I think back to those kids in Attack of the Clones who played the younglings back in 2002 and I wonder how they must’ve felt when they find out their characters would be killed off.
I worked with Ahmed on Jedi Temple Challenge and he was a wonderful person and a natural host. I literally jumped up when they revealed him in Mando. SO stoked for him!!!
To go from being Jar Jar to being the Jedi that saves Grogu - bravo! It shows that someone at Lucas Film has a heart and willingness to do the right thing.
bts probably one of the reasons, but in lore, I personally think he hides it since it will make him stand out since only a few Jedi possess a purple-colored lightsaber and to avoid being marked as a high priority target esp mistaken identity for Mace Windu
Didn't mean to copy what you said I scrolled down to see if anyone had said it but your comment was literally just beyond where I stopped scrolling the first time
@willr7156 Grogu should still be with Luke during this season, Favereau wants us to believe that he spent 2 years with Luke. He's back in this season as a money grab. They are going to milk everything out of this show, that's disney for you.
@willr7156 There is definitely more needed. That's just hime being saved. Why was he hidden from the order to begin with? My ultimate fan theory is that he was being trained by the Jedi council as an ace in the hole against Anakin.
He also said that time passes in Real time between season. So I can’t see how it’s a problem to imagine that it’s been 2 years since it was 2 years since Mando season 2. Unless you were under the delusion that one season picks up exactly when the previous one ended, It’s not hard to get you’re head round.
That’s like saying George Lucas expects us to believe there’s 10 years in between episode 1 and episode 2. Well why the hell would you have a problem with that unless you’re being difficult and pedantic. He’s writing the story he decides how much times has passed since we last seen them and you’re like nah I’m not buying it… okay then. 🤡
I got very gittity when I saw Beq. I really like Best as an actor, and I liked his portrayal of Jar Jar. I saw an interview with how excited he was to play a Jedi in the RUclips series, and from that point on I knew I wanted to see him in some sort of show or movie. To see him get the honor of rescuing Grogu? That was heart warming
@@spacebar2759 Lets not get ahead of ourselves. Don't forget, the Temple was attacked by the Clones + Anakin prior to Palpatine giving his speech regarding the Jedi being traitors. So the Naboo guards would be in a massive state of confusion along with many other factions. Especially given that no one at this point had any reason to believe that the Clone Wars were about to come to a swift and decisive end. In reality, I think the Naboo guards doing all they could to save Kelleran Beq is extremely likely given that they clearly know him and have an affinity for him. (Beq even says, I have some friends waiting for us). The alludes to the fact that Beq has somehow relayed that the temple is under attack by Clone forces. This explains why the Naboo guards were so quick to open fire on them. No one knew what the hell was going on at this point. And once the fighting was done, even if Sidious knew the Naboo had helped Grogu and Beq escape, he couldn't just go to town on a loyal planet of the Republic all because, during a time of absolute chaos, the Naboo thought they were doing the right thing.
@@varnto05 not to be trained, but to train younglings with luke. Even Luke can't search, gather, and teach everyone himself. Well, He tried in the alternate universe. And look where that got him.
I kind of wanted Anakin to pop out behind the door but I'm really pleased with seeing Ahmed Best again. At first, I didn't even recognize him and thought he was some random Jedi. When I learned it was Ahmed, it made my day man. I actually loved him and Jar Jar and never understood why he got so much hate. To see him slay clones and protect Grogu is actually insane man. I'd love to find out what happened to him later on and why he's not with Grogu. Maybe he sacrificed himself to an inquisitor or Vader. Or maybe he lived all the way until Mandalorian season 1 where he gave Grogu and entrusted him to the pirates. Great episode.
Holy smokes! Jar jar saved grogu! In all seriousness after being pushed so far to almost taking his life over a role, man came back swinging as a legend 😊
@@MrakS yeah Star Wars fans can be the worst. He became suicidal from all the hate too. Jake Lloyd who played child Anakin received the same treatment.
@@chazo1367 Thankfully, the tide is turning. He says now that he's getting a lot more love like George said he would once people came around. Or grew up and learned to not harass actors for the characters they play. It's terrible what happened to him. Thankfully, Disney has made his new role canon so that he gets the appreciation he deserves.
