MealyPotatoes Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) Could there be a Stormlight Archive fan on The Mandalorian writing staff? In Chapter 13 (The Jedi): Spoiler Mando and The Child pay a visit to planet Calodan (say it out loud - sounds a lot like Kaladin) where a very special spear plays a major role. For instance: The spear is offered as a valuable bounty to a great warrior wearing nearly indestructible armor The Magistrate fights a duel with an overwhelming enemy (Jedi Ahsoka Tano) using only the spear - reminiscent of spearman Kaladin's underdog duels with shard bearers The spear is able to deflect lightsabers (a weapon that can cut thru almost anything with ease - similar to a shard blade) The spear is given to the Mandolorian at the end of the episode, as a relic of the Mandalorian people Edited December 1, 2020 by MealyPotatoes Fixed grammar a little 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aluminum Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Behold, "The Spear That Would Not Break" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlion Blight Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Nah, the beskar armor and weapons have been a part of the Mandalorian identity since Legends. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MealyPotatoes Posted December 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Ooklara said: Nah, the beskar armor and weapons have been a part of the Mandalorian identity since Legends. Sorry - my point was not that Beskar armor / weapons or (obviously) lightsabers were based on Shards. Just the fact that when traveling to a planet with a mighty spear, and an awesome spear duel (reminiscent of shard duels), it is amusing to me that they called the planed Calodan (sounds a lot like Kaladin). Edited December 1, 2020 by MealyPotatoes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlion Blight Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 7 minutes ago, MealyPotatoes said: Sorry - my point was not that Beskar armor / weapons or (obviously) lightsabers were based on Shards. Just the fact that when traveling to a planet with a mighty spear, and an awesome spear duel (reminiscent of shard duels), it is amusing to me that they called the planed Calodan (sounds a lot like Kaladin). Ah, ok! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spren of Kindness Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 I was definitely seeing little Stormlight references throughout, though I missed the planet name. I also thought the first five minutes of the episode kind of reminded me of Mistborn. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scout_Fox Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 There was sort of a discussion about this on the subreddit with the first episode that mostly came to the conclusion of "possibly but it was likely elsewhere first" but like combine that "maybe-kinda" with this "maybe-sorta" and you might be getting somewhere This is honestly a pretty decent connection right here with the naming combined with the spear, good noticing! Honestly I think it is entirely possible, the people who will be writing the episodes likely really enjoy fantasy/sci-fi stuffs and so it's entirely possible one or more of them really like Cosmere as well! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Use the Falchion Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 On 12/1/2020 at 0:38 AM, MealyPotatoes said: Could there be a Stormlight Archive fan on The Mandalorian writing staff? In Chapter 13 (The Jedi): Reveal hidden contents Mando and The Child pay a visit to planet Calodan (say it out loud - sounds a lot like Kaladin) where a very special spear plays a major role. For instance: The spear is offered as a valuable bounty to a great warrior wearing nearly indestructible armor The Magistrate fights a duel with an overwhelming enemy (Jedi Ahsoka Tano) using only the spear - reminiscent of spearman Kaladin's underdog duels with shard bearers The spear is able to deflect lightsabers (a weapon that can cut thru almost anything with ease - similar to a shard blade) The spear is given to the Mandolorian at the end of the episode, as a relic of the Mandalorian people Maybe, but I think the references are older and coincidental. As someone said, the Beskar Steel attributes originate from Legends, and the planet Caloden may be a reference to Dune, which has a planet named Caladan, the planet that Paul Atreides' family once ruled. (Which fits with the Krayt Dragon being very similar to a Sand Worm in its first outing.) The spear I think is more for a reference to Japanese warfare and cinema in general while providing a creative type of fight and letting Diana Lee Inosanto show off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truthless of Shinovar Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 That Krayt dragon did have a gem heart though... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Use the Falchion Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 5 hours ago, Ookla the Steampunked said: That Krayt dragon did have a gem heart though... Lol! Krayt Dragon Pearls are from Legends however. It's possible KOTOR inspired Brandon, though, assuming he's played the game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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