Cobb Vanth quotes from The Mandalorian

Cobb Vanth

You don’t understand what it was like. The town was on its last legs. It started after we got news of the Death Star blowing up. The second one, that is. [flashes back to one particular night at the Mos Pelgo Cantina] The Empire was pullin’ outta Tattooine. There was blaster fire over Mos Eisley. The occupation was over. We didn’t even have time to celebrate. That very night, the Mining Collective moved in. Power hates a vacuum and Mos Pelgo became a slave camp overnight. I lit out. Took what I could from the invaders. Grabbed a camtono. I had no idea it was full of silicax crystals. I guess every once in a while, both suns shine on a womp rat’s tail. I wandered for days. No food, no water. [image of Vanth being rescued by the Jawas] And then... I was saved. [Inside Sandcrawler] The Jawas wanted the crystals. They offered their finest in exchange. [remembers pointing to what is actually Boba Fett's armor] And my treasure bought me more than a full waterskin. It bought my freedom.

The Mandalorian

Who are you?

Cobb Vanth

I'm Cobb Vanth, Marshal of Mos Pelgo.

Mando

Where did you get the armor?

Vanth

Bought it off some Jawas.

Mando

Hand it over.

Vanth

Look, pal, I'm sure you call the shots where you come from, but 'round here, I'm the one tells folks what to do.

Mando

Take it off, or I will.

Vanth

[about the Child] We gonna do this in front o' the kid?

Mando

He's seen worse.

Cobb Vanth

That's more like it. Where are they getting the reinforcements?

The Mandalorian

I volunteered your village.

Cobb Vanth

This here is a Mandalorian. You know what that means?

We’ve heard the stories.

Vanth

Then you know how good they are at killing. Now, this one’s got a problem. I got a suit o’ salvaged armor and the Mandalorian Creed says it’s his to take. [people grumble] But I’ve got a problem, too. A krayt dragon has been peeling off our pack animals, and sometimes, taking our mining haul with it. It’s just a matter of time before it grows tired of banthas and goes after a couple of you townsfolk, or even, so help us, the school. [residents get agitated] As much as I’ve grown fond of the armor, I’m even more fond of this town. The Mandalorian is willing to help us slay the leviathan in exchange for returning the armor to its ancestral owners. [people approve] Well, that settles it. There’s more. We can’t take on the krayt alone. And the Sand People are willing to help. [residents fume]

They raid our mines! They’re monsters!

The Mandalorian

I’ve seen the size of that thing, it will swallow your entire town when the fancy hits it. You’re lucky Mos Pelgo isn’t a sand field already. I know these people. They are brutal, but so is the Dune Sea. They’ve survived for thousands of years in these sands and they know the krayt dragon better than anyone here. They are raiders, it’s true. But they also keep their word. We have struck a deal. If we are willing to leave them the carcass and its ichor, they will stand by our side in battle and vow never to raise a blaster against this town until one of you breaks the peace.

Vanth

Think it’ll work?

The Mandalorian

It better. Joining forces is their only hope.