@@One_Ebeing airborne with no cover while being shot at 2 angles that you can’t clear is dangerous. but i will say it’s because of plot so that Paz Vizsla can use his cool machine blaster lol
That is what special forces teams already are. You can only be an NCO or officer in SF, even if you go through selection as a specialist you will get promoted to E-5 before getting to regiment
I think the way andor achieved this is because literally every character besides andor himself was brand new and given just enough screen time for us to like them but still lack plot armor, in addition to the way everyone dove for cover the moment the blasters came out of holsters, very good writing
This scene is exactly how to tell the audience why the Empire was so afraid of the Mandalorians uniting again. The Mandalorians in legends almost conquered the Republic three times before they were finally put down. They had to hide the mask of Mandalor in the middle of fuckin nowhere just to stop them from doing it again. In canon I’m looking forward to more of this.
Yes! What was also a pretty sick scene is when they were taking over the Imperial ship in season 2 when din meets the other Mando’s and the stormtrooper says “there’s 10 maybe more” and the guy looking at the screen says “sir there are only 4 life forms”. Like-YO! They have the strength and power of more than 10 ppl
I wonder if they got alot of grief over the scooter cooters in Book of Boba Fetts and made this look like it was done (or at least choreographed) by someone with close quarter combat training
It feels like they actually consulted somewhat with military personnel for this scene. Obviously there are some issues with taking cover and proper spacing, but you can’t expect a show meant to entertain to be 100% accurate. It felt kind of like the combat drills I used to run with my old squad.
maybe with the taking cover thing it’s kinda meant to be explained bc their armor is impervious to most small arms fire? so they’re able to get a better angle/shot knowing their armor can shrug it off
@@swordfish1248 that's something I also liked about this episode. They were cautious but still didn't take lots of cover because of their very strong armour. Until one guy takes a canon shot to the chest (and probably dies). Then they start being a bit more careful.
@@swordfish1248 True, though wearing body armor doesn’t guarantee you won’t still be hurt by the impact. For example, if you get shot while wearing a bullet proof vest, you’re still likely to be badly bruised, or have some cracked ribs. Idk, I have a soldier’s mindset, so I’m probably just overthinking things 😂
@@maestrofeli4259until the Armorer comes along and proves once again she is a master with a hammer and tongs. And she is possibly the stealthiest Mandalorian with a shiny ass golden helm. I mean even her kills are quiet somehow. I wonder if her with a blaster would make the fight more or less fair
This was definitely choreographed by either current or ex military which makes it look real. Problem is, as a result, they don’t use the 3D tactics that would come from having jetpacks. Modern military’s don’t have jetpacks so we don’t have military tactics to use them in current forces. The Mando’s would. Things like sending two of them to the roofs on either side of the alleyway, dropping one off from above when they got pinned down, quickly retreating only to come in from an entirely different direction. None of these were used because modern military personnel can’t do such things. Love the realism but remember that it ISN’T real life so you have access to situations that wouldn’t occur on Earth.
yeah, it surprised me that they didn't use jetpacks mid fight at least a couple of times. As you said, go up to a roof to get a different angle, quickly fly over to flank an enemy, simply using it to dodge, those would have been cool to see but as you said, they didn't take it into account. It was a good firefight anyway.
@@maestrofeli4259 it was. There is something to be said with bringing realism into a science fantasy setting. It just looks good. Even if they didn’t make that little bit of a change
I probably wouldn't use them from the ground mid fight as there is no cover in midair when they know where you are but I wouldn't have stayed on the ground at all. I would have probably had them move roof to roof only going to street level when ambushing. But then again, I would have also taken the ship with a landing party to cut off air* support and try to force the ground to surrender.
I would be extremely happy if they did that- rock a unit of 4 people, have an extremely high pressure objective you need to complete while having the player use the stage as their own tactical playground.
@@combobreaker449 that would be awesome. I’m one of the unpopular opinion that enjoyed the open world games so maybe if they did like a few decently large maps on a few different planets, that could be pretty cool if done right.
If there’s been one upside to the interminable wait for Season 3 to released, it’s that all of the battle scenes, whether military assault teams, in-air or space dogfights, or CGI beasts…have all looked spectacular. You can definitely see the money Disney/Lucasfilm spent on this season, right up there on the screen.
Basically having them on the open with no cover. In the clone wars they used their jet packs to move from one cover to another, but it was in an open space. Here you can see them in a tight street so theres no point in using their jet packs. And they can only fire the rocket on their jet pack once so they try to conserve it as much as possible.
I love the battle IQ of acknowledging the thjng in the tree that warned them of enemies ahead. Although i Don't get why when they're surrounded and pinned by a hkgh ground turret, they Don't judt shoot a jetpack rocket at the turret, or just jetpack out of the surrouned kill zone.
Better to keep the turret distracted with you and wait for backup to take care of it while you have cover, Than to find out how good a guy, with a Turret, may be at Skeet shooting while you try to fly away. Mobile yeah but best used with element of surprise.
The Republic Commandos novels did a great job at characterizing the Mandalorians, I think Mandalorian follows in its footsteps. Mandos are raised on survival, combat, struggle, pain, pushed to their limits. At the very least, they can hold their own. At the very best, some Mandalorians could take on anyone in the galaxy - even Jedi. They're basically built for this
Among the Mandalorian season 3, the Mando's liberation of Nevarro was the best scene I've enjoyed so far. I'm talking about military combat formation, etc.
Yes exactly! They’re like Star Wars special forces. All of them are quite competent on their own, but they also work seamlessly as a team. We saw a bit of this in s2 with Bo and her squad mates, but this was the first time we saw it on a grand scale. Bo needn’t have worried. We saw them training in ep4, I bet they regularly do group battle simulations and field exercises and all the rest of it like a real military.
These tactics make sense for soldiers today, or stormtroopers. But the Mandalorians are famed for deploying a wide variety of tactics in battle, using all manner of movement, so many types of gadgets and weapons to gain the upper hand. Yet somehow I'm supposed to believe they got surrounded and needed backup from a single man with the only unique weapon out of all the combatants. Why did they all have the same shitty blaster? Why didn't they use their jetpacks? It just seems like all the mandolorians who aren't named are only there to make the main characters look cool. To me that's lazy writing, definitely not the best use of tactics.
@@The.Usurper well they are all basically homeless having recently moved from the sewers to a random ass cave. You can’t expect them all to have the best equipment. And what we’re they supposed to do with their jetpacks? Become clay pigeons?
This was refreshing after the fiasko that was the end fight in book of boba fett. Thankfully none of these mandalorians used the stand in the open and get blasted tactic that both din and boba has used previously.
@@hellod9013 Yet another reason to not fly around on their backpacks...slow-moving attractive targets, no cover, and the ground kinda hurts when you get shot out of the air...
@@hellod9013 and the beskar plates probably heat up pretty fast after enough direct hits. And not all of the children of the watch have beskar. Remember when Din Djaren started out with rusty scrapped together armor?
They looked like special forces the way they moved. One guy even lowered his blaster as another mandalorian went infront of him, something a lot of special forces do so they don't have their gun pointed at a friendly.
Your first comment on The Mandalorian, it's actually intentional because the show is meant to be a space western. Even now it still kinda is, in western movies the main character would do stuff on his own but then would call for help to fight large bandit groups. Then they would take on to be the head of the town and etc. . I agree about your comment on Andor, in Star Wars universe people usually just stand out in the open and shoot carelessly, which is just like what, are you not worried about your life??
My first thought seeing that scene was that they definitely hired someone with military training to choreograph that scene for them. It wasn't anything too tacticool, however it was more than I expected it to be.
This was by far the best firefight in the mandalorian, up until this point you had just been told they were a forced to be reckon with but never really shown why. The way they operated as a SF is cool af
I personally like the most recent firefight on mandalore with the imperials because it showed that beskar will eventually fail like real ballistic armors
I was praying for a Mando sniper and spotter team being dispatched as overwatch prior to the dropping of the commandos. would have been awesome to see effective sniping.
