Mandalore the Indomitable Mandalore the Indomitable , translated as Te Kandosii Mand ' alor in Mando ' a , and referred to as Mandalore by foes and allies alike , was a male Taung who served as warlord of the Mandalorian Clans prior to and during the events of the Great Sith War . In the year 3996 BBY , believing that the seven worlds of the Empress Teta system — under the control of a dark side society called the Krath — had been weakened by numerous campaigns , Mandalore the Indomitable led his Mandalorian Crusaders in an invasion of Tetan space . What followed was a confrontation with the Sith Lord Ulic Qel - Droma , who was leader of the Krath military , the outcome of which saw Mandalore the Indomitable swear a personal oath of allegiance to Qel - Droma and pledge his Mandalorian army to augment the Sith forces . Following Qel - Droma in his quest to control the galaxy and defeat the Jedi Order , Mandalore , along with the Krath sorceress Aleema Keto , helped Qel - Droma plan an invasion of the Republic capital of Coruscant . After Qel - Droma was captured by the Jedi during the battle , Mandalore later learned that Qel - Droma had been betrayed by the ambitious Keto , who planned to use Qel - Droma ' s capture as an opportunity to usurp complete control of the Krath forces . Remembering the oath he swore to Qel - Droma on Kuar , Mandalore paid lip service to Keto but set out to locate Qel - Droma ' s partner and master , the Dark Lord of the Sith Exar Kun , in the hopes that Kun would help rescue Qel - Droma from his prison on Coruscant . Locating Kun on the jungle moon of Yavin 4 , Mandalore enlisted the aid of the Sith Lord . Arriving at the Republic capital alongside Kun , Mandalore watched as Kun and his Massassi warriors freed Qel - Droma from the Inquisition charged with prosecuting him for war crimes . Grateful for the loyalty that Mandalore had shown him , Qel - Droma gave his Mandalorian warlord a special assignment while he and Kun led an assault on the Jedi stronghold of Ossus : while the Sith Lords were busy attacking Ossus , Qel - Droma ordered Mandalore to lead the bulk of his warriors in a massive assault against the Republic world of Onderon . Even though the Mandalorians experienced initial gains in their attack , during the battle the invading forces were thwarted by the defending Beast Riders , led by Beast - Lord Oron Kira , and forced to retreat to Onderon ' s jungle moon of Dxun . During the retreat , Mandalore was separated from his forces , and found himself surrounded by several predatory creatures native to Dxun . They attacked him , leading to the death of Mandalore the Indomitable ; however , his mask was found by one of his Taung soldiers , and this soldier would declare himself the new Mandalore . Biography . A pact with the Sith . Throughout the generations , the title of Mandalore , translated as " Mand ' alor " in Mando ' a , was an honorific designation traditionally taken by the recognized leader of the Mandalorian clans . At some point prior to the year 4000 BBY , a Taung soldier rose through the ranks of the reigning Mandalorian Crusaders and took the title of " Mand ' alor " . Those who fought under him came to call their new Mandalore " Indomitable " because of the fighting spirit which he had continually demonstrated in numerous battles and campaigns . Under Mandalore the Indomitable ' s rule , and continuing in the traditions laid down by previous Mandalores , the Mandalorian Crusaders took part in a number of successful campaigns , like the raid on Iskadrell , during which the Mandalorians liberated the slaves of the infamous Iskalloni s , which included the young Antos Wyrick , who was initiated to the Mandalorian Culture by Mandalore himself . These campaigns were driven by what were called the Canons of Honor within Mandalorian lore . The Canons dictated that individual warriors had the power to attain personal glory through both battle and loyalty to one ' s clan . In 3996 BBY , using the tenets laid down in the Canons , Mandalore the Indomitable led his Crusaders in a search for a worthy foe , against which he planned to launch a new crusade . It was during this time that Mandalore began to hear rumors circulating the space lanes regarding the military exploits of a fallen Jedi – turned – Sith Lord named Ulic Qel - Droma . Mandalore believed that Qel - Droma , who had taken control of the powerful dark side cult called the Krath , had overstretched the resources of the Krath ' s military resources in their various campaigns of expansion , thus leaving their home system of Empress Teta vulnerable to attack . Believing that he and his warriors could seize the Empress Teta system , Mandalore led the Mandalorian Crusaders in several small raids to test the strength of the Krath perimeter defenses . Mandalore ' s attacks eventually caught the attention of Qel - Droma when Basilisk war droid s destroyed an important carbonite smelting station , causing it to crash