@@bw7754 She didn't know yet, she only found out after Obi-Wan left. When Obi-Wan left, and Bo Katan told her to tell the senate what happened, He said to Bo Katan "You're Satine's Sister. I'm so sorry." Bo Katan even tried to assist Satine escape to contact the Republic, only after Obi-Wan was captured was Satine killed
She left cuz a filthy outsider took over. She had no problems killing her sister prior to Maul becoming the leader. I don't know what some of these replies are on
Death watch wasn’t black armored; they had blue armor under Vizla and Bo Katan; the faction that emerged from Maul was the one that went red and black to represent him
@@olliesloane151 Kinda feels like it was a script generated by AI, and combined with his occasional input. The frequent use of "significant role" and "notable members" stand out to me.
@@CyberBunkIterationsThis is actually ChatGPTs answer to the top5 Mandalorian factions: Death Watch: A splinter group of Mandalorian warriors who believed that the Mandalorian way of life was being corrupted by outsiders. They appeared in the Clone Wars animated series and were major antagonists of the Mandalorian people. Clan Vizsla: One of the oldest and most respected clans in Mandalorian history, Clan Vizsla played a significant role in the Mandalorian series. They were responsible for creating the legendary Darksaber, which became a key plot point in the series. Clan Wren: A clan of Mandalorian warriors who were known for their artistic abilities as well as their combat prowess. They appeared in the Rebels animated series and were led by the fierce warrior Sabine Wren. Clan Saxon: A clan of Mandalorian warriors who aligned themselves with the Empire and served as their enforcers on Mandalore. They appeared in the Rebels animated series and were major antagonists of the Mandalorian people. The Watch: A group of Mandalorian warriors who followed the strict code of the Mandalorian people and believed in keeping their culture pure. They appeared in the Mandalorian series and were major allies of the main character, Din Djarin.
@@CorvusCorone68 In the original Star Wars comics in some flashback scenes to the Clone Wars era, Jedi wore the same black uniform that Luke wore in Return of the Jedi. So when I first saw publicity photos of Jedi in The Fantom Menace, I was wondering why Tatooine moisture farmers were going to be in this movie.😁
@@Antonin1738 well the way Sith train and rise up thru the ranks, getting maimed is almost inevitable; i guess it's different for the sorcerers who can zap their opponents or w/e but for the warriors they have to be in melee range most of the time; in contrast, a fair amount of Jedi can become knights or even masters without seeing a whole lot of combat, just by proving their mastery of the Force and maybe showing wisdom etc
Death Watch has no colors at all Grey and Blue were clan Vizla colors Red and Black were because of mauls tattoos if Fett had lead them it would be green and red
Notably her armor colors are still the same! She never changed her ideology. She just recognized Death Watch had been corrupted by Maul for his open purposes.
love that he ends every section with “overall, this faction was significant in the star wars universe.” really hides the fact that it was written by chatgpt
Mandalorians are pretty much the coolest thing in all of Star Wars at this point. They survived through the old republic, the high republic, the clone wars, the empire, everything.
What about the Jedi they were such a big deal until Disney threw them away like garbage in the Sequels and made them extinct like the fucking dinosaurs and now all they care about is the dumb mandalorian's who don't care about anyone but themselves and don't even help those in need unlike the Jedi.
Next to the Jedi, I always thought Mandalorians were the coolest thing in Star Wars, so I've been extremely happy to see them getting attention in the TV show! Now if only the sequels hadn't killed off Luke's Jedi Academy before we even got to see it we'd have new Jedi as well. Instead we have to keep going back to pre-order 66 to see Jedi, and that's just dumb. It was insanely stupid and short sighted.
Bo Katan didn’t leave Death Watch because she was disillusioned with their tactics she left because Maul took over and she wouldn’t accept someone who wasn’t born on Mandalore or wasn’t considered Mandalorian
@@TheLastKentuckyIrregular9524 I wouldn’t say choosing not to fight a battle you know you’re gonna lose is cowardice. No one else in the room challenged him either, but unlike Bo Katan they chose to bend to Maul rather than oppose him indirectly or otherwise.
@@shadowfang269 It is when taking that stand would be a greater good. Martyrdom has it's uses. And Mandalorians train to fight Force-Users. Jango Fett killed Jedi. He killed one with his bare hands. Do you think he'd have hesitated to take on Maul? No. Which is why he was a worthy Mandalore and Bo Katan wasn't.
I feel like the new season is going to introduce a lot of the specifics behind Mandalorian culture. Helpful video, can’t wait to see new faction on screen.
11:54 I think it’s important to distinguish clans and houses. Houses are basically political factions within sects. Clans are the family or group your apart of. When Sabine first talks of houses and clans she says she is apart of clan wren, house vizsla. But by the end I would say that clan wren also became a house. I say this because mandalorians from other clans joined to help. I think this is accurate, if not someone correct me
*It is safe to say, Jango Fett is the most influential bounty hunter, ever. He not only was the templet for the entire Clone army of the Grand Army of the Republic, but also earned the title, of Best Bounty Hunter in the Galaxy.* No small feats here.
Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:33 Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders 2:47 Death Watch 5:18 New Mandalorians 7:01 True Mandalorians 10:27 Children of the Watch 11:54 Clan Wren (Nite Owls)
Bo-Katan's Nite Owls existed before Maul as well as during and after Maul. They were an elite all female faction of Deathwatch. The question is; "Did Deathwatch keep existing during/after Maul because a portion of them left to join Maul?" OR "Did Deathwatch itself join Maul and the few members who didn't become independent like Axe Woves?" During Mauls leadership would Axe Woves say "I'm one of the few remaining members of Deathwatch" or would he say "I left Deathwatch because they joined Maul" or would he say "Deathwatch ceased to exist when Maul took over."?
