Mandalore - Blog Posts
Good Maulning
Kind of a mix of his TCW Crimson Dawn robe and Mandalore robe (the length is the difference; i like him in longer robes, even tho i like robo legs too).
Now, I'm not entirely sure what came first, the tcw show or all of the novels expanding on Mandalorian culture, but nonetheless it annoys me so much whenever i watch tcw and they depict the Mandalorian people, one of the most diverse cultures in starwars, all with blue eyes and blonde hair. Mandalorian is a culture, a religion, not a race. A creed anyone of any species or origin can join.
The Mandalorians were so prolific in adoption into their creed, that it lives on despite their ancestors -the Taung- having died out. All you even have to do in Mandalorian culture to adopt someone is speak a vow, (The gai bal manda) which is recognised by Mandalorian law. (and I'm distraught that in the Mandalorian show we didn't get to see Din speak this vow to Grogu, but I digress.)
The show also presents Sundari, Mandalore's capital at the time, as so... clinical and bare? Yes the new pacifist Mandalorians have foregone the war worshipping ways that founded their culture, but the worship of war also bred a celebration of life and relishing each moment and day you get -Shereshoy being the term for it. From a culture like this I'd expect a little more... soul to their home.
They dress everyone in such plain (lack of) colours too!! When the pacifist Mandalorians discarded their armour, did they discard the cultural meanings or importance of colour too? (And I'd love to see New Mandalorians treating their clothing with as much respect and reverence as they traditionally did armour, following the Resol'nare's tenet of Beskar'gam in their own, new way. I have so many thoughts on how the Resol'nare can apply to a peaceful lifestyle, but ultimately I know that's far too much detail for tcw to have delved into, and I'm sure i wouldn't be the first to talk about it, if only there was a show solely about Mandalorians that could explore their culture in such depth-)
Ever since I had a hyperfix on Mandalorian culture a year or two ago I haven't been able to consume Mandalorian related content the same way, and I am trying to resurrect the intense interest because it ended before I was able to learn Mando'a, and by goodness I think it might be working.
I made a new ship.
Nim Pianna and Arla Fett. Started a fic (You’re Safe) with that pairing on ao3… and I think it’s a completely new tag, I came up with the ship months ago while reading How a Romance Novel Saved the Galaxy by Ariana Deralte (ArianaDeralte), but… yeah. Thoughts?
Oh, by the way!
Here are my two pages for @untoldstoriescwzine :) I guessed I made myself wait on this one but I felt like it was more excited to let the mystery last a little longer ;)
My take on the Untold Story is that Maul and Savage deserved more screen time together and thus I decided to create a small exchange over Maul preparing his revenge on Obi-Wan during his (short) time of ruling Mandalore. And, of course, that included reminding people of Feral and Savage having trouble remembering his life pre-transformation but still having remnants of feelings he had felt once.
Yes, it’s angst, my bad.
Remember to check out the leftover sales btw !!
Too late for what? The Republic to fall? It already has, and you just can’t see it! There is no justice, no law, no order, except for the one that will replace it. [insp (2)] THE CLONE WARS APPRECIATION WEEK Day Four: Favorite Arc (The Siege of Mandalore)
Satine and Pre Vizsla definitely didn’t like each other in their younger days ugh
Star Wars: Legacy of the Force.
It all started with the Syndulla Twins. Jacen and Jaina Syndulla. The children of Jedi Survivor Kanan Jarrus and general Hera Syndulla, the twins would glow up in the climax of the First Galactic Civil War and the Birth of the New Republic. Both was showed to be gifted with the Force, just like their late father. While both was gifted pilots, Jance would favor the Living Force and animals under the influence of Ezra Bridger, Jaina became the true ace of the family as well as her penchant for technology.
While the return Bridger and Sabine Wren was quick to tied the knot following the defeat of Grand Admiral Thrawn, the Syndulla Twins was among the first to train under Luke Skywalker and the New Jedi Order. Here, the twin became close to Ben Solo, follow by Anakin Bridger-Wren. It was wonderful time for them and despite all their differences, they was family.
Before it went wrong and ended in tragedy.
The Galactic Defense Party, or the GDP for short. Starting out as more of a big tent party, made up of everyone from the Centrists, the Populists, and a dozen other minor and petty parties and factions. What united most of them was the motto 'A Strong Republic, A Safe Republic' and 'For the Greater Good'. Lead by Cal Omas, a native son of Alderaan away when the First Death Star struck and served as a pilot with distinction in the war. While one of Leia's biggest supporters, he became more and more uncertain of her, and the Populists ability to lead the New Republic and do what was needed.
When Organa's political career ended with the revelation of her secret heritage as the daughter of Darth Vader, it would be the moment of the GDP to shine. Against all odds, the Galactic Defense Party won the elections and Omas would sweep into power. He promised a era of centralization and federalization, to ensure that the galactic peace and stability would last for all her peoples.
