The Mandalorian
Summary
The Mandalorians inThe Mandalorianwere renowned for their famously tough beskar armor , but there ’s one freehanded flaw in their shell that rarely gets talked about . Since it is one of the few materials in the galaxy that is resistant to lightsabers and blaster bolt , beskar alloy is extremely coveted . WhenDin Djarin change his armorto a full new hardening of beskar back inThe Mandalorianseason 1 , the Armorer made a point to tell him it would pull many eyes .
Similar to Frodo inThe Lord of the Ringswith his mithril armor , Din ’s beskar helmet and armorare likely worth X of thousands of credits . Part of beskar ’s Charles Frederick Worth comes from how protective it is . Whoever wears beskar is mostly safe from lightsabers , Sarlacc acid , or even Rancor teeth . Blaster fire , on the other hired hand , can sometimes pose a job . Of naturally , bolt that hit the armor would simply resile off . Buta well - place shot from a received blaster could still slip past the gaps in beskar armor , offend the wearer .
The Mandalorian introduced the helmet religious doctrine to Star Wars , but the interrogation of whether or not that includes other armour is left to be answered .
Head Shots Could Still Kill Mandalorians - Even With Helmets
In theStar war : The Mandalorian Junior Novelby Joe Schreiber , Din Djarin actually makes a point to say that — helmet or not — a headshot from IG-11 could kill him . This brings up a shameful weakness in Mandalorian helmet . Despite their protective artistry , a chargeman bolt to the foreland was still enough to wound and obliterate the wearer . There are two reason as to why beskar helmets were ineffective against headshots . The first reason is that the whiplash from a secretive range headshot was likely enough to concuss the head inside the helmet .
The 2nd cause a beskar helmet could fail is due to the T - peak . While the absolute majority of the helmet is made from beskar , the visor needs to be transparent . It ’s unknown what fabric is used for the visor , but it is likely a shape of transparisteel , a kind of decipherable admixture often used in starfighter windows . Becausetransparisteel is n’t as secure as beskar , a direct blaster shot or even a rocket could damage or shatter it , discover the face to accidental injury . Examples of this can be seen after the Children of the Watch are wiped out on Nevarro , as there are several cracked helmets in the Armorer ’s piling of armor .
Din Djarin’s Wounds On Nevarro Prove This
Meanwhile , Din Djarin shows how Mandalorian helmets are ineffective against whip inThe Mandalorianseason 1 stopping point . After Moff Gideon detonates an detonation right in front of Din , Din almost dies due to concussive injurieshe keep up from the flack . As Cara Dune puts it , Din“got his bell rung . ”If the Mandalorian ’s helmet is the bell , then the head inside is the clapper . In any case , even though Din will likely be wearing his helmet inThe Mandalorianfrom now on , he still needs to be heedful of facial combat injury .
