Cassus Fett

"You listen to Cassus Fett, and your son's sons will have nothing to do -- because you'll have conquered everything!"

- Cassus Fett to Gormer

Cassus Fett was a highly feared Mandalorian commander who lived during the time of the Mandalorian Wars. He was the top military strategist during the war and was well known for his armor and sidearm.

Biography
Cassus was the second in command of the Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders, next to only Mandalore the Ultimate, and one of the few commanders to survive the Battle of Malachor V.



During the wars, Cassus 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. Cassus 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.

Cassus' old armor offered a high level of resistance against cold, fire, and sonic based attacks. When he became second in command, Cassus replaced the armor with golden Neo-Crusader armor and a cape. Cassus used a heavy blaster pistol that was capable of twice as much damage as a standard blaster pistol.

To counter the increasing chaos amongst the Neo-Crusaders caused by the massive influx of new recruits, Cassus suggested to Mandalore to use the Neo-Crusader armor as a standard uniform. This gave the recruits a sense of unity and order.

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



 * In Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, the player can acquire some of 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
 * The Taris Holofeed Special Proclamation
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 20: Daze of Hate, Part 2
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 22: Knights of Suffering, Part 1
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 23: Knights of Suffering, Part 2
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 24: Knights of Suffering, Part 3
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 26: Vector, Part 2
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 27: Vector, Part 3
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Notes and references
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