Summary

• The Mandalorian season 3 will focus on the found family dynamic between Din Djarin and Grogu in a continuation of the previous seasons.
• The Armorer, played by Emily Swallow, embodies the traditions of Mandalore and will play a significant role in the collective storyline of Mandalorians.
• The Mythosaur skull is the symbol of Mandalore, representing its past and a hopeful prophecy of the return of the Mythosaurs, which was revealed to be true in season 3.

Sigils and insignias play an important role in Mandalorian society, but The Mandalorian season 3 placed one in particular prominence. When Lucasfilm launched The Mandalorian, it was advertised as the tale of a lone gunslinger - a Mandalorian who stood alone, working as a bounty hunter in the legacy of Boba Fett. That turned out to be only the initial status quo, however, with the story instead expanding to focus on the found family dynamic between Pedro Pascal's Din Djarin and Grogu which will continue in the upcoming The Mandalorian & Grogu Star Wars movie.

While The Mandalorian & Grogu will expand the characters on the big screen, The Mandalorian season 4's potential story will continue to build on the idea of the Mandalorians as a collective. This will likely be helmed again by the Armorer, the Mandalorian played by Emily Swallow who has a sacred duty to maintain the traditions of Mandalore. She is the latest in a long line of Armorers, passing on her teaching to the next generation. Where other Mandalorians wear clan sigils and insignias, the Armorer and Mandalore as a whole are associated with a particularly important one.

The Mandalorian Symbol Is A Mythosaur Skull

Other Mandalorian insignias are associated with individual clans, but the symbol displayed in the Armorer's Forge is the epitomy of Mandalore itself; the Mythosaur skull. According to legend, the Mythosaurs were the apex predators on Mandalore; the warring tribes of Mandalore were united when Mandalore the Great successfully tamed a Mythosaur. However, this skull is not just a historic one and a reminder of Mandalore's past, it is also the symbol of an eschatological hope that will likely be explored in upcoming Star Wars TV shows.

The Mandalorian version of the Chosen One is tied to the return of the Mythosaur, with the slumbering creatures returning to the planet's surface. Even the Armorer is unsure whether to believe this legend, for she considers the Mythosaurs to be purely mythical. The Mandalorian season 3, episode 2 revealed she is wrong to believe this. Din Djarin and Katee Sackhoff's Bo-Katan Kryze plunge deep into the Living Waters of Mandalore and discover that Mythosaurs still exist far beneath the planet's surface. The time of prophecy is clearly at hand.

Why Not All Mandalorians Use The Mythosaur Skull Symbol

Interestingly, it is quite rare to see Mandalorians display the Mythosaur skull. This sigil signifies the individuals are bound to Mandalore itself meaning it is likely only preferred by the Armorer or would-be rulers of all Mandalore. Others wear signets and sigils tied to the history of their individual clans. As a Foundling, Din Djarin was not part of a Mandalorian clan and thus did not possess a logo.

This changed in The Mandalorian season 1 when Din had the signet of a Mudhorn forged onto his armor, representing the moment he and Grogu were bound together. Grogu followed suit in The Mandalorian season 3 by having the same Mudhorn insignia stamped onto his rondel. Regardless of individual logos and symbols, there is no denying that the Mythosaur skull ties together every single Mandalorian, something that will likely be more prevalent going forward now that Mandalore has been reclaimed by its true denizens from the clutches of the Empire after The Mandalorian season 3.