Star Wars: The Mandalorian Fans Are Loving (and Feel Bad for) the Banthas

Full disclosure: spoilers for the season two premiere of The Mandalorian up ahead! Proceed with [...]

By Adam Barnhardt - November 2, 2020 07:37 am EST

Full disclosure: spoilers for the season two premiere of The Mandalorian up ahead! Proceed with caution if you've yet to watch the episode.

In addition to the return of a handful of fan-favorite characters from The Mandalorian Season One, the Season Two premiere of the Disney+ series also managed to dive headfirst into the lore behind Tusken Raiders. Featured in the earliest Star Wars films, Tusken Raiders have long been a part of the mythos of the franchise and finally, the universe managed to focus on them for the majority of an episode.

This includes shining a light on their primary method of transportation, the massive mammoth-like Banthas. "The Marshal," as the episode was called, had its fair share of the lovable furballs. Sure enough, the animals quickly had Twitter in a state of love (and sorrow), for the various plots they go through over the course of the episode, including a pair of Banthas that were used to lure a Krayt dragon out of its cave.

Keep scrolling to see what Bantha fans are saying about the latest episode of The Mandalorian!

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Always Remember to Floss

Bantha dentistry is important.#TheMandalorian
— Chris Morris (@cmorriskingston) October 30, 2020

Drop An F in the Chat

RIP sweet Bantha. You will be missed. #TheMandalorian
— chrisdracula🧛‍♂️ (@CVasiento) October 30, 2020

BTS

Love how they keep things real on this and not all cgi, them bantha are very impressive. Want to see how they make them. #TheMandalorian
— david lawton (@lawtondavid1) October 30, 2020

Def Need a Baby Bantha

I have decided I would like a pet Bantha. I would love it and pet it and I would spin the most interesting yarn from its wool.
— Betsy Langowski (@superbetsy) October 30, 2020

Listen Up, Kris Kringle

Dear Santa, I want a Bantha AND a speeder bike. #TheMandalorian
— Cara (@bourbonbetty_) October 30, 2020

#Worldbuilding

So thankful @themandalorian builds on the existing mythology in a way that is logical & uses every part of the Bantha.

This is how all stories should be born "Wouldn't it be amazing IF..."@dave_filoni has proven this is the way to tell a story time & time again. pic.twitter.com/tiCossKKRd
— AJ LoCascio 3: Season of the Witch (@AJLoCascio) October 30, 2020

Nightmares

I'm gonna hug my stuffed bantha a little tighter tonight and tell him it's all a bad dream. #TheMandalorian #yesimanadult
— 👻 Madame Trash Heap 🎃 (@zed_pm) October 30, 2020

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New episodes of The Mandalorian are added to Disney+ every Friday.