#kuiil

[nkp1981]

Excerpts from "The Mandalorian and Child", written by Jeffrey Brown. Can be bought later this year.

[thefrogdalorian]

Sometimes The Mandalorian skips scenes at the most infuriating times and leaves us with burning questions.

For instance in Chapter 7, when IG-11 brings tea into Kuiil's house. He's clearly carrying THREE cups (for Din, Cara and Kuiil).

Din was probably sat there under his helmet like this:

I can imagine him sitting there getting increasingly frustrated and thinking to himself: "They know I can't remove my helmet in the presence of others, why do *I* have a cup????"

I mean, he hated IG-11 so much at that point that he probably wouldn't have wanted it anyway... but now I have the mental image of Din awkwardly grabbing a cup, ducking through Kuiil's tiny door and sipping his tea outside like a polite house guest 🍵

It's the little things, you know?

[spashahoney]

Hands on his hips, Din brusquely stated, “I told you last time, I’m not a taxi.”

You’re heading West and he is also heading that way,” Peli argued. She folded her arms again. “Just take him with you and drop him off. A little company won’t hurt ya.”

Another Happy Dinluke Bang! This one is a wild ride and you're starting at the start! Catch the beginnings of On the Road With Someone New by @malakia215 - with even more sights to come!

And find even more stories at @dinlukebigbang

[movietimegirl]

✨️5 Years of the Mandalorian✨️

[star-wars-comics]

The Mandalorian #7 (2023) variant cover by Joshua Swaby

[officer-tk593]

Star Wars: The Mandalorian: The Manga, Vol. 1 Written and illustrated by Yusuke Osawa

[ohnakasimp]

Both The Mandalorian S1 and S2 will finally be receiving physical releases in the form of steel book Ultra 4K blu rays. It’s not known yet if special features like a behind the scenes video or alternate takes will be included but it appears three concept art cards will.

Update: Each steelbook will cost $40. Preorders are available at Walmart.

[burnwater13]

Kuiil with Grogu in his home on Arvala-7. Image from The Mandalorian, Season 1, Episode 7, The Reckoning. Calendar by DateWorks.

Caption: And we do it not for payment, but to protect the Child from Imperial slavery. None will be free until the old ways are gone forever. - Kuiil

“None will be free until the old ways are gone forever.”

Grogu could still hear Kuiil’s words echoing in his mind. He missed the Ugnaught. He had been kind, helpful, thoughtful, and generous with his time and his skills. It was Grogu’s considered opinion that Kuiil would have made an excellent Jedi. 

He was also pretty sure that Cara Dune didn’t agree with Grogu about that at all. She had been very upset with the Ugnaught. At first, Grogu thought it was all about Kuiil saying that the former drop trooper looked like she was a clone. Not a ‘Clone’ from the Clones Wars clones, but from a general population of clones from the cytocaves of Nora. 

Grogu had no way to know if that was true or not. He could say he’d never seen anyone else who looked just exactly like Cara Dune, but then he hadn’t actually met everyone in the galaxy either. It was possible. Kuiil was knowledgeable about such things since he’d worked in the gene farms. If any of the four of them were going to know one way or the other, it was probably Kuiil. Cara hadn’t liked that information, but clones were people, right?

Anyway as that meeting continued, it became clear that Cara was pretty upset that Kuiil had worked for the Imps. Grogu had expected Din Djarin to come to the Ugnaught’s defense because he clearly didn’t have a problem working with someone who might have once been on the other side of that whole mess, but the Mandalorian was unfortunately, characteristically silent. 

Kuiil wasn’t. He explained why he had ‘worked’ for them and all the choices he had. It was pretty simple. Save his family and kin folk, or give up. Kuiil wasn’t a quitter and Grogu was grateful for that. He was a pragmatic person who had learned a lot during his life and did what he could to make a difference. 

Cara was just lucky that Kuiil didn’t ask her why she had problems with her chain code. She hadn’t always toed the line. She had said as much when they first met her on Sorgan. She thought the Mandalorian had come after her. What had she done that anyone would put a bounty on her head? You don’t get a fob without a reason, even if it’s a crummy reason which Grogu knew all about.

Eventually they agreed to disagree. Which Grogu found weird. Grogu was pretty sure that Kuiil wasn’t pro-Imperium. He had been pro-saving his clan from the Imps. Cara Dune had been from Alderaan. She knew what it was like to lose friends and family because of the Imperium. She fought them one way and Kuiil fought them a different way. They both still fought them. 