The lack of a purple saber could be a retcon. Purple sabers are (in current canon) EXCEPTIONALLY rare, and it would just be strange for two Jedi within the same generation to have one. It would detract from the uniqueness of Mace Windu's own saber. edit: it could've also confused casual viewers into thinking that WAS a re-cast Mace Windu, especially since Kelleran's name goes unspoken in the episode. Two bald black dudes with similar robes and a super-rare saber color? Yeah that could easily confuse someone who isn't paying attention.
Yea it’s probably just a retcon and as you mention was to avoid Mace confusion. The videos explanation of “well maybe he had to hide it” is stupid. That would make 0 sense.
@@HazardousFrk Again, that's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it kind of thing, especially since it's in the middle of an action sequence. Perhaps I was downing a shot of rum at the time, that's all it would've taken to miss it. Cut me some slack, yeah?
Not going to lie, before those elevator doors opened, I was somewhat expecting Mace Windu as he might’ve survived the fall and was quickly given prosthetics. When the doors did open, I admittedly didn’t know who the character was as I never heard of the Jedi Temple Training. And I didn’t know it was the actor who played Jar Jar until I watched Reel Rejects reaction video. But I’m honestly glad that it is him. Not only did Ahmed display how badass Kelleran Beq is, but in the eyes of many Star Wars fans, he was redeemed for playing Jar Jar, which isn’t really his fault given that Jar Jar’s character was just written poorly. I look forward to seeing more episodes of him, but I’ll be sad if he doesn’t end up surviving Order 66 long after. Maybe we’ll get to see him train Grogu.
I never wanted it to be someone mainstream, I was really hoping it would be a new character. Having Beq come and save him not only fits Beqs character, its fucking awesome for the actor as he loved playing Beq. Those clones didn't stand a chance against the legendary Sabered Hand
It could also be that we get to see Mace later on... And that purple saber would be his signature. Imagine him walking up cloaked in an alley. And ignites his purple saber. You instantly know it's Mace. Without seeing his face. Now if they show this character with the purple saber you won't have that effect...
I loved this, Ahmed did an amazing job. I wasn't even aware he was on that youngling show, which made him being a guardian for a youngling even better.
@@kbautista6364 Yeah, you know what? I'm gonna go with the Jamaican and Bahamian ppl I know IRL who have explained to me in detail that he, in fact, IS a walking pile of Caribbean stereotypes. Mr. Best certainly didn't deserve to get harassed over it, but the character was still terrible. Sorry.
While I knew Ahmed Best played a Jedi master character for that Jedi Temple Challenge kids game show, I never knew their name, so while Mando S3E4 was going the mystery was still going on for me. Then the character appeared and it all clicked. JUSTICE FOR AHMED BEST. This has in turn prompted me to finally watch JTC, and I was amazed at how charismatic and lively Best was as the host. Therefore it's really cool and neat to see the flipside of Beq and why he deserves his nickname of The Sabered Hand. Having him save Grogu was such a great way to tie things together and I think is probably the last person anyone expected. Now I just hope that Beq won't suffer some horrible fate.
I'm so glad they brought Best back as such a bad-ass! I hated Jar-Jar as much as the next guy, but, the way the fandom treated Best was absolutely shameful.
I would suspect that as an "outside of story" reason they didn't give him his purple lightsaber because there might have been a big number of casual Mandalorian watchers who would have confused him for Mace Windu. And we got some nice dual wielding action to compensate
Me too 🤣🤣🤣 ,even without the Purple lightsaber he should have had , Maybe That's why they gave him Green and blue , Him with a Purple Lightsaber and the Internet uproar of Mace windu , poor kelleren
If he had his purple lightsaber , some might make theory that Mace Windu Fell out of Palpatines Window , Time travelled and Wind Travelled onto the Landing pad Also Regenerating his Hand And Deaging to save grogu
In the episode you can see Kelleran pick up the blue lightsaber in the elevator from the fallen Jedi, so he had only the green saber prior. could be that during the siege he lost the purple saber or just a change done to differentiate him from Mace Windu which some people who don't know Kelleran's character, may have just been seen as a recast of Mace. Mandalorian is targeted at a wide audience so trying to stop confusion would be a main goal, and if that means to change a saber colour for the sake of not confusing the wider audience, it is a change they are most likely willing to make. Or as you said there maybe another completely different reason for the lake of a purple saber. Nonetheless great Episode this week, and great video on Kelleran.
