Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders/Legends

"For Mandalore!"

- Neo-Crusader battlecry

The Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders were a group of Mandalorians formed by Mandalore the Ultimate following the end of the Great Sith War and his own ascension to the position of Mandalore. Named after the Old Crusaders, they fought the Mandalorian Wars, and were later regrouped and reformed under Mandalore Canderous Ordo.

The headquarters of the Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders, while under the command of both Mandalore the Ultimate and Canderous Ordo, was a sprawling complex that was built amidst the dangerous jungles of Dxun.

History
The wars began with the First Battle of Althir, which was fought against the native Althiri militaries rather than the Galactic Republic, which would later turn out to be the Neo-Crusaders' true target. After that, the Neo-Crusaders led a brutal attack on Cathar, intending little more than to slaughter the inhabitants. This greatly angered the Jedi Revan who began to round up other Jedi to join in and take up arms alongside the Republic against the invader. Among such Jedi were Malak and the Jedi Exile, whose true name is unknown. Revan and Malak led the Republic to victory after victory. After 5 years of conflict, the Neo-Crusaders were finally defeated by Revan’s forces at Malachor V, when the Jedi Exile gave the order to activate the Mass Shadow Generator, which almost wiped out the entire Mandalorian fleet. Mandalore was killed in that final battle. Revan removed the survivors of their weapons, Basilisk war droids, and ultimately, their honor.



The Neo-Crusaders entered dark times, when they were no longer great warriors, but mere thugs. Revan encountered some of these fallen warriors during his quest to find the Star Forge, such as raiders on Dantooine and hunters on Kashyyyk. After the end of the Jedi Civil War, before leaving into the Unknown Regions to find the True Sith, Revan tasked Canderous Ordo, one of the former Neo-Crusaders who accompanied him on his journey, with reuniting the scattered Mandalorian clans on Dxun. Canderous recovered Mandalore's mask, which had been lost since the Battle of Malachor V, and declared himself the new Mandalore. He began to reunite the clans under the Ordo banner on Dxun, where the Mandalorian Wars began.

5 years after the Jedi Civil War, the Jedi Exile was forced to land on Dxun by Colonel Tobin’s space forces when searching for Jedi Master Kavar on Onderon. She was found by a Mandalorian sentry and taken to the Mandalorian base. Canderous agreed to give her safe passage to Onderon if she proved herself worthy. After completing various tasks, such as stopping Tobin’s scouts from uncovering the base and rescuing the lost warrior Kumus, Mandalore agreed to help her. Shortly before they could leave, however, Sith assassins, who had been tracking her progress since an incident on Peragus, attacked the base. The Exile helped defend the base from the invaders before leaving.

After their business on Onderon was done, Canderous stated that he would acompany the Exile on her journey for two reasons; the Sith would eventually dominate the Mandalorians if they were allowed to defeat the Jedi once and for all, and he had been meaning to leave to search for more clans. He found such clans on Nar Shaddaa and Dantooine. When the Battle of Telos IV began, the Mandalorians helped battle against the Sith, particularly aiding in the destruction of the Ravager, Darth Nihilus' personal vessel. Their fate after that battle is unknown.

Armor
The armor worn by the Neo-Crusaders gradually evolved over time. During the early years of the Mandalorian Wars, the Neo-Crusaders wore a mishmash of various armor styles similar to those worn by the earlier Mandalorian Crusaders. Such armor was more highly customized and personalized than later designs, being unique to its owner while maintaining a recognizable overall design ethic which retained the signature T-shaped Mandalorian visor.

Gradually, as the Mandalorian Wars gave way to the Jedi Civil War and then to the First Jedi Purge, the armor worn by the Neo-Crusaders grew more uniform, favoring the standardized design known as Neo-Crusader armor.

Neo-Crusader Shock Troopers wore a unique variant of Neo-Crusader armor and the armor worn by Mandalore Canderous Ordo was yet another notable variation.

Canderous Ordo had the chance to wear Neo-Crusader armor during the video game Knights Of The Old Republic by donning the only set of Mandalorian Assault Armor that is found on Lehon the unknown system that held the Star Forge. This is the only time any character got to wear the full set of this armor and no other character could do this.

Known members

 * Bralor
 * Davrel
 * Demagol
 * Rohlan Dyre
 * Ergeron
 * Esok
 * Cassus Fett
 * Dhagon Ghent
 * Jagi
 * Jarg
 * Kelborn
 * Kex
 * Kumus
 * Mandalorian Captain
 * Mandalorian Commander
 * Mandalorian Sergeant
 * Mandalore the Ultimate
 * Mira
 * Canderous Ordo
 * Pulsipher
 * Reeza
 * Sherruk
 * Bendak Starkiller
 * Tagren
 * Unknown Mandalore
 * Xarga
 * Xor
 * Zuka

Appearances

 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 0: Crossroads
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: Commencement
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: Flashpoint
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 9: Flashpoint Interlude: Homecoming
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: Days of Fear
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: Daze of Hate
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 23: Knights of Suffering, Part 2
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords