Strange warriors lying in pools of the vanquished's blood stealing swords is no basis for a system of government.

I love how Din just doesn’t want anything to with the Darksaber and the Darksaber doesn’t want anything to do with him. Din is just like I just want to be a single father and travel the world

1:24 Reality: Everyone in Bo-Katan's forces went on a vacation day and they forgot to inform her.

Darksaber < Mandalore's Mask One is a symbol of the history of the clans and of how the Mandalorians have evolved over time while still honoring their past traditions, the other is a symbol of a people who never got over losing to the Jedi in the Mandalorian wars (in my opinion at least)

It's not stupid to have a symbol of leadership. The problem arises when you use ownership of it as the means of gaining leadership. Scepters and crowns have been used for almost as long as humanity has been a thing and it worked out pretty good.

I predict Grogu will befriend and ride the Mythosaur, then wield the Darksaber, then he will lead the Mandalorians for then next couple of centuries. Grogu is _The Mandalorian_ for which the show is named.

I have to agree with some other comments. Having a symbol of leadership, like a crown or scepter, is fine. It only becomes an issue when the right to rule comes from possession of the object. It has to be done the other way around. You get the Darksaber because you're the leader, not you're the leader because you have the Darksaber.

Emperor is the true wielder he was the last to defeat the true owner and not someone that just took it

Before Mandalore's mask, it was Mythosouar Battleaxies that acted as regalia for Taung leaders

“Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government.” Peasant from Monty Python and the Holy Grail

this channel should have way more followers , great work keep it up

Also two stupid things about Darksaber ownership: Din recieved darksaber just from beating Gideon, not challenging him to. With that logic implied Maul was beaten by Sidious, Kenobi and Ahsoka too, does that mean they're rulers too? Since Luke killed Sidious, and is a Vader's heir, who killed Obi Wan, should he also apply for a position of Mand'alor? And since that cyborg has defeaten Din, and took his saber, after which Bo Katan took his saber and defeated the cyborg shouldn't she earn the saber? Like come on, nothing makes sense anymore.

This can have its origins in English King Arthur Mythology, in which you had a symbol of leadership called EXCALIBUR, which was a sword that could only be wielded by the "true king".

There is a minor but important point that most either miss or don't know about the Dark Saber is that from the time it was taken from the Jedi temple to the time of Maul possessing it the saber was used to choose the leader of clan Vizsla only not the Mandalore. Maul changed that and made it "tradition" for wining the saber in combat to becoming the Mandalore.

Sad about the beskar spear. We had the Red Viper of Concordia for but a minute

Honestly, I prefer the mask over the saber. When you look into the expanded universe the title of mand'alore, (even after the mask was lost to time) was earned by those who proved themselves great warriors worthy of the title and commanded respect from the clans. In a sense the mask was a symbol of that power and respect. Sure, during the KOTOR era many mandalorians did try and become mand'alore without the mask and failed until homeboy Canderous Ordo took the title of mand'alore the preserver. Those that held the title of Mand'alore ended up unifying the mandalorians without a need for a home planet. Meanwhile those that have held the dark saber really only seem to be driven to hold it cause it allows them to rule over the planet Mandalore. In the words of Boba Fett, "You can't rule mandalorians. You just make sensible suggestions they want to follow."

A similar example from History would be Charles the 7th of France, who at the death of his father was outside Paris. Most of the North of France was under English or Burgundian control and to be consecrated king he had to have a sacred ritual in Reims (occupied by his enemies) cathedral with some holy oil. He wasn't recognized by many vassals and his legitimacy was always put into question. He had to wait for Joan of Arc to free the city for him to become officially king of France and marshall the ressources of the entire kingdom against England. Could you do a video on the different modes of Galaxy wide government there has been in the History of the Galaxy please? Canon or Legends or both?

I enjoyed the commentary sprinkled throughout the video.

