Season two of The Mandalorian is welcoming several new characters, including Cobb Vanth, a mysterious sheriff played by Timothy Olyphant. What do we know about this character so far? Although he's new to the show, he's not new to the Star Wars universe as a whole, and he has a fascinating connection to some of the characters we've already seen.
If you can't remember seeing Cobb Vanth on screen before, don't worry, you're not forgetting anything! Vanth is a character introduced in a trilogy of novels, Aftermath, which is canonically set in between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens - the exact same period of time during which The Mandalorian takes place. Specifically, it's set in the immediate aftermath of the fall of the Empire (hence the title). Vanth is revealed to be a former slave who somehow freed himself and became the sheriff of Freetown on Tatooine,...
If you can't remember seeing Cobb Vanth on screen before, don't worry, you're not forgetting anything! Vanth is a character introduced in a trilogy of novels, Aftermath, which is canonically set in between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens - the exact same period of time during which The Mandalorian takes place. Specifically, it's set in the immediate aftermath of the fall of the Empire (hence the title). Vanth is revealed to be a former slave who somehow freed himself and became the sheriff of Freetown on Tatooine,...
- 10/4/2020
- by Amanda Prahl
- Popsugar.com
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