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84-659: In Star Wars Rebels , Sabine is introduced as a Mandalorian graffiti artist and bounty hunter who left the Empire for the Rebel Alliance after a weapon she developed for them was used against her people; as a rebel, she joins the crew of the Ghost , recruiting Wedge Antilles to their cause, and on stealing the Darksaber from Maul , is trained in lightsaber combat by Kanan Jarrus , in spite of an inability to use

168-436: A 16-year-old Mandalorian graffiti artist, Imperial Academy dropout and a former bounty hunter with expert knowledge of weapons and explosives. As a member of the Ghost crew (reporting under call sign Spectre 5), she acts as their chief engineer and cargo transport, weapons and demolitions expert, as well as their linguist, being fluent in a wide variety of languages. Originally a dedicated student and fledgling inventor for

252-626: A cantina to recruit them in their mission to rescue Grogu (The Child) from Moff Gideon. Bo-Katan is initially hostile to Boba and calls him a disgrace to his Mandalorian armor, since he is a clone. Nevertheless, she breaks a scuffle between Boba and Koska and agrees to help the Mandalorian under the condition that she will get Gideon's cruiser and the Darksaber from him, and the Mandalorian considers helping her to liberate Mandalore. The Mandalorian bests Gideon in combat, spoiling her plan to win back

336-467: A character that is expressively creative through art—whether it's the color of her hair or what she's done to her armor." Her last image in the series finale is with deep purple hair cut short. Mandalorian Mandalorians are a fictional group of people associated with the planet Mandalore in the Star Wars universe and franchise created by Joe Johnston and George Lucas . Their appearance

420-514: A faction of ex-Imperials, was personally involved in the Great Purge and obtained the Darksaber (a unique, black-bladed lightsaber symbolising dynastic authority on Mandalore) from Bo-Katan after defeating her in combat. During the show's second season , it is revealed that Bo-Katan, along with a small number of Mandalorian warriors willing to follow her, is attempting to reclaim the Darksaber and liberate Mandalore from Imperial occupation. In

504-547: A location underground known as the Great Forge, but instead discover Moff Gideon's hidden base. Gideon wears an enhanced Dark Trooper suit of armor and his stormtroopers are equipped with beskar armor and jetpacks. They are trapped, the Mandalorian is captured but the rest barely manage to escape. In " Chapter 24: The Return ", Bo-Katan leads the Mandalorians against Moff Gideon's forces, but with his new armor he gains

588-454: A map taken from a Nightsister temple. Sabine is later stabbed by Dark Side user Shin Hati, but after her recovery, Hera Syndulla encourages Ahsoka and Sabine to reconcile and resume the latter's training. During the course of this training, Huyang states that even among generations of Jedi, Sabine falls short in terms of Force sensitivity, and she initially doesn't exhibit any capacity beyond what

672-509: A non-Force user is capable of (i.e. a minimal degree like all living beings). Sabine and Ahsoka end up on the planet Seatos, where Morgan Elsbeth has assembled a massive hyperspace ring to reach Grand Admiral Thrawn, who was taken by Purrgil to another galaxy. Ahsoka intends to entirely stop this journey from ever occurring, though Sabine desires to save Ezra, who was taken under the same circumstances as Thrawn. Sabine again duels with Shin. After Shin's master Baylan Skoll seemingly kills Ahsoka, he

756-611: A people dissolved, and instead, the Mandalorians develop into a culture of wandering mercenaries . Through instructions from Revan , as depicted in Knights of the Old Republic and Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords , Canderous Ordo assumes the title of Mand'alor and reunites the warrior clans. Canderous thus redefined Mandalorians from a species to the idea 'that anybody who follows

840-606: A personal artistic symbol of freedom, as well as defacing Imperial propaganda with it, and placing it wherever her group went. Eventually, X-wing pilots and others in the Rebel Alliance adopted a form of it as a logo representing the hope of the future restoration of the Republic. CG supervisor of lighting and FX Joel Aron said, "She's adding something that we haven't really seen before in the Star Wars universe. You have

924-540: A river that acts as a natural moat . Keldabe is described as an "anarchic fortress" characterized by dissimilar architectural styles. Mandalorians debuted in Marvel's Star Wars #68: "The Search Begins", which describes the super-commandos, the official protectors of the planet Mandalore. They are described as being two of three survivors of the Clone Wars, in which they fought for Emperor Palpatine . In Tales of