Well these specific actors are part of the "501st: Vader's Fist" reenactment group. They literally LIVE for this stuff. Everything you see on the screen: that's THEIR gear.
the mandalorian feels more like a western when it's just mando on his own. Moments like the fight on Nevarro highlight that mandalorian culture reveres both weaponry and war.
I hate how they make every other character look weak or stupid just to show off how skilled/intelligent whatever character they're showing off is. It's just lazy writing and ends up contradicting alot of established character development/lore.
Except they did and it didnt end well? One guy tried and immediately got shot? Like why do Star Wars fans have to be so Nit Picky, you guys literally take the tiniest flaws and blow them up as if they ruin an entire scene. Using the jetpack would mean leaving cover. Sure that gun is slow firing but it would manage to take out a lot more Mandos then if they just stayed in cover. And that is ignoring the fact that the pirates were using suppressing fire
@@bastik.3011 I didn't see that happen. If he did then clearly he wasn't doing a good job. I'm not nitpicking so much as I'm downplaying the hype of the "super tactical elite soldiers"
@@alexdivision4320 He used his jetpack to get on a higher position and the trandoshian immediately fire on him qnd destroyed the scaffolding he was on. And again if they fly up they immediately expose themselves. Imagine a hound scaring up ducks for the hinter to shoot
Traditionally, rank doesn't exist in mandalorian military. Whoever is the leader leads, whoever is the follower follows. The one above all is Mandalore. Beneath him is only those who know best how to move armies and soldiers. Ergo, rank is not respected, capability is all that matters. This also prevents people who are actually bad at leading, from being in a position of leadership. Thus, it is not only the strongest who lead, but also those who remain unchallenged. And to keep them from loosing their edge should someone challenge their leadership.
Something people may not notice is that they don’t flag each other which is what anyone who has training w firearms in teams must do. There’s a scene where you can see one of them lower thier blaster to the ground when a teammate walks in front of them
I loved that scene, one of my favorite moments was with the Monkey Lizard. MK: “yo! Up ahead!” Mando: “oh shit thanks.” * turns to squad * “Possible ambush, take cover.” And guess what? It was right.
I wish they would have left that execution when the landed on screen for just like .4 of a second longer, would have really rammed home how ruthless they are in combat. Just felt like it was just slightly too fast of quick cut. especially when we had things in like the door being used to bisect that guy in the first scene of season 1. Seems like they're losing the "dangerous killers" vibe in place for "badass heros" which kinda set them apart from being just another force like the republic and the empire.
I agree that they started good but they pretty much stayed on the ground and moved into a wide open space when the enemy had cover and superior position. They remained so static when they have jetpacks that make them highly mobile. Could have easily had a ground team drawing fire and pining the pirates down and another team getting on the roofs from the side to provide multiple lines of fire.
The one thing that really pissed me off about that fight was the lack of vertically. Half the time Im sitting there thinking "Damn, if only you had a tool to get you quickly and safetly out of that kill zone"
That's because the western bit was intentional for that episode. I think it's cool they pull from different genres. The old Star wars are no different in its reference to old style western references.
The one frustrating part of the Mandalorian strike squad team was their lack of jetpack usage to tactically take better positions. It's great seeing more real world tactics being implemented into Star Wars but I feel there needs to be more creativity with how Mandalorians can assault objectives with their superior mobility.
Don’t like how the blaster bolts don’t look like they do any damage to whatever they contact you just see a spark but not a mark on the person that gets hit by one . I would think I’d see some smoldering heat I do know that most of the damage is internal but still
This was a really good scene, the only thing I'll be kind of nitpicky over is how the one mandalorian took their firing hand off of the weapon to give a hand signal...but I mean that's being very picky, and the overall content was pretty good
You say this as their tactic after dropping into the city is: 1. Move forward 2. Shoot on sight I dont know whether they didn't have time or money or creativity to shoot a more elaborate, realistic situation where they flank these strung out pirates. I can get if these Mandos aren't as experienced as Bo Katan but their set up to be better than what we see imo.
