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 60 BBY , 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 were 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 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 52 BBY , 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 striketeam 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 , left the Death Watch leader to die at the hands of a pack of dire - cat s . With the war over , Jango turned to a life as a bounty hunter to make a living . In 32 BBY , 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 scar ring 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 renown for their skill and ruthlessness in battle . Clan Fett was also known for its cumulative efforts to benefit and uplift the Mandalorian people . 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 . Notable members . Cassus Fett . The earliest known member of Clan Fett , Cassus Fett was a Mandalorian human who lived during the time of the Mandalorian Wars . Second - in - command to Mandalore the Ultimate , Cassus spearheaded the rise of the Mandalorian Neo - Crusaders , and used their more regimented structure and standardized armor as the backbone of the Mandalorian forces during their war against the Republic . Cassus Fett was responsible for the near extinction of the Cathar race , as well as the bombardment of both Serroco and Jebble . A master strategist and the victor of numerous battles , Cassus became one of the most wanted individuals in the galaxy during the war . Cassus was the father of at least one son , and was to be presumed by most to be dead by the time of the Jedi Civil War . Vorten Fett . Centuries later the Mandalorian commander , Vorten Fett would become a skilled commander and warrior within the Mandalorian clans . Leading a thousand Mandalorian warriors during the Invasion of Taris , leading victories for their allies , the Sith Empire . He was later present in meeting on Ilum to plan their assault against Darth Malgus ' s New Empire . Khomo Fett . Under the leadership of the veteran Mandalorian warrior , Khomo Fett would forge Clan Fett into being the most powerful clan within the Mandalore sector . But when the fight began with the Eternal Empire , Clan Fett ' s over eagerness for battle cost them greatly and led them to make foolish mistakes to which many members of Clan Fett died . Despite that , Khomo ' s name was placed as an obvious choice as successor , but he refused as he preferred fighting battles than planning them . Even though Mandalore the Avenger has concerns for him wanting to bring back the glory days of the Mandalorian Neo - Crusaders , his fierce loyalty for his people made him one of her top advisers and trusted eyes and ears on the battlefield . Jango Fett . The son of one of Concord Dawn ' s Journeyman Protectors , Jango Fett was born into the life of a farmer . When the Mandalorian Civil War , fought between the Death Watch and the True Mandalorians , spilled onto his homeworld , Jango ' s family was caught in the crossfire and his parents were killed . Taken in by the leader of the Mandalorians , Jaster Mereel , Jango was subsequently adopted into the Mandalorian culture . After a Death Watch ambush on Korda 6 left Mereel dead , Jango took his surrogate father ' s place as " Mand ' alor " , leader of the Mandalorians , and led the True Mandalorian army until the Battle of Galidraan . There , Jango and the True Mandalorians fell victim to the machinations of the Death Watch , who tricked a Jedi striketeam into believing that Jango ' s soldiers had been slaughtering innocent civilians . Though Jango managed to personally kill six Jedi with his bare hands , the True Mandalorians were ultimately defeated and Jango arrested . Escaping from captivity , Jango tracked the Death Watch leader , Tor Vizsla , to Corellia and battled him to the death . His loses and time in captivity made Jango a bitter man , and though he was still the " Mand ' alor " , he grew distant from the Mandalorian people , turning instead to a life as a bounty hunter . Chosen by Count Dooku as the progenitor of the clones of the Grand Army of the Republic , Jango adopted an unmodified clone he named Boba as his son , viewing the child to be worth more to him than all the credits the job paid . Though still a freelance bounty hunter , Jango remained in the employ of Count Dooku and his Confederacy of Independent Systems up until his death during the Battle of Geonosis . Jango ' s impressive skill and Jedi killer reputation made him a symbol of strength for the Mandalorians . Boba Fett . A clone of Jango Fett , Boba Fett was raised by Jango as his son . Growing up on Kamino , Boba was only just beginning his Mandalorian training under Jango before the elder Fett ' s untimely death , and thus didn ' t know much about the culture or how to speak the language . With his father dead , Boba took possession of Jango ' s ship and Mandalorian armor , determined to forge a life for himself as a bounty hunter . At the age of sixteen , he met and fell in love with the Kiffar bounty hunter Sintas Vel ; the two fell in love and married , settling down together on Concord Dawn , where Fett took a job as a Journeyman Protector . Family life for Fett was short - lived : Sintas was raped by Fett ' s senior officer in the Protectors and Fett killed him in revenge , only to be jailed and exiled for his own crime . After that , Fett and Sintas split up and Fett focused on a renewed career as a bounty hunter , eventually earning a reputation as one of the best bounty hunters in the galaxy . Following the death of Fenn Shysa , Boba agreed to the man ' s dying wish to replace him as " Mand ' alor " , and led the Mandalorian people throughout the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy , and found himself dedicated to the restoration of Mandalore following the war . It was also during this time that Fett met his estranged granddaughter , Mirta Gev ; though raised by his daughter Ailyn to hate him , the death of Ailyn at the hands of the rising Sith Lord Darth Caedus allowed Mirta and Boba to lay the groundwork for a new , closer relationship . Mirta Gev . A Fett by bloodline , Mirta Gev was the daughter of Ailyn Vel — Boba Fett ' s estranged daughter from his marriage to Sintas Vel — and the Mandalorian soldier , Makin Marec . Raised to hate Fett by her mother and trained to be a Mandalorian by her father , Mirta learned to be level - headed , tough , and resourceful from a young age . Mirta finally met her grandfather , Boba Fett , in 40 ABY , when she played her part in her mother ' s latest plan to kill Fett . Attempting to lure Fett into a trap set by Ailyn , everything quickly fell apart when Ailyn was captured , interrogated , and accidentally killed by the up - and - coming Darth Caedus . Their mutual grief over the loss of a loved one allowed Mirta and Fett to establish the foundation of a slow but steady relationship that grew over time , made stronger by the time they shared together while seeking a cure for Fett ' s late - in - life illness . Fett ' s appearance in Mirta ' s life also served to bring her deeper into the Mandalorian culture , and while staying on Mandalore , Mirta began to fall in love with the young Mandalorian soldier , Ghes Orade . During all of this , Mirta became interested in the fate of her vanished grandmother , and through her diligence , found that Sintas Vel was not dead , but in fact trapped within carbonite . Fett and Mirta rescued Sintas and released her from carbonite with the help of two of Fett ' s friends ; when it became evident that Sintas had emerged suffering from severe carbonite sickness , Mirta dedicated herself to rehabilitating her long - lost grandmother . Aided in this endeavor by the Force healing abilities of the Jedi - turned - Mandalorian , Gotab , Mirta was able to assist Sintas in making a full recovery . With her grandmother healed , Mirta married Orade not long after , forming a bond between the Fett and Vevut clan to which Orade belonged . Behind the scenes . The roots of Clan Fett date back to the first appearance of Boba Fett in the 1978 animation , " The Story of the Faithful Wookiee " . The revelation that Boba Fett was in fact the cloned son of Jango Fett in , released twenty - four years later in 2002 , established the Fetts as a family . This canon ical facet was later expanded upon with the " " comic book series , introducing Jango Fett ' s parents , and sister , Arla . " www . ambufett . com " was a domain name purchased by Lucasfilm before the release of " " . It is possible that Ambu Fett may have been considered as the original name of Jango , or another Fett family member . Another name proposed for the character was J ' mee Fett .