During the Clone Wars, a coup orchestrated by Death Watch toppled the pacifist regime of the New Mandalorians and returned the armored warrior culture to a position of power over the isolated world. What the average Mandalorian citizen did not realize is that the takeover was in truth masterminded by a secret syndicate of criminals -- the Shadow Collective led by Darth Maul. Maul's loyal Mandalorians modified their armor to reflect allegiance to the Dark Lord. These super commandos wore armor of red and black, and some even fashioned horns atop their helmet, to better resemble their Nightbrother leader.