Mandalorian Armor

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. The bounty hunter Jango and his cloned son Boba Fett wore customized Mandalorian armor, though they are outfitted with a different material rather beskar.
Generally, the armor was made from beskar, a highly durable metal that could repel blaster fire and lightsaber strikes while giving the user maximum protection, although variants made from durasteel and other lesser materials were frequently utilized due to those materials being more common. Due to the durability of the beskar metal, some armor sets were hundreds of years old, such as in the case of Sabine Wren's armor.

Mechanics & Inner Workings

Design

Traditional Mandalorian armor consisted of:

1. helmet
2. shoulder pauldrons
3. vambraces
4. breastplate
5. codpiece
6. knee-pads
7. thigh and shin guards

These pieces were clasped over a body stocking. Mandalorian helmets often had a macrobinocular viewplate, tactical displays, a comlink, and an antenna tipped with a rangefinder that could be pulled over the viewplate to enhance imagery. Sabine Wren programmed a holo-imager in her rangefinder to take snapshots. They often wore magnetized shoes.

Significance

Mandalorian Armor made of Beskar is extremely valuable due to its ability to repel lightsaber strikes.

Item type

Armor

Subtype / Model

Mandalorian Armor

Used by

• Ancient Mandalorian Armor
• Mandalorian Armor

Related ethnicities

• Mandalorians (Culture and Traditions)

Rarity

During the Era before the Fall of the Republic, Mandalorians have retreated from the Galactic stage after a bloody civil war. Mandalore's Beskar Deposits had been depleted eons ago, and any authentic Mandalorian armor was extremely rare. Those that continued to exist were lost to time or in the hands of someone would only part with the armor on the event of their deaths...