Many Star Wars characters wore the Mandalorian armor made famous by Boba Fett.
With Star Wars: Rebels premiering, we look at the best.
This time its Sabine, the young weapons specialist and graffiti artist.
Mandalorian armor, called beskargam in the Mandalorian language, is both a defense and a weapon.
Its also a cultural artifact.
Mandalorians wear it as a sign of loyalty to their heritage, regardless of their gender or species.
It does include characters who wore the armor without ever having the cultural affiliation, like Obi-Wan Kenobi.
This time, were just judging based on appearances.
Shes young, around the same age as series hero Ezra Bridger, and wields two blaster pistols.
Shes certainly not using her armor to be stealthy.
Like otherRebelscharacters, she wears a loud combination of colors, with some illustrations on the armor.
The Rebel symbol graces her armor, as does the wolf a favorite motif of executive producer Dave Filoni.
Already, Sabine seems like a complicated character because she doesnt just check one box.
Sabine clearly inflicts changes on the world around her.
Her armor isnt meant to hide her.
Its interesting to see an open, bubbly character wearing something meant to obscure and defend.
Theres already thematic conflict in her look defense and offense.
The armor obscures Sabines face, but also makes her instantly recognizable to the Empire.
Boba Fett
Everybody knows Boba Fett.
Who was this guy?
How many people had he already disintegrated?
Its a complex history, and like any real world system of government, has its fans and detractors.
Mandalorian is also the first completely constructed language in theStar Warsuniverse.
Theyve still got cool armor, but they also have a lot of pomp and circumstance.
InThe Clone Wars, they are ripe for invasion by the warlike Death Watch faction.
Like his father, his armor incorporates a jetpack and has holsters for two pistols.
Boba Fetts armor inRotJalso features details like braids taken from his victims.
The jet pack allowed him to propel himself for short distances, and also contained a rocket launcher.
Unfortunately, it wasnt very helpful for Jango, who was decapitated when his pack failed to launch.
Viszla, specifically, is a scowling villain ofThe Clone Wars.
His armor is equipped with a flame thrower and grappling hooks.
As the leader of the Death Watch, he leads troops into jetpack-assisted aerial battle.
He is a major catalyst for the exciting Maul arc inThe Clone Wars.
Viszlas Mandalorian pride was eventually his downfall when he challenged Darth Maul to single combat.
Bo-Katan also uses two blasters.
Bo-Katan, and later her squad called the Nite Owls, make heavy use of their jet packs.
Bo-Katans armor is also equipped with dart launchers and hidden blades.
Like Boba Fett, she has a rangefinder mounted on her helmet.
Bo-Katan changes affiliation over the course of the show, and her armor reflects that.
Shes loyal to the traditional Mandalorians.
This isnt the first time he wore armor inThe Clone Wars, either.
As alter ego Rako Hardeen, he masked himself to join a gang of bounty hunters in season four.
The red and black coloring gives him an ominous look similar to Darth Mauls.
This doesnt seem to have much of a practical purpose so far although it does make them look menacing.
Canderous Ordo
Canderous is the quintessential Mandalorian in the Old Republic era.
In his era, the Mandalorians had been defeated and scattered by the Jedi.
After lengthy struggles (depicted by the novelRevan), he reclaimed the mask and the Mandalores traditional armor.
This armor is notably more primitive than Boba Fetts.
Skiratas armor was gold in color and weathered from use.
He was known for also using a three-sided knife, and weapons manufactured by the Verpine species.
He combined strength and toughness with a strong moral code.
He also saved Jango Fetts life.
Thats continuity for you.
Unlike Fett, he didnt use a jetpack.
Mareel preferred a blaster rifle with knife attachment to the two pistols he also wore.
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