Several characters have been featured in more than one episode within a season of The Mandalorian.

Introduced in season one

Greef Karga

Thumb — Carl Weathers plays Greef Karga, a leader of the Bounty Hunters' Guild.

Greef Karga is a leader of the Bounty Hunters' Guild, who serves as both an ally and adversary to the Mandalorian at different points in the show's first season.^[28]^[29] Operating out of the planet Nevarro,^[28] Greef gives assignments to bounty hunters and ensures everyone follows the guild's code.^[28]^[29] Greef provides the assignment that leads the Mandalorian to meet the Child.^[30] When the Mandalorian refuses to turn the Child over to the Imperials, Greef leads a group of bounty hunters in an unsuccessful attempt to take the Child from him.^[28] Greef later devises a plan to kill the Mandalorian and return the Child to the Imperials,^[31] but when the Child saves his life, Greef has a change of heart and helps protect him from the Empire while becoming a better man.^[29]

In season 2 and onwards, he becomes the Magistrate of Navarro.

In season 3 after the pirate siege on Nevarro and Gorian Shard's death, Karga makes peace with Vizla and his clan as he did with Djarin.

Greef Karga is portrayed by Carl Weathers, whom Jon Favreau knew through the Directors Guild of America. Weathers accepted the part under the condition that he could direct future episodes of The Mandalorian in the second season. Greef was originally to appear only in a handful of episodes, but Favreau and the writers liked the character so much that the part was expanded.^[32] Weathers performs his own stunts in the role.^[33]^[34] The character has received generally positive feedback from fans and reviewers.^[28]^[35]

The Client

The Client is a mysterious and unnamed agent of the Imperial remnant.^[36] He hires the Mandalorian, as well as several other bounty hunters,^[37]^[38] to recover the Child on behalf of his superior, Moff Gideon.^[39] The Client does not reveal why he wants the Child, but he orders his colleague, Dr. Pershing, to "extract the necessary material" from him.^[37]^[40] The Mandalorian delivers the Child to the Client,^[41]^[42] but later rescues him back.^[41]^[43] The Client conspires to recapture the Mandalorian and the Child,^[31]^[44] but after the Mandalorian returns to him, the Client is shot and killed by death troopers under Gideon's orders.^[39]^[44]

The Client is portrayed by German film director Werner Herzog, who was recruited for the part by Jon Favreau.^[38]^[45] Herzog accepted the role in part to help finance his film Family Romance, LLC (2019).^[46]^[47] Herzog was not familiar with Favreau's previous work,^[38]^[48] nor had he ever seen a Star Wars film,^[49]^[50] but he was impressed with the screenplays and filmmaking style of The Mandalorian.^[51]^[52] Herzog strongly urged the show's filmmakers to use puppetry for the Child character and not computer-generated imagery, calling them "cowards" for considering using CGI in its place.^[53]^[54] The Client character and Herzog's performance have received generally positive reviews from critics.^[55]^[56]

Penn Pershing

Dr. Penn Pershing is a doctor and scientist affiliated with the Imperial remnant who works with the Client in his attempts to capture the Child.^[57] He has appeared in several episodes of The Mandalorian,^[58] starting with the series premiere "Chapter 1: The Mandalorian", in which he is present on an Imperial compound on Nevarro when the Client hires the Mandalorian to track down and deliver the Child.^[59]^[60] When the Client says he is willing to pay half-price for proof of termination,^[61]^[62] Pershing objects and says the child should be delivered alive.^[62]^[63] Pershing appears again in "Chapter 3: The Sin", when the Mandalorian delivers the Child to the Client.^[64] Later, when discussing the Child, the Client orders Pershing to "extract the necessary material and be done with it", but Pershing again protests, noting their employer has explicitly ordered them to bring the Child back alive.^[55]^[65] The Mandalorian later returns to the Imperial compound to rescue the child, killing all the stormtroopers there and finding Pershing with the Child, who is sedated and strapped into laboratory equipment. When the Mandalorian threatens Pershing, the scientist pleads for mercy and insists he protected the Child and prevented him from being killed.^[61] The Mandalorian takes the Child and leaves Pershing unharmed.^[66]