As far as him losing the purple one, it wouldn’t be surprising if it was simply lost during the fighting of Order 66 at the Temple (before we see him at the elevator’s opening). Maybe he ran into Anakin, lost it, and was forced to fall back. I love these flashback scenes so much lol.
I like this choice. Mace Windu never really made sense to me. I know he's Mace Windu, Jedi Master on the council and pretty much one of the most powerful Jedi, but Order 66 happens like 5 minutes after he gets his hand chopped of, electrocuted with Sith lightning, and yeeted off of a skyscraper.
The way he deflected that first blaster bolt? I instantly got chills and the vibe of ‘oh buddy. This is one JEDI you do NOT want to try.’ What a brilliant thing.
Ahmed Best was bullied by toxic fanboys to the point of contemplating suicide for his portrayal of Jar Jar Binks. 20 years later and he's now the Jedi Master who saves Grogu from Order 66. This made me happy as hell. Hope we get to see more of him!
might have been something to do with mace having purple and Filoni wanting it to stay unique with mace, also another more controversial take that it may cause confusion if another jedi has a purple lightsaber who just so happens to be black and could spark uproar and make disney look like they are saying that every black jedi has a purple one but idk.
absolutely this, theyll make some nonsense canon reason but it is definitely this. Which tbh i agree with its a smart move and most people dont know who he is anyway and that he should have a purple lightsaber
Anybody else think, ironically enough, a Temple Challenge-esque show sounds like it could easily surround Kelleran Beq's missing purple saber in a Legends of the Hidden Temple kinda way? Your champion's trophy, I guess.
Loving the throwbacks to sleek prequel Naboo ships in The Mandalorian. Various Naboo starships were always among my favourite ships in the prequels. Maybe the Mandalorian takes us back to the planet Naboo as well?
Honestly, they should’ve created a 45 minute episode just about grogus day in the temple leading up to anakins March. That would be amazing. Disney definitely didn’t think of that
My headcanon is that he was so overwhelmed with fending off the clones while evacuating Grogu that his purple lightsabers had been knocked off, so he just picked up two random lightsabers from one of the dead bodies around him to get the job done
They didn't do purple because we didn't need filthy casuals asking if they recast Mace Windu. And anyone that wants Mace to have been the one to save Grogu, know by this point Mace has had his arm taken and has been tossed off the 23423rd story window in a....shocking, turn of events.
Finally people who aren't complaining about Grogu not being saved by Yoda or Palpatine trying to capture Grogu or something. Like we got some BIG REALLY good fan service here and people are STILL complaining! I really like this Jedi hope we will see more of him!
He made the purple lightsaber after his padawas got slaughtered. It’s that easy to figure out. He evacuated Grogu and then made the purple saber, almost falling to the darkside because of what happened during Knightfall
I personally hope one day he gets to have his animated debut in Clone Wars style like in another season of Tales of the Jedi or a spin-off novel of him
I’d like to think that maybe he had lost his lightsaber along the way of trying to escape the temple, since the scene with grogu getting off the elevator, his lightsaber was already lit. That might mean he was already fighting before escaping the temple with grogu.
Kelleran Beq. He is one of the greatest Jedi ever. Kelleran Beq is a student of the FORCE. A teacher to the youth. A Master of the Blade. The Sabered Hand Lives!!
I’m gonna be honest if we’re gonna be seeing more of him in the Mandalorian I wouldn’t mind a mini series showing him as a Jedi General in the clone wars
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Moment of silence for all of the Jedi Temple Challenge kids who were unceremoniously slaughtered before they could be trained.
The final episode ending abruptly with a load of Clone Troopers charging onscreen.
I think back to those kids in Attack of the Clones who played the younglings back in 2002 and I wonder how they must’ve felt when they find out their characters would be killed off.
I slaughtered my kids before they could be trained a couple of minutes ago
Cough cough Anakin
I worked with Ahmed on Jedi Temple Challenge and he was a wonderful person and a natural host. I literally jumped up when they revealed him in Mando. SO stoked for him!!!
Wouldn't that mean your canon in star wars?
@@ibzdagamer I performed the AD-3 droid on the show so, I guess so.
Thats so awesome man, great work!
@@StarForceOne thank you!!! It was super fun!
@@gordontarpley HOLYSH!T YOU ARE CANON
To go from being Jar Jar to being the Jedi that saves Grogu - bravo! It shows that someone at Lucas Film has a heart and willingness to do the right thing.
Part of me feels like he didn't have a purple lightsaber because they thought a lot of people would assume it was Mace Windu recasted
100% that’s exactly why
bts probably one of the reasons, but in lore, I personally think he hides it since it will make him stand out since only a few Jedi possess a purple-colored lightsaber and to avoid being marked as a high priority target esp mistaken identity for Mace Windu
@@primecoconut4204 And it is easily explained away like. His saber got hit during the battle and he picked up new ones to keep fighting.
Didn't mean to copy what you said I scrolled down to see if anyone had said it but your comment was literally just beyond where I stopped scrolling the first time
@J it's no big deal man don't worry about it:)
To be honest I never expect an explanation of who saved Grogu. This episode was completely unexpected for me.
And unnecessary.
@willr7156 Grogu should still be with Luke during this season, Favereau wants us to believe that he spent 2 years with Luke. He's back in this season as a money grab. They are going to milk everything out of this show, that's disney for you.
@willr7156 There is definitely more needed. That's just hime being saved. Why was he hidden from the order to begin with? My ultimate fan theory is that he was being trained by the Jedi council as an ace in the hole against Anakin.
He also said that time passes in Real time between season. So I can’t see how it’s a problem to imagine that it’s been 2 years since it was 2 years since Mando season 2. Unless you were under the delusion that one season picks up exactly when the previous one ended, It’s not hard to get you’re head round.
That’s like saying George Lucas expects us to believe there’s 10 years in between episode 1 and episode 2. Well why the hell would you have a problem with that unless you’re being difficult and pedantic. He’s writing the story he decides how much times has passed since we last seen them and you’re like nah I’m not buying it… okay then. 🤡
I loved their choice to bring Kelleran Beq back for such a big role its perfect! This jedi master was always protecting younglings so it fits
Agreed! It was an awesome choice! :D
I think its more to do with him also being Jar Jar
I didn’t even realize it was him, so badass
I got very gittity when I saw Beq. I really like Best as an actor, and I liked his portrayal of Jar Jar. I saw an interview with how excited he was to play a Jedi in the RUclips series, and from that point on I knew I wanted to see him in some sort of show or movie. To see him get the honor of rescuing Grogu? That was heart warming
@@Matt-bg5wg Maybe but you have to admit it fits what his role was
Major props to those Naboo guards who sacrificed themselves for a supposedly criminal Jedi
I wonder if jar jar sent them
Because to the Naboo, they were never Criminals.
It annoyed me a bit, because surely that would just make the empire immediately sanction naboo.
@@spacebar2759 Lets not get ahead of ourselves. Don't forget, the Temple was attacked by the Clones + Anakin prior to Palpatine giving his speech regarding the Jedi being traitors. So the Naboo guards would be in a massive state of confusion along with many other factions. Especially given that no one at this point had any reason to believe that the Clone Wars were about to come to a swift and decisive end.
In reality, I think the Naboo guards doing all they could to save Kelleran Beq is extremely likely given that they clearly know him and have an affinity for him. (Beq even says, I have some friends waiting for us). The alludes to the fact that Beq has somehow relayed that the temple is under attack by Clone forces. This explains why the Naboo guards were so quick to open fire on them.
No one knew what the hell was going on at this point. And once the fighting was done, even if Sidious knew the Naboo had helped Grogu and Beq escape, he couldn't just go to town on a loyal planet of the Republic all because, during a time of absolute chaos, the Naboo thought they were doing the right thing.
yo real talk, that's loyalty
I hope we see Kelleran Beq since he escaped Coruscant with Grogu during Order 66.
Maybe he'll later join Luke's academy?
(If he's still alive and KK/Disney allows the retcon that is)
@@DragonLord1125 he's a master why would he be trained by Luke lol
@@varnto05 i assume to help teach LOL
@@varnto05 not to be trained, but to train younglings with luke.
