But unlike those other warlords, Moff Gideon and his Imperials have something much bigger planned. So it's fallen to warlords like the Mining Collective on Tatooine and Moff Gideon on Nevarro and the surrounding systems. The Empire couldn't and still can't control the region, and neither can the New Republic.
Things have fundamentally changed in the galaxy - particularly in the Core Worlds, as the New Republic pilot Carson Teva has duly noted - but the Outer Rim continues to be Star Wars' Wild West. Even though Emperor Palpatine was killed and the Empire officially fell five years before the events of The Mandalorian, Moff Gideon and his Imperial remnants are still operating as if they've only been temporarily set back. The Mandalorian season 2, episode 4, 'Chapter 12: The Siege' ends with Moff Gideon in a new, Darth Vader-like suit of armor overlooking similar black-armored suits, which could have significant implications for the Star Wars franchise.