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1008-566: A war with the Jedi that occurred before the timeframe of the series. The New Mandalorian people built their cities, such as the capital Sundari, in large biodomes . The design of Sundari draws on Cubist elements, and murals located in the city mimic Pablo Picasso 's Guernica . The concept of Mandalore as a "large desolate planet of white sand with these cube-like buildings" was developed by Lucas early in development for The Clone Wars season two. Lucas also wanted layers of glass incorporated into

1092-456: A weapon that would kill Mandalorians. Upon returning to Mandalore, she gained the support of her estranged mother Ursa. Sabine and her mother had differences of opinion as her mother turned to the Empire for support. Ultimately House Wren sides with Sabine. With the Darksaber, she rallies Clan Wren and takes arms against Clan Saxon, which has the backing of the Empire. After Clan Saxon is defeated,

1176-469: Is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. She was introduced in the animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars , in which she was voiced by Katee Sackhoff . Sackhoff subsequently reprised her role in the sequel series Star Wars Rebels , and made her live-action debut as the character in the second season of the Disney+ series The Mandalorian . In The Clone Wars , Bo-Katan

1260-568: Is a member of the Death Watch, a terrorist faction of Mandalorians who wish to restore the ancient warrior ways of their planet, Mandalore. She is also the sister of Duchess Satine Kryze , the pacifist ruler of Mandalore, from whom she is estranged due to differences in their politics. She later allies herself with former Jedi Ahsoka Tano and the Galactic Republic in liberating Mandalore from Darth Maul . In Rebels , Bo-Katan

1344-513: Is able to convince her to join them, promising that she will be reunited with Ezra. Sabine is taken aboard the hyperspace ring, and they travel to the distant galaxy. Once arriving at Peridea, their target location and the ancient birthplace of the Dathomiri, Sabine encounters Thrawn. Thrawn releases her according to her bargain with Skoll, only to send Skoll and his apprentice Shin Hati after her to kill both Sabine and Ezra. Sabine finds Ezra in

1428-483: Is capable of destroying Beskar armor. Governor Tiber Saxon captures Sabine and Bo-Katan, threatening to kill Kryze if Wren does not upgrade the weapon. Sabine reprograms the weapon to target stormtrooper armor and kill Saxon, but Bo-Katan warns her against sinking to the Empire's level. Heeding Bo-Katan, Sabine destroys the weapon and allows the Rebels to free Mandalore from the Empire's control. Bo-Katan eventually accepts

1512-561: Is credited as starring alongside Pedro Pascal (who was previously the only actor credited as starring in the show). In "Chapter 11", Bo-Katan, Koska Reeves , and Axe Woves rescue Din Djarin "the Mandalorian" and the Child from a group of Quarren . They remove their helmets and Bo-Katan explains her history, also revealing to the Mandalorian that his sect of Mandalorians, the Children of

1596-560: Is declared the new ruler of Mandalore. In The Mandalorian , after the Great Purge of Mandalore, she seeks to recover the Darksaber from Moff Gideon and retake her homeworld. On January 13, 2012, Bo-Katan Kryze first appeared in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars fourth season episode "A Friend in Need," voiced by Katee Sackhoff . Although not originally included in the script for the episode, director Dave Filoni added

1680-475: Is killed during the genocidal Purge of Mandalore , a conflict Ahsoka had prevented Sabine from participating in. In Ahsoka , Sabine reunites with Ahsoka to investigate rumors of Thrawn's and Ezra' survival; after Ahsoka is apparently killed by former Jedi Baylan Skoll , Sabine joins him in tracking down Thrawn and Ezra, ensuring both return to the galaxy, while Sabine herself, a still-alive Ahsoka, Baylan, and his own apprentice Shin Hati are all left stranded in

1764-523: Is often distinguished by gear such as battle helmets, armor, and jetpacks . First conceptualized for The Empire Strikes Back as a group of white-armored "supercommandos", the idea developed into a single bounty hunter character, Boba Fett . Although Fett was not identified as a Mandalorian in the film, his popularity inspired an extensive inquisition into Mandalorians in future Star Wars media, including novels , comics , television series , and video games . The Star Wars Expanded Universe and