Wait. Walon Vau didn't train the entire Omega Squad. He did train 1/4 of it since Omega Squad was made up of survivors who's squads were wiped out after Geonosis. Niner, Fi and Darman were trained by Kal Skirata but Atin was trained by Vau. Also, at this point, Clan Wren is probably the closest thing we have to Legend's True Mandalorians in the current canon of Star Wars
Jango’ childhood was pretty similar to Boba’s. He was orphaned because of Death Watch, rescued and raised by Jaster and the True Mandalorians, had Jaster be killed right in front of him, took up Jaster’s role and legacy, etc. until Death Watch and the Jedi screwed the True Mandalorians over. Was sold into slavery, which is how the Slave One got it’s name. Broke out, got revenge on Death Watch, become the greatest Bounty Hunter and the Clone Template to get revenge on the Jedi for slaughtering his True Mandalorians aka Order 66, and had Boba, who was just like him and followed his role and legacy as a famous and iconic Bounty Hunter. Jango will always be my favorite Star Wars character. It’s a shame that Disney Star Wars continues to ignore and forget about his character. Couldn’t even give us Jango flashbacks in The Book of Boba Fett.😑
Awesome Video!!! I Love Mandalorians so much but I do feel a little bit confused sometimes about all The Different Factions, So Thank You for making This Video! I'M SOOOOOO EXCITED FOR THE MANDALORIAN SEASON 3!!!!!! THIS IS THE WAY!!!!!!
I love the realism of their being so many factions of Mandalorians each with different but also overlapping beliefs. Take for instance identifying as a Christian that could mean belonging to one of dozens of different denominations each Christian but each unique, why not so with a warrior culture like the Mandos
It's the one thing they get right, the variety in Mandalorians. No one clan or Mandalorian is the same, similar, but rarely the same. To be a Mandalorian you must follow the resol'nare, and the resol'nare is very simple. How you interpret it is up to you and how you carry yourself is up to you, but you must follow it. How people do it vary wildly.
I kind of wrote this to just explain the denominations of Christianity, because Im kind of a nerd for this stuff lol. There’s three main branches of Christianity: Catholic: This is my denomination. You’ll see early on men who knew the Apostles called the “Apostolic Fathers”, wrote of a “Universal” Church, that had a structured Hierarchy, and that early Christians held to a belief in Christ founding a Church upon the Apostles, and them appointing men after them, with certain Authorities. We also believe in 7 Sacraments. There is also the belief in the Apostles passing down Oral Tradition through the Church, as well as Written Scripture (the Bible). You also see the Eucharist was the Center of Christian Life in early Christianity, and Mass being believed to be a Sacrifice. We believe the Eucharist is literally the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of our God, and only a Priest can do this (of course it’s God actually doing this). We hold to the Church Fathers as being important early Christians, that shed light on the teachings of the Apostles. We also have a belief in the Church Magisterium, essentially the Church’s Teaching, an infallible interpreter for an Infallible Book. There are other differences in belief as well, such as Purgatory, praying to Saints and for those in Purgatory, Marian Doctrine and Dogma, religious iconography, etc. One of the most important things is we believe that Peter was leader of the Apostles, and the Bishop of Rome, or the Pope is his successor. He is the Head of the Christian Church on earth, can speak infallibly when he means to on matters of faith and morals, etc. Orthodox: There was something called the great Schism, which had many different causes. First of all, the Western half of the Roman Empire fell, whereas the Eastern half became the Byzantine Empire. This resulted in two very different cultures, that increasingly became separated from one another. There was a controversy over Leavened vs Unleavened Bread for the Eucharist. And there was also a controversy where the Pope added the words, “and the Son” to the Nicene Creed, which made the Orthodox angry. Eventually tensions caused the Pope and a Patriarch of the East to mutually excommunicate each other, causing the Great Schism. Eventually, Muslim conquest into Christian lands lead to the Crusades, where the East asked the West for help, but unfortunately the Fourth Crusade had a huge monetary debt problem, and the Crusaders ended up sacking Constantinople (capital of Byzantine), receiving an excommunication from the Pope for the Crusader army, but this just furthered the divide. Patriarchs are leaders of certain Church areas in Orthodox, there are Sees which I’m pretty sure are Churches where one of the Apostles founded them, which I could be wrong, but every See was destroyed except for Rome. Orthodox first argued that the Pope only had a certain level of authority over other Bishops, but now Orthodox argue that the Pope has no authority over other Bishops. Because of doctrinal developments Orthodox and Catholics have some differing opinions, for example, Orthodox still pray for the dead, but don’t believe in Purgatory, Orthodox also don’t hold to the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception, and may not hold to certain Western Marian Apparitions, there are other things as well. The mutual excommunication was ended, but these are still two different denominations with different doctrine. There are Eastern Catholic Churches as well, and also the Orthodox Priesthood is considered valid and so is their Eucharist by my Denomination. Protestantism: In the era of a man named Martin Luther, the Catholic Church was undergoing some corruption, especially with regards to Indulgences. Martin Luther put out his 95 Theses to change the doctrine and corruption in the Church, and further removed himself from Catholicism as time went on. Now, as a Catholic, we did launch a Counter-Reformation which cleared up corruption, and I personally think he shouldn’t have tried to change doctrine or separate from the Church, but should have fought against corruption. Anyways, Martin Luther eventually broke away from the Catholic Church, and said there is no Priesthood, nor are there 7 Sacraments, nor is there Purgatory, and his two main tenants were “Scripture Alone”, that the Bible is the only Authority on the Christian faithful, and “Faith Alone”, we are saved by faith alone. Eventually, Protestantism, because of there being no clear doctrine, split up into many different Denominations, such as, Baptists, Lutherans, Calvinists, Evangelicals, etc. Sorry for the overly long speal I just thought it would be interesting.
@@kyrptonite1825 I am a Protestant and history buff so I loved hearing about the history. If you are interested in the specifics I am of the Church of God in Christ denomination. It is a Pentecostal group which believes that the Holy Spirit is meant to be a guiding aid and speaking in tongues ( Think of the Apostles when they were speaking in many different languages and were accused of being drunk at the beginning of the book of Acts) is when the person is filled with the Holy Spirit. We also believe in singing and dancing with in the church. Though some members do let their personal tastes in Christian music and dance get in the way of fellowship.
I wonder if they'll ever get into how the Mandalorians saw the clone troopers after the war in these shows. Even though they're technically all generated from the template of one, and even if he's not fully recognized by the New Mandalorians or we see how even Bo Katan treated Boba (for fair enough reasons), the Clones still seem to be the closest in terms of culture, being born to be soldiers. Most of the helmets they wore constantly even had the T shaped cut out. I kinda figured more people would touch on that over the years.
I absolutely love mandalorian culture it's always been my favourite out of any other species or cultures in the universe. Thank you for finally touching on this as I'm glad now people know more about it
Great video as always. It would’ve been helpful to see a family tree of Mandalorian sects/factions as the Neo-Crusaders don’t exist today but they have similarities with “current” factions. Also, it would be helpful to see how the children of the watch are successors to maybe death watch?
