Clan Fett

Clan Fett was an ancient Mandalorian clan that could trace its lineage back as far as the Mandalorian Wars. Drawing its name from the Basic transliteration of the word vhett, the Mando'a word for farmer, members of the Fett clan throughout the galaxy's history ranged from simple farmers to conquering Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders, in addition to several mercenaries and bounty hunters throughout the years. Over time, Clan Fett developed a reputation for members who were skilled and ruthless in battle, as well as for their efforts to uplift the Mandalorian people.

History

An ancient Mandalorian clan, the Fett clan had been in existence since the time of the Mandalorian Wars, thousands of years before the rise of the Galactic Empire. In proper Mando'a the clan would be referred to as Vhett aliit. Perhaps the earliest member of the Fett clan known to history was Cassus Fett, a Human Mandalorian who grew to infamy as Mandalore the Ultimate's second-in-command in the Mandalorian Neo-Crusader movement that sparked the Mandalorian Wars with the Galactic Republic. The Neo-Crusaders' dreams of conquering the galaxy under Mandalorian rule were dashed, however, by the Jedi Knight Revan, and their armies defeated in battle at Malachor V, ending the Mandalorian Wars.
Millennia later, following the foundation of the peaceful New Mandalorian faction in the aftermath of the Mandalorian Excision, Clan Fett found itself divided among the pacifist New Mandalorians and the traditional warrior clans. By the year 25 BRs, a small family from the Fett clan were making an agricultural living for themselves as farmers on the Outer Rim world of Concord Dawn. Though Concord Dawn was located in the Mandalore sector and had a long history of being affiliated with the Mandalorians, the Fett family living on Concord Dawn was not Mandalorian. The eldest Fett male was a Journeyman Protector, a keeper of law on Concord Dawn; he was married and was the father of two children, his son Jango Fett, and his daughter Arla Fett. The Fett family owned a farm on the agricultural world, in addition to a speeder and a crop harvester that was used to maintain the farm. Tragedy befell the Fett family when Concord Dawn became the scene of a battle between the forces of the violent Mandalorian splinter group known as the Death Watch, and the loyalist True Mandalorians who opposed them, each faction counting members of the Mandalorian Fett clan among their supporters. The Death Watch leader, Tor Vizsla, tortured and later killed the elder Fett for harboring the current Mand'alor and leader of the True Mandalorians, Jaster Mereel; Fett's son Jango was rescued by Mereel and his soldiers, but his wife was later killed, and his daughter Arla kidnapped by the Death Watch. Nevertheless, members of Clan Fett did serve not only in the Death Watch but in the New Mandalorian faction as well.
Under Jaster Mereel's fatherly tutelage, Jango Fett followed in the footsteps of his ancestors and became a Mandalorian. Maturing into a skilled fighter, by the time Jango was fourteen years old—an adult in Mandalorian culture—he was actively fighting alongside Mereel. That would change in 17 BrS when the Death Watch ambushed the True Mandalorian army on Korda Six, and Vizsla killed Mereel during the battle. With Mereel dead, Jango ascended to the position of Mand'alor and led the Mandalorians throughout the remainder of the Mandalorian Civil War against the Death Watch up until the Battle of Galidraan, where Tor Vizsla's gift for deceit brought a Jedi strike-team down on the True Mandalorians, under the mistaken belief that they had been slaughtering innocents. The True Mandalorians were defeated, and though Jango Fett killed six Jedi with his bare hands, he was captured and turned over to the Governor of Galidraan, only to be subsequently sold into slavery by the governor. Slavery did not hold Jango for long, however, as he escaped during a pirate raid on the ship where he was being held. Once free, he reclaimed his lost Mandalorian armor from Galidraan's governor and hunted Vizsla to the planet Corellia. There, Jango destroyed Vizsla's ship and after a lengthy fight with Vizsla on the world's surface, he left the Death Watch leader to die at the hands of a pack of dire-cats. With the war over, Jango turned to a life as a bounty hunter to make a living. Show Spoiler

In 3 BrS, Jango was recruited by Count Dooku as the progenitor for a clone army, after proving himself by killing Dark Jedi Komari Vosa. Entering into the service of Dooku, Jango acted as the Count's bodyguard during his time on the planet Geonosis and engaged several Jedi Knights on behalf of Dooku's newly formed Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Battle of Geonosis. There in the Petranaki arena, Fett faced off against Jedi Master Mace Windu, only to be slain by the veteran Jedi Councilor.