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1848-577: Is outvoted. Once the Death Watch conquers Mandalore, they betray Maul, but he challenges Vizsla to a duel for the right to rule Mandalore. Maul defeats Vizsla and kills him with his own Darksaber, but Bo-Katan refuses to accept an outsider as a ruler and flees with the Death Watch members loyal to her. They later save Satine, but the former Duchess is recaptured. Soon after, Obi-Wan Kenobi arrives on Mandalore to rescue her as well. Maul murders Satine and has Obi-Wan taken to prison; however, Bo-Katan and her forces free him. She helps him escape so that he may bring

1932-525: The Legacy of the Force novels, set forty years after the original Star Wars film, where Boba Fett is convinced by his granddaughter Mirta Gev to assume the title of Mand'alor and again reunite the Mandalorian people. Beskar is also described as being lightsaber -proof in the reference book The Jedi Path (2010). In the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic , set roughly 4000 years before

2016-600: The Republic Commando novels, set during the Clone Wars, Mandalore is an independent planet, although many Mandalorian warriors fight for the Separatists. However, a group of Mandalorians had also acted as training sergeants for the clone trooper army under the direction of Jango Fett, and many clone troopers practice Mandalorian customs and traditions. After the establishment of the Galactic Empire,

2100-455: The Republic Commando novel series . Mando'a is a primarily spoken, agglutinative language that lacks grammatical gender in its nouns and pronouns. The language is also characterized as lacking a passive voice , instead primarily using the active voice . It is also described as having only three grammatical tenses — present , past , and future —but it is said to be often vague and its speakers typically do not use tenses other than

2184-499: The Darksaber . The Mandalorian Din Djarin, then retells the events of " Chapter 18: The Mines of Mandalore " where he had been captured and disarmed of the Darksaber, and that Bo-Katan slayed his captor using it. He deems her the rightful ruler through rule of combat because of this and returns the Darksaber to her. They return to Nevarro to unite the two Mandalorian factions and In " Chapter 23: The Spies ", they move to reclaim their homeworld of Mandalore. The combined group searches for

2268-540: The Galactic Empire 's occupation of Mandalore, Bo-Katan refused to serve the Empire and was forced to abdicate, being replaced by Clan Saxon. Seeing herself as unworthy to lead, she initially refuses the Darksaber from Sabine Wren , who recovered it from Maul. In "Heroes of Mandalore", Bo-Katan and her Mandalorian allies combine efforts with the Ghost crew in destroying "The Duchess", a weapon created by Sabine that

2352-529: The Mandalorian warrior culture and over time grows into her role as a leader. On November 16, 2019, Sackhoff confirmed that she would portray Bo-Katan in live-action in the then-upcoming second season of The Mandalorian , appearing in " Chapter 11: The Heiress ", released on November 13, 2020. Costume designer Shawna Trpcic commissioned sculptor Jose Fernandez and his Ironhead Studios to build Mandalorian armor for Bo-Katan. Sackhoff had hoped to play

2436-551: The season two finale , Djarin defeats Moff Gideon in combat, thus becoming the rightful owner of the Darksaber and the legitimate ruler of Mandalore, which Bo-Katan accepts; even though Djarin is not interested in ruling and would rather pass the Darksaber to her as they intended, she insists she needs to obtain it through combat. The season thus ends with a cliffhanger, as Djarin could either help Bo-Katan and her forces liberate Mandalore in exchange for their assistance in taking down Gideon, or they could become hostile over possession of

2520-496: The Clones (2002) introduces the bounty hunter Jango Fett , who also wore Mandalorian armor, and was the adoptive father of Boba, a clone of Jango. More spin-off material explored Mandalorian lore, including the violent Death Watch sect. Following the acquisition of Lucasfilm by Disney in 2014, most existing spin-off material was declared to be non-canon. Only the films and spin-off works produced after April 25, 2014, are part of

2604-680: The Darksaber and ideological differences. Despite his loyalty to the Creed-following Mandalorians who raised him, Djarin seems ever more open to Bo-Katan's Mandalorian views of the Way, as illustrated by his new willingness to remove his helmet on one occasion in front of living organisms. Eventually Kryze and Djarin were able unite Djarin's tribe and Kryze's followers into reclaiming Mandalore from Gideon's Inperial remnant. After Gideon's demise, all mandalorians were to return to Mandalore. In April 2014, Lucasfilm rebranded most of

