#mandalorian clan symbol

[kad-dala]

I've been working on native symbols for my character's family, clan Rodarch.

These are from the time the clan consolidated into it's first identity on planet Ilum.

At some point I used a translator that used sayar for panther so I made sai the word pounce just because I like the sound.

A nickname for Rodarch's would be Sayar'tal.

First image courtesy of @constantlymisspelled

[mearchy]

HCs about Tarre Vizsla are cool because we know virtually nothing about him except that he was taken from Mandalorian culture as a child, raised and trained as a Jedi (the people Mandalorians are convinced are their existential enemies) and then after being a fully-fledged, blooded and painted adult Jedi Knight, he showed up and became the Mand'alor. The leader of the entire Mandalorian people. Like, what??? the fuck ?? happened??? I know Mandalorian history is notoriously unstable (understatement of the century, moving on) but what kind of position do you have to be in to take a beloathed arch nemesis who nominally claims Mandalorian heritage as planetary leader? On the other hand, he could've just been so Fucking Chill that the Mandos were willing to overlook the glowing blade and the Temple affiliation and the force powers. Anyway I'm so intensely curious about him I love Tarre fics and hcs give me more, please,

[liviatrivia]

Some young mandalorian Satine Kryze in these trying times?

[anonymousewrites]

Clan of Three Special: Symbolism

Two of my readers expressed interest in my idea of explaining the symbolism of Clan of Three, so this goes to them. :)

            In the Clan of Three series, I have three major symbols that played a large role in my writing. Putting aside the development of Mando and Ginger’s relationship (It’s fun to call them that) since it’s the focus of the series anyways (going from (Y/N) to Verd’ika to Ad’ika), I had a few other background plots going on, and now that the three books are completed, I can explain them!

            First, the dagger. (Y/N)’s dagger is small, Ushti, and like a farm tool. It represents them and their home planet. For the first two books, Ginger is extremely attached to the dagger, and when they lose it and it gets bent when the Razorcrest explodes at the end of the second season, it represents Ginger and Mando’s relationship getting broken and also the end of who they were before the events of the first two books.

            When Mando has a beskar dagger created in the same design, it represents the two cultures together, Ushti and Mandalorian, and also a mending of Ginger and Mando’s relationship since he gives it to them when they return from training in the Force. And then, of course, that symbolism plays into why I had Ginger use their dagger to kill Gideon. It was a physical representation of Ginger’s changes after everything Gideon did to Ushti and Mandalore and them, how much they changed and became stronger (beskar is a stronger metal). So, it was pretty important to me that they use it to kill Gideon (as well as say the line “I’m not a Jedi. I’m a Mandalorian” while holding it).

            Second, the Darksaber. Similar to the dagger, it plays into Ginger’s development as a Mandalorian. Just as their dagger is broken, before it is repaired, Ginger disarms and has a knife to Gideon’s throat, winning the Darksaber. A new weapon, Mandalorian and Jedi, the same overlap as the Ushti and Mandalorian their other dagger would become. Then, of course, Ginger is an Ushti training as a Jedi for a bit, so all three identities and cultures kind of circle around each other.

            Most significantly for the Darksaber, however, was it representing Ginger’s form of being a Mandalorian and the start of a new era. Just as the Armorer said that seeing the Mythosaur marked a new era, I wanted Ginger to handle the Darksaber to mark this as well. It juxtaposed with the Ushti dagger breaking and then being rebuilt stronger since I feel like having the Darksaber be destroyed is a symbol of Mandalore being reborn anew and stronger. I was also influenced by the fact that I disliked that Gideon got to destroy the Darksaber since it felt wrong and not written well for such an ancient weapon to just be crushed by a single bad guy. I thought it would be more significant and telling of a new age for Mandalorians if one of their own destroyed it. That’s why I had Ginger destroy it. They as a character mark a new era of Mandalore, so I decided that they would protect Mandalore by ensuring no one could hold a weapon and lay claim to the Mandalorians and their planet.

            Third, Mandalore the Great. Their symbolism plays into several things, but all of them revolve around Ginger’s visions, so here we are. I think it’s pretty easy to tell by now that Mandalore the Great has “chosen” Ginger to guide and that they knew from the beginning that Ginger would be important for Mandalore and its coming new age. So, I tried to weave that into each of their interactions.

            In the first vision at the stone at the end of the second season, Mandalore the Great simply gives advice and, in their own vague way, assures Ginger that whatever way they choose will guide them down the path they are meant to be on. There’s not a lot of symbolism per say in this vision, but I do introduce the “Mando’ika” name Mandalore the Great uses for Ginger, literally translating to “Little Mandalorian.” They knew from the start. That and, of course, they foreshadow that Ginger is going to give their words to the other Mandalorians to encourage them to work together.

            The second vision is when things start getting more fun, especially symbolism wise. Once again, when Ginger goes to help Mando in the Living Waters, they have a vision, and there’s a bunch of foreshadowing from Mandalore the Great and them vaguely telling Ginger the words that they know the Mandalorians need to hear because Ginger is their Mando’ika. There’s the mythosaur foreshadowing, of course, and Ginger sees it, once again symbolically being chosen by the first great Mandalorian to bring about a new age, a new “first” like them. (And there’s the fun “I’m not a leader.” “Maybe not now.” Because Mandalore the Great damn well knows Ginger has the Darksaber even if they don’t).

