The design of Crusader Armor was centered around defending its wearer during melee combat, which was considered by the Mandalorians to be the most honorable form of battle. It had a jagged, organic form that varied from soldier to soldier. The first, widely recognizable version was the Crusader Armor which was the signature armor worn by the Mandalorian Crusaders led by Mandalore the Indomitable during the Great Sith War. The design of Mandalorian armor changed a great deal in the seven millennia after the Taung first settled the planet Mandalore.
" A warrior is more than his armor." ―Mandalorian proverb The appearance of a Mandalorian's armor was largely up to the individual, as the highly independent Mandalorian people customized their armor with different colored paint schemes, clan and unit sigils, personalized glyphs, or other marking patterns in accordance to their own tastes.
Mandalorian armor forged from beskar was highly prized for its incredible resilience, and while sets of armor were often passed down from one generation to the next, beskar armor was considered the most valuable. Numerous materials were employed in the creation of Mandalorian armor through the millennia, from alum and durasteel, to stygian-triprismatic polymer and the nearly indestructible beskar iron. However, one of the armor's most lasting features was the T-shaped visor that adorned the helmet's face across its various incarnations. The specific design of Mandalorian armor evolved over time, gaining more sophisticated features over the years, including the incorporation of advanced helmet heads-up displays, and armor-mounted weapon systems such as flamethrowers and wrist rocket launchers. In an expansive community comprised of beings from numerous origins, the easily identifiable armor not only provided protection for the wearer, but a common visual identity for any and all Mandalorians, regardless of species or gender. The wearing of armor was one of the Resol'nare, the six tenets that defined the Mandalorian culture. Known as beskar'gam in the Mandalorian language of Mando'a-a name which meant " iron skin" when translated into Basic-Mandalorian armor was central to the Mandalorian way of life. The most recognizable symbol of the Mandalorian culture, Mandalorian armor was a catch-all term for the sets of distinctive full-body armor worn by Mandalorian warriors and soldiers throughout galactic history. The other is so that we all look Mandalorian, however different we may be from our brothers and sisters." ―A Mandalorian mother speaking to her daughter One is so that we don't get killed too easily. " There are two reasons why we have to wear armor.
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