Mandalorians are a fictional group of warriors from several races in the Star Wars universe that usually hire themselves as mercenaries or bounty hunters. According to Expanded Universe Star Wars lore, they are the cultural descendants of the exctinct Taung race. The leader of the Mandalorians typically takes on the title of "Mandalore", the name of their home planet. They have been the subject of various books and action figure sets, including T...
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Mandalorians are a fictional group of warriors from several races in the Star Wars universe that usually hire themselves as mercenaries or bounty hunters. According to Expanded Universe Star Wars lore, they are the cultural descendants of the exctinct Taung race. The leader of the Mandalorians typically takes on the title of "Mandalore", the name of their home planet. They have been the subject of various books and action figure sets, including The Mandalorian Armor by K.W. Jeter and Hasbro's Star Wars Elite Forces figure sets Mandalorians & Omega and Republic Mandalorians & Clone Troopers. Karen Traviss, author of Hard Contact, expanded "the Mandalorian culture" for the novel, as explained in Star Wars on Trial.
The Mandalorians, being a culture of warriors, are ranked based upon their combat experience and skill. Higher ranking society members train the lower ones, and when the current leader, usually referred to as 'Mand'alor', dies the next high ranking member succeeds him, unless...
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