Who is Embo, the enigmatic villain in 'The Mandalorian & Grogu'?

The Mandalorian & Grogu kicks off Star Wars' return to cinemas on May 22, and it'll likely have casual moviegoers wondering who that metal hat-wearing bounty hunter is that's pursuing Din Djarin and the little fella we still love to call Baby Yoda . His name is Embo, and he's already got quite the history in the Star Wars universe. While The Mandalorian & Grogu isn't the beginning of a new Star Wars era, it marks the first big-screen project exploring the long 30-year gap between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens . And sure, a bunch of Star Wars TV shows — as well as books, comics, and games — have expanded on the period. Still, there are more stories to be told in that space, and Jon Favreau's theatrical follow-up to The Mandalorian Season 3 is aiming to tell an old-fashioned Star Wars adventure. As our Mandalorian protagonist and his little green sidekick take on more Imperial warlords, now as freelancers working for the New Republic , it seems the baddies will be annoyed enough to enlist Embo's help. You might not know him, but he's been an iconic ' Glup Shitto ' for over 15 years, so here's everything you need to know about The Mandalorian & Grogu's main villain. Embo's homeworld, species, skills, and equipment explained (Image credit: Lucasfilm) Embo is a Kyuzo male bounty hunter. The Kyuzo are a humanoid species native to the planet of Phatrong, located in the Outer Rim of the galaxy. …