The Non-Canon Expert looks at the history of the Mandalorians, explaining how the practice of wearing armor rose to form the first Mandalorian Crusaders and how the meaning that would see Mandalorians adopt armor evolved to result in the Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders. This is a Legends story for the Mandalorians with information from a number of Legends sources, but primarily within «The Bounty Hunter Code» and the «Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare.»