In a galaxy filled with bounty hunters, Jedi wannabes, and surprisingly adorable green creatures, The Mandalorian gave us something else to chew on - a proper villain with a cape, a scowl, and an ego ...

He was cast as the Mandalorian Pre Vizsla in The Clone Wars, the descendant of Tarre Vizsla, the first Mandalorian to also become a Jedi Knight, and the original owner of the Darksaber.

In fact, there are very few Mandalorian Jedi we even know about. Tarre Vizsla is by far the most famous for his blade, the Darksaber, but more recently in Star Wars, Grogu and Sabine Wren can also ...

And here's where we come to the big surprise: this Jedi, Kelleran Beq, is an existing Star Wars character who Best first played on the small screen in 2020. The strange origin of Ahmed Best's Jedi ...

Best, a trained martial artist who developed Beq’s character for Jedi Temple Challenge, added that his brief action sequence on The Mandalorian was just “one-tenth of one percent of what I can do.

The Mandalorian showrunners Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni have explained why Ahmed Best's Kelleran Beq was the right choice to step up as Baby Yoda's early companion. Disney Gallery: The Making of ...