The Worlds Of ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2

Star Wars

Apr 20

The Mandalorian’s second season brought fans to a host of new worlds, alongside the return of one notable and previously seen planet, Tatooine. With The Mandalorian and Grogu fast approaching on the horizon, CultureSlate figured it was time to remind fans of these worlds as, while they are unlikely to appear in the film, they could get a mention in dialogue.

Recalling the past exploits of our main characters on these worlds should also provide a solid refresher ahead of the upcoming big screen adventure. Season 2 largely remains in the Outer Rim, but the exploits of its major characters do take them to worlds beyond the familiar frontier, and into more contact with the expanding New Republic as well as the lurking remnants of the Empire.

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RTK111

*The Mandalorian and Grogu attending Gor Kresh’s fighting pit*
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We know next to little about RTK111, though it stands out in a galaxy largely made up of more poetic-sounding and linguistically significant worlds. RTK sounds as if it has a colder, more distant, designation, and we know that this does occur in Star Wars, a universe with millions if not billions of worlds orbiting the many stars in its main galaxy.

While it is rare, the fact that The Mandalorian journeyed to one of these worlds is fascinating, and might suggest why we don’t see the light of a star illuminating the world. But like many galactic worlds, RTK111 is not free of the criminal element, with Gor Kresh operating a fighting pit and trying to lure Mandalorians to him for their armor. Din Djarin is obviously not as easy a mark as Kresh might have thought, and is left to dangle from his heels in the dark as unseen creatures prowl and prepare to pounce on him.

Tatooine

*Concept art of Mos Pelgo*
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Found in the Arkanis sector, Tatooine at the time of The Mandalorian’s second season is a quiet planet, with a diversion to a new location in the form of Mos Pelgo, a town in the planet’s north. The town has a small but hardy population, with a bar and a schoolhouse among the most notable buildings.

Guarded by Marshal Cobb Vanth who bears Boba Fett’s armor after Jawas stole it from the barely-alive bounty hunter, Din Djarin demands the armor back from the lawman as Vanth is not a Mandalorian. What follows are two team-ups, Vanth and his Mandalorian visitor, and the town of Mos Pelgo (later called Freetown) and the local Sand People. Threatened by a colossal Krayt Dragon, both parties are successful in taking the animal down, leaving Din to leave with Boba Fett’s armor…while a disgruntled Fett watches on, and swings into action to pursue his armor as it goes off world.

Maldo Kries

An icy, inhospitable world on the surface located near Tatooine, Maldo Kries is nevertheless hiding some secrets beneath the ice. Aside from an extensive network of cold tunnels, refreshing hot springs steam under the surface and provide much needed heat to the world’s guests or animal inhabitants.

Unfortunately, the most prominent of those animal inhabitants are the ice spiders, who come in a range of sizes, and are quite territorial, especially if someone damages their eggs. When Din Djarin, Grogu and Frog Lady accidentally crash into the planet’s caverns, it is only by the timely intervention of the New Republic that the damaged Razorcrest is able to limp out of the cold world’s atmosphere.

Trask

Called the Estuary Moon, Trask is a watery world in the Kol Iben system home to a diverse population of alien species, though most heavily features colonies of Mon Calamari and Quarren who lack an enmity against each other. Seeking to avoid a strong political alignment, Trask allows its starport to be used by the remnants of the Galactic Empire who transport weapons through the sleepy backwater world in the name of Moff Gideon’s forces.

By the time Din Djarin arrives, the latest shipment is about to take off, but he isn’t the only Mandalorian on-world. After yet more underworld thugs try to crack Din’s armor, at the cost of Grogu’s safety, Din reluctantly agrees to work alongside the “un-Mandalorian” Mandalorians of Bo-Katan and her crew after she promises to reveal where a living Jedi can be found. Boarding, and just barely successfully seizing the Gozanti-class cruiser that was prepared to plow into Trask’s oceans to stop its hijackers, Din Djarin takes off in search of Ahsoka Tano, on the world of Corvus.

Nevarro

Located in the Dalicron sector, Nevarro is a volcanic world with persist activity on its broad expanses of flat terrain occasionally rising up into rocky crags and larger formations. Despite this, it has a solid population operating out of Nevarro City, the world’s capital. By the time of Mandalorian Season 2, the civilians have begun to prosper again as the world’s reputation cleans up, and Magistrate Greef Karga institutes changes and building plans. New and refreshed homes line the streets, while the former epicentre of bounty hunting operations, a centrally-located bar, has become a schoolhouse for the children.

