Migs Mayfeld

Lore & Background

Migs Mayfeld is a former sharpshooter from the Galactic Empire, which has fallen out of power by the time that The Mandalorian is set. He uses two blaster pistols, as well as a third blaster controlled by a droid arm attached to his backpack, which he can extract and retract as necessary for additional firepower. The character's first name was not revealed until second season of The Mandalorian. As a former Imperial sharpshooter, Mayfeld is good in a fight and is an excellent marksman; the character Ran Malk refers to him "one of the best triggermen I've ever seen".

He has a hard-edged sense of humor, which several reviewers compared to the real-life comedic style of Bill Burr, the actor and comedian who portrays the character. Mayfeld enjoys mocking others, and has a bullying personality; a Polygon article by Charlie Hall described him as "the epitome of a schoolyard bully but with a murderous streak". He also speaks with Burr's same real-life Boston accent. Mayfeld is arrogant, hot-headed, ruthless, unpredictable, and has a sardonic attitude.

Space.com writer Scott Snowden described him as a cowboy-like character. Mayfeld is also duplicitous and untrustworthy, as he shows by his willingness to betray the Mandalorian after their mission together. Comic Book Resources writer Sam Stone theorized that Mayfeld's cynicism and mean-spirited personality may be rooted in bitterness toward the Galactic Empire having lost its war with the Rebel Alliance, thus reducing Mayfeld's role to that of an outlaw.

Stone wrote that Mayfeld appears "visibly frustrated by his time fighting for the losing side of the Galactic Civil War before taking his talents to less-than-legal clients".

Reader's Guide

Migs Mayfeld is a former Imperial sharpshooter turned mercenary who appears in two episodes of The Mandalorian. In "Chapter 6: The Prisoner", he serves as a minor antagonist, leading a crew that includes the Mandalorian on a mission to rescue a prisoner from a New Republic transport. Mayfeld repeatedly clashes with the Mandalorian, mocking him and ultimately betraying him, but is outsmarted and imprisoned. In "Chapter 15: The Believer", Mayfeld is temporarily released from his 50-year sentence at the Karthon Chop Fields to help the Mandalorian locate Moff Gideon's ship.

During this mission, Mayfeld confronts his Imperial past, shooting his old commander Valin Hess after they reminisce about Operation Cinder, which killed thousands. This act of defiance allows the Mandalorian to retrieve the needed data, and Mayfeld is allowed to go free, declared dead by Cara Dune. The character evolves from a minor antagonist to an ally, making amends with the Mandalorian during their mission.

Did You Know?

• Bill Burr was not a fan of Star Wars and had repeatedly publicly mocked the franchise and its fans before accepting the role of Mayfeld.
• The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau offered the part to Burr because he believed Burr's past criticism of the franchise would make his casting more amusing.
• In 'Chapter 6: The Prisoner', Mayfeld drops Grogu when Q9-0 takes the ship out of hyperspace without warning, though Grogu is unharmed.