            The actual symbolism stuff in the second vision, though, is the waters, and it ties with the third vision. Sticking to the second, though, Mandalore the Great goes into the waters that Mandalorians are anointed in, and Ginger goes in voluntarily after. That is what I consider their first step into identifying outright as Mandalorian.

            The third vision has the greatest symbolism, at least in my eyes as the writer. Ginger almost dies during the pirate attack, and in between death, they are guided by Mandalore the Great, once again in the Living Waters. Mandalore the Great is once again telling them of them being the new era of Mandalore, and here’s my favorite symbolism so far in this series: the rebirth and “baptism.” Ginger quite literally nearly dies, and Mandalore the Great anoints them with the Living Waters just like the Armorer anoints young Mandalorians become proper members of the society. They are quite literally baptized into another life, becoming a Mandalorian. If you notice, after that, Ginger doesn’t differentiate as much between themself and Mandalorians. When they hunt the droids, they are considered a Mandalorian by the royals, and Ginger doesn’t bat an eye.

            So, yeah, in short: the Ushti dagger becoming beskar represents Ginger’s change to feeling like a Mandalorian, the Darksaber marks Ginger as a true Mandalorian and destroying it marks the end of an age so Mandalore can become stronger just like the Ushti dagger, and the Living Waters represent Ginger choosing to step into the Mandalorian Way.

[lieutenant-teach]

I’m yet to see Din Djarin with a Jedi symbol on his armour while there’s a lot of fanart with Luke and the Clan Mudhorn signet on his pauldron or as a pendant.

Why doesn’t Din wear a symbol of Luke’s culture? Yes, a Mudhorn signet is a symbol of Din’s family – but it’s a Mandalorian tradition! Why should Luke adhere to Mandalorian traditions – and Din doesn’t have to honour his husband’s/partner’s? Wouldn’t it be fairer if they either don’t wear anything at all or exchange their symbols?

[jade-bright]

Star Wars!Sterek pt.3

Derek, after putting his armor and helmet back on, carried Stiles back to the Lycan and checked him for any visible injuries. Assuming the younger man was gonna be out for a while, he went about checking and fixing parts of the ship's vitals/mechanics he deemed necessary until he ultimately went to just watch over Stiles. Some hours later, sat across the cot Derek watched as he finally awoke...

Stiles: (stretching) Ughhh, (turns his head and jumps when he sees Derek) Ahh! Oh my Maker

Derek: (slightly amused but doesn't move or say anything) ...

Stiles: ... (waits a bit to see if he'll say anything) Are you okay? I didn't mess anything up did I?

Derek: ...

Derek: You're a jetii

Stiles: ...

Stiles: No. I'm force sensitive. (looks down at his hands and starts to fidget with them) My mom taught me, just like her dad taught her. He was the one who became a jedi, but he left to be with my grandmother

Derek: (a bit confused) ...How aren't you a jedi?

Stiles: (huffs a little laugh) For one? (gestures to his entire being) I don't have a lightsaber and I don't follow the traditional jedi mantra

Derek: What do you follow?

Stiles: (Shrugs) The same mantra my grandfather decided to follow after he married my grandmother, "Emotion, yet peace. Ignorance, yet knowledge. Passion, yet serenity. Chaos, yet harmony. Death, yet the Force."

Derek: What does it mean?

Stiles: For me and my family? Freedom. We get to live and make choices same as any "ordinary" being, practice the ways of both the light and dark side... (squints and purses his lips) well... within reason, and you know (blushes), love and marry whoever we want...

Derek: (blushes under his helmet remembering that they are indeed married now) ...

Stiles: I know our getting together was veryyy... of convenience? Since, you know, you were dying and you've told me how important your Creed is and how much of a disgrace it is for a Mandalorian to break the Creed and I didn't mean to force your hand in this or in-

Derek: (abruptly takes off his helmet and puts it to the side)...

Stiles: -uhhhhh

Derek: (gulps what little saliva he has, takes a deep breath and stands) I willingly gave you my name, and have now willingly shown you my face, because you are clan, and if you'd be willing to continue the riduurok, I wish to at least give you the symbol of my family

Stiles: (a bit surprised and blinking, then smiles his mischief in his eyes) Okay, (stands) I'll follow through in our marriage, (takes a small step closer) on two conditions

Derek: Anything

Stiles: (smile widening) After this bounty, (takes another small step forward) we will return to Naboo and we'll have a small wedding that my dad will be able to attend

Derek: (smiles and laughs a little) Okay, and?

Stiles: (takes one last step towards Derek) I want several kisses from my husband, whenever I want

Derek: (eyes wrinkling from how much he's smiling and walks to finally close the distance between them, and wrap his hands around his waist to pull him flush against himself) Is that all cyar'ika?

Stiles: (pleased, raising his arms to place over his shoulders and rest his hands behind his neck) Mhmm~

*Stiles just taking his time and getting his fill on finally being able to stare into his partners eyes and take note of his other features like his thick brows and seemingly soft hair. Meanwhile, Derek's also enjoying being able to fully explore the depths of brown and gold in his riduur's eyes, but is mostly loving how he gets to finally hold him in such a loving manner.*

Stiles: Derek?

