Fenn Shysa Fenn Shysa was a male Human Mandalorian , born on the planet Mandalore in the years prior to the Clone Wars . Alongside his childhood friend , Tobbi Dala , Shysa joined the two - hundred twelve - man force known as the Mandalorian Protectors , under Spar — " Mandalore the Resurrector . " He would fight for the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars and , along with Dala and Spar , survive as one of only three Protectors to remain following a disastrous battle on the planet Norval II . Shysa , Dala and Spar returned to Mandalore , where they would remain until the war ' s end , living to see the Galactic Empire rise to take the place of the Republic . In the face of an Imperial occupation of his homeworld , Shysa adopted the mantle of the new " Mand ' alor " — leader of the Mandalorian clans — and forged a guerrilla resistance to drive the Empire , with its slaving and mining operations , off of Mandalore . After many years of fighting , the Mandalorians finally triumphed against the Imperials when Dala sacrificed himself to eliminate the Suprema , the Imperial commander . Although his world was finally free from Imperials , Shysa continued to take the fight to the Empire . He reformed the Mandalorian Protectors and lead them into battle alongside the Alliance of Free Planets during the Nagai – Tof War . Shysa ' s men played a pivotal role in the Second Battle of Endor , repelling Nagai forces personally led by the Dark Lady Lumiya . Following the end of the conflict and the joining of the Nagai with the Alliance of Free Planets , Shysa traveled to Nagi to liberate the world from the Tof . After a long and distinguished career , including a presence at the Battle of Mindor , Shysa perished on the planet Shogun , saving Boba Fett from death . In his final moments , Shysa would implore Fett to take up the position of Mandalore after his death , a request that Fett would honor . Biography . Early life . Fenn Shysa was born on the planet Mandalore in a small province on the planet ' s largest continent . Growing up , Shysa became best friends with Tobbi Dala , and the two eventually became local constables . Although the two enjoyed relaxing with a cup of Mandallian Narcolethe , they were not blind to the Galactic Republic ' s constant disregard for their home planet ' s well - being . In the outbreak of the Clone Wars , Mandalore maintained their neutrality under the pacifistic New Mandalorians . . As Mandalorian traditions lost precedence on Mandalore , Shysa and Dala were eager to begin their fight to restore Mandalore ' s image . Birth of the Protectors . Into this environment entered the rogue ARC trooper Alpha - Ø2 , now going by the name " Spar " . Having defected from the Grand Army of the Republic before it had even left Kamino , Spar arrived on Mandalore with none of the pro - Republic sentiment that had been drilled into his brother clones and became determined to resurrect the Mandalorian Supercommando s . When he began recruiting Mandalorian soldiers from the local police force , and Shysa and Dala were all too eager to sign up . Shysa began to spread rumors across Mandalore that Spar was the son of the late Jango Fett , hoping to utilize Jango ' s ferocious reputation as a warrior and Jedi killer as a rallying point for their troops and a symbol of fear to all outsiders . He would also encourage Spar to take the title of " Mand ' alor " , becoming " Mandalore the Resurrector " and leader of the Mandalorians . Due to Spar ' s inherent physical similarities that came with being a clone of Fett , the recruits began to believe him to be Fett ' s son , and heir to the legacy of the True Mandalorians . Following their new " Mand ' alor " , Shysa and Dala joined other local police and a dozen former Death Watch commandos to form the Mandalorian Protectors , one of the most formidable forces to fight for the CIS during the Clone Wars . Shysa ' s place as the true power behind Spar was whispered in some circles , though most knew him simply as Spar ' s trusted follower . Clone Wars . The Mandalorians first saw action on their homeworld , where the Protectors helped capture the facilities of MandalMotors in the planet ' s capital of Keldabe , forcing the company to commit its resources to aid the CIS . Following this engagement , the Protectors would carry out covert missions for the Confederacy . Around this time , and perhaps during one of these covert missions , Shysa had a run in with C - 3PX , a formidable assassin droid . Following the encounter , the droid gave Shysa and the Mandalorians the inspiration to requisition a droid army for themselves . Using the Separatists ' factories , the Protectors created a group of 1000 BL - series Battle Legionnaire droids armed with AAP - 11 blaster boxes and capable of piloting deadly Mandalorian battle harness es . With their new droid army , the Protectors charged into battle against the Republic , executing attacks