Even Luke can't search, gather, and teach everyone himself.
Well, He tried in the alternate universe. And look where that got him.
He's probably going to die in his next time we see him maybe an inquisitor will kill him
I'm glad his character got a worthy redemption. After being jar-jar.
With a purple lightsaber, all casual fans would have immediately shouted "Mace Windu".
That's why.
I kind of wanted Anakin to pop out behind the door but I'm really pleased with seeing Ahmed Best again. At first, I didn't even recognize him and thought he was some random Jedi. When I learned it was Ahmed, it made my day man. I actually loved him and Jar Jar and never understood why he got so much hate. To see him slay clones and protect Grogu is actually insane man. I'd love to find out what happened to him later on and why he's not with Grogu. Maybe he sacrificed himself to an inquisitor or Vader. Or maybe he lived all the way until Mandalorian season 1 where he gave Grogu and entrusted him to the pirates. Great episode.
Holy smokes! Jar jar saved grogu!
In all seriousness after being pushed so far to almost taking his life over a role, man came back swinging as a legend 😊
I agree, he really needed a win, people bullied him like crazy
@@EbonFang_92 before reading this I had no idea people had bullied him in real life, that sucks.
@@MrakS sadly that’s the norm for a number of Star Wars actors these days
@@MrakS yeah Star Wars fans can be the worst. He became suicidal from all the hate too. Jake Lloyd who played child Anakin received the same treatment.
@@chazo1367 Thankfully, the tide is turning. He says now that he's getting a lot more love like George said he would once people came around. Or grew up and learned to not harass actors for the characters they play. It's terrible what happened to him. Thankfully, Disney has made his new role canon so that he gets the appreciation he deserves.
The lack of a purple saber could be a retcon. Purple sabers are (in current canon) EXCEPTIONALLY rare, and it would just be strange for two Jedi within the same generation to have one. It would detract from the uniqueness of Mace Windu's own saber.
edit: it could've also confused casual viewers into thinking that WAS a re-cast Mace Windu, especially since Kelleran's name goes unspoken in the episode. Two bald black dudes with similar robes and a super-rare saber color? Yeah that could easily confuse someone who isn't paying attention.
@Yoda _ Was it? I'll have to re-watch, I musta missed it.
@Yoda _ OK, gotcha. I'll re-watch the episode when I get home from work this evening.
@@andyb1653 The Naboo guards literally ask him if he is Kelleran Beq
Yea it’s probably just a retcon and as you mention was to avoid Mace confusion. The videos explanation of “well maybe he had to hide it” is stupid. That would make 0 sense.
@@HazardousFrk Again, that's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it kind of thing, especially since it's in the middle of an action sequence. Perhaps I was downing a shot of rum at the time, that's all it would've taken to miss it. Cut me some slack, yeah?
Interesting choice having grogu being saved by Kelleran rather than all the other options.
I'm SOOOOOOOO glad we got a different jedi master than Mace Windu or even Anakin, now Darth Vader. This is great!
Not going to lie, before those elevator doors opened, I was somewhat expecting Mace Windu as he might’ve survived the fall and was quickly given prosthetics. When the doors did open, I admittedly didn’t know who the character was as I never heard of the Jedi Temple Training. And I didn’t know it was the actor who played Jar Jar until I watched Reel Rejects reaction video. But I’m honestly glad that it is him. Not only did Ahmed display how badass Kelleran Beq is, but in the eyes of many Star Wars fans, he was redeemed for playing Jar Jar, which isn’t really his fault given that Jar Jar’s character was just written poorly. I look forward to seeing more episodes of him, but I’ll be sad if he doesn’t end up surviving Order 66 long after. Maybe we’ll get to see him train Grogu.
@@StormMatt448 Love the actor, hope to see what Jon and Dave do with the character
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I never wanted it to be someone mainstream, I was really hoping it would be a new character. Having Beq come and save him not only fits Beqs character, its fucking awesome for the actor as he loved playing Beq. Those clones didn't stand a chance against the legendary Sabered Hand
He would’ve looked almost exactly like Mace if he had the purple lightsaber, but it would have been awesome to see a purple saber in live action again
That's actually why he did play Mace Windu for the funeral scene in the Phantom Menace.
