In the latest trailer for The Mandalorian season 3, a very brief shot suggests that the show is referencing its favorite droid from season 1. Din Djarin and Grogu will be retracing their steps back to Nevarro, a planet that has been featured heavily in both The Mandalorian season 1 and season 2. In season 1, Nevarro was host to the Tribe of the Children of the Watch, the Mandalorian covert that Din was formerly a member of. The Tribe, and much of the people of Nevarro, were mostly wiped out when Moff Gideon and the Imperials took control of the planet from the Bounty Hunters’ Guild.

The people that remained on Nevarro were saved by Din’s rag-tag group in season 1, one of which was IG-11, voiced by Taika Waititi. IG-11 originally started out as a cold, calculating assassin droid who was tasked with killing Grogu at the beginning of the show. But after being taken out by Din and then reprogrammed by the Ugnaught, Kuiil, IG-11 became Grogu’s protector and an asset to Din’s group. In the final episode of season 1, he sacrifices himself to destroy a garrison of stormtroopers threatening to take out the remaining group, including Grogu. Without IG-11’s sacrifice, the Imperials would have won, and Nevarro would not have been freed.

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Why Nevarro Is Honoring IG-II With A Statue

The Mandalorian, Grogu, Greef Karga, and IG-11 Statute

A brief shot in the trailer shows the leg of a familiar droid behind Din and Greef Karga. The people of Nevarro, who were liberated with the help of IG-11, erected a statue in the town square in honor of the late droid. IG-11’s statue was shown in season 2 of The Mandalorian in the background, but season 3 will show it up close. Greef Karga and Marshal Dune were saved by IG-11’s sacrifice. Given that they both hold important roles in Nevarro City, it seems only fitting that the town honors his sacrifice in some way, especially since the droid was crucial in wiping out the remaining Imperials on Nevarro.

The Mandalorian Statue Symbolizes How Far His Relationship With Droids Has Come

The Mandalorian pit droids

In the beginning of season 1, Din hated the idea of working or associating with any sort of droid. He begrudgingly assisted IG-11 on their mission to recover Grogu, but ended up shooting him when the droid attempted to kill their bounty. Din’s hatred of droids came from the Separatist droids who killed his family before the Mandalorian’s took him in. From begging IG-11 not to sacrifice himself to letting Peli Motto’s pit droids help him work on his new ship in The Book of Boba Fett, Din has come a long way on his journey to liking droids.

In The Mandalorian season 3, Din and Greef meet under the shadow of a good friend. Whether they reminisce about him at all remains unclear, but his memory is there nonetheless. It seems fitting that Din is retracing his steps back to where season 1 began, probably before heading off to Mandalore. His new goal is to redeem himself as a Mandalorian by finding the living waters in the Mines of Mandalore, which were destroyed (like IG-11) by the remains of the Empire. Nevertheless, Din keeps IG-11’s mission alive, long after the droid’s demise, by fighting for a better life for himself and Grogu in The Mandalorian season 3.

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