2437, Mandalore Star Sector
Gal Saxon, the current ruler of Mandalore, had proclaimed himself Grand Duke of Mandalore.
He had once been the captain of the guard for Mandalore's Dictator, Pre Vizsla. When Pre Vizsla had sought to crown himself king, Gal Saxon had suddenly turned on him, killed Pre Vizsla, and then swiftly wiped out the other forces on Mandalore with lightning speed, unifying the planet in less than three months!
Gal Saxon's rapid unification gave the people of Mandalore a complete outlet for their pent-up emotions.
Ever since Duke Satine Kryze of the New Mandalorian faction had been taken captive, Mandalore had endured nearly ten years of chaos and civil war. During that time, Prime Minister Almec, Death Watch's Pre Vizsla, and Bo-Katan Kryze of the Night Owls had all ruled Mandalore. Yet all they had brought to the planet was chaos and disorder.
Now Gal Saxon had emerged! He had brought Mandalore's situation under control in a short time. Faced with such a contrast, nearly all the people of Mandalore threw themselves behind Gal Saxon with fanatical fervor, supporting this "powerful" ruler as Mandalore's new Grand Duke.
Mandalore had never been so united!
And that was precisely what Gal Saxon and the hidden hand behind him wanted to see.
Simply unifying Mandalore was easy, but to awaken the incomparably powerful combat power buried in Mandalorian blood, much more had to be done.
Now, Gal Saxon had successfully reignited Mandalorian national consciousness!
The fanatical people of Mandalore had experienced the extreme pacifism of Satine Kryze's regime, followed by the extreme dictatorship of Pre Vizsla's regime. Then came Gal Saxon's government, so powerful and so efficient that nearly all Mandalore's people zealously threw themselves under his command, becoming the most devout fanatics.
Four thousand years ago, such fanatics had