In "The Apostate" (The Mandalorian 3.1), Din Djarin and Greef Karga have a standoff with the pirate Vane on Nevarro. Vane's name could be heard as "vain," which – like many Star Wars villain names – would carry a clear moral meaning. To be "vain" is to have an excessively high opinion of oneself, and Vane's inflated ego is what leads him to antagonize Greef. The confrontation ends humiliatingly for Vane, puncturing his ego and showing his vanity for what it is: his men are gunned down and he runs away to regroup with his superior, Pirate King Gorian Shard.
Vane's name has another, even more direct meaning: a "vane" is a blade that revolves when moved by wind. A weathervane, for instance, is placed on top of a building to spin and show which way the wind is blowing. Vane's name is linked to the name of his master's ship: Gorian Shard commands a Cumulus-class Corsair, and a "cumulus" is a kind of cloud. It is fitting that Vane goes in whatever direction Gorian, operating out of his Cumulus, tells him to. However, when Gorian's attack on Nevarro goes poorly in "The Pirate"(The Mandalorian 3.5), the cowardly Vane turns and flies away. Vane's name points to his changeable nature. He is an inconstant ally, a fair-weather friend who will leave when there is a change in the wind.
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