'The Mandalorian' season 3: 9 details to remember before watching

The Mandalorian got kicked out of the Children of the Watch.

The reason Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal), also known as the Mandalorian or Mando, wears his mask all the time is not just for protection. It is an integral part of the tribe he was raised by. 

The Children of the Watch are a cult-like group of Mandalorians that follow the Way of the Mandalore, an ancient faith. Finding Mando as an orphan, the tribe raised him in their ways as a hunter, but an integral part of their belief is that they keep their helmet on at all times, allowing no human to see their identity.

Of course, if you've seen the first two seasons of "The Mandalorian," you will know Mando has had to break that rule in order to survive and complete his missions. Hence, when Mando returned to the tribe in "The Book of Boba Fett" episode five, they banish him for breaking their code.

Mando tried to find mercy but the tribe's leader, the Armorer (Emily Swallow), said that the only way he can become a Mandalorian again is by bathing in the living waters of the mines of the planet Mandalore.

This means for the first time Mando doesn't have a tribe to bail him out of difficult situations.

Baby Yoda also left the Jedi Order.

In season two of "The Mandalorian," Mando's main mission was to unite Grogu, also known as Baby Yoda, with a Jedi to train him in the ways of the Force. In episode seven of season two, Grogu puts a call out to the universe to find a Jedi.

In the finale, Luke Skywalker comes to the rescue to save Mando and take Grogu to train. In "The Book of Boba Fett" episode six, we see Luke attempt to train Grogu. However, it eventually becomes clear that Grogu's attachment to Mando has hindered his ability to learn the ways of the Jedi.

At the end of the episode, Grogu is given a choice: stay and learn how to use the Force and claim the original Yoda's lightsaber, or go back to Mando. Grogu chooses the latter and is reunited with Mando in "The Book of Boba Fett" season finale.

Mando has a new spaceship which he helped rebuild.

In season two, episode seven of "The Mandalorian," Mando's main ship the Razor Crest was destroyed by the Imperial villain Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito). 

In "The Book of Boba Fett" episode five, Mando is looking for a new ship, which leads him to Peli Motto (Amy Sedaris) in Tatooine. According to Mando, she said she had found him a new ship like the Razor Crest, but instead it was a broken down Naboo starfighter — the same one as used in "The Phantom Menace."

Mando reluctantly agrees to help Peli fix it and claim it as his new ship. The trailers for "The Mandalorian" season three show that this new ship is here to stay, at least for the moment.

Mando has the Darksaber.

Along with a new ship, Mando also has a new weapon, the Darksaber. The weapon was first seen in "The Mandalorian" season one finale when Moff used it to escape his crashed ship in the final scene of the episode. 

In the season two finale, Mando and Gideon duel over possession of Grogu while on the Imperial villain's ship, and Gideon uses the Darksaber against Mando's Beskar spear.

After Mando wins the battle, he attempts to give the Darksaber back to his ally Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff), which is when he learns the significance of the weapon.

It is actually an ancient Mandalorian weapon that can be used to reunite the people of Mandalore. However, if it is not won by battle, it will instead curse the user and the Mandalorians.

As a result, Bo-Katan refuses to take the Darksaber from Mando, leaving him to figure out what to do with the weapon. Could Mando potentially reunite the scattered remains of the once-powerful planet Mandalore? Or will the new weapon put him in peril?

One of the members of the Children of the Watch has already tried to defeat Mando for the weapon in "The Book of Boba Fett" episode five. It would not be surprising if the Darksaber actually puts a new target on his back.

Mando is going back to Mandalore.

Aside from chronicling the adorable adventures of Grogu, "The Mandalorian" season three will see Mando heading back to the ruined planet of Mandalore for a very specific reason.

The planet was relentlessly bombed by the Empire because they knew they'd never be able to control its people due to the fact that their religion revolves around war. 

Din is heading back to the planet because the Armorer (Emily Swallow) exiled him in "The Book of Boba Fett" for taking off his helmet in front of other people, and the only way he can redeem himself is by finding the living waters which are underneath the mines of Mandalore.

It's not clear how or why a Mandalorian can atone for their sins by going to the living waters, but it's going to be a difficult journey since they were supposedly destroyed in the bombing.

Mando has many allies now.

When the first episode of "The Mandalorian" arrived back in 2019, it was just Mando kicking around the galaxy by himself. But since then, he's amassed a large number of allies, including Grogu, of course.

But other than the cute green alien, he can also rely on the likes of Nevarro magistrate Greef Karga (Carl Weathers), ship engineer Peli Motto (Amy Sedaris), gray Jedi Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson), Jedi master Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), sniper Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen), and fellow bounty hunter, Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison).

Din also had a close friendship with Cara Dune (Gina Carano), but the actor was fired by Disney after comparing Republicans to persecuted Jews.

Of course, Mandalorian warrior Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff) was another key ally in "The Mandalorian" season two. She was on a mission to retrieve the Darksaber and restore Mandalore's glory. But Mando receiving the Darksaber threw a spanner into the works.

As mentioned, it's likely that there's going to be some conflict between Bo-Katan and Mando or between the various Mandalorian clans over the Darksaber.

Moff Gideon is a prisoner of the New Republic.

"The Mandalorian" season two ended with Mando, Bo-Katan, Cara Dune, Fennec Shand, and Luke Skywalker fighting Moff Gideon and his dark troopers in an effort to save Grogu from the remnants of the Empire.

Ultimately, Gideon was apprehended by the gang after their fight, but it's not clear what happened to him after that, because the season ended with Luke taking Grogu off the ship.

In "The Book of Boba Fett" episode five, Mando told the Children of the Watch that Gideon was handed over to the New Republic to be interrogated and tried for his crimes.

So for now, it seems safe to assume that he's a prisoner of the New Republic — although probably not for long.

IG-11 risked his life to save Mando in season one.

In the season one premiere of "The Mandalorian," the assassin droid IG-11 (Taika Waititi) made his first appearance trying to hunt Grogu for a bounty. Mando and IG-11 initially teamed up to win the bounty, but after seeing the baby, the Mandalorian betrayed his droid ally to save him.

IG-11 returned later in the season, having been reprogrammed by Mando's ally, Kuiil (Nick Nolte), to assist the farmer. After Kuiil was killed in episode seven, IG-11 joined Mando to protect Baby Yoda as they headed to Nevarro.

Unfortunately, while on the planet, they were surrounded by stormtroopers sent by Gideon. In the season finale, IG-11 eventually sacrificed himself and self-destructed in order to protect Mando, Grogu, and his allies.

Nevarro has a lot of history in "The Mandalorian."

"Star Wars" has a lot of planets, but one of the most important ones in "The Mandalorian" is Nevarro. We are first introduced to the planet in season one as the base of the Bounty Hunters' Guild, which Mando works for.

However, after Mando's betrayal of the Empire, by liberating Grogu, the planet was seized by Gideon and his imperial forces. Greef Karga, a former agent of the Guild, tried to set up a trap for Mando in Nevarro in episode seven but had a change of heart when Grogu healed his wounds.

After the skirmish with the Empire in the season one finale, Greef decided to help rebuild and clean up the planet, serving as its magistrate, while Cara Dune served as his marshal.

In the trailers for season three, it appears Greef has cleaned up the main city of Nevarro quite a bit from a dirty, dark town to a shining, thriving city.