The news hit no one harder than Ben Solo. Already feeling doubt and feeling alike to a outcast, the truth of his grandfather and the fact his family had hidden this from him ruined the young man. Despite the best efforts of Anakin (Despite the bitter rivalry between the two.) and Syndulla Twins as well as his uncle, Ben would fall deeper into the Dark Side until one fateful night.
Grand Master Skywalker had gone to see his nephew, and to this day, no one knows just what happened. Only that the hut collapsed on itself and Ben Solo came out of it, lightsaber in hand. Convinced that Solo had killed his own uncle in cold blood, Jacen Syndulla leap to defend the temple, and the result duel between the two best friends.
Luke hesitated.
Jacen didn't, and Ben Solo fell to the ground dead. His destiny of Kylo Ren dead before it could start.
What follow would be the slow death of the New Jedi Order, Jacen cast himself out, ashamed of killing Ben and furious at Master Skywalker failure, with many of the Knights following him. Luke would exile himself to unknown space, and Anakin Bridger-Wren would leave and go back to his mother's people, the Mandalorians of Mandalore.
Those who remain struggle to keep the Order alive and the dream of the Jedi with it. Jaina begged her brother to stay, but the darkness had a hold on him and it wasn't letting go.
What follow would be the militarism and fascism of the New Republic. It became increasingly controlling of local governments, demanding member states pay higher and higher taxes to help with infrastructure protects and pool their military resources for the New Republic Defense Force. Free Speech has been limited into nothing, but propaganda, with the Senate held by the GDP in full.
Following a series of terrorist attacks and riots on the reestablish capital of Coruscant, the Republican Guard would be form, a secret police to crack down on any and all dissent far and wide, real, and otherwise.
The First Order-Republic War would be the moment of truth. Having promised to bring the 'Last legacy of the Empire to heel', Cal Omas would make good on that promise and he would have Jacen Syndulla on his side. Disillusioned and cutting himself off from his family, Jacen and his followers would find new purpose in the New Republic cause. With Admiral Nek Bwua'tu leading the fleet, Syndulla would lead the army into battle against the First Order like a Jedi Warrior of old with his "Jedi Lords."
Despite utter zealot and fanaticism in their defense, the Order stood no chance and all know of Jacen cutting down General Armitage Hux for the whole galaxy to see. What follow was many members of the Order was given pardon and amnesty, it resources, fleets, and territory added to the New Republic despite Omas personal misgivings.
The Resistance was meant to fight the First Order, to safeguard the Republic. But now the Order is finished, and the New Republic is rushing into becoming a second Empire. The Resistance is made up of many faces, from Idealistic New Republic Dissidents who still hope to redeem the State like Leia herself, to many Moderate Imperials, led by Baron Soontir Fel and his son Jagged Fel who still believes in a Imperial vision, to many more with their own goals and missions such old rivals like Borsk Fey'lya.
Keeping such an unruly house is one thing, never mind the many independent movements and other Anti-Republic movements coming out of the woodwork. The Confederation lead by Corellia is this close to calling for total Independence and there would be open war once again.
Among others, Mandalore is dead silent, watching and waiting. Since returning to his mother, Ankain, always a iconoclastic that put him at odds with Jance and other Jedi, now lead what amounts to a Mandalorian Jedi Order. Despite his youth, many look to the young man, seeking to combine the better parts of the Mandalorian Code as well as the teachings of the Jedi. Aged Ahsoka Tano does her best to train them, and to guild Anakin, even as the Galaxy has become a dark place once again and is seen as a 'honorary' Mandalorian by many old and young.
Hera Syndulla heart breaks for both her children, as does the rest of Ghost. The last time she met her son, she and Ezra Bridger begged him to walk away, the latter speaking how he himself had gone down this same road under Maul and it wasn't too late. Jance just told them to leave and not show their 'traitorous faces' to him again. Zed for his part would want noting more to 'knock some sense into his head' for the sake of Kanan.
Jaina divides her time between the struggling Ossus Jedi, and the Resistance. Since...what happened, the New Jedi has a much more 'open door' policy, anyone may join them, and learn and may leave whatever they wish. Masters often many several student under their wings. Jaina is no master...but many looks to show as the New Republic put more and more pressure on them to join the Jedi Lords.
Meanwhile, all keeps looking for Luke Skywalker, all believing he alone could break the stalemate and turn the tide. Poe Dameron has been giving this mission, to Jakku to meet with Lor San Tekka to gain a map to Skywalker.
All while Krayt, once A'Sharad Hett laughs within his stronghold on Moraband. He himself was surprised at this turn of events, but he is no fool to missed out. Indeed, he found Syndulla lost and alone, and acting as yet another survivor of Order 66, and took him under his wing. In secret, he thanks the boy, killing Skywalker's little grandson. For now, his grip on the New Republic and the boy glows day by day, going as far as to send Talon to watch over him.
The Rule of Two is over. Long Live the Rule of One.
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1: Force Awakens play out more than similar. A far more composed,but brooding melancholy Jacen captures Poe who is later freed by Finn and the pair crashlands back on Jakku and Finn meeting Rey. They still steal the Millennium Falcon, but instead of Han and Chewie, it Hera and Zed, which Zeb jokes how much Solo is going to own them for this.
