A major character was spoiled as a part of The Mandalorian’s Star Wars Celebration presentation.

New footage from the upcoming episode ofDisney+‘sThe Mandalorianfeatured mentions ofStar Wars RebelsvillainGrand Admiral Thrawn.

Gideon opens the conversation by criticizing them for waiting for Thrawn’s grand plan.

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The Chiss admiral is noticeably absent, and they seem to be waiting for him to get started.

Moff Gideon notes that they have to deal with the Mandalorians.

It has been unclear who exactly Giancarlo Esposito’s Moff Gideon is working for/what his end goal has been.

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But now, that picture is just a bit clearer.

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