Missing: Former Imperial war criminal, played by Giancarlo Esposito.

Last seen harassing baby Grogu.

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Wednesday’s episode ofThe Mandalorian, “The Pirate.”

Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) in ‘The Mandalorian’

Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) in ‘The Mandalorian’.Lucasfilm Ltd.

The first few episodes ofThe Mandalorianseason 3 have been surprisingly light on villains.

I guess they’re busy.)

There are two main options: The most likely scenario is that Gideon’s Imperial cronies rescued him.

As for the beskar?

The Empire has been known to steal and horde beskar in the past.

(Remember, that’s how Din got his shiny armor upgrade way back in the first season.)

Of course, the other option is that Gideon reallywastaken by Mandalorians.

But Mandalore was a vast place, made up of many fractured cells and societies.

Complicating matters even further, there’s a chance that Gideon could be workingwithMandalorians.

It also presents new problems for baby Grogu.