As a Mandalorian fan (since the SW:KotOR media and beyond) I 100% agree with you. The Dark Saber is the coolest not worth it prized symbol of the Mando'ade. I wish there was more to it than just "you get the object, you get a claim" to the Mandalorian Top Leader ruling. Symbols can be earned and given by the people to their leader (how a crown would be rested unto a Queen/King's head, how the Crook and Flail be symbols for a pharaoh...etc) Or a Natural born leader just becomes so important that one of their prized possessions becomes a symbol to the people during their rule. The Greatest Mand'alor have had the honor of having a title bestowed upon them for their legacy. (Much like old Kings are remembered by certain monickers... not all very positive.) But for a culture that has it's way set in the past and a respect of what came before to seek and live for a future -not forgetting that their biggest names were Ultimate BadAsses that shook the Galaxy- it makes a stupid kind of sense that an object becomes as important as the function. which again, is stupid. But Humans and other aliens latch on to simple and stupid reasons faster than complex, merit based systems....

I think the dark saber resembles Excalibur in a sense because it’s a symbol of a king. I think it’s a cool concept but I think it shouldn’t determine the ruler of mandalor

I always thought the dark saber was just a symbol of legitimacy. Of course people would go a well collected leader but people often often have an attraction towards cool looking things. So it definitely would help to have

Bo welded it like a champ like the blade respected her skill

If I were a mandolirian I'd forge a pure beskar gauntlet so that I could grab a jedi's lightsaber

1:30 What about Ordo? He recovered the mask shortly after Revan 86'ed.

I think Din should lead the Mandalorians precisely because he doesn't want power. Bo Katan has fucked up in so many ways, namely participating in a coup against her own sister, that I don't think anyone would take her seriously. She'd be better suited to a mentor/trainer role for Din.

To be honest I still probably pick the new mandalorians for stability, just have a secure and reasonable milarty or security that could fighr death watch

7:40 "Bo katan is horrified that the new mandilorian leader is non scandi- I mean Non mandalorian" I see what you did there Mandos=space vikings

may be dumb way to pick a leader but it sure is a cool one

Maul didn’t kill Visla THAT easily. It was actually one of the better fights of the series.

the weird creature defeated Din. that made him the rightful owner of the darksaber. wich make Bo the rightful owner of the darksaber. also she has bathed in the living waters beneath the mines of Mandalor.

The Darksaber was created by a Jedi Annan embodiment of the Living Force, so violating its rules is *obviously* tempting fate in a cosmic sense. We may not like it, but Mandalorians need the strong hand of a powerful warrior leader. This is the Way.

Having a "magic" sword as the right to rule makes sense for a warrior society that places heavy importance on symbolism which is exactly what the Mandalorians are. It's a blessing and a curse. That's one element of the show that I really like. Din Djarin has had to question the creed since Grogu became his responsibility and it allows a light to be shined on the rest of Mandalorian culture.

Darksaber aka Space Excalibur

We can get rid of the Dark Saber making you the leader of Mandalore but don't get rid of it entirely I want Go-Gurt to have it 😂

Unpopular opinion: you don't need to identify as a dem or reb. Leaving one shouldn't propel you to the other side. For some reason a lot of people think that's the answer. I almost fell in that trap.

So, who wants to tell him that Luke would be the rightful owner of the Darksaber?

Thanks for the video, I haven't seen Mando today but BB episode was a sad one.

the best thing in life, is to crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women... haven't heard that one in a while

The dark saber is an annoying inconsistency. You don't need to defeat the previous owner, otherwise the whole idea of it belonging to Sabine doesn't work since Gar Saxon was never the owner either. The entire chain of ownership breaks apart since it was never reclaimed from Maul either. Heck, for all we know it was passed down in the Visla clan from the leader on their death bed, not much of a win in combat is it? That means just take it by force from whoever has it. Din could have just thrown the saber to Moth Gideon and have Bo Katan kill him and pick it up. They can do that with literally any opponent, weaken them, give them the weapon and Bo Katan defeats them to rightfully claim the saber since it does not matter how the opponent got it just that they had it at the moment of their defeat.

I think the Mandalorian is a success for three main reasons: It can have plenty of melee fights that are entertaining without the force giving certain characters annoyingly high levels of power that drive people off, it has people who similar enough Boba Fett, an extremely popular character, and it actually has the force visible with Grogu, but no matter how strong they make him, he's too adorable for anyone not to like him, again avoiding many people's tendency not to like overpowered characters as much as balanced ones. You still have the other stuff, like how it blends samurai and western elements into a sci-fi, and the occasional return of a character or plot element a lot of fans liked already, but I think when considering ALL of the viewers and not only the hardcore, dedicated SW fans who watch it no matter what, it's really those three things that make it work. That or the fact that there's so much bad writing in movies and shows now that every good one stands out like a scaleless argonian wearing a spacesuit and waving a teddy bear.

