Mandalorian armor referred to the traditional armor worn by the human warrior clans of the planet Mandalore. Common traits included a helmet with a T-shaped visor that concealed their faces, and armaments like whipcord throwers, flamethrowers, and jetpacks.

The Mandalorians‘ bloody history made their armor an iconic symbol of fear. Mandalorian armor was made from beskar, which was one of the strongest metals in the galaxy. Beskar could protect the wearer from blasters and even lightsabers. The Mandalorian foundling and bounty hunter Jango Fett wore customized Mandalorian armor made of beskar alloy, which was later inherited by his cloned son Boba Fett.

The Arc Pulse Generator, an Imperial superweapon, was capable of superheating the beskar alloy used in Mandalorian armor to incinerate its wearer.

Mandalorian armor has changed drastically over the thousands of years of Star Wars history. Today I’ll be going through all of the versions seen in Star Wars Legends from the very first Crusader armor all the way through the Sith-Imperial War.