N-1 Starfighter Strengths & Weaknesses Explained

The Naboo N-1 Starfighter is definitely a looker but can it perform all of the tasks that the Mandalorian will need it to?
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[@2MeterLP]

The biggest disadvantage I see for the mandalorian is the lack of living quarters. The razorcrest was a heavily armed camper van. The Mando doesnt stay in one place for long, so he kind of needs a place to sleep on his ship.

[@Sigilstone17]

The best space stories always involve a space Winnebago

[@Nezxmi]

That was my first thought, my second thought however is that he'll just be crashing at Jabba- I mean Boba's Palace. And if they need a ship that can act as a moving base, they'll use Slave 1.

[@brucechmiel7964]

I think it’s a sign that Din’s bounty hunting days are coming to an end. This is not the ship of a bounty Hunter but the mount of the new ruler of Mandalore. Sleek, stupid fast, and deadly, those oversized nose canons are not for show.

[@21owlgirl72]

He could just have a camping set in the droid area when hes got to land.

[@keithfagan9439]

Ship does have a very spacious, comfy-looking cockpit for a starfighter though. I could sleep in it quite nicely, I think. As for other amenities, well, I doubt Mando is above peeing into a bottle if he has to...My thought was where exactly does he put his bounty? But then I remembered the droid bay. Binders on the legs and feet and having nowhere to go but the vacuum of space should do nicely enough...

[@IMAGINARYtank]

Mando is learning to fight elegantly. In the his first few episodes, he had to fight smart with meh armor, but enough tricks up his sleeve to muddle through. He got his armor upgraded and fought like a medieval warrior, shrugging off attacks that would kill most people. He started to fight with brute force. Now, he's transitioning into fighting with real skill. This N1 looks like it has much larger cannons, has a shield generator that can take hits with the best of them, and enough speed to make a New Republic fighter pilot think he's jumped to lightspeed. This ship is a nice companion to the Darksaber. It is an elegant weapon from a more civilized time.

[@AStageForTheKingdom]

Love this comment so much! Well put!

[@michaelhusada2276]

I’m thinking the same, that’s where they’re taking him. Great comment.

[@theghost6412]

that comment was well put

[@siiixb3128]

Yeah but no room for bounty:(

[@michalspisar2067]

He fights elegantly....LIKE A BANTHA

[@goldleadergaming340]

The N-1 and the Y-Wing, the 2 longest serving fighters in star wars. They practically are the cool great grandparents that fought and survived in both World Wars and Vietnam, and still manage to get up in the morning, workout and go hunting at 104 years old

[@G1721jeff]

The 1911 of star fighters

[@NitroNinja324]

​@@G1721jeff The Y-Wing certainly, but I think the N-1 is more of a Luger.

[@realkirt]

@@G1721jeff I would almost say the Colt Single Action Army AKA "Peacemaker" Of Starfighters

[@Full_Otto_Bismarck]

The N1 is like the Spitfire, a beautiful, relatively short ranged, agile, and fast fighter. Hand built like the Rolls Royce Merlin engines that powered the Spitfire. The Y-wing is a P-47 Thunderbolt, big, rugged, carries a shit load of ordinance for a fighter, has a bit more legs to it range wise, and its got a love it or hate it style (love the P-47).

[@goldleadergaming340]

@@Full_Otto_Bismarck i would compare the Y-wing more with the A10 Warthog(or maybe the F4 phantom II): tough, reliable, heavily armed and effective, while the N1 would be like the F-14 Tomcat fast, well armed and maneuverable

[@spaghettigum]

to everyone saying something along the lines of "its too small too live in" "theres nowhere to store the bounties" well its small enough to fit inside a bigger ship. he can have a bigger ship with a docking bay, living quarters, armory, cryogenic freezers and more. while aslo having the fastest ship in the galaxy in the docking bay wich can be used to attack

[@sadeknight9112]

That’s a fantastic point, however, unless he gets an entourage this bigger ship would be helplessly floating through space while he’s out and about blowing something up.

[@MoxJet629]

This is exactly what I thought. He wouldn't need a ship much larger than his old one to put this inside of it.

[@F0_0]

Do you think it could be docked somewhere on a razor quest maybe like the ship in rebels? Because I just love both of Mando ships

[@Adierit]

@@sadeknight9112 I mean, since the N1 has its own hyperdrive he doesn't need to leave it in the area of conflict. He could leave the home ship somewhere known to be safe while he takes the N1 out for missions. Granted my guess is they probably rely on the fact hes always landing somewhere to stay the night anyways.

[@J_K944]

I saw the engine shape and placement and thought "Oh great she's gonna try and sell him on a pod racer!"

[@GenerationTech]

Lmao well he does wear a helmet so who needs a closed cockpit

[@luisemoralesfalcon4716]

Glad I was not the only one.

[@zachwiseman9635]

Dude same. I was about to lose it

[@dartharbiter2334]

Ikr

[@OzziePerez1988]

Omg me too lol

[@emileosos]

Orginal N1 was lightly armed in 2 small laser cannons, Mando version has 2 giant cannons that look 4x the size of the orginal ones. To me it looks like swapping a rifle for an autocannon. I can't wait to see them in action :D

[@keithfagan9439]

I noted he kept the Proton Torpedo launcher too. That thing is a bird of prey built to take down a bear.

[@Tounushi]

More like swapping .30cal Brownings for 20mm cannons, or if one's ballsy enough, MK-108s.

[@jj-sq2fu]

I bet they are m Latest tie cannons

[@julessavey-bennett4449]

Let’s not forget the muscle car engine which fixes the short range patrol ship plot hole

[@petrpinc7695]

@@julessavey-bennett4449 unless they have installed larger fuel tank or made her less thirsty, she is still short range.

[@michaelkimberling7307]

I remember flying this ship in rogue squadron. It’s terrifying to fly because of how fast it is.

[@enola8624]

But it was fun to fly

[@saricubra2867]

I always used it on Rogue Leader. A beast of a ship, but yes, you need a lot of skill, it recieves a lot of damage.

[@starwarsunexplained4268]

Rogue*

[@UltrEgoVegeta]

Star wars star fighter on PS2. Still scary to fly especially the canyon run mission

[@trashblob]

@@UltrEgoVegeta Oh the canyon run mission(s) .. how lovely they were LUL

[@jameskarg3240]

Simplified: Hes learning theres far more to BEING a mandalorian than armors and creeds. Survival demands adaptability. The Watchs sect survived because of dumb luck that they were away when Gideon mass-nuked Mandalore. Tye quartermaster knows what he lacks, but doubts their teaching can bring him to it. So hes likely to turn to the jedi to learn HOW to weild the darksaber properly. How much you wanna bet, he finds hes force sensitive in the mines?

[@sergeantsharkseant]

The problem is mandos hate the force (though mostly due to the associated ideology’s explaining the one project by the neocrusaders to train their own force sensitives which was shut down by the Jedi) but still they hate it but Disney twisted the mandelorians so much already they might as well continue EU forever

[@lordbiscuitthetossable5352]

I kinda feel the force is something *anyone* can use, just not everyone can use it well, or even the same way. Aka the witches of Dathomire. Still amuses me that folks are still annoyed by Midacholorans, naturally they want to separate the chaff from the grain.XD Though I don’t feel it’s a matter of force sensitivity, but confidence. Up to now he’s been a loner in a cult, and is now the spiritual successor to an entire culture that has to presumably take up a mantle of authority, or at the least fend off folks who would kill him for the sword (which, Bo-Katan was definitely weighing up the idea of killing him for.). His sloppy swordsmanship betrays his lack of confidence and training, both for it and the obligation he inherited.

