| Revan and malak did not fall to the dark side in a single moment. They turned after years spent in war and in defiance of the jedi council. Revan and malak's descent into darkness actually began with compassion—the compassion that compelled them to enter the mandalorian wars. Of all wars in republic history, the war with the mandalorians was the bloodiest, due in large part to the mandalorians' ambitious leader. Mandalore the ultimate sought to create the most powerful army in the galaxy. To achieve this, he had to defeat the republic and its jedi protectors Calling together the mandalorian clans and recruiting new warriors as "neo-crusaders", mandalore began conquering worlds in the outer rim. The mandalorians fought republic allies on many fronts, but the republic military wasn't fully mobilized until taris was threatened. In the first series of battles, the republic proved victorious. Several heroes emerged, including the dedicated soldier and talented pilot, lieutenant carth onasi. Though, onasi and the rest of the republic's defenders hadn't faced the true challenge. Mandalore the ultimate was secretly holding the bulk of his forces back to test the republic's strength. Unleashing their full might, the mandalorians devastated the republic's defenses, and began terrorizing systems from the tingel arm to the mid rim. The jedi council refused to be baited into the battle. Despite the mandalorians brutal aggression, the council decreed that no jedi should take part in ... |
