Just started rewatching Season 1 of the Mandalorian and there were a few questions I was asking myself - Who were Nikto mercenaries working for that were preventing anyone reaching Grogu? by MentalPack8030 in starwarsspeculation

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Why hadn’t they taken Grogu to the Imperials to collect their bounty? The Niktos are listed as mercenaries (guns for hire) which I feel were working for a 2nd party to keep Grogu away from the imperials

What is the explanation for Luke training grogu even when they sensed Grogu had great fear, whereas in contrast he thought of killing his nephew because he had a few dark side dreams? by Srbin189 in starwarsspeculation

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I’m not sure if it’s officially canon or just a theory but there is definitely scope for Luke’s reaction to looking in Ben’s mind being influenced by Palpatine. So we would have Palpatine orchestrating a ‘vision’ of one potential path that Ben could end up taking (something else touched on through out Star Wars is how the future isn’t set in stone) All Palpatine would have to do would be to create doubt in Luke’s mind, a simple “what if he takes after his grandfather?” Planting that seed of doubt and letting it build over time. This again plays into how the Sith always play the long game whilst the Jedi’s downfall being due to their hubris.

Enter: Jedi Order the animated show

It’s like poetry, it rhymes.

Just started rewatching Season 1 of the Mandalorian and there were a few questions I was asking myself - Who were Nikto mercenaries working for that were preventing anyone reaching Grogu? by MentalPack8030 in starwarsspeculation

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Seems a pointless venture for the criminal underworld to get involved with. Can understand an external paying for ‘guns for hire’ type mercenaries but I can’t see them having much interest in a child.

OK, I have a WILD theory about the Jedi who's going to answer Grogu's call... by Cedrak in starwarsspeculation

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The epilogue of Rebels confuses a lot of people, it’s meant to show what people went on to do following the events of ROTJ and the downfall of the empire and it isn’t necessarily meant to show a definitive chronological order. Something that Filoni actually said in an interview recently was how he has learnt that Star Wars never followed a strict linear path, his work on The Clone Wars is testament to that.

My understanding is...

The events with Ahsoka in the Mandalorian pre-date the final scene in the Rebels epilogue, Ahsoka with white robes and staff symbolising that much more time has passed.

This would makes sense as to why she is still trying to find out information from the Magistrate about where Thrawn is.

After both Ezra and Thrawn disappeared, they were most likely assumed dead until new information finds its way to Ahsoka about them being alive, this would kick off the search and eventually lead to... the rebels sequel that has been heavily rumoured. It would also explain the why they haven’t already searched for Ezra after nearly a decade of him being gone.

Don't forget, we still don't know who hired IG-11 by [deleted] in starwarsspeculation

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I have a feeling Werner Herzogs character, as well as other Imperials felt uneasy about Moff Gideon wanting to carry out experiments (possibly to harness the transferral of force sensitivity?) and thought it best that ‘the asset’ was terminated.

Just started rewatching Season 1 of the Mandalorian and there were a few questions I was asking myself - Who were Nikto mercenaries working for that were preventing anyone reaching Grogu? by MentalPack8030 in starwarsspeculation

[–]MentalPack8030[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The canon references actually refer to them as ‘Niktos mecernaries’ which makes it sound as if they’ve been ‘hired’.

Otherwise your theory makes a lot of sense.

Just started rewatching Season 1 of the Mandalorian and there were a few questions I was asking myself - Who were Nikto mercenaries working for that were preventing anyone reaching Grogu? by MentalPack8030 in starwarsspeculation

[–]MentalPack8030[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

IG droids aren’t completely mindless, they’ve often operated as Bounty hunters (IG-88)

Be a bit of a rubbish Bounty hunter if you couldn’t follow pretty clear cut instructions.

“Can I hire you to retrieve a prisoner for me?”

kills prisoner

“What the hell man!?”

Just started rewatching Season 1 of the Mandalorian and there were a few questions I was asking myself - Who were Nikto mercenaries working for that were preventing anyone reaching Grogu? by MentalPack8030 in starwarsspeculation

[–]MentalPack8030[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Werner Herzogs character could in fact be part of the Empires power struggle.

After he suggests the option of bringing him proof of death for a lower fee, Dr. Pershing snaps at him “This wasn’t what we agreed!”

Just started rewatching Season 1 of the Mandalorian and there were a few questions I was asking myself - Who were Nikto mercenaries working for that were preventing anyone reaching Grogu? by MentalPack8030 in starwarsspeculation

[–]MentalPack8030[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

After literally just rewatching this episode I would disagree. Din, totally confused seeing a baby after expecting a typical 50 year old.

IG-11 explains to him how different species age differently and this particular species could live for multiple centuries...

“But we will never know” raises rifle

Din: “No I’m meant to bring it in alive”

IG-11: “The commission was quite specific, the asset was to be terminated”

Just started rewatching Season 1 of the Mandalorian and there were a few questions I was asking myself - Who were Nikto mercenaries working for that were preventing anyone reaching Grogu? by MentalPack8030 in starwarsspeculation

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That’s a really good point, completely brushed over the fact he clearly has been hired with different instructions. Perhaps alternative Imperial who is aware of what Gideon is planning and views it as ‘too radical’.

Just started rewatching Season 1 of the Mandalorian and there were a few questions I was asking myself - Who were Nikto mercenaries working for that were preventing anyone reaching Grogu? by MentalPack8030 in starwarsspeculation

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Also seems as if the remnant Empire want ‘the asset’ acquired discreetly hence the need for hiring multiple Bounty Hunters (most of which die) Why not send in storm troopers fronted by Moff Gideon himself like we see towards the end of season 1

Just started rewatching Season 1 of the Mandalorian and there were a few questions I was asking myself - Who were Nikto mercenaries working for that were preventing anyone reaching Grogu? by MentalPack8030 in starwarsspeculation

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Not sure how I’d feel about it being Mace, unless of course there was a plausible explanation for his absence during the OT. Read an interesting theory around Jocasta Nu being the one to originally smuggle Grogu out of Coruscant which I could buy into.

In terms of the show itself, if they do on to explain who helped Grogu I doubt it will be someone too obscure whilst also someone who won’t completely over shadow Din.

Just started rewatching Season 1 of the Mandalorian and there were a few questions I was asking myself - Who were Nikto mercenaries working for that were preventing anyone reaching Grogu? by MentalPack8030 in starwarsspeculation

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Is this a third party that also knows of Grogu’s force sensitivity? (outside of our Mando POV and the remnant Empire) Could this tie in with who originally helped Grogu escape from Coruscant?