GrendelPrimeReborn
Hunter
Here's my thing...
Aren't we arguing a retcon'd reimaging of the Mandalorian culture anyway?
I mean - look at the original version of who/what the Mandalorians were supposed to be - and therein - who the stormtroopers were supposed to be... AND therein who Boba Fett was supposed to be. An army of clones based on 100 of the elite of the elite hand picked by Palpatine as his guards/jedi hunters/clone models - not 1.
An entire planet if not system of the best warriors in the galexy who by nature/history loathe the jedi (because of an undisclosed 'history' with them) and lived by a strict code of honor and way of a warrior (very samurai in drive, purpose, and code --- in antithesis of the Jedi who are more a religious warrior - eg Shao Lin Monk/Warrior).
Who is to say what Lucas REALLY intended for an intensive background of the Mandalorians - or if he ever did at all. Isn't that one of the aspects of Boba Fett that made him cool? The mystery of who he was? Why he'd be ballzy enough to go toe to toe with Darth Vader in a seemingly unafraid manner? And why in the bleak series of Marvel comics the coolest issue they may have produced was the background story to the Mandalorians with the other 2 surviving members of the original 100?
See - here's the thing --- ALL this is speculation. Its a retcon based on a background story Lucas has authorized to fill in the blanks for fans like us... all leading up to his decision to use a single Mandalorian model for the clones - something I still cry FOUL over BTW...
Its done for US you see...
For the fanboy/fangirl who THRIVES on information about our beloved Mandalorians.
And therein - who is to say who is right or wrong. I say Lucas' retcon is wrong. And that is why I fully believe if the Mandalorian world/society was as advanced as it appears to be - it would be a structured society based on warfare, military, and a samurai like mantra and code of conduct. Ronin were likely to exist. As were assassins, etc. But that does not mean there would not have been police/enforcers, specialsists, diplomats, etc in the ranks as well. All of them warrior trained and practiced. All of them ready to throw down against whatever foe they faced/unified against. All of them - Mandalorians.
Aren't we arguing a retcon'd reimaging of the Mandalorian culture anyway?
I mean - look at the original version of who/what the Mandalorians were supposed to be - and therein - who the stormtroopers were supposed to be... AND therein who Boba Fett was supposed to be. An army of clones based on 100 of the elite of the elite hand picked by Palpatine as his guards/jedi hunters/clone models - not 1.
An entire planet if not system of the best warriors in the galexy who by nature/history loathe the jedi (because of an undisclosed 'history' with them) and lived by a strict code of honor and way of a warrior (very samurai in drive, purpose, and code --- in antithesis of the Jedi who are more a religious warrior - eg Shao Lin Monk/Warrior).
Who is to say what Lucas REALLY intended for an intensive background of the Mandalorians - or if he ever did at all. Isn't that one of the aspects of Boba Fett that made him cool? The mystery of who he was? Why he'd be ballzy enough to go toe to toe with Darth Vader in a seemingly unafraid manner? And why in the bleak series of Marvel comics the coolest issue they may have produced was the background story to the Mandalorians with the other 2 surviving members of the original 100?
See - here's the thing --- ALL this is speculation. Its a retcon based on a background story Lucas has authorized to fill in the blanks for fans like us... all leading up to his decision to use a single Mandalorian model for the clones - something I still cry FOUL over BTW...
Its done for US you see...
For the fanboy/fangirl who THRIVES on information about our beloved Mandalorians.
And therein - who is to say who is right or wrong. I say Lucas' retcon is wrong. And that is why I fully believe if the Mandalorian world/society was as advanced as it appears to be - it would be a structured society based on warfare, military, and a samurai like mantra and code of conduct. Ronin were likely to exist. As were assassins, etc. But that does not mean there would not have been police/enforcers, specialsists, diplomats, etc in the ranks as well. All of them warrior trained and practiced. All of them ready to throw down against whatever foe they faced/unified against. All of them - Mandalorians.