[@captaindraco2286]

I'm more or less betting that Din will find that he will either become the one who brings about the next Mandalor....... or is the next Mandalore (I'm not which spelling is correct, can someone help me on this?)

[@spaghettigum]

just because he has the n1 dosent mean he wont get another ship. he may get another ship wich carries the n1 and has living quarters and such

[@corsairsofnarshaddaa]

No. Noooooo. I can't take another hit to the giblets like that.

[@foomples]

I think that the purpose of Mando using an elegant, civilized ship is to teach him how to use a more elegant, civilized weapon. Learning how to fly an N-1 after a Razor Crest is comparable to going from using disintegration rifles to a dark saber.

[@deanpatterson9036]

Yes! And a seat for Grogu

[@Gxact]

*THE* Darksaber

[@Matthew-yd7by]

I love the fact that he essentially built a custom hotrod starfighter for quick getaways. The pros of this starfighter was gone over when the mechanic was trying to sell him on the fighter that its transponder codes are pre-Empire so he can more easily dodge being detected and stays off the grid. I agree with everyone that this ship is not for bounty hunting when bounty's are off world so he could do all of his jobs on planet so take more local jobs until he gets a more suitable ship. Being stuck to transport ships as we have seen as a bounty hunter is extremely tedious. Hopefully Boba gifts him a bigger ship so he can continue to do jobs offworld.

[@damongraham1398]

Just like his armour Boba will not be giving up that ship. Also the name is gone. What would you name the N-1?

[@harrisonclauss8559]

Dude needs a mothership

[@goretoriumgaming8600]

They made a point to say it could jump to light speed without a docking ring, only thing that would be hard is transporting live bodies. Can fit heads in the back when he brings em in cold though 😂

[@SINDRIKARL1]

@@damongraham1398 The n-1 never had a name, it's always just been N-1 or nicknamed Naboo Starfighter, you might be confusing it with the Slave-1.

[@jj-sq2fu]

Agreed old but stable dogfighter.. And as much its a hot rod n1 its a good hunter and 3rd engine 👌 the prey is his or IM OUTTA HERE. If the blasters are reto fitted they can be frist order class. And lastly if he up grades to a large enough ship one can carry the other.

[@DatBlueVQ]

It certainly has grown on me. I love the raw power of it and it's custom look with that exposed supercharger looking thing. It's weirdly elegant but also crude and powerful. Much like mando tbh.

[@717UT]

This is why it's the absolute best choice for Mando

[@friccle_]

He has whats effectively a Space Lowrider with an exposed engine

[@ianphipps272]

One of my favorite things about that opening fight was how Mando presumably cuts in half one guy, but Mando’s body is blocking the shot, then we see the stroke’s follow through cleave a space-cow carcass in two immediately afterwards in full view. At that point we were all thinking, “oh, come on, Disney… only visually suggesting brutal carnage?”, but then, moments later Mando overhead chops the boss-man clean in half like a piece of firewood, completely on camera.

[@guibin]

It's a beautiful ship...but not a good bounty hunter ship. With this, Din can pretty much only bring in bounties "cold" unless the bounty can be squeezed into the hollowed out droid port. I assume the droid port was turned into a storage compartment, or for Grogu to sit in.. It seems like Din will be moving away from bounty hunting soon if the story is giving him this ship.

[@MasterfulPaladin]

I agree the Droid port is a prison cell, I doubt Grogu is coming a long any time soon

[@griz312]

MasterfulPaladin it would be more practical if it gets modified to have a detachable hull like the Jedi Star Fighter. Then again, if Mando does keep the ship it would be awesome if he gets a bigger ship add keep the N1 as an auxiliary vessel like the Ghost ship had in SW:REBELS.

[@PsPmoddedOUT]

His bounty hunting days might be behind him honestly. Seems like after this Boba business he will have to make a journey to Mandalore and find those underground springs. Plus he still needs to learn how to wield the darksaber and hopefully Luke trains him on saber forms and combat

[@danhaas9730]

@@PsPmoddedOUT I don't think he's going to actually journey to Mandalore to be cleansed. I think the last couple episodes of the Book of Boba Fett will see him learning a new Way from Fett. Rather than forcing Din Djarin to choose between the Way of his little group of exiles, or the Way of Bo Katan, I think we will see him learn the wisdom of Fett, and create his own Way which will unite and restore Mandalore. We already know that he respects the Tuskens, so it makes sense that he would be open to learning their ways from Fett and incorporating the best of both worlds. I think Boba Fett may actually teach him to use the Darksaber properly too.

[@Dakeryas95]

Not necessarily. He could still carry out bounties but he's going to have to turn them in on world. It does limit his capabilities in the sense he can't bring them in if the guy who placed it is off world but I could see more modifications being added to add things like that.

[@Pantheragem]

Love that it's in the show. This episode was basically a celebration of George's creativity and his love of modified old cars and hot rods. There were a lot of real world correlations us car guys caught. Fitting that Bryce Howard directed an episode that at times felt very "American Graffiti". I hope the ship sticks around for a long time.

[@mihaisirbu1]

Ofc and that thing on the top of it, it reminds of a supercharger on a muscle car, it even sounds like a muscle car when he starts it up, i liked this touch made by the screenwrititers.

[@Pantheragem]

@@mihaisirbu1 Yeah. Great how it didn't start easily, and when it did, it's engines shook the whole vehicle. As someone who owns a '72 LT-1 'Vette I know that feeling. Ha.

[@Macky4941]

Even with him wearing a helmet you could see him falling in love with it as he was looking it over and putting his hands on it. Then with the scenes of him help putting it together was icing on the cake.

[@mihaisirbu1]

@@Pantheragem nice,I only have a small single point injected 1.4L 30y old engine but it's still satisfying to start after doing some complex maintenance

[@taqresu5865]

It's a suped up muscle car, that I might try building with LEGO.

[@Pintexx]

Din’s old gunship was basically his home and his life history. His new star fighter is too small for any of that, it’s a strictly mode of transportation around the galaxy.

[@hippoace]

well he is still keen on a gunship....just that he does not have much choice in this at the moment....

[@motelmicrowave]

He's gonna drag his bounties tied to the wings of the ship or dragging behind him I'm thinking

[@Pintexx]

@@motelmicrowave lmao I hope he gets a gunship eventually. Star fighter and gunship

[@MrVanderwel]

He also better put on Depends before he leaves on any trip more than a few hours or just go to the bathroom in his armor.

[@jagnestormskull3178]

Should have been a Gauntlet Starfighter. Proper Mandalorian, high tech, and a lot of indoor space.

[@crazy-_-Beard]

This hot rod style fighter is cool. I enjoyed this episode. I could see Mando using this temporarily but he needs another like his past ship. Something with cargo space, living counters and somewhere to hide if he gets caught etc

[@VideoMask93]

Maybe more than that, he needs a home. A permanent one. Mandalore?

