Hi everyone,
Here are interesting connections between the numerous references and images concerning the Covert Tribe Mandalorians who appear in Episodes 1 and 3 of Season 1 of The Mandalorian.
I noticed many similarities in the depictions of a specific female Covert Mandalorian throughout different media, even though she did not clearly appear in the show. This lead me to believe that there was a clear template or reference material concerning these Mandalorians. As time passed, more and more evidence of this appeared, so I will try to link these to provide good source material for anyone interested.
First, here are 4 appearances of the same female Mandalorian. Although there are alterations in her garb, these definitely come from the same "template". These come from: Funko Pop, Lego, Card Trader App and a t-shirt featuring concept art.
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Now she also appears in the Art of The Mandalorian, which really confirms that these media used the same concept art.
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Following this design first is easier, because the helmet and colors are very consistent throughout the different representations. I think there are 7 or 9 other unnamed Covert Tribe Mandalorians that come from the same source material, but unfortunately, their representation varies a bit more.
A final confirmation finally dawned on me while rewatching the Covert Tribe scenes frame by frame. Here it is:
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I will try to develop this further tomorrow, so I hope it can be useful.