Bo-Katan Kryze/Legends

Bo-Katan
Biographical information
Homeworld	Mandalore
Descriptive information
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Height	1.8 meters
Hair color	Red
Skin color	Fair
Chronological and political information
Affiliation(s)	Mandalorians Death Watch Night Owls

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"Hey, kid. You're late."

―Bo-Katan, to Lux Bonteri

Bo-Katan was a female Human who lived as a Mandalorian warrior during the final years of the Galactic Republic. Amidst the pan-galactic Clone Wars between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems, Katan pledged her loyalty to the radical Mandalorian splinter group known as the Death Watch, faithfully serving the group's leader Pre Vizsla as a trusted lieutenant.

Biography

Bo-Katan, at lower-right, leading the Night Owls in pursuit of Bonteri and Tano

A female Mandalorian, Bo-Katan worked as a lieutenant for the Death Watch leader Pre Vizsla during the Clone Wars. At one point, she met with the Separatist-affiliated Lux Bonteri, who brought along a close acquaintance, Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano.

Personality and traits

Bo-Katan was a confident woman and a fierce warrior. Proud to serve the Death Watch and its goals of restoring the glory of the Mandalorians' past, Katan was steadfast in her loyalty to both the group and it's leader, Pre Vizsla, who in turn trusted Katan to lead and act as an enforcer in his absence.

Katan stood at a height of 1.88 meters, and was fair skinned with red hair.

Equipment

Bo-Katan in full Mandalorian armor

As a Mandalorian, Katan wore a set of Mandalorian armor, comprised of several individual plates, colored both metallic gray and blue. A pair of circular sigils adorned her armor's shoulder plates. Katan's custom helmet featured a rangefinder, and was stood apart from its contemporaries with a more curved and slanted take on the traditional Mandalorian T-visor. The unique visor was also outlined with a white trim that, together with the detailing of the surrounding face of the helmet, was reminiscent of a stylized predatory bird. Katan's armor was equipped with numerous mounted weapons, including dart launchers, blasters, and blades encased within her gauntlets. She also carried two blaster pistols which she holstered on her armor's thigh plates, and maintained a jetpack for flight.

Behind the scenes

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Dave Filoni's painting of Bo-Katan with her helmet off.

Bo-Katan first appeared in the fourteenth episode of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series' fourth season, entitled "A Friend in Need." Bo-Katan's voice was provided by actress Katee Sackhoff. Bo-Katan will also return for the series' fifth season.

The source of Bo-Katan's name and pronunciation is explained by Clone Wars supervising director Dave Filoni on his Facebook page as being a portmanteau of the names of his wife and her pet cat. He further describes the pronunciation as sounding similar to Boca Raton.

In one of Dave Filoni's paintings of the character, Bo-Katan is shown with her helmet off displaying her shoulder-length red hair.

Appearances

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "A Friend in Need" (First appearance)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Darth Maul: Shadow Conspiracy
• The Clone Wars: Season Five

Sources

• The Clone Wars Season 4 Teaser: Death Watch on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link) (First pictured)
• Comic-Con 2011: The Clone Wars Season 4 Panel Recap on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link (index.php/2011/07/23/comic-con-2011-the-clone-wars-season-4-panel/) not verified!) (First mentioned)
• Admiral Ackbar stars in animated 'Star Wars' - USATODAY.com (First identified as Bo-Katan Kryze)
• A Friend in Need on StarWars.com (backup link (explore/the-clone-wars/ep414/#!/about) not verified!)
• "Behind and Beyond the Battle Lines" — Star Wars Insider 134
• Bo-Katan in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)

Notes and references

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