[@patrick00pierret]

If hes going to work with Boba. And Boba succeeds in his quest. Its possible there will be an even bigger ship to store Mandos new to him N-1. Man do seems to unknowingly be letting go of his religion. Which could lead him to giving up bounty hunting as his main profession. It happened to Boba. Either way. I'm exctied for more!

[@pythontf188]

Im thinking a twilight freighter

[@beauxr.benoit1374]

This ship is more a P 52 Mustang. Wouldn't be possible to modify it with say, a Y-wing fighter to turn into something similar to a B-25 Mitchell where he would have a similar fighter but also with living quarters?

[@GoBIGclan]

@@beauxr.benoit1374 p51 also b-25 doesn't have living quarters. I get what you mean though, maybe planes aren't the best analogy even though the star wars ship forms take a lot of ww2 fighter inspiration

[@jessebrandson910]

Mando has always been shown as being an excellent pilot, not jedi magic levels or anything but still very skilled nonetheless. I mean the guy outmaneuvered 2 veteran x-wing pilots in the razor crest gunship, that's like losing the cops through sheer driving skill in the campervan from breaking bad

[@jonathantheslow]

You bring up a good point. The complaints about it not being a bounty hunting ship are stupid, as he is evidently moving away from bounty hunting. Those that say that it fits with him transitioning to using the Darksaber definitely have the best take.

[@PixlPlayer]

@@jonathantheslow it’s not even about the bounty hunting aspect. This ship is way too small for anything other than short travels. The man asked for a van and got a motorcycle

[@connorspiess9817]

@@PixlPlayer his ship is heavily modified for better fuel efficiency and I believe it’s supposed to have a bigger fuel tank as well. Plus it has a grogu port on the back

[@RiinzL]

Campervan from Breaking Bad aka Crystal Mobile

[@trashbearcan]

Love what they did with this ship, and it's little droid pod outfitted (probably) for grogu is a great touch

[@westonprather3157]

It’s 1,000,000% meant for Grogu. My girlfriend was like “OH MY GOD GROGU’S GONNA LOOK SO CUTE IN THAT SHIP”

[@GreenStuffConsumer]

or the bd unit.

[@dr.mindbender6038]

I just now realized this concept thanks to your comment. Since last night, I’ve been racking my brain on what it could mean as it’s not versatile and doesn’t fit the formulaic pattern we as fans enjoy and have enjoyed for over forty years. A large spaceship allows ample stories and adventures and mysteries. Whether the MF to the Hounds Tooth or Slave 1, the large freighters have been fascinating and had their own personalities. As of this video, I honestly just thought he’d be a head hunter (Not Z-95) and collecting bounty’s heads as trophies since he didn’t have room. Now I can see the future possibilities. It does still limit the possibilities and makes me claustrophobic for them. Taking cross-country trips in a C8 Corvette versus a Suburban is a lot less comfortable and adaptable. We’ll see how the arduous adventure plays out in Mando Season 3. I, for one, prefer the stories that can be told from the guts and various scenes of a modified freighter, gunship, corvette… but… I’ll leave it in JF hands. He’s been a hero to us all and a wonderful addition and influencer in the SW universe.

[@trashbearcan]

@@GreenStuffConsumer True, I wonder if they would need it to have a glass bubble dome for the droid though?

[@hanzo52281]

The part that confused me with this ship choice was where does he keep his live bounties now? I assume he'd drop them into that droid spot but folks say it is for Grogu.

[@technewsfortechnoobs]

I also thought it was going to be a ship like Grievous' as well initially....then when I saw it was the N1, I was like "WTF?!?!" Then when I saw the finished version I was like "HOLY HELL!!! Now THAT is a ship I could get behind!" And from what I have seen on model builders forums and on kit sites/eBay....builders are going after the N1 kits hardcore now! My guess is that in the next 6 months, hobbyists will be posting pics of their own version of this ship.

[@yourseatatthetable]

My first thought upon seeing this 'choice' of a replacement was the lack of space for transporting bounties. Slave 1; Razorcrest, most bounty hunter ships can transport a number of prisoners, living or dead, as well as acting as a mobile base of operations, living space as others have already pointed out, but also an arsenal of weapons and tools of the trade and the tools required to service and maintain them. In Beta cannon from the "Legends" era, there was a fellow who specialized in transporting high value clients who wished to avoid bounty hunters, etc. He used a heavily modified star fighter. It had a 'spare' seat in the cockpit, room enough for one client. Even though the Droid socket appears to have been pressurized, Mando's going to discover what we pretty all agree on, that the new ship isn't going to cut it. Unless, of course, it's as a backup to his acquiring a larger ship. Once again, "Legends" held that Boba Had a backup ship as well, Slave II, I believe it was called.

[@135Fenrir]

Well, when the ship is as fast as it is, space for a + one is all you really need. Dump them in, run back to to deliver, pick up another puck, run back out. Pretty sure he is going to need to be doing some blockade running in the near future if he wants to get underground on Mandalore. This will get him there no question. As an aside, I feel like he might be force sensitive to a point. Not strong enough to be Jedi material, but enough to make the connection to his gear and keep battlefield and situational awareness above the norm. We have already seen him react to things that he couldn't possibly have known about and start to connect with the Darksaber. Some of that is raw skill and experience, but... meh. Also, I am wondering when he will find out that the fractured Deathwatch (his current faction) had as big of a role in the fall of mandalore as Bo-Katan, and also broke the rules of succession to secure power. The armorer ain't telling him everything.

[@gagegaming5632]

@@135Fenrir yea I got that feeling something was not right there

[@havocdogg]

This assumes he needs all the space because he is going to continue as a bounty hunter. I thought it seemed like he might be done with that as a primary occupation. Boba might convince him to stop doing other peoples dirty work, maybe Mando will take Boba's idea and start his own Mandalorian Clan

[@donjas8137]

i mean, it's obvious he isn't going to be a "bounty hunter". it's clear that they MIGHT be transitioning him away from being a bounty hunter. the ship is the first step. not every mandolorian is a bounty hunter. the story is pretty obvious. it'll culminate on mandalore & the war to take it back/restore their culture/world.

[@yourseatatthetable]

@@donjas8137 It's as good an analogy as any and one I can agree with. Just as Boba Fett is reinventing himself, why not Mando? If one believes the lore, whereas he/she who wields the Dark Saber are the rightful heir of the Mandalorian throne. Although, his difficulty wielding it also brings in the question that, perhaps, since he isn't (that we know of so far) an actual Mandalorian, the sword isn't fully able to attune to him. I've noticed that more than a few have pointed out that Boba Fett isn't true blood Mandalorian. Which is something that I am having trouble reconciling. It is solid lore that Jango was Mandalorian, so, a clone Boba may be, he is still a genetic copy of Jango, thus by default, carries Mandalorian genes, even if he wasn't 'born' naturally which Mando cannot claim. At least, as far as the lore has taken his story.

[@tsarfox3462]

My one issue with the N-1 is it's not really suitable for living in like the Razor Crest is. However, given that Mando seems more likely to be rebuilding Mandalore than hunting bounties going forward it's not a major issue. Plus, I'm sure he can crash at Boba's palace from time to time when the need arises.