It could also be that we get to see Mace later on... And that purple saber would be his signature. Imagine him walking up cloaked in an alley. And ignites his purple saber. You instantly know it's Mace. Without seeing his face. Now if they show this character with the purple saber you won't have that effect...
@SnyderTheStarWarsFan17 My rule and that of most of cinema is. No corps no death. As long as there is non of that he is still alive.
With his style of fighting as seen in Mando, it would've been dope to see him using 2 purple lightsabers
That episode was awesome. We're getting double dose of Star Wars awesomeness Bad Batch was great aswell
I loved this, Ahmed did an amazing job. I wasn't even aware he was on that youngling show, which made him being a guardian for a youngling even better.
I'm just happy to see Ahmed back in action without having to say "Meesa", or portray a thinly-veiled Bahamian stereotype.
He was never portraying a stereotype. That was just internet trolls bashing on his character that almost led him to suicide.
@@kbautista6364 Yeah, you know what? I'm gonna go with the Jamaican and Bahamian ppl I know IRL who have explained to me in detail that he, in fact, IS a walking pile of Caribbean stereotypes. Mr. Best certainly didn't deserve to get harassed over it, but the character was still terrible.
Sorry.
@@andyb1653your opinion man, but sure 🤣
I just love that he got saved by Jar Jar then climbed into a Naboo starship
While I knew Ahmed Best played a Jedi master character for that Jedi Temple Challenge kids game show, I never knew their name, so while Mando S3E4 was going the mystery was still going on for me. Then the character appeared and it all clicked. JUSTICE FOR AHMED BEST.
This has in turn prompted me to finally watch JTC, and I was amazed at how charismatic and lively Best was as the host. Therefore it's really cool and neat to see the flipside of Beq and why he deserves his nickname of The Sabered Hand. Having him save Grogu was such a great way to tie things together and I think is probably the last person anyone expected.
Now I just hope that Beq won't suffer some horrible fate.
I'm so glad they brought Best back as such a bad-ass! I hated Jar-Jar as much as the next guy, but, the way the fandom treated Best was absolutely shameful.
They didn't give him a purple lightsaber because most of the fans would think it was Mace Windu played by a different actor
Jar Jar saved Grogu. Yeah, NOBODY could have saw that coming lol
It is clearly implied that his "friend" who sent the Naboo guards is Jar Jar.
Hahaha fuck me 😂 that would have been so funny and great at the same time, seeing him playing Keleren and Jar Jar at the same time.
I'd think it's just as likely Padme.
@@scaryghost5721 I would expect to see that in a future episode when they continue the flashback and Kelleran and Grogu arrive on Naboo.
@@kevthepoet Padme was a bit busy crying about Anakin at this point.
Kirito: "I am the best Dual Wielding swordsmaster!"
Kelleran Beq: "Hold my beer."
I assumed he lost his own lightsaber and collected the two we see off dead jedi.
Wasn’t sure about this decision in the beginning, but after seeing him cut down clones like a savage, I’m like yeah this guy works.
I would suspect that as an "outside of story" reason they didn't give him his purple lightsaber because there might have been a big number of casual Mandalorian watchers who would have confused him for Mace Windu. And we got some nice dual wielding action to compensate
Kelleran Beq was played by Ahmed Best aka Jar Jar Binks from Phantom Menace.
A good tribute for a good actor
So both a Jedi and a Sith Lord. :P
Kelleran Beq, the black dynamite of the starwars universe
I'm not sure why, but this makes me very emotional. I'm surprised and glad it was Beq who saves Grogu. May the Force be with you all.
For a brief two seconds I thought... Hey did they recast Mace 😅
Me too 🤣🤣🤣 ,even without the Purple lightsaber he should have had , Maybe That's why they gave him Green and blue , Him with a Purple Lightsaber and the Internet uproar of Mace windu , poor kelleren
I thought that too
If he had his purple lightsaber , some might make theory that Mace Windu Fell out of Palpatines Window , Time travelled and Wind Travelled onto the Landing pad Also Regenerating his Hand And Deaging to save grogu
I was like who is this badass. Then realized it was Jar Jar and I just welled up inside.
