A new image from the Disney+-exclusive series Star Wars: The Mandalorian has the title character (portrayed by Pedro Pascal) face off against Trandoshans, a species familiar to fans of The Empire Strikes Back.
Entertainment Weekly has just released an exclusive image showcasing Pedro Pascal’s Mandalorian with no name taking on a pair of Trandoshan aliens in staff-to-staff combat. The species first appeared in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in 1980. They were represented by the Bounty Hunter Bossk being among the rogues’ gallery hunting for Han Solo, Princess Leia Organa, C-3PO, and Chewbacca after their escape from Hoth in the Millennium Falcon.
Neither of the goons that Pedro Pascal’s lead is facing off against are Bossk, but he and other Trandoshans have since appeared in Star Wars media such as Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: Rebels, and Star Wars: Resistance, among other appearances in comics and books published by Lucasfilm Licensing. It would not be surprising to learn that these two may be fellow bounty hunters, though, as they’d potentially be business rivals for Pedro Pascal’s nameless anti-hero.
You can see Pedro Pascal’s Mandalorian face off against the Trandoshans below:
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This will be the first time that Trandoshans have appeared in a live-action format since Star Wars: Return of the Jedi back in 1983. It’s good to have these baddies back, and even better to have them appear in the backdrop of the gritty world that The Mandalorian has set up for Pedro Pascal.
The Mandalorian is set after Return of the Jedi will explore the Star Wars timeline between the original and sequel trilogies for the first time in live-action. Pedro Pascal stars as the titular character, along with Gina Carano, Giancarlo Esposito, Emily Swallow, Carl Weathers, Omid Abtahi, Werner Herzog, and Nick Nolte. Here’s the official synopsis:
After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe. The Mandalorian is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic.
The Mandalorian will debut exclusively on Disney Plus, which is set to launch November 12 in the United States and some other regions. Disney Plus is $6.99 for a monthly subscription and $12.99 for a monthly subscription bundle that also includes ESPN Plus and Hulu.
Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for the latest news on Disney Plus, Pedro Pascal, The Mandalorian, and the future of the Star Wars franchise as we learn it!
Source: Entertainment Weekly