“Possible ambush take cover” was my favorite part
Hell yea. I loved when salacious G? Crumb gave em the warning
@@tcwaters960 That was just a regular lizard monkey, you know that right?
@@tcwaters960 salacious died r2 shocked and knocked him out on the sailbarge and it exploded killing him.
@@darklordvader66 Uh yes I’m aware of that. Guess you didn’t pick up on G. Crumb? Not B
@@tcwaters960 Salacious G. cuz he’s a G
That was among the best scenes in the show. Loved it.
I didnt get it why they didnt fly away after being attacked from both sides
@@One_Ebeing airborne with no cover while being shot at 2 angles that you can’t clear is dangerous. but i will say it’s because of plot so that Paz Vizsla can use his cool machine blaster lol
John 3:16.1 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life
How? It was amateurish. Alone how they got boxxed in... and didn't used their special gear to break out (flamer.... rockets.... jet packs....)
@@One_E it was sooooo silly.
Its like if you took a bunch of Special Forces sergeants/squad leaders and made them into a single squad
Came back to this comment randomly and its at 69, neat
That is what special forces teams already are. You can only be an NCO or officer in SF, even if you go through selection as a specialist you will get promoted to E-5 before getting to regiment
That’s pretty much what the SAS is. They take NCOs and officers, demote them to privates, and retrain them
@@enclavesoldier769 that depends on unit
Yes
I think the way andor achieved this is because literally every character besides andor himself was brand new and given just enough screen time for us to like them but still lack plot armor, in addition to the way everyone dove for cover the moment the blasters came out of holsters, very good writing
This is what I like about Rogue One, which makes sense because Andor is a Rogue One spinoff with much of the same production crew.
This scene is exactly how to tell the audience why the Empire was so afraid of the Mandalorians uniting again. The Mandalorians in legends almost conquered the Republic three times before they were finally put down. They had to hide the mask of Mandalor in the middle of fuckin nowhere just to stop them from doing it again. In canon I’m looking forward to more of this.
Bevuase they are trapped easily and don't make use of their special gear!?!??!
Personally I wanted to see how the Empire toppled over Bo Katan’s illegal regime
Didnt the Empire nuke them and won?
Yes! What was also a pretty sick scene is when they were taking over the Imperial ship in season 2 when din meets the other Mando’s and the stormtrooper says “there’s 10 maybe more” and the guy looking at the screen says “sir there are only 4 life forms”. Like-YO! They have the strength and power of more than 10 ppl
I wonder if they got alot of grief over the scooter cooters in Book of Boba Fetts and made this look like it was done (or at least choreographed) by someone with close quarter combat training
Scooter cooters lmfao
You got me there😂
@@benkeim7294 my grandfathers word for the the neighbor kids making a racket on their Big wheels trikes
John 3:16.1 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
@@lukeosburn9361 dude fuck off
@@lukeosburn9361 Thankyou space jesus
It feels like they actually consulted somewhat with military personnel for this scene. Obviously there are some issues with taking cover and proper spacing, but you can’t expect a show meant to entertain to be 100% accurate. It felt kind of like the combat drills I used to run with my old squad.
maybe with the taking cover thing it’s kinda meant to be explained bc their armor is impervious to most small arms fire? so they’re able to get a better angle/shot knowing their armor can shrug it off
@@swordfish1248 that's something I also liked about this episode. They were cautious but still didn't take lots of cover because of their very strong armour. Until one guy takes a canon shot to the chest (and probably dies). Then they start being a bit more careful.
@@swordfish1248 True, though wearing body armor doesn’t guarantee you won’t still be hurt by the impact. For example, if you get shot while wearing a bullet proof vest, you’re still likely to be badly bruised, or have some cracked ribs. Idk, I have a soldier’s mindset, so I’m probably just overthinking things 😂
@@maestrofeli4259until the Armorer comes along and proves once again she is a master with a hammer and tongs. And she is possibly the stealthiest Mandalorian with a shiny ass golden helm. I mean even her kills are quiet somehow. I wonder if her with a blaster would make the fight more or less fair
@@maestrofeli4259 yh you see the body in the background either the force of the blast knocked them out or it killed them
A single mandalorian is a cowboy but a group is a militia
A militia? That's a downgrade
More like a squad of legionnaires
Seal team, delta force, pararescue all in one. Militia, not so much, but I get the point.