Derek: Hmm

Stiles: I want a kiss

Derek: As you wish cyar'ika

*The End*

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

[syn0vial]

Mand'alor the Pretender, Mand'alor the Resurgent: Boba Fett as the Leader of the Mandalorians in the Expanded Universe

Hello everyone! It's Syn with yet another Expanded Universe deep-dive, this time into the reign of Boba Fett as Mand'alor as portrayed in Boba Fett: A Practical Man and throughout the Legacy of the Force series of novels. Fett was indeed made Mand'alor some decades after the events of the Original Trilogy and this post will examine how he became ruler, his actions as leader, and how his reign connects with Mandalorian mythology regarding the relationship between Mandalore the planet and Mand'alor the ruler. I hope you enjoy!

Heir of the True Mandalorians

To understand how Boba Fett became Mand'alor, it's important to first understand his family background. Indeed, Boba was not the first Fett to be named Mand'alor; his father, Jango, also held the title during the tumultuous Mandalorian Civil War. Specifically, Jango served as the Mand'alor of the True Mandalorians, or Haat Mando'ade, a Mandalorian faction established by reformer Jaster Mereel that emphasized honorable conduct and strong community bonds. They were opposed in the civil war by the Death Watch, or Kyr'tsad, a Mandalorian splinter group that espoused ideals of Mandalorian supremacy and rule by brutality. The True Mandalorians would later be massacred by the Jedi in the Battle of Galidraan, and Jango, the sole survivor, would largely withdraw from Mandalorian society and quietly abdicate his claim as Mand'alor.

Despite their relatively short span of existence in Mandalorian history, the True Mandalorians had an outsized effect on Mandalorian cultural identity, with many Mandalorians adopting their tenets and valorizing their struggle against both Death Watch and the Jedi. Furthermore, as Mandalorian society became more suppressed and scattered following the Imperial occupation of Mandalore during the Galactic Civil War, some looked to the history of the True Mandalorians as a source of national pride and a symbol of renewed Mandalorian unity and prestige.

One such believer in the True Mandalorian cause was Fenn Shysa, who served as Mand'alor during and after the Imperial occupation of Mandalore. Widely adored for his charm and affability, Shysa nonetheless was determined to see the true heir of the Haat Mando'ade take the throne: none other than Boba Fett. Despite Boba's status as a Mandalorian being contested by many clans due to what was perceived as his dishonorable behavior, failure to uphold the Resol'nare, and the fact that he'd never completed his verd'goten due to his father's premature death, Shysa believed that Boba could serve as a powerful symbol for both the scattered Mandalorian people and the rest of the galaxy as both the heir to the True Mandalorian cause and a notorious warrior the galaxy-over.

Unfortunately for Shysa, Boba had no interest in taking up the mantle of Mand'alor. In light of Boba's unwillingness, Shysa pursued other leads for potential heirs of the True Mandalorian title, including Jango's sister Arla (who unfortunately had been rendered mentally unfit after her prolonged and torturous captivity under the Death Watch) and even one of Jango's clones, Spar, whom Shysa may or may not have presented to the galaxy as Boba Fett himself.

Yet, Shysa would eventually get his wish, though at a very high price. With a bounty placed on his head by Boba's former tutor, the Kaminoan Taun We, Shysa would come face-to-face with Boba himself on the planet Shogun. Despite being hired to kill Shysa, Boba would, due to events that are never fully explained, end up on the same side as him against an attack of Sevvet mercenaries. With the two of them overpowered, Shysa sacrificed his life to protect Boba and ordered Boba to kill him and take his place as Mand'alor. Indebted to Shysa for saving his life and unwilling to let him fall into the hands of the notoriously sadistic Sevvets, Boba would honor both of Shysa's requests.

Though it cost him his life, Shysa would see his ambition through in the end: the heir of Jango Fett now held the title of Mand'alor.

The Pretender Years: Mandalorian Deception During of the Yuuzhan Vong War

Boba's first test as Mand'alor would come fairly soon after he had taken power: an invasion by an extragalactic army known as the Yuuzhan Vong. These invaders intended to conquer the galaxy and either destroy, convert, or enslave all sentient life within it—but to do this effectively, they needed help. Namely, they needed denizens of their target galaxy to help them gather intelligence and do sensitive infiltration work that they themselves would be unable to carry out. For this, they approached a peoples whom they had found to be notorious for their mercenary natures, led by a man equally notorious for working with the worst of the worst: the Mandalorians and their Mand'alor Boba Fett.

While meeting with Boba and his second-in-command, Goran Beviin, aboard one of their ships, the Yuuzhan Vong commander Nom Anor presented their terms: work for the Yuuzhan Vong or be exterminated. Anor also made sure to present Boba and Beviin with two prisoners they had already taken, a Human and a Twi'lek male, outfitted with gruesome, surgically-implanted torture devices to demonstrate what would be in store for their people should they resist.

Deciding then and there that he despised the Yuuzhan Vong and that he'd do whatever was necessary to destroy them, Boba feigned indifference and, much to Anor's surprise, demanded a higher price: amnesty to the entire Mandalore sector, both during and after the invasion. Finding himself unable to sway Boba despite his repeated threats, Anor eventually agreed to the deal, buying Boba and Beviin much-needed time to prepare the Mandalorian people for their great deception.