to the surface of a planet in the Empress Teta system . In response , Qel - Droma ordered his aide , Captain Rooks , to open communications with Mandalore . Qel - Droma proceeded to threaten the Mandalorian leader with annihilation unless he surrendered immediately . Mocking Qel - Droma and the armies he commanded , Mandalore made what he considered a mutually acceptable counter - proposal : a duel between the two warrior - leaders , Sith Lord versus Mandalore . Accepting the offer to fight the Mandalorian leader , Qel - Droma stipulated that if he won the duel , then Mandalore and his Crusaders would swear loyalty to him and serve as a part of his army . Adhering to the tradition of Mandalorian honor , Mandalore the Indomitable agreed to Qel - Droma ' s terms . On the Deep Core Mandalorian world of Kuar , gathered on the Plains of Harkul , Qel - Droma and Mandalore met before their respective forces . Believing that he could hinder the Sith Lord ' s use of the Force , Mandalore approached Qel - Droma and advised him that their duel would not take place on the ground — instead , it would take place far above the Plains of Harkul upon on a network of thick , interlocking chains . Likewise , Mandalore further wanted to even the odds for himself against his opponent , thus he advised both armies that he would be allowed to use his own customized Basilisk war droid , while Qel - Droma would not be allowed the use of any type of war mount . Unconcerned by how Mandalorian leader defined the rules of combat , Qel - Droma instead chose to rely on his skills in the Force to defeat his opponent . Mandalore began the duel by attacking Qel - Droma using his Basilisk war droid , firing a barrage of blaster bolts at the unmounted Sith Lord . Though Mandalore was skilled in battle and the use of the war droid , Qel - Droma was able to use the Force to avoid the incoming fire , and used his lightsaber to damage the Basilisk mount . Without his vehicle of war , Mandalore was forced to resort to hand - to - hand combat with Qel - Droma . However , realizing that the lightsaber still presented an advantage for Qel - Droma , Mandalore challenged the Sith to put away his lightsaber and fight with a mythosaur axe , a traditional Mandalorian weapon . Qel - Droma agreed to these terms , and proceeded to fight against Mandalore . Eventually , Mandalore the Indomitable was defeated by Qel - Droma when his weapon was destroyed and he was forced over a ledge by the Sith Lord . Accepting defeat , Mandalore ceded his warriors to Qel - Droma and asked that he be killed . However , Qel - Droma did not wish to kill his foe , instead telling Mandalore that he had a far better fate in store than death . Mandalore then pledged his loyalty to Qel - Droma , thereby allying the Mandalorian clans with the Sith — a decision that would impact both Sith and Mandalorian alike throughout the coming decades . With the Mandalorian Crusaders now augmenting his Krath armies , Qel - Droma began planning ways to further escalate his and Exar Kun ' s campaign against the Galactic Republic , known as the Great Sith War . Together with Mandalore , Qel - Droma established a battle plan which would see Mandalore and the Crusaders at the forefront of the fighting : an all - out attack on the enormous Republic shipyards orbiting the planet Foerost . The Great Sith War . Attack on Foerost . With his Mandalorian Crusaders now operating under the command of Ulic Qel - Droma , Mandalore the Indomitable prepared his warriors for the upcoming attack on the Republic shipyards at Foerost . By the time of the Great Sith War , the Foerost shipyards had become known as some of the oldest and largest starship construction facilities in the galaxy . It was because of Foerost ' s historically large production of ships for the Republic Navy that Qel - Droma wanted to shut the shipyards down , as well as capture the newly completed fleet of three hundred warships that sat unguarded therein . Disguised by a Sith illusion cast by Aleema Keto , Mandalore , his warriors , the Krath forces , and Ulic Qel - Droma approached the Foerost shipyards . The entire attack force was hidden as a single starship , which was dubbed " " Golthar ' s Sky " " and was broadcasting that it was damaged and in need of repairs . When the Republic workers at Foerost attempted to help the " Golthar ' s Sky " , Keto dropped her illusion , thus allowing the attack force to perform its mission . Spearheading the assault were Mandalore and his Mandalorian Crusaders , who managed to both breach the shipyards ' defenses and provide air cover for the advancing Krath ground forces by using Basilisk war droids . Due to the leadership and charisma of Mandalore , the Mandalorian warriors fought their new crusade efficiently , essentially ending the entire battle before it had even begun . With the majority of the Foerost shipyards pacified by his warriors , Mandalore accompanied Qel - Droma and Keto to the yards ' central