Ahmed Best addresses his Star Wars return: "Thank you to all that held me up"

Ahmed Best in The Mandalorian
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Jar Jar Binks and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Kelleran Beq actor Ahmed Best has shared a message with Star Wars fans after 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:his cameo in the latest episode of The Mandalorian.

Spoilers for The Mandalorian season 3, episode 4 follow.

– accompa𒊎nied by a gym selfie of the actor wearing a Jedi tee and a baseball cap that says "Episode 1." An interesting fashion combo to be sure, but a welcome one.

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In case you’re still catching up, Ahmed Best played Jedi Master Kelleran Beq in an Order 66 flashback during ‘The Founওdling.’ In it, it was revea⭕led he rescued Grogu from the Jedi Temple and accompanied him off-planet.

Beq may be a familiar face to some. His first appearance was during the Jedi Temple Challenge, a Star Wars YouTube game show featuring Best donning the robes of a Jedi known as the ‘Sabered Hand.’ Best revealed in an interview with the that he was heavily involved in ♏crafting the character, right down to his purple lightsaber.

"They let me name the character ꦕand come up with a bunch of history, mannerisms, and choosing colors of lightsabers," he said 🎐back in 2021.

That wasn’t the only nice surprise for Mandalorian viewers in Chapter 20. Many were ecstatic over Grogu’s big &lsq🙈uo;win’ during the episode’s opening act.

For more from the franchise, check out our complete rundown of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:new Star Wars movies and shows coming your way across 2023 and beyond.

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