MandalMotors tower MandalMotors tower was the headquarters of the MandalMotors starship company , located on Mandalore , within the planet ' s capital city of Keldabe . Standing at one hundred meters tall , the tower was adorned with MandalMotors ' mythosaur skull logo , and was a well - recognized landmark throughout the city . In addition to the company ' s production facilities , engineering workshops , sheds , and hangars surrounded the tower ' s base , and MandalMotors ' headquarters was also equipped with its own private landing strip independent of the Keldabe spaceport . Built years prior to the rise of the Galactic Empire , MandalMotors tower was the center of production for the company ' s years of starship manufacturing . Amidst the galaxy - spanning Clone Wars , MandalMotors tower was captured by Mandalore the Resurrector ' s Mandalorian Protectors when he led the Mandalorians into an alliance with the Confederacy of Independent Systems against the Galactic Republic . decades after the war came to an end , MandalMotors ' headquarters was damaged during the extragalactic Yuuzhan Vong ' s attack on Mandalore , leaving scars so severe that they could still be seen decades later . Description . The headquarters of the MandalMotors starship company , MandalMotors tower was located on the planet Mandalore . Situated in the planet ' s capital city of Keldabe , the MandalMotors tower stood one hundred meters tall , and was adorned with the corporation ' s large mythosaur skull logo . The tower ' s size made it a Keldabe landmark , and pilots would use it as a point of navigational reference when approaching Keldabe ' s spaceport . Around the tower ' s base stood a series of additional engineering workshops , in addition to a private landing strip , and a research wing consisting of a number of interconnected sheds and hangars that , while run - down and unassuming on the outside , housed advanced technology and company prototypes within . The tower also housed a portion of the company ' s production facilities . History . MandalMotors tower was built years before the galaxy - spanning conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems known as the Clone Wars . By this point , the tower had already become an easily recognizable facet of Keldabe ' s skyline , and had been in used in the business of creating quality starships for a significant time . MandalMotors customers could collect parts and equipment from the company headquarters . After the foundation of the Mandalorian Protectors in 20 BBY , the newly risen Mandalore the Resurrector led his troops to capture the facilities of MandalMotors for exclusive use by the Confederacy , with whom he had recently allied the Mandalorians with . Despite the habit of using the tower as a navigational landmark many Mandalorian pilots had adopted , when the Republic was transformed in the Galactic Empire and Imperial forces arrived on Mandalore to establish a garrison on land leased out by the clans , Imperial gunships nearly clipped the top of MandalMotors tower during a low - flying sweep over the capital city . In 29 ABY , long after the Empire had fallen and Imperial forces were driven from Mandalore , the planet was attacked by the extra - galactic invaders known as the Yuuzhan Vong . Though the Mandalorians were able to repel the Yuuzhan Vong attackers , many Mandalorian soldiers were killed and the planet Mandalore itself suffered significant damage ; MandalMotors tower incurred battle scars and scorch marks that remained for decades after . In the time leading up to the Second Galactic Civil War , MandalMotors was developing the starship prototype known as the " Kyr ' galaar " , housed at MandalMotors tower ' s research wing . However , with the fresh lode of " beskar " iron ore found on Mandalore in 40 ABY , the company redesigned the " Kyr ' galaar " as the new " Bes ' uliik " - class assault fighter , and MandalMotors CEO Jir Yomaget met with reigning " Mand ' alor " Boba Fett at the tower ' s research wing to debut the new starfighter . With Fett ' s approval of the designs , the production of a series of " Bes ' uliik " prototypes was brought underway at MandalMotors tower ' s manufacturing facilities . Behind the scenes . MandalMotors tower was first introduced to the " Star Wars " univeres in the 2006 e - novella , " " by author Karen Traviss . The tower continued to feature in further works by Traviss , including the " Legacy of the Force " novels " " and " " , and the " Republic " and " Imperial Commando " novels , " " and " " .