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"The Protector of Concord Dawn" is the eleventh episode of Star Wars Rebels Season Two. In this episode, the show dives deeper into the lore around the Mandalorians and the backstory of Sabine Wren.

Quick summary
During the early rebellion against the Galactic Empire, the rebel fleet is in need of a new hyperspace route to and from Lothal. Sabine Wren, a rebel from the planet Mandalore, proposes that they use the Concord Dawn system. While trying to gain access to the system, the rebels come into conflict with Fenn Rau and his Mandalorian Protectors. While Sabine seeks justice for the injuries Rau inflicted on Hera Syndulla, Kanan Jarrus seeks a diplomatic solution&mdash;and, hopefully, the allegiance of the Protectors of Concord Dawn.

Trivia
Every Star Wars Rebels episode is chock full of nods and connections to other canon stories and Star Wars Legends. Here's what we found in 'The Protector of Concord Dawn:'


 * Concord Dawn was a planet first introduced in the Star Wars Legends story The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba Fett. Canonically, it was first referenced in "The Box," an episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Unlike how it was depicted in this episode, where it was mostly a barren and ruined world, Legends depicted Concord Dawn as a farming world on the Mandalorian frontier.
 * Fenn Rau was also introduced in the comic book Star Wars: Kanan 10: First Blood, Part IV: The Mesas of Mygeeto, released the same day as this episode. In the comic, Fenn Rau and his squadron, Skull Squadron, fight for the Galactic Republic and come to the aid of Jedi Master Depa Billaba and the young Padawan Caleb Dume&mdash;who later adopted the name Kanan Jarrus&mdash;during the Third Battle of Mygeeto. These events are also referenced in the episode.
 * The symbol on Fenn Rau's helmet are based on early concept art for Boba Fett, drawn by Joe Johnston for Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back.
 * Captain Rex says that Mandalorians from Concord Dawn were used by the Republic to train clone troopers during the Clone Wars. In Star Wars Legends, clone troopers took many influences from Mandalorians, including Jango Fett&mdash;who, in Legends storytelling, was a Mandalorian who hailed from Concord Dawn.
 * Sabine Wren says that the Mandalorians of Concord Dawn were part of a war between Mandalorian factions prior to the Clone Wars. This is a reference to the Mandalorian Civil War, a key part of the backstory for Duchess Satine Kryze and her New Mandalorians in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
 * Fenn Rau's group of Mandalorians are called the Protectors. In Star Wars Legends, the Journeyman Protectors safeguarded the citizens of Concord Dawn. Boba Fett was part of the Journeyman Protectors in Legends storytelling. Like the Protectors of Concord Dawn, the Journeyman Protectors helped train clone troopers during the Clone Wars.
 * Sabine tells the Protectors that she is from Clan Wren, part of House Vizsla, and the Protectors brand her as a traitorous member of Death Watch. In Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Death Watch was a Mandalorian splinter group, led by Pre Vizsla, that opposed the pacifist policies of Duchess Satine and took over Mandalore with the help of Darth Maul.
 * Sabine evokes 'the code' to challenge Fenn Rau to single combat. In Legends storyline, the Canons of Honor were a Mandalorian code of law and behavior that helped Mandalorians achieve glory and honor.
 * To defend Concord Dawn, the Protectors use Gauntlet fighters. These were previously used by Death Watch during the Clone Wars.

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