![]() ![]() Six years later, the Mandalorians received an assignment from the Korda Defense Force a rookie security squad of theirs was pinned down on the world of Korda Six by hostile natives-who were initially believed to be presenting only minimal resistance-and needed extraction. With Fett's help, they were able to eliminate most of the Death Watch there Mereel recruited Fett on the spot and the Mandalorians pulled out, Montross shooting down Death Watch stragglers as Mereel's group retreated. As Mereel and the others hit the Death Watch at street level, Montross sniped them from an upper-story window. From his family's farm Fett led them to the closest town, where the Mandalorians expected Vizsla to go to resupply Montross joined up with Mereel's band in town, and they prepared to ambush the Death Watch. ![]() Mereel and his fellow Mandalorians only escaped Vizsla's squads with the help of a local boy, Jango Fett, whose family had been killed by the Death Watch. In 58 BBY Montross was on Concord Dawn, Mereel's homeworld, when the Death Watch struck. Montross sided with the True Mandalorians, and though he followed Mereel, he was often at odds with the man over issues of tactics and his own tendency to inflict levels of collateral damage that Mereel found unacceptable. In approximately 60 BBY, the Mandalorian Civil War broke out, a conflict between a splinter faction known as the Death Watch, led by a man called Tor Vizsla who believed the Mandalorians should conquer the galaxy, and the True Mandalorians led by Jaster Mereel. A brutal man, he was feared by his enemies and allies alike. Montross was a member of the Mandalorians, a centuries-old mercenary group. And he'll need a clear head for that." ―Montross, to Jango Fett " One day, Jaster will choose his successor. On that world he once again fought with Fett and was defeated, before being torn to shreds by the Bando Gora. After killing Fett's friend and contact Rozatta, Montross learned that the Bando Gora headquarters was on the graveyard moon of Kohlma. Montross did battle with Fett on Coruscant and Malastare, then later set about tracking the other bounty hunter to lead him to Vosa's lair. In 32 BBY, he and Fett, now also a bounty hunter, were selected by the ex- Jedi Count Dooku to participate in a hunt to capture or kill the leader of the Bando Gora cult, Dooku's former apprentice Komari Vosa. Montross became a bounty hunter known for his ruthlessness, he almost never took a live bounty. He attempted to claim the title of Mandalore, but was thwarted by Fett, who told the true story of Mereel's death to the other Mandalorians, took over, and banished Montross. In an engagement on Korda Six, Montross left Mereel to die. ![]() When a young boy called Jango Fett joined the Mandalorians and was treated like a son by Mereel, Montross was angered by Mereel's favoritism of Fett and became contemptuous of him. Originally one of Jaster Mereel's True Mandalorians, Montross fought in the Mandalorian Civil War, where he was known for his brutal tactics and acts of recklessness. ![]() Montross was a Mandalorian–turned– bounty hunter who competed with Jango Fett to become the template for the clone troopers of the Galactic Republic. The moment I take his life." ―Montross, to Jango Fett His name, ship, armor ands EE-3 blaster have become icons larger than the man wielding them, and he is the standard all other Bounty Hunters are measured against." The money means nothing. Even after so many years, Boba is still quick on the draw and refuses to back down from a fight, regardless of the odds. Upon their deaths, Boba hunted down his armor and ship and rejoined society at large, using his reputation to rebuild Jabba's old criminal enterprises for himself, hoping to run these ventures with a bit more class and decency than Jabba ever did. When he was bested by Luke Skywalker and thrown into the Sarlacc Pit, Boba was rescued and healed by a nearby Tusken Raider tribe, who became his new family. Raised by other Bounty Hunters after his father's death, Boba was quick to learn and was soon a top-billing Bounty Hunter by the early years of the Empire, frequently hired by the Hutts and Darth Vader directly to deal with matters that required his expertise. Boba Fett was revealed to the public over a year before the release of The Empire Strikes Back, making him an icon to children by the time the movie was released. The definition of a living legend, in-universe and in pop culture. ![]()
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