In the episode you can see Kelleran pick up the blue lightsaber in the elevator from the fallen Jedi, so he had only the green saber prior. could be that during the siege he lost the purple saber or just a change done to differentiate him from Mace Windu which some people who don't know Kelleran's character, may have just been seen as a recast of Mace. Mandalorian is targeted at a wide audience so trying to stop confusion would be a main goal, and if that means to change a saber colour for the sake of not confusing the wider audience, it is a change they are most likely willing to make.
Or as you said there maybe another completely different reason for the lake of a purple saber. Nonetheless great Episode this week, and great video on Kelleran.
As far as him losing the purple one, it wouldn’t be surprising if it was simply lost during the fighting of Order 66 at the Temple (before we see him at the elevator’s opening). Maybe he ran into Anakin, lost it, and was forced to fall back.
I love these flashback scenes so much lol.
I like this choice. Mace Windu never really made sense to me. I know he's Mace Windu, Jedi Master on the council and pretty much one of the most powerful Jedi, but Order 66 happens like 5 minutes after he gets his hand chopped of, electrocuted with Sith lightning, and yeeted off of a skyscraper.
Very nice to see you making videos again! I hope you start covering the bad batch as it's getting really good.
its so hilarious you got christmas music playing behind you talking.. LOL
The way he deflected that first blaster bolt? I instantly got chills and the vibe of ‘oh buddy. This is one JEDI you do NOT want to try.’ What a brilliant thing.
Ahmed Best finally return To Star Wars made everyone's childhood memories return again ✨😌✨
I didnt expect to see Jar Jar’s actor to come back. Good for him
Ahmed Best was bullied by toxic fanboys to the point of contemplating suicide for his portrayal of Jar Jar Binks. 20 years later and he's now the Jedi Master who saves Grogu from Order 66. This made me happy as hell. Hope we get to see more of him!
Dark on the part of Anakin. Great video, but just making sure Kelleren Beq gets his full proper props. 🍻
The lack of purple could just be to not confuse folk on a possible Mace Windu intervention which would be impossible at that point but still.
I'm so glad they got Ahmed Best to play the character! He did a damn fine job!
Yeah, but we can't forget the 4 nameless Jedi who get gunned down before they get Grogu to the elevator tho.
might have been something to do with mace having purple and Filoni wanting it to stay unique with mace, also another more controversial take that it may cause confusion if another jedi has a purple lightsaber who just so happens to be black and could spark uproar and make disney look like they are saying that every black jedi has a purple one but idk.
absolutely this, theyll make some nonsense canon reason but it is definitely this. Which tbh i agree with its a smart move and most people dont know who he is anyway and that he should have a purple lightsaber
Makes sense.
And it's kinda racist making 2 black Jedi having the purple saber because they in tune with the DARK side power.
@@scaryghost5721 lol
@@scaryghost5721 Yeah I didn't think about that implication. Good call then.
Jon: "Oops, wrong color"
Great to see actual star wars being implemented in star wars now that kennedy got pushed back
Wouldn’t be surprised if he helps start the Path and with the help of the people the runaway Jedi maybe we’ll see him and Quinlan protecting Grogu
Kelleran Beq, when he sees another dead jedi's lightsaber:
"This will make a fine addition to my collection *coughs*"
ahmed needs a t shirt that says "howsa dosa yousa liken meeesa now..." lol.. loved it.
Bravo, Kel, bravo.
i just noticed you were playing "god rest ye merry gentlemen" in the background hehehehe
Other Jedi escorting Grodu during Order 66 = die fighting against 2-3 clones Beq = 1 v 20's an entire platoon of the 501st
Ahmed Best is a legend for coming back to grace our screens in Star Wars after all the stick he got for playing Jar Jar!
A unexpected change but a welcome one we will be observing for the time being
So Ahmed has now played both a Sith Lord and A Jedi Master? Promps to Ahmed then
Anybody else think, ironically enough, a Temple Challenge-esque show sounds like it could easily surround Kelleran Beq's missing purple saber in a Legends of the Hidden Temple kinda way? Your champion's trophy, I guess.
Loving the throwbacks to sleek prequel Naboo ships in The Mandalorian. Various Naboo starships were always among my favourite ships in the prequels. Maybe the Mandalorian takes us back to the planet Naboo as well?