Dr. Pershing returns in season two. The Mandalorian witnesses a hologram recording of Pershing, who is providing an update to Moff Gideon on his experiments involving Grogu's blood.^[67]^[68] When the Dark Troopers apprehend Grogu, Gideon instructs his Comms officer to inform Dr. Pershing of Grogu's retrieval. In the season finale, Pershing is captured by the Mandalorian and his companions; he helps his captors infiltrate Gideon's ship to rescue Grogu.^[69]

In season three, Pershing resides on Coruscant after being pardoned and enrolled in an amnesty program by the New Republic. He is surprised to find Elia Kane, Gideon's former communications officer, as a fellow participant in the program, and the two become friends. Kane helps Pershing find a way to surreptitiously continue his cloning research, but reveals herself to be working for the New Republic and betrays him to the authorities. Pershing undergoes a mind-wipe as punishment, but Kane secretly sabotages the procedure, significantly worsening its effect.

Pershing is portrayed by Omid Abtahi,^[70] who previously voiced a Mandalorian character named Amis in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.^[71] Pershing's costume includes a patch on his right arm with an insignia similar to one worn by clones in the cloning facility on the planet Kamino in the prequel film Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.^[65]^[72] This has led to speculation among some fans and writers that Pershing's plans for the Child involve cloning.^[70]^[73] Pershing also wears glasses, making him the first human live-action character in Disney's Star Wars canon to do so. This was contrary to a rule Star Wars creator George Lucas imposed, before selling the franchise to Disney, that no character wear glasses in the Star Wars universe.^[74] Pershing's costume, which also included a grey shirt with white shoulders and a high collar, was ranked eighth on a Screen Rant list of the ten best costumes in the first season of The Mandalorian.^[75] Inverse writer Allie Gemmill called Dr. Pershing an interesting character, particularly due to the mystery behind his possible association with Kamino.^[76]

Kuiil

Thumb — Nick Nolte provided the voice of Kuiil, recording all the character's dialogue in one afternoon.

Kuiil is an alien of the Ugnaught species, and a former indentured servant of the Galactic Empire.^[77]^[78] He is living in solitude on the planet Arvala-7 when he encounters the Mandalorian, who comes to the planet to find and capture the Child.^[77]^[78] Kuiil assists him, and then later helps him rebuild his ship when it is dismantled by Jawas.^[79]^[80] Kuiil also rebuilds the bounty hunter droid IG-11 after the Mandalorian destroys him.^[79]^[81] Kuiil and IG-11 later join the Mandalorian on a mission to protect the Child from the Imperial remnant on the planet Nevarro,^[81]^[82] where Kuiil is shot and killed by Imperial Scout Troopers while attempting to bring the Child to safety.^[81]^[83]

Kuiil is voiced by Nick Nolte,^[77]^[78] who completed his recordings for all the character's dialogue in a single afternoon.^[84] Kuiil's on-set performance was done by Misty Rosas,^[85]^[86] who during filming wore a face mask brought to life through animatronics and puppetry,^[84]^[86] with its electronics and wires concealed in the backpack and pockets of Kuiil's costume.^[86] Kuiil has been received positively by reviewers and fans alike.^[87]^[88] Several critics have called him the best character on the show,^[80]^[89] and his signature line "I have spoken" became one of the better-known and best-liked lines of dialogue from the series.^[87]^[90]

IG-11

IG-11 is a bounty hunter droid who initially attempts to capture and kill the Child,^[91]^[92] but is later reprogrammed to become its nurse and protector.^[93]^[94] The Mandalorian first encounters IG-11 when both attempt to collect the bounty on the Child. They work together to extract the Child from a gang of mercenaries,^[92]^[95] but when IG-11 tries to kill the Child, the Mandalorian instead shoots and kills the droid.^[92]^[96] IG-11's remains are recovered by Kuiil, who repairs and reprograms him.^[97] The droid later joins the Mandalorian on a mission to Nevarro to protect the Child from the Imperial remnant,^[98] and though the Mandalorian does not initially trust him,^[82] IG-11 ultimately sacrifices his own life to protect the Child and his allies.^[99]^[100] In the season 3 finale, IG-11 is finally rebuilt and becomes new marshal of Nevarro.