Yet not all is right with the world, as a final remnant of the Empire lurks in a secret base nearby. When Din Djarin arrives seeking repairs to the Razorcrest, Karga enlists him to join in a raid that will destroy the base, but the terrible experiments they find in the facility compel Din to move fast. Destroying the base and eliminating the Imperials to truly make Nevarro safe, the Mandalorian takes off with Grogu, aware more than ever of the threat posed to his alien charge by the unscrupulous former Imperials.

Corvus

The world of Corvus, found in the Cronese Mandate sector of the Outer Rim, was once covered in trees, and its citizens were seeking prosperity, choosing the Nightsister Morgan Elsbeth to serve as their Magistrate. However, the citizens got more than they bargained for, and likely shouldn’t have responded so harshly when she initially failed to gain the Empire’s support, as the personal support of then-rising-star Thrawn ensured she was able to help contribute to the manufacture of the TIE Defender, a craft of her own design. Yet rather than prosper, the citizens suffered.

Elsbeth grew more and more tyrannical, and after the Galactic Civil War, began to hear whispers from another galaxy galvanizing her to work toward bringing Thrawn back from his exile. To this end, robbed of Imperial resources, she turned to mercenaries, paying a small army to help her oppress her people in the city of Calodan and work on building the vast Eye of Sion hyperspace ring for an extra-galactic journey. But then Ahsoka Tano arrived to foil Morgan’s plans, and by the time Din Djarin lands on the now industry-scarred world, the Nightsister is willing to pay anything to get Ahsoka gone. What she didn’t expect was a team-up between the Mandalorian and Jedi, resulting in her defeat and the freedom for Corvus to choose its own future in the years to come.

Tython

A world of diverse landscapes, from arid landscapes, to deep-frozen ice-caps, Tython is a world with a deep connection to the Jedi Order. Upheld as one of the possible origins of the Order, by the time of The Mandalorian, its surface is now only covered in ruins and forgotten remnants of the Jedi. The Seeing Stone, a major site of communion with the Force and fellow Jedi, sits at the center of a megalith, and Grogu uses this artifact to seek out a Jedi in the galaxy to come and train him.

Unfortunately, Boba Fett and Fennec Shand interrupt the effort to try and recover Fett’s armor, followed by the forces of Moff Gideon arriving to try and capture Grogu. Pinning the defenders down at the foot of the massive hill, Gideon then dispatches his Dark Troopers to collect an exhausted Grogu, successfully escaping with the young alien. Din Djarin’s ship, the Razorcrest, is then destroyed in a bombardment from orbit, and the newly united crew leave the world to go seek help on Nevarro, leaving the Seeing Stone behind to be used by future Jedi.

Karthon

Karthon is located in the Zuma sector, and is home to numerous junkyards while also functioning as a prison moon. Prior to the end of the Galactic Civil War, its prisoners sorted through trash and material which was eventually scraped and reused in components for the second Death Star.

After the Empire lost the war, it became covered in old Imperial machinery being picked apart by Imperials sentenced under the courts of the New Republic. Only briefly seen in the show as the pick-up point for former Imperial sharpshooter Migs Mayfeld, Karthon and its Chop Fields are left behind both by the heroes and Migs, when they allow him to go free after seeing the contempt he holds for the Empire.

Morak

A humid world covered in rainforests found in Wild Space, Morak is the perfect place for remnants of the Empire to gather their resources and preserve their strength. The Imperials mine the world’s meager rhydonium supply, but has to carry the substance over dangerous roads covered in raiders from the mine, to a refinery base operated by the ISB. These raiders, however, appear to be native to the planet, and are trying to sabotage the Empire’s efforts at bleeding their world dry though they could very well be after the volatile fuel themselves.

After information stored in the base’s computers, Migs and Din Djarin infiltrate the base, and are forced into a daring escape when Migs shoots his former CO who was the instigator for Migs’ involvement in Operation: Cinder. Migs then snipes the volatile rhydonium once he’s safely aboard Slave One, annihilating the base, and earning himself a chance to go free when Din Djarin and his associates purposefully turn their backs.

Lafete

A simple final location of note, Lafete is found in the Tunka sector of the Outer Rim. A desert planet covered in industrial facilities, it isn’t entirely void of joys, as there is at least one diner on its barren surface.

Exactly why Bo-Katan was on Lafete is unclear, but it may be that its facilities or their owners had items for her to acquire as part of her quest to retake Mandalore. Regardless, the nameless diner goes on to host a fight, and then an alliance, as Din Djarin and his team set out to go rescue Grogu, and capture Moff Gideon.

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