on Null , New Holstice , and Zaadja . Shysa and the Protectors would also lead retaliatory strikes on New Bornalex and Kamino in the wake of the death of a major Separatist leader . As the war waged to its climax , the Mandalorian Protectors were selected for a special mission . Darth Sidious , the secret leader of the CIS , ordered the Mandalorian government to send Shysa and the Protectors on a mission to the planet Norval II . The group ' s objective was to capture Senator Padmé Amidala , but after arriving they were ambushed by Republic forces as part of a great deception engineered by Republic Supreme Chancellor Palpatine — the public alter - ego of Darth Sidious . The Mandalorians were almost entirely wiped out , including nearly all their Battle Legionnaire droids . Of their entire force , only three Mandalorians escaped the slaughter : Shysa , Dala , and Spar . Shysa and the others returned home to Mandalore where a shell - shocked and psychologically scarred Spar stepped down from his position of " Mand ' alor " , though Shysa would make repeated attempts to persuade Spar to reclaim the title . He believed that without a proper " Mand ' alor " , the Mandalorians would look weak in the eyes of the galaxy at large . However , his attempts to sway Spar would be unsuccessful . Back to Mandalore . In third and final year of the Clone Wars , Shysa would meet the clone deserter Fi and his girlfriend Parja at a cantina in Enceri . Still under the belief that Mandalorians would do well under a Fett heir as " Mand ' alor " , he approached Fi with a friendly greeting and an offer to " do his bit " for the planet . However , Fi was still recovering from a near fatal brain head injury and Parja declined for him . They would meet again in the following days , this time at the Oyu ' baat tapcafe in Keldabe , where Shysa was meeting with Spar and another clone deserter by the name of Sull , who he had also asked to take up the position of " Mand ' alor " and who had also refused . Shysa offered to buy the two drinks when he saw them enter , though Parja let him know they weren ' t there to discuss the issue of Fi being Mandalore . Undeterred , Shysa tried to convince Fi directly , laying out for him his feelings on Mandalore ' s need for a Fett heir so as to let the rest of the galaxy know the Mandalorians were still strong , still hoping to use Jango ' s defeat of six Jedi with his bare hands at Galidraan as a symbol of strength for Mandalore . When Parja suggested that Shysa himself take up the role , he humbly declared himself an " odd - job man " and a " foot soldier " and felt Mandalore needed more than that in a leader . Fi declined again and , seeing the man wouldn ' t be persuaded , Shysa let the issue drop with no hard feelings and wished him a speedy recovery . When a conflict arose between Sull and Fi ' s friend , the former Jedi - turned - Mandalorian Bardan Jusik upon the latter ' s arrival at the tapcaf , Shysa pulled Sull away bodily , and told them to sort out whatever problems they had over a friendly drink rather than brawl in the " Oyu ' baat " . As the Clone Wars came to an end and Chancellor Palpatine declared himself Emperor and the Galactic Republic became the Galactic Empire , Shysa became aware of the Emperor ' s new scarred visage — incurred in his duel with Mace Windu — and found he now appeared remarkably similar to his Darth Sidious persona . At some point afterward , Shysa would put the pieces together and later recount to Princess Leia Organa that he had fought for the Emperor . Shortly after Palpatine ' s declaration , Shysa met with former " Cuy ' val Dar " training sergeant Kal Skirata at the " Oyu ' baat " . Shysa and Skirata discussed young Boba Fett , and Shysa indicated that he felt Boba could be " Mand ' alor " , but Skirata nominated Shysa himself , stating that it was the general consensus that Shysa should take up the mantel . Shysa earnestly deflected the idea once again , saying that with the new Galactic Empire offering the Mandalorians paid work with no repercussions for their part on the opposing side during the war , the people would " cheer for a bantha wearin ' a " buy ' ce " " . And it was such that the topic of the conversation turned quickly to Palpatine and the Empire , which was interested in building a base on the planet . Skirata thought it incredibly foolish to give the Empire a foothold on Mandalore , but Shysa claimed it would only be temporary and further explained that if they denied Palpatine the base , the clans would lose credits and the Empire might decide to set up a base anyway . Instead , Shysa suggested that Skirata and his fellow training sergeant associates could help train a guerrilla army should the deal go sour . Sidestepping the issue , Skirata instead returned to his attempts to sway Shysa into becoming " Mand ' alor " . He felt that Shysa was the best candidate to give Mandalore focus and stated — jokingly — that with a