IG-11 is voiced by Taika Waititi,^[96]^[101] who was offered the part by Jon Favreau based on their work together on Marvel films.^[32]^[95] Rio Hackford provides the motion-capture for IG-11.^[102] Waititi said he tried to create a voice that lacked human emotion while still maintaining some semblance of humanity,^[103] describing it as a cross between Siri and HAL 9000.^[104]^[105] IG-11 was mistaken for the Star Wars bounty hunter IG-88 when first unveiled due to the resemblance between the two characters.^[59]^[104] IG-11 has been received positively by reviewers and fans alike,^[94]^[93] with some calling him one of the best droids in the franchise.^[94]

The Armorer

The Armorer is the leader of a tribe of Mandalorian warriors on Nevarro, which includes the show's title character. She provides spiritual guidance for the clan, and forges and repairs their armor,^[106]^[107] including a new set of armor she makes for the Mandalorian.^[37]^[107] In the first season finale "Chapter 8: Redemption", the Armorer instructs the Mandalorian to watch over and protect the Child,^[108]^[109] and to reunite the Child with others of his own kind.^[18] The character was partially inspired by the films of Akira Kurosawa, as well as the history and culture of the samurai, particularly in the character's deliberately paced movement and aura of authority.^[110]

The Armorer is portrayed by Emily Swallow, who provides both the character's voice and live-action performance,^[111]^[112] while her stunts are performed by Lauren Mary Kim.^[111]^[85] When Swallow auditioned for the role, she knew little about the character and did not know it was for a Star Wars series.^[106] Aspects of The Mandalorian director Deborah Chow's personality influenced Swallow's portrayal of the character.^[106]^[113] Kim's combat style in the Armorer's fight scenes was inspired by the Filipino martial art known as Kali.^[111]^[112] The Armorer has been received positively by fans and reviewers alike, and has been described as a fan favorite.^[114]^[115]

Cara Dune

Cara Dune is a former Rebel shock trooper from Alderaan who became a mercenary after the fall of the Empire.^[28]^[116] Originally from Alderaan,^[117] Cara is a highly trained warrior and skilled battle tactician.^[118]^[119] She harbors an intense hatred for the Galactic Empire,^[117] and is having trouble readjusting to post-war life.^[116]^[120] Cara first encounters the Mandalorian on the planet Sorgan, where they work together to protect a local village from raiders.^[121] He later recruits her to help protect the Child from the Imperial remnant.^[122]^[123]

Cara is portrayed by former mixed martial artist Gina Carano, for whom Favreau specifically created the character, without auditioning any other actresses.^[124]^[125] Favreau sought to create a powerful and independent character, but one different from Princess Leia or other strong Star Wars female characters.^[124] Carano performed many of her own stunts,^[33]^[34] and she credits Bryce Dallas Howard, who directed the character's first appearance in "Chapter 4: Sanctuary", with helping translate the character from the script to the screen.^[121] Cara has been received positively by reviewers and fans,^[124] and has been described as a feminist role model. Some critics called her unique even among the Star Wars franchise's female characters due to her physicality and combat skills.^[126]

Peli Motto

Peli Motto is a mechanic who manages a spaceport on Tatooine and is featured in "Chapter 5: The Gunslinger", "Chapter 9: The Marshal" and "Chapter 10: The Passenger".^[127] The Mandalorian hires her to repair his ship,^[128] and she also comes to take care of the Child.^[129]^[130] The bounty hunter Toro Calican briefly takes Peli and the Child as hostages in an unsuccessful attempt to abduct the Mandalorian.^[131]^[129] When the Mandalorian returns to Tatooine in search of another rumored to be there, Peli guides him to Mos Pelgo, where he finds Cobb Vanth with Boba Fett's armor. She later gives him the task of taking the Frog Lady to Trask, where her husband knows other Mandalorians' whereabouts.

