The Armorer: Unmasking The Mandalorian's mysterious blacksmith

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TheMandalorian's Emily Swallow talks bringing the enigmatic galactic leader to life

knew about her character of The Armorer when she auditioned to play the blacksmith chieftain onIn the newly released Episode Three, her character becomes even more significant and intriguing as she forges metal plates to protect her top hunter while fortifying the spirits of the battered refugees she leads from their hidden underground lair.

The title Swallow was given was simply “Untitled High Budget,” accompanied by the six-word description at the top. “The little information I had was that she was a leader of these people, and very comfortable in a position of knowing she had all their respect. One of the coolest things for me in playing her is trusting that she does have that authority without having to be very forceful at all.

The Armorer has a helmet that’s more ornate than the others, adorned with spikes, and cut more in the style of an ancient Spartan warrior helmet. “I love that there are those little changes that are so impactful. I remember when Pedro saw my mask he was like, ‘Wait a minute, why does she get to look so much cooler?”“There was this attempt at communicating a bit of regality. She is in a position of leadership over them.

In real life, Mandalorians would not be fearsome fighters because they can barely move. “The simple task of walking across the room … I would have loved to glance down and make sure I wasn’t going to trip on something because we had no peripheral vision, you couldn’t see down, but if I did that it would communicate this huge moment that was entirely extraneous. So there was a lot of trust involved. I was really glad she is a very deliberate and slow-moving person.

“I kind of secretly hope that at some point there’s a blooper reel that shows just how ridiculous it is when you get two Mandalorians or more in a room together. We were bumping helmets. We were running into each other and tripping over things. All of the action sequences that look so great where I’m hammering metal and putting things into the fire, those took a long time to actually capture.

 

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