(L-R): Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff), Paz Vizsla (Tait Fletcher) and the Armorer (Emily Swallow) in Lucasfilm's THE MANDALORIAN, season three, exclusively on Disney+. ©2023 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.Star Wars has hosted many cultures and people that remind audiences of their own. George Lucas related the Jedi to Samurai, Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Din Djarin/Mando (Pedro Pascal) are definite old west gunslingers, and there are even space pirates, as fans learned in this season of The Mandalorian. Could one more huge culture be making its way to the Galaxy Far, Far Away?
Integrating elements of world history and culture is no new thing to Star Wars, and it actually makes for compelling storytelling. When audiences see or hear something familiar to them, it helps them relate better to the characters and their situations better and really brings them into the story. It also lends a bit more authenticity to a genre that is built in a completely fictional setting.
In series like Andor and The Mandalorian, fans have seen great examples of design that incorporates tradition from world history and culture. The upper-crust, for example, people like Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly) and her family, tend to dress in styles reminiscent of feudal Japan, while those in the rebellion have actually incorporated elements of uniforms from World War II, just like they did in the Original Star Wars Trilogy.
When it comes to something like the space pirates in The Mandalorian Season 3, the leap was only natural. If a story has spaceships, and shipping in space, it would only stand to reason that there would be some group somewhere that would want to take advantage of and steal those shipments. It does beg the question: what other cultural and historical elements might only be natural in the future of The Mandalorian and Star Wars?
If this new development hints at anything, it may well be Vikings! The Latest episode of The Mandalorian brought a lot of surprises for fans, including an amazing cameo by Jar-Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best, revealing his key role in the franchise moving forward. That wasn’t the only surprise, however. Though technically revealed in casting earlier, fans heard Paz Vizsla (Tait Fletcher) calling out his son’s name: Ragnar (Wesley Kimmel). While a cool-sounding name on its own, history buffs and fans of the Vikings series recognized it right off!
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