In Mandalorian Culture, Mandalorians are organized into groups known as Clans.
Usually these clans are based only on family connection, but in some cases,
these clans can contain members that aren’t related or are even different species,
like Clan Mudhorn, with Din Djarin and the Child. Each clan then further falls
under a Mandalorian house, or a political faction which most aligns with their values.
So, I’m going to break down every single Mandalorian Clan that we know of in Canon,
and how they might play into the upcoming Mandalorian Season 2.
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So to start off, we have the most recently formed Mandalorian Clan in Canon, Clan Mudhorn.
Clan Mudhorn was formed during the New Republic era after a The Child, or Baby Yoda was able to
save the life of Din Djarin, while he was engaged in a ferocious battle with a native
beast from Arvala-7, the Mudhorn. Din Djarin now serves as the leader of Clan Mudhorn,
with the Child becoming a founding member of the Clan. The signet of Clan Mudhorn was
of course a depiction of the Mudhorn that the two defeated, marking the beginning of
their very strong relationship. Since their clan was officially recognized by the armor
inside of the dark Mandalorian enclave, the homeworld of Clan Mudhorn is Nevarro.
Next is Clan Vizsla.
Clan Vizsla is currently the oldest known Mandalorian Clan in Canon,
being founded even before the modern Galactic Republic was created.
The earliest known member of Clan Vizsla was a force sensitive man named Tarre Vizsla. After
Tarre Vizsla’s force sensitivity was discovered, he was very quickly inducted into the Jedi Order
as the first Mandalorian to ever be allowed to join. During his time in the Jedi order,
Tarre Vizsla created an incredibly unique, dark weapon, called the Darksaber. The darksaber
quickly became a symbol of leadership for House Vizsla and eventually gave Tarre
Vizsla the power to rule all of mandalore. After his death however, the Darksaber was
very soon stolen out of the secure Jedi temple vault by Mandalorians from House Vizsla during
the fall of the Old Republic, and were able to use it to viciously slaughter many Jedi.
By the time of the Clone Wars, all warrior Mandalorians, including Clan Vizsla,
were exiled to the Moon of Mandalore, Concordia, where they were believed to have died out. The
ones who did survive however, were able to form an extreme Mandalorian Group known as the Deathwatch,
with the coal of overthrowing the pacifist leader of Mandalore at the time, Duchess Satine Kryze.
Leader of this group, Pre Vizsla was the head of clan Vizsla, as well as house Vizsla because
he held the ancient and prized Darksaber. And if you want to learn about the full history of the
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Unfortunately, after working with former Sith Lord Darth Maul and his brother to continue with
their plan to overthrow Duchess Satine, Maul challenged him to a traditional Mandalorian
battle, where he was unfortunately defeated through a brutal beheading,
making Maul the leader of House Vizsla, despite being an outsider. Following this,
Maul led Mandalore with the help of his loyal Mandalorian Super Commandos and his top aides,
Gar Saxon and Rook Kast, who’s clans I will cover very shortly.
Eventually however, the Republic, led by Captain Rex and Ahsoka Tano invaded Mandalore,
removing Maul from power following the brutal and horrific siege of Mandalore,
once of the final conflicts of the Clone Wars. After their victory,
the Republic appointed Bo-Katan Kryze, of Clan Kryze as the Regent of Mandalore,
until she was again removed very shortly after once the Republic transitioned into the empire.
Clan Vizsla unfortunately then went silent until deep into the Imperial
era, where they resurfaced, voicing their support for Bo-Katan as the new holder of the Darksaber
and the leader of Mandalore, after fighting back imperial occupation on their homeworld.
Following that, is Clan Kryze.
Clan Kryze was the ruling clan of Mandalore during the time of the Clone Wars under house Kryze,
and was led by Duchess Satine. Also a member of the Clan was Bo-Katan Kryze,
but she was of course loyal to the Deathwatch group, led by pre Vizsla. Also a member of this
clan was Korkie Kryze, who played a crucial role in protecting the Duchess from the deathwatch
attacks on Mandalore, and is certainly not the son of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Not at all.
After Clan Kryze was removed from power by the deathwatch and Clan Vizsla,
Duchess Satine was eventually killed by Maul with the Darksaber.
Many years later, after the liberation from Imperial controlled Mandalore,
the planet once again came under the control of Clan Kryze, but this time
under House Vizsla, with Bo-Katan holding the darksaber and leading Mandalore.
Following that, we have Clan Awaud.
Not much is known about this ancient and very mysterious Mandalorian clan,
but we do know that they were led by a man named Chieftain Nam Beroya at the beginning
of the Clone Wars and were based on the planet Vlemoth Port. Clan Awaud was led by Nam Beroya
until his supposed death, and was succeeded by his adopted daughter Vera Beroya, soon after,
making her the new battle-hardened and fierce chieftain of the clan.
