The Mandalore Plot " The Mandalore Plot " is the twelfth episode in of the . It aired on January 29 , 2010 . Official description . " While investigating rumors of conspiracy surrounding Duchess Satine of Mandalore , Obi - Wan uncovers the truth about a mysterious Mandalorian plot . " Plot summary . Obi - Wan arrives at Sundari on Mandalore , and is escorted via speeder to meet Duchess Satine . He is met by Prime Minister Almec , who claims Mandalore ' s violence died out with the warriors on Concordia , Mandalore ' s moon . Satine arrives , and she and Obi - Wan engage in a brief , flirtatious conversation ( mixed with mild aversion ) before Obi - Wan shows her a hologram of a figure in Mandalorian armor attacking a Republic cruiser . Satine assures him that she is not behind the attack , and she and Obi - Wan set out for a tour of the city . They travel to a garden , where Satine tells Obi - Wan of a rogue group of Mandalorians called Death Watch , which is opposed to Satine ' s peaceful ways . She claims she has worked to root out the group of criminals , and has tracked them to Concordia . Meanwhile , on Concordia , a man in Mandalorian armor is conversing with a hologram of Count Dooku , who has promised to support Death Watch . They plan to rally more citizens to their cause so they can overthrow the Duchess . Back on Mandalore , Satine and Obi - Wan are touring the gardens when there is an explosion . Satine and Obi - Wan rush in to rescue the injured , and see a hologram showing the crest of Death Watch . Obi - Wan spots a man fleeing the scene , and pursues him through the gardens . After a brief struggle , the man jumps off a balcony , preferring to commit suicide rather than being kidnapped and interrogated by the Jedi . However , Satine and Obi - Wan manage to reach the dying man on the lower floor , a few seconds before his decease , when the Mandalorian whispers his last words to the Duchess in the dialect of Concordia . Obi - Wan and Satine travel to the moon , and are greeted by Governor Pre Vizsla . The Jedi decides to secretly investigate the situation on Concordia and gives Satine an earpiece so they can communicate , then takes a speeder bike and travels to one of the moon ' s supposedly nonoperational mines , where , after a small scuffle , he is captured by two armed Mandalorians . He then contacts Satine , who is drinking with Vizsla , pretending Obi - Wan is meditating in his chamber and is going to join them in a few minutes . She excuses herself , and sets off on a speeder bike towards the mine , where she shuts down the mining machine which would have crushed Kenobi . They escape through a turbolift , but are cut off by a group of Death Watch members in armor . The group ' s leader orders an evacuation of the mines , then reveals his face . It is Governor Vizsla , who has been plotting against Satine and the Jedi . He gives Kenobi ' s lightsaber back to him , then brandishes his own Darksaber . They duel , and Vizsla is defeated . He orders his warriors to kill Kenobi , who escapes with Satine down the turbolift shaft . They journey back to Sundari , where Obi - Wan tells Satine he believes the Separatists are aiding Death Watch . But despite the evidence , Satine vows to stay out of the war . Anakin arrives to report for duty , and he and Obi - Wan join Satine aboard her starship . Behind the scenes . The elongated shape of the Mandalorian helmets in the episode were inspired by Boba Fett ' s character design in " The Star Wars Holiday Special " . The hexagon design seen in the chest piece of Mandalorian armor is visible in elements of Mandalorian architecture . The planet of Mandalore appears significantly different from all of its past appearances , as a result of its new backstory involving a conflict with the Republic . A reconciliation of the two portrayals was established with retcon s issued by " The Essential Atlas " reference book , and the later " " guide book , which state that the expansive white - sand desert seen in the episode is only one aspect of the overall landscape of Mandalore ' s surface . The character design for Duchess Satine Kryze and her royal guard were based on abandoned character design concepts for " " . The design for Satine was based on a Queen Amidala illustration by Iain McCaig , and the design for her royal guard came from the same artist ' s experiments with Sith . The Jedi Temple Archives feature on Blu - ray includes the deleted scene " Satine Saves Obi - Wan " .