Years after the premiere of Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, Star Wars Still continues to flesh out Jango Fetts backstory in canon, and it has recently done so again. As the genetic template of the revered clone army of the Galactic Republic, Jango has amassed quite a reputation for himself by becoming a warrior worth replicating by the million. Now that be Star Wars Legends backstory is no longer canon, Star Wars Has worked to discover more and more about his life in the years before the clone army’s creation.
Mark Sumerak Star Wars: The Secrets of the Clone Troopers Is the last resource that collected information about the backstory of Jango Fett, confirming events that could otherwise be rooted only in legends or simply hinted at in other media. As a book told from the clone captain Rex’s perspective, Jango’s story is reflected with a lot of admiration, although it still does not shy away from the ugly parts of it either. That’s all Star Wars Jango Fett’s backstory has been revealed and confirmed The Secrets of the Clone Troopers.
Jango Fett was a Mandalorian foundling
He was adopted by a Mandalorian clan
The earliest part of Jango’s history goes back to when he was adopted into a Mandalorian clan as a child and thus became a Mandalorian Foundling. This information was first confirmed in Star Wars Canon in The Mandalorian Season 2, when Boba Fett was able to pull his family history through his chain code for Din Djarin to see after retrieving his armor from the Mandalorian ship. Dean Djarin, also a Mandalorian foundling, was quick to recognize Jango’s origin, though that was far from the only thing in Jango’s past that was included in the display.
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Although not specified in The Secrets of the Clone Troopers Book, because Rex probably wouldn’t know this information, Boba’s chain code in The Mandalorian Also shown is the name of Jaster Merrell, the man who saved Django after his parents died and became his Mandalorian mentor and father in Star Wars Legends. It is therefore more than likely that Juster Merrell remains the figure in Django’s life as a foundling in Star Wars Canon. Although this aspect of Jango’s canon backstory may still be awaiting confirmation, it still stands that Jango began his Mandalorian life as a foundling.
Jango Fett earns his Mandalorian Armor
It is not freely given
Another aspect of Jango’s backstory that is confirmed in The Secrets of the Clone Troopers Is the fact that Jango had to earn the Mandalorian armor that he wears Attack of the clones. Rex says this happened because of Jango’s participation in the Mandalorian Civil Wars, which goes along with Mandalorian culture and history already detailed in shows like The Mandalorian. Because Mandalorian Beskar is so sacred, It can’t be worn by anyone, and it sounds like Jango proved himself worth it during the main conflict..
Although the importance of Beskar armor in Mandalorian culture has long since been established in Star Wars legends, The Mandalorian Gives a clear look at what it might have been like for Jango to earn his armor during the conflict. Jango would likely have sustained major damage to whatever armor he wore during the conflict, and whatever happened to cause that damage would be revered enough by the Mandalorians for him to earn a suit Bescar replacement (and, in some cases, a signet). This was exemplified by Dean Djarin’s fight against the mud in The Mandalorian Season 1.
Jango Fett fought in the Mandalorian Civil Wars
He became a true warrior
If Jango earned his Mandalorian armor during the Mandalorian Civil Wars, he obviously must have fought during that conflict. Not much is known about the Mandalorian Civil Wars in canon yet, but legends can help supplement the missing information with the story it tells. In Legends, the Mandalorian Civil War saw the true Mandalorians, formed by Jaster Merrell, facing off against the brutal Death Watch terrorist group. This is the same group that arose again during the Clone Wars, although this conflict preceded that by many years.
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Jango lost a lot to the Death Watch in Legends, from his original birth parents and older sister to his adoptive father, Jaster Mereel. If this continues to be the case in canon later on, it makes his achievements during the conflict even more impressive, and certainly explains how his contributions earned him Mandalorian Beskar. Fighting in such brutal battles is hard enough, but doing so amidst such heavy loss and devastation is even more difficult. Jango’s resilience during this time no doubt cemented his warrior strengthwhich he continued to use in other areas.
Jango Fett was the best bounty hunter in the galaxy
His reputation has preceded him
After the Mandalorian Civil Wars, Jango had the opportunity to use his warrior skills to build his career as a bounty hunter. Rex insists that Django became “One of the galaxy’s premier bounty hunters“ Which is what finally led to Jango being approached with the offer to become the genetic template of the clone army. According to Rex, Jango’s reputation dictated that there wasn’t a single target he couldn’t track down or take down, although – as any good bounty hunter would agree – that still depended on how good the price was for the job he was doing. .
The canon information still aligns with Jango’s bounty hunting career in Star Wars Legends, maintaining the belief that Django is truly one of the best bounty hunters of his time before Attack of the clones. It means that, closer to the events of Attack of the clonesJango focused more on raising Boba in Tipoca City and overseeing the development of the training programs used to prepare the clone army than he did his bounty hunting career. Perhaps this hiatus can be used to help explain why Jango Fett Hired various levels of assistance in assassinating Padmé Amidala.
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