Who is the Mandalorian?

The Star Wars season is upon us!

To many, it is a welcome distraction to the endless news saga and partisanship of the impeachment.

To Disney, it is an opportunity to cash in on the popularity of its newest character 'Baby Yoda.' The internet has been going nuts and completely losing its mind over baby Yoda. And it’s all thanks to Disney+’s new show ‘The Mandalorian.’ The moment people saw itty-bitty Yoda on the screen, it instantly became a meme-worthy character and that is the reason why you see it in your feed when you open up Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

But just who is this Mandalorian, and how is he a re-imagination of two classic film genres?

What do the Gunslinger and the Samurai have in common and how does the story of one apply to the other?