Din Djarin

"We have you four to one.''" "''I like those odds."

- Remnant Stormtroopers and "the Mandalorian"

"The Mandalorian" was the alias of a human male Mandalorian bounty hunter during the New Republic Era. With his beskar armor and distinctive mask, the Mandalorian was both well-equipped and enigmatic&mdash;a stranger whose past was shrouded in mystery. He was a battle-hardened warrior, a man of few words, and a formidable mercenary in an increasingly dangerous galaxy.

After the fall of the Galactic Empire, the Mandalorian made a name for himself as a member of the Bounty Hunters' Guild, collecting bounties as he traveled across the galaxy's Outer Rim Territories&mdash;far from the authority of the New Republic&mdash;in his personal starship, the Razor Crest. Around 9 ABY, the Mandalorian was hired by a client who offered a substantial reward for the acquisition of an asset located on the planet Arvala-7.

Early life
"This [beskar] is extremely generous. The excess will sponsor many Foundlings.''" "That's good. I was once a Foundling." "''I know."

- A Mandalorian armorer and "the Mandalorian"

The bounty hunter who became known by the title "the Mandalorian" was a Mandalorian human male. As a young boy, he was in a village that suffered an attack from B2 super battle droids, which massacred the villagers and the individuals who were carrying the young Mandalorian 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
"I can bring you in warm&hellip;or I can bring you in cold."

- "The Mandalorian”, to a Mythrol

In around 9 ABY, three trawlers began harassing a Mythrol in the bar, which the bartender watched but did nothing to prevent. The Mandalorian then entered the bar, drawing the attention of the alpha trawler. After the trawler claimed the bounty hunter had spilled his drink, the bartender offered a new drink free of charge, but the Mandalorian 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 "the Mandalorian"

Upon returning from the Mythrol job, the Mandalorian 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 the Mandalorian a small brick of Beskar as a down payment. The Mandalorian 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 the bounty hunter was the age of the asset: 50 years old and last known location, along with a tracking fob.

After the Mandalorian 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 Child was to be terminated. However the Mandalorian destroyed IG-11 as he raised his gun, shooting the droid before the droid was able to fulfill its mission, protecting the young creature.

Personality and traits
"Greef Karga said you were coming.''" "What else did he say?" "''He said you were the best in the parsec. [...] He also said you were expensive. Very expensive."

- "The Client" and "the Mandalorian"

The Mandalorian 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, he wasn't uncaring at all: although his bounty required the Child 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
The Mandalorian was a warrior who wore a set of patchwork armor utilizing pieces from various sources. These included some traditional Mandalorian armor, likely a mix of Beskar and the lighter durasteel variant used by Jango Fett, as well as various other pieces, most notably several from Imperial Shoretroopers, including a shoulder pauldron and his gauntlets. The bounty hunter was able to begin replacing some of the non-traditional armor pieces with his payment of Beskar from The Client, such as the Shoretrooper shoulder pauldron he had utilized. The Mandalorian also used bandoliers and a cape. He wielded a blaster pistol, a long disruptor rifle and had a flamethrower in his left gauntlet, as well as having an assortment of weapons on his ship Razor Crest.

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 the Mandalorian

The Mandalorian 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, with the website spelling the name as "Dyn Jarren", although no official source has confirmed this spelling.