Here are all the characters to have the honor of glimpsing Din Djarin's handsome face in The Mandalorian so far. While it might seem strange now considering The Mandalorian's massive success on Disney+, The Mandalorian is based upon an incredibly risky premise - a faceless protagonist. Most Star Wars heroes come with hopeful smiles, determined frowns, or flirtatious glances towards their siblings, but Din Djarin is deprived of those luxuries, permanently hidden behind his Mandalorian helmet. Through only his voice and body language, Pedro Pascal (and his stunt performers) have turned Djarin into one of Star Wars' most popular characters, against all odds.
According to Mando, to remove his helmet (or have it removed by others) would be to betray his tribe - a rule driven home by the Armorer whenever Djarin paid her a visit in season 1. Initially, this law seemed at odds with existing Mandalorians in the Star Wars universe, who would remove their helmets without drama. When Bo-Katan Kryze appeared in The Mandalorian season 2, however, Djarin was revealed to belong to a specific Mandalorian traditionalist sect that refuse to remove their helmets as part of an ongoing quasi-religious ritual. Mando has no idea any other "way" existed, and is shocked by Bo-Katan revealing her face so casually.
Even though Din Djarin staunchly refuses to remove his helmet in even the gravest of circumstances, The Mandalorian could only keep Pedro Pascal's visage hidden for so long, and the character has been unmasked on two separate occasions since the Disney+ series began. These are the select few folks lucky enough to see Din Djarin's face.
The Djarins & Aq Vetina
Early in The Mandalorian, Din Djarin reveals he was not born on the planet Mandalore, but taken in as a foundling, meaning his childhood was spent helmet-free. Through flashbacks, it's shown that a young Din Djarin lived on the settlement of Aq Vetina for approximately the first decade of his life, where he lived free from the unreasonably strict dress code of Mandalore. This means Mr. and Mrs. Djarin have seen their son unmasked, as have the various settlers on Aq Vetina. Of course, these villagers were wiped out by Separatists during the Clone Wars, leaving only a young, scared Din behind. This narrows down the number of living people who have seen Mando's face considerably.
The Death Watch
The Mandalorian season 1's flashbacks show the Death Watch swooping in to halt the droid assault on Aq Vetina. They take custody of the child they find, and adopt him as their own. Nevertheless, it's not clear exactly how old Din Djarin was when he first donned a Mandalorian helmet. Through conversations with the Armorer, it's known that Mando was raised by the Fighting Corps. and accepted into the Children of the Watch, but whether a helmet was slapped on Djarin's head as soon as he arrived from Aq Vetina, or whether (more likely) he was made to prove his commitment first is yet to be confirmed.
However, viewers can be certain that at least some of the Death Watch and the Children of the Watch have seen Din Djarin's true face, albeit many years ago. The Mandalorian that saved Djarin saw his face, obviously, but it's distinctly possible that Din spent those first years among Mandalorians with his face exposed, before earning a helmet to call his own. In The Mandalorian season 1's "The Sanctuary," Djarin tells Omera, a farm woman with a crush on the mysterious stranger, that none have seen his face since childhood. This line confirms any rite of passage Mando had to perform before gaining his helmet was completed at an early age.
IG-11
Moving into The Mandalorian's timeline, the first occasion any character sees Din Djarin's face (and the first time the audience see it too) comes in the season 1 finale. Thanks to the aforementioned exchange between Mando and Omera, it's known that no one has ever seen Djarin's adult face. This covers a lengthy period from Mando's days in the Death Watch right up until his encounter with Baby Yoda and, assuming Din isn't telling lies, his face remained unseen completely during those years. That all changes thanks to IG-11. As a fellow bounty hunter who was more interested in killing Baby Yoda than saving him, IG-11 was taken out by Din Djarin in The Mandalorian's first episode, but Kuiil kindly reprogrammed the droid assassin into a loving babysitter. When everyone reunites on Nevarro, Djarin takes a heavy blow from a wily Moff Gideon, and death beckons.