[@thomasdwalker9696]

That would actually be really nice to see. Hopefully boba can teach mando a thing or two

[@medical-cyanide1526]

From what I can guess from the episode that might be close to the case, since at the very least mando views boba with high reguards, so much so that he turned down pay for a job, and other then one thing he wanted to do (that will be revealed in a few days) he is off to help

[@DMSProduktions]

@@medical-cyanide1526 Regards! (We don't need new security! )

[@MostlyInteresting]

Maybe this suggests there is another ship in the works that is more like the Razor Crest. Maybe big enough to take the N1 inside?

[@mr_space_toast]

I guess he needs a place to live... Boba fett better book him... A room

[@Ben-fk9ey]

The main issue I have with this ship is how they'll have to film it. Basically (unless I'm mistaken) you either have cockpit cam or outside the ship. This doesn't really lend itself to being able to shoot many different scenes like Grogu sitting next to him, people walking around the ship ect. Just seems like it will be more of a side character, whereas his last ship was a main character.

[@coreyp.528]

I like the N1 for Mando. It still seems to be missing plates or plating on the outside, though. It would be cool to add some beskar to the hull.

[@cheeseninja1115]

The Switch from the Razor Crest to the N-1 I think is fitting for Din. As we can see he was much more of a brawler when he fought, soaking up damage and dealing out just as much, like a gunship. Now that he has the Dark Saber he needs to change tactics, he can't just get what he wants with brute strength anymore. He needs finesse his skills now to become even stronger than before, and the N-1 is a starfighter that fits that role perfectly.

[@PapaQuix]

Thats what I was thinking as well. I guess the new ship and darksaber mostly fit with what season 3 will probably be about too. Going to Mandalore to take the throne.

[@MaestroJericho]

Yeah I feel like Din Djarin and all the Mandalorians are gonna end up with old starfighters like N-1/clone starfighters/etc since they won't need a cargo hold due to not being bounty hunters/smugglers/etc.

[@KurNorock]

His inability to use the dark saber isn't about him using "brute force" or "finesse". It is about the doubt and uncertainty in his mind. The dark saber isn't heavy. It makes itself feel heavier if the wielder's mind isn't focused. If he gets his head straight, he can use the dark saber with brute force or finesse or however he wants.

[@daveyjoneslocker4703]

I think he’s still going to need a bigger ship to launch the fighter eventually. He just can’t even begin to do his job in that thing.

[@jamesashcroft8170]

Exactly! It was even shown in the episode where he only just beat vizla in the duel, he couldn't just brute force it

[@Jellycat-art]

Imagine mando plating his N1 in beskar. With that he’d be pretty much unstoppable (helps that it’s a relatively small ship)

[@jasondahfolf4325]

I can see him doing that but only after getting into a few close dogfights, only armoring up the weakest spots.

[@MasterfulPaladin]

Would be cool, but good luck finding that much lol

[@keithfagan9439]

N-1s had Chromium that, while not Beskar, nevetheless greatly improved the armour of the ship. Wonder how much is still left on his. It is mighty expensive, after all, one reason only the royal Naboo ships were completely decked out in it, but it rather looked like most of it might still have been there.

[@damongraham1398]

Beside the Beskar what would you think of making the N-1 pregnant. From the cockpit back to about the middle of the tail. Adding a module to have a sleep space/armory and a place to put a few carbonite bounties?

[@hkiller57]

doesnt even need to be fully plated, just do it like they did on ww2 bombers and planes and armor the areas of most need protection (back of cockpit and engines most importantly)

[@QuantomX64]

The N1 has always been one of my favorites from Star Wars, though after playing the Naboo Fighter game on the N64, I'd say my favorite fighter of all is the Police Cruiser in that game. Basically a bigger sturdier, if not slower, N1 and blue.

[@marleyjr00]

Battle for Naboo was a fucking great game. And yes I loved the Police Cruiser.

[@KarateWrestler205]

I remember that game it was dope

[@pnwajs3532]

I feel like this ship is going to come in real handy specifically for the upcoming season 3 and Mandalore stuff, but then he will get a replacement at the end of that season or the beginning of the following one. Or maybe it won't get destroyed and he can actually own multiple ships which would be a nice change for a SW character.

[@ThatSpecificIndividual]

My favourite thing is that the turbo boost is so fast people might think you jumped into hyperspace.

[@I_Love_Quokkas]

You know the inertial compensator on that thing had to be about ready to explode keeping both the ship and Mando in one piece after that kind of acceleration.

[@Lkdltn]

Alright, that's fair. He takes a ton of shots in both personal and space combat. The Razor Crest was clunky, but also durable. However, he was able to maneuver Beggar's Canyon near Mos Eisley, which is considered an expert level course for pod racers during the Boonta Eve Classic. And as you mentioned, the armor's material could prove to have deflective properties, which could make his final star-fighting strategy very close to his personal combat strategy, of quick moving but well armored. Perhaps he was more mismatched with the Razor Crest, and that's why he was always crashing and being hit. I can also see the rear pod's primary purpose being to store captured bounties. It definitely locks from the outside, or a cockpit toggle.

[@keithfagan9439]

In the now non-canon Expanded Universe, Beggar's Canyon was expert level for pilots too, hence why Luke could be dropped into a T-65 and fly it like a boss (helps that he flew a T-16, so internals and controls would be similar too, same manufacturer). Luke even had Rogue Squadron fly it on training missions when they were on Tatooine.

[@mateo10734]

You just made me think about the n-1 armor. Imagine if Don starts spending his money on beskar n-1 panels👀👀 he’s already got all his armor and weapons, what more does he need.

[@Qvartz_Lite]

Nah, that little pod is for Grogu 100% sure

[@DarthAxolotl]

Also if he got a larger ship with a docking bay (like Moff Gideon's light cruiser perhaps) he would have everything he needs, a mobile house and holding cells, fast manoeuvrable dog fighter. What more does he need

[@stephennelson9212]

@@DarthAxolotl A big ship like that isn’t really something 1 guy could fly on his own. It’s a cool idea but Din would need a permanent crew if he had a cruiser sided ship which I can’t see him doing.

[@comickazii6629]

Bossk flies a larger ship, but holds inside it an old starfighter for getaways and dogfights. It makes more sense financially to start with a good fighter to avoid having to use public transport and save up for a larger ship to haul both crew, cargo, and fighter. Im in love with his new ship and am excited to see where he takes it

[@GenerationTech]

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[@dblundz]

For people wondering. Don’t think we’ll see him needing a bounty hunting ship for a bit with his personal journey taking priority. Sometime in S3 I imagine we’ll see him get a bigger ship. Then he’ll switch between the two depending if he needs speed/fire power or if he needs the space and equipment. (Could be something like what the Ghost Crew had. Where his Nabo Fighter can dock to his new ship or if it’s big enough can even dock inside of it) My thoughts anyways🤷🏻‍♀️

[@zigguratjones6458]

Yeah I'm betting he'll get a new setup, something like Ghost and Phantom

[@Ben-Ken]

The first thing I thought was "how's he going to collect bounties in that little ship?" It would be cool if he got a larger ship that can dock with the N1, similar to Hera's Ghost.