Hera does take Rey under her wing, reminder her of Ezra, not seeing him since the last time they saw Jacen and spending his time between Lothal and Mandalore. After being ambush by pirates and New Republic proxies, they head to Takodana. Cue Ray visions (Maybe adding stuff like Kanan Sacrifice.) and finding Luke's lightsaber and the New Republic finding them, the Resistance counterattack and Jance taking Rey.
At D'Qar, everyone goes back and forth after learning about Starkiller (Cal Omas wanted more than to tear it apart, but kept being blocked by his allies.) and the New Republic going to use it on them. The deadlock is broken by Fel and Ciena Ree siding with Leia and Hera to attack Starkiller and Hera to rescue Ray with Finn. (Cue the fact he was a janitor and...)
Finn: We use the Force!
Hera wanting to slap Finn silly: That's not how the Force works!
Old Jacen comes out trying to befriend Ray, which almost works, but she rebukes him. At Talon urges, Jacen tries to take the information forcibly from her, only to turn it back at him that he feels he would never makes his father proud. Rattled, Jacen leaves with Talon after him.
Rey frees herself with the team finds her. Cue the attack of Resistance X-Wings and TIE-Fighters on Starkiller. Hera reaches out to her son one last time before being killed, seeing all the Force Sensitive members of Ghost react to her death.
Cue battle between Jance and Finn and then Jacne and Rey. Jance is saved by Talon while everyone else flees the planet.
Rey leaves with the arriving Jaina Syndulla and Ezra Bridger to meet with Luke.
2: The Last Jedi: First meetings with Luke is...less than great. The Second Galactic Civil War breaks out, with many following the Confederation and their call for Independence. Cal Omas is overthrown in a palace coup, and the Resistance flees from D'Qar, and Leia nearly killed. Soontir Fel takes command along with a lot of old Imperials like Ree and Terisa Kerrill in command among others. Poe has his plan with the addition of Anakin Bridger-Wren and cutting a deal with Borsk Fey'lya which Poe feels dirty for it.
On Ahch-To, Luke, Jaina, and Ezra tries to train Rey and try to make peace. Goes not go over well, and both Jaina and in a lesser manner Ezra blows up at Luke over what happened and his ditching everyone to feel sorry for himself.
Poe's team is captured on the New Republic flagship while Rey gives herself to Jance. First meeting with Krayt over a hologram who demands Jance brings her to him. Someone pulls a Holdo Maneuver on the New Republic while Jaina and Rey faces off with Jance and Ezra saves Finn, Rose and Anakin.
The Resistance is pulled out of the fire by Han Solo (He claims it to claim his ship back, but all know why.) the Mandalorian Jedi, Ahsoka Tano, and others.
3: I am of half a mind of doing a part one and two. One to focus on the Second Galactic War and the second to focus on TTL Rise of Skywalker. All out warfare between the New Republic against the Resistance, the latter trying to hold together a united front of so many different factions. Jedi Lords and their 'totally not' One Sith allies against the other Jedi Orders. Etc
"According to Creed, one may only be redeemed in the living waters beneath the mines of Mandalore." -the Armorer
If the punishment for removing your helmet is to bathe in the living waters of Mandalore, what's to stop anyone from setting up a bathhouse at the edge of the water?
Hc that the clones' pigdin evolves so fast over the course of the war that each battalion ends up having it's own distinct accent, influenced by the different languages, accents and cultures they're exposed to via their jedi, the planets they visit, the other battalions they interact with, even trending holo-series. (did anyone else have a very intense Brambly Hedge phase as a child that included imitating the weirdly upper-class accents of those funky lil play doh mice???)
Eventually this leads to a multi-layered Disaster of a 'language' (like english) where there's 18 different words for everything, grammar is for squares, and your CMO can cuss you out non-stop for the entire 45-minute shrapnel extraction surgery without ever repeating himself.
Mandalorian head cannons part three: Accents
Concord Dawn: A thick, country western accent. Often noted for its roughness and harsh sounding words. To Mando'ade living on Mandalore, it is intelligible, and it is considered butchered Mando'a by the upper class. Jango Fett and Jaster Mereel have really strong Concord Dawn accents, Jaster slowly lost his as Mand'alor. It only comes out when mad or frustrated. Kal Skirata also has a Concord Dawn accent, but it as not as thick, unlike Jaster's and Jango's. Arla Fett had one, but she lost it due to her time as Death Watch's prisoner. Pre Vizsla had one as well, but Tor 'conditioned' it out of him. Boba Fett has it, but it is softer than Jango's or Jaster's.
Mandalore: Standard Mando'a accent. It only changes when one is in Keldabe or in Sunduri. This is the accent a lot of Mando'ade have.
Sunduri: Sunduri accents mirror High Coruscant accents, with soft flowery words. It is jarring to traditionalists, who are used to the roughness and bluntness that is Mando'a.