The Mandalorian people would pretend to be traitors to their galaxy, serving the Yuuzhan Vong as spies and mercenaries—and all the while, they would sabotage the Yuuzhan Vong and funnel intelligence regarding their movements and tactics to New Republic command.

Under Boba, the Mandalorians would keep up this facade for much of the war, their intelligence proving instrumental in combating the invaders even while much of the galaxy believed them to be conspirators with the Yuuzhan Vong. Only towards the end of the war did their deception become known to the Vong, who responded with vicious, razed-earth attacks on the planet of Mandalore, not only killing its people but also carpet-bombing much of the planet's surface and poisoning the soil in an effort to render the planet uninhabitable.

Despite the heavy toll taken by the Mandalorians during the war, with their help, the galaxy was able to turn back the Yuuzhan Vong invasion and emerge victorious—though the challenges facing Mandalore and its people were still far from over.

Mandalore Resurgent: Post-War Aftermath and Policies

Following the war against the Yuuzhan Vong, Mandalore would find itself in a precarious position. With a third of its population destroyed, its industrial infrastructure in shambles, and much of its arable land poisoned, it was unclear whether the planet could even support its surviving clans. In addition, the Mandalorian deception that had proved so instrumental in turning the tide against the Yuuzhan Vong had worked a little too well; most of the galaxy still viewed the Mandalorians as traitors who had only turned against their Yuuzhan Vong handlers at the last minute. As a result, Mandalore was offered no aid whatsoever from the Galactic Alliance (formerly the New Republic) following the war in spite of the planet's dire straits.

Faced with these circumstances, Mand'alor Boba Fett pursued policies focusing on the internal restoration of Mandalore, including:

An immediate order for two million Mandalorians living in diaspora to return to Mandalore to help rebuild the planet. All returning Mandalorians were eligible receive an allotment of land, provided they agreed to restore it. Boba knew this was possible because he had seen Beviin, a farmer by trade, restore the land on his own farm.

Mandalore's official neutrality in the ongoing civil war between the Galactic Alliance and the Corellian Confederation. Individual Mandalorians were free to offer their mercenary services to whichever side they wished, but it was to be understood that Mandalore itself had no official involvement in the dispute.

The increased importation of food to Mandalore to feed the population until such a time that the planet's farming and infrastructure could sustain itself once more. Both Fett himself and the chief of MandalMotors would donate heavily to pay for these imports.

In addition to these policies, Mandalore would also benefit from a lucky break discovered more than a decade after the end of the Yuuzhan Vong war: a massive motherlode of beskar unearthed by the Yuuzhan Vong's extensive bombing of the planet. This discovery was extremely significant following the Imperial occupation of Mandalore, as it was believed that the Empire had completely strip-mined the planet bare of its beskar deposits. With both sides of the galaxy's newest civil war scrambling for weapons and armor, this newly discovered beskar would prove a massive economic windfall for the struggling Mandalorians, and also serve as the catalyst for MandalMotors creating the first-ever beskar-plated starfighter, the Bes'uliik.

Mirrored Destinies: Connection to Mandalorian Mythology

As an ending note to this lore post, I'd like to share a piece of Mandalorian mythology and how we see it exemplified in Boba's rule as Mand'alor. According to this belief, the fate of Mand'alor the leader and Mandalore the planet are inextricably tied; the two are synonymous to the point where, if something happens to one, whether for good or ill, one expects to see it reflected in the other. And this is absolutely the case in Boba's story.

Consider: when Boba first becomes Mand'alor, he finds himself leading a planet still recovering from Imperial rule. It is largely believed to have been robbed of its defining resource, its beskar, and thus, its soul has been stolen. Similarly, Fett himself is perceived to have "sold his soul" to the Imperials. He is the heir of the Haat Mando'ade, someone who is meant to embody the Mandalorian ideal as expressed by his grandfather Jaster Mereel, but that hope for him appears to have been in vain. He is isolated from the Mandalorians and has spent much of the past few decades at the beck and call of their enemies. He, like Mandalore, has enriched the Empire at the expense of his people.

Then, the Yuuzhan Vong War happens. Mandalore the planet is poisoned and no longer self-sustaining. Coincidentally, soon after the end of the war, Fett finds out that he is dying of a terminal genetic illness due to his cloned DNA. Both he and Mandalore are dying together.

But he doesn't go down without a fight. He learns to rely on others, such as Beviin, Mirta, and the other Mandalorians. With them, he is able to find a cure and begin the process of recovery. And, just like its Mand'alor, Mandalore is able to come back from the brink by the same means. It needs others to care for it, to restore it. Only then can it become a viable homeland once more.

Finally, after all that misfortune and suffering—because of the misfortune and suffering—both the planet and the man are revealed to not be so bereft and without soul as originally thought. In the crater of Yuuzhan Vong desolation, a new motherlode of beskar is found. In the midst of illness, war, and grief, something like a true Mandalorian is found—someone who cares for his people, his clan, and his planet. Both Mand'alor and Mandalore thus go through an arc of loss, desolation, interdependence with others, and finally, resurgence and rebirth. In this way, Boba Fett embodies the myth of the inextricable connection between Mandalore the planet and Mand'alor the man.

