Fenn Shysa ' s memorial A memorial to Fenn Shysa was erected by the bounty hunter Boba Fett in the settlement of Bralsin on the planet Mandalore . Built in honor of the deceased " Mand ' alor " , Fenn Shysa , it existed as one of only a few memorials ever erected on the Outer Rim world . During the Second Galactic Civil War , Fett came to the memorial often to speak with Shysa , something he had only previously done with his deceased father , Jango Fett . Description . Fenn Shysa ' s memorial was a simple one , consisting of the former " Mand ' alor ' s " helmet resting atop a column of granite and secured by a durasteel peg . Shysa had been a beloved leader to his people , and no Mandalorian would think to steal or dislodge his helmet ; the durasteel peg was placed there only as a precaution to thwart bad weather and Mandalore ' s native wildlife . Located in the small Keldabe suburb of Bralsin , the memorial sat at the crest of a small hill , in a clearing surrounded by an avenue of trees . It was a small substitute for a proper " Mand ' alor " grave , but Boba Fett personally considered it fitting for a humble , leader like Shysa , to be commemorated like any other Mandalorian . There was no name , inscription , or markings on the monument , and no railings or other indicator that it was a respected leader who was being honored at the site . The memorial itself went undisturbed for at least twenty years , surviving the attack of the Yuuzhan Vong during the Yuuzhan Vong War , though by 41 ABY , the helmet had begun to succumb to rust and the paint had started to noticeably fade . History . During the Clone Wars , the Mandalorian soldier Fenn Shysa and two - hundred and eleven other Mandalorian Protectors attacked the cloning facilities on the watery world of Kamino on behalf of the Confederacy of Independent Systems , devastating them . Though the majority of the Protectors were later killed in the fateful Battle of Norval II , Shysa survived and his deeds did not go unforgotten . Several years later , when the infamous bounty hunter Boba Fett went to Kamino to have his cancer ous leg transplanted for a new , cloned one , the Kaminoan Taun We hired Fett to kill Shysa in revenge for what he and his comrades had done to Kamino . Fett hunted Shysa — who had by that point become the " Mand ' alor " , leader of the Mandalorian clans — eventually confronting him on the planet Shogun . There , they were attacked by the Sevvets and Shysa gave his life to protect Fett . Shysa had wanted Fett to be " Mand ' alor " for decades , desiring to capitalize on his father Jango Fett ' s reputation as a killer of Jedi as symbol of strength for Mandalore , and begged Fett to assume the role as his dying wish . Honoring Shysa ' s last request , Fett became the new " Mand ' alor " , and though he left Shysa ' s body behind in the Quence sector , he returned to Mandalore with Shysa ' s green and red - colored helmet . There , in the small settlement of Bralsin , a rural suburb of the planet ' s capital city , Keldabe , Fett created a simple memorial displaying Shysa ' s helmet on a column of granite secured by a durasteel peg . The memorial survived the Yuuzhan Vong ' s attack on Mandalore during their invasion of the galaxy unharmed , remaining undisturbed for close to twenty years . During the conflict between the Galactic Alliance and the Confederation , Boba Fett visited Shysa ' s memorial on a number of occasions , a stark contrast to the nearly twenty years previous when Fett had never bothered to visit the simple monument . There , he would stand and speak to the rusting helmet and imagine Shysa ' s replies , something he had only previously done with his father , Jango . Fett ' s long - time friend Goran Beviin later brought Jedi Knight Jaina Solo to Shysa ' s memorial during at least one of their training sessions together . While there , Beviin told Solo of Shysa ' s connection to her mother , Leia Organa Solo , and her uncle , Luke Skywalker , with whom Shysa had fought alongside against the Galactic Empire and its later remnants . The two paid their respects to the beloved " Mand ' alor " — Beviin even fondly rubbing Shysa ' s old helmet , and offering to record a holoimage for Solo ' s mother , the former Princess Leia — then carried on with their lessons . Behind the scenes . Fenn Shysa ' s memorial first appeared in " Star Wars " canon in the 2008 novel , " " , by author Karen Traviss . It was later referenced in " Revelation " " Legacy of the Force " sequel , " " , by author Troy Denning , and mentioned in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " entry for " Bralsin . "