Concordia: A bastardization of so many different accents. But similar to Concord Dawn's.
Krowncurst: Very rough. It is often described as being blunt and short to the point. No room for BS.
The clones: Pidgin Mando'a. No describable accent, due to the different trainers they had. The ALPHA-class and the CC clones have an accent that was the closest to a Concord Dawn accent. The Corries lost theirs due to being in Coruscant during the duration of the war.
din accidentally becoming the ruler of mandalore sounds like something that would happen to rick o’connell tbh
What did Din think was gonna happen when he walked in that water😭
“I’ll float.” You got beskar on buddy💀💀
Star Wars HOTD AU
An AU where it is the HOTD setting with Star Wars characters. There's so many ideas that won't leave my mind. Like:
The jedi as dragon riders who protected the republic. Having the force and their dragons. With lightsabers being an equivalent to Valyrian steel swords.
Coruscant as King's Landing. With the king being replaced with the chancellor.
Each mayor planet being a kingdom with the lesser ones being cities.
Mandalore as Dorne, with their dragon killing beskar spears and hatred of the jedi. Having been able to resist conquest and refusing to join.
The unkown regions being the zone beyond the wall. Where sith magic and the darkside abound.
Plot wise I was thinking about how similar Daenerys and Luke are. Maybe Luke is the one that brings dragons back into the realm in a parallel to the ritual Daenerys did, only with Darth Vader, Sidious and himself instead of Khal Drogo, Mirri and Daenerys.
Or maybe we could see Anakin falling to the darkside and leading to the end of dragons and jedi alike.
There's so much that could be done with this idea, but i am curious as to what other people think.
👏👏👏
Okay, I’m gonna do a separate post since I don’t want to hijack @dad-plo-koon‘s post.
Here’s my theory about why Mandalore is the way it is in TCW. Even better, the canon isn’t saying I’m wrong.
Cut for length:
Keep reading
Well, now I gotta try to draw some Mandalorian armor (despite being terrible at armor in general)...
While I'm here, though, have you done anything like this for clone trooper armor? If you have, I wanna see it.
Mandalorian Armor, a simple guide
Oh dear. Several months late, but here we go. This will be a broad term overview of mando armor in canon at the moment, not an exhaustive list. Feel free to skip “materials & history” if you’d just like some more concrete guidelines and refs!
(Remember to click on the images for a better look!)
Material & History
A Small Intro Course
Mandalorian armor is supposed to be made out of beskar, an alloy (and yes all beskar is an alloy in disney canon (at least as of May 2021), like steel for example. Yes even “pure” beskar). The secrets of how to make it is limited to the Mandalorians, and the materials used to make it are most likely limited to Mandalore or the Mandalore system. It’s been in confirmed use as an armor material for at least 900 years & can take straight blaster bolts or hold off the circulating energy blade of a lightsaber for short periods of time, possibly until the beskar heats up enough to loose its integrity, but the heat would most likely cause serious damage to the wearers body before that.
Beskar armor is most often inherited, passed from generation to generation and reforged to suit the current wearers needs. It’s seen as passing down the history, the battles and the will of those who have worn it before and making it your own. However the material is rare, possibly because the mines have run dry ages ago (old EU), or because war and/or the New Mandalorians stopping production. The Empire interfering by taking over Mandalore and trying to get their hands on as much beskar as possibly and then later “glassing” the planet while hunting its only known creators surely did not help either, in any case.
This means that not all Mandalorians had access to the material, or at least large enough amounts to make a full suit of armor. This lead to the make of “impure” beskar that can take less of a brunt & armor made of other metals such as durasteel. This is most likely what makes up the majority of Din’s kit, beyond the helmet and possibly the chest piece, when he’s introduced in S1 and he still wears pieces that might be one of these materials as of Season 2.
Characters like Sabine Wren, Bo-Katan Kryze and Boba Fett all inherited their armor from their aliit (clan/family) through several generations and it’s most likely already pure beskar based on its age and how it reacts to blasterfire.
The armor is most often painted and there are various designs and colors that indicate personality, achievements or allegiances, but that would have to be another post. (Would anyone like a post on Mandalorian armor fashion? Because I have thoughts)
Helmet
Let’s start from the top. The helmet, aka the bucket. The buy’ce.
In the “modern” era it’s usually a helmet with a rounded top and some kind of cheek indents. It has a T (or occasionally closer to a Y) shaped visor that obscures the wearers face. It also contains a large amount of technology that allows for various visual filters, binoculars, built in comms and audio enhancers (allowing for near perfect 360° hearing in the old EU, as possibly shown by Din Djarin in the new), among other things. The earcaps seen on most modern styles of helmet allows for various specialized attachments, like rangefinders.
The styles of the helmets vary between clans and eras, but there’s a few distinct modern bases that are pretty easy to identify as Mandalorian and worn by all major Mandalorian characters.
