The Mandalorian star Giancarlo Esposito has teased the possibility of Moff Gideon being a Force-sensitive villain, as he recently reflected on the character’s possession of the Darksaber and what it symbolizes to him.

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Esposito offered up some more details about his expanded role in Season 2 of the Disney+ Star Wars show, as he suggested that his character might be wielding more than just the physical powers of the black-bladed weapon.

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“To be in the position of having that regal, graceful power but have this saber which delineates a different part of me than any other character,” Esposito explained, referring to the Darksaber twist at the end of the first season. “To have this saber means I can use it, and I can do my own dirty work, that I’m a fighter, that I’m a warrior. That’s part of me.

“It also creates the possibility that he is one of the ones. He possibly has that, and that to me is interesting because is he really that fallen hero? Is he a descendant of Darth Vader. Who is he? What does he want? He knows all about everything, and you’ll have to wait to find out. Yeah, he’s actually pretty good with that Darksaber too.”

The Darksaber is considered to be one of the most important artifacts in Mandalorian culture. It was created by a warrior named Tarre Vizsla, and over time it has come to serve as a symbol of power. In fact, whomever wields the blade is viewed by Mandalorian traditionalists as the rightful ruler of Mandalore, and defeating the blade’s owner in ritualistic combat is seen as the rightful path to power.

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The Mandalorian’s season finale was filled with several big surprises, leading right the way up to the closing shots that showed Esposito’s character carving a segment out of his crashed TIE Fighter and emerging from the wreckage with the ancient Mandalorian-made weapon in his possession, which in itself illuminated a lot of unresolved mysteries and burning questions for the next season.

The Mandalorian Season 2 is set to debut on Disney+ in October 2020. Until then, we invite you to dig through the archives and learn more about the history of the Darksaber by reading our Star Wars wiki guide on the ancient lightsaber, find out about an unexpected connection between the series and The Rise of Skywalker, and see our breakdown of all the notable cameos in The Mandalorian so far.

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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Source: IGN.com The Mandalorian: Giancarlo Esposito Hints Moff Gideon Might Be a Force User