Imperial Academy of Mandalore

Description

The Royal Academy of Government, which was located in the capital city of Sundari on Mandalore, was originally designed to nurture the most promising Mandalorian youths, preparing them to guide the planet's future in positions of leadership. However, its transformation into the Imperial Academy of Mandalore shifted its focus to instructing cadets in combat techniques, weapons technology (including repair), and explosives, all in preparation for service within the Imperial Military. The academy also incorporated espionage training, which included a unit dedicated to teaching various languages such as Aqualish and Huttese. Both Aurebesh, the written form of Galactic Basic Standard, and Mandalorian, the written form of Mando'a, the spoken language of the Mandalorian people, were utilized within the academy's curriculum.

History

As the Royal Academy of Government

During the Clone Wars, a series of armed conflicts between the Galactic Republic and the dissenting Confederacy of Independent Systems, Korkie Kryze, nephew of New Mandalorian leader Duchess Satine Kryze, was a student at the Royal Academy of Government alongside his friends Amis, Lagos, and Soniee. At Duchess Satine's request, the Jedi High Council dispatched Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano to Mandalore to assist her in uncovering corruption within the Mandalorian government. Tano's mission was disguised as an assignment to instruct cadets at the academy. Kryze and his friends, aided by Tano, worked to expose Prime Minister Almec's involvement in the black market.

As the Imperial Academy of Mandalore

Following the conclusion of the Clone Wars, the Galactic Empire assumed control of Mandalore and subsequently transformed the Royal Academy into the Imperial Academy of Mandalore. Sabine Wren, a Mandalorian and a distinguished student, studied the strategies employed by Twi'lek freedom fighter Cham Syndulla and Mandalorian Protector leader Fenn Rau during the Clone Wars. She discovered that the Empire was in the process of developing a new cruiser equipped with gravity well projectors powerful enough to extract a ship from hyperspace. She also distinguished herself as the fastest cadet to complete the language unit within the espionage training program. During her time at the academy, Wren encountered several Imperial officials whom she perceived as arrogant, finding them less favorable than Commandant Cumberlayne Aresko of the Lothal Academy's. Ultimately, her unwavering trust in the Empire and its directives led to a distressing experience that prompted Wren to leave the academy and pursue a career as a bounty hunter, eventually aligning herself with a group of rebels operating on the planet Lothal.

Faculty and staff

• Janard [14]

Cadets and alumni

• Amis [1]
• Korkie Kryze [1]
• Lagos [1]
• Ketsu Onyo [15]
• Soniee [1]
• Sabine Wren [3]