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2688-517: The Darksaber from Sabine, becoming the ruler of Mandalore once more as the surviving Mandalorians pledge loyalty to her. Sackhoff reprises her role in the second season of The Mandalorian , appearing in " Chapter 11: The Heiress " for the character's first live-action appearance. Caitlin Dechelle and Caitlin Hutson served as her stunt doubles. In the third season of The Mandalorian, Sackhoff

2772-453: The Darksaber in combat herself. He attempts to surrender the weapon to her, but is told by Gideon that it must be won in combat. Bo-Katan does not accept the Darksaber from the Mandalorian. In " Chapter 17: The Apostate ", the Mandalorian and Grogu visit Bo-Katan at her castle on Kalevala. Having failed to win the Darksaber, she has abandoned her plans to retake Mandalore, and her forces have gone. The Mandalorian seeks redemption by bathing in

2856-478: The Death Watch ally themselves with Darth Maul and several crime syndicates (in an alliance known as the Shadow Collective) with the intent of performing false flag operations against the Mandalorian people in order to stage a coup against Duchess Satine Kryze, the pacifist ruler of Mandalore and Bo-Katan's sister. Bo-Katan believes that Sith are no better than Jedi and distrusts the gangsters, but

2940-475: The Death Watch. Bo-Katan and the Death Watch later burn down the village and murder the innocent villagers. Ahsoka reveals herself as a Jedi and fights off the Death Watch before being taken prisoner, but is freed shortly after. While Ahsoka, R2-D2 and Lux escape towards their ship, Bo-Katan pursues them and tries to kill Ahsoka, but is defeated. Bo-Katan reappears in the fifth season episodes "Eminence", "Shades of Reason" and "The Lawless". In this story arc,

3024-484: The Empire and join the Rebellion. The episode " Imperial Supercommandos " reveals her mother, Ursa Wren, is sided with the Empire. In " Visions and Voices ", Sabine acquires the Darksaber , a weapon used by Death Watch and also by Darth Maul during the Clone Wars. In " Trials of the Darksaber ", Sabine's past is fully revealed, and Kanan trains Sabine in lightsaber combat (at the time, Sabine could not use The Force). By

3108-489: The Empire seemingly backs off from Mandalore, and Sabine renounces ownership of the Darksaber to Bo-Katan Kryze , sister of the late Duchess Satine Kryze, who promises to unite all Mandalorian clans under her leadership and restore peace to Mandalore. At some point during the Galactic Civil War, between the events of Rebels (5–1 BBY) and Return of the Jedi (4 ABY), the Empire returned to Mandalore and purged

3192-472: The Empire, she deserted when one of the weapons she had created was planned to be used against her own people. In " The Protector of Concord Dawn ", Sabine is revealed to come from House Vizsla , thus leading her to be related with Death Watch, a Mandalorian terrorist group in The Clone Wars . The episode " The Antilles Extraction " reveals she was the one who helped pilot Wedge Antilles defect from

3276-480: The Force , eventually giving the Darksaber to Bo-Katan Kryze , and moving to Lothal after Ezra Bridger sacrifices himself to banish himself and Grand Admiral Thrawn to another galaxy. Between the events of Rebels and Ahsoka , Sabine becomes the Jedi Padawan of Ahsoka Tano offscreen, studying Jedi practices in a failed attempt to learn how to wield the Force herself, before leaving Ahsoka after her family

3360-501: The Jedi (1983) and the prequel film Attack of the Clones (2002), the latter of which established him as a clone , raised by his genetic template, Jango Fett , to be his son. Jango is also a bounty hunter who is not explicitly identified as a Mandalorian in the film, but wears Mandalorian armor, which passes down to Boba Fett. In The Mandalorian , Boba refers to his father as a Mandalorian foundling. The animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars expands upon Mandalorian lore with

3444-470: The Jedi , set thousands of years before the original Star Wars film, the Mandalorians are a major military power who side with the Sith in their war against the Jedi, and their leader is manipulated by the Sith into triggering a war with the Republic. They are defeated with the aid of Revan and Malak , and Revan ensures a new Mand'alor, the sole ruler of the Mandalorian people, cannot rise. Their unity as

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3528-645: The Jedi after discovering it is Force-sensitive. According to Bo-Katan Kryze in " Chapter 11: The Heiress ", Djarin was found by the "Children of the Watch", a group of religious zealots who follow the ancient "Way of the Mandalore", consisting of various forgotten Mandalorian traditions, such as never removing their helmets in front of others; they were excluded from the mainstream of Mandalorian society for trying to spread their beliefs. Djarin thus finds out he's part of an extremist group without ever having known it; he

3612-544: The Living Waters and has not removed her helmet since, she too is accepted into the covert. In " Chapter 20: The Foundling ", Bo-Katan leads a rescue party when the foundling Ragnar Vizsla is abducted by a large winged raptor. Bo-Katan successfully rescues Ragnar and brings the raptor's chicks back to the enclave, which earns her the respect of the tribe. When the Armorer forges Bo-Katan a new pauldron , Bo-Katan reveals

3696-471: The Living Waters in the Mines of Mandalore, and she reluctantly tells him where to go. In " Chapter 18: The Mines of Mandalore ", after the Mandalorian is caught in a trap, Grogu convinces Bo-Katan to travel to Mandalore and rescue him. Although she is cynical about the legends surrounding the Living Waters and wishes to leave the ruined planet, she agrees to continue and lead them to the mines herself. Bathing in

3780-459: The Living Waters, the Mandalorian is dragged underwater, and while rescuing him Bo-Katan witnesses a living mythosaur, an ancient creature of Mandalorian legend thought to be extinct. In " Chapter 19: The Convert ", upon returning to Kalevala, they are attacked by Imperial ships, and bombers destroy her castle. The Mandalorian brings her to the covert's hidden base. The Armorer declares that the Mandalorian has been redeemed. As Bo-Katan also bathed in

3864-480: The Mandalore system, armed with weapons built into white suits and known for battling the Jedi . Initially, the soldiers were called Super Troopers and were intended to look alike. The group eventually developed into a single bounty hunter character, Boba Fett , and the costume was reworked, but it retained elements such as wrist lasers, rocket darts, a jetpack, and a missile. In a 1979 issue of Bantha Tracks ,

3948-564: The Mandalorian language, created by Philip Metschan for the display screens of Jango Fett's ship, the Slave I , in Attack of the Clones , later re-appeared in The Clone Wars and Rebels . Composer Jesse Harlin, needing lyrics for the choral work he wanted for the 2005 Republic Commando video game, invented a spoken form, intending it to represent an ancient language. It was named Mando'a and extensively expanded by Karen Traviss , author of

4032-405: The Mandalorian people are characterized as wary of and reluctant to aid the Empire but unwilling to declare open rebellion because Mandalore lacks the resources to wage war. However, Death Watch reappears and openly supports the Empire. The Empire wishes to mine the planet for its beskar, a blaster-resistant steel, and establishes a garrison in the capital. Mandalore and its people reappear again in

4116-400: The Mandalorian people, leaving only a few surviving clans and stealing large quantities of the precious Beskar metal, which no blaster or lightsaber can penetrate; this event became known as the "Great Purge" among Mandalorians. The Mandalorian follows the exploits of Din Djarin , also known simply as "The Mandalorian", or "Mando" for short, a bounty hunter not originally from Mandalore. He

4200-552: The Mandalorian warrior way could become a Mandalorian'. Jango Fett: Open Seasons , set shortly before the Clone Wars, depicts the fighting between two factions: Death Watch, led by Tor Vizsla, and the True Mandalorians, led by Jango Fett's adoptive father Jaster Mereel and later Jango himself. A ruse orchestrated by Vizsla tricks the Jedi into attacking and killing all of the True Mandalorians except Jango, but Jango eventually kills Vizsla and scatters Death Watch. In

4284-507: The Mandalorians' home planet. It was originally inhabited by the Taung, a simian species originally native to Coruscant who renamed themselves Mandalorian and created the culture practiced by later non-Taung Mandalorians after being expelled from Coruscant by pre-historic humans known as the Zhell. Mandalore is largely sparsely populated wilderness, and its capital city of Keldabe is located on

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4368-542: The Republic assist them in reclaiming Mandalore from Maul. Though reluctant at first, the Jedi decide to send a division of the 501st Legion under Commander Rex to stage an invasion that becomes known as the Siege of Mandalore. They succeed in overthrowing Maul and Bo-Katan is declared regent . Bo-Katan returns in the Star Wars Rebels fourth-season premiere and television film Heroes of Mandalore . During