There is definetly a connection between Death Watch and Children of the watch , Din was found by Death Watch and he is now in Children of the watch, well the leftover aka the tribe, they also shared the same moon aka concordia so I think the 2 faction is definetly in connection especially since the only known alive Vizsla is in the Children of the watch while his relatíve and his family was Death Watch
Some sort of compromise between the New Mandalorians' pacifist ideals, without completely forsaking the martial culture, would probably be best IMO. Like, "We're not gonna try and conquer the Galaxy anymore, but if you fuck around, you're gonna find out."
Good stuff!!! I guess if you were mentioning clans, I may have also included Ordo. Canderous being Mandalore The Preserver and being closely tied with Revan. 🤘
There is a jango fett game. Probably as close as we are going to get, its called "star wars bounty hunter" or something like that. Pretty fun game if you ask me.
They’ll give her the Mythosaur and Mythosaur armor at the end. Just watch. Disney/Kennedy have their next Mary Sue. Nerf Boba, and OP Bo Katan. It’s coming. The fact that she was a Death Watch terrorist and responsible for the death of her sister isn’t relevant to Disney or Kathleen Kennedy.
3:40 the Death Watch wasn‘t known for their red and black armor, they were first known for their blue armor. Only after darth maul took over they adapted the red colors
I always fought the Mauldalorians were a different type of Mandalorians. Not really the Death Watch but Maul‘s Mandalorian Super Commandos. I thought when Maul killed Pre Vizsla the Death Watch split into the supporters of Bo Katan and of Maul (Super Commandos)
Hey Theory, maybe once Mando S3 is done is you could make a part two to this video. Some things I thought of that you left out are The Protectors and the time that they spent from the fall of Duchess Satine, going to Concord Dawn then meeting Kanan and Sabine. Prominent member being Fen Rau. Other clans not mentioned I remembered were -Clan Eldar ( Symbol of Leonid creature) and -Clan Rook (Symbol of a Vexis Seprent) The Protectors and Clans Vizsla, Rook, Eldar, Kryze, and Wren seem to be the last remaining factions of Mandalorians towards the end of the Rebellion as all of the these factions pledge their loyalty to Bo-Katan when she is gifted the Darksaber to Sabine in Star Wars Rebels.
I find the Mandalorians are the Star Wars equivalent to Vikings with the obvious visual parallels with them wearing helmets, armour, carrying mass amount of weapons and them being navigators/explorers, but also their history being full of a mixture of warrior and pacifist factions that ruled different areas of a certain region is very similar to Viking culture. You could also say that some Samurai aspects are also incorporated into the Mandalorian culture, but for me they are Space Vikings which is pretty damn awesome if you ask me. Great video mate, should do a companion video on Mandalorian clans as well.
11:54 Last we saw Clan Wren, they were joining Bo-Katan's Mandalorian Resistance against The Empire, I just hope that They, especially Ursa, Alrich, and Tristan survived the Purge and we would maybe see them in "Mando Season 3" of "Ahsoka!!!"
It should be noted that the Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders and those before them worshipped the Mandalorians gods . Arasuum, Kad Ha'rangir, and Hod Ha'ran each signifying different aspects of their culture and embodiments of personalities, and they had a heavy belief in a Mandalorian afterlife . Hence where the term Dar'manda comes from which are former Mandalorians who have disgraced themselves by going against or tarnishing their religious beliefs and are no longer granted access to the life after death . Which played a MASSIVE part in their aggressive nature . This belief eventually faded out as time went on . Especially once the Supercommando Codex was created and so on . Good video though ! Glad to see Mandalorians getting attention outside of just what has been shown in Movies and Clone Wars .
I grew up being such a massive fan of the Jedi aspect of the star wars lore and though I still find them to be the most fascinating, The Mandalorian lore is very close. I never realized how deep it went until I started watching the show. They're like a space....spartan......religious cult who use(among other forms of weaponry)guns. That is beyond awesome.
"In Legends, Jaster Mereel was known as the mentor of Jango Fett." ACKSHUALLY... That was a retcon. A retcon of a retcon, if we're being accurate. In Legends originally, Jaster Mereel was Journeyman Protector of Concord Dawn. He was imprisoned and exiled for killing a man who was assaulting a woman, and even the details of that have been changed. In the very first version of the story, Mereel was called out to a domestic disturbance where he found a man who had been beating his wife, and he killed the guy. In the newer version, Mereel had a wife named Sintas Vel. Mereel's fellow officer (superior officer, IIRC) was Montross, and Montross sexually assaulted SIntas. Mereel then killed Montross. In both versions of the story, Mereel believed what he did was just, but the system he served didn't see it that way and Jaster Mereel was imprisoned and exiled from Concord Dawn. After his exile, Jaster Mereel became a bounty hunter and took on the name of a fallen family friend who had helped him and his wife when they were younger: Boba Fett.
Yep, Jaster Mereel was retconned into a separate character, Jango's mentor, and Boba took on his name when he settled down and tried to live a non-bounty hunter life. Then those events proceeded and he went back to being a bounty hunter.
True Mandalorians are the goat. Personally, the only one who I recognise as worthy of the title of Mandalore in the Rise of the Empire era were Jango and Boba. Even if George himself denies this, they never will be greater Mandalorians than the Fetts.
there are also other factions like the dar'manda and the Ash'ad, the Dar'manda being a group of mandalorian mercenaries in the time of the old republic after the mandalorian wars, and the Ash'ad being a group of mandalorian assassins in the same time period of the Dar'manda, they're in the SWTOR game and in wookieepedia
Circle with an arrow through it that has an f shape on one side and a blood drop on the other? That's clan Fett. The mythosaur skull on the paldron of Boba Fett's armor is for clan Mereel.
I loved the True Mandalorians. Especially since Jango and Boba inherited their values. At least in previous canon. Also I’m confused about one thing if Din Djarin was adopted by the Children of the Watch why was it a Death Watch soldier rescued him when he was a boy?
The Children of the Watch is essentially reborn Death Watch. They were directly tied, hence the name, however they were more properly zealous and followers of the old ways, where Death Watch were simply terrorists.
