A new rumor promises the return of an old acquaintance for The Mandalorian. Image Credit: Disney/Lucasfilm
Attention spoilers!
If you haven’t finished watching The Mandalorian or The Book of Boba Fett, you might encounter one or two spoilers here. That’s why only read the message if you’re already up to date or don’t mind spoilers.
After The Book of Boba Fett, Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu are reunited, to be released in late 2022 in Season 3 of The Mandalorian to have adventures together again. What exactly the plot of the new episodes of the Star Wars series is about is currently unknown.
But we may already know what a fan favorite from previous seasons of The Mandalorian should be reuniting with. Although this is an unconfirmed rumor from a reliable source: Be warned of potential season 3 spoilers!
If you don’t want to spoil the surprise, you might want to take a look at the following article: We’ve collected everything you need to know about Kenobi – the latest Star Wars series, which starts on May 25th, 2022 on Disney Plus.
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Which fan-favorite is set to return in Season 3
Somehow IG-11 returned: A report by MakingStarWars According to reports, IG-11 will return in Season 3 of The Mandalorian. As you may recall, the former assassination droid was knocked out by Din Djar in in Season 1, only to be reactivated by mechanic Kuiil (Nick Nolte) and made into a caretaker of Baby Yoda
However, in the fight against Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito) and his Imperial troops, IG-11 sacrificed himself to save the lives of the Mandalorian and his followers. In Season 2, this selfless act was then honored by Greef Karga (Carl Weathers) with a statue of IG-11 on the planet Nevarro.
A Hulkbuster for Grogu: However, IG-11 is not intended to return in the form as we already know it. Instead, the story from MakingStarWars describes the droid acting as a Beskar-enhanced exoskeleton for Grogu, as the little wretch more or less controls it. In a described fight against stormtroopers, the scene is said to be reminiscent of Iron Man, in which IG-11 communicates with Grogu like the artificial intelligence Jarvis.
Is this really IG-11? It can currently still be speculated whether it is the new
assassin droids is really IG-11. According to the MakingStarWars report, at least that’s what he’s called, and Taika Waititi is once again lending his voice to the droid. That it is another IG of the same series is just as possible.
IG-11 (Taika Waititi) in Season 1 of The Mandalorian. Image Credit: Disney/Lucasfilm
How credible is the rumor? MakingStarWars is considered a very reliable insider site on everything that’s happening in the Star Wars world right now. The portal regularly delivers reports and reports that look behind the scenes of new projects in particular. The rumor about Season 3 of The Mandalorian can therefore be classified as credible.
As always, don’t get excited too soon until there’s official confirmation.
What else you should know about The Mandalorian
Season 3 of The Mandalorian is slated for release on Disney Plus in late 2022. There is no official confirmation for this yet, but the signs are pretty good. After all, the shooting of the new episodes began in October 2021, with further post-production the release at the end of 2022 would definitely be realistic. By the way, we have also summarized for you how the second season of The Book of Boba Fett is going.
However, fans will have to do without the return of a character: Sasha Banks revealed that her Mandalorian warrior named Koska Reeves will not appear in the third season of the Star Wars series. Instead, a potential leak promises one epic scene
featuring over 75 different Mandalorians. You can find out more about this here:
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What do you think of the rumour: are you happy that IG-11 is said to be returning? Or would you prefer that dead characters stay dead? Let us know in the comments!
