{"id":30936,"date":"2023-03-08T16:47:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T15:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1797155"},"modified":"2023-03-09T02:57:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T01:57:11","slug":"what-happened-to-mandalore-the-mandalorians-great-purge-explained","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/what-happened-to-mandalore-the-mandalorians-great-purge-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"What happened to Mandalore? The Mandalorian\u2019s Great Purge explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mandalore has a tragic history. <\/p>

By Louise Griffin\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 08 March 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Warning: Spoilers for The Mandalorian season 3 episode 2 ahead.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s finally happened \u2013 season 3 episode 2<\/a> of The Mandalorian<\/a> saw Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu arrive on Mandalore<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Despite taking the Creed, Djarin had never actually been to Mandalore before, instead growing up on the nearby Concordia as a foundling of the Children of the Watch.<\/p>\n

Djarin had been told that Mandalore was \u201ccursed\u201d and \u201cpoisoned\u201d but when he and Grogu arrived, he was surprised to discover the air was breathable.<\/p>\n

But, to people who grew up there, like Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff)<\/a>, the place is unrecognisable.<\/p>\n

So, what happened to Mandalore and what do we find out in season 2 episode 3 of the Disney Plus<\/a> show?<\/p>

What happened to Mandalore?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As Bo-Katan explains, Mandalore was once a thriving society. When Bo-Katan became ruler after wielding the Darksaber<\/a>, shortly after the Empire rose to power, she and a united Mandalore announced independence from the Empire \u2013 something that, predictably, did not go down too well.<\/p>\n

The Empire attacked Mandalore with full force \u2013 an attack referred to as The Great Purge. While some individual Mandalorians survived, including Bo-Katan, the majority of them were wiped out and their culture was all but gone in just one night.<\/p>\n

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Katee Sackhoff as Bo-Katan Kryze in The Mandalorian.<\/span><\/figcaption> YouTube\/Disney+<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Some believed the planet to be cursed but either way, millions of Mandalorians were killed. From then on, the Mandalorians were forced to operate in secrecy.<\/p>\n

In The Mandalorian season 3, we see what\u2019s left of Mandalore, including some creatures (such as Alamites and the epic Mythosaur<\/a>) that clearly survived the Great Purge.<\/p>\n

Djarin and Bo-Katan also visit the Living Waters of Mandalore, which are preserved in the ruins.<\/p>\n

Bo-Katan tells Djarin about the history of Mandalore, saying: \u201cIt wasn\u2019t that long ago. You\u2019d never know it looking at all this destruction.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Mandalorian season 3.<\/span><\/figcaption> Disney<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Djarin establishes that it \u201clooks like it\u2019s been centuries\u201d, with Bo-Katan adding: \u201cThe Empire set out to punish us, to wipe away our memory.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt must pain you to see it like this after witnessing its beauty,\u201d Djarin tells her, with Bo-Katan calling for the unification of the Mandalorians and saying: \u201cWhat pains me is seeing our own kind fight one another time and time again, killing each other for reasons too confusing to explain. It made us weak. We had no hope to resist being smashed by the fist of the Empire.\u201d<\/span><\/p>