[@mentalmandolorian5723]

Cowboy Bebop style

[@atex6175]

They already gave the clue out "if you find another razorcrest I'll give it(new ship) to you"

[@brianlindee220]

I have no issues it being a temporary ship give it's modified systems on the book of boba Fett but on the mandalorian he will have to sell his starfighter or the writing staff will have it destroyed but he will need a proper ship Big enough to hold a personal carbon freezer for the bounty and tools and equipment it doesn't have to be a razor crest model he should be lucky to have partial custody of groku and get to see him and give him that gift of armor

[@adamorick2872]

The N1 actually has pretty good shields. Against other fighters, it stands it's ground easily

[@rbrick3685]

GT is forgetting it was Handmade and built to extreme specs. Even into EP7, the N1 could easily go toe-to-toe with T-70 X-Wings... infact... one did!

[@135Fenrir]

Ground and capital ship based turbo lasers are like using the Halo Gravity Hammer to kill a spider. They hit, you die. People tend to forget that. I wish we had a live action version of the X-1 Phantom from SWTOR. THAT is a sexy ship. Basically an A-wing on Gamma rays.

[@cannonjoly2813]

The N1 was my favorite ship ever since I was a kid this was absolutely amazing and overwhelming for me absolutely loved it

[@TheJedaiHero9000]

Abso-fraking-lutely loved how this custom N-1 Naboo Starfighter looks

[@ThePalaeontologist]

There is a reason why the Jedi Order didn't give the younglings actually lethal, fully-powered lightsabers in the training rooms. Even they were dangerous enough. Imagine the carnage of younglings running around with the proper version. Yeah, at that level, even Jedi would be doing what Din Djarin did a lot. The grown up Jedi made it look effortless even though one mistake could be fatal. One mistake, out of literally tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of motions with the lightsaber in their lives. Now imagine how careful they had to be swinging their lightsabers around other Jedi, Clone Troopers and civilians. Jedi make it look easy, because they are force powered oddballs. ~10,000-11,000 or so out of hundreds of trillions or even quadrillions of beings in the galaxy. P.S - N-1 Starfighters are beautiful. They and the Jedi Starfighters are among my favourites from the prequels. They would be like revered Rolls-Royces or Jaguars in the Star Wars world. Or, maybe a Spitfire, more appropriately.

[@rebekah.2187]

It makes me cringe when I think back on the time someone stole Ahsoka's lightsaber (back when she had just the one, I think), and someone on a train car got hold of it at one point, ignited it, and shouted, "LOOK AT ME I'M A JEDI!" 😧 It was scary enough when I saw it the first time. Now seeing Din's injury, I can't imagine how much damage that person could have done.

[@tradeka4206]

I was partially hoping the new republic guy would nerd out about his ship. I was waiting for him to be like “where the hell did you get an N-1?”

[@rebekah.2187]

@Tom Attoe Maybe the other species don't call their offspring "children." "Youngling" covers all the species' offspring, the same way the noun "young" does.

[@whotftookthuurs]

I thought he'd get one of those gauntlet fighters with the spinny wings that actual mandalorians used

[@ThePalaeontologist]

@MuscovyMaddness To be fair it's more like the Star Wars equivalent of a hybrid between a Supermarine Spitfire and an English Electric Lightning.

[@julianfuentes320]

Now that Mando has his equivalent of the swordfish (fast agile and highly capable fighter/small craft), he just needs his equivalent of the bebop (a medium-large ship that can act as a mothership/transport/mobile home for him) either that or become planet-based in Tatooine (impractical for an active bounty hunter) even if he leaves the bounty hunting profession behind, the N-1 is still kinda unconfortable for any long journey, even hyperspace travel can take up to a few days on long journeys, so not being able to strech your legs or being forced to land somewhere to use a bathroom is not ideal.

[@KDonn3]

That's what I was thinking too. The "Ghost" from Rebels carried a small fighter too. I'm suspecting that he'll keep the N-1, and then acquire a new bigger ship that can carry it.

[@animosital1645]

@@KDonn3 I agree. I'd imagine he'd use something similar to a G9 Rigger-Class Light Freighter, which was what the Twilight was from the Clone Wars. It was a ship not too differently sized from the Razor Crest and could easily fill the same function, but had a small hangar in the back that could hold a small starfighter, which is what the N1 is.

[@joshuasell9607]

Well what could be cool is if he links up with Bo-Katan then he can use her ship as a home base and then come and go as he pleases or even defend the ship in active combat so that could definitely be awesome

[@MeansOfProduction209]

I do appreciate the ship. Its like Mando wanted a surplus humvee, but he got a classic vintage muscle car instead. Like is it entirely practical? No, but it'll go fast. I like the fact that he started out skeptical, the rational and practical side of him knew the star fighter may not be the best fit, but once he felt how it handled and how fast it could go, you could hear how much mandi enjoyed flying it.

[@maxcovfefe]

Defeating Mandalorias seems like such a simple feat: strong magnets.

[@DramoolVecone]

I didn’t notice till recently that the N1’s structure is like an X-Wing in reverse.

[@matohibiki]

You mean a Y-Wing's. Long nacelles, not actual wings. Which, I guess makes Y-'Wing' a bit of a misnomer?

[@manamejeff8937]

An absolutely stunning ship. The Ferrari of Star Wars Space Travel.

[@keithfagan9439]

I think he was more accurate in calling it a Rolls Royce. After all, they did make most of the American aircraft engines in WW II. Visually though? Yeah, a Ferrari with a Lamborghini colour scheme (originally). I rather like how it's mostly silver with just a hint of golden orange like his Razor Crest.

[@hkiller57]

@@keithfagan9439 Rolls Royce was the brits engine, US planes used primarily Pratt and Whitney engines (though they did use both to great extent)

[@TazyBaby]

Nah man its got the energy of a mustang gt crossed with a stingray, souped up as shit

[@rbrick3685]

@@hkiller57 They put Merlins in P-51's and it's what put the fighter on the map. But you're not wrong. Arguably one of the best performing and best all-around planes of WW2, the Corsair, used a Pratt and Whitney.

[@hkiller57]

@@rbrick3685 the P47 and the F6F also used P&W engines, but ya the P51 went from a bad plane to one of the best planes by switching the merlin

[@ElderRudra]

The N1 sublight engines scene... love it!

[@brandonwindsor6902]

I love the ending off the videos. “You are Generation Tech”. Hell yes 🔥🤘🏽

[@mackenziekirkpatrick5103]

It wasn’t until this episode of The Bobalorian that I realized the N-1 star fighter is basically a pod racer that can go into space. Great design for Anakin in episode 1!

[@VestedUTuber]

So, at a school I used to go to we actually had a lightsaber dueling club. There were surprisingly no "accidents" during normal use as far as hitting one's self with the blade, but PLENTY of goofing off and not respecting the equipment. Luckily most real-life lightsabers are just glorified flashlights with lexan tubes on them.

[@VestedUTuber]

@MuscovyMaddness I didn't mean it as an insult. I've got over a grand in lightsabers myself, albeit across multiple sabers. I meant it as a comical way of describing their construction, nothing more.

[@jameshunter6121]

I will say, as one who has had a lot of fun duelling with both lightsabers and fencing, the weight of the blade informs a lot, when the weapon is effectively weightless, then you start to get the accidents a lot more often. Also, you haven't been really going at it till you break a blade. (I have broken a Foil blade and chipped one of my saber's tips)

[@VestedUTuber]

@@jameshunter6121 We didn't break any blades at that club but mainly because we were required to use shinai for actual sparring for safety reasons. But I've managed to break a Vader's Vault heavy grade blade or two before. And I can definitely agree with you on the weight-feedback issue. Only thing is that it's debatable whether a lightsaber blade has weight or not - it really depends on whether it's just energy or if it's actually plasma, since both explanations have been used before.