@@undeadmonkey9122 All of them pussies compared to their less regulated, more insane ancestor. MACV-SOG.
A group of Mandalorians is basically the Starwars equivalent of a SpecOps unit.
This was definitely choreographed by either current or ex military which makes it look real. Problem is, as a result, they don’t use the 3D tactics that would come from having jetpacks. Modern military’s don’t have jetpacks so we don’t have military tactics to use them in current forces. The Mando’s would.
Things like sending two of them to the roofs on either side of the alleyway, dropping one off from above when they got pinned down, quickly retreating only to come in from an entirely different direction.
None of these were used because modern military personnel can’t do such things. Love the realism but remember that it ISN’T real life so you have access to situations that wouldn’t occur on Earth.
yeah, it surprised me that they didn't use jetpacks mid fight at least a couple of times. As you said, go up to a roof to get a different angle, quickly fly over to flank an enemy, simply using it to dodge, those would have been cool to see but as you said, they didn't take it into account. It was a good firefight anyway.
@@maestrofeli4259 it was. There is something to be said with bringing realism into a science fantasy setting. It just looks good. Even if they didn’t make that little bit of a change
Audible Cries in air assault:
I probably wouldn't use them from the ground mid fight as there is no cover in midair when they know where you are but I wouldn't have stayed on the ground at all. I would have probably had them move roof to roof only going to street level when ambushing. But then again, I would have also taken the ship with a landing party to cut off air* support and try to force the ground to surrender.
That's Jon's writing for us.
“Nothing is more dangerous than a mandalorian team on the hunt. Pray that you never encounter one”
-Jedi moments before death
We need a Ghost Recon-esque game where we play as either a mando squad or a clone squad like the bad batch.
Republic Commando
@@harryjohnson9215 well sure but I meant like a newer one. With modern tech and graphics.
I would be extremely happy if they did that- rock a unit of 4 people, have an extremely high pressure objective you need to complete while having the player use the stage as their own tactical playground.
@@combobreaker449 that would be awesome. I’m one of the unpopular opinion that enjoyed the open world games so maybe if they did like a few decently large maps on a few different planets, that could be pretty cool if done right.
A turn based strategy game with a squad of republic commandos sounds like fun
This why mandalorains feared they are basically walking tanks that are a lot more smaller.
If there’s been one upside to the interminable wait for Season 3 to released, it’s that all of the battle scenes, whether military assault teams, in-air or space dogfights, or CGI beasts…have all looked spectacular. You can definitely see the money Disney/Lucasfilm spent on this season, right up there on the screen.
Love the episodes so far. Although i don't understand why haven't they just used their jetpacks, but that's me 😅
Probably because it’s less entertaining to watch. Also, it would make them huge targets
Basically having them on the open with no cover. In the clone wars they used their jet packs to move from one cover to another, but it was in an open space. Here you can see them in a tight street so theres no point in using their jet packs. And they can only fire the rocket on their jet pack once so they try to conserve it as much as possible.
What do you call a soldier who leaves the ground? Skeet.
@@Gilleban a rocket jumping soldier.
Flying is probably the only time the high ground isn’t the advantage
I love the battle IQ of acknowledging the thjng in the tree that warned them of enemies ahead. Although i Don't get why when they're surrounded and pinned by a hkgh ground turret, they Don't judt shoot a jetpack rocket at the turret, or just jetpack out of the surrouned kill zone.
Better to keep the turret distracted with you and wait for backup to take care of it while you have cover,
Than to find out how good a guy, with a Turret, may be at Skeet shooting while you try to fly away. Mobile yeah but best used with element of surprise.
