The Mandalorian fans shocked as series ‘hides first Star Wars F-bomb’ in latest episode
Star Wars fans have claimed to hear an explicit swear word hidden in the latest episode of The Mandalorian.
The word was allegedly uttered by an diminutive squeaky-voiced alien known as an Anzellan. The species first appeared in 2019’s Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker.
Anzellans speaks in an alien jargon that often resembles English. During an appearance in The Mandalorian’s third season episode “Chapter 23: The Spies”, one such character can be heard saying dialogue that appears to be the words: “I’m out, motherf***er.”
With subtitles on, the phrase is simply translated as “[Speaks Anzellan]”.
If this is indeed what the character says, it would represent the first time that the “F-word” has appeared in a canonical Star Wars property.
Fans were quick to share the clip on social media, with many claiming to have identified the same foul-mouthed phrase.
“Did the anzellan just say ‘I’m out, motherf***er!’ at the end there? Just after ‘no squeezie’,” one person asked.
“100 per cent heard that,” another person replied.
Hey...Did that Anzellan just say (Right after "No squeezie")...
"I'm out, Motherf*cker!" at the end? 😆
It's canon now - We have our first "motherf*cker" in Star Wars..!#TheMandalorian@themandalorian#DinDjarin#Grogu#AnzellanDroidsmiths#BabuFrik#StarWarsCussin#IG12 pic.twitter.com/iPaxe4NJE2— Jaster Vhett (@JVhett) April 13, 2023
“OMG, we thought they were saying something similar when they first showed up in the season, too!” someone else wrote. “My husband and I actually wondered, are we still watching Disney?”
“ It sure sounds A LOT like it. I’m thrown, I’ll never un-hear that now,” someone else wrote.
Others, meanwhile, joked that the first Star Wars character to utter the word should have been Mace Windu, played by notorious “motherf***er”-sayer Samuel L Jackson.
“I always thought Mace Windu would say the first ‘motherf***er“ in Star Wars, but it was the Anzellans,” one person wrote.
“I can’t believe that the first person to drop a ‘motherf***er’ in star wars is an Anzellan. Not Mace Windu,” someone else commented.
“It’s canon now - we have our first ‘motherf***er’ in Star Wars, and it wasn’t Samuel L. Jackson!” remarked another fan.
The Independent has contacted Disney for clarification.
This season of The Mandalorian has also featured a number of other shocking moments, including surprise cameos and the emotional return of a Phantom Menace star.