Did The Mandalorian Show Up for That Big Star Wars 9 Final Space Battle?

Mandalorian fighters were included inThe Rise of Skywalkerduring the final battle scene. ManyStar Warsfans were hoping that Jon Favreau’sThe Mandalorianwould tie into the final installment in the Skywalker Saga. However, there were really only a few notable things that the two projects shared, other than being aStar Warsproject. The first one is the Force healing that the Child uses, which Rey and Ben Solo adapt for their own use. Secondly, it appears that some Mandalorian warriors may have been helping The Resistance take down the Final Order. But was Din Djarin amongst that massive fleet? Perhaps?

If one looks closely during the major battle scene inThe Rise of Skywalker, Mandalorian Fang Fighters can be seen in a few scenes, which makes it a nod toThe Mandalorianand theRebelsanimated series too. These ships are closely associated with the Mandalorian Protectors, who are the personal guards of Mandalore leaders. While this is more than likely a cool mention ofRebels, this is also now a part ofThe Mandalorian.

For now, it’s unclear if Mandalorian warriors were in the cockpits of the Fang Fighters, but it’s safe to assume that they were. With that being said,The Mandaloriantells us that many of these warriors have gone in to hiding after a mysterious purge, so we’ll have to wait and see what future lies ahead for the warriors on theDisney+ series. The show takes place about five years afterReturn of the Jedi, so there is a lot of ground to cover to catch up to whereThe Rise of Skywalkerfalls on the timeline.

The Mandalorian is currently in production for season 2, which will debut sometime this fall.Star Warsfans are hoping sooner than later, but the safe bet will be on another November debut for the highly anticipated second season. Giancarlo Esposito recently revealed that his Moff Gideon character will have a larger role this time around and teased fans about the character’s intentions with Baby Yoda. We’ll also get some more insight into the Darksaber and how he got his hands on it. There’s a lot of ground to cover in the next season.

With theMoff Gideon storyline gaining more prominence, we’ll hopefully get some more insight into Baby Yoda’s origins. We’ve seen the character get progressively stronger in a short amount of time, but the 50-year old baby is really only getting started in the ways of the Force. As forStar Warson the big screen,The Rise of Skywalkeris going to be it for a while as Disney and Lucasfilm chart the future.The Mandaloriandirector and voice of IG-11, Taika Waititi, is in talks to direct his ownStar Warsmovie, though it is unclear if it will actually happen at this point in time. You can head over tothe official StarWars.com websiteand get ticketing info forThe Rise of Skywalkerto go look for Fang Fighters.