[zacksfairest]

so bc im insane, this actually shouldnt be seen as a joke or a goof and should instead be seen as a legit part of mandalorian culture 

in the republic commando books one of the clones-turned-mandos had special needs due to a TBI he received in battle. while they didnt modify his helmet, they wrote on his helmet to indicate that he had been injured:

Parja reached up and patted [Fi’s] helmet. She’d painted it with the Mandalorian letters M and S for mir’shupur — brain injury — just like a battlefield medic might do for triage purposes. On Mandalore, the symbol functioned as a blend of a general warning to give the wearer a break, and a medal for combat service.

— Republic Commando: Order 66, pp 39

so mandalorians, as much as they are a warrior people, do not stigmatize, nor misunderstand, mental illness or special needs. they, in fact, do understand that people have their limits, and that not everyone is the same.

anyone can become a mandalorian. no matter your gender or race or limitations. what matters is your dedication to your family, clan, and people. so yes, they would, in-universe, allow modifications for any mandalorians that couldn't wear the classic helmet.

[annettecheshir]

Part of the clan

Mandalorians put their clan symbol on armor, but Cobb thinks further than that

(You know who's hand is there 😏)

[justanotherdinboshipper]

Grogu is Dinbo's Child

It's adorable that Din and Grogu both have the same symbol of their clan on their armor-The Mudhorn. It signifies the moment a bond/relationship was formed between them. Since Episode 2 of Season 1 The Child, they slowly became each other's family.

But have we all forgotten the possibility that Grogu still has that Mythosaur necklace Din gave him?

And who has a Mythosaur symbol on the same right pauldron where Din has the Mudhorn's signet? Bo-Katan Kryze.

And all of it is in the same style—unpainted pure beskar!

If Grogu still has that necklace, then he carries both Dad and Mom's Din and Bo's signets: the Mudhorn and the Mythosaur. And since Din was the original owner of the necklace, it isn't just Grogu's; it’s also Din's.

I saw somewhere that Season 3, Episode 2, "The Mines of Mandalore," has direct parallels with Season 1, Episode 2, "The Child."

In both episodes, Grogu forms a connection with both Din and Bo.

In both episodes, Din and Bo protect Grogu in the same manner, by pushing his pram away from danger.

In both episodes, Grogu witnesses Din and Bo's combat skills firsthand.

And that line from Bo-Katan, "Do you think your dad was the only Mandalorian?" is like telling Grogu that his mom is also a Mandalorian. Just saying.

In both episodes, Din and Bo encounter a creature that becomes the signet of their right pauldrons.

Additionally, Din is saved in both instances by someone his group considers an enemy.

And explain why Bo left her new pauldron unpainted, like Din's, when she could have painted it blue. It's not like the Armorer didn't have any blue paint. It was a deliberate choice.

In Season 1, Episode 2, Din and Grogu started their journey as a clan of two. Since that moment, they were never separated. Grogu goes wherever Din goes. Of course, they were temporarily separated in the Season 2 finale, and that lasted for two whole years. But look, they still came back to each other because their relationship was already forged.

In Season 3, Episode 2, Din, Grogu, and Bo started their journey as a clan of three. Since that moment, the three of them have spent each episode together, never allowing themselves to be separated. Wherever she goes, Din and Grogu go as well.

But then the finale happened, and they were separated. However, since the bond was already forged, it was only a temporary separation. They will be back together once more, and when they do, they'll officially be a family, a clan of three.

In the finale of Season 3, Grogu sensed the Mythosaur at the moment when he and Din were officially announced to be a family. Did it just come back in that one moment randomly? No, I don't think so. It could be foreshadowing that someone would also be an official part of their family that carries that same symbol of the creature Grogu felt.

I believe Grogu should be next in line after Bo-Katan, considering the darksaber was originally owned by a Mandalorian Jedi Knight. Grogu essentially embodies these roles already. Many of us found it amusing that Grogu was randomly knighted in "Guns for Hire," but was it really random? He just needs to be officially named the heir to the throne. The most logical way for him to inherit the throne would be if Din Djarin and Bo-Katan got married.

I can already imagine how Grogu could possibly unite everyone. He would embody both Bo-Katan and Satine's visions for Mandalore. Bo-Katan, along with Din, represents the warrior aspect of the Mandalorians, while Grogu, as a Jedi, stands for peace, reflecting Satine's ideals for Mandalore. Grogu could carry both of these philosophies, making it not just Bo-Katan's legacy, but also Satine's.

Also, in Season 3, Episode 7, notice how Grogu is the only one able to step in and stop Axe and Paz from killing each other? Leader vibes already.

[gffa]

THE MANDALORIAN TIMELINE

50 Years Ago - Grogu was born ?? Years Ago - The Mandalorian Civil War.      Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn were sent to help Duchess Satine Kryze and protect her from insurgents as her people were embroiled in civil war, killing most of them.  Jango Fett fought in these wars at some point. ?? Years Ago - Din Djarin doesn’t have an exact age, but he’s likely in his 40s, so he would have been born at some point in here. 41 Years Ago - The Phantom Menace, Boba Fett is born 31 Years Ago - Attack of the Clones, the Clone Wars begin, Kamino’s clone army is discovered, Jango Fett dies on Geonosis 31 to 28 Years Ago - The Clone Wars      While Mandalore attempts to remain neutral in the conflict between the Republic and the Separatists, Death Watch uses the rising tensions (and are secretly working with Count Dooku of the Separatists) to stage attacks on Sundari, attempting to kill Duchess Satine Kryze and take over the planet.      At some point in the war, there seems to be an attack on Din Djarin’s home planet and they’re shown being fired on by Separatist battle droids, when Mandalorians come to rescue him.  The Mandalorians are wearing the symbol of Death Watch (despite that they’ve previously been allied with the Separatists?), though, it’s unclear what the connection between Death Watch and the Children of the Watch is.

