Star Wars has a legacy spanning the last 40 years. Since Lucasfilm teamed up with Disney, the amount of content has increased exponentially. From anthology films like Rogue One to original series on Disney+ like The Mandalorian, Disney has been upping its game to create a whole new array of content for the newest generation of Star Wars fans. That being said, there is still a great deal of undiscovered territory in the galaxy far, far away. In recent years, in fact, the attention has moved away from the Skywalker family and has begun focusing on characters that didn't initially receive enough attention in the past.

In the whole of the Star Wars universe, the most mysterious yet intriguing creed of people is the Mandalorians, known for their indestructible armor that even a lightsaber cannot penetrate as well as having a specific "way" of doing things. However, since Darth Maul's siege on Mandalore and the execution of Duchess Satine during the Clone Wars, the meaning of the term Mandalorian has changed drastically from what it once meant. While Mandalorians used to exclusively hail from Mandalore, many Mandalorians, including Din Djarin refer to themselves as Mandalorians because of the way they live their lives. Another character to don the Mandalorian armor is Jango Fett and while many have speculated that the armor is stolen, many have begun to wonder: is Jango Fett actually a Mandalorian?

Who is Jango Fett?

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Jango Fett makes his first and only appearance in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones. Known as a talented bounty hunter and mercenary, Jango brings a whole new sense of danger from the outside as the kill-for-hire that no one can forget. In Attack of the Clones, it's revealed that he is the bounty hunter hired by Count Dooku to eliminate Senator Padme Amidala. What's more, a testament to his skill, Jango serves as the model for the cloning facility of Kamino, making him the "original" clone, sharing DNA with every clone trooper that ever served. In return, Jango's only condition in donating his DNA to the Kaminoans was that they provide him with a clone of his own without the advanced aging so that he could raise him like a son. This clone would become Boba Fett.

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Is Jango Fett a Mandalorian?

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In the Star Wars Legends, Jango Fett was a legitimate Mandalorian. Much of Jango and Boba's past has been mysterious, with many speculating that Jango stole the Mandalorian armour or even that it was gifted to him by real Mandalorians. However, per Syfy, in the second season of The Mandalorian, Boba revealed some very interesting facts about Jango. Just like Din Djarin, Jango was a foundling, taken in and raised by Mandalorians. Boba even revealed that Jango fought for the Mandalorians in the Mandalorian Civil War, earning himself the iconic looking armor.

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Jango Fett's Armour

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Having the classic sheen of beskar steel, Jango Fett's armor is unique to himself, as any suit of Mandalorian armor is unique to the wearer. While the armor was made for Jango, after his abrupt death in Attack of the Clones, the only thing Boba had left of his father was his armor, which was completely intact. Some fans have argued that Boba Fett's armor is completely different from Jango's, however, in a side-by-side comparison, it's quite clear that the armor is the same. In The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, Boba's journey to get his armor back is made more sentimental when he explains that it was originally his father's.

Overall, the Fetts may not be biologically Mandalorian, like Din Djarin, but they are Mandalorian in the sense that they practice the ways of the Mandalorians. As said in The Mandalorian, the term no longer refers to a race of people, but a creed that unites people through values rather than heritage and biology. As the third season of The Mandalorian approaches, interest in Mandalorians and their history has skyrocketed, leading many to extraneous research in order to discover more about the mysterious people. Aside from what's already been revealed to us, we can expect the future of Mandalorians to be bright and informative to any interested in the Mandalorian way.