As it turns out, it looks like the First Order’s Praetorian Guard could be making a comeback. Star Wars scooper Making Star Wars says it heard the Guard was making a return in a scene where Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) fights them aboard a ship. The scoop also says Mando bumps into a group of new antagonists that looks like the red Sith Troopers, but here, they have Mandalorian-shaped helmets.
Clad in ornate crimson armor, these warriors guarded Supreme Leader Snoke, ready to meet any threat with a savage response. The Guard consisted of eight sentinels divided into four pairs, with each pair brandishing unique weapons. Their red armor was a deliberate echo of that worn by Emperor Palpatine’s royal protectors. The Guard attacked Kylo Ren and Rey after the death of Snoke, with all eight falling in battle.
Their returns set up several potential storylines for the third season of the hit series, and it is a foregone conclusion that the Darksaber will continue playing a role as Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff) and Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito) come back to the Star Wars story.
In addition to The Mandalorian Season 3, fans of the “Mando-Verse” can look forward to spinoff Ahsoka sometime in 2023.
What do you think about the Praetorian Guard seemingly returning in The Mandalorian?
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