control facility . Once there , Qel - Droma and his commanders approached the Republic personnel present , requesting the command codes for the three hundred Republic warships sitting in drydock . The Republic officials initially refused to comply with the invaders , saying that they were not in possession of the codes ; in response , Mandalore promptly executed the closest captive , saying that he knew the codes were there , despite their protests , and demanding that someone surrender the codes . Shocked by the tactics used by Mandalore and Qel - Droma , the remaining Republic personnel decided to give the attackers the command codes . At that moment , Qel - Droma was contacted by Exar Kun , the other Dark Lord of the Sith , while Mandalore continued to gather the necessary codes from the Republic prisoners . With the command codes now in his possession , Mandalore advised Qel - Droma that the ships were now theirs and that they could continue with their plans for an invasion of Coruscant . Even though Kun initially spoke out against any attack on Coruscant , saying that Qel - Droma and Mandalore should wait for his Brotherhood of the Sith to join their ranks , he eventually gave his blessing after a verbal exchange with Mandalore . The Mandalorian leader told the Dark Lord of the Sith that his Crusaders were the best soldiers in the galaxy and that he and Qel - Droma could handle an attack on Coruscant without having to wait for a handful of Force users . With Kun ' s blessing , Qel - Droma , Mandalore , and Keto began their preparations for an all - out Krath invasion of the Republic capital . Betrayal on Coruscant . With the attack on Foerost complete , and with Kun ' s reluctant approval , Mandalore , Keto , and Qel - Droma prepared for their invasion of Coruscant . Leaving behind a hologram containing misleading information about the Krath ' s plans , Mandalore and Qel - Droma managed to successfully convince the Republic that their next target was the Republic jump station at Kemplex IX . With the bulk of the main Republic fleet headed to Kemplex IX under the command of Fleet Captain Vanicus , Mandalore led his Crusaders alongside Qel - Droma and the Krath in a surprise attack against Coruscant . Catching Coruscant virtually defenseless with the Republic fleet on its way to Kemplex IX , Krath starships and Mandalorian Basilisk war droids rained down upon the planet . Unknown to Mandalore or Qel - Droma , a sizable contingent of Jedi was present on Coruscant , led by Master Vodo - Siosk Baas . Even though the Jedi were greatly outnumbered by the Mandalorian Crusaders that were swarming Galactic City , they organized a stiff defense against the invaders . Despite this , Mandalore and his Crusaders managed to force the Jedi to retreat to a more advantageous position . With his Crusaders continuing the fight in the streets of Coruscant , Mandalore accompanied Qel - Droma and Keto in their attack against the main Republic military command center . During this time , Mandalore received information from his spies that the Republic was housing a host of newly developed weapons near the command center in a depot . Following agreement from Qel - Droma , Mandalore set out with a selection of his warriors to capture the stock of new Republic weapons . Arriving at the weapons depot , Mandalore had his soldiers set charges on the depot ' s entrance , which when exploded would allow the Mandalorian Crusaders to quickly breach the building . Once inside , the Crusaders made quick work of the depot ' s few defenders , and Mandalore soon discovered a new experimental weapons system , designated the MX . Having heard rumors regarding the power of the MX , Mandalore ordered his warriors to take the weapon . Following the capture of the MX , Mandalore received a call from Aleema Keto ' s commander to withdraw his troops from the depot , retreat from the planet , and meet the Krath forces at their Orbiting Command Ship s . Surprised and angry that he and his warriors were being ordered to run away from the enemy , Mandalore demanded to speak with Qel - Droma . The Krath officer , however , advised the Mandalorian warlord that Qel - Droma had been killed in the fighting and that the Republic fleet was now on its way to halt the invasion . Realizing that , with Qel - Droma ' s death , his new master was Aleema Keto , Mandalore relayed the orders to his Crusaders to withdraw from the battle . Mandalore , however , was unaware that Keto had in fact betrayed Qel - Droma , lusting after the power he wielded , and left him behind to be captured by the Jedi . Withdrawing from the battlefield , Mandalore and his Crusaders regrouped with the other retreating Krath and departed from Coruscant . Once back at the Krath stronghold on Cinnagar , Mandalore and the rest of the Krath military received word that Qel - Droma had in fact not been killed , but had been captured by the Jedi , who intended to put him on trial for crimes against the