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Today’s episode will go over who exactly is the Mandalorian warrior Bo-Katan Kryze.
Bo-Katan Kryze was a human female born on the planet Mandalore into House Kryze.
She was the sister of Satine Kryze, who would eventually become the Duchess of Mandalore.
However, Bo-Katan believed in embracing Mandalore's warrior past,so by 21 BBY, she joined Death
Watch, a radical Mandalorian terrorist group which sought to revive their warring heritage.
She served under the leadership of Governor Pre Vizsla, and served as the leader of an
elite unit of warriors, the Nite Owls.
After Vizsla was publicly exposed as the leader of DeathWatch, the splinter group was exiled
from the Mandalore system.
In 19 BBY, Kryze and Vizsla discovered the Sith Lords Maul and Savage Opress.
They quickly realized that the Sith brothers sought revenge against Obi-Wan Kenobi, the
same Jedi who was responsible for Death Watch’s exile from Mandalore.
Together, the Death Watch and the Sith plotted to punish Kenobi and liberate Mandalore of
Duchess Satine's New Mandalorians.
The first step was to unite several criminal syndicates such as the Black Sun and the Hutt
Clan to form what they called the Shadow Collective.
Kryze, Vizsla, Maul and the other conspirators prepared for the takeover, planning to target
Mandalore’s capital Sundari, in an attempt to make Duchess Satine look weak.
The plan is successful, and Mandalore is reclaimed.
However, when Maul expresses his plans to expand to other star systems, Vizsla is not
interested and opts instead to take Maul and his brother prisoner.
It did not take long for the two to escape.
Maul demands a duel with Vizsla for control of Mandalore, and per Mandalorian tradition,
Vizsla accepts.
Maul is the winner, declaring himself the new leader of Death Watch.
Kryze and a group of Mandalorian loyalists refused to recognize Maul's rule, and they
liberated Satine from the royal prison, contacting Obi-Wan Kenobi for help.
However, due to Mandalore's neutrality, Kenobi was forced to come alone, and he was captured
by Maul, who then killed Satine.
When Kenobi was brought to the prison, Kryze and her rebels freed the Jedi, and Mandalore
was swept into a civil war as Maul's forces fought to reclaim him.
Before Kenobi left the planet, Kryze requested that the Galactic Republic be informed of
the events, hoping that a Republic invasion would result in Maul's death.
Less than a year later, Kryze's desire was fulfilled, and the Republic laid siege to
Mandalore, driving Maul from the planet.
Bo-Katan then became Lady of House Kryze and Regent of Mandalore.
However, it was at this time that Clone protocol 66 was initiated, launching the galaxy-wide
Great Jedi Purge and beginning the Republic's reorganization into the Galactic Empire.
She would eventually be betrayed by Clan Saxon and lose her position for refusing to follow
the newly appointed Emperor Palpatine.
Nearly two decades later, in 2 BBY, Clan Wren of Krownest chose to resist the Empire leading
the Imperial loyalists of Clan Saxon to fight them.
These actions threw Mandalore into another civil war.
During the war, Kryze encountered Countess Ursa Wren and Sabine Wren of Clan Wren, who
were seeking a Mandalorian worthy of wielding the Darksaber and claiming the title of Mand'alor.
Bo-Katan proves herself worthy, and with the Wrens' approval, Kryze took the weapon and
rallied the support of several Mandalorians.
Eventually, the Great Purge took place against the Mandalorians, and the Imperial Security
Bureau officer Gideon took possession of the Darksaber.
And there you have it!
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