haircut , he would make a fine " Mand ' alor " . Shysa agreed to step up and become " Mand ' alor " , but " only " if he didn ' t like the situation with the Empire and only to " keep the seat warm until Boba shows up " . Even then , Shysa was eager to hope when Skirata revealed Jango Fett ' s sister , Arla , was still alive , insisting it might be good to have a female " Mand ' alor " . Skirata was quick to shoot down the idea and Shysa soon apologized for asking so much of him so soon after his adopted daughter had died , offering his sympathy and condolences , and recognizing him as a good father . It wasn ' t long after their meeting that the Empire arrived to build its garrison and Shysa officially , and reluctantly , accepted the title of " Mand ' alor " , unknown to nearly all that it was in response to his ill feelings toward the Imperial occupation . The Dark Times . Four weeks after the Republic ' s transformation into an empire , Shysa traveled to an old , derelict hunting lodge in Mandalore ' s Olankur region to meet again with Kal Skirata , far from the Imperial garrison being set up in Keldabe . While Skirata ' s adopted son , Ordo stood guard in their speeder outside , the two shared a bottle of tihaar as they further discussed Shysa ' s fledgling resistance — a movement he considered simply " an intention to respond in kind " should relations with their Imperial occupants turn bad . Shysa was personally concerned by the Empire ' s interest in purchasing the mining rights to mine for " beskar " metal in the Tokursh area . While the offer was lucrative — eight hundred million credits — neither man liked the idea of what Palpatine might use the lightsaber - resistant metal for ; Shysa also informed Skirata of the Empire ' s wanted list of Jedi survivors , and its interest in worlds like Haruun Kal where Force - sensitivity was practically the norm . Shysa would also bring up his meeting with the former Jedi Bardan Jusik and , thinking of his people and planet first , subtly suggested that Jusik and any children he had , should they turn out to be Force - sensitive , would be a great asset to Mandalore . He also offered an invitation to any of Skirata ' s sons and friends , many of whom were other clone deserters , to spy on the Imperials due to their ease at passing for stormtroopers . The two parted on good terms , Shysa expressing his trust in Skirata , although Skirata made his intentions to keep his family out of harms way well known . Several days later , Skirata would contact Shysa again , this time via comlink . When the elder Mandalorian stated he had something to offer Mandalore , Shysa ' s first thought was that Skirata had come around and talked Jusik into aiding him . Skirata instead revealed that he and his people had developed an immunogen for the Empire ' s FG36 nanovirus which had recently been unleashed on the planet Gibad , killing every inhabitant . Shysa was concerned as to whether or not the immunogen — itself a virus that was transmitted from person to person and induced a brief and mild sickness — was safe considering Skirata ' s plan entailed spreading it across the planet discreetly so that the Imperials wouldn ' t catch on and develop something new . With Skirata ' s reassurances , having already exposed himself and his family to the cure , Shysa gave him his blessing and would tell the other clan leaders that there would be a " little bug doing the rounds but that we ' ll be all the stronger for it " . He also considered it acceptable that it was likely the Imperials themselves would become immunized by proximity to infected Mandalorians . Eventually , Shysa and his former comrade - in - arms , Tobbi Dala , found themselves branded as outlaws and criminals for their part in the war . To recover their losses incurred during the fighting , Mandalore had legalized slavery , using Imperial sanctioned slavers to run the operation . With their own people being sold into servitude , the two Mandalorians were forced back into fighting once again , trying to rid their world of the Empire ' s grip . The government , though initially hostile to Shysa and Dala ' s presence , covertly aided the two soldiers , helping them to train special police units around the planet . Alongside these recruited soldiers , Shysa and Dala began to wage a campaign against the Imperial slavers , a fight that would last for more than twenty years . Race for the Tessent . Although the Mandalorian clans were secretly helping Shysa and Dala in their fight , Mandalore was hardly a wealthy state following the Clone Wars , and Shysa was forced to look elsewhere to fund the resistance . In this capacity , Shysa hired himself out to Doctor Follnor Callat , an archaeologist with questionable morals and something of a treasure hunter . Callat had been searching for the Alsakan Tessent , a valuable artifact with great worth to the native Alsakan people . Chasing a rumor that the Tessent had been