The Mandalorian

Manufacturer's protocol dictates I cannot be captured.

I must be destroyed.

Nevarro is a very fine planet.

And now that the scum and villainy have been washed away,

it's very respectable again.

You do not cover your face. You are not Mandalorian.

You are a Child of the Watch.

There is only one way. The Way of the Mandalore.

Din Djarin, have you ever removed your helmet?

I have.

Then, you are a Mandalorian no more.

How can I atone?

According to Creed,

one may only be redeemed in the Living Waters

beneath the mines of Mandalore.

But the mines have all been destroyed.

This is the Way.

I swear on my name and the names of the ancestors...

"I swear on my name and the names of the ancestors..."

That I shall walk the Way of the Mand'alor...

"That I shall walk the Way of the Mand'alor..."

And the words of the Creed shall be forever forged in my heart.

"And the words of the Creed shall be forever forged in my heart."

This is the Way.

"This is the Way."

This is the Way.

From this moment on, I shall never remove my helmet.

"From this moment on, I shall never..."

- (ROARING) - (ALL SHOUTING)

Go! Go! Go!

Go!

- (BONES CRUNCH) - (MAN SCREAMING)

Young ones, to the cave!

Get back. Get back!

I got you! I got you!

Take cover!

Cover them!

To the sky!

Go

All hands, go!

Get down!

You have removed your helmet.

What's worse, you did so of your own free will.

You are no longer Mandalorian.

The Creed teaches us of redemption.

Redemption is no longer possible since the destruction of our homeworld.

But what if the mines of Mandalore still exist?

All was destroyed in the Purge.

Is this inscription not Mandalorian?

Where did you come upon this?

Jawas.

They came upon it by trade from a traveler

who claimed to have visited the surface of Mandalore.

Then this relic only proves

that Mandalore's entire surface has been crystalized by fusion rays.

But a traveler was able to retrieve this,

so perhaps, it is not poisoned.

If I visit the planet and I can bring you proof

that I have bathed in the Living Waters beneath the mines of Mandalore,

then by Creed, the decree of exile will be lifted and I would be redeemed.

This is the Way.

Then I will see you again.

(ON COMMS) Welcome to Nevarro,

independent trade anchor and Outer Rim Hyperlane port.

Please state the purpose of your visit.

Here to meet an old friend.

Greetings.

Welcome to the port of Nevarro, gem of the Outer Rim.

Our esteemed High Magistrate welcomes you

and hopes that your stay will be a prosperous one.

We invite you to visit our shops and markets,

enjoy local delicacies, marvel at the black lava canyons,

or soak in the geothermal springs.

A lot has changed around here.

Do you remember your old friend?

Mando!

- (LAUGHING) - (COOING)

I heard you were back, but I didn't believe it.

Magistrate Karga.

That's High Magistrate Karga to you.

Come.

Let's catch up on old times.

It's so good to see you. Welcome back.

Doesn't even look like the same place.

I know, we've done a lot with it.

The citizens have been so instrumental in making this all work, and look at this.

We are an official trade spur of the Hydian Way.

Congratulations.

We've got a construction boom going on in the city.

The belters are mining the asteroid fields at the edge of the system.

There's a lot of money to be made on Nevarro.

I can see.

I can set you up with a prime tract right over by the hot springs.

You and the little one, you can settle down,

you can hang up your blaster.

Live off the fat of the land.

Grogu.

Come again?

His name is Grogu.

Oh. If you say so.

Come, I wanna show you something.

Now, as I was saying,

there's a beautiful parcel available right down here by the flats.

I appreciate the offer, but I have some matters to look after.

Oh, I'm confused.

I thought you had completed your mission,

but you're still running around here with the same little critter.

It's complicated.

I completed my quest.

He returned to me.

I removed my helmet, and now I'm an apostate.

Which is all the more reason for you to stay here with us.

Where you are from, you may be an apostate,

but here, you'd be landed gentry.

Magistrate.

High Magistrate.

- Yes, High Magistrate. Apologies. - Your timing couldn't be any worse.

But it's just that, there's someone here to see you.

- It can wait. - But it's pirates!

Pirates in the courtyard.

Get out of my way or I'll split your circuits.

Oh, my stars.

Stand aside, droid, don't you know who we are?

Come on, Vane.

That'll be enough of that.

Greef Karga, my old friend.

I knew you wouldn't insult us.

- Come, join us for a drink. Yeah.

Let's continue this conversation back at my office.

This, this is a school.

Well, that explains why she wouldn't let me inside.

I forgot, it was your cut of my boss's treasure that built this saloon.

Pirate King Gorian Shard's name is familiar to all in this sector.

Come, join me for a drink back at my office.

We'll toast to your captain.

We drink here.

That is a school now.

I say it's still a bar.

Now, bring us a drink.

Is there a problem here, Magistrate?

Is there a problem here? What do you think?

Not if you serve me a drink.

Not in my school.

You hear that, boys?

His school.

You paid us for murder and mayhem inside these doors.

Sounds like you went soft.

You think so?

Try me.

Tell Captain Gorian Shard that Nevarro is no longer friendly to pirates.

Now get outta here.

Get out of here, Vane. Now.

Sure you wanna let him go?

He'll let it be known