Mandalore the Lesser

The new Mandalore was Mandalore of the Mandalorian people during the Great Galactic War. He gained fame as an arena duelist on the Outer Rim world of Geonosis, where he declared himself Mandalore, a position that had gone unclaimed for centuries. The Mandalorian warriors, spread throughout the galaxy as mercenaries and bounty hunters, respected his claim to dominance and rallied to him.

Gladiator
During the Great Galactic War, the Sith Empire tried to recruit the Mandalorians to fight for them. But only a small number of them chose to join. In an attempt to gain all the Mandalorians, Imperial Intelligence decided to find a new Mandalore to reunite the scattered warriors.



The individual who would become this new Mandalore was originally a gladiator fighting in the arenas of Geonosis. Aside from his incredible skills, Imperial Intelligence would sabotage his opponents so he would always win. After rising to prominence there, he took the title of Mandalore, and called for the scattered Mandalorians to reunite. The Mandalorians answered, and he promised to lead them to great glory. In reality, the new Mandalore was a Sith puppet.

The Blockade
The Sith's new alliance with the Mandalore brought the stalemate in the war to a swift end as he lead the Mandalorians to blockade the Hydian Way.

The blockade rendered the Rimma inaccessible, hindering the Republic war effort and causing a major economic depression in the Core Worlds. The Knights of the Jedi Order, fighting on behalf of the Republic, attempted to break the blockade, however the Mandalorians soundly defeated them. Seeing a profit to be made in victory against the Mandalorians, the Mirialan smuggler Hylo Visz later lead her fellow smugglers in a battle against the blockade which resulted in the defeat of the Mandalore's warriors and the opening of the Rimma Trade Route. After the defeat, Mandalore went on to lead his warriors to further challenges, though some decided to go off on their own again.

Death
Sometime after the Treaty of Coruscant was signed, this Mandalore was slain and replaced by another.

Appearances

 * Timeline 3: The Return of the Mandalorians
 * Timeline 4: The Empire Changes Strategy

Mandalor (3661 BBY)