With The Book of Boba Fett in the rearview, Obi-Wan Kenobi is next up for Lucasfilm on Disney+. However, we're also getting Andor and The Mandalorian season 3 in 2022, and a recent leak from the latter has led to some surprising new details about the beloved show being revealed.
As you can see below, some red helmets have shown up from the set that appear to be a mix between Mandalorian armour, Stormtroopers, and Supreme Leader Snoke's Praetorian Guard.
According to Making Star Wars, Din Djarin will be squaring off with "red troopers and Praetorian Guards." Apparently, the latter will be shown wielding weapons exactly like those we saw in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, while the helmets below belong to Stormtroopers who are on the same ship (your guess is as good as ours when it comes to what the Mandalorian connection is).
However, in regards to what sounds like an exciting battle, the site notes that "this is related to the cloning story arc and maybe even Snoke himself."
We're sure you'll remember that in season 2 of The Mandalorian, Din encountered what appeared to be cloning vats with failed iterations of Snoke in them. The prevailing theory among fans is that Moff Gideon is among those trying to create a new body for Emperor Palpatine and that's why he wanted Grogu's blood (with Din perhaps the reason Palpatine was never able to truly return).
We'll have to wait and see, but the plot has certainly thickened with this latest leak...