Din faces a dilemma - his wounds can be healed, but only by removing his helmet to receive treatment. At first, Mando chooses his creed over his health, still denying that his face be revealed. Fortunately, IG-11 proposes a workaround, administering the treatment to an exposed Din Djarin on the justification that "droids don't count." This is, of course, a technicality, and IG-11 is seemingly the first person to see Mando in the flesh for several decades. Shortly after patching up the ailing bounty hunter, IG-11 sacrifices himself, adding his name to the list of characters who saw Din Djarin's face and died.
Migs Mayfeld
After the incident on Nevarro, Din Djarin once again reinstates his face-covering rules when The Mandalorian season 2 begins - sleeping in the helmet, lifting it just a little while eating, and not changing his code even after learning the truth from Bo-Katan Kryze. But Mando encounters a problem on Morak. With Baby Yoda in the Empire's custody, Djarin is pulling out the stops to get his kid back, even recruiting Migs Mayfeld to swipe the coordinates of Moff Gideon's ship. Mando and Migs famously fell out after the Bothan-V jailbreak mission, and no one trusts Bill Burr's character to enter the Imperial facility alone. Since Cara Dune, Boba Fett and Fennec Shand would all be recognized instantly, Mando himself must accompany Mayfeld on the infiltration.
For all its gadgets and durability, Mandalorian armor isn't exactly subtle, so Din compromises by swapping his usual gear for Stormtrooper armor instead. Already, this represents a questionable relaxation of the Tribe's code - does the rule forbid showing one's face, or the removal of the helmet? Either way, Mando remains masked heading into the Morak Imperial base, but another complication emerges. Mayfeld risks being recognized if he uses the computer terminal, but Troopers are required to be facially scanned before operation. Left with little choice, Mando voluntarily removes his helmet. He's scanned by the machine and gains Gideon's location, but at the cost of letting Mayfeld see his full face. Despite not seeing eye-to-eye in The Mandalorian season 1, Mayfeld agrees to forget he ever saw Din Djarin's carefully trimmed mustache, and Mando reciprocates by letting the prisoner walk free.
Valin Hess
Mayfeld isn't the only character who sees Din Djarin in the flesh on Morak. While plucking Gideon's coordinates from an Imperial console, Mando is accosted by Valin Hess, a senior officer played by Richard Brake, who viewers might remember from Muse's "Knights of Cydonia" video (or as the Night King in Game of Thrones). Hess immediately becomes suspicious of Djarin, but is apparently convinced by Mayfeld's cover story and invites the pair for a drink. Despite Mando's attempts to look as suspect as possible, Hess is none the wiser until Mayfeld loses his cool over a past trauma and a gunfight erupts. Hess is killed in the ensuring melee (no questions over who shot first this time), but not before sharing a drink with an unmasked Din Djarin, completely unaware of the rare honor he was afforded. Aside from Hess, a number of Imperial staff members also see Mando unmasked during this scene, from extras loitering around the mess hall, to Stormtroopers attacking before Djarin has an opportunity to replace his helmet. To help maintain the aura of secrecy, however, all those who saw Mando without a helmet on Morak are now dead aside from Mayfeld.
Moff Gideon (possibly)
Moff Gideon is The Mandalorian's intergalactic man of mystery, played by the always-enigmatic Giancarlo Esposito. Mando has never removed his helmet in Gideon's presence, nor has the villain ever claimed to know Din Djarin's true face, but until The Mandalorian reveals more about Gideon's time on Mandalore, the possibility remains. During Gideon and Djarin's first confrontation on Nevarro, the villain shockingly stated that he knew Mando's true name, as well as a large chunk of his personal background. This information was likely gleaned following the Great Purge, when Gideon also got his hands on the fabled Darksaber. But if Moff Gideon holds full access to Mandalore's archives, he might also have seen a record of Din Djarin's younger face.
Following the events of The Mandalorian season 2's "The Believer," Gideon might even have pulled CCTV footage from Morak and seen the unmasked Mando sitting opposite Valin Hess and gunning down Stormtroopers with Mayfeld. This would put Gideon is a very unique position - the only living character in The Mandalorian to have seen Din Djarin's face, and have a vested interest in using that information to his advantage.