Montross (bounty hunter)

"Montross! I can pay you double! Triple! Please! Please, don't kill me! I'm worth more alive!" "You're worth enough dead."

- Wanted criminal & Montross, seconds before he takes the criminal's life

Montross was a Mandalorian bounty hunter who competed with Jango Fett to become the template for the clone troopers. Count Dooku selected them for a special hunt to capture the deranged leader of the Bando Gora, Komari Vosa. Montross had been a high-ranking Mandalorian before the group was wiped out. He was killed by Jango Fett, a rival of his, in 32 BBY. Montross was known for his ruthlessness, almost never taking a live bounty. His personal ship was known as the Hell's Anvil.

Life as a Mandalorian


"You would have a child leading you?" "You should go." "You'll kill them all Fett." "GO.""

- Montross and Jango Fett

Even as a Mandalorian, Montross had always gone to extreme measures. Though he served as a top lieutenant to Mandalorian 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.

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.

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 the 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&mdash;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." "I am the best, always was." "We'll see about that."

- Montross and Jango Fett

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.

Behind the scenes
Several characters were given the name Montross in early versions of the script to A New Hope. In the rough draft, Montross was an aide to General Skywalker on Aquilae. A character named Montross Holdaack appeared in the second screenplay draft of The Star Wars. This Montross was the science officer onboard a ship run by Jabba the Hutt and Oxus, and was friends with Han Solo. Here, the name of an Imperial officer from the rough draft, Crispin Hoedaack, was slightly altered and made his surname.

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
 * Sacrifice