4452-424: The Watch, who follow the strict ancient rules known as "the Way", are not the only sect Mandalorians, many of whom do not follow "the Way". Distrusting Bo-Katan because of this, the Mandalorian rejects their help. After they save him a second time, he agrees to help them seize weapons from an Imperial freighter, and Bo-Katan agrees to tell the Mandalorian where he can find a Jedi. During the raid, Bo-Katan interrogates

4536-401: The animated micro-series Star Wars Forces of Destiny . The Rebel Alliance insignia seen throughout Star Wars movies and series was explained to be partially based on artwork that Wren created for her own use. The starbird, or phoenix, legend was known to many as an immortal creature who renewed itself within the heart of a nova. Wren made a rounded representation that she used on her armor as

4620-404: The animosity between the Mandalorians and the Jedi, Tarre Vizsla became the first Mandalorian Jedi. As a Jedi, Vizsla built the Darksaber and used it to unite his people as their Mand'alor . During Star Wars Rebels , a Mandalorian named Sabine Wren of Clan Wren discovers the Darksaber from Maul 's hideout. With the Darksaber, she hoped to unite Mandalore and get her honor back after creating

4704-410: The captain, wanting to know the whereabouts of Moff Gideon and if he has the Darksaber. Afterwards, she offers the Mandalorian the chance to join them despite their differences but he chooses to continue his quest. Bo-Katan tells him that he will find Ahsoka Tano in the city of Calodan on the planet of Corvus. In " Chapter 16: The Rescue ", the Mandalorian and Boba Fett approach Bo-Katan and Koska at

4788-436: The character in live action but expected that it would be recast with someone more famous such as Scarlett Johansson . When she finally wore the armor for the first time she was overwhelmed and cried with joy. Bo-Katan Kryze (voiced by Katee Sackhoff ) first appeared in the fourth season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars , in the episode "A Friend in Need" as the lieutenant of Death Watch, a terrorist group seeking to overthrow

4872-415: The character to set up a greater role in the series' fifth season . Due to the series' initial cancellation, and renewal years later, Bo-Katan would not reappear in The Clone Wars until the series' seventh and final season in 2020. During the hiatus between the sixth and seventh seasons of The Clone Wars , Bo-Katan appeared in several episodes of Star Wars Rebels , in episodes set fifteen years after

4956-539: The company of a tribe of Noti, nomadic natives, to be then attacked by the two Dark Jedi and Thrawn's forces. Ahsoka and Huyang arrive to relieve them, and afterwards they hurry to the landing site of Thrawn's Star Destroyer Chimaera to stop his departure from Peridea. Held up by Elsbeth and Thrawn's troopers, Sabine manifests her latent Force ability to help Ezra board the Chimaera just before it takes off, leaving her, Ahsoka and Huyang stranded. Sabine also stars in

5040-401: The design. Because Sundari did not look enough like a giant city, the production team developed it into a dome with cubes on it. Filoni noted that the desolate and barren appearance was "kind of a Moebius -influenced design". Filoni had the shapes of Boba Fett's armor worked into the windows and the design of the architecture, feeling that the shapes were "emblematic" and that the warrior culture

5124-430: The episode, Ezra told her that "I can always count on you", which she took to mean that he needed her to stay on Lothal and protect his people; however, in the epilogue, she understands what Ezra really meant and joins Ahsoka Tano in finding him and bringing him home. In November 2021, Deadline Hollywood announced that Natasha Liu Bordizzo was to be cast as Sabine in the upcoming live-action series Ahsoka . After

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5208-416: The events of The Clone Wars . Bo-Katan's name is a mnemonic riff on the words "boogie-cat-Anne" pronounced together, referring to the name of the cat belonging to Filoni's wife, herself named Anne. Bo-Katan is a warrior at her core, and left the politics of leadership to the diplomats like her sister Duchess Satine Kryze. She has her faults, and a strong sense of her own self importance, but she understands

5292-512: The existence of the mythosaur she saw on Mandalore, but the Armorer is dismissive. Following the events of " Chapter 21: The Pirate ", the Armorer summons Bo-Katan and orders her to take off her helmet - the Armorer believes that Bo-Katan can walk in both worlds, and reunite all Mandalorians. In " Chapter 22: Guns for Hire ", Bo-Katan reunites with her former group of Mandalorians and challenges Axe Woves in combat. After forcing Woves to yield, he claims that they can not follow her as she does not hold

