The Mandalorian
Summary
The meaning of Darth Vader ’s name as a reference to him being Luke Skywalker ’s Father-God is not true , but the name of one character reference fromThe Mandalorianhas a lot deep meaning . There are manyStar Warscharacters whose name carry a weight of significance . Sometimes , of course , these become the content of caption - as in the example of Darth Vader . A popular myth claims thatDarth Vader mean " Dark Father"in Dutch or German . This was fan by George Lucas himself , but it ca n’t possibly be correct ; after all , there ’s abundant evidence Lucas did n’t make out up with the estimation of Darth Vader being Luke Skywalker ’s Father-God until the second draft ofThe Empire Strikes Back .
One modern character ’s name does have a thick meaning , though ; the assassinator and former H.M.S. Bounty Orion Fennec Shand , seen inThe Mandalorian , The Book of Boba Fett , andStar war : The Bad Batch , where she is play ( and voiced in animation ) by Ming - Na Wen . In an interview inStar warfare : The Mandalorian - Guide to Season Two , Ming - Na Wen revealedshe draw trait from the fennec dodger for her reference . " I started search at videos of the fox ; when she needs to fight and move , she bolts , she goes ! There ’s a lot of energy when she has to do that , " she explained . That inspiration seeped into several parts of the graphic symbol .
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How Fennec Shand’s Name Origin Shaped Her Character
Ming - Na Wen incorporated elements of the fennec fox into Shand , and Lucasfilm did the same . The studio infix orange element onto her helmet , pilus , and armour as an homage to the fox ’s guts - colored coat . apart from the ocular connections , Shand direct on other aspects of the fennec fox . Like the fox , Shand was agile and agile enough to defeat even the most experienced of fighters , like Hunter and Wrecker inStar warfare : The Bad Batch . While Shand’sranking as a moral bounty huntermight not be the highest , there was no dubiousness she was one of the better gunslingers in the galaxy , thanks in part to her fox - like traits .
Shand also shared some personality trait with the fennec fox . Prior to working with Boba Fett , Shand hunted alone and only relied on and trusted herself , just like the fox . She also displayed extreme longanimity in her Hunt , waiting for Din Djarin and Toro Calican to come to her on Tatooine . At the end of that battle , she also shew her cunning side by attempt to convince Calican to relieve her . While that endeavour may have failed , it showed that even when her weapon and fighting abilities fail her , she still had a vivid tactical mind and her own marbles to fall back on . Shand was one of the most efficient and threatening amplitude hunters inThe Mandalorian , thanks in part to her animalistic qualities inherit from the fennec fox .