I don’t have an issue with Mandalorians having a symbol but I do have an issue with that symbol being attached to the Jedi, their ancient enemies. Mandalorian tactics, technology, and culture evolved specifically around fighting *against* the Jedi. Jetpacks, Beskar, flamethrowers, etc are all things they made to counter the Jedi. But we are supposed to believe that Mandalore gave up one of its children to the Jedi Order and then let that child come back and take over? And then used that child’s Jedi weapon and a symbol? Nonsense

Mandalorian society is really interesting. A lot of fans seem to not like the (relatively short) era of New Mandalorians under Satine Kryze, but I think it makes a lot of sense that a warrior culture would eventually get fed up with all the stupid infighting and unnecessary death, and realize there is more to life than killing and conquering just for the sake of it and how that could turn you into a hard-core pacifist. Notably during Satine's reign nobody cared that she didn't have the Darksaber and the citizens weren't wearing armor every day. Unfortunately that pacifist regime didn't last long and the peaceful society they built was wiped out. I also think it makes sense that a warrior culture would naturally devolve into factions that split up into subgroups of houses and clans. The purpose of uniting under one Mand'alor seemed to be mostly for the purpose of conquest rather than the politics of improving their own society.

The dark ssber is effectively space Excalibur

@Generation Tech, Allen, could you please explain were we got were the Darksaber had to be won in signal combat to be the rightful owner of it. Tarre Vizsla made the Darksaber as a Jedi, then when he died, his decedents liberated/stole it from the Jedi temple. Now unless they defeated a Jedi using it to defined the temple, House Vizsla did not take it in single combat, they just took it out of some vault or display. Next known owner we know is Pre Vizsla. Did he inherit it when the previous owner died or did he win it a duel? Pre Vizsla never had a problem wielding the Darksaber eve after being beaten by Obi-Wan Kenobi. Ezra Bridger nor Kanan Jarrus had problems wielding the saber and after training from Kanan nether did Sabine Wren. And Bo-Katan didn't have a problem with the saber ether, she just could not keep it. Maybe it does not have to be won in single combat, just taken from who ever has it and not given as a gift. I thank we all may be looking at it wrong and that is what Dave Filoni wants, to keep us guessing right up to the end.

So, as someone that hasn't really had a chance to watch all of the Mandalorian or the Clone Wars; When did Mandalorians go from being a culture bound by a a Code and made up of lots of different races/species both born into that Code and brought into it...into a race of Humans and only humans? I mean all the Disney media and everything showing the New Mandalorians it seems it's just all humans all the time. What Code do they follow that makes them Mandalorian? They've gotten rid of the tenet on armor and martial prowess at least.

i loved black panther 2. it was heartbreaking and i thought they dealt with Chadwick's death in an incredibly poignant way. Letita Wright brought everything to her performance, and i loved the villain and his charisma. Thank you for giving it a shout out.

Representing for the OG mandalorians, heavily armed rednecks who mostly didnt give a crap who was in charge, at least until there was a fight brewing. And even then it was just for direction on who to wreck first.

Although I feel slightly skeptical in how Bo-Katan will go forward seeing as her mission is basically kaput right now, but she is a hopeful Mandalorian who has learned from her younger mistakes. Also this latest episode shows off how skilled she is wielding the Darksaber compared to literally any other current Mandalorian (no she doesn't win it, you'll see why in the episode).

the Dark Saber is pretty similar to a few mythological weapons like the ever famous Excalibur, its predecessor Caliburn or the older Nordic version of Gram but i think the main problem is that the difference is that those 3 weapons are linked to magic in some way, all 3 weapons in some version of there story could only be removed from there resting place by the best king for the job meanwhile the darksaber is only transferred over to the next mandalore via trial by combat with seemingly no influence by the force (but lets been honest, it seems like the force will punish mandalore if the mandalore is not transferred over correctly) the better way things could be done in the future is the dark saber is owned by the mandalorians greatest warrior rather then there ruler turning the title to Hero of Mandalore another alternative is that instead of "you have the darksaber thus you are mandalore" could be turned into "you are mandalore and thus you must wield the darksaber" turning it into a symbol of office like a scepter or a crown the mandalorians will need to do some shenanigans to appease the dark saber but i think it can be done like you have your typical ways to get a new person into power but the final stage is an honor duel with the current owner, a trial of the people and then a trial of combat to become mandalore this way you cant just kill the current user of the dark saber and become mandalore, you have to lead the people first small scale and work up the ranks to then get the right to challenge mandalore

