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Suspicious ‘Star Wars’ fans cry foul on a self-serving favorite’s true nature

The lines between hero and villain are about to get very blurry.
David James
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Published: Oct 21, 2022 05:06 am

The Mandalorian‘s third season is now in post-production ahead of its February 2023 premiere, and the hype machine is already rumbling into action. We know that the season will show Din Djarin heading to Mandalore to atone for removing his helmet, the Darksaber will see him thrust to the top of Mandalorian culture, Grogu will continue to develop his knowledge of the Force, and that Moff Gideon is back in a story arc that Giancarlo Esposito teases is “off the chain.”

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A huge player in this story will be Katee Sackhoff’s Bo-Katan. First introduced in The Clone Wars, she made her live-action debut in The Mandalorian‘s second season and looks set to square off against Din in an effort to win back the Darksaber. Bo-Katan is determined to restore the might of Mandalore above all other goals and though we’ve seen her as a hero, some Star Wars fans think she’s anything but:

Unpopular opinion: Bo-Katan never changed throughout all of her appearances. She appears to be a better person than she actually is because her goals often align with the heroes. When she isn’t, though, her true colors reveal themselves. I still think she’s an awesome character though. from StarWars

Replies agree that she’ll be a major player in the upcoming season and not necessarily aligned with Din Djarin:

Comment from discussion Numerous_Coach_8656’s comment from discussion "Unpopular opinion: Bo-Katan never changed throughout all of her appearances. She appears to be a better person than she actually is because her goals often align with the heroes. When she isn’t, though, her true colors reveal themselves. I still think she’s an awesome character though.".

But is she really operating in self-interest or just trying to achieve a greater good?

Comment from discussion Sparrowsabre7’s comment from discussion "Unpopular opinion: Bo-Katan never changed throughout all of her appearances. She appears to be a better person than she actually is because her goals often align with the heroes. When she isn’t, though, her true colors reveal themselves. I still think she’s an awesome character though.".

Another points out that after a season spent gently mocking Din Djarin for being a Mandalorian purist, there’s one rule she will not break:

Comment from discussion OutsideSpring’s comment from discussion "Unpopular opinion: Bo-Katan never changed throughout all of her appearances. She appears to be a better person than she actually is because her goals often align with the heroes. When she isn’t, though, her true colors reveal themselves. I still think she’s an awesome character though.".

A villain with an understandable motivation is better than a mustache-twirling “evil for evil’s sake” baddie:

Comment from discussion ANGLVD3TH’s comment from discussion "Unpopular opinion: Bo-Katan never changed throughout all of her appearances. She appears to be a better person than she actually is because her goals often align with the heroes. When she isn’t, though, her true colors reveal themselves. I still think she’s an awesome character though.".
Comment from discussion ToDandy’s comment from discussion "Unpopular opinion: Bo-Katan never changed throughout all of her appearances. She appears to be a better person than she actually is because her goals often align with the heroes. When she isn’t, though, her true colors reveal themselves. I still think she’s an awesome character though.".

The season three trailer indicates that Bo-Katan will indeed be at the center of the new arc, so expect one of the most exciting moments of the season to be when she and Din Djarin finally get down to exchanging blows. Both are fierce warriors, so this could be a Star Wars duel for the ages.

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I'm a writer/editor who's been at the site since 2015. Love writing about video games and will crawl over broken glass to write about anything related to Hideo Kojima. But am happy to write about anything and everything, so long as it's interesting!
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