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Thread: Mandalorian armor
The following is an e-mail I received from a friend regarding "Mandalorians" and their rare armor. He says that it is offical and 100% accurate.
Human in all aspects except culture and attitude, the Mandalorians are truly a rare breed. Descended from survivors of a transport crash some 10,000 years ago, they have adapted to their spartan environment and become a rigid, militaristic society of clans and stratified castes. General appearance of a Mandalorian is like any other human; perhaps a bit more stocky and weathered-looking. Not much in the way of physical variation exists either. However, it is not the simple appearance of a Mandalore alone that has engrained itself into Galactic records... it is the armor.
Mandalore itself is a temperate, albeit desolate, world located in a rather overlooked and inconspicuous area at the edge of the Inner Rim. Making a living upon its surface took on a battle of survival, and thus, the Mandalorians know no other way of succession. Most importantly, however, is the metal that is only found on this planet to date. It is called Mandametal, and is the only known metallic substance that can resist the focused energy output of a weapon such as a lightsaber. Indeed, it takes an enormous amount of power to punch a hole through it, and the armor that nearly every Mandalorian began wearing is comprised of it. For their own single combat engagements, blasters and other firearms were forbidden; they were useless anyway. It came down to either finding a seam or soft spot in the armor and stabbing, or bludgeoning the opponent to submission or death. In addition, the metal is so dense that it actually can blunt a Force impression through it. No Jedi, Sith, or other Force user can project or receive thoughts through its mass. This was, through hundreds of years of use, unknown to the Mandalorians, but was discovered by the Sith.
During the Clone Wars, the Mandalorians were employed as assassins by the Sith in their action to eradicate the Jedi, since the Mandalorians, inside their personal body armor, were impervious and uncorruptable. Jedi were subdued and placed aboard barges lined with Mandametal, to be towed out into empty space and dispatched - their true fates are not recorded.
The fates of the Mandalorians themselves are not recorded either. All that is known among the galactic populace is that the Mandalorians did exist, but that no known individuals walk among them any more. All of their technology was erased, and records are incomplete as to the exact location of Mandalore at the present time. During the peak of Mandalorian culture, one of their production factories, Mandalmotors, spawned branch plants on a few other planets, and this corporation continues to operate in limited capacity. Only two known examples of the Mandalorian battle armor exist as well, worn by the bounty hunters Boba Fett and Jodo Kast, but as to how they acquired them is pure conjecture.
Message Edited by Starscream1 on 03-03-2005 07:33 PM
Made a helmet last night, enjoy 
only sane shot of a group before we leave
http://www.imagedump.com/index.cgi?pick=get&tp=214061
last night we crafted the helm
here we go in DE room
http://www.imagedump.com/index.cgi?pick=get&tp=214073
http://www.imagedump.com/index.cgi?pick=get&tp=214072
then get booted
NOW FOR THE END RESULT:
http://www.imagedump.com/index.cgi?pick=get&tp=214080
http://www.imagedump.com/index.cgi?pick=get&tp=214078
That I agree with
Starscream1 wrote:
Whether it can be quoted, linked,or is cannon is wholely irrelevant as to whether or not Mandolorian armor should have lightsaber resists ESPECIALLY in a game, ESPECIALLY in this game. How many things can you name in this game that do not follow the cannon? The list would be very, very long. Lord Nyax, a unique character in the EU, is killed several times a day for loot. You can't throw a stone without hitting a Jedi, Teras Kasi Master, or Bounty Hunter, all of whom are very rare indiviuals in this time framefrom the cannon. TONS of things in this game do not follow the cannon.
The fact remains, however, that this is a game which people pay money to play and have fun. Mandolorian armor is the undisputedly the hardest armor to aquire in the game. Requiring SEVERAL RANDOM lootdrops just for gather the components you need for one piece of armor, you then to take these components to the most difficult dungeon in the game and escort a non-combat profession to the dungeon depths, where they may finally craft the armor. Any errors during the crafting process will forfeit the components. After all that, you have just successfully crafted...1 of10 peices of armor.You will need to rinse and repeat another 9 times before you have the full set.
Considering this whole ordeal, Mandolorian definately deserves to be the undiputed best armor in the game INCLUDING A LIGHTSABER RESIST. Worried about everybody wearing a set? Don't be. Only the masters of 4 professions can wear the armor. Master Bounty Hunters, Master Commandos, Master Squad Leaders, and I believe Master Rangers. Between the level of difficulty to obtain, and the very limited number of professions allowed to use it, I can safely say that you will never find yourself one day in Coronet, surrounded by toons wearing Mando. Hell, I want to see it this way and I can't even use the stuff due to race restrictions.
Message Edited by Starscream1 on 03-03-2005 07:33 PM
Heres another good question to consider: If Mando armor having LS resists WAS official, why is it so hard to find ONE official source stating this fact?
Message Edited by Everitt_Cage on 03-03-2005 03:34 PM
Message Edited by Everitt_Cage on 03-03-2005 04:03 PM
(Just sharing my hapiness .... )