Giancarlo Esposito explains why The Mandalorian’s Moff Gideon is “the hero who fell from grace”

Moff Gideon actor Giancarlo Esposito has provided a brand new perspective on his The Mandalorian Villain in a way that suggests he may have once been a true hero – or at least saw himself as such. What made Gideon different from others Star Wars Villains is his all-knowing attitude, which includes him truly believing in the cause he is a part of. In this case, it is his role in the Imperial Remnant and maintaining the power and influence of the Galactic Empire throughout the galaxy. While this has labeled him a villain in the Star Wars Galaxy, Esposito subtly challenges this idea.

Screen Rant is a media partner at FAN EXPO Canada, and during the panel “Exploring the Way With Giancarlo Esposito, Emily Swallow, And Temuera Morrison,” led by Screen Rants Jo Deckelmeier, Esposito reveals his approach to Gideon’s character that sets him up as a hero of old. He emphasized the idea that Gideon needed to have human characteristics, which meant that behind his current evil lies what once was “A good idea.” The next step for him is therefore to ask how and why Gideon came to be labeled as a villain.

what are [Gideon’s] Reasons behind doing what he wants to do? What allows him to be human? […] So he is trying to take the power, but for what reason? And if you’re always wondering what the reason is, maybe behind it all, it’s a good idea. Maybe it isn’t. […] My belief, and one of the things I started with, was, ‘Okay, we have heroes, but who is the guy we want to label as a villain?’ right?

Esposito goes further by taking the word “villain” out of the conversation and focusing on the “hero” aspect. Although Esposito does not go deep into Gideon’s actual backstory, instead stating that “Maybe we’ll find out eventually“What Gideon once was, he explains that Gideon’s motivation is likely to get people to listen to him and his ideas that he really thinks are good. Like many people, he wants to be seen, heard, and validated, and this in turn makes him want to be seen as a hero – at all costs.

I sort of take that word [villain] Get out of it and go, ‘Wait a minute, he’s a hero who has fallen from grace.’ For whatever reason, we don’t need to know what it is, maybe we will find it eventually, but his ideas were good in his mind, but no one wanted to listen to him. Therefore, he went on a mission to get you to see him, to listen to him. […] He wants to be the hero even though he is not seen as suchAnd that creates someone who has all the human characteristics that you and I have.

Will Moff Gideon’s backstory ever be revealed?

Gideon’s fate seems to imply that his story is done…for now

Esposito’s ideas about Gideon’s past certainly trace, and they definitely show in his portrayal, but there is no such opportunity to really show Gideon’s backstory in Star Wars Anytime soon. Although it is certainly possible, as it was done for Morgan Elsbeth after her fate in Ahsoka In the animated Tales of the Empire series, it is unlikely that it will be The Mandalorian franchise that tells this story. After all, what motivated Gideon in the past would certainly be interesting to learn, especially given his role in Mandalore’s demise.

This does not mean that it is impossible, however, for The Mandalorian To discover more about Gideon. If more is revealed about the Great Purge itself, more information about Gideon and his life before the Empire’s fall may also be unveiled. Until this point, Gideon’s true backstory will remain a mystery, which means that Esposito’s own thought process about Gideon being a hero fell from grace in The Mandalorian will be the most that viewers will get for the time being.