At the time Grogu didn’t have an opportunity to talk to either of them about the issue and the Mandalorian had mostly been silent about the whole thing, except for the fact that Kuiil went with them to Nevarro and paid for protecting Grogu with his life. 

Grogu didn’t know if Cara Dune had been sad about that or not. The Mandalorian had been. Grogu was pretty sure that his beskar encased protector had cried over losing their friend. His voice was subtly different when they were back on the Razor Crest and he had taken a long time in the privy. Grogu figured he’d washed his face because he absolutely hadn’t shaved his whiskers off. Grogu could still hear them scratching the inside of the Mandalorian’s helmet. 

Now, well, they were on Nevarro in their cabin. Din Djarin was a land owner there. Grogu had been adopted and was now called Din Grogu. He was also a Knight of Plazir-15. The actual official title was pretty long and Grogu only mentioned when he wanted to bug his dad about being asked to do extra chores. Grogu wondered what Kuiil would think of all the changes. 

Would he be proud of them? Would he laugh when he saw that IG-11 had become IG-12, and then IG-11-M? He had told the Mandalorian that it mattered who the droid imprinted on and it had. IG-11-M was a marshal, protecting the fine people of Nevarro. He didn’t have to follow the ‘old ways��� that had made Grogu the target of the assassin droid’s skills. 

Cara Dune was off on some sort of super secret mission for the New Republic with a chain code that no longer reflected her checkered past. It was like she had paid a debt for herself and that made a difference. 

Just as importantly, Moff Gideon was gone, more or less. The person who had supported the Empire with the work of his hands and mind because he wanted what the Empire was doing to last, was finally gone from their lives. Grogu hoped that was true. The Moff had tricked them before and anyone so tied up in cloning experiments wasn’t likely to have forgotten their own history when it would allow them to ‘live’ forever. That’s really what Kuiil’s voice was reminding him about. 

They had to make sure that the old ways were gone forever. That wasn’t something that took a quick trip to Mand’alor and the ability to wield the Force. They would have to work on it every day, like their lives depended on it. Because they did. 

But until they had to put their armor back on and set aside hand carving wooden flutes, Grogu planned on having a lazy day, looking at the clouds, eating dung worms, and maybe taking his dad fishing. He’d found a new pond and it was only half a Mandalorian deep, which was obviously good for his dad. 

He still hadn’t managed to find the time to teach his dad to swim. Someday, when the old ways were gone forever. Grogu has spoken.

Kuiil speaking to the Mandalorian (out of frame) on Arvala-7, near the blurrg corral. Image from The Mandalorian, Season 1, Episode 7, The Reckoning.

Caption: None will be free until the old ways are gone forever.

[dindjarindiaries]

Kuiil’s theme playing when Din’s working on IG-11

[tlmtwelve]

May 19, 2024: Kuiil

[thefrogdalorian]

Do you ever stop and think about how they've been setting up Din one day riding the Mythosaur since Chapter 1?

When Din is struggling with the blurrg, Kuiil tells him: "You are Mandalorian! Your ancestors rode the great Mythosaur. Surely you can ride this young foal."

He does ride the blurrg eventually, of course and the creature takes him to the bounty who will one day become his son. The child who has shown many times (including with a Rancor that almost killed Din) that he has a particular ability to communicate with animals. At the ceremony where it is written into song that Din Djarin is accepting Grogu as his son, the child feels the presence of the Mythosaur again.

Grogu will tame the Mythosaur and Din will ride it, I'm so convinced.

(And when he does, maybe he'll think of that Ugnaught on Arvala-7 who encouraged him when he doubted himself.)

[clarkscurl]

one of the real stars tbh

[star-wars-comics]

The Mandalorian #7 (2023) pencil by Georges Jeanty ink by Dexter Vines & Wayne Faucher color by Rachelle Rosenberg

[ravenalla]

Idk I think this may have already been established by the prior movies/shows but finding out in mando season 3 that Kuiil wasn’t just a talented and wise mechanic who was enslaved for his unique skills but apart of a species who is said to be “naturally” good at working and referred to as loyal laborers still really rubs me the wrong way.

[herefore-art-thou]

One of my favorite characters from the mandalorian! As soon as I saw him I wanted to draw him.

[burnwater13]

Concept Art by Christian Alzmann. Depicts Cara Dune, Din Djarin, and Grogu returning to Kuiil's Moisture farm on Arvala-7. Image from The Mandalorian, Season 1, Episode 7, The Reckoning.