While tradition May say that our boy has a legitimate claim to the darksaber you can still see the clearly struggles to wield it., He truly does not want the mantle of leadership earn or not Meanwhile Bo Katan Who actively does Truly believe she deserves to lead can Wield the weapon with Grace, skill and ease one handed. The weapon clearly Has a preference.

That was a random political rant

put it in a museum!

Question, when Moff Gideon won the Dark Saber from Bo Katan why didn't he kill her? Seems kinda out of character for someone who kills his own men for interrupting him lol my only guess would be to humiliate her.

Calling yourself deathwatch doesn't make hard propoganda against you. It's call your ship star destroyer

Let's see if Grogu can swing a so big lightsaber.

sid note on your side note, i think your correct on the black panther take, PB2 was a master piece

How come Obi Wan aged so much from prequels to originals but Bon Kitan looks the same in rebels as did in clone wars . She looks the same in The Mansolorian

6:00 This isn't the result of policies themselves, but rather the response to those policies. One could argue hypothetical syllogism, but I would argue the responsibility of the intermediary. The policy objective is a balance neutral redistribution of funds to better SUPPORT POLICE by letting them focus on policing while other departments deal with the issues that waste so much of their time. Defend PD is not the same as Abolish PD.

I agree! Thanks Alan👍🏻 This is the Way😉

perhaps ownership should not determine leadership, but leadership should determine ownership. whoever the Mandalorian people choose to rule gets to own the saber.

Golden AK-47, good one Alan lol! 8:38.

A nationality fighting against itself does not need a government.

0:18 I sort of heard a quote from Conan the Barbarian

I don’t think objects, representing power is that ridiculous. We do it even in our modern democracy. For example, there is the speakers gavel.

The billion-dollar cut never happened. The NYPD's budget fell by just 2.8%, dropping from $5.6 billion in 2019 to $5.4 billion in 2022. $5.7 billionus likely due for 2023. The NYPD is notorious for exceeding its overtime budget, as a current New Yorker i like to keep track of that. In fact around the country "defunding" hasn't actually happened, not in the way proponents of hardcore "law and order" have said. budgets of more than 100 cities and counties and found 83% are spending at least 2% more on police in 2022 than in 2019. There's more crime despite the increase in policing. The real issue currently is the increase in prices across the board and corporate pandering, lack of access and affordability to mental Healthcare too. Then corruption within our government. Also there are gangs formed in police like the Banditos, the Regulators, and the Spartans. Along with the Cowboys, and the Reapers . In fact policing is getting worse because the people were supposed to rely on for policing aren't doing their jobs. Im not trying to start anything anf of course i came for the star wars content but as someone with family in law enforcement i felt compelled to mention it. I'll take my down votes and berating now.

the bad batch and mandalorian episodes today were both amazing my lord

A wise man once said: Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.

I dont want them to outright destroy the darksaber but I think that if they take away its owners right to claim the thrown and maybe instead the best fighter of the Mandalorians and possibly make them the defender/ advisor of the Mandalore instead. This still has some power and alot of problems' but I feel like if they are like Din Djarin in the terms of their loyalty to The Way it could work. we have already seen some of the positive effects that the children of the watch beliefs has on its members, a perfect mandalorian society would be a mix of the new mandalorian like bo-ktan but also childrene of the watch

Thanks, I didn't know about the Mask. What about the lore of the Mythosaur and Mandalore the Great? Did the myth of the Mythosaur come before the Mask?

08:33 Oh man, had me bursting xDD

They should elect a leader and make the wielder of the darksaber a knight of mandalore.

I was under the impression that Death Watch lost to Jaster Mereel's True Mandalorions, and that was the mandalorian civil war? Or do I have that mixed up?

Why you buying deodorant from the Bodega in the first place ? Lol

If Mandalore took Wakanda's path and decide to find the other ways to do things with beskar instead of just creating armors for combats, will Mandalore be on the better path?