The Boba Fett, based on the original helmet as seen in the OT, and worn by basically every male character with various types of cheek indents, ridges and the like. Some are thinner or longer, but the base of the design is still very clearly the OG Boba Fett helmet. T visor, sharp slope indent that takes up the entire cheek, long ear caps & a brow ridge.
Visual Reference
The Nite Owl, based on the helmet worn by Bo-Katan and the Nite Owls in TCW. It has a cat eyed Y visor and a more of a cut out cheek indent style, or simply a less severe smaller curve under the visor ridge (the area painted red on Boba Fett’s helmet).
Visual Reference
The Kast, is the rarest so far only seen on Rook Kast & the Maul-aligned female Mandalorians. It slopes slightly inwards below the uniquely shaped T visor and has no ear caps.
Visual References
And finally, some mandalorian helmets with slightly more unique shapes and/or shape combinations that put them outside the general easy to identify pile.
From left to right, The Armorer, Paz Vizsla, Pre Vizsla and Fenn Rau:
Chest, Neck, Back & Shoulders
As with everything else, there are various styles for these pieces of armor, but here are some basics.
Breastplate
Most commonly visibly segmented into three big parts, two on the chest and one below, with a small diamond shaped heart piece in the middle. The heart piece design can also been seen on Mandalorian clothing and architecture. In The Mandalorian these parts are generally attached together to give the armor a more solid look, but they are still distinguishable. Before the fall of the empire several female mandos favoured a more solid two part design that interlocked with their neck piece and had a thin rectangular bar instead of a classic heart piece. During the clone wars women of the faction supporting Maul (mostly clan Kast and clan Saxon) used a semi-connected two part design with six smaller pieces trailing down the stomach, three on each side. There are also various other designs with solid one part chest pieces, but most at least have a variation of the heart piece in the middle, as seen on Paz Vizsla.
The chest piece usually does not go below the navel, for bending over reasons.
Neckplate
Either two pieces on the side of the neck, or a longer single piece that goes in front of the neck & sits over the collarbones. Both of these variations are usually semi connected to, or line up with where the backplate ends.
Shoulders
Bell type, like Din Djarin & Axe Woves wear. The Classic, aka the style worn by Boba Fett, Ursa Wren & most grunts. And finally a slightly rounded middle ground, smaller than the Bell but sits over the shoulder and is often favored by female characters like Bo-Katan, female Mauldalorians & Sabine Wren.
Backplate
Usually as long as the chest piece, used to protect the back and to mount jetpacks, and other useful things, on.
Jetpack
Technically not a piece of armor, but sometimes armored. Comes in various sizes and styles.
Visual References
Vambraces & Handplates
Vambraces
Both forearm protection and weapons. Developed to give a Mandalorian that extra edge when fighting stronger opponents. To that goal, they’re often fitted with various attachments such as flamethrowers, retractable blades, shield emitters, repulsors, grappling lines, magnets, missiles and various types of darts, including the whistling birds seen in The Mandalorian.
Handplates
It’s a plate that goes on your hand. Nothing more, nothing less. Can of course be fitted with various other weapons, as long as they fit.
Visual References
The Codpiece, Buttplate & Hip Plates
Ah yes. Well.
All pieces are usually worn tucked underneath and/or attached to the waist sash/girth belt/belt.
Codpiece
Look, it’s a codpiece. It’s there to protect your sensitive parts. There are less bulky variations for people who can do without the extra space. Those are often segmented. Some wear more of a lower stomach plate. Others don’t bother, or only wear theirs when they might need it since I imagine it can be a bit uncomfortable to wear day to day.
Buttplate
It’s a plate that goes over your butt. And I mean just above, not on. Din has one, Boba has one. It’s a thing. Why? Because bruising you tailbone hurts like hell.
Hip Plates
They’re plates that go on your hips. Only confirmed sighting has been on Din, but we’ve also got some good shots of them because of this so I put them in anyway.
Visual References
Thighs, Knees, Shins, Ankles & Feet
Varies from completely covered to almost no armor at all. On one end you’ve got Jango Fett, and on the other you’ve got Boba Fett. Ironic, in a way.
Thigh plates
Generally sit either on the front of the thigh or on the outer sides. The outward style thigh plates are more form fitting and allow for holsters to be mounted directly onto the plate, this was popular during the Clone Wars era. The front facing plates are often different sizes, possibly depending on your dominant hand/how you prefer to hold your weapon of choice.
Knee armor/pads
For knee protection, unless you’re like Boba Fett, then they’re also dart launchers. In the old EU the darts were laced with neurotoxin, but that seems to have been removed for new canon. Sit nebulously in the knee region.
Shin, Ankle and/or Boot plates
Over your shins, ankles and feet, for all your literal ass kicking needs. Comes in various types including but not limited to: boot caps, ankle plates, shin guards and of course full on greaves.
Visual References
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So there you have it! A broad overview of Mandalorian armor. This has been in my drafts for months at this point so I’m not going to go over this again so you’ll have to excuse any weird phrasing or misspelt words. And how messy the visual ref sheets got. (I’m also considering putting together something for different eras & allegiances based on design, accessories, paintjobs, etc, but that will have to be another day.)