Peli is portrayed by actress and comedian Amy Sedaris,^[132]^[133] who had previously worked with The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau on the film Elf (2003).^[134] Sedaris said she enjoyed working with the animatronic Child puppet, which she said made everyone on the set happy: "The minute you looked into Baby Yoda's eyes you just got lost."^[135] The character and Sedaris' performance drew acclaim from fans and reviewers,^{[lower-alpha 13]} so much so that Sedaris became a trending topic on Twitter after the episode first became available.^[135]^[143]

Peli appears in the fifth episode of The Book of Boba Fett, "Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian". Peli has kept her shop open and gains additional help from Jawas who bring her pieces of scrap. She helps customize an anabolic starfighter for Din Djarin, which he later uses. The episode also reveals that Peli dated a Jawa at some point before the events of The Mandalorian. She refers to the Jawa she dated as "furry".

Paz Vizsla

Paz Vizsla is one of the warriors in the Mandalorian tribe on Nevarro. Strong and physically imposing,^[144]^[145] he is a heavy infantry fighter.^[146]^[147] He appears in the episode "Chapter 3: The Sin", where he initially quarrels with the Mandalorian for working with the Empire,^[66]^[148] but later comes to his assistance when the Mandalorian is being attacked.^[66]^[149]

In the first season of The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, Paz Vizsla is voiced by an uncredited Jon Favreau,^[150]^[151] who previously voiced a similarly named Mandalorian warlord named Pre Vizsla on the series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.^[144]^[145] Stunt performer and former mixed martial artist Tait Fletcher was the live-action body double for Paz Vizsla.^[148]^[149]

Fennec Shand

Fennec Shand is an assassin and mercenary for the galaxy's top crime syndicates,^[152]^[153] who is sought by Toro Calican for his first bounty hunting assignment.^[131] Calican catches Fennec with assistance from the Mandalorian.^[128] When Fennec tries to convince Toro to free her so they could capture the Mandalorian and deliver him to the Bounty Hunters' Guild, Toro instead kills Fennec and seeks to capture the Mandalorian himself. Her body is later approached by an unidentified character.^[128]

It is later revealed that this character was Boba Fett, who patched her up with some cybernetics. In "Chapter 14: The Tragedy", Fennec accompanied Boba Fett to Tython in order to reclaim his armor from the Mandalorian's ship. During a standoff with the Mandalorian, the three of them come under attack by the stormtroopers dispatched by Moff Gideon. Fennec managed to decimate some stormtroopers, which also involved sending a boulder into their machine gun. When the Dark Troopers make off with Grogu and the Razor Crest is destroyed, Fennec and Boba Fett declare themselves in the Mandalorian's debt and agree to help him rescue Grogu.

Portrayed by actress Ming-Na Wen,^[154]^[155] Fennec Shand is the first major Star Wars villain character portrayed by an Asian actress. Elements of the character's personality were inspired by characteristics of the fennec fox, including its trickiness, stealthiness, maneuverability, and ability to survive.^[153] The fox also influenced the design of Fennec's costume and hairstyle. Costume designer Joseph Porro incorporated orange accents into Fennec's black costume, and Wen recommended the character's hair include braids inspired by the fennec fox.^[153] Fennec Shand has been received positively by reviewers and fans alike, and has been described as a fan favorite.^[156]^[157] Several reviewers felt the character was eliminated too quickly and did not get the chance to live up to her potential,^[158]^[159] and some critics have speculated that the character could still be alive.^[160]^[161]

This is confirmed in the second-season episode "Chapter 14: The Tragedy" that Fennec Shand is alive, discovered and saved by Boba Fett before her injuries proved fatal.

Moff Gideon

Moff Gideon is the leader of an Imperial remnant and the primary antagonist of The Mandalorian.^[162]^[163] Few details of his backstory have yet been revealed. He was previously an operative in the Imperial Security Bureau, a covert intelligence arm and secret police for the Empire,^[164]^[165] and played a role in past efforts to eliminate the Mandalorians.^[166]^[167] In The Mandalorian, Moff Gideon is attempting to abduct the Child to extract its blood for experimentation.^[67]^[168] In the first season, Gideon briefly traps the Mandalorian and his allies on Nevarro in an unsuccessful attempt to obtain the Child.^[166]^[169] Gideon reveals he knows secret details about the Mandalorian and his allies,^[170]^[171] and is the first character in the series to reveal the Mandalorian's real name, Din Djarin.^[169]^[171] In the final scene of the first season finale "Chapter 8: Redemption", it is revealed that Gideon possesses the Darksaber, a Mandalorian lightsaber.^[172]^[173]

