The Mandalorian Chapter 11: The Heiress introduced Bo-Katan Kryze to the world of live-action. That allows us to dive into her family lineage.
The Mandalorian “Chapter 11: The Heiress” gave us the live-action debut of Katee Sackoff’s The Clone Wars and Rebels character, Bo-Katan Kryze. Fans went wild for the sister of the late Satine Kryze’s appearance. She even mentioned ally Ahsoka Tano by name! We basically spent the entirety of the episode internally screaming with happiness at Bo showing up and saving Mando and Baby Yoda’s hides.
Mandalore has seen so much over the years and the Kryze family has been there for much of it. Each member of House Kryze has participated in the Clone Wars and have made names for themselves depending on their involvement in the war. While they all had different agendas, they had one thing in common: keeping the morals of their homeworld intact for the next generation.
The name Kryze is known for seeking justice for any wrongdoings that might have befallen Mandalore. Satine died at the hands of Darth Maul in an act of revenge. Bo-Katan made an attempt to stop the Sith Lord from retaking her home with the help of Ahsoka, but Order 66 happened, forcing the former Jedi to let Mandalore’s former suppressor to get away.
In this post, we’re going to be looking at the Kryze family, who each member was and when they were active and what the future of this great Mandalorian house could bring next for the world of Star Wars.
Kryze background
House Kryze was a Mandalorian family that appeared during the Clone Wars period. In other words, it was almost like the royal family of Mandalore. The head of the family was Satine, who served the planet as its duchess. She had a younger sister, Bo-Katan, and an unknown sibling who was the parent to their nephew, Korkie.
The Kryzes were all different in personality. Satine was a Pacifist and led the New Mandalorian government to be peaceful. Though, she was not without her faults as she entered a secret and forbidden relationship with then-Jedi padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Bo-Katan was the polar opposite of her older sister and was deemed a rebel especially when she joined forces with the zealots known as Death Watch. Despite their differences, Satine referred to her sibling as simply, “Bo.”
Through their unmentioned and somewhat unknown sibling, Satine and Bo-Katan were aunts to Korkie who was fiercely loyal to the duchess, affectionately dubbing Satine as “Auntie Satine.” By the time of The Mandalorian, it is unknown what the young Kryze’s fate is, as his last surviving aunt, Bo-Katan, says she is the last of her line.
Whether Korkie is deceased by this point in the story is unclear, but it’s possible that Bo was talking about leaders in their family. Her sister has been dead for over twenty years at this point in the timeline. Maybe she was referring to how she lost the Darksaber without having to actually reference it.
The Duchess of Mandalore: Satine
Satine Kryze served as the Duchess of Mandalore until her death. She and her sister, Bo-Katan, are seen as polar opposites. One is a pacifist while the other is a rebel. However, they had a common purpose: to protect their home planet of Mandalore.
Born on Kalevala, Satine became the Duchess of Mandalore sometime before the Blockade of Naboo. She had one goal: to break away from Mandalore’s dark past and to push it into a more positive and peaceful future.
A civil war breaks out between two warring factions where it became so big that the Jedi were forced to play peacekeepers. It was here that Satine met then-Jedi padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi, who had accompanied his master, Qui-Gon Jinn, to help ease the tensions.
Kryze and Kenobi fell in love but knew their careers were too important to throw away so they departed away and presumably didn’t see each other speak again until the Clone Wars.
Satine’s main focus was rebuilding Mandalore to be a peaceful planet, given her strong feelings towards maintaining tranquillity, which did not last very long. Eventually, her way of dealing with situations would lead to her almost being assassinated on multiple occasions.
This ultimately led her back to Obi-Wan who would have to (awkwardly) explain their history to his friend and former student, Anakin Skywalker who would go on to tease Kenobi about his incredibly obvious attraction to Kryze.
Satine meets her demise at the hands of former Sith Lord, Darth Maul who desires revenge on Obi-Wan for cutting him in half on Naboo when he killed Kenobi’s master, Qui-Gon Jinn, and leaving him for dead.
The Nite Owl: Bo-Katan
Bo-Katan Kryze was born on Mandalore and is presumedly the younger sister of Satine and an unknown third sibling, though this has not been clarified.
Alongside her sister, Bo was an aunt to their nephew, Korkie. Bo-Katan was the polar opposite of Satine who was known for being a pacifist. She used violence whenever necessary and was not afraid to alter deals.
During the Clone Wars, Bo was allied with Pre Vizsla’s zealot and terrorist group, Death Watch while also leading the warrior crew, the Nite Owls. Bo-Katan’s relationship with her sister was often strained because of their differing loyalties. However, they were close enough for Satine to affectionately use the nickname, Bo for her sibling.
If there was one thing the Kryze sisters had in common it was a love for Mandalore and the people that they served.
While Satine wasn’t someone who engaged in combat, Bo-Katan was well trained. She was as fierce in combat as she was good with a blaster and she could take out multiple opponents at one time. During the Siege of Mandalore, she said to Ahsoka Tano that she wished she was good at something else, other than fighting in constant wars. She had every right to say that this because the only life she had ever known had been on the battlefield.
During the time of the Empire, Bo crossed paths with Ahsoka’s friends in the Rebellion. One of them being Sabine Wren, the daughter of her Death Watch cohort, Countess Ursa Wren. Until the arrival of Lady Kryze, Sabine had possession of the Darksaber, the heirloom of the Mand’alore, and was the true leader of the Mandalorian people.
Kryze later takes the weapon after Wren gives it back to her. This allowed her to rally the clans together in their fight against the Empire.
The nephew: Korkie
Unlike his aunts, there’s not a lot of information on Korkie Kryze other than what we’ve seen during The Clone Wars. Born to a third unknown and unnamed Kryze sibling, Korkie was very close to Satine and idolized her. He believed in her ideals and was incredibly protective of her, especially when it was revealed that Prime Minister Almec was a traitor to their people.
In his first appearance, Korkie is a student at the Royal Academy of Government alongside his friends Amis, Lagos, and Soniee. He was present during a presentation which was being held by Jedi Commander (and later ally of Bo-Katan) Ahsoka Tano.
It was thanks to Ahsoka’s teachings that Korkie and his friends uncovered a black market conspiracy that saw Prime Minister Almec get removed from office and thrown in prison for his involvement in the scheme.
Korkie led a prison break that ultimately failed when the rogue former Sith Lord Maul captured Satine. His plan was supported by Bo-Katan who opposed The Shadow Collective and Maul’s leadership their people
It is unclear what Korkie’s status is as in The Mandalorian “Chapter 11: The Heiress,” as Bo-Katan tells Din Djarin that she is the last of her line, meaning her family.
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