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The Real Reason No One Recognized Luke In The Mandalorian

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The first-ever live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian takes place during an intriguing window of time. Telling the story of the space-faring bounty hunter Din Djarin, aka Mando, and the Force-sensitive Grogu, otherwise known as the Child, or Baby Yoda. We get it if you're not quite ready to let go of that name. The Disney+ streaming series is set five years after the events of Return of the Jedi, the final film in the original Star Wars trilogy, and 25 years before the events of The Force Awakens, the first film in the Star Wars sequel series. In the 1983 movie, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Han Solo work together to destroy the Galactic Empire's second Death Star, stop Darth Vader and defeat the Emperor, and destroy the Empire once and for all. Darth Vader ends up in a lightsaber battle with Luke, his own son, and the Emperor steps in to torture Luke with Force-lightning. Displeased, Vader betrays the Emperor and tosses him down a reactor shaft, to his apparent death. Vader dies in Luke's arms, Luke has him cremated, and Rebel allies Lando Calrissian and Wedge Antilles, an X-wing fighter pilot, succeed in decimating the main reactor of the Death Star. Success on all fronts! However, The Mandalorian revealed to us all that the Empire didn't just shrivel up and die after Darth Vader tossed the Emperor into that giant pit. The remnant factions still aspire to restore their regime to its former glory, and some of them would very much like to get their hands on Grogu to help in that endeavor. In The Mandalorian's season 2 finale, Chapter 16: The Rescue, The Mandalorian and Return of the Jedi collide in full force when Luke Skywalker himself appears to take on Grogu as a Jedi Padawan. This reveal at the end of the episode shocked fans, but that same look of awe was missing from Mando and the other characters' faces. They hardly blink at the sight of this legendary hero. Don't they know that this is the Luke Skywalker of Rebel Alliance fame, the son of Darth Vader, the Jedi who had his hand sliced off by a lightsaber? Actually, no no, they don't. This might surprise fans, but there are quite a few reasons that Mando and his allies don't know who Luke Skywalker is, or at least don't recognize the Jedi's face. For fans of Star Wars, Luke Skywalker holds almost God-like status in the canon. That's because we, as an audience, get to travel around the galaxy far, far away with him and his friends. And throughout the original, prequel, and sequel trilogies that span the nine-movie Skywalker Saga, we learn essentially everything there is to know about Luke, his family, and his friends and foes. Alongside Han Solo and his twin sister Leia, Luke is at the heart of the biggest Star Wars stories that have been told thus far. But the humans, humanoids, creatures, and droids within the Star Wars universe aren't the same as us Earth-side fans, and the galaxy is a massive place filled with tons of planets, all enduring their own struggles and celebrating their unique triumphs. Although most people in the Star Wars universe are aware of the Empire to at least some degree, their everyday lives don't revolve around the Rebellion and the war if it isn't happening on their planet. They aren't tracking Rebels' locations or keeping up-to-date with the fight against the Empire if it isn't directly affecting them and why would they? It's understandable that word of the Rebel Alliance's actions during the original Star Wars trilogy and Luke's actions in particular may not have reached everyone in the galaxy, especially only a handful of years after the events of Return of the Jedi. It's also possible that the news never will reach everyone. In The Mandalorian season 1, Mando visits Luke's home planet of Tatooine, yet there's no mention of the heroic Jedi even there. Also, the series is set only 25 years before The Force Awakens, and in that film, Rey, who grew up on the desolate planet of Jakku, refers to the Jedi as mythological figures. On the other hand, it's possible that most everyone in the galaxy has heard of Luke Skywalker, but they just have no idea what he looks like. Even if Mandalorian characters like Din and Bo-Katan Kryze know of Luke's existence and have heard of his name before, they aren't exactly blessed with Earthly inventions like texting or internet, so without having actually seen Luke himself before themselves, they likely wouldn't be able to tell him apart from some other random robed dude. Considering all that, it's not surprising to see a lack of recognition on the faces of Mando, Fennec Shand and even Moff Gideon in The Mandalorian. All they know and all they need to know is that this man is a Jedi and he can protect and train Grogu, completing Mando's season-long mission.
Date: 2020-12-24