[@user-jt1js5mr3f]

Can you respect the equipment when it’s a toy meant for playing with?

[@MightiiNinja]

Never thought I’d see an N1 in any new series of Star Wars, I’m so happy to see one again!

[@adamjensen7870]

I just discovered your channel. You have earned my subscription! Well done!

[@PsPmoddedOUT]

Now Din is helping Boba I can see him just letting Din live there. A home base thats safe and protected in the outer rim seems like a nice trade off for his free labor no? Not to mention Mandalorians used to literally drop in from atmosphere on basilisk droids. I think Din will adapt to his new ship pretty quick, he seemed like a major gear head while building it so I bet he can pilot anything

[@MaestroJericho]

I think Din and the surviving Mandalorians eventually salvage all the untraceble pre-republic ships from the prequels for an arsenal and we'll see a cool collection of those ships and exotic gear.

[@PsPmoddedOUT]

@@MaestroJericho that would be sick, Im ready to see the second rising of Mandalore The Great

[@Kiyosuki]

I love that they're going all in on Din's color theme of pure chrome with even this ship. It has drawbacks yeah, but that speed tho. I actually loved that scene because it soft confirms the long held idea that technology after the Clone Wars essentially stagnates, or even regresses a bit probably due to the Empire suppressing a bunch of it (Can't have the regular people get too individually capable), in order to explain why ships in the prequel era seemed so slick, new, and even more advanced in some ways. Ships with that kind of speed and maneuverability (souped up even more by the probably illegal modifications just done to it.) seem to be really rare if unheard of by the post og trilogy time, if both Din and the X-Wing pilots' respective reactions to it are anything to go by. Also, even if he's wearing that helmet you can just tell that Din is grinning like a kid almost the entire time flying that thing which just makes me smile. Maybe he'll get a bigger ship, and use the N-1 for special missions or something later. I think there's the possible idea too that the ship is so fast (and off the grid) that it can cover a lot of the known galaxy in a short time, which might minimize the amount of time he'd need to "camp out" with a ship perhaps. Semantics aside, it's a really cool looking design that I'm glad they brought back though nonetheless, and adding a bit of that used tech-jury rigged modifications look to it just enhances it. It also might be a light indicator to the audience that Din's is perhaps going to be a bit too busy to be bounty hunting with all the trouble that's probably going to fall on him sooner than later thanks to that saber he's now carrying, and with no going back now.

[@Aurilion44]

I mean, Luke never had any issues with camping out in his X-Wing which is not really that much bigger, so why Din should have some? If he absolutely has to then he can just sleep in his cockpit during transit

[@MaestroJericho]

I wonder if he'll end up with colored stripes over chrome like Jango but it's green instead of blue.

[@twilitlloyd7167]

@@Aurilion44 Luke is also a Jedi who can essentially put himself into a state of suspended animation by meditating.

[@isaacwright4910]

@@MaestroJericho The n-1 kept some yellow details that call back to the yellow on Din's gloves

[@dragonlogos1]

It doesn’t really conform that tech stagnanted it actually supports the opposite idea that people were comparing custom made top line gear to standard issue military equipment. Like when you go though and look at the tech it does increase. The Jedi fighters needed dock rings for hyperspace anything south of custom made Royal Navy of one of the richest planets needed dock rings. That they point it out shows that it was uncommon especially for the era. Now they are standard in x, a, and y, wings. Top of the line prosthetics still were just robot hands during the clone wars. Now a military ship can give you a human looking hand just fine. This ship is a custom made muscle car (albeit a space ship) of course it is crazier then anything else out there just like custom made muscle is today.

[@ForestRaptor]

Rewatching this just as season 3 is kicking off. It's chef kiss :D

[@CoryDAnimates]

Okay the 'Baby Go-Gurt' line got me! took me about a minute to recover from that. Bravo! Hahaha

[@Spider_Punk]

Most of you are failing to understand that he’s transitioning away from doing bounties. He’s on a different path now. It’s pretty obvious. Otherwise he wouldn’t have the darksaber and they wouldn’t be talking about how whoever has it can lead mandalore. Pretty straight forward

[@ThePalaeontologist]

Exactly. Plus the other space is clearly for Grogu.

[@kaniho]

It's also setup for him to reclaim mandelore. He has to return to the water of the mines to atone for having removed his helmet. The mines were 'destroyed', so the only way he can be a mandelorian anymore is if he reclaims them.

[@AnimeVampire234]

im like... 90% certain this ship is gonna get totaled or stolen while helping boba and boba is gonna gift him his old ship since he wont... really need it after taking over jabba's palace or he might even get him a newer ship, just a theory

[@babytoshiro7014]

Exactly. Right now he isn't a Mandalorian until he redeems himself. He's not hunting bounties unless as a favor or for supplies.

[@Spider_Punk]

@@babytoshiro7014 I think what they’re trying to do is move mandalorians as a whole away from bounty hunting. I think they want them to be seen as more than just bounty hunters

[@ohkaygoplay]

Episode 5 was 100% Star Wars to me from start to finish. I had to pause and go back multiple times throughout the entire thing, then watch it again to catch what I missed due to squealing in delight like a 10 year old with a repeater rifle nerf gun and free reign on their siblings. (anyone with siblings will understand how cathartic it is to shoot your brothers or sisters with little foam darts.) I love Peli Motto. I hope we see more of this eccentric mechanic. She's proven her worth at being incredibly good at her job despite her mannerisms and personality indicating otherwise. I LOVE hidden talent like that!!!

[@venuaelnmo9567]

Man reading this comment makes me sad for what the sequel trilogy could have been.

[@Richardcontramundum]

Pretty great assessment. Thanks for the words, very helpful

[@luscinius2933]

One point about N-1 that often overlooked is that because of Naboo making a point about J-type engines being really eco-friendly, they were prone to overheating, which happened to Anakin in Ep.1

[@sir_captainmorgan]

I think it’s an interesting choice, love the design and felt like a kid seeing Star Wars for the first time when they showed him flying it around beggars canyon, at the same time though, it’s an interesting change for mando, looking forward to seeing the ship more, as well as the eventual lego set lol

[@theyreoutthere.huntinggear]

For real. I was jumping outta my seat the whole episode hahaha. It was awesome to see they small details like the same area where the pod race was and where anakin took that jump on the ramp.

[@oldsoldier4209]

It’s definitely a nice ride. But, it’s impractical for Mando, especially after his enclave has cast him out. Razorcrest wasn’t just his ride, it was his home most of the time. This also lacks anywhere to keep live bounties, limiting his options for work. If Kara Doon comes back in season 3, this might be suitable for her job as sheriff. But, Mando needs more. 🤠👍

[@1Chasg]

He doesn't care about bounty hunting anymore, he only cares about Grogu.

[@MasterfulPaladin]

Pretty sure the hallowed out Droid port is there to act as a prison cell, everyone keeps saying its for Grogu, but there's no way that kid is coming along any time soon

[@Grubenkobold]

She is not coming back..

[@hkiller57]

@@MasterfulPaladin it can work for both

[@boardbodhi]

@@1Chasg lol he was bounty hunting in the beginning of the episode.

