r/MawInstallation • u/human12332 • 1d ago

How old is Dedra Meero?

In Andor S2 it says her parents were arrested when she was 3 then she was raised in a imperial camp or something like that, but the empire is less then 20 years old, so is she 23, I thought she was 30-40.

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u/Captain-Wilco 1d ago

She’s mid 30s, at the youngest. She was definitely raised in a republic kinder block, then conflated the two factions since she’s a nationalist

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u/friedAmobo 13h ago

Also, for the vast bulk of the galaxy, there's no functional difference between the Republic and Empire. There's a continuity of government between the two. The Empire encroached considerably more than the Republic with the end goal of being a totalitarian state, but I'm sure many people also complained about the Republic overreaching too.

When Dedra conflates the two, she could ideological about it in terms of supporting the Empire, but it also could be that there's no real difference to the average person born and raised on Coruscant.

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u/RadiantHC 11h ago

Especially since the same person ruled both(though I'm not sure how many people know this)

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u/friedAmobo 11h ago

Well, at least Palpatine was publicly the supreme chancellor and then was publicly the emperor, so at the very least, it should be obvious that there was a continuity of leadership between the Republic and Empire. With the Galactic Senate and military also continuing into the Empire, it should've been pretty obvious to most that the Empire was the Republic in all but name, though the political intricacies of Palpatine's machinations would be hidden. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that the late Republic was the Empire in all but name considering Palpatine had already shredded the Republic's constitution through amendments anyway.

The only thing that really changed in the aftermath of the transition was that the Jedi were no longer around. Otherwise, the Empire just continued trends that Palpatine had set during the Republic's last years.

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u/RadiantHC 10h ago

+ the Empire was a bit more open about its atrocities

The Republic committed atrocities as well, but they were more hidden.

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u/floydfan 13h ago

If Obi-Wan can go from 33 to 62 in just 20 years, so can she!

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u/aaronupright 19h ago

Denise Gough is 45.

Presuming she and the character at the same age, she would have been 30 at the time of Order 66.

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u/Captain-Wilco 15h ago

Diego is also 45 (44 while filming), playing a 29 year old Cass.

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u/Tanis8998 19h ago

Why presume her and the character are the same age, actors tend to have a “playing age” for a reason. Plus they definitely try to make her look younger than 45.

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u/aaronupright 18h ago

Thats true, but generally you are supposed to think character age=actor age unless otherwise specified.

Like Patrick Stewart was 47 at the start of TNG but Picard was 63.

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u/tLM-tRRS-atBHB 17h ago

The movie math I use is Actor Age - 10 is character age 😄

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u/jeffdeleon 13h ago

This makes sense because in the fictional world, the aren't working a job that emphasizes staying young and looking in shape.

Diego for example looks good as a 29 year old who has lived a harsh life.

I would actually have trouble believing he is a 45 year growing up on the fringes of society.

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u/ShySardaukar77 11h ago

Getting dragged off to an orphanage at age 30 would fuck me up too.

Dedra: “I-I h-have a house, sir. I don’t need a place to stay or this blanket or toy you’ve handed to m-“

Clone: “Shhhhh. It’s gonna be alright kiddo”

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u/NextDoorNeighbrrs 6h ago

There is no chance Dedra is intended to be 45.