Sometime during the Clone Wars, Clan Awaud splintered into different groups,
with most joining the Mandalorian faction known as the Old mandalorians. The other
two Major mandalorian factions were of course the Death Watch,
and the New Mandalorians, who were the pacifists and led by Duchess Satine.
After the Clone Wars came to a Dark end with Order 66,
Clan Awauad allied themselves with the Rebel Alliance, and fought ferociously
against the Empire at the Battle of Xorm. during the battle, a monumental battalion
of 800 Mandalorians from their homeworld on Vlemoth Port valiantly against the Empire.
Next is Clan Wren.
Clan Wren was one of the Major Mandalorian clans, based on the planet Krownest
and led by Countess Ursa Wren. Other members of the clan included Ursa Wren’s husband,
Alrich Wren, who was an artist, Sabine Wren, who fled the imperial academy to join the Rebels,
and her brother, Tristian Wren who was fiercely loyal to his family.
During the Clone Wars, Clan Wren aligned itself with Clan Vizsla and the Death Watch,
as Ursa Wren and Bo-Katan forged a strong alliance in hopes of removing
Maul as the ruler of Mandalore and holder of the Darksaber.
During the imperial era, daughter of Ursa, Sabine Wren was sent to the Imperial Academy
on Mandalore, where she unknowingly developed a weapon that could be used to brutally kill every
single Mandalorian by melting their bodies inside of their traditional beskar armor.
After Sabine spoke up about this horrific invention, Clan Wren disowned her,
for fear of facing brutal retribution from the empire, causing her to join the rebels.
Sometime after this, Clan Wren became the clan that held the darksaber,
after Sabine Wren was able to steal the dark bladed weapon from Maul’s lair on Dathomir,
without a fight. Because she didn’t defeat Maul in single combat to obtain the blade, Clan
Wren did not recognize her as the holder of the Darksaber and attempted to hand it to Gar Saxon,
of Clan Saxon, who were the ruling clan of Mandalore during the imperial era.
Following this, Sabine eventually defeated Gar Saxon in single combat, but refused to
take his life, leaving Ursa Wren to finish the job, repairing her relationship with Sabine.
After repairing the relationship with her family, Sabine and the rest of Clan Wren
Travelled to Mandalore to destroy the ARC Pulse generator, which was the disgraceful weapon that
the Empire created with the help of Sabine, and eventually came out on top, liberating the planet.
Once liberated of course, Bo Katan was given the Darksaber, and took the rulership of Mandalore
along with it. Clan Wren pledged their support to Bo-Katan and recognized her as the true ruler.
That leads us straight into Clan Saxon.
Clan Saxon was led by Gar Saxon and later, his brother, Tiber Saxon.
After the Great split during the Clone Wars, Clan Saxon, sided with Maul’s rulership of Mandalore,
and Gar Saxon himself was Maul’s top aide during the Siege of Mandalore. During the battle however,
Maul betrayed Saxon, leaving him incredibly bitter and with burning desire to one day rule Mandalore.
Because of this, as soon as the Republic transitioned to the Galactic Empire after
the Siege of Mandalore, Gar Saxon betrayed the other Clans and pledged the loyalty of Clan Saxon
to the Empire. In return for this, Emperor Palpatine placed Gar Saxon into the position
of Imperial Viceroy of Mandalore, making Clan Saxon the ruling clan of the planet.
With most of the other clans now viewing Clan Saxon as traitors to Mandalore,
he was of course and extreme pressure.
Eventually, Ursa Wren killed Gar Saxon after Sabine defeated him with the Darksaber,
making Tiber Saxon the new head of Clan Saxon and the new Imperial Governor of Mandalore.
Following the rise of Tiber, Clans Wren and Vizsla invaded Mandalore,
where they were able to kill Tiber Saxon with the weapon created by Sabine and the Empire.
After this, we have three Clans which we know absolutely nothing about, other than their name.
Once again, after Bo-Katan was handed the darksaber and took the rulership of Mandalore,
following the liberation of the planet, Clan Eldar and Clan Rook pledged their loyalty to her.
There is also a third clan that is very likely to exist, but hasn’t been confirmed
in Canon unfortunately, which is Clan Kast. As we know there is already a House Kast,
Rook Kast is likely a member of this house and also Clan Kast, because of her last name.
So those are all of the Mandalorian Clans that we know of in Canon,
ahead of the Mandalorian Season 2. Thanks so much for watching,
really hope you enjoyed it. Cheers guys, hope to see you in the next one!