Clearly the Children of the Watch are the cultural descendants of Death Watch. Between the name itself, the Armorer's armor bearing resemblance to Maul, the Vizsla family still being associated with them, and their history of being "cloistered on" (exiled to) Concordia it seems obvious they're meant to be what Death Watch became after the fall of Mandalore.
@@ihaveafettfetish9348 This is one of the things that sucks about modern Star Wars Lucasfilm literally cherry picks instead of just making everything that was badass in the EU canon. Dave made Revan canon so there is hope you like said.
Completely agree. Jango has been my favorite Star Wars character since 2002, and they’ve hardly given him any content since then despite being one of the greatest Mandalorian warriors ever, the greatest Bounty Hunter, and the Clone Template. From what I’ve heard, they’re going to make Bo Katan the next Rey in this season. Completely overpowered and riding/taming a Mythosaur, which should 100% be Boba’s story. It’s literally on Boba’s armor. I just hate what Disney Star Wars is doing to the OG’s. The Fetts deserve more respect. The Mandalorian was originally supposed to be about Boba, which still bums me out.😑
@@ihaveafettfetish9348 I thought it was gonna be Star Wars 1313 remade into a show and the way they've completely ruined Boba Fett's character is a real vibroblade to the gut.
I think the Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders were my favorite faction, due to them behaving like an actual warrior race, much like the Klingons. In many ways, they defined what the Mandalorians are all about, not to mention, it was also when they are at their peak of power as they nearly defeated the Republic and expanded their territories, which led to rise of prominent Mandalorians Clans still active to present day, like Ordo, Bralor, ect. Those would become household names among the Mandalorian people.
Be me scrolling for fresh Neo content when suddenly see an all too familiar helmet. . . PS I have no problems with it's use, nice to see it serve some use other than causing me a migraine trying to texture the inside of it but maybe I'll finish it someday XD
I was impressed with the Mandalorian because it reminded me of Canderious Oro from KOTOR II the Sith Lords, he said I think a True Mandalorian never removes his armor or helm. Or Mandalore doesn't.
Take a shot every time he says "skilled warrior and tactician." xD But seriously, the Mandalorians are one of the most interesting cultures in the SW galaxy. No wonder they were so strong, since they did have so many skilled warriors and tacticians to lead them!
I love how Mandalorians have the capacity to both be brutally barbaric and self destructive warriors and build up an extremely advanced society. It shows they're truly a determined people.
Bo Katan wasn’t disillusioned with violent methods. She left cause she didn’t accept Maul as a leader
Which is a good thing.
Yeah Maul being the leader was too much for her but not killing her sister?
@@bw7754 She didn't know yet, she only found out after Obi-Wan left. When Obi-Wan left, and Bo Katan told her to tell the senate what happened, He said to Bo Katan "You're Satine's Sister. I'm so sorry." Bo Katan even tried to assist Satine escape to contact the Republic, only after Obi-Wan was captured was Satine killed
She left cuz a filthy outsider took over. She had no problems killing her sister prior to Maul becoming the leader.
I don't know what some of these replies are on
She's an opportunist and a narcissist, as is the case with most royalty.
Death watch wasn’t black armored; they had blue armor under Vizla and Bo Katan; the faction that emerged from Maul was the one that went red and black to represent him
Yeah, they didn't originate in the clone wars either.
This video is all over the place and gets quite a lot wrong 😬
@@olliesloane151 Kinda feels like it was a script generated by AI, and combined with his occasional input. The frequent use of "significant role" and "notable members" stand out to me.
“Overall *insert group here* we’re a significant faction in the Star Wars universe.”
Correct
@@CyberBunkIterationsThis is actually ChatGPTs answer to the top5 Mandalorian factions:
Death Watch: A splinter group of Mandalorian warriors who believed that the Mandalorian way of life was being corrupted by outsiders. They appeared in the Clone Wars animated series and were major antagonists of the Mandalorian people.
Clan Vizsla: One of the oldest and most respected clans in Mandalorian history, Clan Vizsla played a significant role in the Mandalorian series. They were responsible for creating the legendary Darksaber, which became a key plot point in the series.
Clan Wren: A clan of Mandalorian warriors who were known for their artistic abilities as well as their combat prowess. They appeared in the Rebels animated series and were led by the fierce warrior Sabine Wren.
Clan Saxon: A clan of Mandalorian warriors who aligned themselves with the Empire and served as their enforcers on Mandalore. They appeared in the Rebels animated series and were major antagonists of the Mandalorian people.
The Watch: A group of Mandalorian warriors who followed the strict code of the Mandalorian people and believed in keeping their culture pure. They appeared in the Mandalorian series and were major allies of the main character, Din Djarin.
To think all of this stemmed from one insanely cool looking character who was in a movie for about a total of 5 minutes. 😄
i mean, Jedi robes stemmed from one character who was a hermit on a desert planet
One of the secrets to SW success I suppose. Taking a little thing and expanding it until it becomes a new story..
@@CorvusCorone68 In the original Star Wars comics in some flashback scenes to the Clone Wars era, Jedi wore the same black uniform that Luke wore in Return of the Jedi. So when I first saw publicity photos of Jedi in The Fantom Menace, I was wondering why Tatooine moisture farmers were going to be in this movie.😁
and all the Sith Warriors in SWTOR apparently has to be mechanically like vader lol
@@Antonin1738 well the way Sith train and rise up thru the ranks, getting maimed is almost inevitable; i guess it's different for the sorcerers who can zap their opponents or w/e but for the warriors they have to be in melee range most of the time; in contrast, a fair amount of Jedi can become knights or even masters without seeing a whole lot of combat, just by proving their mastery of the Force and maybe showing wisdom etc
Death Watch's colors weren't black and red until Maul took over. They were originally grey and blue.
Death Watch has no colors at all Grey and Blue were clan Vizla colors Red and Black were because of mauls tattoos if Fett had lead them it would be green and red
Notably her armor colors are still the same! She never changed her ideology. She just recognized Death Watch had been corrupted by Maul for his open purposes.
@@andmicbro1 Well death watch was never corrupted, it just went from one asshole to another. She’s simply a hypocrite.
love that he ends every section with “overall, this faction was significant in the star wars universe.” really hides the fact that it was written by chatgpt
cringe comment
@@michael-r4k don’t forget to zip up his pants when you’re done
cry more@@Zippy_Zero25
Mandalorians are pretty much the coolest thing in all of Star Wars at this point. They survived through the old republic, the high republic, the clone wars, the empire, everything.