[@chun-bonntang5391]

Mando's customized N1 is a beast. Not only is the power plant increased, added a 3rd thrust nozzle in the lower rear chassis, The 2 board cannons are no more hidden in the front chassis but are massively extended even over the tip of the ship's nose. I'm quite sure that we'll see Grogu in the ex droid port.

[@Vo0Do0972]

picked it as a naboo starfighter while still covered and shouted it at my missus. Ego boost for life

[@TheMarslMcFly]

The N-1 is a wonderful Starfighter and all, but I don't think it's really a fitting ship for Mando. It lacks the roughness a Bounty Hunter like Din has around the edges. Also where is he supposed to put his Bounties?

[@lt_bacon205]

Obviously with the Dark Sabre in Nice little Pieces packed away in a box with Ice on board

[@dirkechoes1377]

@@lt_bacon205 Djarin seems to prefer alive bounties imo. There's a reason bounty hunters for the most part used gunships and cargo ships. They sometimes straight up live in their vehicles like galactic headhunting truckers

[@Iulznazi]

I was going to say the same thing. Speed and handling are great, but at the end of the day, you're a bounty hunter, you need space to bring back your target(s). Hell, the cockpit barely fits Mando. This would be cool in conjunction with a freighter, where Mando could park his freighter in space to lurk, and use the fighter to get in and out of places for surveillance.

[@dipdoopmahgoop5209]

Perhaps Mando is going to be moving away from being a bounty hunter and become the next Mand'alor.

[@monke12354]

It seems apparent to me that they are trying to transition him away from bounty hunting and more toward stuff with the retaking of Mandalore. The ship's very rugged hotrod design seems very fitting for a someone similar to a bounty hunter, space pirate, or smuggler just without the storage capacity, especially given its jagged edges, exposed internals, and hard steel gray color palette. In terms of utility, it's lack of storage space and medley of weapons makes it not super useful for a bounty hunter or smuggler, but for an assassin who takes a job and really only uses a sniper rifle and vibroblades, this seems like a great ship

[@guitarsandanarchy5985]

I thought it was grievous’s starfighter at first but was pleasantly surprised to see the naboo starfighter. Big fan of the part sticking out the top in front of the cockpit like a supercharger.

[@jurek9078]

Same

[@MeansOfProduction209]

Yeah, I agree. It really leans into the whole trucked out muscle car vibe They even included the engine revving.

[@Hooligoon78]

Awesome video! Thanks!

[@battlelord852]

I remember the Naboo video game for N64 had a police interceptor version of the N1, which had 3 engines on it, slightly small base and bigger wing engines, it's good to see the N1 back after all these years 😎💪😃

[@Ultra_Fx]

I love the N-1 honestly. One of my favourite starships and I really like the hot rod weight reduction style of Din’s.

[@MaestroJericho]

I like how it's a huge galaxy so people not in huge factions like the Empire/republic/etc have hotrod ships where it's customized to the individual.

[@Ultra_Fx]

@@MaestroJericho yea, I agree. It’s a really nice piece of the world building

[@spaceman6215]

I love the N-1 and I think somebody in star wars should have one. Definitely. But not Mando. He's a gunship guy, U-Wing, even W-Wing kind of thing, more DMG and Shields than fancy pilot skill and evasive action. But that being said it might be the way he has to learn to move both in a star fighter and with the dark Sabre

[@ironstorm1690]

Yeah. If I was going to choose a starfighter for myself, I would definitely choose the N-1, but Mando isn't really suited for a Starfighter. He needs a larger ship with more transport capacity and ideally, the ability to tank a few hits.

[@DurzoBlint178]

Oooh yeah a U-wing would be awesome...he could also get an actual Mandolorian ship like the one Maul has in Rebels...I do love those U-Wings tho

[@michaelm.1576]

Great video……..very cool. Thanks for posting it.

[@raymondramirez2065]

I love the big block cammed out v8 sounds they mixed in for it. Sick as hell. Its like a literal hotrod stingray

[@theequalsgamer2074]

Now it is not completely unusual for a bounty hunter to have a single seater fighter, Cad Bane had one for a good min, But he did swap out. Maybe Mando does understand that he needs a ship and he is a desperate man and is tired of using Delta for his commute. Plus he probably isn't thinking about bounty hunting at then moment maybe his new quest focusing on being part of his clan again.

[@ACOGLMT556]

I swore it was the souless one or Xanadu blood till the cover came off, they both seemed more appropriate for mando and I thought the souless one connection of kenobi flying to tatooine and abandoning it only for mando to wind up with it would have been sweet. Naboo starfighter was also cool but I prefer the original yellow and sleek look and not what they created.

[@chromiiayt3044]

I personally think that this N-1 looks badass

[@SpiceofLifevariety]

Its a hot rod. They took out everything that'd be extra weight. Some of the missing panels make it look like gills. Very stingray-esque. Corvette stingray definitely the hot rod inspiration here.

[@keithfagan9439]

P-38 Starfighters have that big, front-facing cockpit though, seems like a bit of a vulnerable point, despite how cool they otherwise look. I mean, I understand why the modelers did it, putting any sort of nose on it would make it look too much like a P-38 Lightning rather than an homage. I assume the Soulless One was Grievous's Belbullab-22. Quality ship, and a heavy-hitter, much like Mando. Then again, he certainly doesn't have to dogfight the same way he fights on the ground. It's also quite fun to fly in Battlefront. I would often fly into a Sep ship and switch out my ship for it just because I liked it so much.

[@Redraptor0001]

@@jessebensen3569 We evolved to use colour help to make judgement about things. For example to determine is something is safe or deadly, is it calm or is it angry, thats why we associate colour with behaviour because many animals will use colour to show aggression. Its more complex then that but that the best why i can simplify it

[@keithfagan9439]

@@jessebensen3569 Yellow is also my least favourite colour, but at least the N-1 was more of a marigold, which is better. Obnoxious is a pretty good description of bright yellow, actually.

[@Jim.Simpson]

The best commentary yet!

[@derekbrauhn9375]

Stealth. Agility. Atmospheric performance. Hyperdrive. Speed. What a perfect combination for a single Mandalorian on missions that require him to be able to slip in and out of hostile areas without having to fight, or if a fight has to happen, the ability to survive and escape.

[@TheAJP]

At first me and my mate thought it was General Grevious' ship because the shape felt like it but after the reveal we were even more happy

[@josephrobichaud2852]

i thought it was anakins pod racer and that they were just going to make a joke about building a ship from the engines lol

[@warherojango936]

For the Mandalorian its the perfect ship to use to be covert. Imperial Remnant and New Republic forces would need to send tie interceptors or a-wings just to have a chance of catching that starfighter. That or advanced missile systems or a lucky shot on the engine block sticking out on the N1's hull.

[@MrDavidSalamon]

Excellent video!

[@trentoskivich4211]

My favourite little moment was when Mando said "Wizard" after the test flight, just made me smile

[@allenparnell6170]

Lightly armored or not, Din is a hell of a pilot and I'm excited to see how he handles this garage modded super fighter in coming episodes. I dont think we got S3E1 of Mandalorian by accident, this ship has to play a big roll in the story.

