Hey everybody and welcome to Leia’s Lair. In today’s video we will be going over how old
the characters in the Mandalorian were during the Original Trilogy.
The Mandalorian seasons 1 and 2 take place in the year 9 ABY. The timeline of the original Star Wars
trilogy stretches from 0 BBY in A New Hope to 4 ABY in Return of the Jedi. With only 5 short
years passing between the Empire's defeat and Din Djarin meeting Grogu for the very first time, most
of The Mandalorian's main players were alive and active during the events of the original trilogy.
Din Djarin
Star Wars canon has yet to reveal an exact age for Din Djarin.
Through The Mandalorian's season 1 flashbacks, we know Mando was a young child
(around 11 based on the actor who played him) during the Clone Wars, which ended in 19 BBY.
This means Djarin was likely born around 30 BBY, and would've been 30-years-old during Episode 4.
That'd make him 34 during Return of the Jedi, and 39/40 during The Mandalorian.
Grogu
Grogu's age is clearly stated as 50-years-old in the first season of The Mandalorian.
Consequently, Grogu would have been born around 41 BBY, making him 41-years-old
when the Star Wars original trilogy era began, and 45 when it all ended.
Greef Karga
The Mandalorian provides absolutely no information regarding Greef Karga's year of birth,
nor any childhood hints that might give an approximate age range.
The best assumption is to use Carl Weathers' date of birth as a guideline. The Greef Karga actor was
70 years-old when The Mandalorian premiered in 2019 so, by that logic, the character would've
been roughly 61-years-old when Star Wars Episode IV began, and 65 in EPisode 6. The Mandalorian
suggests Greef Karga was already embroiled in the world of bounty hunting during this period.
Cara Dune
During the Original Trilogy Cara Dune spent her time training to become a
Rebel Alliance shock trooper, then sticking it to the Empire on Endor.
Employing the same logic as our Greef Karga/Carl Weathers approximation,
Cara Dune is 36 in The Mandalorian, which would make her around 27-years-old when
Alderaan was obliterated, and 31 during her prime years fighting for the Rebel Alliance.
Bo-Katan Kryze
When Bo-Katan Kryze first appears in Star Wars: The Clone Wars in 20 BBY
she's already a grown-up Death Watch warrior, at least 18-years-old but more likely in
her early-20s. This would make Kryze around 40-years-old during the events of A New Hope,
which comes immediately after her final animated appearance in Star Wars Rebels.
Bo-Katan would then be 44 in Return of the Jedi, and 49 in The Mandalorian, even though
the character's actress, Katee Sackhoff, is only in her early-40s. Perhaps The Mandalorian season
3 and the reveal of the Great Purge will provide a clearer idea of Bo-Katan's age.
Boba Fett
The canon Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need To Know Updated & Expanded reference book
lists Boba Fett as 10-years-old when he was orphaned, which, of course, happened during
the Battle of Geonosis in 22 BBY. When Boba Fett appears in The Empire Strikes Back (set in 3 ABY),
he's 35-years-old - 36 upon "dying" in Return of the Jedi and then 41 in The Mandalorian.
This doesn't necessarily come across on-screen, since Temuera Morrison is almost 20 years older.
One could put Boba Fett's appearance down to Kamino's cloning technology
or the presumably unpleasant aftereffects of being swallowed by the Sarlacc.
Ahsoka Tano
According to Star Wars canon, Ahsoka Tano was born in 36 BBY,
and recruited by Plo Koon into the Jedi Order only 3 years later.
Her whereabouts during Star Wars' original trilogy haven't yet been revealed, but Tano would've been
36-years-old when the Civil War began and 40 when it ended, making her 45 during The Mandalorian.
Moff Gideon
Before the events of the Mandalorian, Moff Gideon belonged to the Empire's ISB division,
where he played a significant role in the Great Purge of Mandalore - but his history before that
is largely unknown. The best method of estimating the age of The Mandalorian's arch-villain
is using Giancarlo Esposito's date of birth as a guideline, with the Gideon actor 60 years old
when his Star Wars debut aired. Thus, Moff Gideon was approximately 51-years-old during A New Hope,
which makes sense given how far he'd already risen in the Imperial ranks.
Fennec Shand
As with the other characters whose exact years of birth are unknown, one might wish to use
Ming-Na Wen's real life age to extrapolate Fennec Shand's, but the character's Star Wars appearances
suggest this wouldn't necessarily give an accurate result. That method would calculate
Shand as 29 in Star Wars: The Bad Batch, but not only does the animated bounty hunter look younger,
she's described as an upstart bounty hunter, meaning Shand more likely in her early-20s here.
With The Bad Batch set in 19 BBY, Fennec Shand actually seems to be closer to 40-years-old
upon the outset of the original trilogy, making her 49 in The Mandalorian.
Although Ming-Na Wen is in her mid-50s, she easily gets away with playing a younger assassin.
Luke Skywalker
Born in Revenge of the Sith, Luke Skywalker was 19-years old when he torpedoed the Death Star,
and 23 when he convinced Darth Vader to return to the light side. Therefore, Luke is supposed to be
28 when he picks up Grogu for his first day of Jedi training in The Mandalorian season 2.
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