Mandalore the Ultimate ' s battle - axe During the Mandalorian Wars , Mandalore the Ultimate wielded a powerful battle - axe . Forged in the shape of a traditional mythosaur axe with metals taken from the Galactic Republic ' s prized capital ship , the " Courageous " , after the Mandalorian ' s victory in the Battle of Serroco , the battle - axe became a symbol of Mandalore ' s prowess . With a long pole staff and the addition of cortosis , as well as an energy cell , Mandalore the Ultimate ' s battle - axe was twice as deadly as those traditionally constructed from mythosaur bone . When Mandalore the Ultimate arrived aboard the " Arkanian Legacy " to meet with the Arkanian leader Arkoh Adasca , along with representatives of the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic competing to obtain control of Adasca ' s Project Black Harvest , he came face to face with Republic Admiral Saul Karath . Mandalore brandished his battle - axe at the meeting as spoils of war , taunting Karath with the remains of his former flagship , the " Courageous " . The meeting ultimately came to naught , and as the conference turned to open conflict between the Mandalorian Neo - Crusaders , the Republic Military , and the Jedi , Mandalore the Ultimate departed the Arkanian starship with his battle - axe in hand . Description . Mandalore the Ultimate ' s battle - axe was a modernized update of the ancient mythosaur axe traditionally created by early Mandalorian warriors . But while these traditional axes were constructed from calcified bones of the long - dead mythosaur s of the Mandalorian ' s cultural homeworld of Mandalore , Mandalore the Ultimate forged his own weapon from metals salvaged and melted down from the Galactic Republic cruiser , the " Courageous " , as well as lightsaber - resistant cortosis . When constructing the axe , Mandalore the Ultimate had the metal blades placed atop a lengthy pole staff , nearly as long as the Taung warrior was tall , and installed an energy cell that enabled the axe to deliver a strong electric charge . With these features , Mandalore the Ultimate ' s battle - axe was capable of inflicting nearly twice the damage as traditional mythosaur axes made of bone . The weapon weighed ten kilograms in total , and possessed an estimated value of 1000 . History . In 3963 BBY , the forces of the Mandalorian Neo - Crusaders engaged the Galactic Republic Navy over the planet Serroco . After bombarding the cities of the surface , the Mandalorians turned their attention to the Republic fleet and their flagship , the " Inexpugnable " - class tactical command ship " Courageous " . The Neo - Crusader warships overwhelmed the Republic battle group , boarding and taking the " Courageous " as the crew was forced to evacuate and flee . Claiming their battle - won prize , the Mandalorians had the " Courageous " torn down and melted for scrap . Taking a share of the " Courageous " ' materials , the Mandalorian leader , Mandalore the Ultimate , forged a battle - axe in the shape of a traditional Mandalorian mythosaur axe . Later that year , Mandalore was invited to a meeting with the leader of the Arkanian mega - corporation Adascorp , Arkoh Adasca , aboard the company ' s starship headquarters , the " Arkanian Legacy " . There , Adasca offered representatives of the Republic , Jedi Order , and the Mandalorians the opportunity to take command of a secret bio - weapons project he had cultivated . As Mandalore the Ultimate met face to face with Republic Admiral Saul Karath — the former commanding officer of the " Courageous " — at the negotiations , he brandished the battle - axe he had forged and taunted Karath with the revelation of the weapon ' s origins . When one of the Jedi present at the meeting created a false scenario designed to make Mandalore the Ultimate believe he had become the target of an assassination attempt by Adasca , Mandalore took his battle - axe and departed the " Arkanian Legacy " , while violence broke out between his Neo - Crusader warriors and the Republic military and Jedi Knights . Behind the scenes . Mandalore the Ultimate ' s battle - axe first appeared in " Star Wars " canon in the of the " " comic series . The axe appeared again in the , and was featured in the " Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide " .