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this bounty hunter, active during the last decades of the Old Republic, was known as a cunning adversary who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals. Whereas most criminals would reconsider the "I'm worth more to you alive" plea of their captives, Montross would shoot the being and reply "You're worth enough dead." He was a former member of the Mandalorian Shocktroopers, and was one of the few to survive the coup d'etat of Vizsla and the Death Watch on Concord Dawn. However, Montross feared that Jaster Mereel's leadership of the Mandalorians had become clouded by emotion, especially in what Montross saw a fatherly love for Jango. Montross' beliefs were further supported when Jaster Mereel ordered a retreat during a mission to Korda 6, when it was obvious that the Mandalorian forces had been ambushed. Montross felt that they could have taken the Death Watch, and blamed Jaster for the destruction of their forces on Korda 6. Montross and Jaster were then confronted by Vizsla, who accused Jaster of "taking" the Mandalorians from him. Rather than helping Jaster, Montross simply fled the scene, allowing Vizsla to shoot and kill Mereel. He then gathered the reamining Mandalorians and prepared to leave the planet. He believed Jango Fett to be dead, but Jango showed up with Jaster's dead body. When Montross demanded that he be given command of the Mandalorians, Jango and many other soldiers refused to allow it. By Mandalorian laws, their leader should be elected, not self-appointed. Montross fled Korda 6 when none of the survivors would support his bid for power. Montross was defeated in combat by Jango Fett, shortly before the Clone Wars, when both bounty hunters were offered the chance to locate Komari Vosa by Darth Tyranus. For most of the hunt, Montross was actually ahead of Jango, and beat him to Groff Haug and Sebolto's death stick factory on Malastare. Montross nearly eliminated Jango on Malastare, but Jango managed to destroy Montross' skiff and strand him on the planet.