Star Wars fans have spotted a mysterious new masked man in footage from Star Wars: Skeleton Crew – is this another Marrok situation, or is this character actually important to the story? Helmets have been something of a Star Wars tradition ever since Darth Vader made his debut in 1977. Sometimes they mean something, hiding a person’s true identity; sometimes they’re meaningless, simply designed to look cool, as in the case of some Imperial Inquisitors. They always stand out, and they always lead to eager speculation.

The latest Skeleton Crew teaser features a mysterious masked man, leading to immediate speculation in the fandom. It’s important to note that none of Skeleton Crew‘s pirates feel particularly like leaders right now, so this may well be the man in charge. But does that mask conceal a secret identity, or is it just another helmet design added simply for the “Rule of Cool”?

What The Masked Man Could Mean For Star Wars

Is Star Wars hiding another secret?

Fans would be wise not to make too big a deal of this helmeted figure. Ahsoka, after all, featured a mysterious masked Inquisitor named Marrok, who became the subject of intense speculation over the weeks ahead of the show’s release. In the end, Marrok… was simply a deceased Inquisitor who’d been resurrected by Nightsister magick, and who was easily killed by Ahsoka in battle, his body dissipating in green mist. Months of speculation turned out to be fruitless, because he didn’t mean anything at all.

That does not, of course, mean the same is true for the helmeted figure in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. Unlike Marrok, this particular “masked man” has been held back, and this is the first look we’ve had of him – just two weeks before the show’s premiere on December 3. Perhaps he’s actually a member of the Imperial Shadow Council? The Mandalorian season 3 hinted some pirates were in league with the resurgent Empire, which would tie this in to the ongoing story rather well.

Our Take On Skeleton Crew’s “Masked Man”

We’ll have to wait and see

Skeleton Crew comes out in just two weeks’ time, on December 3, which means this really is the moment for the show to tip its hand and wow prospective viewers. That alone seems to suggest the masked man reveal is an important one, and that this will be a character of some importance. Ultimately, it’s unlikely Star Wars: Skeleton Crew will reveal any more about him until the show’s debut – so we’ll just have to wait and see.