Mandalorian Zealots

The Mandalorian Zealots were formed in 153 ABY. They were trained to take on most any jedi in melee combat. They mainly used melee weapons but when not fighting jedi they usually use blasters and on occasion blaster carbines. One of the very first of the Mandalorian Zealots was Krell Shysa. At the beginning of the war the Mandalorians had 1,400,000. By the end of the war only 120,000 survived.

When Odar Valen allowed cloning of his son Mavrick. The Mandalorian Zealots were reinforced with an additional four million Mandalorian clones which were then trained as Zealots.

In 1902 ABY Odar Valen died and the clans fell apart. Noone new where his Mask was so they couldn't take the title of Mandalore. Chaundo's Empire began to fall apart and the rebellion was gaining ground because he had no mandalorian support.

In 1922 ABY Odar's son Grux Valen took the title of Mandalore. Brought all the clans together and remade his father's Mandalorian Empire. When Chaundo was about to be executed by the New Republic and New Jedi Order. Grux Interupted with an army of Mandalorians leading a legion of Mandalorian Zealots to Chaundo's Cell. This battle sparked up the Third Mandalorian War.