Will Bo-Katan Redeem Herself in Season Three Of 'The Mandalorian'?
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“Bo-Katan is a cautionary tale,” the Armorer warned Din Djarin. One thing about the live-action shows within the Star Wars universe is they borrow a lot of lore from other shows. It is rather Marvel-esque, forcing you to have to watch other series in the franchise like Rebels and The Clone Wars, to know who some of the characters are and why they are in the show.
Bo-Katan is one of these characters. She was seen in both The Clone Wars and Rebels during the Mandalorian arcs of those shows. It was perhaps fate for Din Djarin to cross paths with her at some point, given that the series is called The Mandalorian. Even still, the Armorer’s cryptic warning to Din suggests that, at least according to the Children of the Watch, the sect that the Armor and Din are a part of, the Night Owl’s fall from grace is a tragedy.
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So, who is Bo-Katan Kryze? She was born into Clan Kryze, which was the ruling house of Mandalore at the time of her birth and childhood. She underwent the initiation rituals in accordance with the Mandalorian Creed. At some point, her father died defending Mandalore, and her sister, Satine, assumed the mantle of leadership and became a duchess. Bo-Katan, on the other hand, pursued the military past of Mandalore and joined the Death Watch. She served under Pre Vizla, and led the elite unit known as the Night Owls. From then, she was rather active during the Clone Wars and the time of the Empire.
What then was her fall from grace? That likely comes from the time of the Empire. Mandalore resisted the Empire, and the Empire saw them as a threat. The remaining Republic forces that became Imperial forces then occupied the planet. Bo-Katan was betrayed and ousted from the throne. She then worked with Clan Wren to fight against the Empire and the Empire-loyal forces that had betrayed her before. In her efforts to do so, she obtained the Darksaber from Sabine Wren, who did not want to take on the leadership of Mandalore. Then, under her watch, the Empire began the Great Purge, laying waste to Mandalore, nearly wiping out all Mandalorians, and sending the survivors into exile.
Two things happened here. For one, Mandalore fell and was made nearly uninhabitable by the Empire. It went from a serious contender for power in the Galaxy to scattered mercenaries. In addition, and this is key to what the Armorer says, she did not gain the Darksaber the proper way. According to tradition, the Darksaber, and thus the mantle of leadership for Mandalore, must be won in combat. Rhat did not happen as Sabine Wren gave it to her, and furthermore, she lost the Darksaber to Moff Gideon. This is what the Armorer meant by Bo-Katan being a cautionary tale.
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By Episode 3 of The Mandalorian Season 3, Bo-Katan is a shell of her former self. When Din arrives at her castle on Concordia, he finds her brooding alone on her throne. After rescuing Din, her home is destroyed and she is left with nothing. As she told Din, her forces have left her to become mercenaries. And now, her home is gone too. So the turning point for Bo-Katan comes when she goes with Din to the Covert, and the Armorer absolves her of her helmet-removing sins. She looks around in wonder at these Mandalorians whom she has not met before. They had once considered her to be everything wrong with what happened to Mandalore. Now, they welcome her into their clan, no questions asked, simply because she had bathed in the living waters and redeemed herself in their eyes.
It is a sign that her luck is turning around, and together with Din, they can restore Mandalore to its former glory.
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