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Mandalorian Protectors

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this was the anem used by the aberrant ARC Trooper Alpha-02 to describe the band of Mandalorian mercenaries he established on Mandalore during the height of the Clone Wars. Formed from local soldiers and policement, along with twelver former members of the Mandalorian Death Watch, the Mandalorian Protectors believed that they were working to restore the true Mandalorian order. On Mandalore, the Protectors helped the local government seize control of several prominent corporations, including MandalMotors. These corporations were no longer connected to the Old Republic, and the Protectors provided access to the Confederacy of Independenr Systems. Additionally, the Protectors agreed to carry out clandestine missions for the Separatists, working as their secret police force. It was the Protectors who launched intense attacks on Kamino and New Bornalex, destroying the cloning facilities there. However, in the wake of the Republic blitz that ended the Clone Wars, the Mandalorian Protectors were decimated. Of the 212 original members, only three survived the fighting: Tobbi Dala, Fenn Shysa, and a shell-shocked Alpha-02. Years later, the Protectors were revived by Fenn Shysa, who had returned to Mandalore and became the planetary leader. He also became the newest Mandalore, and under his control the Protectors flourished for many years, until Boba Fett himself returned to Mandalore. Fett had come to Mandalore at the request of Taun We, who asked him to hunt Shysa down and destroy him for his part in the attacks on Kamino during the last stages of the Clone Wars. With Shysa's death, Fett assumed control of the Protectors, and the band was instrumental in keeping Mandalore safe during the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy.