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Continuing our 10 interesting facts series, today we’re going to look at the colorful,
fearless, and badass Mandalorian-Sabine Wren. In our previous videos in this series, we
looked at 10 interesting facts about Kanan Jarrus and Hera Syndulla, so make sure to
check those out if you haven’t already. First, here’s a quick introduction on who
Sabine Wren is. Sabine Wren was a Human female from the planet
Mandalore. Born during the waning years of the Galactic
Republic in 21 BBY, Sabine would go on to become a vital Member of the Ghost Crew, as
well as the burgeoning Rebel Alliance. Her cunning, grit, determination, and knowledge
of weapons, explosives, and technology, helped aid the Ghost Crew and Rebellion in the liberation
of Lothal, as well as in the toppling of the Galactic Empire.
As with several other characters from Star Wars Rebels, Sabine quickly became a character
that I really enjoy and appreciate. She’s a total badass.
So here are 10 interesting facts about Sabine Wren:
Sabine was once a cadet at the Imperial Academy On Mandalore
As a youth, Sabine believed in the Empire and joined the Imperial academy on Mandalore.
During her time as a cadet, Sabine studied the tactics used by the Mandalorian Protectors
leader Fenn Rau during his time fighting in the Clone Wars, as well as the tactics used
by the Twi'lek Resistance leader Cham Syndulla-Hera Syndulla’s father.
Putting her technical skills to use, Sabine would go on to create a new Arc Pulse Generator,
a super weapon for the Empire that she named the “Duchess,” after the late Duchess
Satine of Mandalore. This weapon was able to target beskar alloy
used in creating Mandalorian armor, which resulted in eviscerating the being that was
wearing the armor. Once Sabine learned how this weapon was going
to be used against her people, she was racked with guilt for creating it, as Mandalorian
armor is viewed as sacrosanct amongst Mandalorians Sabine then decided to leave the Imperial
Academy, and was able to escape with help from her friend, Ketsu Ono.
Before Sabine left Mandalore, she successfully destroyed the Duchess and believed that would
be the end of the Empire using the weapon against Mandalorians, or so she thought.
Years later, however, the Empire was able to use the research Sabine had conducted and
built another arc pulse generator, which was eventually used against her fellow Mandalorians.
Sabine and the ghost crew were able to successfully destroy the weapon and defeated several Mandalorians
that supported the Empire in the process.
Sabine was estranged from her biological family. After Sabine began to see the true nature
of the Empire and learned of their intent to use the Duchess against the people of Mandalore,
she began speaking out against the Empire and denounced them.
This angered Sabine’s family, who had begun to view Sabine as a traitor.
Sabine’s actions resulted in serious consequences for Clan Wren and Sabine’s family.
Sabine’s father, Alrich Wren, became a hostage of Viceroy Gar Saxon, the Emperor's Hand and
the Imperial puppet ruler of Mandalore. Sabine’s mother, Ursa Wren, and the matriarch
of Clan Wren of House Viszla, was forced to prove her and her clan's fealty to the Empire.
Additionally, her brother, Tristan, was forced to serve in Gar Saxon's Imperial Super Commandos
just so that the Sabine’s family could remain in Saxon's favor.
Because of this, Sabine’s family cast her out and shunned her to further prove their
loyalty to the Empire.
Sabine was once a bounty hunter that worked with Ketsu Onyo.
Once Ketsu helped Sabine escape, they began working together as bounty hunters as a way
to earn credits. The two became very close and had dreams of
one day working for the crime syndicate, Black Sun.
However, their plans soon fell apart when Ketsu got greedy and left Sabine for dead
after a mission they were on went bad. Sabine then stopped working as a bounty hunter,
while Ketsu continued in the trade and was able to eventually work for Black Sun.
Several years later, Sabine and Ketsu would meet as somewhat adversaries, when Sabine
and Ezra Bridger were on a mission to obtain and deliver a Gonk droid to Bail Organa, as
the Gonk droid had information vital to the rebellion cause.
After some time had passed and Sabine and Ketsu were able to restore their friendship,
Ketsu would go on to assist the Ghost crew and the rebellion in various missions, as
well as in liberating Lothal and driving the imperial presence from the planet.
Sabine was only 16 years old in the first season of Rebels.
We’re not sure exactly how Sabine crossed paths with the Ghost Crew, but she joined
Hera Syndulla, Kanan Jarrus, and Garazeb Orrellios at a fairly young age.
Sabine was born in 21 BBY, and with season 1 of Star Wars Rebels taking place between
the years of 5 BBY and 4 BBY, that would’ve made Sabine roughly 16 years old during the
first season, maybe 17 by the end of the season. Although the ghost crew wasn’t her biological
family, their kinship and camaraderie created a welcoming environment for a teenager during
a period in her life that was quite tumultuous. Imagine being 16 years old, living with people
who were previously complete strangers, being estranged from your biological family, and
also fighting in a rebellion against a tyrannical and fascist government?
Damn, man, kinda wild to think about.
Sabine is really into art Throughout Star Wars Rebels, we see Sabine
regularly express her artistic side. Sabine’s skills as an artist were on display
on numerous occasions throughout the show, including the mural she painted of Zeb and
Ezra in their cabin, the time she painted the outside of a stolen TIE, as well as the
portrait of the ghost crew she painted that can be seen in the series finale.
Additionally, Sabine has demonstrated her knowledge of art and other artists on several
occasions. In the Season 1 episode idiot’s array, She
and Lando discussed the protest art of Jaynor of Bith and how they've influenced her work.