Republic . Retreating to the war room , Mandalore pored over the data he possessed regarding the recent attack — and subsequent withdrawal — from Coruscant , looking for an answer which would both satisfy the honor of his warriors as well as explain how Qel - Droma had been so easily captured . Realizing that neither he nor his warriors had forgotten anything nor done anything wrong , Mandalore concluded that Keto might have ordered a full retreat even before the tide of battle had turned against the Krath and Mandalorians . Resolving to discuss the matter of rescuing Qel - Droma with Keto , Mandalore approached her in her throne room . Keto , though , was uninterested in rescuing Qel - Droma from the Jedi , instead attempting to persuade Mandalore to forget about Qel - Droma and fight the war as a leader beside her . Finally realizing that Keto had , in fact , betrayed his master , Mandalore decided to appease her for the time being while he figured out a way to rescue Qel - Droma . Taking the reins of command , Keto ordered Mandalore to once again prepare his Crusaders and organize the fleet for a new plan of attack . Having planned a double - feint , Keto advised Mandalore that they would attack Kemplex IX , believing that the Jedi and Republic would still see it as a diversion of Qel - Droma ' s . Obeying Keto , Mandalore ordered his Crusaders to prepare for battle , knowing that they would follow his orders to the letter . Mandalore , however , did not accompany his warriors aboard the Krath fleet — instead , he boarded his personal shuttle and set course for the fourth moon of Yavin to seek the aid of Exar Kun . The rescue of Ulic Qel - Droma . Pushing his shuttle beyond its limits , Mandalore burned out his engines attempting to reach Kun before it was too late . Finding Kun with his Brotherhood of the Sith on Yavin 4 , Mandalore explained that Qel - Droma had been captured as well as the details surrounding his betrayal by Keto . Agreeing to help Mandalore in his self - assigned mission to rescue his master , Kun gathered together a number of his Massassi warriors and , along with Mandalore , boarded his starship and set course for Coruscant . Arriving at Coruscant , Mandalore accompanied Kun and his Massassi as they interrupted the trial of Qel - Droma . With the entire Senate and trial committee frozen in place by Kun ' s Sith magic , Mandalore approached Qel - Droma and reaffirmed his loyalty to the Sith Lord . The Jedi , however , soon attempted to stop the rescue of Qel - Droma , with the Jedi Knight Sylvar engaging numerous Massassi , and Cay Qel - Droma and Nomi Sunrider attempting to reason with Ulic . Despite this , Kun used his powers to kill the Republic ' s Supreme Chancellor , and managed to kill Master Vodo - Siosk Baas in a lightsaber duel . Reeling from the events that had just transpired , the remaining Jedi were powerless to stop Mandalore and Kun as they departed the trial chambers with Qel - Droma . Arriving back at Kun ' s Sith base on Yavin 4 , Mandalore advised Qel - Droma about what had actually happened during their failed invasion of Coruscant , and how Aleema Keto had chosen to leave him to die so she could rule the Krath by herself . Warning his master not to trust Keto any longer , Mandalore settled back into his role as Qel - Droma ' s warlord . Eventually , Mandalore , Qel - Droma and Kun met back up with Keto who pretended to be relieved that Qel - Droma , her supposed lover , had been rescued — Qel - Droma , however , was indifferent toward Keto , taking the advice which Mandalore had given him to heart . Setting events in motion to pay Keto back for her betrayal , as well as to continue the fight against the Republic and Jedi , Qel - Droma and Kun manufactured a plan which would see Keto lead a Sith attack fleet against Kemplex IX and destroy the nearby Cron Cluster with Sith magic ; the resulting supernova would wreak havoc upon the Jedi stronghold of Ossus . Qel - Droma , however , neglected to tell Keto that using Sith magic to create a supernova would not protect her from its blast — thus , Qel - Droma ensured that Keto would pay for betraying him . Upon hearing of Kun and Qel - Droma ' s plan to attack Kemplex IX , Mandalore was shocked and confused as to why his master had not chosen him , his personal warlord , to lead the attack upon the Republic jump station . Advising Mandalore of the deeper details of his plan , Qel - Droma told Mandalore that he and Kun had another , and much more important , assignment — an invasion of the Republic - aligned planet of Onderon . A final battle . Tasked with capturing and holding the Iziz Royal Palace on Onderon , Mandalore ordered his fleet carriers to hold orbit above the planet . Following a pre - deployment speech from Mandalore to his Crusaders , the Mandalorians mounted their Basilisk war droids and launched their attack . With Mandalore leading the wing of Basilisk mounts , the Crusaders swarmed from their fleet carriers