5376-449: The fall of the Empire, Sabine was briefly trained in the Jedi arts by Ahsoka Tano, though their relationship quickly disintegrated over the destruction of Mandalore by Moff Gideon , in which the rest of her family was killed. Ahsoka stopped Sabine's Jedi training because she felt she wasn't ready. Following rumors of the survival of Grand Admiral Thrawn (and by possible extension, Ezra Bridger), Ahsoka returns to seek Sabine's help in decoding

5460-552: The forces of the Galactic Republic upon Mandalore to remove Maul from power. In the seventh and final season, Bo-Katan and the Nite Owls continue to fight against Maul. While on a mission on Oba Diah, Bo-Katan, Ursa Wren and another Nite Owl spot Ahsoka and follow her back to Coruscant , where Kryze puts aside her differences and recruits her. Ahsoka and Bo-Katan contact Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker , requesting that

5544-468: The introduction of new characters, such as Duchess Satine Kryze , the pacifist leader of Mandalore and a romantic interest for Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi , and Pre Vizsla , the leader of the Death Watch faction of Mandalorians who seek to overthrow Satine and restore Mandalore's warrior traditions. Mandalore is depicted as the fictional home planet of the Mandalorian people, located in the Outer Rim in

5628-505: The licensed Star Wars novels, comics, and video games produced since the originating 1977 film Star Wars as Star Wars Legends and declared them noncanon to the franchise. Within the Legends continuity, the name "Mandalorian" is associated with a multi-species culture of warrior clans who adhere to the tenets of the Mandalorians. While most of them are humans, there are also Mandalorians of various other species. Mandalore serves as

5712-765: The newsletter of the Official Star Wars Fan Club, Boba's armor was described as that of the "Imperial Shocktroopers, warriors from the olden time" who "came from the far side of the galaxy" and are few in number because they "were wiped out by the Jedi Knights during the Clone Wars ". The backstory of the Mandalorians was first extensively explored in issues of Marvel Comics ' original Star Wars series and various other Star Wars Legends media , including comics by Dark Horse and video games by LucasArts . Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of

5796-467: The next episode, Sabine decides to stay with her family in order to help unite the clans against the Empire. Sabine returns to the group in " Zero Hour " when Grand Admiral Thrawn leads his forces to attack Atollon . Wren would eventually turn the Darksaber over to Bo-Katan Kryze . In the series finale epilogue, it is revealed that Sabine stayed on Lothal, living in Ezra Bridger's tower. Earlier in

5880-585: The non-Mandalorian Maul , has been variously characterised as a clan, a crime syndicate, and a warrior faction. Individuals such as Din Djarin (adopted into Mandalorian culture as a foundling by the Children of the Watch, which formed out of the Death Watch) are also shown as members of multi-ethnic organizations, such as the Nevarro-based Bounty Hunters' Guild. The Protectors of Concord Dawn were an organisation assigned to protect

5964-575: The original Star Wars film, the Mandalorian leader (referred to as Mandalore the Ultimate) has been defeated, and no one rules the Mandalorian clans. Mandalorians are also present in the sequels: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords , where players can visit a Mandalorian base on a moon called Dxun (where a new leader, Mandalore the Preserver, has ascended to the position), and The Old Republic , an MMORPG set almost four centuries after

6048-434: The other galaxy. The character has received a generally positive critical reception, for both Sircar's vocal performance and Liu Bordizzo's physical portrayal. The character of Sabine Wren was first created in 2014 for the animated television show Star Wars Rebels . Tiya Sircar, the animated series' voice of Wren, indicated she would like to portray the character in an upcoming live-action project, but Natasha Liu Bordizzo

6132-429: The pacifist government of Mandalore, under the leadership of Pre Vizsla (voiced by Jon Favreau ). She leads the Nite Owls, an elite unit within the Death Watch. In this episode, Lux Bonteri meets with Death Watch on Carlac to join forces against Count Dooku . Ahsoka Tano and R2-D2 are forced to accompany him; they encounter Bo-Katan, who puts Ahsoka to work with women from a local village who have been enslaved by