Sabine’s knowledge of art was also utilized by the Imperial Minister Veris Hydan in the
season 4 episode A World Between Worlds. Minister Hydan, who served as an adviser to
Emperor Palpatine, forced Sabine to assist him in decoding the painting of the Mortis
Gods that adorned the wall of the Jedi temple on Lothal, hoping to unlock the secrets to
opening the portal to the world between worlds. Furthermore, over the course of the 4 seasons
of the show, Sabine’s hair color and armor changes multiple times-almost every season-reflecting
her artistic side.
Sabine’s rising phoenix tag became the Rebel Alliance symbol.
As an avid artist, Sabine liked to leave her tag or personal signature whenever the opportunity
arose, which was an image of a Phoenix. As time passed, Sabine and the ghost crew
eventually found themselves joining forces with other rebel cells that were unifying
together to firm the burgeoning Rebel Alliance. Under command of Jun Sato, Sabine and the
ghost crew became part of Phoenix Squadron. As time went on and The Alliance was publicly
and formally declared with the Declaration of the Rebel Alliance and the Declaration
of Rebellion, the Rebel Alliance needed a symbol that could be used to represent them.
Thus, The Rebel Alliance Starbird, as it would be called, was created.
It was created by combining Sabine’s personal signature and the three-pronged symbol that
was used by Saw Gerrera. Additionally, Sabine’s artwork was also
used to create recruitment posters, such as the Fly For Freedom recruitment poster, which
was originally a gift that Sabine made for Hera following her promotion to Phoenix leader.
The artwork caught the attention of Rebel leader, Mon Mothma, who thought it perfectly
exemplified the tenacity and spirit of rebellion pilots.
Sabine helped a young Wedge Antilles defect from the Skystrike Academy
Upon obtaining information from one of the Rebel Alliance’s Fulcrum agents that Imperial
cadets at the Skystrike Academy on Montross were planning to defect to the rebellion,
Hera assigned Sabine with the mission to help the cadets escape the imperial academy.
After preparations were made, Sabine was able to infiltrate the academy, where she befriended
Wedge and two other pilots, before making plans to help the 3 pilots escape.
As Sabine began to formulate a strategy to extract Wedge and the other pilots, the Imperials-Governor
Arihnda Pryce and the Imperial Security Bureau Agent Kallus-reported to the academy after
ISB had information that several imperial cadets were planning to defect to the rebellion.
Hoping to smoke out Sabine and the cadets looking to defect, Governor Pryce set a trap
for the cadets during a training mission in space.
As Sabine and the 3 cadets were getting ready to escape, Governor Pryce detached the TIEs'
solar collectors, leaving the TIEs floating in space.
Pryce then had one of the cadets killed, before planning to interrogate and torture Sabine,
Wedge, and the other cadet. The trio were soon able to evade torture and
imprisonment by the hands of Governor Pryce and Agent Kallus and fled the academy in a
TIE Bomber, eventually being rescued by Kanan, Ezra and Chopper.
Sabine’s armor is over 500 years old Few things in Mandalorian culture are as sacred
as the armor that adorns their bodies. The same can be said for Sabine’s armor,
which is at least 500 years old. Created in roughly 501 BBY, Sabine’s armor
was forged by her ancestors and then passed down from generation to generation.
Once Sabine inherited her armor, she reforged it to better fit her, and did so again sometime
after the liberation of Lothal. Showcasing her artistic abilities and colorful
personality, Sabine’s armor was painted various colors over the years, and changed
with pretty much each new season of Star Wars Rebels.
Sabine wielded the Dark Saber for a short period.
Much like her armor, Sabine also came into possession of another item that was ancient
and revered by Mandalorians-The Darksaber. The Darksaber was an ancient and unique black-bladed
lightsaber created by Tarre Vizsla, who was the first Mandalorian to ever be inducted
into the Jedi Order. The Darksaber was kept in the Jedi Temple
after Tarre Vizsla's death, but was reclaimed by members of House Vizsla, who stole the
saber in a conflict with the Jedi during the fall of the Old Republic in roughly 1019 BBY.
From that point on, The Darksaber was passed down throughout the generations of House Vizsla.
By the time of the Clone Wars, Pre Vizla, leader of both House Vizla and Death Watch,
possessed the saber before losing it to Maul. Sabine acquired the Dark Saber in 2 BBY after
she, Kanan, and Ezra ventured to Dathomir. Sabine would then train with Ezra and Kanan
on how to properly wield the saber before returning to Mandalore with the hopes of recruiting
her mother and Clan Wren to the Rebellion. After encountering Gar Saxon and his forces
on Mandalore, Sabine used the Darksaber in a duel with Saxon, defeating the imperial
puppet before Ursa Wren shot and killed him. Sabine would eventually go on to pass the
Dark Saber to Bo-Katan Kryze, in an attempt to unify the people of Mandalore.
Years later,The Dark Saber would reappear, this time in the hands of the Imperial Moff
Gideon, after he encountered Din Djarin on Nevarro, in 9 ABY.
Sabine’s name is in reference to the Sabine women of the roman empire.
When it came to creating names for the characters that would make up Star Wars Rebels, the show’s
creators, Dave Filoni, Simon Kinberg, and Carrie Beck drew from historical and Biblical
figures for inspiration. In the case of Sabine, her name comes from
the Sabine women of the roman empire. The Sabine women are most notable known for
what’s referred to as the Rape of the Sabine Women or the Abduction of the Sabine Women,
which was an incident in Roman mythology where the men of the city of Rome committed a mass
abduction of young women from other cities in the region to either bolster the number
of women within the Rome, or for the men of Rome to fulfill their sexual desires, depending
on the historical source. The Rape of the Sabine Women has been a common
subject for artists and sculptors throughout history, especially during the Renaissance
and post-Renaissance eras.
And there you have it, those are 10 interesting facts about the Mandalorian badass, Sabine
wren. But what do you guys think about some of the
facts we’ve discussed? What are some of your favorite Sabine facts
or moments? Let us know down in the comments.
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