What about the Jedi they were such a big deal until Disney threw them away like garbage in the Sequels and made them extinct like the fucking dinosaurs and now all they care about is the dumb mandalorian's who don't care about anyone but themselves and don't even help those in need unlike the Jedi.
Agreed
Next to the Jedi, I always thought Mandalorians were the coolest thing in Star Wars, so I've been extremely happy to see them getting attention in the TV show! Now if only the sequels hadn't killed off Luke's Jedi Academy before we even got to see it we'd have new Jedi as well. Instead we have to keep going back to pre-order 66 to see Jedi, and that's just dumb. It was insanely stupid and short sighted.
Sith and Jedi are cooler but Mandalorians come in third
Bo Katan didn’t leave Death Watch because she was disillusioned with their tactics she left because Maul took over and she wouldn’t accept someone who wasn’t born on Mandalore or wasn’t considered Mandalorian
Which she was right to do, but she proved herself a coward by not challenging him.
@@TheLastKentuckyIrregular9524 I wouldn’t say choosing not to fight a battle you know you’re gonna lose is cowardice. No one else in the room challenged him either, but unlike Bo Katan they chose to bend to Maul rather than oppose him indirectly or otherwise.
@@shadowfang269 I didn't say what she did wasn't smart. I said it was cowardly. It's why she was never worthy of holding the Darksaber.
@@TheLastKentuckyIrregular9524 again not fighting a fight you’ll lose isn’t cowardice
@@shadowfang269 It is when taking that stand would be a greater good. Martyrdom has it's uses. And Mandalorians train to fight Force-Users. Jango Fett killed Jedi. He killed one with his bare hands. Do you think he'd have hesitated to take on Maul? No. Which is why he was a worthy Mandalore and Bo Katan wasn't.
I feel like the new season is going to introduce a lot of the specifics behind Mandalorian culture. Helpful video, can’t wait to see new faction on screen.
Man Disney is still all about Mandalorian's and their dumb culture and not giving a flying fuck about the Jedi and they're culture.
11:54 I think it’s important to distinguish clans and houses. Houses are basically political factions within sects. Clans are the family or group your apart of. When Sabine first talks of houses and clans she says she is apart of clan wren, house vizsla. But by the end I would say that clan wren also became a house. I say this because mandalorians from other clans joined to help. I think this is accurate, if not someone correct me
*It is safe to say, Jango Fett is the most influential bounty hunter, ever. He not only was the templet for the entire Clone army of the Grand Army of the Republic, but also earned the title, of Best Bounty Hunter in the Galaxy.*
No small feats here.
I fully and wholeheartedly agree, without even a single iota of dispute!
And the fact that Mandalorian lore evolved from him so I truly agree
Chad Bane was cooler IMO
He also destroyed the original death watch, killed jedi with his bare hands, and was the leader of the Mandalorians until his death
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:33 Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders
2:47 Death Watch
5:18 New Mandalorians
7:01 True Mandalorians
10:27 Children of the Watch
11:54 Clan Wren (Nite Owls)
This is the way
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This Is The Way
Bo-Katan's Nite Owls existed before Maul as well as during and after Maul. They were an elite all female faction of Deathwatch. The question is; "Did Deathwatch keep existing during/after Maul because a portion of them left to join Maul?" OR "Did Deathwatch itself join Maul and the few members who didn't become independent like Axe Woves?" During Mauls leadership would Axe Woves say "I'm one of the few remaining members of Deathwatch" or would he say "I left Deathwatch because they joined Maul" or would he say "Deathwatch ceased to exist when Maul took over."?
Wait. Walon Vau didn't train the entire Omega Squad. He did train 1/4 of it since Omega Squad was made up of survivors who's squads were wiped out after Geonosis. Niner, Fi and Darman were trained by Kal Skirata but Atin was trained by Vau. Also, at this point, Clan Wren is probably the closest thing we have to Legend's True Mandalorians in the current canon of Star Wars
Yeah.
Haha you beat me to it! A fellow reader of the Clone Commando books I see
So clan wren is the only true mandalorian faction
@@braysonlilburn2296 Well, they're the only uppercase-T True Mandalorians, but whether or not they're the only true Mandalorian is debatable.
I like to think Jango's clan now is just a father and son business 😂
Jango’ childhood was pretty similar to Boba’s. He was orphaned because of Death Watch, rescued and raised by Jaster and the True Mandalorians, had Jaster be killed right in front of him, took up Jaster’s role and legacy, etc. until Death Watch and the Jedi screwed the True Mandalorians over. Was sold into slavery, which is how the Slave One got it’s name. Broke out, got revenge on Death Watch, become the greatest Bounty Hunter and the Clone Template to get revenge on the Jedi for slaughtering his True Mandalorians aka Order 66, and had Boba, who was just like him and followed his role and legacy as a famous and iconic Bounty Hunter. Jango will always be my favorite Star Wars character. It’s a shame that Disney Star Wars continues to ignore and forget about his character. Couldn’t even give us Jango flashbacks in The Book of Boba Fett.😑
Well, if you go by a bloodline argument for their legacy, you could include the Clones?
@@dust.runnersome people technically do
Awesome Video!!! I Love Mandalorians so much but I do feel a little bit confused sometimes about all The Different Factions, So Thank You for making This Video!
I'M SOOOOOO EXCITED FOR THE MANDALORIAN SEASON 3!!!!!!
THIS IS THE WAY!!!!!!
I love the realism of their being so many factions of Mandalorians each with different but also overlapping beliefs. Take for instance identifying as a Christian that could mean belonging to one of dozens of different denominations each Christian but each unique, why not so with a warrior culture like the Mandos
Great analogy, I didn't think about it like that
No they just think they are. They are the same shit except for how much each church decides to actually live by the bible.
It's the one thing they get right, the variety in Mandalorians. No one clan or Mandalorian is the same, similar, but rarely the same. To be a Mandalorian you must follow the resol'nare, and the resol'nare is very simple. How you interpret it is up to you and how you carry yourself is up to you, but you must follow it. How people do it vary wildly.
I kind of wrote this to just explain the denominations of Christianity, because Im kind of a nerd for this stuff lol.
