't all interfere in one of those two conflicts, and actually actively avoided one of those two conflicts except in a few cases, and there were definitely some terrible things done, but the fact remains that when the Mandalorian empire attempted to expand and basically take over the galaxy, the Jedi were key to stopping this. And no, the Mandalorian empire was not a good thing. But more importantly, if you thought your ancestors or your cultures' armies were in the right and they were beaten, would you like the descendants of those who beat your side?

Fourth point, would you like the side that beat your side if they refused to give you a proper rematch? The Mandalorians who know anything about Jedi know that Jedi have access to all this power, plus generally have a super cool plasma sword, but the Jedi won't fight or they'll de-escalate or generally indulge in pacifistic behavior and we all know how Mandalorians feel about presumed pacifists, right? A Mandalorian denied a fight is often a frustrated Mandalorian. A Mandalorian who sees someone who has all this strength and power often doesn't understand why that person doesn't use that power, doesn't take revenge or slaughter their enemies or a million other things that they would do with such power. So those that don't understand choose to dislike. Why won't the Jedi fight them?! (please imagine the sentence immediately previous spoken in an extremely whiney tone of voice)

Fifth point, the Mandalorians frequently throughout history worked with the Sith or were on the Sith side of conflicts because of a lack of knowledge about force sects meant the Mandalorians didn't generally realize how absolutely stupid it is to side with the Sith but beyond that the Mandalorians often learned about the Jedi from the Sith. So the Mandalorians got stories from the Sith about the Jedi being weak and cold and blah, blah, blah stupid sith propaganda that I don't want to perpetuate. And those Mandalorians would then think themselves Jedi experts, because hadn't they learned about the Jedi from another Jedi? Granted, a dark Jedi but still a Jedi, right? So they'd tell other Mandalorians the propaganda and so the Mandalorians had that Sith skewed idea of the Jedi perpetuated throughout their history.

So the Mandalorians have their own reasons for not like the Jedi, which have NOTHING to do with child stealing, just as the Jedi have plenty of reasons to want to avoid the Mandalorians. Personally though I'm going to blame a lot of those reasons on both sides on the Sith and be grumpy about the Sith and the effectiveness of their propaganda.

And finally, I'm pretty sure at least a tiny bit of the animosity between Mandalorians and Jedi arose from the Mandalorians being jealous that the Jedi had lightsabers and they didn't. To be fair, I'm a little jealous too. Lightsabers are cool.

[wrenkenstein]

gonna slowly ease OC stuff in here >:) This is Juno you all will get Sick of her because she’s all I draw now

[uwingdispatch]

For all y’all who love BD units and also can’t wait to head back to Peli Motto’s hangar on Tatooine, I made us some BD-72 gear! This droid first appeared in The Book of Boba Fett, helping Din and Peli rebuild the Naboo Starfighter. I love him.

The tees and crews say BD-72 on the side and around the curve “Hangar 3-5.” We had better see him again in season 3 of Mando. (I can’t wait to see Peli, regardless.) Shop is here, and I’m having a big sale right now. Enjoy.

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

May the Fourth

May the Fourth be with you, my bookish bats! Let's see just how nerdy you are!

❔️#QOTD If you had a lightsaber, what color would you choose?

💚 Green | growth, harmony, nature 💙 Blue | justice, truth, serenity ❤️ Red | anger, strength, determination 💛 Yellow | power of the sun, hope, goodness 💜 Purple | nobility, royalty, wisdom 🧡 Orange | ambition, creativity, resourcefulness 🤍 Silver | purity, peace, serenity

❓How are you celebrating today? ⭐ My bae, @elizabethao1, is an uber fan, so we're spending May the Fourth, Revenge of the Fifth, and the Sith watching the films in release-date order. Our entire house is loaded with her Star Wars merch, so it took a minute to narrow it down for this shot.

❓What's your favorite Star Wars book? ⭐ Though I loved The Padme trilogy, I'm all about Ahsoka. Regardless of your favorite characters, reading E.K. Johnston's books are a great way to dive back into the universe (after watching every Disney+ series, of course).

❓ What's your favorite Star Wars movie and/or show? ⭐ Favorite movie: Revenge of the Sith. Favorite show: (it's probably going to be the Ahsoka series, but in terms of what's already aired) Mandalorian (gimme all the badass Bo Katan scenes).

❓Which droid is your favorite? ⭐ BB8 or BD1 (can't wait to see the latter live action!)

❓Light or dark side? ⭐ Wouldn't you like to know? 😉

[verkomy]

some of my favorite TBOBF characters I drew after watching the season finale

[manny-jacinto]

THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT (2021–) JEDI FALLEN ORDER (2019–)

[userobiwan]

#give them hugs OR ELSE

[secondsis66]

I see what they did there. 👀

[saraskywalkersolo]

🥹

[lirinck2]

If Cal doesn't appear wearing the pink poncho in season 3 of The Mandalorian then I don't even want it

I need the damn pink poncho

[providence-park]

The Book Of Boba Fett - Chapter V - Return Of The Mandalorian

[ironhoshi]

we are the kids that no one wants chp 6

[curly-funk]

Behold: The Smol Council and the case of the mysterious metal sphere

[believe-in-alderaan]

Tiny dream-team!

A birthday gift for @calsponchoemporium

[recklessfangirl-blog]

What if I drank all the Whiskey and Pineapple Juice and still loved Star Wars? How would you stop me?

You couldn’t.