- "You and I, we're a lot alike. Willing to lay our lives down for the right cause. Which this is not."
- ―Lang, to Din Djarin
Lang was a human male mercenary who worked for Morgan Elsbeth, serving as the Magistrate's Captain of the Guard[4] on the planet of Corvus[3] in 9 ABY.[2] The Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin speculated Lang had previously been part of a military faction. Lang and Elsbeth had been in conflict with former Jedi Ahsoka Tano, with Elsbeth hiring Djarin to kill Tano. However, Djarin and Tano banded together to thwart them, with Djarin gunning down Lang after a short standoff as his new ally dueled and soon defeated Elsbeth.[3]
Equipment
Lang wore a mismatched armor and a burgundy kama. He owned a blaster pistol and a BARM-ST12 scattergun.[5]
Behind the scenes
- "That moment came when I penned this script and created an experienced gunslinger to go up against Mando. Michael's experience and understanding of the language of Westerns were really valuable on set. He had a whole philosophy about how his gunslinger would attempt to go up against someone like Mando, which we wove into his scenes. He thinks of every detail, even the number of times he would fire his weapon."
- ―Dave Filoni, discussing the casting of Michael Biehn
Lang made his first appearance in "Chapter 13: The Jedi," the season two episode of the television series The Mandalorian, written and directed by Dave Filoni and released on Disney+[3] on November 27, 2020. He was portrayed by Michael Biehn, with Mickey Giacomazzi serving as a stunt double.[3] When Filoni penned the episode's script, he created Lang as an experienced gunslinger to go up against the Mandalorian. Biehn brought his experience and understanding of Westerns on set, which proved to be very valuable. The actor had a philosophy about how Lang would oppose Djarin, which was woven into scenes. Biehn would think of every detail about Lang, including how many times he would fire his blaster. Filoni felt that the episode had a good match-up of Tano and the Mandalorian against the Magistrate and her gunslinger.[6]
Appearances
- The Mandalorian Season 2 Junior Novel
- The Mandalorian – The Graphic Novel of Season 2
The Mandalorian — "Chapter 13: The Jedi" (First appearance)
Ahsoka — "Part One: Master and Apprentice" (Indirect mention only)
Sources
Mando Download: "Chapter 13: The Jedi" on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
Bounty Hunting Highlights: 5 of Our Favorite Moments from The Mandalorian - "Chapter 13: The Jedi" on StarWars.com (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
"The Jedi" Episode Guide | The Mandalorian on StarWars.com (backup link)
Season 2 Recap Sizzle | The Mandalorian | Disney+ on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Making of Season Two"
"Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season Two Companion" — Star Wars Insider 202 (also reprinted in Special Edition 2023)
"Jedi Master's Quiz" — Star Wars Insider 203
- Star Wars: Character Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian Handbook
"Show Yourself, Jedi." — Star Wars Insider 207
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
Captain Lang in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: Character Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
"A Certain Point of View" — Star Wars Insider 202 dates the events of "Chapter 7: The Reckoning" through "Chapter 16: The Rescue" to nine years after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the end of to 0 ABY. Therefore, Lang's appareance and death in "Chapter 13: The Jedi" must have taken place in 9 ABY.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13
The Mandalorian — "Chapter 13: The Jedi"
- ↑
Captain Lang in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Mandalorian Handbook
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars The Mandalorian: Rosario Dawson Tells All About Ahsoka Tano by Breznican, Anthony on Vanity Fair (November 30, 2020) (backup link archived on December 7, 2020)