There’s three main branches of Christianity:
Catholic:
This is my denomination. You’ll see early on men who knew the Apostles called the “Apostolic Fathers”, wrote of a “Universal” Church, that had a structured Hierarchy, and that early Christians held to a belief in Christ founding a Church upon the Apostles, and them appointing men after them, with certain Authorities. We also believe in 7 Sacraments. There is also the belief in the Apostles passing down Oral Tradition through the Church, as well as Written Scripture (the Bible). You also see the Eucharist was the Center of Christian Life in early Christianity, and Mass being believed to be a Sacrifice. We believe the Eucharist is literally the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of our God, and only a Priest can do this (of course it’s God actually doing this). We hold to the Church Fathers as being important early Christians, that shed light on the teachings of the Apostles. We also have a belief in the Church Magisterium, essentially the Church’s Teaching, an infallible interpreter for an Infallible Book. There are other differences in belief as well, such as Purgatory, praying to Saints and for those in Purgatory, Marian Doctrine and Dogma, religious iconography, etc. One of the most important things is we believe that Peter was leader of the Apostles, and the Bishop of Rome, or the Pope is his successor. He is the Head of the Christian Church on earth, can speak infallibly when he means to on matters of faith and morals, etc.
Orthodox:
There was something called the great Schism, which had many different causes. First of all, the Western half of the Roman Empire fell, whereas the Eastern half became the Byzantine Empire. This resulted in two very different cultures, that increasingly became separated from one another. There was a controversy over Leavened vs Unleavened Bread for the Eucharist. And there was also a controversy where the Pope added the words, “and the Son” to the Nicene Creed, which made the Orthodox angry. Eventually tensions caused the Pope and a Patriarch of the East to mutually excommunicate each other, causing the Great Schism. Eventually, Muslim conquest into Christian lands lead to the Crusades, where the East asked the West for help, but unfortunately the Fourth Crusade had a huge monetary debt problem, and the Crusaders ended up sacking Constantinople (capital of Byzantine), receiving an excommunication from the Pope for the Crusader army, but this just furthered the divide. Patriarchs are leaders of certain Church areas in Orthodox, there are Sees which I’m pretty sure are Churches where one of the Apostles founded them, which I could be wrong, but every See was destroyed except for Rome. Orthodox first argued that the Pope only had a certain level of authority over other Bishops, but now Orthodox argue that the Pope has no authority over other Bishops. Because of doctrinal developments Orthodox and Catholics have some differing opinions, for example, Orthodox still pray for the dead, but don’t believe in Purgatory, Orthodox also don’t hold to the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception, and may not hold to certain Western Marian Apparitions, there are other things as well. The mutual excommunication was ended, but these are still two different denominations with different doctrine. There are Eastern Catholic Churches as well, and also the Orthodox Priesthood is considered valid and so is their Eucharist by my Denomination.
Protestantism:
In the era of a man named Martin Luther, the Catholic Church was undergoing some corruption, especially with regards to Indulgences. Martin Luther put out his 95 Theses to change the doctrine and corruption in the Church, and further removed himself from Catholicism as time went on. Now, as a Catholic, we did launch a Counter-Reformation which cleared up corruption, and I personally think he shouldn’t have tried to change doctrine or separate from the Church, but should have fought against corruption. Anyways, Martin Luther eventually broke away from the Catholic Church, and said there is no Priesthood, nor are there 7 Sacraments, nor is there Purgatory, and his two main tenants were “Scripture Alone”, that the Bible is the only Authority on the Christian faithful, and “Faith Alone”, we are saved by faith alone. Eventually, Protestantism, because of there being no clear doctrine, split up into many different Denominations, such as, Baptists, Lutherans, Calvinists, Evangelicals, etc.
Sorry for the overly long speal I just thought it would be interesting.
@@kyrptonite1825 I am a Protestant and history buff so I loved hearing about the history.
If you are interested in the specifics
I am of the Church of God in Christ denomination. It is a Pentecostal group which believes that the Holy Spirit is meant to be a guiding aid and speaking in tongues ( Think of the Apostles when they were speaking in many different languages and were accused of being drunk at the beginning of the book of Acts) is when the person is filled with the Holy Spirit. We also believe in singing and dancing with in the church. Though some members do let their personal tastes in Christian music and dance get in the way of fellowship.
I wonder if they'll ever get into how the Mandalorians saw the clone troopers after the war in these shows. Even though they're technically all generated from the template of one, and even if he's not fully recognized by the New Mandalorians or we see how even Bo Katan treated Boba (for fair enough reasons), the Clones still seem to be the closest in terms of culture, being born to be soldiers. Most of the helmets they wore constantly even had the T shaped cut out. I kinda figured more people would touch on that over the years.
Im so happy you made this video, shedding more light onto mandalorian lore!
I didn't know any of this , Thanks ! Makes a great companion to the new season of the show
Mr. Star Wars Theory. Brand new day, brand new video and it is a subject of great facination.
I absolutely love mandalorian culture it's always been my favourite out of any other species or cultures in the universe. Thank you for finally touching on this as I'm glad now people know more about it
YES! Needed this video! Love you Theory🫶✌️
Great video as always. It would’ve been helpful to see a family tree of Mandalorian sects/factions as the Neo-Crusaders don’t exist today but they have similarities with “current” factions. Also, it would be helpful to see how the children of the watch are successors to maybe death watch?
There is definetly a connection between Death Watch and Children of the watch , Din was found by Death Watch and he is now in Children of the watch, well the leftover aka the tribe, they also shared the same moon aka concordia so I think the 2 faction is definetly in connection especially since the only known alive Vizsla is in the Children of the watch while his relatíve and his family was Death Watch
I loved the way the KOTOIR Mandalorian armors looked
I always thought they looked inflexible af though, especially at the neck
The True Mandalorians are the best ones.
Definitely the sect I fall into 👌🏾
Some sort of compromise between the New Mandalorians' pacifist ideals, without completely forsaking the martial culture, would probably be best IMO. Like, "We're not gonna try and conquer the Galaxy anymore, but if you fuck around, you're gonna find out."
100%
New mandolore was the best
Awesome lore video General Theory 🤘
The True Mandalorians are definitely my favorite. I based my Bounty Hunter character in SWTOR on them after his redemption began.
I'd love a Neo-Crusader series. Always loved the look of them and the Sith Troopers from KOTOR
Your videos are always great.. but man that one was like perfect
Good stuff!!! I guess if you were mentioning clans, I may have also included Ordo. Canderous being Mandalore The Preserver and being closely tied with Revan. 🤘
Fr a gigachad of a mandalorian
This is great! Thanks Theory!