I absolutely loved how the monkey lizard thing warned the Mandalorians about the pirates ahead was cool
Yeah. Those jerk pirates shot us. Go get em guys. It was great and I lol. 😜😜
The Republic Commandos novels did a great job at characterizing the Mandalorians, I think Mandalorian follows in its footsteps. Mandos are raised on survival, combat, struggle, pain, pushed to their limits. At the very least, they can hold their own. At the very best, some Mandalorians could take on anyone in the galaxy - even Jedi. They're basically built for this
Just wish some/a lot of Karen Traviss' Mando'a was used
A space age special forces unit . Oorah !
That episode of the Mandalorian is my favorite episode of the series
I love the monkey thing telling them that there’s an ambush because the pirates shot at them. Great and funny touch
I too loved how they were basically elite Special Forces in that episode.
I would love to see Mandalorians operate like that more
This scene made me want some sort of COD style game for Mandalorians
really adds more depth to the lore of republic commandos being trained by mando trainers almost exclusively. I hope that gets explored at some point
That mandalorian in blue armor and with kama is one of the most badass looking mandalorian i have ever seen
I really liked that they were in four-person teams at first, making them similar to Republic Commando squads
If only disney would do this for stormtroopers too😢
You're the man with a wise eye Thanx Alsn
man that’s my favorite episode of the season so far. that whole battle was amazing
This was one of the best choreographed live action fight I'm star wars.
"I was here when it it happened.."
That line hits different with this comparison lol
I would love to see a series based on the mandalorian War. Mass amounts of Jedi vs. mass mandalorians would be amazing if done properly.
Each blaster bolt felt dangerous because on average, one was shot every 40 mins. 3 good episodes doesn’t redeem 9 ranting ones.
The man the Mandalorians are basically the Marines if they had a planet and a religion
Among the Mandalorian season 3, the Mando's liberation of Nevarro was the best scene I've enjoyed so far. I'm talking about military combat formation, etc.
Loved both!! Andor felt dangerous and high pressure, the Mandalorian felt like watching an experienced military unit drop in on some airsoft players!!
This is one of the best scenes in the season.
Yes exactly! They’re like Star Wars special forces. All of them are quite competent on their own, but they also work seamlessly as a team. We saw a bit of this in s2 with Bo and her squad mates, but this was the first time we saw it on a grand scale. Bo needn’t have worried. We saw them training in ep4, I bet they regularly do group battle simulations and field exercises and all the rest of it like a real military.
I love this explanation of the Mandalorian’s because they live by a warrior code but when it comes to fighting they ack like a military unit
Don’t know why but the blaster sounds just hit different in that scene
Great, now I have to go watch it again. 😎👍
They did cover actual sectors of fire and were somewhat spaced out but they also stood out in the open a whole lot. Better than most we've seen though
Me watching this episode had me like “This is hella badass this what I been waiting for”
I always love the Sheriff in Freetown, dude got the blaster that looks like a revolver
Bruh, Paz freaking Vizsla dropping in and dumping rounds had me hyped.
This is the way!
Squad team 💪🏽
Gotta love that they included an AK
Mando has been a space cowboy show with elements of American civil war type combat.
By far the best tactics used in any StarWars thus far, as far as small unit tactics go. I loved it!
These tactics make sense for soldiers today, or stormtroopers. But the Mandalorians are famed for deploying a wide variety of tactics in battle, using all manner of movement, so many types of gadgets and weapons to gain the upper hand. Yet somehow I'm supposed to believe they got surrounded and needed backup from a single man with the only unique weapon out of all the combatants. Why did they all have the same shitty blaster? Why didn't they use their jetpacks? It just seems like all the mandolorians who aren't named are only there to make the main characters look cool. To me that's lazy writing, definitely not the best use of tactics.
@@The.Usurper well they are all basically homeless having recently moved from the sewers to a random ass cave. You can’t expect them all to have the best equipment. And what we’re they supposed to do with their jetpacks? Become clay pigeons?
This was refreshing after the fiasko that was the end fight in book of boba fett. Thankfully none of these mandalorians used the stand in the open and get blasted tactic that both din and boba has used previously.
To be Fair, If Bullets Bounced off of you, why Take cover in a gun fight?
@@9-bitfox just in case? That beskar armour doesn't cover 100% of their body.