You are freaking awesome!

"ME HAVE LEADER STICK!" *BONK* "NOW ME HAVE LEADER STICK!" *BONK*

Did you watch Lawrence Odonald last night. He Gives ground to compare the beating of John Lewis to Ashley Babbitt

Personally think Sabine will come back and take the darksaber from Djin willingly and when Bo Katan says she hasn't earned it Sabine will remind her that she never earned it when she had it and that Sabine was the one that gave it to her in the first place. Also, since Sabine defeated Gar Saxon, she has a combat claim to it. Sabine comes to bring back Dutchess Satines views for Mandalore but with less passivity in her rule. A society with its own defenses and alliances.

I just wanna know what tf that grevious looking cyborg thing in episode 2 was.

7:48 well I wouldn’t say she’s racist I say she’s xenophobic

Alan your ability to apply lessons in Start Ward to current day politics is impressive. Keep up the good work.

Let’s be honest though, I’m not positive that Sabine’s battle should even count for ownership of the lightsaber and title of Mandalore. Maul had to make an actual challenge to the owner. Palpatine beats him even though he technically didn’t state a challenge and rejected the lightsaber, he would be the proper owner unless the owner is the person who kills Maul. So it should probably belong to Palpatine or Obi-Wan. Palpatine gets killed by Vader, Obi-Wan is technically killed in a duel with Vader (he basically gave up the ghost on purpose). Vader should be the proper owner. Upon his death it can pass to Luke Skywalker, the new Mandalore 😂. I took a story not about the main characters of Star Wars and made it completely about them. You’re welcome 😂

"which we used in Viet Nam, Iraq, Canada, and Afghanistan." I'm dy'n over here! LoL

I agree with you completely

If Vizla didn’t betray maul shit could’ve gone WAYYYY DIFFRENT

I really loved the tangent in the middle. Feel the same.

Luke Skywalker 5 years after Return of the Jedi.

Was Savoge chosen because he was nails brothers

Dude, move to Florida. We have awesome summers all year!

Wow you can buy deodorant, other folks get harassed, unjustly arrested or lose their lives, I understand there has to be law and order, but don't gloss over injustice

Agree with everything except getting rid of the Darksaber it's sick!

Sounds like if they destroy or get rid of the Dark Sabre, it would follow Harry Potter destroying the Elder Wand.

Wish for future Earth in Star Wars videos soon 🤔

Getting rid of the Darksaber is not enough anymore. Too many Mandalorians place value in it's presence, in it's legend (at this current time), for it to be dismissed so easily. There was an Episode of Star Trek TNG where a bunch of Klingon traditionalists cloned Kahless the unforgettable in an attempt to drag the Klingon People out of their toxic ways. Even after the cloning had been revealed many warriors STILL prayed/waited for a sign from this Clone. The solution in that story was to Enshrine the Clone as a symbolic/spiritual leader without real power.... and it worked for TNG.... until some later books I will not cover here. A similar solution might be necassary for the Darksaber. Bo and Djin may need to change the legend of the sword. It is a symbol to rally around, a relic that shows the Mandalorian people can be more than just guns for hire... but the sword on it's own does not confer a right to rule. That power must come from the Mandalorian people themselves. The sword's legend needs to become less about a right to rule and more about the weight of responsibility. At least that's my thinking but what do I know....

I remember the dark saber had it for a few days couldn’t do anything with it to heavy sold it to a time traveler named dr.jonse

Very based political commentary Allen. That’s why you rock! Today’s Republicans are yesterdays Democrats, and today’s Democrats are socialist victims 🙃

So Maul was the lineal champ. Obi-wan defeated him. The darksaber should be his.

This is the way

Possession of an object is a terrible way to rule I agree. But I wonder if possessing the object has some odd link to the crystal that it uses. No doubt it's lore was developed off the excalibur stories. But I wonder if the kyber crystal in the saber has some odd mechanic to it, like the wands in harry potter... I would love to see din change mandalorian culture. I can totally see him being the type of person to try to get everyone to get along. Focusing on the traditions that bind them, rather than objects like the mask the sword or the planet.

I get the notion of the sword but do we actually see it. With an object like that, ment to lead the people of mandolor. Trail blazer or someone in the front lines, taking action for greed or some other agenda but they are still moving, growing, living, loved or hated