Gideon returns in the second season as he continues to track down Grogu. "Chapter 12: The Siege" reveals that Gideon requires access to Grogu's blood, which contains a high 'M-count', for it to be transfused into a test subject.^[67]^[174]^[68] However, the experiments have thus far resulted in "catastrophic failure".^[68]^[175] Later in the season, Gideon apprehends Grogu and seeks to continue the experimentation, but the Mandalorian captures Dr. Pershing and infiltrates Gideon's ship.^[176] Gideon battles the Mandalorian with the Darksaber, but is ultimately defeated. As a platoon of Dark Troopers attempt to rescue him, Luke Skywalker arrives and destroys the droids.^[177] Gideon attempts suicide, but is incapacitated by Cara Dune.^[178] Grogu is taken by Skywalker to be trained as a Jedi.^[67]

In season three, Carson Teva finds Moff Gideon's transport adrift where Gideon's body is nowhere to be found. Moff Gideon is killed in the season finale during the battle for the Reconquest of Mandalore.

Gideon is portrayed by Giancarlo Esposito.^[179]^[180] He was recruited for the part by Jon Favreau,^[181] who had previously worked with Esposito on several projects.^[182]^[183] Gideon has been received positively by reviewers and fans.^[18]^[31]

Introduced in season two

Boba Fett

Boba Fett is a Mandalorian bounty hunter who first appeared in The Empire Strikes Back. Having survived the Sarlacc Pit he fell into in Return of the Jedi, he makes his return in a silent cameo in "Chapter 9: The Marshal". He reappears in "Chapter 14: The Tragedy", where he is revealed to have saved Fennec Shand on Tatooine after the events of "Chapter 5: The Gunslinger". Initially demanding Din to return his armor which the latter had acquired from Cobb Vanth, he and Fennec later aid Din in battling Gideon's forces as he regains his armor in the process. When the Dark Troopers make off with Grogu and the Razor Crest is destroyed, Fett and Fennec swear to help the Mandalorian rescue Grogu as repayment to Din for returning his armor.

Fett is played by Temuera Morrison, who previously portrayed Boba's father Jango Fett (of whom Boba is a biological clone) in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and voiced Boba in the 2004 DVD releases of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

Frog Lady

The "Frog Lady" is a female frog-like creature who appears in "Chapter 10: The Passenger" and "Chapter 11: The Heiress". She enlists the Mandalorian to take her and her eggs to the moon Trask to be reunited with her husband, who can fertilize the eggs, in exchange for information on other Mandalorians' whereabouts. She doesn't speak Galactic Basic, but briefly uses the damaged droid Q9-0's vocabulator to communicate with the Mandalorian. Because of the eggs' fragility, they have to travel at "sub-light", and end up crashing on an icy planet to avoid a X-wing fighter patrol who have an arrest warrant for the Mandalorian since he has helped break out Qin from the New Republic transport. They are nearly killed by a swarm of spider-like Krynka, but are rescued by the X-Wing pilots who let the Mandalorian go with a warning because he assisted in the capture of the others involved in the prison break. After completing repairs, they manage to continue their journey to Trask.

The Frog Lady reunites with her mate the Frog Man upon their arrival on Trask. The Mandalorian leaves the Child with the Frog Lady and the Frog Man to babysit. Following the mission with Bo-Katan, the Mandalorian returns where he finds the Child interacting with the hatchlings.

The Frog Lady is performed by Misty Rosas and her vocal effects are provided by Dee Bradley Baker.^[184]

The Frog Lady was positively received by fans.^[185]^[186]^[187]

Koska Reeves

Reeves is a Mandalorian warrior who appears in "Chapter 11: The Heiress" and "Chapter 16: The Rescue". Reeves is part of the Nite Owls and fights alongside Bo-Katan.

She returned in "Chapter 22: Guns for Hire", as part of Axe Woves' band of mercenary privateers and watched as Bo-Katan fought Woves for the leadership of the group.

Reeves is portrayed by Mercedes Varnado, a professional wrestler better known by the ring names Sasha Banks and Mercedes Moné.^[188]