User:Antonstaen/Mandalore

"Mandalore was slain recently and his killer, the new Mandalore, has taken his place. Whether or not he's another Imperial puppet remains to be seen but we must watch him closely."

- Gnost-Dural



Since as far back as 7,000 BBY, the Mando'ade, also known as the Mandalorians, have been a force to be reckoned with in the Galaxy.

Originally consisting entirely of the Taung, this warrior culture eventually consisted of beings from a wide range of species, mostly Humans. Since the very beginning, the Mandalorians have been lead by Mand'alor, most commonly known as Mandalore. Many have seized, or tried to seize, the title during the ages, most of them extremely historically important figures.



The Mandalorians have been part of many galaxy-spanning conflicts, among them the Mandalorian Wars and the Great Galactic War. During the Mandalorian Wars, Mandalore the Ultimate lead his forces against.. well, most of the galaxy.

It was only when the Jedi, and later Sith, Revan entered the war that they began to lose. When Revan finally won the war in 3,960 BBY, during the Battle of Malachor V, he took the mask of Mandalore from Mandalore the Ultimate's dead body. Without it, none could truly rule the Mandalorians, due to it being the ultimate symbol of their leader.



Years later, the redeemed Revan passed on the mask to Canderous Ordo, and gave him a mission: To reunite the Mandalorians. Canderous would later change the mask, making a part of his armour. By this, it's appearance was altered to the extreme.

The outcome of Ordo's cause is unknown. What we do know is that during the Great Galactic War a few centuries later, a new Mandalore rose on the planet of Geonosis, taking control of the once again shattered Mandalorians, allying with the Sith Empire and fought against the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order.

This Mandalore was later revealed to be nothing but a Imperial puppet, and was slain by a man who proclaimed himself to be the new Mandalore. Man, these guys change fast.

Anyway, back on topic. This new Mandalore is most likely going to be in the coming game Star Wars: The Old Republic, so it's likely that we'll learn of his identity then. For now, all we know is that his status - whether he's a Sith minion or not - is unknown, and that..

[Dramatic drum roll]

.. that he looks extremely much like Mandalore the frickin' Ultimate.



Observe the extremely similar pose, the cape, the collar and the shoulder pads. They're like bloody clones. Sure, the mask is of course not the mask of Mandalore - It was completely changed, given new colour and shape. Although, it does share a minor similarity with Ordo's "new" mask.

Also, picture shows MtU with.. rebreathers. Sure, not the same as his eventual successor, but still.. rebreathers.

Why are they so similar? I have no idea. I do, however, have a uncanny feeling: My mind trying to tell me something about conspiracies. Hopefully, I'm not insane - Just paranoid.