Jon Favreau’s “The Mandalorian” continues to focus on the exploits of Mando/Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his young sidekick, Grogu, aka Baby Yoda. But Favreau is a “Star Wars” fan through and through. And during a recent interview with Joe Ikhinmwin of The Cyber Nerds, Favreau made a startling revelation. When “The Mandalorian” showrunner was asked whether Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) could defeat his son, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), if the two Jedi were to fight one another, Favreau took the side of the man who would become Darth Vader.
“I think it has to be Anakin, right?” Favreau told The Cyber Nerds. “I mean is has to be.” Favreau then wanted to make it clear that he and Ikhinmwin were indeed comparing Anakin to Luke in the prime of their Jedi powers. “We saw a little bit of prime Luke with what we did, we alluded to it, but who knows what he’s been off to. But Anakin faced so many more challenges. He was in his prime in a more dynamic period in ‘Star Wars’ history.'”
Favreau makes an excellent point about Anakin having fought in the Clone Wars, and the Jedi Knight even defeated one of the most formidable Sith warriors Count Dooku (Christopher Lee) in “Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith.” But Looper’s pick is the son of Skywalker. And that’s even before fans got to see Luke show off his mastery of the Force in “The Mandalorian” Season 2 finale.
