The Mandalorian Moff Gideon (Spoilers)

I think an older Merrin will resurrect Maul - or a even clone via the Sith Eternal or Death Watch - or a descendant since we know Nightbrothers and Nightsisters survived & Dathomir is an extremely powerful Dark Side of the Force world where anything is possible with the World Between Worlds(am sure there is more than one entrance).

 

With Exegol and the Sith Eternal in play, this comic might as well be canon. Not happening in the Mandalorian though. Maul would roflstomp Gideon, Din and turn Baby Yoda to the dark side.

 

this is just so good... I can't wait to see where they take his character. The villainous motif is perfect.

 

Merrin resurrects Maul, Ashoka brings back Kenobi from the WOW, and they face off again post ROTJ. Baby, we got a stew going.


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How that work, i mean Obi wan burned his body inluess they put his spirit into another body.

 

Seeing as this is post Empire, I wouldn't be surprised if he took over a remnant and gave himself the title of Moff

 

We don’t know either way I think anyway

 

How cool would it be if he was an Inquisitor? His costume looks like he could've been in that group but I guess he doesn't have Sith eyes. I was playing Jedi Fallen Order again and Second Sister tells Cal pretty much the same thing Gideon says when he has the group cornered.

 

I think his appearance poses a lot of interesting questions, he was so successful in conquering the Mandalorian's, why would someone who achieved so much be left behind after Operation Cinder? A man of his skills would surely be seen by Palpatine as a useful piece to play with in his Contingency Plan.
I suspect he's a boots on the ground middle man for the the contingency/Imperial Remnant/Sith Eternal - tracking down the child to "harvest" the "material" for "dark science" "cloning" experiments focused on producing a body suitable for the return of Palpatine...

 

Would be even cooler if he’s just a Moff who was once an ISB Officer.

 

And NOT force sensitive. Just a rogue officer who assumed command of an Imperial remnant.

 

He's a Vader and Takrin fanboy.

 

Not everyone needs to be force sensitive to have power and I mean power in the sake of power (leadership)

 

It’s tempting to see Gideon’s story as linking to the Sith Eternal, but for some reason that doesn’t seem like the most natural fit to me, despite the time period. Maybe it’s because the show has so far felt fairly independent from any other storytelling. I would imagine its whole storyline, including the villains ultimate goals and the heroes’ eventual main journey, would work without referencing the Sith cult.

Considering the setting, it’s perfectly possible that Gideon has no superiors and is in charge of his own Imperial remnant in this part of the galaxy, with everything else happening somewhere else. I also don’t think he himself will likely be Force-sensitive, at least not in any way that would result in his being a copy of Vader. His strength is in information, so if he ever has any kind of Force sensitivity, it would make most sense for it to be something more subtle related to that.

 

I would prefer him NOT to be in any way affiliated with the FO. Just a high ranking Imperial who carved out a fiefdom to rule.

 

Way I see it, the name Gideon means basically a destroyer , the one who has a stump in place of a hand . Probably he's a corruption of the Bible's version of the figure of the judge, Gideon. I would think this guy fancies himself a judge, possibly he is an Inquisitor or something close to that, I think he feels he's a holy man in divine service to the Sith Emperor - who would be very much alive and active whether he knows it or not. But I think that savior complex and Imperial loyalist aspect of his character makes him a cultist and zealot.

 

Pity Moff Gideon doesn't have the Knights of Ren as his henchmen...maybe then they could have been used to their potential in this tv series

I do wonder how many troopers and ships he has at his disposal...?

 

I would theorize he at least has a few light cruisers, maybe a few Raider-IIs for rapid deployment and Gozantis to carry his TIEs, but not much in the way of a fleet. A significant enough force to call himself a Moff rather than merely a Captain or Commander.
According to Battlefront 2's campaign the Empire lost most of their Arqitens so I doubt he would have one of those, and a Star Destroyer would probably attract too much attention from the New Republic.

 

I gathered that Moff was simply a former title, and did not indicate that he’s got a force large enough to justify it. But we’ll see.

 

In a recent interview, Esposito said the TIE fighter was essentially another relic in Gideon’s possession, like the Darksaber. Whether that means he doesn’t have other TIEs or just that even one TIE is now an unfamiliar sight, I’m guessing we’ll find out. If he had access to a squad of Death Troopers, I’m guessing he probably has much more under his sleeve than what we’ve seen. I think it would make sense that we’d see primarily smaller cruisers under his command, perhaps culminating with a Star Destroyer as his flagship, but in this time period it would have to remain hidden away.

One consistent description of Gideon is that he is has access to a lot information. He seems to lead more of an underground operation than what we’re familiar with in the EU in terms of Imperial remnants. The forces we saw in S1, barring the ending, were mostly hidden away, after all, and this would parallel the way the Mandalorians exist in this time period as well. So I can see his forces becoming increasingly more visible as the series goes on.

 

That's the fun thing about Moff Gideon, yes he is "Technically" the Nu Canon equivalent of a Imperial Warlord but unlike the Bantam Era which essentially was a "Warlord of the week to eventually be defeated and nothing changes" Moff Gideon will probably have a far more compelling arc to him as well as his impact on the story and motivations.

 

Maybe he is a Warlord. We already have another example in canon with Moff Adelhard. Maybe Gideon is public enemy No. 1 to the New Republic. The era isn't all that fleshed out yet. All we have right now are Prequel character backstories and politics, not post-war conflicts.

 

Independent NOW...But if certain rumors are true...It might not be...Unless said rumors are merely one and done episodes that are more backdoor pilots for grander things.

Granted Gideon's story is perhaps connected to the wider story of Mandalore which has playing out throughs Star Wars since TCW.