with a Guard of Aldera who had inhabited the Ast Kikorie Station before its demise in a meteor shower , Callat , along with four of his associates and freelance operatives that included Shysa and an unidentified Blood Carver , arrived at Ast Kikorie to investigate . Settling in Kikorie Port in the academic center of Lon Heights , Shysa and his mercenary counterparts were somewhat out of place among the first - rate scholars . After the wreckage of the space station was searched to find the missing idol , it was revealed that the guard had not been aboard the station when it crashed . Instead , he had been busy shuttling supplies to the station in a small ship . The guard ended up crashing his ship some distance from the station ' s wreckage , but it was still unclear whether the guard had actually possessed the Tessent . Continuing the search , Shysa , piloting his ship , the " Free Mandalore " , and the other freelance operatives came into contact with a separate set of explorers who were also pursuing the Tessent and seemed to be always one step ahead throughout the hunt . After chasing the explorers across several worlds , Shysa and Callat came face to face with their opposition . The final outcome of the chase was unclear ; Shysa may have stolen away with the artifact , betraying his employer and using the valuable idol to fund his effort against the Imperials . Encounter with the Rebels . Although Shysa returned to Mandalore with sufficient funds to continue assaulting the Imperial presence on the planet , his enemy was not without leadership . The Shimholt known as the Suprema was installed as the overlord of the planet with the objective of capturing Mandalorians for forced conscription . The Suprema was incredibly successful , and only a few short months after being instated , it seemed nearly every capable Mandalorian had been captured and bound with Energy cuffs . Many of these new slaves were forced into hard labor at the Imperial headquarters at the City of Bone , crushing any spirit of resistance they might have retained . Around 3 ABY , the underground resistance formed by Shysa undertook a mission to infiltrate the City of Bone and rescue their enslaved kinsman , with Shysa leading them and Tobbi Dala at his side . However , the mission proved to be a disaster , and Dala was captured by the Imperials . Although his comrade was now out of action , Shysa continued the fight , utilizing hit - and - run operations against the slavers . A few days following Dala ' s capture , the bounty hunter Dengar arrived on Mandalore to capture Shysa . The Mandalorian ' s campaign on the world had proved to be an irritating thorn in the Empire ' s side , and a large bounty had been placed on his head . However , Dengar was unable to complete the hunt and soon found himself captured by Shysa ' s forces . In an effort to retrieve Dala , Shysa made a deal with the Imperials . He would turn Dengar over to them in exchange for the release of his friend . The slavers agreed to the deal , but before the exchange could be made , there was another unexpected arrival to the planet . The Princess Leia Organa , who was chasing rumors that Dengar had aided Boba Fett in capturing Han Solo , landed on the planet and became immediately involved in a shoot out between Mandalorians and Imperial slavers . After initially confusing Shysa with Fett , Organa learned of the Mandalorian ' s true identity and his purpose on Mandalore . Shysa ' s recollections of the Clone Wars came upon him again , as he found Organa strikingly similar to her mother , Padmé Amidala , whom he had been sent to capture during the war . After giving Organa a false testimony as to his exploits in the Clone Wars , including mentioning that Boba Fett had been his commander and not Spar , Shysa brought Organa and her droid , C - 3PO , back to his base , lodged deep within the Mandalorian forest . Upon seeing Dengar held within a suspended cage , Organa begged the Mandalorian commander to let her bring the bounty hunter back to the Alliance ' s base for questioning . However , Shysa would hear nothing of it , determined to get his friend back from the Imperials . Organa was disappointed by the refusal , but formulated her own plan to secure Dengar away from his Mandalorian captors . Taking Shysa out on a midnight stroll to bring him away from the camp , Organa left C - 3PO to free the bounty hunter from his suspended prison . On their walk away from the base , Organa seduced Shysa , using a forced kiss to put him off guard and then slamming his head into a nearby tree . With Shysa incapacitated , Organa released Dengar , hoping that he would repay her with information about Fett . However , the bounty hunter double - crossed her , betraying her to the Imperials for the bounty on her head . Battle in the City of Bone . After awaking from unconsciousness , Shysa gathered his men and attempted to stop Organa from freeing their prisoner . However , the group only arrived in time to see her become the victim of the double - cross . As the princess was about to be led away , Shysa took out one of the perimeter guards and assumed his identity , donning his stormtrooper armor and following the Imperials back to their base . After a brief meeting with the Suprema , who ordered Organa to be placed in the detention cells , Shysa freed the princess and made a deal with her : if she would help free Dala from captivity , he would help recapture Dengar and let her take the bounty hunter back to the Alliance . After Organa agreed , the three of them , including C - 3PO , made their way to Dala ' s cell . However , the presence of a guard outside Dala ' s cell forced the three to come up with a more substantial plan . As Shysa feigned an injury , Organa and C - 3PO carried him toward the stormtrooper , hoping to convince him that they were under attack and that he should leave his post . Unfortunately for the trio , the guard was not fooled , but was stopped from alerting his superiors as Shysa kicked him under the chin , knocking him out . Although Dala nearly attacked Shysa when he entered his cell , mistaking him for a genuine stormtrooper , Dala was quickly freed , and the group made their way back through the city . Believing this to be a perfect time to mount an attack against the slavers , Shysa fired a flare out of one of the city ' s windows , triggering an assault by his Mandalorian forces . As the stormtroopers scrambled to defend the city , Shysa and Dala took advantage of the chaos and commandeered a hovercraft . Flying above the Imperial forces , Organa spotted the master control to the prisoners ' energy - links . Concentrating their fire on the device , they destroyed the master control , freeing the slaves within the city . As a riot broke out , pitting the men of Mandalore against their oppressive masters , the group used the distraction to storm the Suprema ' s office . Blasting down the door , the group came face to face with the Suprema , ordering him to open the blast doors to the city . However , the Suprema ignored their order , whipping out a blaster and shooting Dala in the chest . As the Imperial overlord attempted to kill the rest of the group , Dala reached out and grabbed his firing arm , preventing him from taking any further shots . While the two struggled , Shysa leaped at the slaver , kicking him the chest . He began mercilessly beating the Suprema with the butt of his blaster . Before he could finish his assault , he was stopped from killing the alien by Organa , who claimed that they might need the Imperial later . Shysa conceded the point , and tended to his fallen friend . However , Dala had sustained a fatal injury and was beyond saving . Knowing that he would not be able to survive much longer , Dala ordered his friend to leave , promising that he would open the blast doors to the city . Reluctantly , Shysa and the princess returned to the hovercraft to provide covering fire for the Mandalorians fighting inside . However , they were soon under attack by members of Shrike Squadron , a unit of airspeeders who were determined to bring them down . Freed slaves were able to foil the Imperials by tossing a gruel trough at the pursuing ships , destroying one of the Imperial fighters . As the rest of the squadron chased Organa and Shysa back to the blast doors , Dala kept his word and opened them , allowing them to escape the city . As Shrike Squadron hurried to follow the Rebels out of the same exit , Dala closed the blast doors . The subsequent collision of Shrike Squadron caused a catastrophic explosion ; the fire from the downed fighters started a chain reaction of fuel and ammunition that built upon itself , soon consuming the entire structure in fire , killing all the Imperials , the Suprema , and Dala . The death of the Suprema signaled the end of the slavers ' presence on Mandalore , and the sacrifice of Dala had finally rid the planet of the Empire ' s influence . True to his word , following the battle , Shysa recaptured Dengar and forced him to tell Organa all he knew about Fett ' s whereabouts . Dengar swore that he hadn ' t been working with Fett during the hunt for Solo but that he had overheard a conversation in which Fett had told an unidentified person about a hideout in the Anga system . Shysa was disappointed that Dengar had no concrete evidence on Fett ' s whereabouts and apologized to Organa that her mission had been in vain . However , the crippling blow given to the Empire was reward enough for the princess , who thanked Shysa and returned to the Alliance . Joining the Alliance . Following Dala ' s death , the task of revitalizing the Mandalorians and restoring the planet of Mandalore fell solely on Shysa ' s shoulders as " Mand ' alor " . Rebuilding the Mandalorian Protectors , Shysa led his forces in an uprising against Grand Admiral Miltin Takel , who ruled over the Mandalore sector . Shysa ' s influence also saw his home planet ally with the Alliance to Restore the Republic , joining the effort to topple the Empire ' s rule over the galaxy . This effort was finally rewarded at the Battle of Endor , when the Rebels destroyed the second Death Star , killing Emperor Palpatine and his apprentice , Darth Vader . However , the Empire was not gone . Imperials loyal to the Dark Lady Lumiya soon allied with the Nagai in an attempt to drive back the Alliance . The Rebellion had reformed itself into the Alliance of Free Planets , a new government that the Mandalorians readily embraced . When it was heard that the Alliance might be threatened by this new Nagai menace , Shysa led a contingent of Mandalorian warriors to the Alliance ' s base on the forest moon of Endor . The Nagai had also begun to openly attack worlds in the Mandalore system , even establishing bases in the surrounding areas . During their trip to the Alliance ' s headquarters , the Mandalorians were accompanied by Bey , a formidable warrior who had been present on Mandalore when the Nagai had begun their attacks and who had helped to repel the invaders . After arriving , Shysa and Bey went to meet Organa , but were shocked to see her arguing with Han Solo . When Shysa witnessed Solo grab Organa forcefully to make his point heard , Shysa intervened , grabbing Solo by the collar and slamming him to the ground . Although Shysa was concerned that Solo might have hurt her , Organa quickly explained that they were only having a simple argument and led him away from a disgruntled Solo . Shortly afterwards , Shysa and Bey accompanied Organa aboard a transport to investigate mysterious balls of energy that had been appearing throughout the Moddell sector . As Solo flew the " Millennium Falcon " towards one of the energy balls , he was mysteriously transported to a technology - deficient planet . Shysa was shocked at Solo ' s disappearance , but the talented pilot eventually made his way back to the base safe from harm . Nagai - Tof War . With Solo ' s safe return to the forest moon , Organa was overjoyed , forgetting about their earlier argument . However , Shysa had become smitten with the princess and began to flirt heavily with her , commanding her attention away from even her Zeltron attachés , Bahb , Jahn , Marruc , and Rahuhl . Solo was somewhat jealous regarding the situation but kept his mouth shut , not letting the Mandalorian ' s overt advances bother him . While on the forest moon , Shysa took part in a holographic piloting exam to test the competency of the Alliance ' s pilots . Shysa passed the test , but both Solo and Luke Skywalker did not , as the computer decreed that both pilots flew in ways that no sane pilot would ever attempt . However , just as this news was becoming known , a large force of ships commanded by Lumiya was detected in the system , on a course for the forest moon . As both Skywalker and Solo were grounded and unable to pilot their ships due to the computer error , Shysa and Lando Calrissian were forced to take command of the fighter squadrons . As the battle began , the Nagai fighters seemed to predict the squadron ' s maneuvers , foreseeing their every move . Unknown to the Alliance , a traitor within their ranks had betrayed the Alliance ' s flight plans to the Nagai , allowing them to prepare perfect counter attacks . Shysa and Calrissian ' s squadrons slowly began to be wiped out by their prescient opponents . Luckily for the Alliance , on the surface , the grounded Solo discovered the traitor , Bey , and engaged him in hand - to - hand combat . With the betrayal revealed , Admiral Ackbar contacted Calrissian , telling him to abandon all preprogrammed flight tactics . Using an old trick of Solo ' s , the fighters began to fly in erratic paths , masking each other ' s attacks . Confused by their abandonment of tactics , the Nagai began to lose their advantage . Lumiya , unable to bring her forces back under control , sounded the retreat , hoping that the Nagai who had landed on the forest moon would finish the battle . However , due to Skywalker ' s and Solo ' s help , the Nagai ground force was also defeated and their forces captured . With the war now fully begun , Shysa continued to lead the Mandalorians against the invading Nagai . However , following the Battle of Zeltros , the Nagai decided to ally with the Alliance of Free Planets due to the arrival of the Tof , the Nagai ' s old enemy that had enslaved their home planet of Nagi . The Alliance began to push back the Tof threat , isolating them at their forward base on the planet of Saijo . Shysa was involved in the Battle of Saijo , fighting alongside Organa , Solo , Skywalker , and the Nagai ' s commander , Knife . During the battle , Shysa was forced to break up the fighting between Solo and Knife , who also happened to be Bey ' s half - brother . The two were constantly at odds over Bey ' s betrayal , but Shysa ' s presence