#bokadin

How could I not believe in love, if those two are my standard; the level of people they're reaching, rising from the worst, trying to be better every day. Screw the haters and those who didn't understand Clone Wars, The Mandalorian from seasons 1 to 3, maybe I dare say they never understood Star Wars.

F….ck those who don't understand the progression of an anti-hero character like Bo Katan or the complications of a protagonist like Din Djarin. Fuck those who didn't understand the dynamic between these two in Season 3. And no, they didn't impose a "romance or romantic love." They laid the groundwork for two almost destroyed people to choose if they want to walk that path together of a new life, of living a relationship beyond friendship, a love beyond clichés and stereotypes. But many close-minded people wouldn't understand.

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"Testigos Bokadin"

A hug to everyone

this is the way.

When Grogu left with Luke, Din had already compromised his Creed. He removed his helmet, fully aware that his Tribe would likely cast him out because of it.

At that moment, Din had the opportunity to live according to his own will, free from the restrictions of the Creed. He could have chosen the life Omera once offered him on Sorgan—a life he previously refused because he was both a bounty hunter and bound by Mandalorian tradition. But by the time Grogu left, Din had already abandoned bounty hunting, and by removing his helmet, he had forsaken his Mandalorian identity.

Yet, did he return to Sorgan to rekindle what he had lost? No, he didn’t. Instead, he went back to bounty hunting and sought out his Covert, hoping to reclaim his place as a Mandalorian. Despite having the freedom to do otherwise, we never once saw him remove his helmet in front of others after Grogu left, even though he had already broken his Creed.

This suggests that Omera was never meant to be Din’s endgame. If he had truly felt a deep attachment to her, he had every chance to return, yet he didn’t.

When Grogu returned to him, Din still had the option to go back to Sorgan. At that time, there were no immediate threats—everyone believed that Gideon had been in custody, meaning both he and Grogu were safe. In fact, Episode 1 of Season 3 even highlighted this possibility when Greef offered Din land to settle on Nevarro.

Yet, Din refused.

For what?

Because my guy wanted to be redeemed! At this point, the Armorer kept discouraging him, insisting that redemption wouldn’t be easy—that it might not even be possible. But Din was willing to risk everything just to reclaim his place within the Creed, the very way of life that forbids him from showing his face to others. It mattered to him. He was truly that devoted.

At this stage, he could have chosen to give up. He could have settled down, lived a peaceful life as something other than a Mandalorian—maybe even returned to Omera.

But he didn’t.

He didn’t go to Sorgan. He didn’t settle on Nevarro.

Where did he go?

Not straight to Mandalore.

He went to Bo-Katan.

The Darksaber was a loose end, and that tied him to Bo. But did he have the chance to sever that tie? Yes. Paz told him he had the ancestral right to it—if Din wanted to be rid of the saber, he could have surrendered it. Instead, he fought fiercely to keep it.

Why?

Because he wanted to honor their agreement. He knew Bo wanted it—needed it. So he safeguarded it for her until he could return it.

He had also asked the Armorer about Bo-Katan, which meant he was already curious. He knew she wasn’t easy to deal with—she was a cautionary tale. Seeking her out was a risk. Maybe even a mistake.

And yet, he still went to her.

For Din, Bo-Katan could help him regain his purpose. But was she truly essential to his redemption?

There were plenty of reasons to stay away. She wanted the Darksaber—the very weapon he had won by accident, practically stealing it from her. She had every reason to take it, even by force. Gideon himself had tempted her to do exactly that. But Din still trusted her. He had trusted her to help rescue Grogu from Gideon. He reinforced that trust when he told Grogu to go to Bo when he was trapped on Mandalore.

Beyond that, Din already knew where Mandalore was. He had a ship. Sure, he didn’t know the exact location of the Living Waters, but if that was his only reason for seeking Bo on Kalevala, he could have just asked. Something simple: “If I don’t have to join you, can you just tell me where the Living Waters are? My only reason for being here is redemption.”

But he didn’t ask.

And we know Din—he’s not one to dance around business.

From the start, his intention was clear: “I’m here to join you.”

Din sought out Bo-Katan to fulfill his end of the deal they had made. After two years—long enough for Bo to have stopped expecting him to honor it—he still returned, wanting to make things right. He wasn’t just there for redemption or to ask for help.

He was there because he had given his word.

No discouragement from the Armorer, no Jedi Order rule about attachments—nothing could deter him from fulfilling his vows. To the Creed, he was willing to journey into an uncertain, possibly poisoned, and dangerous planet just to live by its tenets once more. To Grogu, he was willing to visit him, even though the Armorer told him the child was no longer his concern. And to Bo-Katan—despite the Armorer calling her a cautionary tale, despite the fact that Bo probably wanted to kill him every time she saw him—he still went to her.

