Montross (bounty hunter)

"Money means nothing, It's the thrill of the hunt that drives me, the moment my prey begs for mercy, the moment I take his life!"

- Montross

Montross was a Mandalorian bounty hunter who competed with Jango Fett to become the template for the clone troopers.

Life as a Mandalorian
Even as a Mandalorian, Montross had always gone to extreme measures. Though he served as a top lieutenant to Mandalore Jaster Mereel, Montross had his own vision on how the mercenary group should be run. He especially resented Jaster's perceived favoritism of Jango Fett.

During the Battle of Korda 6 in the Mandalorian Civil War, Montross, overconfident in Mandalorian prowess, disobeyed Mereel's orders to find cover and went on a foolhardy assault against a well-entrenched enemy, leading Vertigo Squad in a near-suicidal frontal attack.

The battle soon turned into a rout, and Mereel realized that it was an unwinnable battle. Mereel wanted to evacuate, but Montross delayed them, yelling that Mandalorians never abandoned a fight. Montross's assault was overwhelmed, however, and he was rescued in the nick of time by Jaster himself.

Jaster used Montross's insane maneuvers as a distraction to allow Jango to reach their target, but the entire battle was a trap orchestrated by the Death Watch, a rival group of Mandalorians. When the Death Watch's leader, Vizsla, showed up, Montross saw his opportunity and abandoned Jaster, leaving the Mandalore open to attack from Vizsla's tank.

Montross's betrayal led to his leader's death, and upon his return to the Mandalorians, he attempted to claim the mantle of Mandalore.



However, Jango Fett returned with Mereel's corpse, exposing Montross's treachery. To Montross's dismay, the Mandalorians collectively agreed that Jango should lead the Mandalorians, not Montross, despite the elder warrior's retort of


 * "You would have a child leading you?".

Bounty Hunter
Disgusted, and under the threat of exile for his part in Mereel's death, Montross left the Mandalorians forever, and became a bounty hunter. Always loving the thrill of murder, he rarely, if ever, left a bounty alive.

After the Mandalorians were almost entirely annihilated at the Battle of Galidraan, he was one of the few left in the galaxy who still wore the armor and was known for never taking a live bounty.

Like Jango Fett, Montross was offered the chance by the enigmatic Tyranus to become the Prime Clone for the planned Grand Army of the Republic. Still nursing a grudge against his old rival, Montross decided that he would stop at nothing to ensure it was he, and not Jango Fett that collected the bounty on Bando Gora leader Komari Vosa.

Twice Fett and Montross fought, on Coruscant and Malastare. Fett escaped his rival both times, and seemed to be far ahead of Montross in the race. However, unbeknownst to his opponent, Montross had managed to put a tracking device on Slave I and overheard Fett's conversation with Rozatta. Heading to the Outland Station, Montross forced the Toydarian to tell him the location of Vosa and the Bando Gora. Rozatta told Montross Vosa was on the fourth moon of Bogden - Kohlma. Sure that the prize would now be his, Montross then set thermal charges on Outland Station and contacted Jango, gloating that he would get Vosa himself, but Fett managed to return and find the charges before the station exploded, receiving from the dying Rozatta the information he required.

On Kohlma, Montross and Jango reached Vosa's palace and prepared to have one final duel. Montross boasted to his opponent:


 * "Just like ol' times, you and me, man to man, face to face. Only now we do this to the death! May the best man win."

Jango replied:


 * "I am the best, always was."

His Words to Jango were:


 * "We'll see about that."

Montross had his old Mandalorian armor and the two prepared to fight. After a long battle that took place in both air and land, Jango emerged the victor. Montross wanted a 'warrior's death' but he had already done too much, and Jango simply left him screaming in agony as the Bando Gora crawled from the shadows and ripped him apart. "I'll see you in Hell, Jango."

- Montross

Jango simply replied, "Save a place for me." as he walked away.

Vehicles
Montross had a KR-TB Doomtreader bearing the name Hell's Anvil.

Behind the scenes

 * The name Montross comes from the character of Montross Holdaack, who appeared in the second screenplay draft of The Star Wars. Here, Montross was the science officer onboard a ship run by Jabba the Hutt and Oxus, and was friends with Han Solo.
 * Montross was voiced by Clancy Brown.
 * In an alternate ending to Bounty Hunter, if the player loses to Montross, Montross will stand over Jango Fett's dead body and claims that Vosa's bounty is now his. And tells Jango to save a place in Hell for him.

Audio clips
[[Media:1montross.ogg|"You've come to the right place for a burial."]] (Star Wars: Bounty Hunter)

Appearances

 * Jango Fett: Open Seasons
 * Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
 * Star Wars: Zam Wesell