Chief Daala is getting ready to call in the Mandos."
"Mandalorians? Supercommandos?"
"Come on. Those guys can't even agree on a color for their armor. There isn't anything super about them.Han Solo and Jaden Korr
Mandalorian Supercommandos, or Mando Ori'ramikade in Mando'a, were a subculture of the Mandalorians that followed the Supercommando Codex, as written by Jaster Mereel, conducting themselves as highly paid soldiers and honorable mercenaries.
History
Republic Era
In 60 BBY, Mandalore Jaster Mereel issued his Supercommando Codex. Jaster's men served as mercenaries and warriors for hire, but their primary goal was to hunt the Death Watch. During the Mandalorian Civil War, the Supercommandos loyal to Mereel's True Mandalorian faction were eliminated to the last man at the Battle of Galidraan in the year 44 BBY. Following the war, many Supercommandos traveled throughout the galaxy as mercenaries.
Clone Wars
Decades later, during the Clone Wars, Mandalore the Resurrector and Fenn Shysa trained a battalion of Supercommandos that raided Republic holdings as Separatist hired mercenaries. By the end of the war, a large number of Supercommandos, including those of the Mandalorian Protectors, had been killed in action.
Post-Imperial Era
By the time of the Second Galactic Civil War in 40 ABY, Mandalore Boba Fett had a total of one hundred Supercommandos to call on, including Fett's granddaughter Mirta Gev, her fiancé Ghes Orade, Orade's adoptive father Novoc Vevut, Baltan Carid, Ram Zerimar, and Goran Beviin.
During the Second Battle of Fondor, Fett led a group of fifty Supercommandos allied with Admiral Natasi Daala aboard the Turbulent-class Star Destroyer Bloodfin to retake the ship from forces loyal to the Moffs attempting to join forces with Darth Caedus. The Commandos succeeded, although they were forced to allow Sith apprentice Tahiri Veila to escape with aid from Caedus due to Fett's orders that only Jaina Solo could confront her brother.
Appearances
- ° Star Wars: Jango Fett: Open Seasons (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: Republic Commando (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back novelization (and unabridged audiobook) (First mentioned, in book)
- Star Wars (1977) 68 (colorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 5: Fool's Bounty) (First appearance)
- Star Wars (1977) 69 (colorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 5: Fool's Bounty)
- Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor
- Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines
- Legacy of the Force: Revelation
- Legacy of the Force: Invincible
- Fate of the Jedi: Abyss (and audiobook)
Sources
- "Boba Fett: Mystery Man in Not-So-Shining Armor" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 1
- "Straight from the Horse's Mouth: A Guide to the Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi Universe, Part 2" — Star Wars Insider 27
- ° Star Wars: The Power of the Force toy line (1995)
- "Head Hunter: An Interview with Jeremy Bulloch" — Star Wars Insider 30
- Star Wars: Boba Fett
- The New Essential Guide to Characters
- "The History of the Mandalorians" — Star Wars Insider 80
- The New Essential Chronology
Star Wars Miniatures — Bounty Hunters
- Threats of the Galaxy
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (as Mandalorian shock trooper)
- The Essential Atlas
- Galaxy at War
- The History of Mandalorian Armor on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link)