Award-winning actor Giancarlo Espositio, who portrays Moff Gideon in The Mandalorian Disney+ series, set off the ultimate of cliffhangers during the final scene of Season 1 when he cut a hole in his downed TIE fighter via the use of the legendary Darksaber. Fans who are not familiar with the history of this weapon (and those who just want to see more of it) will not have to wait long as Esposito says the Darksaber will have a pretty strong presence in Season 2.
One piece of Mandalorian‘s cliffhanger is following Gideon’s tie-fighter crash, he cuts a hole for himself out of his damaged spaceship with the famed darksaber, a weapon from deep-dive Star Wars mythology that drove fans nuts.
“You’ll see more of the darksaber, you’ll get the explanation of this ancient weapon to the modern world, a collapsed world,” Esposito said today. “Where did this saber come from and how was it revived? It’s a key in our second season, which will be back sooner than later.”
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“(The saber) is a key to Moff Gideon’s past, which possibly has a lot to do with where he comes from and his desire to build a planet and bring it back together,” added Esposito.
Season 2 of The Mandalorian Emmy-nominated series is scheduled to debut on Disney+ sometime in October (a specific release date has yet to be officially announced).