     Pre Vizsla of Clan Vizsla is the governor of Concordia (a moon of Mandalore), voiced by Jon Favreau, secretly leads the Death Watch and reveals that he has the darksaber when he fights against Obi-Wan Kenobi after its revealed that Pre is part of Death Watch.       Clan Vizsla is one of the most central Clans of Mandalore, including the only known Mandalorian Jedi (Tarre Vizsla, creator of the Darksaber) was from their House, which is why Pre feels entitled to it, despite that Tarre left it with the Jedi.  Paz Vizsla is also likely from this clan.      The Children of the Watch were also hidden on Concordia at the time of the Great Purge, which is how they survived the genocide of their people.      Bo-Katan Kryze is also part of Death Watch at this point in time.

27 Years Ago - Bo-Katan and Ahsoka meet when Death Watch invade and occupy a village on the planet of Carlac, though, they are enemies at this point in time. 28 Years Ago -  Darth Maul (who was found still alive on the garbage planet of Lotho Minor and rescued by his birth mother, Mother Talzin, and another Nightbrother from his clan, Savage Opress) was defeated and stranded, but is rescued by Death Watch.      They use the Sith for their Force abilities and connections to crime syndicates for resources and to play the invader while they play rescuer to get the Mandalorian people on their side.  Their ruse works and Duchess Satine is overrun, placing her in prison, while Death Watch rules a puppet master Prime Minister.      Because Death Watch betrayed Maul once they had taken over Mandalore, he fights his way to the throne room, battles Pre Vizsla and wins the Darksaber (decapitating Pre), as well declaring himself ruler of Mandalore, having won the fight.      While most of Death Watch kneels and swears allegiance to Maul, Bo-Katan refuses to follow an outsider as ruler of Mandalore and leaves Death Watch.

     Maul uses the prisoner Duchess Satine to lure Obi-Wan Kenobi to the planet so he can have revenge, killing her and forcing Obi-Wan to retreat, leaving him in charge of Mandalore with no one to oppose him.      Not much later, Sheev Palpatine (Darth Sidious) decides Maul has become too much of an unknown variable and thorn in his side, so he travels to Mandalore to fight him.  He kills Savage and secretly imprisons him, but the puppet Prime Minister (Almec) remembers that Maul freed him previously (after he was imprisoned for being corrupt) and sends Gar Saxon and Rook Kast to free him.     After rebuilding himself for a bit of time, Maul regains the Darksaber and returns to Mandalore to take it over once again.     Bo-Katan, having left behind Death Watch, gets in touch with Ahsoka Tano and asks for her help in fighting off Maul, who agrees and they go to ask the Jedi and the Republic to send troops.

     While the Republic has no legal standing here--and is in danger of violating several treaties, as well as this is an invasion of a neutral planet, but Mandalore needs taking care of, because Maul is dangerous--they send enough clone troopers to defeat Maul’s Death Watch.      Ahsoka defeats Maul and Bo-Katan is left in charge of Mandalore (the clones staying behind to help clean up the mess, but within a day or two, Order 66 is enacted, the Jedi are genocided nearly out of existence, and the Empire rises, folding Mandalore into its clutches and they are no longer a neutral system.     Emperor Palpatine leaves Gar Saxon as Governor of Mandalore and the clans of Mandalore go along with this, because they are in too bad of a shape to resist. (It was a busy year, okay.) 11 Years Ago - The crew of the Ghost (from Star Wars Rebels, including Sabine Wren, of Clan Wren, of Mandalore) come across the Darksaber and take it with them.  It passes into Sabine’s possession.       Fenn Rau works to convince Sabine, as the daughter of House Wren of Mandalore, to take up the darksaber and unite Mandalore with it.  It’s a symbol of House Vizsla and the other clans greatly respect it, so if Sabine of Clan Wren, a vassal of House Vizsla, were to show up with it, she could unite them.       Sabine briefly trains with the Darksaber, but struggles to decide how to proceed with it and her contentious relationship with her family.  Returning to Krownest (a planet in the Mandalore sector, home to the Wren clan) to talk with her family, Sabine’s mother Ursa Wren gives the Darksaber to Gar Saxon. When Saxon threatens to kill off the entire Clan Wren, aiming for Ursa first, Sabine steps in to fight him with Ezra’s lightsaber, defeating him in combat for it. 10 Years Ago - Sabine Wren, having won the Darksaber in combat, rallies her family into deciding to fight back against the Empire’s occupation of Mandalore but gives the darksaber to an initially reluctant Bo-Katan Kryze.         Leaders of several clans of Mandalore swear allegiance to her and they vow to fight the Empire, after many years of living under Imperial rule.