was enough to keep the disagreement from coming to blows . When Skywalker decided to lead a detachment of troopers in infiltrating the Tof headquarters , Shysa stayed behind with Trif , Maggie , C - 3PO , and R2 - D2 in order to keep a communications line open between Skywalker ' s group and Calrissian , who was commanding the fleet above Saijo . The battle and the war came to a close when Skywalker ' s group captured the Tof leader , Sereno , with the help of Bey , who was revealed to be a double agent working for Ackbar . Following the end of the conflict , the Alliance of Free Planets transitioned into the New Republic and offered membership to the Nagai , suggesting that they make Saijo their new home planet . However , most of the Nagai refused the offer , more inclined to find a world of their own . The Nagai fleet set a course for their homeworld , deciding to liberate Nagi from the Tof that were still ruling there . Shysa attached himself to this effort , leading his forces alongside the Nagai . Shysa survived the conflict and later returned to Mandalore . Further exploits . Shysa and the Mandalorians continued to fight for the Alliance , even after their transition into the New Republic . Around 5 ABY , Shysa and the reborn Mandalorian Protectors played an important role in the Battle of Mindor , providing the decisive push to defeat Lord Shadowspawn , who fought to the last man . Under Shysa , the Protectors continued to see conflict , but primarily as the defenders of Mandalore . Almost twenty years after Shysa forced the Empire from Mandalore , Shysa tracked to the planet Shogun in the Quence sector . and was confronted by Boba Fett , who was pursuing a bounty placed on Shysa ' s head by the Kaminoan Taun We — wanting revenge on Shysa for his role in attacking Kamino during the Clone Wars . Although the exact details are unclear , during this encounter Shysa perished on the planet . Shysa was able to save Fett ' s life , but only at the cost of his own . Apparently surrounded by Sevvet s and under heavy fire , Shysa was badly wounded , so much so that he would have been unable to escape . To save Shysa from what he called , " a rotten death " , and at his own request , Fett mercy - killed the Mandalorian Protector . With his dying words , Shysa requested that Fett take the title of " Mand ' alor " and command the Mandalorian Protectors — still believing a Fett to be Mandalore ' s best bet for a leader . Legacy . Following Shysa ' s death , Boba Fett would indeed assume the title of " Mand ' alor " and his place as ruler of the clans . Future Mandalorians respected Shysa greatly for rescuing the planet from the Empire and for giving them back their pride when the Imperials had all but beaten it out of them . Shysa ' s legacy of reviving the Mandalorian Protectors and leading them out of their post - Imperial period of destitution was well - remembered on his home planet , and the inhabitants continued to regard Shysa as a literal savior of their world . Shysa ' s traits of staying near the planet and looking after the world from every outside threat was well known , and when Fett assumed the title and did not keep to Shysa ' s habits , many Mandalorians resented him for staying so far away from the people that he was expected to defend . Some Mandalorians such as Goran Beviin saw the new " Mand ' alor " as not living up to his predecessor . However , these comparisons did not stop Fett from also admiring Shysa . Even before he met Shysa on Shogun , Fett held the Mandalorian leader in high regard . During his hunt for Jodo Kast , he was disappointed to find that Kast was not Shysa or Dala , judging Kast for not having " earned his armor . " A memorial to Shysa was erected on Mandalore by Fett , and his helmet was considered a relic amongst the Mandalorians . Personality and traits . Fenn Shysa was an honorable man with a strong sense of morals . He was devoted to his fellow soldiers , most of all Tobbi Dala , whom he loved as a brother . During the campaign to free Mandalore from the Empire , Shysa personally tended the wounds of his fellow soldiers , helping his men through the worst of injuries . Besides devotion to his troops in battle , Shysa was somewhat of a romantic , and around Princess Organa , he could not help but feel protective , even attacking her sweetheart , Han Solo , when it appeared that he might hurt her . Shysa was also apparently somewhat of a linguist , as he had the ability to speak Shyriiwook , a skill that most Humans were unable to master . Although proven as a fierce soldier , Shysa also had a compassionate streak , extending his efforts towards other just causes that needed his aid , such as the Nagai campaign to retake their homeworld from the Tof . Shysa spoke with a heavy accent during the fighting to free Mandalore , but by the time of the Nagai - Tof War , this trait had disappeared . Shysa ' s helmet was distinguishable from others with two notable