6216-484: The present. The language is described as having a mutually intelligible dialect called Concordian spoken on the planet Concord Dawn, as stated in Traviss' novels Order 66 and 501st , and a dialect spoken on Mandalore's moon Concordia is heard in "The Mandalore Plot", a season-two episode of The Clone Wars . Bo-Katan Kryze Bo-Katan Kryze (pronounced / b oʊ k ə ˈ t ɑː n k r iː z / )

6300-428: The previous two games. Many Mandalorians were organised in clans, such as Eldar, Kryze, Rook, Saxon, Vizsla, and Wren. Sometimes organisations were formed that transcended the usual boundaries between the clans, such as the Death Watch during the Clone Wars, which any Mandalorian and even non-Mandalorians could join and lead. The Death Watch, originally founded and led by members of Clan Vizsla, but later taken over by

6384-588: The restructured canon, including television series such as The Clone Wars , Rebels , and The Mandalorian , the latter of which heavily focuses on the Mandalorian creed. Mandalorians made their live action cinematic debut in The Empire Strikes Back (1980), with the bounty hunter Boba Fett , a supporting antagonist . The character previously appeared in the television special Star Wars Holiday Special (1978), and returned in Return of

6468-514: The royal house of Mandalore. After the Great Purge, Bo-Katan Kryze formed a cross-clan unit seeking to retrieve the Darksaber and restore Mandalore. Voice: Jason Wingreen ( The Empire Strikes Back ), Temuera Morrison ( The Empire Strikes Back [Special Edition]), Daniel Logan ( The Clone Wars ) Voice: Katee Sackhoff ( The Clone Wars and Rebels ) Voice: Jon Favreau ( The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett ) Voice: Tiya Sircar ( Rebels and Forces of Destiny ) The written form of

6552-474: The sector and system of the same name. It has an inhabited moon called Concordia, a mining settlement to which Mandalorian warriors were exiled. Concord Dawn , located in the Mandalore sector, is also the homeworld of several Mandalorian characters, including Jango Fett, and the base of operations for the Protectors. In The Clone Wars , the planet Mandalore is a largely uninhabitable desert, caused by

6636-575: The television series The Clone Wars , Rebels , and The Mandalorian expanded upon Mandalorian lore with the introduction of additional characters, and established the Mandalorians not as an " alien race or species ", but a distinct ethnic cultural ideology of humans and various aliens from Mandalore and nearby worlds united by a common creed with a stoic , spartan warrior tradition. In production for The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Ralph McQuarrie and Joe Johnston designed armor intended to be worn by soldiers described as super-commandos from

6720-405: The upper hand and destroys the Darksaber. Having freed himself, The Mandalorian and Grogu return to help her fight on. Meanwhile, Axe Woves crashes a starship into the base, causing a gigantic explosion that kills Gideon while Grogu uses the Force to shield himself, the Mandalorian, and Bo-Katan, and the trio survive. Later, the Armorer restarts the Great Forge of Mandalore, and Bo-Katan is proclaimed

6804-469: Was chosen to play the part. Wren's birthdate is given as 21 BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin ), near the end of the Clone Wars. She was born and partially raised on Mandalore. Her family's clan, Clan Wren, had an ancestral home on Krownest, which is what she considered to be her home world. Her father Alrich Wren was an artist. Her mother Ursa Wren was a Countess, and the leader of Clan Wren. Sabine debuts as

6888-420: Was orphaned on another planet during the Clone Wars (22–19 BBY) when Separatist battle droids killed his parents; saved by a Mandalorian clan called "The Tribe", Djarin was adopted as a Foundling and raised with their Creed ("The Way of the Mandalore", or simply "The Way"). The Yoda-like toddler that he adopts, Grogu , also known as "the Child", is also considered a foundling, but Djarin decides to return it to

6972-473: Was raised by The Armorer to believe only people who choose to follow the Creed are true Mandalorians. But this confrontation with Kryze's group of Nite Owls revealed that there were also other Mandalorians who were Mandalorian by ancestry, which share some broad cultural ideas and practices with the Watch such as wearing Mandalorian armor, but have no rule against removing one's helmet. Moff Gideon , leading

7056-407: Was so strong it was embedded into the architecture. It is established in Star Wars Rebels that Mandalorians had colonized other worlds, such as Concord Dawn and Krownest. The Mandalorians eventually came into contact with the Old Republic and fought their Jedi protectors. Upon seeing the Jedi's force abilities, the Mandalorians created gadgets, weapons and armor to counter Jedi abilities. Despite

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