and made their way towards the walled city of Iziz , where the Dark Citadel was housed . Eventually , the enormous Mandalorian fleet of Basilisk war droids was spotted by Queen Galia and Beast - Lord Oron Kira , the rulers of Onderon , and Kira ordered his Beast Riders to defend the city against the invaders . A vicious aerial fight ensued against the Mandalorian Basilisks and the Beast Rider ' s flying Drexl s . During the fight , the Beast Riders managed to get a call out to the Republic , explaining that Mandalore was leading an attack on them and requesting immediate aid . Under orders from Kira , the Beast Riders continued to resist the Mandalorian attacks until a Republic fleet , under the command of Fleet Captain Orley Vanicus , arrived to lend aid against the invaders . Mandalore continued to lead his Crusaders in the fight , exhibiting signs of desperation and ruthlessness , but the combined firepower of the Republic warships and Onderonian Beast Riders proved too much for the Mandalorians to handle . Recognizing that the fight was over when he witnessed the destruction of his orbiting fleet carriers , Mandalore realized that he still had a chance to lead his Crusaders to safety ; ordering his warriors to retreat from Onderon and make their way to the moon of Dxun , the atmosphere of which was currently touching Onderon ' s , Mandalore planned to lose the pursuers in the moon ' s jungles . However , the Republic warships and Beast Riders continued to chase the retreating Basilisks , concentrating sustained firepower on individual Mandalorian mounts so as to quickly destroy them . During their retreat , Mandalore ' s personal Basilisk war droid was hit by enemy fire and he crash - landed his war mount on the surface of Dxun , away from any other Crusaders . Making his way from the remains of his Basilisk , Mandalore soon found himself surrounded by a number of dangerous beasts native to Dxun ' s jungles . Even though he prepared to fight off the creatures , they eventually managed to overcome and kill the Mandalorian warlord . The Mandalore tradition . Following Mandalore ' s orders to retreat from Onderon and head for the moon of Dxun , the remaining Mandalorian Crusaders made their way to the established rallying point . Upon arriving on the moon , and losing the pursuing Beast Riders and Republic starships , several warriors initiated searches of the jungles to find their missing leader . During one such search , one Crusader stumbled across the mask of Mandalore the Indomitable , which had become tangled in a patch of nearby foliage and was all that remained of the warlord . In accordance with the rules and traditions of his people , this warrior placed the mask upon his head and became the new Mandalore . Personality and traits . Mandalore the Indomitable was an accomplished warrior , who had earned the title and position of " Mand ' alor " through his skill as a warrior , charisma as a leader , and intuition in war . Though his original Taung name was forgotten , upon claiming the title of Mandalore his warriors began to call him the " Indomitable " due to his prowess in battle . Like the Mandalores who came before him , Mandalore the Indomitable understood what it meant to be " Mando ' ade " and he used his skills as a warrior and as a commander to lead the Mandalorian Crusaders to victory in numerous successful military campaigns . As a leader , Mandalore possessed a natural charisma which he used to inspire his Mandalorian clans in battle , such as during the Battle of Onderon near the end of the Great Sith War . Likewise , Mandalore possessed a rather simplistic view of galactic affairs , lacking any type of political guile , a trait which was well liked by the Crusaders who followed him . His prowess in battle was well known among the Mandalorian clans , and he continued to demonstrate these skills throughout the Great Sith War in numerous battles . To those outside the Mandalorian Crusaders , Mandalore established his skills as a warrior when he challenged the Sith Lord Ulic Qel - Droma to a duel . Even though Mandalore was eventually defeated by the Sith , Qel - Droma was impressed with the way which the Mandalorian chieftain conducted himself in battle and chose not to kill him — instead , Qel - Droma made Mandalore his personal warlord . Mandalore would continually demonstrate his skills as a warrior in future battles , such as those fought at Foerost , Coruscant , and Onderon . Mandalore the Indomitable was also known to have been loyal to those persons who had demonstrated their power to him . During the Great Sith War , following his defeat at the hands of Ulic Qel - Droma on Kuar , Mandalore would swear an oath of loyalty to the Sith Lord — an oath which would drive Mandalore to extreme actions later in the war . When Qel - Droma was betrayed at the hands of the Krath Aleema Keto , causing him to be captured by the Jedi during his invasion of Coruscant , Mandalore remembered his oath