I really hope that in the next Cal Kestis game we get a mention of Kelleran joining The Path and continuing to care for lost and hunted children
U know what would be cool if there is a cameo of him in Jedi Survivor. Him using Jarkai was badass.
the best part of the serie!
Could be As Simple As it being damaged already and Him Having to Take others
At least one of those two lightsabres he picks up off the floor of the elevator Grogu is in.
Good tidings of comfort and job was a surprise
This BEGS the question... Why was there such a concerted effort to make sure Grogu escaped the Jedi Temple?
“George, give me the purple light”
He’s gotta be Jolee Bindo’s great great great great great great great grandson. He looks just like him
Love the choice of Beq, the fact he has one each, green and blue has a story behind it i bet.
Honestly, they should’ve created a 45 minute episode just about grogus day in the temple leading up to anakins March. That would be amazing. Disney definitely didn’t think of that
Ahmed Best is living up to his last name. That was cool.
My headcanon is that he was so overwhelmed with fending off the clones while evacuating Grogu that his purple lightsabers had been knocked off, so he just picked up two random lightsabers from one of the dead bodies around him to get the job done
I love this explanation, extremely plausible
He is probably the one Jedi who is in charge of the Path in Kenobi. He an Quinlan are saving younglings
Why the Christmas music?
Maybe his purple lightsaber was damaged in fight earlier and he simply...looted jedi corpses for weapons. 😅
Or he dropped it.
KID: mum, can we get mace wind action figure?
MUM: we have mace windu at home...
- mace windu at home
He took everyone by surprise.
I honestly thought that was mace windu😂
I wanna see more Kelleran Beq 🔥
I knew it! Jar jar is a sith lord!
He only had one lightsaber until the lift door opened, he picked the other one up off the dead Jedi.
They didn't do purple because we didn't need filthy casuals asking if they recast Mace Windu.
And anyone that wants Mace to have been the one to save Grogu, know by this point Mace has had his arm taken and has been tossed off the 23423rd story window in a....shocking, turn of events.
When that door opened and you could only see the skin color, I know many first thoughts were Windu.
Finally people who aren't complaining about Grogu not being saved by Yoda or Palpatine trying to capture Grogu or something. Like we got some BIG REALLY good fan service here and people are STILL complaining!
I really like this Jedi hope we will see more of him!
This Jedi reminded me so much of Mace Windu due to how similar both characters are. Almost looks like Kelleran Beq could easily be his son lol
is it Christmas time already?? what's with the background music?
Even with a purple lightsaber I would have recognized him from the Jedi Temple Trials from his face alone.
RIP to those Padawans on the game show
He made the purple lightsaber after his padawas got slaughtered. It’s that easy to figure out. He evacuated Grogu and then made the purple saber, almost falling to the darkside because of what happened during Knightfall
Purple sabers have nothing to do with the dark side. That’s a fan theory. Not lore. I wish RUclips channels would stop pushing that as fact
I personally hope one day he gets to have his animated debut in Clone Wars style like in another season of Tales of the Jedi or a spin-off novel of him
I knew it because i watched jedi temple challenge before watching episode 4 of mandalorian season 3 and also this is perfect like 10/10
10/10 would watch that episode was sweet
I’d like to think that maybe he had lost his lightsaber along the way of trying to escape the temple, since the scene with grogu getting off the elevator, his lightsaber was already lit. That might mean he was already fighting before escaping the temple with grogu.
reminds me of Jolee Bindo....Unorthodox Jedi and Bald 😁
He was the host of a kids tv show.... Oh disney you never fail to impress me in bad ways. But anyways, its nice to see Ahmed Best in a role like this.
Kelleran Beq. He is one of the greatest Jedi ever. Kelleran Beq is a student of the FORCE. A teacher to the youth. A Master of the Blade.
The Sabered Hand Lives!!
I’m gonna be honest if we’re gonna be seeing more of him in the Mandalorian I wouldn’t mind a mini series showing him as a Jedi General in the clone wars
It was the actor who played jarjar and he has gotten the perfect redemption becoming a jedi master.
I'm almost positive he doesn't have a purple lightsaber becasue the show wasn't confident that their casual fans would know that he wasn't Mace Windu.