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Mandalore's Mask
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- "You know what the Mask means to my people. Without it we are lost, vagabonds wandering the galaxy without a purpose. Recovering the Mask could be the key to restoring Mandalorian honor—and power. Whoever finds it will be hailed as the new leader of the clans. Mandalore will rise again, and the Mandalorians will follow."
- ―Canderous Ordo
Mandalore's Mask was a ceremonial war mask worn by the Mandalore, the traditional leader of the Mandalorian warrior clans. Mandalore the Indomitable wore the mask throughout the Great Sith War and after his death it passed to his successor, Mandalore the Ultimate. The helmet was a ruddy golden color and it prominently featured the iconic Mandalorian T-shaped visor. For decoration, it was embossed with a series of concentric lines and, above the visor, it was adorned with two emblems of the Mandalorian Crusaders.
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- "Mandalore's helmet is passed from one leader to the next. When Revan executed Mandalore before our eyes, he cast Mandalore's helmet away, denied it to us. He took Mandalore's helmet and left with it. If he hadn't done that, a new Mandalore would've been chosen that day. But without leadership and direction, the clans scattered...fell apart."
- ―Canderous Ordo
The history of the mask is murky and its first bearer is unknown, but it may date back to Mandalore the First. In time, the fabled helm became the symbol of leadership. It was passed down through the ages to those Mandalorians who proved themselves worthy of the title of Mandalore, Lord of the Mandalorian Clans.[1]
During the concluding battle of the Mandalorian Wars, the Jedi Knight Revan and Mandalore the Ultimate faced each other in single combat. Revan was the victor of the duel. After slaying his opponent, he alone knew the location of Mandalore's mask and he chose to withhold it from the Mandalorians, thus condemning the clans to wander without a leader.[2]
An Unidentified Mandalore attempted to claim leadership of the scattered Mandalorian Clans during the Jedi Civil War without the aid of the mask, but no claimant to the title of "Mandalore" would successfully rule the Clans until after the war. Before disappearing from known space, Revan gave the mask to Canderous Ordo, who traveled with him during the final year of war.[3][2]
Having acquired the mask of Mandalore, Canderous Ordo began a quest to unite the Mandalorian Clans. At this time, he encountered a dying Taung warrior who claimed to be the true Mandalore, and denounced Mandalore the Ultimate as a pretender to the title. When the Taung Mandalore died during their meeting, Canderous took the Taung's armor for himself and he integrated the mask of Mandalore into its helmet. Through guile and martial skill, he gathered followers and declared himself Mandalore.[4][5]
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AppearancesEdit
- Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War (First appearance)
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: Flashpoint
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: Days of Fear
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: Daze of Hate
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 48: Demon, Part 2 (Appears in flashback(s))
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption (Mentioned only)
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