~9-10 Years Ago - Mandalore is united under Bo-Katan’s leadership and they fight back against the Empire, but it does not go well and the Empire basically glasses Mandalore, a planet that was already devastated by years and years of civil war, the only habitable zones being under glass domes.      "Or perhaps the decommissioned Mandalorian hunter, Din Djarin, has heard the songs of the Siege of Mandalore, when gunships outfitted with similar ordnance laid waste to fields of Mandalorian recruits in the Night of a Thousand Tears." --Moff Gideon

9 Years Ago - A New Hope, the Death Star is destroyed, the crew of Rogue One die in getting the plans for it 6 Years Ago - The Empire Strikes Back 5 Years Ago - Return of the Jedi, the Second Death Star destroyed, Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader and Yoda all die, the early formation of the New Republic happens, Boba Fett fell into the Sarlacc pit      Operation: Cinder takes place just after Palpatine’s death, it was a backup plan devised by the Emperor that, if he should die, several key worlds would be orbitally bombed out of existence, because if the galaxy failed to keep him alive, he wanted it punished.       Not much longer after the ending of ROTJ, Boba climbs out of the Sarlacc pit and is taken prisoner by the Tusken Raiders. 0 to 5 Years Ago - It’s unclear the exact timeline of The Book of Boba Fett’s events, but he must stay with the Tuskens for several years because he was taken in by them shortly after ROTJ (4 years ago) and is shown regaining his armor in season 2 of The Mandalorian (0 years ago), which he has in the current day flashbacks of TBOBF. 4 Years Ago - The Battle of Jakku happens, widely considered when the Empire fully fell.  The wreckage on Jakku that Rey is scavenging in The Force Awakens is from the massive battle over the planet. 0 Years Ago - The Mandalorian, season 1     Din Djarin meets Grogu and is tasked with finding a Jedi to deliver him to, meeting Bo-Katan Kryze and Boba Fett and Luke Skywalker along the way.  In rescuing Grogu from a kidnapping, he wins the Darksaber in combat (end of season 2) and is still in possession of it during TBOBF.      It’s unclear how much time has passed since season 1 started, but it’s unlikely to be more than a year or so.  (Pedro Pascal said not much time passed between s1 and s2, so it’s probably safe to assume not much time passed between s2 and TBOBF, maybe a few months.)

[13ag21k]

It is 5am AND I JUST REALIZED THAT KANAN BLOODY JARRUS HAS JAIG EYES PAINTED OVER HIS VISOR, WHAT? Did Sabine just bestow this symbol upon him due to his bravery and continous self sacrifice for the rebellion and his little found family? Does Kanan even know that she did this? Why doesn't Rex say anything about it? Why hasn't the rest of the crew noticed this? I'm in tears, does anyone know why is this so?

Look at him! Why didn't I notice this sooner?

HE WEN TO A MANDALORIAN PLANET, TO SABINE'S CLAN WEARING JAIG EYES ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?? HOW IS THIS NOT A BIG DEAL? He is like oh "hello" I'm a JEDI WEARING A SYMBOL BELONGING TO YOUR RACE BESTOWED UPON ME BY MY MANDALORIAN DAUGHTER. I CAN'T even process this.

Edit: Where is the scene where Sabine lovingly paints it over his visor and Kanan doesn't know how much this means to her and her people. This symbolizes how brave and courageous Kanan is, that instead of being underestimated for his lack of vision he should be feared and respected and that my friends is what makes a grown ass person cry.

[liviatrivia]

Just a few Satine year on the run outfits

the left is supposed to be like pre-tyotr, studying diplomacy on Coruscant wearing the usual Mandalorian armor-inspired geometric clothing, ka’rta beskar included

then the other three are at different points during tyotr, in my headcanon she can’t get to her armor easily since it is on Kalevala so I wanted to show a slow accumulation of different pieces of her armor as she meets allies and family/clan members who are willing to give her pieces of armor

then in the last one she finally has her full armor assembled, i like to think parts of her armor is from her father’s beskar

the central V shape on her breastplate is reminiscent of the Kryze symbol, as is her helmet (with more inspiration from the newer Kryze symbol we got in Mando s3)

colors are of course reminiscent of her tcw outfits although there is also some beskar color symbolism from older canon and fanon

i.e. blue=reliability, gold=vengeance (also both seem to be Kryze colors), purple=luck, and erin=lust for peace

(also ignore the fact that none of these faces resemble each other, i lost momentum making these a while ago and just wanted to get them done lol enjoy)

[catstroker]

Something that mildly irks me about the minor character or background Mandos seen in the Mandalorian show is that they're almost always very plain looking, just with one or two colours as in the case of Bo Katan's group or a nonsensical assortment of colours for the Armorer's tribe.

I'd have liked to have seen a bit more to them, cool patterns, stripes, symbols, some livery. To show Mandalorians aren't just some generic space army guys but a culture with deep history and divergence.

They do still often look cool but for the biggest Star Wars show ever I just felt like they could have done a little more. Like Rebels did with all the various clans having their own cool patterns and livery.

I guess this is also kinda hypocritical of me to say as my own mandalorian OCs don't have much in the way of cool patterns as I'm not creative enough to come up with them lol. But I do try to give them some nice colouring and symbols and stuff.

[furious-blueberry0]

Have some Aq Vetina/Mandalorian lore for my AU:

Mandalorians of Aq Vetina do not paint their armor, but they decorate it with engravings, this happens because in Vetini culture metal (of any type) is seen as the material of labor, fatigue and survival, and to honor its existence they engrave religious symbols into it, like prayers of good luck, of endurance etc. so the beskar'gam gets the same treatment.