[@Stepokedur]

Yay! I absolutely love the generation family of vids… keep up the good work lads :)

[@SporeZoo]

The commentary was hilarious. 😄

[@ic9310]

I simply love this mandalorian man.

[@xpatrstarx]

Absolutely my favorite ship in the series. I loved it when I watchedy first star wars movie when I was a kid and I can't believe that it's in some modern media now and in such an awesome configuration

[@arc7878]

Its interesting that Captain Panaka mentions in Ep1 that Naboo's soldiers are "security volunteers" yet they have to be trained to operate quite an advanced fighter

[@keithfagan9439]

The Flying Tiger squadron that flew P-40b Warhawks in China pre-WW II were all volunteers too. Different reasoning (They had a war to fight, even if their own government officially didn't), but still...

[@hadoukenocx4746]

I always know when a new episode comes out because of Generation Tech he always makes a video when a new episode comes out.😂

[@markabele8794]

I liked seeing this ship return in this series. I can't wait to see how it'll be used in future episodes, especially since Mando is no longer part of Mandalore.

[@ryanle1293]

I love how they gave the N1 a blower style intake like you see on hotrods, it's really sick

[@CowBeatsCrow]

I know, they made it shape, look, and even kinda sound like an old V8. Absolutely awesome.

[@nfineon]

Nope, it's totally stupid and just a throwback to hotrods on earth and has nothing to do with StarWars or spaceships. It's like seeing this bolted onto an sr71, intake manifold / carburator on a fighter jet would be stupid as fuck, completely different systems and principles of operation. Like adding chrome rims with slick tires on an xwing, it's out of place and doesn't belong. They even added the V8 sound when he said the engines was too much for a small ship... Dude the engines are on the side and don't need air, might as well stick a turbocharger on the ion engines because it looks cool...

[@ktartyk]

@@nfineon well... On an unmodde n1, the engines are on the side, but... That modified n1 has a third engine, below the cockpit and the tail, we see the reactor

[@ryanle1293]

@@nfineon there's no need to pontificate, I think it's badass and you hate it, that's fine

[@andyb1653]

Me: "Why an N-1 though?" N-1 Starfighter: **makes 1950s hot rod noises** Me: "Fair point. Fly safe, now."

[@ktartyk]

Yeah, it kinda did that to me too... That ship kinda did to me the same force mind trick Obi-Wan did to the stormtroopers ( these are not the droids you're Looking for) Here the ship did it in reverse ( I'm the spaceship you're Looking for)

[@andyb1653]

@@ktartyk Wizard.

[@MrLurchsThings]

The Starfighter build montage really needed the A-Team theme

[@The_Conflicted_Boulder]

I'm hoping that Mando assembles a group of companions, maybe other Mando's now that he has the Darksaber. And that they get a bigger ship that the N1 can dock inside of when not in use. Would be neat to see him have a crew traveling around together and sharing in adventures.

[@injuredoutdoorsman9011]

I love the new ship, I like how it’s modified to have an old school muscle car look and sound to it. It’s a lot more rugged looking than the original yellow one’s from the prequels (which fits The Mandalorian a lot better), but the only thing is that it has no room for bounties, much less his extra armament…

[@hkiller57]

the hollowed out droid pod looks like it can hold a bounty

[@injuredoutdoorsman9011]

@@hkiller57 maybe a bounty’s head… like we saw at the beginning of episode 5

[@matthewsmith2979]

All starfighters have small hidden storage compartments for gear. I also believe he's going to be moving away from bounty hunting.

[@ChiefKene]

10:33 idkkkk he was ripping the N1 in that canyon. First thing I said when I saw it was “dang, this man is whipping those corners like he’s force sensitive” that alone shows you he has a lot of skill and uses what provided to him. Only thing he’s shown to be bad with so far and cannot properly use is that Dark Saber. Everything else he’s shown to be proficient with

[@JainaSoloB312]

Exactly! And he was doing it just as a test drive, not for survival or freedom from slavery. Just casually, for fun. That also speaks to how absurdly skilled he is, I think. And it makes sense, he's been maneuvering a semi-truck for years and he's finally got a proper racing car.

[@roblesniak4490]

Maybe he's mildly force sensitive and isn't aware of it?

[@THINKUNIQE]

I think we will see mandos personality and style fall into line with the new ship . It was an introduction to the changes we will see in him in the next few episodes

[@d.b.hemlock]

This ship is one of the coolest things Star Wars has got in recent history. Absolutely loved it!

[@galaxyace9492]

I absolutely loved this episode and the N-1 Starfighter is just the most beautiful ship in all of star wars so I do not care at all if it's impractical 😂🤣 and Mando burning himself with the Darksaber is like the most realistic and relatable Scene ever in all of Star wars 😜😂

[@jasonphelps4218]

I'm still wondering how he's going to carry Carbonite prisoners in this thing. Perhaps this just a temp ship until he gets a new Razor Crest or maybe he'll keep it for missions that don't require a body to be brought back. In any case it has a PERFECT Grogu port

[@Iulznazi]

Maybe he'll just strap it on the back like people do with mattresses on tiny cars lol

[@darthzillaa]

I feel like he might get a bigger freighter type of ship in the new season which he can park his new ship in

[@monke12354]

Feels like they are transitioning him away from bounty hunting and more into retaking and leading Mandalore

[@MasterfulPaladin]

I think the hallowed out Droid port is to act like a prison cell for transport, I doubt its for Grogu since I don't think he'd be coming with any time soon.

[@Spider_Punk]

@@monke12354 they definitely are, people are just slow

[@lostnumbr]

I've always loved this ship design

[@dianabarnett6886]

As thrilled as I am to see one of my favorite starfighters make a return, it's not what I would choose for a bounty hunter. The Razorcrest was a mobile home. It had a bed, an armory, storage for prisoners. A one-seater starfighter lacks the same utility and isn't ideal for long trips.

[@TheMhalpern]

The main disadvantage is the lack of cargo capacity, being a fighter and all, however, he doesn't really need that much firepower, and most engagements are on foot. being pre imperial, it isn't marked, which is great some of the time, but not needed all the time, so now he has the option to eventually get a larger ship to be based out of and still be able to get around unseen.

[@Snowboardjedi892]

I guess he’ll be bringing in more bounties cold (head only) in the future due to cargo space

[@TheMhalpern]

@@tucor7549 he could leave a larger ship in orbit in a nearby system, just needs to be willing to take on a crew,

[@Vidhur]

Under the sheet I thought it was Grievous' fighter as well. Glad to see I was not the only one who thought so. It would've made alot of sense with Kenobi staying on Tatooine and it being a rustpile after a few decades. Missed chance in an otherwise extremely good episode.

[@jamiewalsh3349]

I really did think it was going to be a Belbullab-22 at first glance but then it was revealed to be the legend that is the N-1.

[@Frizzly007]

That was a great episode of the Mandalorian. 😜

[@PhillyCh3zSt3ak]

I'm hoping we might see something akin to the old Legends ship the "Jade Shadow" which allowed a Z-95 Headhunter or fullsize X-wing to be docked while ferried around to other jobs that require a faster getaway.

[@rbrick3685]

That's what I'm thinking, that the N-1 will be used like a parasite ship. Although, they could be moving away from Bounty Hunting all together. Reclaiming Mando and such

[@PhillyCh3zSt3ak]

@@rbrick3685 he could, but everyone needs a mobile base.