Mandalorian Jetpacks
Happy Fett Friday! SO glad the lore now allows Mandalorian Jetpacks to fly for longer periods of time.
Even though I ❤️ playing Star Wars Bounty Hunter way back in the day, I absolutely HATED how you were granted only mere seconds of flight time before your jetpack would shut off & force you to land so that it could re-charge/ cool-off from overheating.
In Attack of the Clones, after Jango Fett eliminated Zam Wesell with a Saber Dart, his Jetpack allowed a very quick escape from Obi-Wan & Anakin. And it was a QUICK escape. Unlike in Star Wars Bounty Hunter, Jango didn't fly for a few seconds, then land to let his Jetpack recharge, then fly for a few more seconds, then land again, then fly a little bit more, then once again land, and then….
Hell, he never would have made it out of there if he had to do keep doing that slow-ass shit…
This is what happened. Jango took off. The sound of his Jetpack igniting drew the attention of Obi-Wan & Anakin. They observed Jango flying up higher & higher, furthering the distance between them so rapidly the Jedi realized that a pursuit at that point would be futile.
That's why it felt good to finally see Mandos airborne for extended periods. Throughout The Mandalorian TV series Boba Fett, Din Djarin, Bo-Katan, The Armorer & many other Mandalorians propelled themselves through the air & kicked shebs. During the Battle of Mandalore, it was so awesome to witness waves of Mandos that flew high above Mandalore, engage the Empire in battle & take back their homeworld. Because Mandalorians are stronger together....
….THIS IS THE WAY…! 😎
- you have RESPONSIBILITIES mand'alore stop behaving like a kriffing child -
SO many thanks to @keldabekush for their hilarious reluctant mand'alore doodles, they've spawned oodles of fun ideas :D
Din trying to escape his responsibilities as Ruler of Mandalore
Mandalorian Armour Colours
Armour Colour meanings and Classifications
Perhaps it's a little ridiculous, but with more and more fans wanting a full comprehensive guide to colours, and my own frustration at not being able to find the fanon colour charts of old, here we are. For both your sake, and mine, please don't be upset if anyone doesn't utilise this guide, it is after all a guide, and only a fanmade compilation. If anyone has any criticisms, that's what edit is for, and if you want further definition, do not hesitate to let me know in the comments.
The Classicly Accepted;
[This section is the clolours accepted by Canon Media, both Disney and Legends. I will include a colour swatch and the Taubman's pallet code for ease of use. If there are colours you wish to see evaluated, or meanings you wish to infer, let me know.]
[The tiles above are literally the closest I could find to Jaster's colour, and to Boba's visor colours. The left is Red Alert, T12 26.H5, and the right is Crossfire, T15 196.6.]
Red - Ge'tal
'Honouring a parent.' This colour has been seen on the edge of Boba Fett's visor for years, and has been a staple Mandalorian colour for a long time. Honouring a parent is considered acceptable in most forms of Mandalorian Society, hence its widespread use. Honouring does not have to mean morning, and when some Mandalorians move past the grief of a lost loved one, or parent, they move to change the greys to reds, or oranges, in remembrance not of their death, but the life that family member - usually a provider in this case - had lived.
White - Cin
'A new start/Clean slate.' The literal translation for the phrase describing white on armour (Cin Vhetin) is 'White field,' or 'Snow Covoured Field.' It creates the notion that you are starting over, as winter has come, and it covers all that you used to be, allowing you to completely restructure yourself before spring arrives to thaw it, as a totally new person, with new honour and oaths to fulfil. Often associated with adult adoptions, or redemption vows completed, signifying new life.
[The image above features Jaster as he was in the first issue of Jango Fett - Open Seasons. It is accessible (the pic) on wiki, and I'm pretty sure the comic is available on most comic archives. Jaster's colour are, famously, dark grey, black, red and the yellow Haat Mando'ade Crest.]
Black - Ne'tra
Justice - the colour of Mandalorians whose moral code is unshakable. A notable wearer of this colour is Jaster Mereel himself. Most kute are often this colour, or dark blue (navy) and in most cases that is for cost reasons, and to prevent staining. However, black is the colour of night, and of Death - an important concept to all Mandalorian Sects - and creates a sense of uniformity amongst even the most visually different individuals. Justice, Death, and all that this might entail is a corner stone of Mandalorian culture and perception. One cannot live if they do not accept that Death is a possibility. Black can denote serving of justice, seeking justice, or preserving it.
Grey - Genet
'Honouring lost love, or mourning a lost loved one'. The separate shades of Grey have meaning in some Clans and Houses, but across most of Mandalorian Space, Grey is to signify the passing of a loved one. It can even be worn if either a Clan has been lost, or if a member has been excommunicated. There are also occasions of possible ven'riduur wearing the colour when another warrior gets there before them.
[The above image is the reverse of the New Zealand Free State of Niue's reverse coin. Gold does not promote prestige in Mandalorian culture, but danger. If dressed in gold, one is to be weary.]