So what makes Bo-Katan different from Omera? From Cara? From any other possible love interest for Din Djarin? Why does Bo deserved to be with Din?

I realized the answer through something another character named "Bo" once said—Bo Peep from Toy Story.

Bo Peep is the love interest of Woody, the protagonist, who—like Din—displays unwavering loyalty. Woody belongs to Andy, and in his eyes, it's his duty as Andy’s toy to always be there for him. In the opening sequence of Toy Story 4, when Bo asks Woody to become a lost toy and stay with her, Woody almost does—but in the end, his loyalty to Andy is too strong. He simply can’t walk away.

Years later, Woody and Bo reunite. As a kid, I never really questioned their romance—it was just there. But then there's this dialogue in Toy Story 4 that made me realize, Bo really deserved Woody's affection and love.

When other toys dismissed Woody’s devotion to his kid as foolish, when they saw his loyalty as nothing more than blind, misguided stubbornness, Bo didn’t. She saw it as something admirable. She loved Woody because of his loyalty.

When Din explained to Omera what bound him to the Mandalorian Creed—when he told her he had never removed his helmet because this is the Way—she pitied him. She told him she was sorry.

At first, it seemed like she was apologizing for the loss of his parents. But she said it after he revealed that he had never removed his helmet since childhood. If her "sorry" was only for his parents, Din wouldn’t have responded with This is the Way. Even if part of her sorrow was for his past, it was clear from her words when she tried to convince him to stay—Wouldn’t it be nice?—that she saw his life as unfulfilling. That, to her, a life without the Creed would make him happier.

To Omera, Din was trapped in that life. But he wasn’t. Being a Mandalorian was his choice. It gave him belonging, a purpose. He even said himself—he was happy the Mandalorians took him in.

Din loved being a Mandalorian as much as Woody loved being Andy’s toy.

And yet, nobody truly understood his commitment. They respected it, but that was all.

But Bo? Bo started to see it differently.

When did Bo begin to admire Din? When did people start to see them as a potential endgame?

Season 3, Episode 2—the Mines of Mandalore.

As Din recited his Creed in the Living Waters, the camera kept returning to Bo. Her expression said everything. She was moved—by his loyalty, by his unwavering determination to be redeemed. He was choosing this life. He believed in it. That’s why, when Axe Woves dismissed Din for not being Mandalorian by birth, Bo fiercely defended him like: “Do you know what this man went through just to be called one of us?!”

In that moment, she admired Din—not for what he could offer her, not for what he could do for her cause, but for who he was. His devotion, his honor, his loyalty.

That’s why, when he sank into the depths, she dove in after him without hesitation.

That’s why, on the flight back to Kalevala, she was unexpectedly warm toward him—joking that she would have invited him for a feast, complimenting him after their dogfight with the interceptors, and even suggesting he stay longer to inspect their ships. She wasn’t in a hurry to send him away, despite having intended to shut him out for good that very day.

That’s why she remained with him at the Covert, abiding by rules she never cared for, living among people she once dismissed as a cult.

Because she wanted to understand him. To understand the way of life he was so devoted to.

Bo loved Din because of his loyalty to the Creed—to the very culture she was born into, the people she had spent her entire life fighting for.

Many expected that the love Din needed was the kind that would persuade him to abandon the Creed—that in order to be truly loved, he would have to let it go.

But Bo? Bo loved him because he refused to abandon it. That was what drew her to him.

That’s why she’s endgame.

That’s why Din felt more at ease with her than with anyone else.

That’s why Din would always return to her.

And remember what we’ve learned? Nothing and no one comes between Din Djarin and his vows.

At the end of Season 3, he had one final vow left unfulfilled.

His pledge to serve Bo until her song is written.

So trust that Din will return to Bo again.

Just like Woody returned to Bo. And we all know how Toy Story 4 ended.

Woody chose Bo.

And so will Din.

Happy Mother's Day to the Kryze sisters and their Mando/Jedi sons.

We were talking on Dinbo server about Din's oath under the shining moon, when it hit me it's NOT YOUR AVERAGE MOON!

Ok hear me out. Bo was born on Mandalore, Din wasn't born on Concordia, but it's the place where he was baptized Mandalorian, "Din Djarin of Concordia" after all. So giving this oath to her on Mandalore in the light of the Concordian moon is a metaphor for his promise. He will always be with her like Concordia is around Mandalore, lighting up the darkest of nights, and guiding her through the unknown.