Jango's demise on Geonosis did not spell the end of the Fett bloodline, for as part of his deal with Count Dooku to allow himself to be the clone army's progenitor, Fett demanded a clone of himself in return. This clone, which Fett named Boba, was brought up as though he were Jango's own son. Boba Fett was raised on Kamino and received limited early training in the Mandalorian ways by his father before Jango's untimely death. Following Jango's death, Boba claimed his father's ship and armor and set out to make a living as a bounty hunter. When he was only sixteen, Boba met fellow bounty hunter Sintas Vel; the two fell in love and were married, settling down together on Concord Dawn. The Fett clan grew with the birth of a daughter, whom they named Ailyn. Their happiness together was short-lived: Sintas was raped by a man called Lenovar, whom Fett killed upon learning of his crime. Exiled from Concord Dawn for the murder, Fett and Sintas split up and the two scarcely saw each other again. Ailyn grew to hate her absentee father as she got older, and attempted to kill him later in life. Under the rule of the Galactic Empire, Boba grew into a bounty hunter whose skill and fame even surpassed his father. He amassed a large fortune, taking jobs from the likes of Jabba the Hutt and any who could pay. It was while working for Jabba that Fett was knocked into the mouth of a Sarlacc at the Great Pit of Carkoon on Tatooine, sustaining significant acid scarring that, although fading with age, would remain for the rest of his life. Fett escaped the Sarlacc and continued his bounty hunting career for many years after, before eventually becoming Mand'alor in accordance with the last wish of a dying Fenn Shysa, the previous Mand'alor. Though he did not give up his bounty hunting career, Fett led the Mandalorians during the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy and helped the planet Mandalore rebuild in the wake of the Vong's attack on the world.
Though Boba had been gone from his daughter Ailyn's life since she was around two years old, life went on for Ailyn and her mother, Sintas. When Ailyn was sixteen years old, Sintas accepted a job in the hope of acquiring enough money to treat her daughter for her birthday. However, Sintas never returned, having been captured and entombed in carbonite. With her mother now gone as well, Ailyn grew bitter and came to hate Boba Fett for leaving. She tracked her father for years, eventually killing a clone she believed to be him. Be that as it may, Ailyn's life was not without some respite from hate. At some point prior to the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, Ailyn met and fell in love with the Mandalorian warrior Makin Marec; the two were briefly married, a relationship that produced a daughter by the name of Mirta. Though the relationship did not last, Marec began training his daughter as a Mandalorian until he was suddenly killed during a hull breach in space.

Ailyn raised Mirta to hate her grandfather, Boba Fett, and though it was Ailyn's vendetta that cost her her own life, it also served to reunite Fett with his granddaughter. Married once and subsequently divorced, Mirta—by that time using the surname Gev—attempted to reconcile with Fett after her mother's death. She grew closer to Fett as they spent more time together, and as facts about the past Ailyn hadn't known came to light. During this time, Mirta also became involved in a relationship with Mandalorian soldier Ghes Orade, a relationship that brought the Fett clan closer to Clan Vevut. Mirta and Fett were often partners in Fett's endeavors to halt his terminal sickness, and later to recover Sintas Vel from carbonite. Emerging from carbonite after nearly thirty years, Sintas suffered from severe carbon sickness in the form of blindness and amnesia, and Mirta became determined to help her long-lost grandmother make a recovery. With the help of Jedi Knight Jaina Solo—who was on Mandalore seeking the assistance of Fett—and the Jedi-turned-Mandalorian Gotab, Sintas was able to recover both her memories and her eyesight. Once restored to good health, Sintas was able to make peace with Boba Fett and start a relationship with her granddaughter, Mirta. It was also around this time that Mirta married her lover, Ghes Orade. The marriage formed a connection between the Fett clan and the Vevut clan to which Orade belonged, and the reconciliation between Sintas, Boba, and Mirta marked the potential for a happier and more peaceful era for Clan Fett.
By the time of the Sith–Imperial War, the members of the Fett clan were renowned for their skill and ruthlessness in battle. Clan Fett was also known for its cumulative efforts to benefit and uplift the Mandalorian people.[20]
It should be noted that while the clone troopers of the Grand Army shared Jango Fett's DNA, most felt no familiar connection with the man, and aside from Boba, none were true members of the clan. The same held true for any of the clones' many offspring, including the likes of Venku Skirata, the son of the Republic clone commando RC-1136—"Darman" and Jedi Knight Etain Tur-Mukan, or ARC trooper Alpha-98's child with Sheeka Tull.