Din Djarin

Dyn Jarren was a Mandalorian human male bounty hunter who lived during the New Republic Era in the Outer Rim Territories of the galaxy, far from the authority of the New Republic, years after the fall of the Galactic Empire. Affiliated with the Bounty Hunters' Guild, Jarren had a mysterious past and identity, and was known to others by the name of his people, simply as "the Mandalorian". The Razor Crest was his personal starship, and he used it to transport his bounties after freezing them in carbonite.

Early life
Dyn Jarren was a Mandalorian human male. As a young boy, he was in a village that suffered an attack from the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars. Using B2 super battle droids, the Confederacy massacred the villagers and the individuals who were carrying young Jarren away. He managed to hide in a secluded area when he was rescued, and became a Foundling. Eventually, he acquired Mandalorian armor and became part of the Mandalorian organization known as the Tribe.

Hunting a Mythrol
In around 9 ABY, three trawlers began harassing a Mythrol in the bar, which the bartender watched but did nothing to prevent. Jarren then entered the bar, drawing the attention of the alpha trawler. After the trawler claimed Jarren had spilled his drink, the bartender offered a new drink free of charge, but Jarren smashed the drink into one of the trawlers heads and quickly defeated the trio. He then revealed that the he was there to collect a bounty on the Mythrol, whom surrendered to him.

Job on Arvala-7
"I have a camtono of Beskar waiting for you upon the delivery of the asset."

- "The Client," to Dyn Jarren

Upon returning from the Mythrol job, Dyn Jarren was hired for a job by "the Client", who was part of an Imperial remnant, to acquire "the Asset" on Arvala-7 from Nikto mercenaries, preferably alive, in exchange for a large shipment of Beskar, giving Jarren a small brick of Beskar as a down payment. Jarren drew his weapons on the Remnant Stormtroopers after he was startled by Doctor Pershing, who aimed their blaster rifles at him in turn. The standoff ended when the Client signaled the troopers to lower their blasters. The assassin droid IG-11 had been previously dispatched to terminate it, however. The only information that the Client could share with Jarren was the age of the Asset: 50 years old and last known location, along with a tracking fob.

After Dyn Jarren and IG-11 worked together to storm the compound the Asset being held in. Upon finding the Asset, unbeknownst to him at the time that he accepted the bounty, the pair discovered that it was, in fact, an infant and a member of the same species as the former Jedi Grand Master Yoda, which aged differently than other species. IG-11 said the commission was quite specific and that the asset was to be terminated. However Jarren destroyed IG-11 as he raised his gun, shooting the droid before the droid was able to fulfil its mission, protecting the young creature.

Personality and traits
Dyn Jarren was a lone and questionably moral person. His past and identity were wrapped in mystery, and he remained battle-worn and tight-lipped as a formidable bounty hunter. Despite his callous and ruthless tendencies, however, Jarren wasn't uncaring at all: although his bounty required "the Asset" to be killed, he refused to kill the infant and instead destroyed IG-11, the assassin droid who had been hired to kill the baby.

Equipment
"Is that real beskar steel?"

- An alpha trawler, in Huttese, to Jyn Darren

Dyn Jarren was a warrior who wore traditional Mandalorian armor composed of Beskar, as well as a bandolier and cape. He wielded a blaster pistol and long rifle.

Behind the scenes
"He's a bounty hunter and a gunfighter. A mysterious lone gunfighter with a questionable moral character. And he's a badass."

- Pedro Pascal, on Dyn Jarren

Dyn Jarren is the protagonist of the Star Wars television series The Mandalorian, created by Jon Favreau. The first picture of the Mandalorian warrior was revealed on October 4, 2018.

On November 13, 2018, Pedro Pascal was reported to be in negotiations to play the lead role in the series. On December 12, 2018, it was officially announced that Pascal would portray the titular character of the series, "The Mandalorian". To prepare for the role, Pascal watched classic Clint Eastwood Westerns and Akira Kurosawa's Samurai films. In an interview with USA Today, he said "Any time I had a question or a physical doubt about a moment, I was always like, 'What would Clint do? How would he shrug this off? How would he walk away from this?'"

The name of "The Mandalorian" was revealed by Pedro Pascal in an interview conducted by ScreenSlam released on the same day as Chapter 1 of the first season, though by that point the character's name had not yet been revealed in the series itself nor was it mentioned by any of the other members of the crew, and was still only referred to as "The Mandalorian".