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Comments and reviews: 10

MaximumNewbage
Dude. The fact that Rey refers to Jedi as mythological figures in the force awakens is because the people who made that movie were incompetent. Before the the Empire rose to power, EVERYONE knew who the Jedi were because there were a big part of intergalactic politics. Luke was born roughly around the time the Jedi were destroyed. Let's say that INTERPOL (The world police, just like the Jedi were basically galactic police) was destroyed overnight like the Jedi were. Would people treat them as mythical figures and forget about them in just a few decades? Of course not. It makes no sense.
Even the way the Mandalorian treats Jedi makes no sense, acting as if they were shrouded in mystery and from an ancient past etc. Dude. It was like 20 years ago from Mando's perspective that everyone knew everything about the Jedi and the Jedi were up in everybody's business. How the hell does he not know about Jedi?
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Jay
There's no reason why Luke should be particularly well known. It's a bit strange that the Mandalorian had never even heard of jedi before the end of season one, but I'm not surprised that most people wouldn't know about Luke specifically. For the most part, the only people who are famous during and right after wars are the leaders involved. People would know about the rebels destroying 2 Deathstars and killing Palpatine and Vader, but it doesn't surprise me that no one would know the specifics of who was involved.
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John
The Empire doesn't have a very light touch. The death of Palpatine will be news anywhere they hear about what (if anything) is going on on the far side of their own planet. Anyone not under a rock will have heard of Luke though they may not care. Cara dune will know what he looks like but may not care. Din will have seen the exorbitant bounties various Imperials will have set on Like but no one has ever collected. They'd know who he was most likely.
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Chris
Umm, actually, Boba Fett should have recognized Luke from their encounter 5 years ago in which he was thrown into the giant mouth of that ground monster thing, and everyone thought he'd died. But he survived. I mean, Boba Fett was fighting with Luke directly, so I don't think anyone's going to be able to explain that away, unless, of course, it comes up next season where Boba Fett reveals to the others who that actually was. Maybe?
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Matthew
I think the mandalorian is a good place to start for someone interested in a space saga but not with some magical powers.
Nothing in the show (bar Boba Fett) is hinging on the established lore being known. Enough exposition occurs to clue someone in on the broader themes.
Luke is a legend in the starwars universe but only to those who follow the story of the alliance and the Jedi.
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x5-992
Pretty sure Gideon recognized him. Maybe Cara, or at the very least knows the names. What gets me is how quickly the Jedi were forgotten. They had a massive temple in the biggest city in the galaxy, they lead the clones in a huge war. Yet in A New Hope people who were alive during the Clone Wars believe it to be ancient and forgotten.
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Jinyu
I do find it funny that Cara wouldn t know who he is. As a survivor of Alderaan and a member of the Rebel Alliance, how would any member not know the man who destroyed the Death Star without a targeting computer thereby getting revenge for Alderaan and become probably the most well known rebel outside of the command structure.
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Marjorie
Maybe some of them didn't but for one reason or another (shocked, stunned, scared, watching the scene play out) didn't say anything and played it cool? What would the dialogue have been. Hi Luke, thanks for dropping by! By golly, it's Luke Skywalker!
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Roy
As I recall in a New Hope not even Luke Skywalker himself had ever heard of the Jedi until Ben himself told him about them.
The Empire did an outstanding job in erasing the memory of the Jedi Knights from the galaxy's common folk collective mindset.
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xanithkl
The real reason is because this universe with their droids & hyperspeed spaceship technology does not have the most basic i. e. intergalactic internet infrastructure. Otherwise, Mando and others can just search Whois Jedy.
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