Cassus Fett

Cassus Fett was an ancestor of the Fett clan who lived during the time of the Mandalorian Wars. He was well known for his armor and sidearm.

Biography
Fett was the top Mandalorian military strategist during the Mandalorian Wars, the second in command of Mandalore the Ultimate and one of the few commanders to survive the debacle at Malachor V.



During the wars, Fett personally engineered the decimation of the planet Cathar and the near-genocide of the species (circa 3,976 BBY-3,974 BBY) as a punishment for their participation in the Great Sith War against the Mandalorian people. Fett became one of the most wanted men in the galaxy after the assassination of the captain of a Republic flagship, during the Battle of Jaga's Cluster. He personally commanded the invasion of Taris, setting up his headquarters in the Jedi Temple there.

Years later, it was believed that he had died&mdash;but the Fett line would continue on for thousands of years culminating with the Mandalorian-turned bounty hunter Jango Fett and his "son" (actually identical clone) Boba.

Fett's armor offered a high level of resistance against cold, fire, and sonic based attacks. Like the Fetts that would come after him years later, his weapon was his life. Cassus Fett used an Arakyd KYD-3 blaster pistol that was capable of twice as much damage as a standard blaster pistol.

It is unknown how the Rodian merchants Adum Larp (from Dantooine) or B'ree (from Korriban's Czerka outpost) acquired Fett's possessions (his armor and heavy blaster respectively).

Behind the scenes

 * According to John Jackson Miller, Mandalore's aide at the Battle of Vanquo may or may not turn out to be Cassus.


 * The player can acquire some of the late Fett's equipment, with the item's description providing some information about the character.


 * Several scrapped .uti files (item template files) in the game files designate the texture for Cassus Fett's armor as "1" - the same texture as the basic Heavy Battle Armor. It can be assumed that this is early test content, not meant for actual usage in game, as similar scrapped uti files can be found for other armors as well.


 * The name Cassus may derive from: either (or both) of the Latin terms cassus (empty) or casus (cause); The name Cassius, or any of several ancient Romans of the name, most especially Gaius Cassius Longinus; any of several early Christian saints of the name.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 8: Flashpoint, Part 2
 * The Taris Holofeed: Invasion Edition
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 24: Knights of Suffering, Part 3
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Notes and references
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