Moff Gideon
Moff Gideon is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise who first appeared in the Disney+ television series The Mandalorian. He is the leader of a remnant of the fallen Galactic Empire. Gideon is portrayed by Giancarlo Esposito, who was recruited for the part by the show’s creator and showrunner Jon Favreau.
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Moff Gideon is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise who first appeared in the Disney+ television series The Mandalorian. He is the leader of a remnant of the fallen Galactic Empire, and attempts to capture the young alien Grogu, who is being protected by the title character of the series. Gideon is portrayed by Giancarlo Esposito, who was recruited for the part by the show’s creator and showrunner Jon Favreau. Gideon’s all-black costume has been compared to that of Star Wars character Darth Vader, and reviewers have noted similarities in their personalities and behavior as well. Gideon was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance as Gideon. The term ‘Moff’ is a title for a high-ranking Imperial official who served as a governor of a specific sector of space for the Empire. Its first use dates back to the original Star Wars film, most notably with the character Grand Moff Tarkin, though the word “Moff” is not used in that film and the character is only identified by that title in the end credits. Gideon played a role in the Great Purge, an oppressive combat operation against a culture known as the Mandalorians, which resulted in many of them being killed and the survivors becoming scattered across the galaxy. As the character Cara Dune states in the show, it was widely believed Moff Gideon had been executed for war crimes before the series began. He was previously an operative in the Imperial Security Bureau, a covert intelligence arm and secret police for the Galactic Empire.
The character did not make his first appearance until the penultimate episode of the first season, butEsposito has said he will play a larger role inThe second season. Gideon has been received positively by reviewers and fans, and has been described as a dangerous and fierce man who does not hesitate to kill anyone to get what he wants, including his own men. He has not yet been revealed to have a backstory, but it has been speculated that he was a member of the Galactic Security Bureau before the fall of the Empire and later became a warlord leading his own Imperial remnant. In the first episode, Gideon contacts the Client during the meeting, the Client assures him he has GrogU in his custody. Gideon suggests that is not the case, then orders a squadron of his own stormtroopers to open fire on the cantina, killing the Client and his troops. Gideon returns in the season finale, in which he speaks to the Mandalorian and his party from outside the Cantina, demanding they turn over the droid IG-11. Gideon reveals he knows details about all of them, and refers to his real name as Dinjarin, marking the first time this name was revealed to the show. He also tells the Client that he wants to kill the Client, informing him that he knows he knows all about him and his allies, and that he will kill him if he has to.
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