Gold - Ve'vut
Vengeance, a common place, and important part of Mandalorian Culture and Law. Methods of vengeance are protected and controlled by Mandalorian Law. Acts that go from vengeance to Revenge can face serious consequence. Outsiders that meet warriors in this colour are warned to practice caution. A Mandalorian's wealth is not decided by the colour of their armour, but of their actions, and gold denotes a thirst for vengeance, in a control, personal manner.
[The image to the left is Nocturne Shade, T15 139.6, and the image to the right is Bright Cerulean, T15 138.7. I included a vivid and deep blue to show the scope of what is considered baseline, before entering Light Blue, Sky Blue, or Navy. I chose as close as I could to Jango Fett's armour, and both Paz Vizsla, and Vizsla House.]
Blue - Kebiin
Reliability, a warrior and Mandalorian who is secure in who they are, what they are capable of, and what they have to offer the galaxy. Warriors in their prime often wear this colour. It is often taken as a show of subtle faith and loyalty to whichever leader these particular Mandalorians serve. Blue is also often worn by mercenaries and Journeyman to create a sense of calm and trust between them and their charges. Blue is often seen as a solid, and dependable colour, and associated with leadership, and their support. Blue is the colour of the Mandalorian Protectors Universal Sigil. Parents who are raising children alone also wear this colour, as a way of reinforcing the belief that they can care for their child alone - a rare occurrence in Mandalorian Space.
Orange -
lust for life, shereshoy
[The colour to the right is literally as close as I could get to Boba Fett's armour. The image on the left is Irish Stone, T15 164.7, and the right is Deep Veridian, T10 54F-2.]
Green - Vorpan
Duty - often considered the workers' colour, green represents hard work, and deep commitment to a cause, a task, an ideal, or an action. Many members of the Fett House predominantly wear this colour as a nod to their humble beginnings, and many farmers and tradespeople wear some small segment of green to denote their occupation. The kind of green, and the way it is worn can also denote different trades and employment types, although like with most colours, each mandalorian is ultimately able to make decisions for themself on what their colours mean to them.
The Observed and Official Greater House uses;
[This section is for Fanon, or non-official colours. The Mandalorian Mercs and other cosplay groups have commonly accepted colour codes, as do some sections of the Fanfic writing community. If anyone has any colour ideas, do let me know, and feel free to leave a link to other colour charts in the notes! It's my ambition to make sourcing knowledge on Mandalorian culture easier and easier for newer fans.]
[Image for Beskar Silver was taken from the Etsy Adds for Beskar Ingots. There are multiple companies and craftspeople that make these - vey cool! I can not let myself buy any. I can not!!!]
Silver - Beskar
The Colour of unpainted beskar, the associated meanings are either that you have not had the chance to paint it, or if you are in full, evidently in use armour, that you have no right to wear paint. It is the assumed non-colours of the Silver Children (An Elite Group of Mandalorian Ori'ramikade) and the Naasaade (the Nameless Society, a group of Mandalorians who have either been put towards the path of redemption by order, or by choice) and of many bounty hunters of the Outer Rim who seek to keep their clan affiliations a secret. It is widely believed that if any Mandalorian is to have honour, it is one in silver, as it infers that this particular Mandalorian will do all that is possible to be seen as honourable once more by themselves, others, their clan, and the Ka'ra.
[The image on the left is Blue Booties (I know right?), T15 142.1, and the image on the right is Reflection, T15 142.2. I included an eggshell blue, and a powder, almost greenish pale blue. I even checked the definition of Cyan for you. Essentially, really light teal, like, really light.]
Cyan, or Sky Blue -
'New Love', often used as the symbol of engagement. Most Mandalorians cannot afford to exchange and modify pieces of their armour from one partner to another, and so instead of this practice from the eras of battlefield weddings, most unmarried warriors are encouraged to carry a small vial of this colour paint instead. This is a practice seen more amongst the traditionalists, who believe in earning armour on your own merit, and not upon the backs of others. Other methods of using this colour is in Cyan Beads upon your kute, or the addition of decorative cord upon a warrior's shoulder to denote engagement, or new marriage.
The Two Shades of Purple
[Purple is a difficult colour. Caught between red and blue, and having so many varied shades and meanings across both Mandalore, and the fandom, I've done my best to create the general feel of what purple means to a culture obsessed with living life to the fullest, and honouring your oaths.]
[Image on the left has Imperial Violet, T15 211.4, and the image on the right has Purple Statice, T15 210.5. I grabbed both a warm and cool variety for those of you with colour schemes to match. Purple is a colour often associated in fandom with chance, hope, and luck.]
a) Lavender, or Violet
The colour of luck and chance, Violet and Lavender are supposed to be a sign of recognition and faith to the old Mandalorian God and Spirit of Luck, and although belief in the Gods has long since faded, folklore still holds most shades of lighter purple as the colour of chance, change, and good futures. It is a common colour for new parents wishing to do right by their children.
