With the arrival of The Mandalorian, the Star Wars franchise has focused on one of its most interesting factions. Since the appearance of Jango and Boba Fett these bounty hunters have become two of the audience’s favorite characters. Now, thanks to the story of Since we are discover much more about the creed of these mysterious individuals and the past of their culture. Below I have compiled all the information you need to know about Mandalore:

Important Facts About Mandalore

  • Mandalore is a planet located on the Outer Edge.
  • It is the original homeland of the Mandalorians, warriors who they wear Beskar armor, a metal immune even to lightsabers.
  • His world is one of the few places in the entire galaxy where the coveted metal can be obtained.
  • After the purge of the planet, Mandalorians and Beskars are very rare.

Originally, the inhabitants of Mandalore belonged to the race of Year, but gradually everyone who was born on the planet or followed the standards of their warrior creed began to be called Mandalorians. The environment led them to form a society based on war, where only the strong were respected. Thanks to this attitude, they conquered several neighboring worlds and managed to form an empire for some time.

The Taung are the original Mandalorians.

What happened on Mandalore before the events of The Mandalorian?

The constant wars have led to Mandalore on the verge of collapse and their lands have become virtually uninhabitable. As a result, they ended up forming a pacifist government led by Duchess Satine Kryze. During the series of The Clone Wars we see part of his tenure and the conflicts that arose due to his non-violent attitude. Its main detractors were members of the Death Watch, a group that sought to restore ancient traditions of Concordia’s moon.

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Satine Kryze directs Mandalore during The Clone Wars.
  • There Duquesa Satine received help from Obi Wan Kenobi to fight these “terrorists”.
  • One of the best known members of the death watch he was Bo-Katan, who is also the sister of the Duchess.
  • The leader of this group, For Viszlwas the first darksaber wielder that we saw in one of the official productions of star wars.
  • After a while, the government of the planet succumbed to Darth Maul and the Shadow Collective.
  • Finally, after the fall of Republicpassed into the hands of the Empire.
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Pre Viszla was the leader of the Deathwatch and one of the Darksaber’s wielders.

What is the Great Purge?

  • Years later, during the Imperial Mandate, there was a terrible battle that wiped out the rest of the planet’s habitable zones.
  • Once again, the Mandalorians have proven themselves too dangerous for their own good.
  • Seeing the destruction of his home, Bo-Katan tried to get Mandalore back with resistance support.
  • The Empire’s response was relentless and they decided destroy the warrior people once and for all.
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Bo-Katan is one of the last people looking to rebuild Mandalore.

During the night of a thousand tears Imperial droids flew over the surface, bombarding and exterminating all its inhabitants. Despite this, some of the Mandalorians managed to escape and were hunted down by Moff Gideon in what is called the Great Purge. The Imperial officer relentlessly hunts down the survivors and he took away the Beskar they had. As a result, the groups that managed to escape became bounty hunters working in the shadows.

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