and sought a way to rescue the Dark Lord from the Jedi Order . Eventually gaining the help of Exar Kun , the Dark Lord of the Sith , Mandalore was instrumental in helping free Qel - Droma from the Republic ' s Inquisition . Touched by the loyalty that Mandalore continued to show towards him , Qel - Droma rewarded his warlord with the chance to lead the invasion of Onderon — a campaign which had the potential to give both Mandalore and his Crusaders the honor which they inherently craved . Behind the scenes . Appearing in the Wizards of the Coast sourcebook for the " " comic series , there is an illustration depicting Mandalore the Indomitable and his successor Mandalore the Ultimate . Even though one can visually distinguish the two based on previous visual representations of them , the picture ' s caption mistakenly identifies Mandalore the Ultimate as Mandalore the Indomitable and vice versa . The mistake is repeated in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " . In the of the " " story arc , published in August 1995 , Mandalore the Indomitable attempts to entice Ulic Qel - Droma into dueling him . In this conversation Mandalore says that Qel - Droma should meet him on " my own world " for the duel . It is then shortly thereafter shown that the duel takes place on the planet of Kuar , on the Plains of Harkul . This initially implied that Mandalore the Indomitable ' s homeworld , or even birth world , may have been Kuar . Later , in March 2005 for an article appearing in " Star Wars Insider 80 " , author Abel G . Peña would explain why such a random planet was considered the homeworld of a Mandalore . Peña wrote that , historically , the Mandalorian clans would often make conquered worlds their home , citing the planet of Kuar during the Great Sith War as an example . Peña would continue by stating that the " home " of a Mandalore was acknowledged simply by wherever they chose to hang their mask . Peña ' s explanation of Mandalorian tradition explained the story behind Mandalore the Indomitable calling Kuar his " own world . " With the first actual appearance of the Battle of Kemplex IX in " " , there arose some confusion surrounding a previous set of orders given by Aleema Keto to Mandalore the Indomitable regarding an " attack " that he was supposed to have carried out against Kemplex IX . In the third issue " " , following her order to withdraw from Coruscant , Keto speaks with Mandalore and orders him to lead his Mandalorians in an attack against the jump station at Kemplex IX . In " The Trial of Ulic Qel - Droma " Keto says to Mandalore , " " We will do a double - feint and strike the Kemplex Nine jump - station after all ! The Republic forces thought it was a diversion of Ulic ' s , and now they will have left it virtually unguarded ! " " Immediately after this statement by Keto , the comic ' s narration says that , " " Mandalore sets Aleema ' s orders in motion , following them to the letter . He knows his warriors will see that they are carried out . " " Even though the comic ' s narration states that Mandalore followed Keto ' s orders , there is , however , absolutely no information regarding the Mandalorians in action at Kemplex IX , either in the actual comics or source books which were published later . Even though an apparent attack by Mandalore the Indomitable and his warriors was to have taken place , the first actual appearance of the jump station in " Jedi Holocaust " shows the destroyed jump station at Kemplex IX , with the comic narration stating , " " Kemplex Nine was a bustling city in space … the only inhabited station in a hot , unstable cluster of ten stars known as the Cron Cluster . After Aleema ' s attack , though , it is no longer inhabited . " " Specifically , it is the last line regarding Aleema Keto that has caused confusion regarding exactly who was responsible for the destruction of the Kemplex IX jump station — Aleema Keto and her attack fleet , or Mandalore the Indomitable and his Crusaders . When asked about the order of events he wrote about for the Battle of Kemplex IX , and about the possibility of two different battles actually happening , Kevin J . Anderson , author of " " , replied that he probably knew at the time he wrote the story , but was now unsure of the correct answer . Anderson went on to comment that anything he said now regarding the series of events would simply be guesswork on his part . To date , there has been no official statement from Lucasfilm Ltd . regarding this situation , nor has there been offered any sort of explanation for Aleema Keto ' s initial order to Mandalore the Indomitable . The Hasbro toy company released an evolutions three - pack entitled " The Fett Legacy " . In the pack included alongside Jango Fett and Boba Fett is Mandalore the Indomitable , implying that the Fett ' s descend from Mandalore the Indomitable . However , this can be considered non - canon , since there is no direct canon source confirming this to be true .