Instead of using paint to showcase their life experiences, their beliefs, or their affiliations, they do so with their clothing. They all use the traditional Vetini red, to then embroider symbols and/or writings onto the clothing. The symbols can either be Clan insignia, various mandalorian symbols, Vetini prayers, songs, names etc.

Vetini mandos also prefer a more sedentary type of life, no flying across the stars or fighting on battle grounds, just a rather peaceful existence on the snowy mountains of the small planet.

Mando villages and Vetini villages have almost no differences between each others when it comes to life-style and routines, but there are of course some.

Mandalorians tend to prefer hunting trips, and have more fighting based festivals that they go from mando culture, they also have a different cuisine with many type of foods being a mix of the two cultures.

Since the first Mandalorians that came into contact with the planet centuries before followed the rule of "the helmet stays on", many Vetini/Mando communities there follow the same creed, with some differences. They can take it off when in mortal peril (head injuries etc.) or in front of close family members, otherwise it stays on especially around strangers or off-world people.

[graylinesspam]

(post reclamation of Mandalore)

You only mildly uncomfortable to be inside of the great forge on Mandalore. While your presence amongst the Mandos was still...new to many. There wasn't exactly a shortage of outsiders here anymore. Many clans had to begin integrating others from outside of the creed to survive. Either as spouses or younglings that had not yet taken the creed, or even just as good allies that had stuck around for an unprecedented amount of time. Loyalty was something deep in the DNA of the Mandalorians and unprecedented times such as these allowed that to extend outside of their clans. For organizational purposes the outsiders(as they were still referred to) were asked to in some way display the symbol of the clan they were associated with. A usually more intimate gesture. But it had quickly been painted and sowed somewhere on the arm, where it was easily seen. Bo had declared that no one undeserving of the clan symbol should step foot on the planet anyways. So if a clan protested they could provide their friend with transport off world.

Of the few outside of armor, none had tred across this sacred ground though. Wearing the mudhorn on your sleeve had afforded you some privileges that previously would only have been offered to the noble houses. There was a small gathering of Amrorers now, bustling around the cavernous room and tending to the single forge they'd brought back to life.

Din was still needed to lend legitimacy to Bo's rein. He was acting as some sort of advisor. It was becoming more obvious to you all the time that he'd inadvertently established his clan as the first noble house of the new age. Though he was resistant to acting as such.

You trailed behind the procession with the baby in your arms, two other members of the night owls conversing beside you. He was waving a curious hand towards the flames, a gleam in his eye that made put you on edge.

Your hand settled over his, forcing his attention back towards you. "Don't touch the fire. It's sacred."

He cocked his little head at you confused.

Most of the armorers were talking with Bo. The procession gathered to one side of the forge. But off to the side was another armorer. Shorter but no less broad with muscle as they all seemed to be. You took the chance to step around the side of the forge closer to the bench where she was arranging metal pieces on a work bench.

Grogu's hands once again reached for the shiny metal but you grasped it in your own and held it as you approached, rubbing a thumb over his palm in placation.

You offered a nod to the armorer before you spoke. "You see the metal?" you asked. He squeaked once in excitement. "It's the same as buir's right?" He hummed more in agreement this time. "It comes out of the fire."

His eyes flashed back up to the flames as if he'd forgotten them, glee growing in his again. "It's sacred because it makes the armor. It's important." He looked imploringly up at you as he tried to pull his little hand out from yours.

"No, you can't touch it, it's important to buir and the others. You wouldn't touch someone's lightsaber would you?" His head whipped back and forth quickly. Sometimes it surprised you how much he remembers the Jedi, and how much he still understands about them. "It's like that," You released his hand now to point at the metal on the bench, "This is all gonna be armor, but it has to go in the fire first."

He cocked his head once again and pointed, deliberately this time, at the metal ore and scrap. "No you can't touch that either. That's not yours. It's going to belong to someone else. It will be their armor."

A line in his brows formed before he slapped an open hand to his own chest, the chain link rattling beneath his robe. It made you chuckle. "Yeah, that's yours. You can touch your own beskar. And you can touch Buir's"

Cognizant as the little guy was, his attention span was still only at a three or four year old's. His focus was stolen by the armorer dropping another bundle of ore onto the bench. Her hands working quickly to organize it all into pile.

She chuckled once under both of your attentive gazes. "Most would have told him not to touch the forge because it would burn." Her tone was warm and jovial.

You chuckle once. "I wish it were that easy. But he wanted to play with the flames."

She cocked her helmet at you before looking closer at the wiggling child reaching his hands out to her now. "Strong is he?"

You nodded once.

The armorers were dispersing back around the forge the rest of the party breaking up with them. Din materialized back at your side like he always did when released from his new obligations. Grogu leapt from your arms to his.

You shook your head fondly. "He's getting too good at that."

Grogu began slapping his palm over and over on Din's chest plate. "What?" Din asked somewhat confused by his son's insistence.

You winced. "That's probably my fault. I told him he could touch your armor, instead of the rest of the beskar."

Din's visor tilted in an exasperated expression. But he didn't seem too put out with the drumming game Grogu was playing.