@@9-bitfox Beskar doesn’t lessen the impact force, just the damage, so you’d still get knocked back and your guard would be lessened
@@hellod9013 Yet another reason to not fly around on their backpacks...slow-moving attractive targets, no cover, and the ground kinda hurts when you get shot out of the air...
@@hellod9013 and the beskar plates probably heat up pretty fast after enough direct hits. And not all of the children of the watch have beskar. Remember when Din Djaren started out with rusty scrapped together armor?
They looked like special forces the way they moved. One guy even lowered his blaster as another mandalorian went infront of him, something a lot of special forces do so they don't have their gun pointed at a friendly.
Your first comment on The Mandalorian, it's actually intentional because the show is meant to be a space western. Even now it still kinda is, in western movies the main character would do stuff on his own but then would call for help to fight large bandit groups. Then they would take on to be the head of the town and etc. . I agree about your comment on Andor, in Star Wars universe people usually just stand out in the open and shoot carelessly, which is just like what, are you not worried about your life??
Mandalorians are the best fighters in the galaxy
I loved the Kowakian Monkey lizard warning them of the ambush.
As a Marine infantryman, that episode impressed me quite a bit. It wasn't perfect by any means, but it was definitely pretty solid.
I love this episode. I think its tied with ep 6 of s2 and first 3 episodes being 10/10
Bro, they got pinned down… AND THEY HAVE JETPACKS
It explains how the mandalorians took over half the universe in Old Republic legends, love how they land and methodically conquer.
My first thought seeing that scene was that they definitely hired someone with military training to choreograph that scene for them. It wasn't anything too tacticool, however it was more than I expected it to be.
Is no one going to talk about that one dude surfing one of those snubfighters?
This was by far the best firefight in the mandalorian, up until this point you had just been told they were a forced to be reckon with but never really shown why. The way they operated as a SF is cool af
I personally like the most recent firefight on mandalore with the imperials because it showed that beskar will eventually fail like real ballistic armors
Yes soooo tactical you really know your stuff
If Rogue One was Starwars Vietnam, This EP was Starwars Modern Warfare
I can’t wait for star wars Afghanistan.
Yeah that Mandalorian ground force scene was so good, it honestly felt like what the Halo show was supposed to feel like
I was praying for a Mando sniper and spotter team being dispatched as overwatch prior to the dropping of the commandos. would have been awesome to see effective sniping.
Well these specific actors are part of the "501st: Vader's Fist" reenactment group. They literally LIVE for this stuff. Everything you see on the screen: that's THEIR gear.
the mandalorian feels more like a western when it's just mando on his own. Moments like the fight on Nevarro highlight that mandalorian culture reveres both weaponry and war.
While watching this scene all I could think was: "I feel like I'm watching a CSGO match"
Mandalorians are just space Spartan
"yeah let's just sit in front of this heavy gun instead of using our jetpacks to outmaneuver"
I hate how they make every other character look weak or stupid just to show off how skilled/intelligent whatever character they're showing off is. It's just lazy writing and ends up contradicting alot of established character development/lore.
Except they did and it didnt end well? One guy tried and immediately got shot? Like why do Star Wars fans have to be so Nit Picky, you guys literally take the tiniest flaws and blow them up as if they ruin an entire scene.
Using the jetpack would mean leaving cover. Sure that gun is slow firing but it would manage to take out a lot more Mandos then if they just stayed in cover. And that is ignoring the fact that the pirates were using suppressing fire
@@bastik.3011 I didn't see that happen. If he did then clearly he wasn't doing a good job. I'm not nitpicking so much as I'm downplaying the hype of the "super tactical elite soldiers"
@@alexdivision4320 He used his jetpack to get on a higher position and the trandoshian immediately fire on him qnd destroyed the scaffolding he was on. And again if they fly up they immediately expose themselves. Imagine a hound scaring up ducks for the hinter to shoot
@@bastik.3011 there's 0 reason for them to not have just flown right at the town hall above the firing arc of the turret
Traditionally, rank doesn't exist in mandalorian military. Whoever is the leader leads, whoever is the follower follows. The one above all is Mandalore. Beneath him is only those who know best how to move armies and soldiers. Ergo, rank is not respected, capability is all that matters.