swooshes , known as Jaig eyes , on either side of the helmet , a characteristic that was adopted in different forms by the Mandalorian Protectors in the Clone Wars . However , just as with his accent , by the time of the conflict with the Nagai , he had taken to wearing a plain helmet with no distinguishing marks present . Behind the scenes . Fenn Shysa was created by David Michelinie for use in " Marvel Star Wars " ' " " . Shysa was used in the following issue , " " , before disappearing from the story . The backstory given to Shysa claimed that he had fought in the Clone Wars alongside Boba Fett and that the Mandalorians had fought for the Emperor , even being sent to kidnap Princess Leia Organa . This story was only contradicted by the release of the prequel trilogy , which revealed that Fett was a clone of Jango Fett and had been too young to have fought alongside Shysa . Likewise , Organa had not even been born until the end of the Clone Wars . Shysa made three more minor appearances in the " Marvel Star Wars " arc , including a role in the final issue , " " . Following this , Shysa went unreferenced until 1997 ' s " " . Also written before the release of the prequels , this comic seemed to take Shysa ' s account of Fett as reliable , as the bounty hunter mentions both Shysa and Dala during his fight with Jodo Kast . Three years later , still before the release of and the revelation of Fett ' s true backstory , Shysa was again referenced in Rich Handley ' s and Joseph Bongiorno ' s article in " Star Wars Gamer 1 " , " " , which served to explain Shysa ' s actions following the end of the Marvel run , explaining that the Mandalorian had aided the Nagai in the liberation of their homeworld . Shysa was once again referenced in " Star Wars Gamer " in issue 9 ' s article , " Race for the Tessent " . Besides mentioning his fight against Imperial slavers , the article took measures to mention that the details of Shysa ' s early career were " sketchy , " referencing the recent contradiction that had been made with his backstory due to Fett ' s background " Attack of the Clones " . This contradiction was finally retcon ned by Abel G . Peña in his article " The History of the Mandalorians " , in " Star Wars Insider 80 " . This fix explained that the man whom Shysa believed to be Fett was in reality a rogue ARC trooper , Alpha - Ø2 , a character from " Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds " . In addition , the article helped clarify that Shysa and the Mandalorians who had fought in the Clone Wars had been sent to kidnap Padmé Amidala , not Leia Organa , as Shysa had originally claimed . The final inconsistency , surrounding Shysa and the Mandalorians fighting for the Emperor , was fixed by explaining that the Mandalorians had been sent into battle by Darth Sidious . Since both the Emperor and Darth Sidious were one and the same , Shysa ' s claims were true , from a certain point of view . Following this fix of Shysa ' s background , the Mandalorian warrior began to be referenced in several newer sources , including the new batch of . Shysa even played a role in the Legacy of the Force series of novels , warranting mentions in " " , " " and " " . However , the mention of Shysa in " " gives a somewhat conflicting backstory to Shysa . While " The History of the Mandalorians " took the time to explain Shysa ' s claims in " The Search Begins " as simply confused recollections , " Revelation " changes the story . During the novel , the character , Goran Beviin states that Shysa knew the true identity of Spar but encouraged him to impersonate Boba Fett in order to take advantage of Jango ' s reputation to heighten morale . In this version of events , Shysa was the one really in charge of the Protectors , using Spar as a figurehead . However , this story seems to conflict quite drastically with the original Marvel comics . During " The Search Begins " , Shysa is highly critical of Fett , decrying him for going off to join the Empire after the Clone Wars . In later issues , Shysa would keep this viewpoint , even directly stating that Fett was simply " bounty hunting scum " in " " . Using this attitude as a basis , why Shysa would claim to Organa that his commander was Fett , if he had in actuality created the deception seems self - contradictory . Especially since if the purpose of the deception was to establish legitimacy , there doesn ' t seem to be much reason behind maligning Fett . Since this contradictory backstory is only stated by one Mandalorian who was not present for the Clone Wars , it may be possible that Beviin was just stating a popular rumor that made Shysa out to be more of a mastermind than he actually was . Further explanation of this new version of events were featured in " " , which explained that he did , in fact , know Spar was a clone , and merely asked him to pretend to be Fett ' s son . He also asked this of Republic Commando Fi Skirata and ARC Trooper Sull .