The Mandalorian Mandalore (the Planet) Speculation

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Ah, OK. So we’re talking about another event then. The Purge, mentioned by Paz Vizsla in Mando S1, looks to be the event shown in this recent BoBF episode, and looks to be different from the original Siege of Mandalore from TCW. So the Purge is the Siege of Mandalore 2 and the Night of a Thousand Tears is only part of the second siege.

You know, another implication of this recent BOBF episode is that it really complicates spoiler tag policies…

 

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We were using spoiler tags no problem until the discussion about spoiler tags began...

My post quoting Gideon only directly discusses Mando Season 1.

 

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It looked like TIE Bombers nuked the surface of the planet while some sort of chain reaction occurred in Sundari which caused an explosion that dwarfed the nuclear explosions. Perhaps the destruction from within of some kind of main power generator for the domed city.

 

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I thought the TIE bombers were using conventional munitions at first, probably incendiaries. It's difficult to tell but the Empire seemingly using droids and no troopers and the lack of any resistance in that scene also suggests WMDs.

 

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That was my thought as well. The Empire isn't normally big on droids, so using them to finish off survivors implies there was something nasty lingering in the planet's environment.

Come to think of it, I also wonder if those droids might still be there, preventing any survivors from returning and trying to repair the environmental damage.

 

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Actually, that reminds me of something...the armorer said something about Din washing away his sins in the living waters under the mines...what if that isn't just hyperbole or metaphor, but there is something is actively alive about the deep water supplies of the planet, and that something has been twisted by the weapons the empire used, making the planet hostile? It might literally be cursed...


...Nah, I am probably overthinking it. Though this is a series with a nose lizard vision quest that allowed Boba to find some wood despite there clearly being no wood in walking distance...

 

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Damn look at Mandalore, the terminator feeling.

 

Ok so anyone think when this might have happenned. The Great Purge of Mandalore. It seems to be after Rebels but maybe before Rogue One/ANH. The death star would be used on Mandalore first if not i think.

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Mandalore trough different stages in the era.

 

Using the Death Star on Mandalore would never happen IMO. The Empire wants Mandalore's beskar, and there's no other known place else in the galaxy the ore can be mined.

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Probably why we see how they use huge-yield bombs, likely nuclear, to destroy the planet's surface, rather then destroying the planet outright

 

I wonder how long the emperor reacted to Mandalore rebelling against him and his empire. Lothal being freed from Thrawn with Ezra seems to be close to events of Rogue One/ANH. So I wonder is this pre-OT or during it.

If its pre-OT, I can see this event being covered in Andor if Mandalorian season 3 dosent cover the Purge of Mandalore in more detail.

I also wondered if Grand Moff Willuff Tarkin was somehow involved in this. He has been involved in every other planets destruction. Even Kamino's, he made sure to hologram the admiral and said "You may fire when ready".

 

The DS was only ready to be used on Jedha and not before, Tarkin was solely focused on getting control of the DS by that stage. After that his evil mind was focused on finding the Rebel base and stopping the DS plans getting to Rebels, while Gideon was assigned with Mandalore.

 

I bet Grand Moff Tarkin gave Moff Gideon a phone call like he did to Rampart when he told him to fire when ready. Also was probaly Tarkins idea when Palpatine just wanted to destroy the whole planet.

 

Considering Tarkin's rivalry with Krennic, I can see him having an equally acrimonious rivalry with Gideon too. That might be something fun to explore in flashbacks of TM season 3.

 

Yeah they want the Beskar....but...

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would nuking the entire planet make the Beskar radioactive and unusable? I think it is called Neutron Activation.

 

Imagine if we get a flashback to Moff Gideon just before The Great Purge of Mandalore, and we get Grand Moff Tarkin cameo. He is the guvernør of the outer rime systems, so he might need Tarkin s approval.

 

It would be unbelievable, almost on par with Luke appearing in the season 2 finale.

 

Do you think we're going to finally see a Mythesaur (spelt wrong, I know) on Mandalore?

 

Yess and Din will ride it with darksaber ignited.