This also prevents people who are actually bad at leading, from being in a position of leadership. Thus, it is not only the strongest who lead, but also those who remain unchallenged. And to keep them from loosing their edge should someone challenge their leadership.
Something people may not notice is that they don’t flag each other which is what anyone who has training w firearms in teams must do. There’s a scene where you can see one of them lower thier blaster to the ground when a teammate walks in front of them
Can't forget their litteral plot armour
I loved that scene, one of my favorite moments was with the Monkey Lizard.
MK: “yo! Up ahead!”
Mando: “oh shit thanks.”
* turns to squad *
“Possible ambush, take cover.”
And guess what?
It was right.
I think the best way I’ve described the Mandalorians to someone is “Ancient Spartans crossed with the French Foreign Legion”.
They're actually based on Sparta, Rome and Celts/Vikings.
Watching the mandos execute those pirates was cold af
Watching the mandalorians fight as group is like watching SAS recruits fighting as a unit
That was literally my exact thinking bro I’m like these guys the seal team six of Star Wars dawg 😂
I wish they would have left that execution when the landed on screen for just like .4 of a second longer, would have really rammed home how ruthless they are in combat. Just felt like it was just slightly too fast of quick cut. especially when we had things in like the door being used to bisect that guy in the first scene of season 1. Seems like they're losing the "dangerous killers" vibe in place for "badass heros" which kinda set them apart from being just another force like the republic and the empire.
I agree that they started good but they pretty much stayed on the ground and moved into a wide open space when the enemy had cover and superior position. They remained so static when they have jetpacks that make them highly mobile. Could have easily had a ground team drawing fire and pining the pirates down and another team getting on the roofs from the side to provide multiple lines of fire.
The one thing that really pissed me off about that fight was the lack of vertically. Half the time Im sitting there thinking "Damn, if only you had a tool to get you quickly and safetly out of that kill zone"
"In my book, experience outranks everything."
Seemed like modern US infantry tactics vs the OT with ww2 esc tactics and prequels with a mix of 40s to 80s tactics
That's because the western bit was intentional for that episode. I think it's cool they pull from different genres. The old Star wars are no different in its reference to old style western references.
It was like live action clone wars. It was sick boyz😂😂
This scene reminded me of the clones for a sec bro
my only issue was the sound effects felt "light" during that scene, maybe quiet is the better word idk
The one frustrating part of the Mandalorian strike squad team was their lack of jetpack usage to tactically take better positions. It's great seeing more real world tactics being implemented into Star Wars but I feel there needs to be more creativity with how Mandalorians can assault objectives with their superior mobility.
This is the Way.
Don’t like how the blaster bolts don’t look like they do any damage to whatever they contact you just see a spark but not a mark on the person that gets hit by one . I would think I’d see some smoldering heat I do know that most of the damage is internal but still
I like how those tree monkey aliens were warning them of the pirates bc they were shot by them earlier.
like watching the navy seals vs a middle school paint ball team.
More like the SAS i would say
Also in Andor it feels Like the individual is threatened, they are fighting as a unit, the "scary" Thing in the mandalorian is only If the unit falls.
This is the Forever Red version of Mandalorians. Make a team that consists of people that are capable of leading a team under a more experienced team
This was a really good scene, the only thing I'll be kind of nitpicky over is how the one mandalorian took their firing hand off of the weapon to give a hand signal...but I mean that's being very picky, and the overall content was pretty good
I'd like to have just one crossover battle where team Mando takes on Delta Squad from Republic Commando.
You say this as their tactic after dropping into the city is:
1. Move forward
2. Shoot on sight
I dont know whether they didn't have time or money or creativity to shoot a more elaborate, realistic situation where they flank these strung out pirates. I can get if these Mandos aren't as experienced as Bo Katan but their set up to be better than what we see imo.
I just realized there was a stormtrooper rock
I wonder if the marshal ever got out of that bacta tank 🤣
The man who wears the blue and silver armor with a trench coat is a mood for some reason