Hey everybody and welcome to Leia’s Lair. In today’s video, we will be going over
where some of the supporting characters in the Mandalorian were during the Original Trilogy.
The Mandalorian takes place five years after Return of the Jedi meaning that virtually
every character in the series was alive during the Original trilogy. We already know where the
main characters were, but what exactly were the supporting characters doing during that time?
Number 1 Fennec Shand
Hunted by Din Djarin and a young upstart by the name of Toro Calican,
Ming-Na Wen's Fennec Shand is already a respected and experienced bounty hunter
during her The Mandalorian debut on Tatooine. Star Wars: The Bad Batch,
however, proves Shand was an upstart herself shortly after the Empire came to power.
Though hunting down The Bad Batch's Omega clearly isn't her first rodeo, it's clear that
Shand's fearsome reputation grew thanks to her exploits during the original Star Wars trilogy,
and most likely involved a healthy working relationship with the Empire.
This makes sense as the New Republic put a bounty on Shand's head,
strongly hinting her services were popular with the bad guys.
Number 2 Migs Mayfeld Migs Mayfeld first appears in The Mandalorian
as a morally-questionable mercenary, he served as an even more morally-questionable Imperial
sharpshooter during the original trilogy era of Star Wars. Mayfeld's past is confirmed when
he returns in The Mandalorian season 2 and references Operation: Cinder, as well as the
tragedy of Burnin Konn. Operation Cinder was Palpatine's contingency in the event of his
own death - a brutal assault to wipe out various planets that once fell under his jurisdiction.
In the process of carrying out the operation on Burnin Konn, Valin Hess ordered a city destroyed,
killing thousands of Imperial troops already on the battlefield.
Mayfeld was one of very few survivors It's not specified exactly how long Migs served the Empire,
but at least some of his OT years were spent sniping folk for Palpatine.
Number 3 Boba Fett Boba Fett is one of precious few
characters in The Mandalorian whose whereabouts are entirely accounted for during the classic
period of Star Wars. The bounty hunter pops up alongside various others as part of a motley
crew Darth Vader hires to locate the Millennium Falcon in The Empire Strikes Back. More than happy
to work with the Empire, Boba Fett locates Han Solo at Cloud City and encases him in carbonite,
hauling the life-sized collector's edition model to Tatooine for Jabba the Hutt's bounty.
Fett would make the mistake of lingering at Jabba's palace, and became caught up
in Luke Skywalker's rescue mission, getting tossed into the Sarlacc pit for his troubles.
Number 4 Bo-Katan Kryze
In complete contrast to Boba Fett, next to nothing is known about Bo-Katan Kryze's life
while the Empire and Rebellion were fighting across the galaxy. The animated Mandalorian
princess is seen accepting the Darksaber and becoming her planet's rightful ruler in 1 BBY,
and next appears in The Mandalorian season 2.
Bo-Katan's untold story is all tied up in the Great Purge,
and could be revealed in The Mandalorian season 3.
Number 5 Ahsoka Tano Like Bo-Katan Kryze,
Ahsoka Tano is a major character from the animated Star Wars world conspicuous by
their absence during the original trilogy timeline. At the end of Star Wars Rebels,
Ahsoka escapes the World Between Worlds and finds herself on Malachor,
promising to find Ezra Bridger, who she was separated from inside the mystical plane.
This occurs in 0 BBY, on the precipice of A New Hope, but Ahsoka is next seen on Lothal following
the Empire's Return of the Jedi defeat, still hunting for Ezra. What she did and where she
went between those two points is anyone's guest. Most likely Ahsoka was ducking and dodging the
pursuit of the Empire, and The Mandalorian suggests she might've even been tracking
down Thrawn off-screen. The truth should become clear in Rosario Dawson's Ahsoka Disney+ series.
And there you have it! Thanks for watching everyone.
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