[Image on the left is Imperial Purple, T15 213.7, and the image on the right is Royal Indigo, T15 130.7. Again, I have used both warm and cool shades to allow as much versatility as possible with colour palletes.]
b) Indigo
Often considered the colour of hope, Indigo and its shades are often used to mean the same things as other shades of purple, and when paired with colours such as Cyan, and Teal, or even most forms of blue, is meant to inspire a sense of gratitude, or gratefulness for victory, present peace, currently good fortune and such, whilst lighter shades are meant to bring said fortune.
[Image on the left is Tapestry Teal, T15 153.6, and the image on the right is Lagoon Teal, T15 153.5. Both Teals are on the lighter side, but you can absolutely go darker in this colour and have the same meaning.]
Teal -
Considered the unofficial colours of the New Mandalorians, the colour was originally worn only by medics, emergency workers, and those who had retired from active combat. It was supposed to be the colour of those who had seen violence, and stood up to atrocities in the name of peace. It is now considered a cowards colour amoungst Kyrtsaade circles, and New Mandalorians forbade its application in armour as a falsehood and a breaking of the Healers Code. However, Traditionalists and Way Followers still view it as the colour of choice for more reserved, shrewd verde who fight as a last resort.
[images above are to the left, Minty Green, T15 165.3, and to the right, Sherbet Lime, T15 167.3. Once again, included a warm and cool option.]
Light Green -
'Lust for peace', 'The Guardian', or 'Peace Keeper's Colours'. Often used by warriors who practice non-lethal forms of combat - guards that utilise stun batons and blanks instead of live ammunition. Under the New Mandalorians, it became indistinguishable from Teal and its meanings, but in all other forms of Mandalorian culture, Light Green is used for warriors and guards of sacred r special places, such as schools, hospitals, or the water ways. Light Green is a deeply respected, and widely used colour, even if its meaning has been watered down and misinterpreted by the galaxy at large.
Yellow - Shi'yayc
Dark Green
Dark Blue
Tan
Brown
Cream/Beige
Maroon and Burgundy
[I couldn't pick one... Image above contains Baby Girl, Pigtail Pink, River Rouge, Spring Pink, Jaguar Rose, After the Dance, Flamenco Fire, Turkish Delight, Pink Flambe, Pink Clay Pot, Bold Flame and Strawberry Splash. The codes are found on Taubmans website.]
Pink -
Respect, Knowledge, and Respected. Interestingly, pink in Mandalorian Space is a colour of status, as a unification of white and red, it combines the ideas of horouring those that raised you, and your new beginnings, and the outcome became the colour pink. Different shades mean different things in the more secular coverts, but it is important to note that field archivists, officers, and journalists have a tendency to wear at least some pink.
Additional Colours and Varieties;
Metallics
Mattes and Gloss
Patterning
Symbols of the Mandalorians;
The symbols used in Mandalore are vast, and complicated, and often the colour can change the meaning of the symbol. Colour is, as always, up to the discretion and particular tastes of the Mandalorian in question, but there are common associations, and symbols mandated for use by specific beings.
[Extrapolation will be added]
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[Wrote this for my own use, and as a guide on mainstream Mandalore and the subsects we might actually see in Disney media (can you see me distancing their bizarre writing from myself? can you??) after all, the official website lists Din's armour as grey? What?? Bro, no.]
Resources;
The only copy of the old Fan Canon List I could find:
[Fanon List in image is as follows; Purple - Luck, Pink - Respected or Respecting Someone, White - Purity, Brown - Valor, Maroon - Power, Light Green - Lust for Peace, Scarlet - Defiance, Silver - Seeking Redemption, Yellow - Remembrance, Teal - Healing.]
Found on Pinterest. It used to part of one of the cosplay forums, but I can no longer find it. It runs off old canon. There are some issues with the list, but ah well.
Mandalorian Mercs Forum; [here]
They're rather official, and a great deal of their stuff is incredibly helpful, but I find their website hard to navigate. Probably just me though.
Mandalorian Wikipedia Colours; [here]
It doesn't have any of the extended fanon colours, but it dos have an in depth expose on what colour canon and EU Legends has provided us with.
Mando'a Translator; [here]
Not entirely sure how well it works, but it does simple words fine. Its sentence structure is terrible, just like all translate apps, so be warned.
Mando'a Dictionary and Forum; [here]
This Mando'a dictionary has got to be the most comprehensive I have found, however there are still mistakes. The only reason I know that is I printed the whole thing and read it like some kind of nerd.
Mandalorian Colour Definition found on Tumblr;[here]
This one is made by another user, I am unsure of their sources, but it matches closely with a great deal that I have found, so it’s pretty accurate so far.
Another Handy Mando'a forum; here
If there are any other helpful websites and links you can think of, let me know. The Codex will have reference to this chart at some stage, but I'll get to that later. I'm just religiously ignoring the Mandalorian Cookbook I started whilst sick last year. You never hear of it, it never existed.
[I will update this as I make further research.]