Death Watch

The Death Watch was a reactionary Mandalorian terrorist group that existed during the fall of the Galactic Republic. Formerly comprising the Old Mandalorians — a segment of Mandalorian society committed to the continuation of the Mandalorian warrior tradition, in contrast to the New Mandalorians that espoused pacifistic ideals and formed the contemporary government of Mandalore — the years preceding the Invasion of Naboo saw increasing polarization between Jaster Mereel's wing, which adhered to a strict conduct as honorable mercenaries and a tolerant attitude towards the New Mandalorians, and Tor Vizsla's wing, which was virulently dedicated to the deposition of the New Mandalorians and the restoration of Mandalore as a militaristic hegemon it had been during the Old Republic Era. Consequently, the Old Mandalorians splintered between Mereel's True Mandalorians and Vizsla's Death Watch, precipitating a civil war that divided many of the clans and devastated much of the Mandalorian homeworld. With Vizsla's death during the conflict and Death Watch's eventual defeat, the aftermath of the war saw remnants of of the group exiled to Mandalore's moon of Concordia where they feigned extinction, plotting their return under the new leadership of Secret Mandalore Pre Vizsla.
Following the outbreak of the Clone Wars, Death Watch affiliated itself with Count Dooku and the Confederacy of Independent Systems, assembling a secret army to supplant the New Mandalorian government led by Duchess Satine Kryze and provoke a Republic invasion that would bolster popular support for Death Watch. As the coup proved inopportune, however, the Confederacy withdrew their support, forcing Death Watch into exile once more. Wandering the galaxy as a murderous band of nomadic outlaws, Death Watch later aligned itself with the renegade Sith Lord Darth Maul and his emergent Shadow Collective, which conducted a staged assault on Mandalore to legitimize Death Watch's subsequent takeover over the planet. The victory of Death Watch proved ultimately short-lived, however, with an ensuing power struggle between Vizsla and Maul resulting in Vizsla's demise and Maul's ascension as ruler of Mandalore, and the consequent fragmentation of Death Watch between the Mandalore resistance led by Bo-Katan Kryze and a force of Mandalorian Super Commandos loyal to Maul.
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