Great video. This is exactly what I was looking for. Keep it up.
I love that backing music truly well put together video.
That was a great presentation. It fill in a lot of gaps I had in my knowledge.
Mandalore the ultimate and the neo crusaders are my favorites! I look forward to your video on the ultimate.
Great vid! I was looking for something like this.
i been waiting for this one... turn it up!
as always thanks for these relevant helpful background vids!! always on point
Wow this helped me a lot make sense of things, thanks!
I love the Mandalorian history, glad you do too.
I wish they made a Star Wars game based on Mandalorians.
Just title it Star Wars mandalorian civil war and let us play as mandalorians from all era so Star Wars, they could even include Darth maul.
Closest games I can think of are kotor 1 & 2. Mandalorian have a major role in both. Games.
I hope they would create a game like Jedi Academy. They could call it Star Wars: The Children of the Watch
You start as a foundling and slowly build up your armor and weapon sets. Run ins with both Jedi and Sith would be nice.
There is a jango fett game. Probably as close as we are going to get, its called "star wars bounty hunter" or something like that. Pretty fun game if you ask me.
Bo-Katan blaming the factions for the decline of the empire but not her faction for failing to hold their empire together.
It’s hilarious because Bo-Katan lost Mandalor TWICE
They’ll give her the Mythosaur and Mythosaur armor at the end. Just watch. Disney/Kennedy have their next Mary Sue. Nerf Boba, and OP Bo Katan. It’s coming. The fact that she was a Death Watch terrorist and responsible for the death of her sister isn’t relevant to Disney or Kathleen Kennedy.
3:40 the Death Watch wasn‘t known for their red and black armor, they were first known for their blue armor. Only after darth maul took over they adapted the red colors
I always fought the Mauldalorians were a different type of Mandalorians. Not really the Death Watch but Maul‘s Mandalorian Super Commandos.
I thought when Maul killed Pre Vizsla the Death Watch split into the supporters of Bo Katan and of Maul (Super Commandos)
Hey Theory, maybe once Mando S3 is done is you could make a part two to this video. Some things I thought of that you left out are The Protectors and the time that they spent from the fall of Duchess Satine, going to Concord Dawn then meeting Kanan and Sabine. Prominent member being Fen Rau.
Other clans not mentioned I remembered were
-Clan Eldar ( Symbol of Leonid creature) and
-Clan Rook (Symbol of a Vexis Seprent)
The Protectors and Clans Vizsla, Rook, Eldar, Kryze, and Wren seem to be the last remaining factions of Mandalorians towards the end of the Rebellion as all of the these factions pledge their loyalty to Bo-Katan when she is gifted the Darksaber to Sabine in Star Wars Rebels.
Almost forgot about Fenn Rau and the Protectors
This video just made my day.
Good video, subscribed!
I find the Mandalorians are the Star Wars equivalent to Vikings with the obvious visual parallels with them wearing helmets, armour, carrying mass amount of weapons and them being navigators/explorers, but also their history being full of a mixture of warrior and pacifist factions that ruled different areas of a certain region is very similar to Viking culture.
You could also say that some Samurai aspects are also incorporated into the Mandalorian culture, but for me they are Space Vikings which is pretty damn awesome if you ask me. Great video mate, should do a companion video on Mandalorian clans as well.
Imagine a Mandalorian game similar to the Jedi Fallen Order games.
11:54 Last we saw Clan Wren, they were joining Bo-Katan's Mandalorian Resistance against The Empire, I just hope that They, especially Ursa, Alrich, and Tristan survived the Purge and we would maybe see them in "Mando Season 3" of "Ahsoka!!!"
It should be noted that the Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders and those before them worshipped the Mandalorians gods . Arasuum, Kad Ha'rangir, and Hod Ha'ran each signifying different aspects of their culture and embodiments of personalities, and they had a heavy belief in a Mandalorian afterlife . Hence where the term Dar'manda comes from which are former Mandalorians who have disgraced themselves by going against or tarnishing their religious beliefs and are no longer granted access to the life after death . Which played a MASSIVE part in their aggressive nature .
This belief eventually faded out as time went on . Especially once the Supercommando Codex was created and so on .
Good video though ! Glad to see Mandalorians getting attention outside of just what has been shown in Movies and Clone Wars .
Yeepie, new vid!
correction: omega squad was trained by Kal Skirata not Walon
Or....The Cuy'val Dar
Wasn't Atin trained by Vau?
I grew up being such a massive fan of the Jedi aspect of the star wars lore and though I still find them to be the most fascinating, The Mandalorian lore is very close. I never realized how deep it went until I started watching the show. They're like a space....spartan......religious cult who use(among other forms of weaponry)guns. That is beyond awesome.
It was nice to hear someone talk about the True mandolorian's Jango fett is my all time favorite star wars Character
Nice Clip of information!!
Love that you say they have loyalty right after saying they switched sides (this happened twice)
Chatgpt
Love the Republic Commando books!!!
Kal Skirata and the Skirata Clan would be a great one for you to cover
Mandalorian sects: we do it with the helmets on. 😏
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Yes I needed this
"In Legends, Jaster Mereel was known as the mentor of Jango Fett." ACKSHUALLY...
That was a retcon. A retcon of a retcon, if we're being accurate. In Legends originally, Jaster Mereel was Journeyman Protector of Concord Dawn. He was imprisoned and exiled for killing a man who was assaulting a woman, and even the details of that have been changed. In the very first version of the story, Mereel was called out to a domestic disturbance where he found a man who had been beating his wife, and he killed the guy. In the newer version, Mereel had a wife named Sintas Vel. Mereel's fellow officer (superior officer, IIRC) was Montross, and Montross sexually assaulted SIntas. Mereel then killed Montross. In both versions of the story, Mereel believed what he did was just, but the system he served didn't see it that way and Jaster Mereel was imprisoned and exiled from Concord Dawn.
After his exile, Jaster Mereel became a bounty hunter and took on the name of a fallen family friend who had helped him and his wife when they were younger: Boba Fett.
Yep, Jaster Mereel was retconned into a separate character, Jango's mentor, and Boba took on his name when he settled down and tried to live a non-bounty hunter life. Then those events proceeded and he went back to being a bounty hunter.
