- "Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes."
- ―Grogu, speaking through IG-12 with glee
IG-12 was a repurposed mech created by a crew of Anzellan droidsmiths from the parts of the assassin droid IG-11. After the droid sacrificed itself by self-destructing during the Clash on Nevarro,[1] some of its remains were collected, including the droid's damaged memory circuit. IG memory circuits, which were not manufactured any more by the time of the New Republic, were very hard to find at that time, and IG-11 could not be fixed.[5] However, the Anzellans restructured the droid into IG-12, a body which could be only manually operated, and reprogrammed it with "yes" and "no" responses. It was gifted by High Magistrate Greef Karga to Grogu, despite Din Djarin's reluctance, who thought Grogu was too young to operate heavy machinery. The mech was used by Grogu on the Mandalorians' mission to retake their homeworld of Mandalore.[1] During a battle between the Mandalorians and Moff Gideon's forces, IG-12 was destroyed by Gideon's Praetorian Guards. After the battle, Djarin used IG-12's remains to rebuild IG-11.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
IG-12 was voiced by Taika Waititi, who also voiced IG-11, and first appeared in "Chapter 23: The Spies", the seventh episode in the third season of the Disney+ television series The Mandalorian,[1] which was released on April 12, 2023.[6]
Appearances[]
The Mandalorian — "Chapter 23: The Spies" (First appearance)
The Mandalorian — "Chapter 24: The Return"
Sources[]
Bounty Hunting Highlights: 5 of Our Favorite Moments from The Mandalorian - "Chapter 23: The Spies" on StarWars.com (backup link)
Bounty Hunting Highlights: 5 of Our Favorite Moments from The Mandalorian – "Chapter 24: The Return" on StarWars.com (backup link)
Mando Download: "Chapter 24: The Return" on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
This Week! in Star Wars Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni Talk Grogu, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Arrives, and More on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11
The Mandalorian — "Chapter 23: The Spies"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of "Chapter 1: The Mandalorian" and "Chapter 16: The Rescue" to 9 ABY. The events of Chapters 1–16 must therefore also take place in 9 ABY, and the events of Chapters 17–24 must take place around that year as well.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
The Mandalorian — "Chapter 24: The Return"
- ↑ Star Wars: Character Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition stated that IG-11 was 2.19 meters, which means IG-12 should be the same height
- ↑
The Mandalorian — "Chapter 17: The Apostate"
- ↑
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