Mandalore (title)

"Mandalore is the name we give to our leader. Becoming Mandalore is the greatest honor any Mandalorian could aspire to. When our leader falls in battle, the most worthy takes his place."

- Canderous Ordo

Mandalore (Mand'alor in Mando'a) was the title of the leader of the Mandalorians. Mandalore was also referred to as Lord Mandalore, although the title may have fallen out of general usage by the end of the Mandalorian Wars.

History
The first Mandalore was a Taung, and the planet Mandalore and the Mandalorian people came to be named after him. According to legend, he formed the Mandalorian Crusaders around 7,000 BBY, and all the traditions of Mandalore and the Mandalorians began with him.

The Mandalore wore a special set of armor, which he never removed. The Mandalore's helmet was passed from one leader to the next. Canderous Ordo described the helmet as being more valuable to a Mandalorian than a lightsaber was to a Jedi. This full-body armor was also worn almost all the way by standard infantry troops and fully for officers.

When Revan executed Mandalore the Ultimate, he took his helmet, denying the Mandalorians the ability to choose their next leader. A new Mandalore emerged some time afterward, but was not recognized by all the clans. A new helmet could have been created, but the Mandalorians had been defeated and did not want to lose their traditions too.

Before he left for the Unknown Regions, Revan told Canderous Ordo where the helmet was, and charged him with reuniting the Mandalorians clans under one banner.

The Mandalorians liked their figureheads where they could see them, even after death. Due to this many Mandalores were buried on Mandalore.

Appearances

 * Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * A Practical Man
 * Bloodlines
 * Sacrifice