That's my canon. I still don't fully accept the prequels.
Thanks man! Legend
Thank you for this video.
Rook kast, in dutch it means, smoke cabbinet😅
Great video!!!!!!
True Mandalorians are the goat. Personally, the only one who I recognise as worthy of the title of Mandalore in the Rise of the Empire era were Jango and Boba. Even if George himself denies this, they never will be greater Mandalorians than the Fetts.
Generation Tech made this video 5 days ago but it’s chill..lol the more mandalorians the merrier
I'd say Alan's video is better, this just feels AI-generated
Came looking for this comment when I saw the title
I feel that sw theory confuses mandalorian clans with factions, they are two separate things, factions are made up of multiple clans
When I see a Star Wars theory video I click! This is the way!
there are also other factions like the dar'manda and the Ash'ad, the Dar'manda being a group of mandalorian mercenaries in the time of the old republic after the mandalorian wars, and the Ash'ad being a group of mandalorian assassins in the same time period of the Dar'manda, they're in the SWTOR game and in wookieepedia
You've got to mention that Ursa Wren Also was a former member of death watch.
@StarWarsTheory_0begone bot.
The many factions of Mandalore do get confusing. Thanks for breaking them down.
In the Mandalorian season 3 episode 1. At the ceremony entrance there were 2 Flags. Did anyone notice that One Flag was Jango Fett's symbol with the F
Circle with an arrow through it that has an f shape on one side and a blood drop on the other? That's clan Fett. The mythosaur skull on the paldron of Boba Fett's armor is for clan Mereel.
I loved the True Mandalorians. Especially since Jango and Boba inherited their values. At least in previous canon. Also I’m confused about one thing if Din Djarin was adopted by the Children of the Watch why was it a Death Watch soldier rescued him when he was a boy?
In previous canon, Boba Fett wasn't a clone of a better bounty hunter and his real name was Jaster Mereel.
The Children of the Watch is essentially reborn Death Watch. They were directly tied, hence the name, however they were more properly zealous and followers of the old ways, where Death Watch were simply terrorists.
Clearly the Children of the Watch are the cultural descendants of Death Watch. Between the name itself, the Armorer's armor bearing resemblance to Maul, the Vizsla family still being associated with them, and their history of being "cloistered on" (exiled to) Concordia it seems obvious they're meant to be what Death Watch became after the fall of Mandalore.
@@fnsmikeperfect answer.
@@MaynardCrow no thats jangos mentor boba is a clone from jango and thats canon
ChatGPT is doing an amazing job at these scripts!!!
I see Clan Wren as being part of the True Mandalorians. Also, it was Skirata who trained Omega Squad, all but Aden who was trained by Vau.
I honestly love the Mauldalorians designs especially the helmets 😈
I love your vids
Clan skirata will always be true lore For the mandos
And same when boba is the manda’lor
Let’s not forget fen shysa
Cassus Fett is my favorite Mandalorian and I hope we see him in Canon
I doubt it however the only one that could make that happen is Dave.
Favreau seems to have something against the Fetts unfortunately. Filoni would be the only hope.
@@ihaveafettfetish9348 This is one of the things that sucks about modern Star Wars Lucasfilm literally cherry picks instead of just making everything that was badass in the EU canon. Dave made Revan canon so there is hope you like said.
Completely agree. Jango has been my favorite Star Wars character since 2002, and they’ve hardly given him any content since then despite being one of the greatest Mandalorian warriors ever, the greatest Bounty Hunter, and the Clone Template. From what I’ve heard, they’re going to make Bo Katan the next Rey in this season. Completely overpowered and riding/taming a Mythosaur, which should 100% be Boba’s story. It’s literally on Boba’s armor. I just hate what Disney Star Wars is doing to the OG’s. The Fetts deserve more respect. The Mandalorian was originally supposed to be about Boba, which still bums me out.😑
@@ihaveafettfetish9348 I thought it was gonna be Star Wars 1313 remade into a show and the way they've completely ruined Boba Fett's character is a real vibroblade to the gut.
Take a shot every time he says Mandalorian culture
I think the Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders were my favorite faction, due to them behaving like an actual warrior race, much like the Klingons. In many ways, they defined what the Mandalorians are all about, not to mention, it was also when they are at their peak of power as they nearly defeated the Republic and expanded their territories, which led to rise of prominent Mandalorians Clans still active to present day, like Ordo, Bralor, ect. Those would become household names among the Mandalorian people.
This video is such a W
Be me scrolling for fresh Neo content when suddenly see an all too familiar helmet. . .
PS I have no problems with it's use, nice to see it serve some use other than causing me a migraine trying to texture the inside of it but maybe I'll finish it someday XD
I would say Bo left the death watch more because Maul was in charge. She didn’t really mind their more violent tendencies lol
I was impressed with the Mandalorian because it reminded me of Canderious Oro from KOTOR II the Sith Lords, he said I think a True Mandalorian never removes his armor or helm. Or Mandalore doesn't.
This is a great consolidation, thanks!
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Take a shot every time he says "skilled warrior and tactician." xD But seriously, the Mandalorians are one of the most interesting cultures in the SW galaxy. No wonder they were so strong, since they did have so many skilled warriors and tacticians to lead them!
Very interesting video
Clan Skirata. The only Mandos I care about really
Love it!!
I love how Mandalorians have the capacity to both be brutally barbaric and self destructive warriors and build up an extremely advanced society.
It shows they're truly a determined people.
I was kind of hoping this video would expand on which factions still exist during the Mandalorian time period, but I think I have a good idea anyway.
Cool! I had assumed the Children of the Watch was the remains of Death Watch and Disney just didn’t want to call them that. Kind of like Slave I.
That would be disappointing tbh. Now "death" is banned too?
@@АлексейМомот-щ7о Disney is disappointing. This is just my theory.
That seems likely. Everything Disney has done with Star Wars is watered-down and made family-friendly.
No Clan Ordo? Without Mandalore the Reclaimer..... There would be NO Mandalore left
There are definitely more factions that are hinted at, but these are a good start at what are the factions are canonical.
It’s so cute how you pronounce “strategist”
You mean "incorrect"
I think neo-crusaders should be covered because they are the most underrated as well as the true mandalorians.
underrated vid
Can we safely assume that Children of the Watch is just a less aggro splinter group of Death Watch?
Yes
The Republic Commando books were awesome, and would make a perfect show.