The Mandalorian – Chapter 8: Redemption

While the Mandalorian, Cara Dune, and Greef Karga are trapped, IG-11 rescues “the Child“. The Mandalorian finds a vent into the sewers, where he hopes to find his people’s hidden stronghold. Moff Gideon gives them until nightfall to surrender, or he will order his troops to fire. Gideon mentions the Mandalorian’s real name, Din Djarin. The Mandalorian recognizes Gideon: Gideon had been an officer of the Empire’s secret police when the Empire took over Mandalore. IG-11 arrives on a scout trooper’s bike with the Child, blasting through the stormtroopers. The Mandalorian takes down several more but is almost killed by Gideon. As they take cover inside, Gideon orders a trooper with a flamethrower to burn them out; the Child uses the Force to reflect the flames and immolate the trooper. The Mandalorian and IG-11 remain behind while Dune and Karga take the Child into the sewers. Pointing out that seeing the Mandalorian’s face is technically not a violation of the Mandalorian creed, as he is a droid and not a living being, IG-11 removes the Mandalorian’s helmet revealing his face for the first time. After treating his injuries they then rejoin the others in the sewers.

Arriving at the Mandalorian enclave, they find it abandoned except for the Armorer, who explains that the Imperials found the enclave when the Mandalorians revealed themselves in an earlier episode. Upon seeing the Child, the Armorer is reminded of the Jedi, whom Mandalorians see as their ancient enemies. She instructs the Mandalorian to take the Child to the Jedi, wherever they might be; she also carves a Mudhorn signet into his pauldron and gives him a jetpack. While the Armorer remains behind, the Mandalorian, Dune, Karga, IG-11, and the Child escape down an underground lava river. IG-11 decides to sacrifice himself by walking into an ambush and activating his self-destruct. After they emerge from the tunnel, Gideon attacks in the TIE fighter in which he arrived. Using his jetpack, the Mandalorian plants explosives on Gideon’s fighter, which brings down the craft. With the Imperials seemingly dealt with, Karga invites the Mandalorian to return to the Guild, but he refuses as he must take care of the Child. Dune elects to remain behind to work as Karga’s enforcer. The Mandalorian buries Kuiil’s body beneath a cairn of stones and departs Nevarro. Meanwhile, Gideon cuts himself out of the crashed fighter with the Darksaber.[a]