Star Wars Is Finally Uniting The Mandalorians & Jedi – 1,000 Years After Their Division

While they’ve been divided for centuries in the Star Wars canon, Mandalorians and Jedi will soon unite more than ever before with the upcoming Mandalorian movie. As seen in both Ahsoka and The Mandalorian shows on Disney+, the stage has been set for Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen) to kickstart a new galactic conflict with the New Republic before the events of the sequel trilogy. To that end, it seems that both Mandalorian and Jedi heroes will be truly united at last (including unique heroes belonging to both groups).

Having been announced at Star Wars Celebration 2023, a Mandalorian movie is currently in production from Lucasfilm with director Dave Filoni. While there haven’t been very many details regarding the release date, plot, or official cast, it’s been said that the movie will bring together everything seen in all the New Republic-set Star Wars shows released thus far. To that end, this implies that the movie will likely feature a dynamic union of Mandalorian and Jedi heroes in the established Star Wars canon.

Mandalorians & Jedi Have Been Divided For 1,000 Years

They Were Ancient Rivals (But Tarre Vizsla Was An Exception)

According to Star Wars’ ancient history, Mandalorians and Jedi were once bitter rivals who at one point were engaged in an all-out Mandalorian-Jedi War during the Old Republic Era. To that end, much of the Mandalorians’ advancements in technology and weaponry originated from these conflicts with the warrior-race seeking to counter the abilities of the Jedi and their command of the Force (not to mention their lightsabers). Ultimately, the Mandalorians were defeated by the Jedi Order with a victory that left the majority of their planet an uninhabitable wasteland, hence Mandalore’s major population centers being hermetically sealed off via massive domes.

However, the only confirmed example of Mandalorian-Jedi unity from this era came in the form of Tarre Vizsla who lived over 1,000 years before the events of the original trilogy. The creator of the legendary Darksaber, Tarre Vizsla was the first Mandalorian to be inducted into the Jedi Order. However, Mandalorians broke into the Jedi Temple to reclaim the Darksaber following Vizsla’s passing.

Despite the official end of the Mandalorian-Jedi War, the rift between Mandalore and the Jedi Order was present in the centuries that followed. However, the Clone Wars and Dark Times did see a handful of cases in which singular Jedi offered support to the planet’s leadership both during its age of peaceful neutrality and during its subsequent transition back into a warrior culture following the Clone Wars’ end and the rise of the Empire.

The Mandalorians & The Jedi Will Truly Fight Side By Side At Last

Grand Admiral Thrawn Will Require A United Front

Now, the New Republic Era has brought forth a new age in which Mandalorians and Jedi will truly unite in the near future. This has already been seen to a degree as seen in The Mandalorian season 2 when Din Djarin joined forces with Ahsoka Tano, as well as when Luke Skywalker rescued Din Djarin and Grogu from the Imperial Remnant (as well as Djarin’s Mandalorian allies including Bo-Katan Kryze). However, the upcoming Mandalorian movie will likely bring Mandalore and the Jedi together in a more official capacity.

In the wake of The Mandalorian season 3, Mandalore has finally been reclaimed by its people under the leadership of Bo-Katan who herself has had plenty of experience fighting alongside Jedi such as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Ahsoka Tano during the Clone Wars. Likewise, Luke Skywalker is now a Jedi Master who’s begun his own academy, and Jedi Ezra Bridger has returned to the known galaxy following his shared exile with Thrawn that began just before the events of the original trilogy. Likewise, Ahsoka Tano and her Jedi apprentice Sabine will likely have roles despite being stranded on Peridea in the aftermath of Ahsoka.

Naturally, Din Djarin himself will undoubtedly star in the Mandalorian movie along with Grogu. It also wouldn’t be surprising if the Mandalorian bounty hunter-turned-daimyo Boba Fett is involved as well. As such, there’s a wide selection of Mandalorians and Jedi who could and likely will unite in the face of Grand Admiral Thrawn’s return to the known galaxy who’s likely seeking to lead the Imperial Remnant and restore the Empire to its former glory with his new Nightsister allies.

Grogu & Sabine Are The Bridge Between Mandalorians & Jedi

One Became A Mandalorian, The Other A Jedi

Going beyond the opportunity for Mandalorians and Jedi to finally unite, it’s also worth pointing out that both Grogu and Sabine Wren have already been bridging the gap between the two groups. While Grogu was a Jedi who once lived at the Jedi Temple, he’s since become a Mandalorian as the adopted son of Din Djarin. Likewise, Sabine Wren is a Mandalorian who chose to follow the Jedi path as Ahsoka’s apprentice, a true Mandalorian Jedi just like Tarre Vizsla. As such, both are prime examples of new Mandalorian-Jedi unity in this new Star Wars era even before the release of the new Mandalorian movie.