Jango Fett : Open Seasons Jango Fett : Open Seasons is a comic series that delves into the dark past of Jango Fett . Most notably , the series reveals how Fett became a Mandalorian warrior , and how he was recruited by Count Dooku . It is a tie - in to " " video game , which includes a virtual version of the real comic as unlockable content . The series is composed of 4 issues released between May and September 2002 , and compiled in a trade paperback edition in January 2003 . Plot . The story begins with Count Dooku talking to his master Darth Sidious about the bounty hunter Jango Fett who should be a good clone donor because he has been pitted against the most dangerous mercenaries and was victorious . He then tells of how Jango became a Mandalorian . The story then flashes back to the Mandalorian Civil War on Concord Dawn , where the Death Watch led by Tor Vizsla and the True Mandalorians led by Jaster Mereel , Mereel ' s men where beaten back and are scattered . Days later Jaster and his soldiers found the Fetts , Jango ' s dad gives them food telling his son that they are just beggars . The Death Watch followed the True Mandalorians to the Fett house , where they kill Jango ' s parents . However Jango manages to escape and meets with Jaster and his men . Vizsla ' s men then proceed to burn the fields where Jaster , Jango and the Mandalorians were hidden , but Jango leads them to a irrigation tube and they escape the blaze . With Jango ' s help the True Mandalorians set an ambush for when the Death Watch enter a nearby town . When the seemingly victorious Death Watch come through town they are attacked from several directions and are nearly wiped out , however Vizsla escaped . After the battle Jaster welcomes Jango into the Mandalorians . On a mission to rescue a trapped Korda Defense Force training squad from a local uprising , the True Mandalorians divided up into three squads : Vertigo Squad , an aerial - attack company under Montross ; Headhunter Squad , a heavy cleanup company under Jaster Mereel , and a basic infantry and security squad under Jango Fett , Jango ' s grunts . This was the first time Fett had been made a squad commander . The True Mandalorians left their carrier ship over Korda Six in " Meteor " - class Q - Carriers . The first sign of trouble was when they came under ion cannon fire while landing , causing one to crash , killing all aboard , and at least one other to land disabled and damaged . They encountered a greater resistance than expected , and as the survivors formed up they came under intense and coordinated Kordan blaster fire , catching the Mandalorians unprepared and causing many casualties . Mereel ordered Vertigo Squad to abort their attack on the Kordan gun emplacements , but Montross refused , leading his squad into heavy fire , and only surviving when Mereel ' s forces came to his aid . Fett used the aerial attack as a diversion , taking his squad to rescue the trapped Korda Defense Force training squad , but instead became ambushed by a Death Watch unit . When Vizsla appeared on the battlefield in a large battle transport , Montross ignored Jaster ' s call for an airlift and jetpacked away , leaving Jaster under a barrage of blaster fire . Montross tried to take control of the Mandalorians and claim the title of Mandalor , saying Jango had been killed trying to save Jaster . But when Fett showed up carrying Jaster ' s body the Mandalorians said they would only follow him , Jango banished Montross as a traitor and became Mandalor and Jaster ' s legacy . The Governor of Galidraan had secretly been hiding the Death Watch on his world . He was also facing an insurrection by some of his colonists , so he hired the True Mandalorians , under Jango Fett , to eliminate the rebels , which they did . However , under the advice of the Death Watch leader , Vizsla , the governor also informed the Jedi Council that a group of Mandalorians were murdering " political activists . " A group of Jedi were dispatched to the planet to deal with the Mandalorians , led by Jedi Master Dooku and his Padawan Komari Vosa . In the resulting battle , the True Mandalorians on the planet were wiped out . Jango , the sole survivor , became enraged and demonstrated his amazing physical abilities by killing many of the attacking Jedi with his bare hands before finally surrendering . The Jedi turned Jango over to the custody of the Galidraan government and the governor had Jango sold into slavery . The Death Watch were victorious Jango goes to Dooku ' s estate and tells him how he escaped slavery , and tracked the Death Watch to Corellia . Then how he avenged Jaster Mereel ' s death , killing Vizsla ( with the help of a family of dire - cats ) and most of the Death Watch . Behind the scenes . Jango Fett ' s line in " Open Seasons " is similar to Anakin Skywalker ' s line to Padmé Amidala in about the Tusken Raiders :