‘Grogu’s list of needs for the addition to the cabin:

Meditation chamber: quiet, dark-ish, access to snacks, comfy seating, soft music, no loud noises

Sleep chamber: quiet, dark-ish, access to snacks, comfy pillows, soft music, no snoring, access to privy

Work chamber: quiet, bright-ish, access to snacks, storage for tools, supplies, instruction manuals, etc., music, work tables - variable height, access to privy

Play area: Indoor-Outdoor access, access to snacks and beverages, storage for toys and supplies, comfy seating, music, access to snacks for friends, access to privy, rest area integrated into comfy seating area

Intergenerational Meeting Zone: Provision of snacks for all ages and species, beverages for all ages and species, comfy seating with equitable accommodations, music, access to privy(s) - appropriate for all ages and species, storage for tools, materials, games, etc., to be used for stimulating play scenarios appropriate for all ages and species, spill clean up kit(s) - food and beverage related, variable height work surfaces with accessibility kits, items to be determined

Entertainment Zone (not to be confused with play area): suitably sized vid screens for visual entertainments, to include tie ins to existing entertainment portals, recorded media, media generation devices, story telling devices, game playing devices, droid and or mech on board devices; access to snacks and beverages for various ages and species; access to privies for various ages and species; comfy seating, including lounge seating, recliners, rockers, spinners, sliders, and similarly tracked or otherwise mobile seating with independent controls - sometimes known as amusement seating.’

“Grogu, is all this really necessary? For instance, why isn’t the ‘Intergenerational Zone outfitted like the Entertainment Zone and we just consolidate their purposes into one space?”

Din Djarin couldn’t believe he was asking his son that question, even as he heard himself say it out loud. It was ridiculous. Grogu already had a hammock and was more than capable of getting himself  up to and on any surface, including all the ones the Mandalorian preferred that he not be able to access. 

He sighed. 

It was his own fault. Grogu had worked so hard on his lessons and training that Djarin felt it was the least he could do to acknowledge that Grogu’s transition from Jedi youngling to Mandalorian Bounty Hunter wasn’t unappreciated. So he had taken some steps to start the process of adding a workspace onto the cabin that would sized and designed to support Grogu's unique needs. 

Knowing that Grogu would want to help him too much, Djarin had come up with the cover story of replacing the sensors on the N-1to just keep him being underfoot the whole time. There were few things Grogu found more boring than testing sensor arrays over and over in order to perform an appropriate level of calibration. The Mandalorian had thought that was pretty clever when he first asked Grogu to give him a hand with ‘the task’. He should have known when Grogu explained that he had some important plans to work on, that his son hadn’t been talking about taking a nap. 

Instead, all the time the Mandalorian had spent staking out the new addition, clearing the rocks and brush from the space, and marking where power, water, and other utilities would feed into the space, Grogu had been working on his own detailed planning for an extension to the cabin. That's what that drawing he’d spent so much time was all about. And, it wasn’t lost on the bounty hunter that the basic design was replicating the layout of the Ugnaught Kuiil’s moisture farm on Arvala-7. 

Of course the Ugnaught hadn’t named the spaces on the farm and he had certainly made do with a lot of materials scavenged from the surrounding area or bartered for with the local population of Jawas. It was definitely a place that had been thoughtfully pulled together by a person who had the skill, patience, and time to make them suit their needs. Although he regretted not expressing his appreciation for Kuiil’s talents along those lines when they first met, he had noticed the care and effort that had gone into building a space that suited the Ugnaughts needs.

The Mandalorian also appreciated that Grogu wanted a space like that as well. A place where he didn't have to ‘use the Force’ to sit on a seat, or retrieve a snack, or access the privy. Given that Djarin still refused to obtain a pit droid or other mech for duties like that (R5 just refused to enter the cabin), this was the most logical path to follow to encourage Grogu to be more independent and self-reliant. To a point. 

“This is the Way.”

The Mandalorian sighed again. His son knew his weaknesses so well and wasn't afraid to leverage them when he really wanted something. 

“Okay, but ‘The Meditation’ chamber and ‘The Sleeping’ chamber are practically the same space fitted up the same way. Can we at least combine them?”

Grogu looked at him with those large brown eyes, his face the very definition of serenity.

“May the Force be with you.”

Yup. The Mandalorian was definitely going to need the Force to get through this project. No wonder his people had so much trouble with the Jedi. They were subtle, but effective.